The saga of four generations of a Los Angeles newspaper dynasty begins in the mid-nineteenth century, when Benjamin Raines Olin takes over the Los Angeles Tribune, and continues to the 1980s, as his descendants battle each other for control of the corporation

The Paper Dynasty

Literature & Fiction

Theodore Roosevelt Gardner II

United States

Allen a Knoll Pubs

"Lotusland is one of the most dramatic gardens in the world. This spectacular book eloquently chronicles the gardens and the life story of the eccentric Madame Ganna Walska, the legendary woman who spent more than forty years and untold millions developing these gardens."

Lotusland: A Photographic Odyssey

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Barry makes friends with Simon Rodia, the builder of the Watts towers in Los Angeles, who teaches him to follow his own dreams

Something Nice to See

Children's Books

I'll never forget when Doctor laid the facts of life on me. He did it with such exuberance, such panache. None of this handing me a book with crude drawings, none of this, "You know it all already," none of this drunken slurring veiled mystery about "privates." No, the Doc went right for the jugular. "It's the greatest thing in the world, son, if you do it right. It's more than a mingling of genitalia, it's simply the greatest thing in life - a mystical thrill beyond anything else you will ever experience. You find a girl who turns up her nose at it, you head for the hills without her as fast as you can. 
 "You'll find plenty who pooh-pooh it, son, and all I can say when you run up against one of those thin-lipped virgins with a stone heart that pumps ice water, is run for your life. Don't under any circumstances saddle yourself with one, no matter how nice she seems, no matter how beautiful she is, no matter how rich, nothing else will matter if you don't have that mystical connection - that greatest of all natural forces. You know what the man said: 'It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.' And by God, that's right on the money." 
 I can still see him standing over me at the kitchen table. The Doc was a man of commanding flamboyance. He was not a word mincer. But I also sensed, even at twelve, that he was hopelessly enslaved to hyperbole. All his admonitions about the superiority of sex left me feeling that he was denigrating my mother, whom I not only loved, but pitied. 
 For the great ebullient Doc didn't spend a lot of time at home with Mother. I became the substitute husband, squiring her to this charity event and that picnic; all obligatory affairs attended while the Doc was conducting his own affairs. 
 So I ignored his advice. And, of course, I regret it. 
 There were unspoken undercurrents there. Even at my tender age, I felt the Doc was telling me my mother didn't "do it right" and his dental assistants did, or they moved on to chaster pastures. And the women patients with the past-due bills that were never sent out for collection, they surely did it right. 
 I have never given up trying to "do it right." But up until now, one of the overriding ironies of my life has been while I aspired to be like my father, I wound up more like my mother. While I longed for his libidinous flamboyance, his aura of command, I became repressed and mildly subjugated to a major breadwinner. 
 Perhaps it was because of my sympathy for my mother, perhaps not, but I was severely retarded in my interaction with the complementary sex. 
 Until, as I said, I met Kelly.

The Real Sleeper: A Love Story

Romance

Nestled in the foothills of idyllic Santa Barbara, California, this native plant garden has breathtaking views, majestic redwoods, spectacular wildflowers and much more. This gorgeous book, chock-full with more than 150 spectacular color photographs, captures the uniqueness of nature at its finest in the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

Nature's Kaleidoscope: The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Science & Math

Robert Glenn Ketchum

Biological Sciences

Jesus Returns: A controversial, Gripping Tale 
Many believe Jesus will return to earth. If he did, what would happen? Would he be worshiped or jailed? HE'S BACK explores the prophesied return of Jesus for the millennium. This twisting and turning story is peopled with colorful and unforgettable characters across the spectrum of time and beliefs: The eloquent Jesus, whose message is simple, the multimillion dollar histrionic T.V. evangelist who feels threatened by Jesus, his faithful wife, the embittered cynical, ex-priest, reporter who calls himself the Debunker of Myths, and the misguided young woman tied to the wrong profession. Jesus II, man or myth? Can you decide?

He's Back

Contemporary

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