Los Angeles

This amazingly bound book with its oversized horizontal format couldn't be better suited to showcase the landscape of this famous city Whether it's the best of examples of contemporary architecture by Lautner and Gehry or the extravagant natural resources, long-time resident Timothy Street-Porter captures the essence of the L. A. experience.

He takes us on the requisite drive by the most coveted homes of Hollywood and Beverly Hills, winding past Malibu, Santa Monica, and Bel-Air. From Venice Beach to Rodeo Drive, Tudor Mansions to motels, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to the Chateau Marmont, Deco theaters to Drive-ins, this exhilarating ride takes us from the most glamorous to the most eccentric, from high culture to pop, with glimpses at all that is L. A. The introduction to this astounding book is written by Diane Keaton. With her background as actress, photographer, and preservationist, longtime Los Angeles resident, she is the ideal candidate to introduce this multi-faceted book.