{"product_id":"real-city-marissa-roth-9781883318079","title":"Real City: Downtown Los Angeles Inside\/Out","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most visited real cities in the world, Los Angeles is a place with many centers -- none more drenched in history and diversity than its Downtown. Ironically, Downtown Los Angeles may be its least acknowledged district. But now the buzz begins with the photographs of Marissa Roth and the words of D.J. Waldie. \u003ci\u003eReal City\u003c\/i\u003e is an honest view of Downtown Los Angeles, the first book of its kind in the 21st century, a book that reveals the heart of this twenty-four-hour-a-day hub. Until now, no book has explored Downtown's inner workings, no writer has devoted his every word to it, and no photographer has done what photojournalist Roth has done in the pages of \u003ci\u003eReal City\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommissioned to document Downtown L.A. by the Los Angeles Public Library, Roth has ventured into the soul of the City of Angels and recorded images that at once point to its bright sides and its dark sides, its insides and its outsides.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore than iconic palm trees and sunsets, these black-and-white photographs define Downtown Los Angeles, as only the work of an artistic genius can. Whether inside the homes of downtown residents--Roth sensitively depicts a woman praying at the Shinto shrine in her living room--or outside the Democratic National Convention--Roth captures demonstrators as they confront the LAPD--the pictures tell the many truths of a city. With lyrical text by award-winning author D.J. Waldie this is far more than a photo book --\u003ci\u003eReal City\u003c\/i\u003e encapsulates a place in its concrete and human beauty. All its honesty and all its clear-sightedness, make \u003ci\u003eReal City\u003c\/i\u003e the best sort of love-song a city can have. Real. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD.J. Waldie\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHoly Land: A Suburban Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReal City: Downtown Los Angeles Inside\/Out\u003c\/i\u003e. His narratives about life in Los Angeles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBuzz\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMassachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGeorgetown Review, Salon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDwell\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. His book reviews and opinion pieces appear in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a contributing writer for Los Angeles magazine. D.J. Waldie lives a not-quite-middle-class life in Lakewood, in the house his parents bought in 1946.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Los Angeles, \u003cb\u003eMarissa Roth\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally published freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer. Her assignments for prestigious publications including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e have taken her around the world. Roth was part of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e photography staff that won a Pulitzer Prize for Best Spot News, for its coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marissa Roth, D. J. Waldie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1883318076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781883318079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Angel City Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 9.38w x 0.61d","brand":"Marissa Roth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075108696319,"sku":"9781883318079","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22178e20-754f-4d65-89ca-72bc5fed4cbc.jpg?v=1685457657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/real-city-marissa-roth-9781883318079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}