10;000 Steps a Day in L.A. is for urban adventurers with a passion for healthy living who are also eager to explore Los Angeles—from its most legendary locations to its more hidden; unsung; and quirky sites.In this first-ever book to explore the 10;000-steps lifestyle in Los Angeles; author Paul Haddad takes readers on a journey through the city’s streets; beaches; mountains; rivers; reservoirs; and parks. He includes 10;000-step walks from throughout the Southland; from Simi Valley to the South Bay; and Pasadena to Pacific Palisades.Tread the grounds of a defunct Disney attraction called Dwarfland. Trace the extinct canals of Venice Beach. Stroll the shortest Main Street in America. Discover hidden streams; secret murals; lost cities; Hollywood haunts; houses made of stone; and parks that time forgot!10;000 Steps a Day in L.A. features:• 52 walks containing 10;000 steps• Detailed maps and directions• Descriptions of the terrain; walking surface; and dog-friendliness of each walk• Parking suggestions• Sidebars with colorful trivia and anecdotesMost importantly; 10;000 Steps a Day in L.A. offers a sense of fun and discovery about Los Angeles that makes the goal of 10;000 steps easy to attain. Readers need only bring their feet—pedometers are optional!
#44188 in Books Vowell; Sarah 2009-10-06 2009-10-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.18 x .67 x 5.44l; .55 #File Name: 1594484007272 pagesRiverhead Books
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Learned quite a bit about Puritans through a different lens than the usual sense of Puritanical that modern America uses.By ARGSarah Vowell is just entertaining storyteller. This time she takes us to Massachusetts Bay Colony with Winthrop; WIlliams; Anne Hutchinson; and the Peqouts taking center stage. There is a dash of current events which ironically are probably even more impactful a decade later than they were originally. Learned quite a bit about Puritans through a different lens than the usual sense of Puritanical that modern America uses.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. History that make you thinkBy Naples 4 KidsHaving read some of the authors other books; I hadn't realized what a solid Biblical background Miss Vowell has until I read Wordy Shipmates. Her understanding of Scripture gives her an advantage in understanding the Puritans who looked to the Bible to find the answers to much of Life's questions.When you learn about the Puritans and the Pilgrims in school; they seem so other worldy - but the way this books reads you see that they could be petty and uncharitable but you still admire them for their willingness to face hardships in the name of their beliefs and also for how truly ahead of their time some of them were! The times were grim in the material sense but the colonial atmosphere proved to be a fertile and lively place for theological revolutionaries.The author is part Native American and naturally takes a harsh view of the way the original Americans were treated by these "religious" newcomers - (although as I'm reading Jared Diamond's book Collapse just now I'm reading about some other cultures that did much worse) - the Massachusetts Bay Colony still managed to succeed despite some of the awful blunders committed.I recommend this book to anyone who wants to be entertained and educated at the same time!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Well researched and wittyBy Maria KaplunI was hoping to like Sarah Vowell's writing after seeing her more than once interviewed on The Daily Show and hearing her read passages from her books. Her sizeable intellect; charming humor; and quick wit are the reasons I wanted to read The Wordy Shipmates; the lovely; unique mannerism of her voice is the reason I bought her audio book when I needed one for a bus trip -- and this set of 6 CD's (7 hours of Sarah occasionally interrupted by guest-read quotations) did not disappoint on any account.The book is mostly devoted to the founding of the Massachusetts Bay colony but also takes us through the beginning of Rhode Island and Connecticut. As deeply informed as it is possible to be about the spirituality; mentality; motivations; and the everyday happenings in the lives of the colonists -- not to mention the historical context surrounding them -- Sarah Vowell did not write an ode of praise to the Puritans nor a judgment of them from the hindsight of modernity. Her analysis of New England's roots; prides; and failures and what they mean for us today is nuanced; sensitive; and sophisticated; and her way of telling the story is so full of humanity that I found myself going from loving John Winthrop with a fervent love to hating him bitterly and back again.With the exception of; perhaps; a bit of choppiness in changing voices for very short quotes; I have no reservations in recommending this book to anyone with interest in American history; in religion; in politics or politica science; or in the general questions of human nature and social coexistence. If you get this; however; be prepared to be challenged; to be provoked; to be questioned -- and to question in return. If you do not; you will have missed the point.
