“Which is your favorite? Rodeo Drive or Champs-Élysées? They are both top of my list! So why should you have to choose?!? In the book Why LA? Pouroquoi Paris? Find the best of both worlds. Fashion, Culture, Dining, Arts and more. Complete with illustrations, this travel guide and personal story book makes you fill like you are exploring both cities like a pro.”
—Allison, Absolutely Alli
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“Why LA, Pourquoi Paris? represents a visionary approach to a comparative study of two major, contemporary metropolises. As a long-time resident of both cities and a successful entrepreneur, author Diane Ratican curates visual pairings of Los Angeles and Paris with a newfound appreciation for their similarities, differences, and eccentricities.”
—Flexi Aquilla, Flexi Reads
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“Really enjoyed all the comparisons between the cities, like the Arch de Triumph with the Paramount Pictures front gate…Two of my local faves—In-N-Out Burger and Baskin-Robbins—made it into this book! Okay, BR31 isn’t local anymore—it’s mentioned it’s the largest ice cream chain in the world—but it started in El Lay, and that’s what counts. That angle of Olvera Street is unusual, never looked at it that way.”
—Logan Bruin
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“Francophiles have seen enough guidebooks and read enough literary “love letters” to the beautiful “City of Lights” but Why LA? Pourquoi Paris? is a bit different. Ratican, who spent plenty of time in each of these cities, somehow creates a link between them (in 7 topic areas from landmarks to leisure to communicating ideas). The illustrations are darling (you can buy them separately online) making this a book to enjoy visually as well as for its text content.”
—The Advice Sisters