Posts Tagged ‘hotel’

American Hotel Stories

Friday, March 5th, 2010

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From Big Sur to Boston, this enticing volume follows in the footsteps of Jim Morrison, Marilyn Monroe, Tennessee Williams, Al Capone, Clint Eastwood, Esther Williams, and some of America s most famous personalities and hotel guests. Which famous star stayed at the Biltmore in Coral Gables? Where did notorious Beat writer Jack Kerouac seek refuge? W[Read More]

The Ahwahnee: Yosemite’s Grand Hotel

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
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This beautifully produced book tells the story of the conception, construction, and occupation of the Ahwahnee, one of the finest lodges in the national park system. Meticulously researched and illustrated with over one hundred photographs.

Chelsea Hotel Manhattan

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
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Joe Ambrose stayed at the Chelsea Hotel, home to many famous authors, artists, and outlaws down the years. Andy Warhol shot Chelsea Girls there, and welsh poet Dylan Thomas died there, having reputedly inspired the young Zimmerman to change his name to Bob Dylan. Every room at the Chelsea tells its own story-not unlike The Overlook in Ste[Read More]

Hotel Asset Management: Principles and Practices

Saturday, February 20th, 2010
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Hotel Investments: Issues & Perspectives

Friday, February 19th, 2010
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The Good Hotel Guide 2010 2010: Great Britain and Ireland

Monday, February 15th, 2010
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Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel /Si Lakas at ang Makibaka Hotel

Thursday, February 11th, 2010
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When Lakas strolls through his neighborhood one sunny afternoon, the last thing he expects to find is a group of tap-dancing, drum-beating, karaoke-singing new friends. But his friends face a crisis: their home, the Hotel Makibaka, is about to be sold. They must pack their belongings and leave in 30 days. But in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood, [Read More]

Hotel Theory

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
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Hotel Theory is two books in one: a meditation on the meaning of hotels, and a dime novel (Hotel Women) featuring Lana Turner and Liberace. Typical of Wayne Koestenbaum’s invigoratingly inventive style, the two books — one fiction, one nonfiction — run concurrently, in twin columns, and the articles “a,” “an,” and “the” never appe[Read More]

Best Designed Ecological Hotel (German and English Edition)

Friday, February 5th, 2010
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Hi-tech, environmental compatibility and good design are no longer a contradiction in terms. In fact, they can complement one another splendidly. Business with nature and the number of "Eco lodges" on offer is huge. Often this type of accommodation is lacking in style. And yet, particularly travel in harmony with nature should be something that app[Read More]

At the Plaza: An Illustrated History of the World’s Most Famous Hotel

Saturday, January 30th, 2010
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At The Plaza is a pictorial record and an anecdotal history of the world's most famous hotel: New York's Plaza. As a story, it traverses the breadth and scope of Gotham's high society during the American Century. As a photo collection, it's like no other, capturing the hotel's remarkable presence on the ever-changing New York scene. For almost o[Read More]