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OverviewAn evocative, candid reveal of the media and design worlds by an award-winning journalist and activist urban planner in search of the soul of cities and himself. From the stoops of Brooklyn and the streets of East Harlem to the newsrooms of New York and Los Angeles, from the freeways of Southern California to the shores of Malibu, An Urban Odyssey traverses the award-winning author's seven decades in the media and the public and private sectors, as well as his time teaching and advocating for a more, equitable, livable city. Here, Sam Hall Kaplan regales readers with personal tales of his time at the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and Fox Television, among others, interspersed with anecdotes of a host of the famed and ill-famed. A rollicking reveal of the vainglorious media and design worlds, candid and compelling. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sam Hall KaplanPublisher: Academic Studies Press Imprint: Cherry Orchard Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.362kg ISBN: 9798887195483Pages: 240 Publication Date: 31 October 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Stoop, and City Beyond 2. Jobs and Bosses 3. Wide-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed 4. City Desk Diversions 5. Saint Jane of Planning 6. Good Times, Bad Times 7. Reality Bites 8. Dreams Deferred 9. Jumping Rock to Rock 10. Los Angeles Beckons 11. Welcome to the Land of Sunshine and Shadows 12. “L. A.’s The Place” 13. Persevering Preservation 14. Planning, for Better or Worse 15. The Art and Angst of Architecture 16. Moving On 17. Disney Hall and Its Discontents 18. Critic at Bay 19. Tough Love Urbanism 20. Teaching as a Delight 21. Ever the Iconoclast 22. Community Planning Challenged 23. Critic Unbound 24. Reading Architecture 25. Misanthropic Malibu 26. The Fire and the Aftermath 27. Democracy’s Soft Underbelly 28. Going Forward Afterthoughts About the AuthorReviews“One of the finest journalists of his generation.” — Tom Johnson, former CNN President & Publisher of the LA Times “Unapologetic populist.” — John Rabe, Award-winning radio host and producer Author InformationSam Hall Kaplan is a renowned print and broadcast journalist, activist urban planner, and teacher, who in a seventy-year career has been a New York Times reporter, Los Angeles Times design critic, and Emmy Award-winning television commentator. His books include The Dream Deferred, L.A Lost & Found, and L.A. Follies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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