Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in Los Angeles: Including Santa Monica, Orange County, Pasadena, and the San Fernando Valley

Deal, Heidi/ Wai, Joan/ Tri, Holly (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1937090531 / ISBN 13: 9781937090531

Published by First Books Inc, 2014

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6th edition. 498 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.80 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # __1937090531

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in Los Angeles: Including Santa Monica, Orange County, Pasadena, and the San Fernando Valley
• Publisher: First Books Inc
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1937090531
• ISBN 13: 9781937090531
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.45 kilograms

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Synopsis

Brand new, updated for 2014! First Books, publisher of the bestselling Newcomer's Handbook® relocation series, is excited to announce publication of the sixth edition of the Newcomer's Handbook® for Moving to and Living in Los Angeles: Including Santa Monica, Pasadena, Orange County, and the San Fernando Valley.This 398-page volume will quickly orient newcomers to the history, culture, and lifestyle of the Southland. Highlights include: • Local Quirks & Lingo, in the Introduction, offers essentials for living here; unsurprisingly, many points are related to driving and parking. How does a “red flag day” alert affect parking? Does “going over the hill” have something to do with unavailability of plastic surgery? • Each community section in the Neighborhoods chapter now features a photo sample of local housing in the area. Get an idea of what to expect before exploring neighborhoods for yourself.• A new section of Helpful Apps has been added to the Getting Settled chapter, offering even more ways to get connected in the area.

About the Author

Heidi Deal, Author of "Playspaces: 20 of OC's Best Places to Play and Explore with Kids" (available on Amazon), spends most of her time in Los Angeles and Orange Counties searching for new ways to entertain and educate her two adventurous children. When the kids are asleep, Heidi operates her own marketing business, Copy and Content Pro, developing content and marketing copy for businesses. Heidi's passion is writing children's nonfiction and you can find her work published in AppleSeeds Magazine, a children's social studies publication. Heidi specializes in parenting and childcare and you can find many of her favorite family-friendly LA and OC destinations on her PlaySpaces blog at heidideal.blogspot.com.