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A former Anaheim (Calif.) city parks commissioner, and the city's longest-serving county parks and recreation commissioner, White is best known as the founder of Community ReLeaf Anaheim. Thinking that trees are not only good for turning carbon dioxide into oxygen, White thought that "neighborhoods that aren't green are neighborhoods where people either don't care or don't have time to care," said a ReLeaf spokesman. "She was a feisty broad with a big heart, and people found her charming. She was a catalyst." White convinced the city that trees help people feel a sense of community, improving the city and the residents' quality of life, and ReLeaf planted 7,000 trees in Anaheim. "It's an incredible legacy that will benefit this community for many years," said Anaheim City Manager Jim Ruth. White died January 3 of complications from quadruple bypass surgery. She was 87. From This is True for 31 December 2000 Suggestions for further reading:
 By: Sara Cedar Miller List Price: $45.00 Amazon Price: $29.70  By: Dong Keun ParkAllan Schein List Price: $29.95 Amazon Price: $19.77 Editorial Review: Straight from a martial arts grandmaster, this manual on tae kwon do gives comprehensive physical and mental guidance for belt levels from white through black. Detailed color photographs reveal the intricacies of each position, offering coverage of essential hand and foot techniques, blocks, and strikes. For competitors, there are complete listings of both Olympic rules and World Tae Kwon Do Federation sparring guidlines. In addition to the practical aspects, the book delves into the philosophy and history of tae kwon do, giving a closer look at the "art" of this martial art. By instilling discipline in students and providing inspiration for instructors, this definitive guide makes a fitting companion for practitioners of all levels.  By: Neil HarrisErika DossYi-Fu TuanGreil Marcus List Price: $50.00 Amazon Price: $32.00 Editorial Review: From the day it opened in July 1955, in an event given live TV coverage, Disneyland has been a key symbol of contemporary American culture. It has been both celebrated and attacked as the ultimate embodiment of consumer society, a harbinger of shopping-mall culture, a symbol of American hegemony in entertainment, the epitome of fantasy, simulation, pastiche, and the blurring of distinctions between reality and mass-media imagery. Yet for all the power of Disneyland as metaphor, almost no one has discussed the making of this unique place, with its far-flung colonies in Florida, Japan, and France. Written to accompany an exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance is the first book to look beyond the multiple myths of Disneyland. Uniting a roster of authors chosen from wide-ranging disciplines, this study is the first to examine the influence of Disneyland on both our built environment and our architectural imagination. Tracing the relationship of the Disney parks to their historical forbears, it charts Disneyland's evolution from one man's personal dream to a multinational enterprise, a process in which the Disney "magic" has moved ever closer to the real world. Editor Karal Ann Marling, Professor of Art History and American Studies at the University of Minnesota, draws upon her pioneering work in the Disney archives to reconstruct and analyze the intentions and strategies behind the parks. She is joined by Marty Sklar, Vice Chairman and Principal Creative Executive of Walt Disney Imagineering, historian Neil Harris, art historian Erika Doss, geographer Yi-Fu Tuan, critic Greil Marcus, and architect Frank Gehry to provide a unique perspective on one of the great post-war American icons.  By: Kurt Repanshek List Price: $16.95 Amazon Price: $11.86 Editorial Review: Combining unique travel choices, outdoor adventures, and little-known locales into guides where vacations meet adventures, each title in the Hidden series also offers readers the comfort of detailed maps, Internet information for each listing, author picks, suggested itineraries, and walking and driving tours. In this guide, Utah-based author Kurt Repanshek leads to local hideaways like Dead Horse Point State Park, an isolated island mesa 6,000 feet above sea level surrounded by cliffs, buttes, and towering spires. His selective recommendations and opinionated reviews lead to pioneer history in Salt Lake City, Olympic ski runs in Park City, and scenic campsites in Canyonlands. Kurt Repanshek lives in Park City, UT. 34 maps are included.  By: Molly O'Neill List Price: $17.95 Amazon Price: $17.95 Editorial Review: New York is Americaís kitchen. New York is pierogi, pasta fagiole, and chicken soup: Avgolemono, Brazilian Canja, Kreplach, Soo Chow, and Ajiaco. New York is Sylvia's Ribs, plus Edna Lewisís Greens and Mrs. Kornick's Polish Corn Bread. And the New York Cookbook is all of this, and much, much more. Collected from all five boroughs by New York Times food writer Molly O'Neill, here are over 500 recipes--and over 700 photographs--that celebrate one thing: a passion for food and eating. Deborah Markow's Braised Lamb Shanks and Mrs. Urscilla OíConnor's Codfish Puffs. Four-star chef Andre Soltner's Roast Chicken and Vernon Jordan's Jerk Style Jamaican Chicken. Robert Motherwell's Brandade de Morue and the Abyssinian Baptist Church's Long-Cooked Green Beans. Plus Katharine Hepburn's Brownies, Lisa's Mexican Flan, and Sally Darr's Golden Delicious Tart. Includes shopping guides, cooking tips, and walking tours. Main Selection of Book-of-the-Month's Club HomeStyle Books. Winner of a 1992 IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Award. Winner of the 1992 James Beard Food and Beverage Book Award. 221,936 copies in print. A percentage of the royalties goes to Citymeals-on-Wheels. |
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