I just realized that the editor over at Radio Free Mike has demoted me from Berlin blogger to friend. Crushing. Not even a short layover in Los Angeles, and bound for at random any moment now, I'm sure. What does it take to get reinstated, I ask? Need I post more pictures of the telespargel? Rant about falling on the U-Bahn again? Arrgh. I shake my fist at the injustice of it all!
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fine!
Germany, you haven't seen the last of me.
The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch
Simple, accessible, and essential reading for all urban designers. This book helped me to grow to love the city of LA
The Art of Eating by M. F. K. Fisher, Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher
The most influential food writer of all time, she opened up a new world to me and for that I thank her.
The Pleasures of Slow Food: Celebrating Authentic Traditions, Flavors, and Recipes by Corby Kummer, Susie Cushner, Eric Schlosser
I'm in love with the Slow Food movement and for you urban planners, check out Slow Cities
Egon Schiele: Eros and Passion (Pegasus Library) by Klaus Albrecht Schroeder, Egon Schiele
Influenced by Kokoschka and Klimt, but with more pathos and vulnerability and rawness...and what the germans call "gynocologisch Zwangsneurose"
Berlin by Giles MacDonogh, Macdonogh, Giles MacDonough
Scattered and entertaining study of the history, architecture, food, crime and theater of this great city. Written in '97, with some interesting projections for the "near future." My copy goes to Mike when I'm done.
