The Battle for Beverly Hills

The Battle for Beverly Hills
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 9781250121356
ISBN-13 : 1250121353
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Battle for Beverly Hills by : Nancie Clare

Download or read book The Battle for Beverly Hills written by Nancie Clare and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold history of Beverly Hills and how, against all odds, it remained an independent, exclusive, and glamorous enclave through the efforts of Hollywood’s film pioneers. If you look at a map of the sprawling city lines of Los Angeles, you’ll notice a distinct hole in the middle. That is Beverly Hills, and there’s a reason why it remains an island in the sea of LA. It’s a tale inextricably linked with the dawn of cinema, a celebrity couple using their reputation to get what they wanted politically, and of course, the age old conundrum of California: water. For film stars who moved out to California in the early 20th century, Beverly Hills was a refuge from tabloid-heavy Los Angeles. It was also a societal blank slate: unlike Los Angeles, saddled with the East Coast caste system, Beverly Hills’ developers were not picky about who settled there. It was the perfect place for Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks who both came from mixed-ethnic, impoverished backgrounds. It allowed them to become among the first actors to reach ‘superstar status’ through hard-work and keen entrepreneurial instincts—and to keep their steamy affair out of the press. Today, listening to a celebrity advocating a cause doesn’t raise an eyebrow. But in 1923, it was something new. This is the story of how the stars battled to keep their city free from the clutches of a rapacious Los Angeles and lay the groundwork for celebrity influence and political power. With a nuanced eye and fantastic storytelling, The Battle for Beverly Hills is an irresistible tale of glamour, fame, gossip, and politics.

Parts Per Million

Parts Per Million
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Publisher : Viking Adult
Total Pages : 442
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ISBN-10 : 0670037982
ISBN-13 : 9780670037988
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Parts Per Million by : Joy Horowitz

Download or read book Parts Per Million written by Joy Horowitz and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 2007 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the landmark tort case involving Beverly Hills High School and Erin Brockovich through which oil drilling practices behind the school's athletic fields were linked to cancer outbreaks among young graduates and a heavily debated legal battle that divided the community and incorporated dramatic scientific, political, and personal influences. 40,000 first printing.

Believe Me

Believe Me
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 486
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ISBN-10 : 9781250121660
ISBN-13 : 1250121663
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Believe Me by : Yolanda Hadid

Download or read book Believe Me written by Yolanda Hadid and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills comes an emotional and eye opening behind-the-scenes look at her descent into uncovering the mystery of chronic Lyme disease. In early 2011, Yolanda was struck by mysterious symptoms including brain fog, severe exhaustion, migraines and more. Over the months and years that followed, she went from being an outspoken, multi-tasking, hands-on mother of three, reality TV star, and social butterfly, to a woman who spent most of her time in bed. Yolanda was turned inside out by some of the country’s top hospitals and doctors, but due to the lack of definitive diagnostic testing, she landed in a dark maze of conflicting medical opinions, where many were quick to treat her symptoms but could never provide clear answers to their possible causes. In this moving, behind the scenes memoir, Yolanda Hadid opens up in a way she has never been able to in the media before. Suffering from late stage Lyme, a disease that is an undeniable epidemic and more debilitating than anyone realizes, Yolanda had to fight with everything she had to hold onto her life. While her struggle was lived publicly, it impacted her privately in every aspect of her existence, affecting her family, friends and professional prospects. Her perfect marriage became strained and led to divorce. It was the strong bond with her children, Gigi, Bella and Anwar, that provided her greatest motivation to fight through the darkest days of her life. Hers is an emotional narrative and all-important read for anyone unseated by an unexpected catastrophe. With candor, authenticity and an unwavering inner strength, Yolanda reveals intimate details of her journey crisscrossing the world to find answers for herself and two of her children who suffer from Lyme and shares her tireless research into eastern and western medicine. Believe Me is an inspiring lesson in the importance of having courage and hope, even in those moments when you think you can’t go on.

We Will Always Live in Beverly Hills

We Will Always Live in Beverly Hills
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Publisher : Penguin Mass Market
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 0140159746
ISBN-13 : 9780140159745
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Book Synopsis We Will Always Live in Beverly Hills by : Ned Wynn

Download or read book We Will Always Live in Beverly Hills written by Ned Wynn and published by Penguin Mass Market. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ned Wynn is the son of film actor Keenan Wynn, and the grandson of immortal movie and radio comedian Ed Wynn. He was doted on in his childhood by the likes of Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, and Tyrone Power. In this lively, poignant memoir, Wynn recounts growing up in Hollywood's privileged inner circle. 28 photographs.

In the Spirit of Beverly Hills

In the Spirit of Beverly Hills
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Publisher : Editions Assouline
Total Pages : 207
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ISBN-10 : 1614281548
ISBN-13 : 9781614281542
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Book Synopsis In the Spirit of Beverly Hills by : Nancie Clare

Download or read book In the Spirit of Beverly Hills written by Nancie Clare and published by Editions Assouline. This book was released on 2013 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assouline began with an idea and a belief: the first, a notion that beauty, perfected, has meaning that is capable of transforming our lives; and the second, that a book--artfully crafted and highly considered in its visual content--can open our eyes and minds. With our first book, La Colombe d'Or, we sought to convey the experience of a small hotel in the south of France, a tiny, sublime world of art, history, luxury, and inspiration unto itself. Over time, that world has been expanded to create a universe that is anchored by our books but no longer limited to paper and pages.

Tobacco War

Tobacco War
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 499
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ISBN-10 : 9780520924680
ISBN-13 : 0520924681
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Tobacco War by : Stanton A. Glantz

Download or read book Tobacco War written by Stanton A. Glantz and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-05-10 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tobacco War charts the dramatic and complex history of tobacco politics in California over the past quarter century. Beginning with the activities of a small band of activists who, in the 1970s, put forward the radical notion that people should not have to breathe second-hand tobacco smoke, Stanton Glantz and Edith Balbach follow the movement through the 1980s, when activists created hundreds of city and county ordinances by working through their local officials, to the present--when tobacco is a highly visible issue in American politics and smoke-free restaurants and bars are a reality throughout the state. The authors show how these accomplishments rest on the groundwork laid over the past two decades by tobacco control activists who have worked across the U.S. to change how people view the tobacco industry and its behavior. Tobacco War is accessibly written, balanced, and meticulously researched. The California experience provides a graphic demonstration of the successes and failures of both the tobacco industry and public health forces. It shows how public health advocates slowly learned to control the terms of the debate and how they discovered that simply establishing tobacco control programs was not enough, that constant vigilance was necessary to protect programs from a hostile legislature and governor. In the end, the California experience proves that it is possible to dramatically change how people think about tobacco and the tobacco industry and to rapidly reduce tobacco consumption. But California's experience also demonstrates that it is possible to run such programs successfully only as long as the public health community exerts power effectively. With legal settlements bringing big dollars to tobacco control programs in every state, this book is must reading for anyone interested in battling and beating the tobacco industry.

The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills

The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills
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Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0847831620
ISBN-13 : 9780847831623
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills by : Jeff Hyland

Download or read book The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills written by Jeff Hyland and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume will showcase the 50 grandest estates in Southern California. Each estate will have its own chapter, with lavish colour illustrations of the house and grounds accompanied by a complete history from the home's original completion to the present day.