Perhaps LA is best defined by those simple life-affirming moments. A cracked-ice jazz-age cocktail on Beverly Boulevard a hike high into the Hollywood Hills sagebrush a swirling pod of dolphins off Point Dume Adam Skolnick Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage & you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 3 local authors 16 weeks of research 47 maps 44 stunning beaches Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps In-depth background Easy-to-read layout Comprehensive planning tools Disneyland trip planner ...

Experience all of the attractions of Los Angeles with this up-to date & authoritative guide complete with Insider Tips. Most holidaymakers want to have fun & feel relaxed from the moment they arrive at their holiday destination that s what Marco Polo Guides are all about. Discover hotels & restaurants check out the citys trendiest places & its various nightlife scenes. There are also tips on shopping as well as details on all the attractions for kids. Further sections include: Festivals & Events Travel Tips Links Blogs Apps & more & Index. Los Angeles is both diverse & irresistible where nobody is quite who he/she might seem. LA lives its cliches quite openly: it is a place where truth & fiction merge into a separate reality. With MARCO POLO Los Angeles you will experience one of the worlds most entertaining & exciting destinations. The practical pocket-sized guide leads you through a city of earthquakes & forest fires queues & smog race riots & body beautiful under that perpetual blue sky. The Best Of pages highlight whats currently in vogue in Los Angeles recommend places to go for free & have tips for rainy days & where you can relax & put your feet up. The Insider Tips show you where Charlie Chaplin & Ernest Hemingway once dined & reveal where you might spot a living celebrity. Panels in each chapter suggest things to do if you re on a tight budget while the Where to Start boxes highlight the best places to begin exploring this metropolis. The City Walks lead you into the heart of Downtown & on the trail of the rich & beautiful in Beverley Hills & Hollywood. Excursions from the Trips & Tours chapter take you by ferry to Santa Catalina & by car to Palm Springs & beyond. Last but not least the Dos & Donts explain why you should save that bottle of wine until you get home & why you should always cross the streets at the lights. MARCO POLO Los Angeles provides comprehensive coverage of all areas of the city. To help you find your way around theres the detailed Street Atlas a public transport map in the cover plus the pull-out map. A must-have for all travellers including those who haven t bought a travel guide in the past
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Explore the City of Angels with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized map. Small in size yet big on detail this compact dependable map will ensure you dont miss a thing. *

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Includes:: detail maps of Santa Monica & Venice Pasadena & Huntingdon Gardens & Downtown LA * Ingenious self-folding map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format * Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination * Key places of interest are listed offering you advice on the best things to see




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The market is full of 'diet' books that promise to make you thin with the latest breakthrough plan but none of them work in the long term. Lack of willpower boredom & cravings can sabotage our ability to stick to a diet plan get thin & stay that way. Lose Weight with NLP" focuses instead on changing your relationship with food & giving you back control so you can lose weight & keep it off. " Lose Weight with NLP" is not a diet plan not an exercise plan is simple to follow & achieves results. Whether you are looking to drop a dress size or going for a more dramatic change you can use the power of NLP to shift that weight. Lindsey Agness helps you develop a healthy mindset good eating habits & a strong motivation for exercise
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From the author of STARGIRL a powerful novel of a young boy who is like all kids yet unlike all kids. Loser is unique a one-off a touching & powerful book about the pull of individuality over the need to fit in... Donald Zinkoff has a problem. & it isn't just his name. Though having a name beginning with Z does cause him lots of problems not least making him last to be called for everything. Donald's main problem is his happiness; his enthusiasm
- particularly for school where he arrives early every day. His happiness leads to laughter
- loud laughter. It sometimes gets him into trouble at school. It sometimes gives people the wrong impression. His classmates think he is bonkers a bit of a problem a loser. But Donald is blissfully unaware of this. He thinks when they cheer & jeer him that they like him. He thinks when they don't pick him for their team oh well maybe tomorrow. Donald is the eternal optimist
- a delight. Throughout his school life there are people that recognize his individuality & admire him; two of his teachers; the old lady he 'delivers' mail too; Claudia the little girl who lives down the road always on a harness in case she runs away; The Waiting Man
- still waiting after thirty years for his son to return from Vietnam. & most of all his parents & sister Polly who love him to bits & will always be there to support him. The novel offers snapshots of Donald's life as he progresses through his first year in school to his graduation to High School. It is warm witty & wonderful & has the reader reaching for a hanky & shouting ' Go Donald go!' simultaneously. With some of his finest writing to date Jerry Spinelli uses wit & emotion to create this unique novel about a unique person. As with Stargirl & Wringer the author writes about the power of individuality over the need to fit in; the importance of attitudes to failure & how any name can ultimately be replaced with 'hero'.



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This is the bestselling autobiography of iconic entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson featuring his take on his latest business ventures personal achievements & intrepid adventures. You'll discover how Sir Richard is committed to building a better world through responsible holistic business practices & ventures such as the Virgin Health Bank which is contributing to regenerative medicine Virgin Fuels which has pledged GBP200 million to renewable energy projects & his company's charitable arm Virgin Unite. You'll also learn about how Sir Richard & his company are reaching for the stars in a new era of commercial space travel with Virgin Galactic. With insights into this very public figure's personal life as well as his business successes & the lessons he's learned along the way this is an amazing memoir motivational business guide & inspiring story that will capture your imagination. ...

Partly on the strength of their apparent success in insurgencies such as Malaya & Northern Ireland the British armed forces have long been perceived as world class if not world-beating. However their recent performance in Iraq & Afghanistan is widely seen as
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- disappointing; under British control Basra degenerated into a lawless city riven with internecine violence while tactical mistakes & strategic incompetence in Helmand province resulted in heavy civilian & military casualties & a climate of violence & insecurity. In both cases the British were eventually & humiliatingly bailed out by the US army. In this thoughtful & compellingly readable book Frank Ledwidge examines the British involvement in Iraq & Afghanistan asking how & why it went so wrong. With the aid of copious research interviews with senior officers & his own personal experiences he looks in detail at the failures of strategic thinking & culture that led to defeat in Britains latest small wars. This is an eye-opening analysis of the causes of military failure & its enormous costs.

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Two lives. Two families. One tragedy. Lauren Scott is bright talented & beautiful. At eighteen she is the most precious gift in the world to her mother & has a dazzling career ahead of her. Oliver Lomax is a young man full of promise despite the shadow his own deeply troubled mother casts over him. Then one fateful night Oliver makes a decision that tears their worlds apart. Until then Lauren & Oliver had never met but now they become so closely bound together that their families are forced to confront truths they hoped theyd never have to face secrets theyd never even imagined... ...

Lauren Scott is bright talented & beautiful. At eighteen she is the most precious gift in the world to her mother & has a dazzling career ahead of her. Oliver Lomax is a young man full of promise despite the shadow his own deeply troubled mother casts over him. Then one fateful night Oliver makes a decision that tears their worlds apart. Until then Lauren & Oliver had never met but now they become so closely bound together that their families are forced to confront truths they hoped theyd never have to face secrets theyd never even imagined... ...

Gaunt returns in the latest omnibus edition of the Gaunts Ghosts novels! The Tanith First-&-Only are among the most legendary regiments of Imperial Guard & at their head stands Commissar Ibram Gaunt unflinching in duty & unrelenting in combat. The Lost sees the very future of the regiment in jeopardy as Gaunt battles the forces of Chaos across the Sabbat Worlds from rescue missions to the horrors of the battlefield the Tanith First-&-Only must survive extreme dangers or be forever lost. ...