{"product_id":"secret-stairs-a-walking-guide-to-the-historic-staircases-of-los-angeles-revised-september-2020-paperback","title":"Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles (Revised September 2020) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised and Updated in September 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContaining walks and detailed maps from throughout the city, \u003ci\u003eSecret Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the charms and quirks of a unique feature of the Los Angeles landscape, and chronicles the geographical, architectural, and historical aspects of the city's staircases, as well as of the neighborhoods in which the steps are located. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom strolling through the classic La Loma neighborhood in Pasadena to walking the Sunset Junction Loop in Silver Lake, to taking the Beachwood Canyon hike through \"Hollywoodland\" to enjoying the magnificent ocean views from the Castellammare district in Pacific Palisades, \u003ci\u003eSecret Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e takes you on a tour of the staircases all across the City of Angels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe circular walks, rated for duration and difficulty, deliver tales of historic homes and their fascinating inhabitants, bits of unusual local trivia, and stories of the neighborhoods surrounding the stairs. That's where William Faulkner was living when he wrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eTo Have and Have Not\u003c\/i\u003e; that house was designed by Neutra; over there is a Schindler; that's where Woody Guthrie lived, where Anais Nin died, and where Thelma Todd was murdered . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the fact that one of these staircases starred in an Oscar-winning short film--Laurel and Hardy's \u003ci\u003eThe Music Box\u003c\/i\u003e, from 1932--these civic treasures have been virtually unknown to most of the city's residents and visitors. Now, \u003ci\u003eSecret Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e puts these hidden stairways back on the map, while introducing urban hikers to exciting new \"trails\" all around the city of Los Angeles.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eHigh Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThree Weeks in October: The Manhunt for the Serial Sniper, A Goomba's Guide to Life, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Lobotomy\u003c\/i\u003e. A former staff writer for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek, Variety\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Herald-Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e, and a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and \u003ci\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Fleming teaches journalism at USC. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Silver Lake, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.98 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52026625949997,"sku":"9781595800503","price":18.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/secret-stairs-a-walking-guide-to-the-historic-staircases-of-los-angeles-revised-september-2020-paperback-3338049.webp?v=1777424907","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/secret-stairs-a-walking-guide-to-the-historic-staircases-of-los-angeles-revised-september-2020-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}