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Aqua: A Story Of Water And Lost Dreams
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A Hybrid Of Memoir, Travel And Cultural History That Explores How Water Altered La And The History Of Film.In 1913, William Mulholland Finished Building The Los Angeles Aqueduct A 233Mile Engineering Masterwork Transporting Water From The Owens Valley, Across The Desert, To A Barren Corner Of California That Would Become The Home Of Filmmaking. Over One Hundred Years Later, AwardWinning Italian Author And Filmmaker Chiara Barzini Traces The Geography Of The Aqueduct, From Its Source, Across The Desert, To The City That It Helped Into Existence, All While Reckoning With Her Personal History With The Landscape.From The Fake Waters Of The Universal Studios Jaws Attraction To Salton Sea CaliforniaS Largest Lake And The Only ManMade Mistake Visible From Space Aqua Explores How Water, And Its Absence, Shaped Both A Modern Landscape And The History Of Film. A Blend Of Travel Writing, Philosophy, Cultural History And Memoir, Aqua Is A Hugely Entertaining And WideRanging Exploration Of Water, Film, Dreams Versus Reality And An Empire On The Brink Of Catastrophe.Outrageously Good An Unforgettable Book Olivia LaingReverie And RoadTrip, Aqua Succeeds In Turning The Cadillac Desert And Land Of Little Rain Into Something Lush And Unexpected Chiara Barzini Ducts And Dives Through A Wonderful And Revelatory Journey Geoff Dyer
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