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Author | : Kim Stanley Robinson |
Publisher | : Tor Books |
Total Pages | : 848 |
Release | : 2020-02-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250758955 |
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From the internationally bestselling author of the Mars Trilogy and New York 2140 Before Kim Stanley Robinson terraformed Mars, he wrote three science fiction novels set in Orange County, California, where he grew up. These alternate futures—one a post-apocalypse, one an if-this-goes-on future reminiscent of Philip K. Dick, and one an ecological utopia—form a whole that illuminates, enchants, and inspires--collected here as Three Californias. What if... there was a limited nuclear war that left the United States blockaded, fragmented, the few survivors living in the ruins of a once-great nation? What if... this goes on, and technology continues to accelerate, and power continues to be consolidated into corporate culture, a developer’s dream world gone mad: an endless sprawl of condos, freeways, and malls, and designer drugs? What if... a revolution happens, and the US addresses climate change in a responsible way. Is a future green Utopia all that great when you’re young and in love? This Tor Essentials edition of Three Californias includes an introduction by Francis Spufford, bestselling author of Golden Hill and Red Plenty. “[Robinson] invites us to share his characters’ intensely personal, intensely local attachment to what they have. The result may shame you into entertaining new hope for the future.” —The New York Times on Pacific Edge At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author | : Kim Stanley Robinson |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 435 |
Release | : 2013-12-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1466861320 |
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The Wild Shore is the first novel in Kim Stanley Robinson's highly-acclaimed Three Californias Trilogy. 2047: For the small Pacific Coast community of San Onofre, life in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear attack is a matter of survival, a day-to-day struggle to stay alive. But young Hank Fletcher dreams of the world that might have been, and might yet be--and dreams of playing a crucial role in America's rebirth. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author | : Kim Stanley Robinson |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2013-12-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1466861347 |
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The concluding book in Kim Stanley Robinson's critically-acclaimed Three Californias Trilogy, Pacific Edge. 2065: In a world that has rediscovered harmony with nature, the village of El Modena, California, is an ecotopia in the making. Kevin Claiborne, a young builder who has grown up in this "green" world, now finds himself caught up in the struggle to preserve his community's idyllic way of life from the resurgent forces of greed and exploitation. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author | : Kim Stanley Robinson |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 514 |
Release | : 2013-12-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1466861339 |
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The Gold Coast, set an alternative future of ecological collapse, is the second novel in Kim Stanley Robinson's Three Californias trilogy. 2027: Southern California is a developer's dream gone mad, an endless sprawl of condos, freeways, and malls. Jim McPherson, the affluent son of a defense contractor, is a young man lost in a world of fast cars, casual sex, and designer drugs. But his descent in to the shadowy underground of industrial terrorism brings him into a shattering confrontation with his family, his goals, and his ideals. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author | : John David Borthwick |
Publisher | : Franklin Classics Trade Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-10-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780344423628 |
Download Three Years in California [1851-1854 by J.D. Borthwick, With Eight Illustrations by the Author Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : William Deverell |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520292421 |
Download Water and Los Angeles Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Los Angeles rose to significance in the first half of the twentieth century by way of its complex relationship to three rivers: the Los Angeles, the Owens, and the Colorado. The remarkable urban and suburban trajectory of southern California since then cannot be fully understood without reference to the ways in which each of these three river systems came to be connected to the future of the metropolitan region. This history of growth must be understood in full consideration of all three rivers and the challenges and opportunities they presented to those who would come to make Los Angeles a global power. Full of primary sources and original documents, Water and Los Angeles will be of interest to both students of Los Angeles and general readers interested in the origins of the city.
Author | : Aaron Betsky |
Publisher | : Rizzoli Intl Pubns |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Download Three California houses Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This glorious book showcases three architecturally important private residences, now owned by and home to the expansive art collections of Max Palevsky, director emeritus of Intel. Each house has either been restored or reworked by a well-known contemporary architect to make a magnificent showplace. The three houses together encapsulate the twentieth-century architectural history of Southern California. Presented in detail are the Palm Spring House, by renowned mid-century modernist architect Craig Ellwood; the extravagant Malibu Spanish-style House, with interior renovations by renowned Italian architect Ettore Sottsass; and the opulent Beverly Hills House of the 1920s by George Washington Smith-with interiors that have been reworked recently by the young and already well-known avant-garde California architect Coy Howard.
Author | : Kim Stanley Robinson |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1995-05-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780312890384 |
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Set at the end of the 21st century in California, this story revolves around a seemingly perfect society. At first, bio-architect Kevin Claiborne thinks he has indeed found Utopia, but gradually events lead him to discover the corruption beneath the surface.
Author | : Walter Colton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 1850 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Download Three Years in California [1846-1849] Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Walter Colton (1797-1851) of Vermont had a career as clergyman and journalist before sailing to California as naval chaplain of the Congress. In July 1846, Commodore Stockton named him alcalde of Monterey, a post to which he was elected a few months later. He remained in California until 1849, using his time to found the state's first newspaper and building its first schoolhouse. Three years in California (1850) contains Colton's memoirs of that period, including descriptions of the U.S. military occupation of California, social life and customs of Monterey, discovery of gold and firsthand impressions of the Sonora mining camp in the Southern Mines, visits to Stockton and San José, John Charles Frémont, the Constitutional Convention of 1849, and California missions.
Author | : Kim Stanley Robinson |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis US |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1995-05-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780312890377 |
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From the author of the award-winning Red Mars comes the second book in the groundbreaking "Three Californias Trilogy". The Gold Coast presents a nightmarish urban future of uncontrolled, ruthless development which "celebrates . . . the persistent joyful survival of human persons in the interstices of the American juggernaut" (Washington Post Book World).