Named the "most diverse city" out of the 65 most populous cities in the country by USA Today, Long Beach enjoys an unrivaled lifestyle. This spirit of diversity is celebrated in the photographs on these pages — riveting images, such as that of Long Beach’s founding family, the Bixbys, in the field with shovels in hand and entrepreneurial twinkles in their eyes. Viewers can see The Pike at Rainbow Harbor, which opened in 2003, as well as the legendary Pike Amusement Zone that opened in the same location about a century earlier.

Long Beach Architecture: The Unexpected Metropolis,

by architectural writers Cara Mullio and Jennifer M. Volland

A fascinating first-time look at one of California's most interesting cities. Beginning with an illustrated essay on the history of the built development of Long Beach, this big and beautifully produced volume also documents one hundred of the city's most important architectural projects, built, unrealized, and demolished, by architects as varied as Julia Morgan, Edward Killingsworth, Greene and Greene, and Raphael Soriano. New and archival photographs, many by masters such as Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand, combine with the fresh and original prose to present a city both familiar and undiscovered. A must for architects, local residents, indeed anyone with curiosity about the urban growth of Southern California.

Her Story Through Time
By Cynthia Jacobs Carter, Dorothy Height (Introduction)

Africana Woman is a comprehensive and spectacular volume-rich with tales of royalty, slavery, creativity, tragedy, and triumph. Sure to impress and enlighten every reader, this collection is a landmark in publishing and a joyous tribute to the courage and contributions of the daughters of Africa scattered throughout the world.

Ralph David Abernathy and Martin Luther King Jr. were inseparable and together helped to establish what would become the modern American Civil Rights Movement. They preached, marched, and were frequently jailed together. Donzaleigh Abernathy, Ralph's youngest daughter, has written Partners to History as a testament to the courage, strength, and endurance of these men who stirred a nation with their moral fortitude. She also pays tribute to the thousands of unsung heroes-the other partners to this history-who were foot soldiers in the endless struggle for freedom, justice, and equality. This document captures in words and pictures how the dream of two visionaries changed the course of American history and inspired the world.

Lest We Forget
Based on materials from the nationally acclaimed lackHolocaust Exhibit, Lest We Forget documents the plight of an estimated 100 million Africans...

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Caribbean Authors

• Michael Anthony
• Edward "Kamau" Brathwaite
• Erna Brodber
• Wilson Harris
• Hubert Harrison
• C. L. R. James
• Jamaica Kincaid
• George Lamming
• Earl Lovelace
• Shani Mootoo
• V. S. Naipaul
• Lakshmi Persaud
• Caryl Phillips
• Jean Rhys
• Leone Ross
• Samuel Selvon
• Derek Walcott

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