Books of The Times: Hates California, ItÂs Cold and ItÂs Damp
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After 9/11, Amy Wilentz thought that California might offer a respite from the anxieties of living in New York, but soon discovered that the Golden State manufactures anxieties all its own.
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Earth sits between two worlds that have been devastated by climate catastrophes.
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California finds fault with the Bush administration's math on competing climate plans for cars.
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By Richard Salit; Journal Staff Writer  NEWPORT - The sun, a pale ghost of itself, struggles to climb above the horizon. The temperature hovers slightly above zero, and the wind whips mercilessly out of the northwest.
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By Page, Brian  Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California. By Julie Guthman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004.
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After a six-year dry spell, the Brooklyn author Gabriel Cohen has hit on a writerâs hat trick: three books in three genres from three publishers, all reaching the shelves within a year.
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There have been times this season when Southern California has been labeled sluggish and unimpressive.
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Cormac McCarthyÂs new book would be pure misery if not for its stunning, savage beauty.
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Susan Jacoby's new book bemoans the state of American culture. Not only are citizens ignorant about essential knowledge, she says, but they also donât think it matters.
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Daniel McGinnâs âHouse Lust: Americaâs Obsession With Our Homes,â raises several provocative questions that strike at the covetous soul of Americaâs culture.
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Love him or loathe him, Ken Livingstone's stamp on London is impossible to ignore. He's an environmentalist, a leftist, a lover of newts, a hater of George Bush. He is also the mayor of London and author of the most controversial system yet devised for curbing the capital's traffic nightmare.
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Vibrant Asian and European economies may test the theory that when America sneezes, the planet catches a cold
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Tom Wolfe's new novel feels as if its author were merely going through the motions instead of really trying to capture the raucous carnival of American life.
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California will become hotter and drier by the end of the century, menacing the valuable wine and dairy industries, even if dramatic steps are taken to curb global warming, researchers said on Monday.
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California will become hotter and  drier by the end of the century, menacing the valuable wine and  dairy industries, even if dramatic steps are taken to curb  global warming, researchers said on Monday.
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Vaporous and chilled to freezing, âInterviewâ lacks a single honest moment, but it does have plenty of diverting ones.
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Philosopher Glenn Albrecht has coined the term "solastalgia" -- pining for a lost environment --  to describe effects of climate change that erodes your sense of home, despite ever leaving it.