Barbara Guggenheim’s Only in L.A.

$24.95

To some, Los Angeles may be a dystopia of urban sprawl, strip malls, and traffic congestion. Not so for Barbara Guggenheim, the widow of famed Hollywood lawyer Bert Fields. “Quite simply, LA is the most dynamic, vibrant city on the planet,” she writes in this engaging travel guide that takes readers on an unabashedly reverential tour of attractions ranging from the famous to the more obscure. The book is packed full of juicy details about the larger-than-life, audacious characters who helped build Los Angeles. It’s hard to resist a guide in which the author recalls bicycling with television news legend Barbara Walters and running into the Dalai Lama pedaling from the other direction.

Fully illustrated in color.

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Barbara Guggenheim is one of America’s best-known art advisors, with offices in New York and Beverly Hills. She holds a doctorate in Art History from Columbia University, has taught on the college level, worked at Sotheby’s, headed two departments at Christie’s, and lectured for years at the Whitney Museum. Ms. Guggenheim has written commentaries on the art world for many journals, including The New York Observer and the Robb Report. She lectures widely on collecting art and the art market and has been the subject of numerous magazine articles, including profiles in Vanity Fair and Forbes. She also writes humorous short stories which have appeared in such magazines as W, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar. She’s published five books, including Art World: The New Rules Of The Game, Little-Known Facts About Well-Known People, and Decorating on eBay: Fast & Stylish on a Budget. Ms. Guggenheim lives in Malibu and New York.

 

Travel edition. Illustrated in full color.

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Weight 1.18 lbs
Dimensions 9.25 × 4.18 × .5 in