This book documents the weird, the fun, the serious and the ironic in a city famous for identifying itself with image.

Take My Picture Gary Leonard: Los Angeles

Arts & Photography

Leonard, Gary

Individual Artists

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Part Hollywood history, part history of the art of storytelling, this title is infused with Kaufman's wit, intelligence and love of words. The plots are those of classic films from the 1940s, and the characters are the bosses, bombshells and bad boys of the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Plots and Characters: A Screenwriter on Screenwriting

Humor & Entertainment

Kaufman, Millard

Movies

Zelmont Raines was once a Super Bowl-winning wide receiver. But recurring injuries, a self-destructive lifestyle and too many run-ins with the law have submarined his career. Back in L.A. after bombing out of the European League, his one last chance is the expansion team in town, the Barons. Unfortunately for Zelmont, the roar of the crowds and the adulation of the fans-not to mention the money and the honeys that go with it-are no longer his for the taking. Bumped, the bitter athlete falls in with Wilma Wells, the smart (and fine) lawyer for the Barons. She's got ideas Zelmont likes...and not just in the bedroom. Soon he and his friend, the switch-hitting ex-pro defensive tackle Napoleon Graham, throw in with Wells to rip off the mobbed-up owner of the Barons. It's only then that Zelmont discovers that no matter how fast he can jook, no matter how tough he can fake, trouble is closing in on him way too fast. Mix elements of Jim Thompson with the street-smart verve of Donald Goines, add a couple of dashes of the compact delivery of Richard Stark, and you get The Jook: a crime novel where football and venal ambitions collide in the end zone.

JOOK

Last, First

Finally, a sequel that’s better than the original. The Second Edition of HUNGRY? LOS ANGELES premieres this November. Got a craving for some lip-smacking barbecue? Maybe you’re hankering for some Japanese curry followed by baklava? Or how about savoring dim sum for brunch and chowing down pupusas for dinner? Whatever your tummy’s desire—be it French cuisine on-a-budget, the chili burger of your dreams, or a pizza that’s vegetarian-lean—HUNGRY? will help you find your gastronomic pleasure. Showcasing over 500 eateries where a meal can be had for $10 or less , HUNGRY? features over 50 types of international and American cuisine traditions, reflecting the diverse communities of the Los Angeles area. Redesigned, reorganized, and thoroughly updated (over 250 new restaurants not in the first edition!), HUNGRY? looks beyond the domain of typical guidebooks to find neighborhood secrets from Artesia to San Gabriel, from Westminster to Highland Park. You’ll never be overdressed, hungry at the end of your meal, or digging around your car for change to feed the meter once you’re armed with insider information on atmosphere, how big (or small) the portions are, and parking options. This little book also tells you where to find all the ancillary goodies that make a foodie happy—such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, and vintage video games. Like its companion guide, THIRSTY? LOS ANGELES: A Guide to the City’s Greatest Cocktail Bars, Coffeehouses, and Juice Bars!, HUNGRY? maps out the city’s culinary freeways and surface streets from Hollywood to the San Fernando Valley, Pasadena to the Beaches, and East LA to Koreatown, one neighborhood at a time. HUNGRY? will make the tourist feel right at home and the seasoned Angeleno feel totally in charge. So rev up your engine, leave the tight jeans at home, and let the feasting begin!

Hungry? Los Angeles The Lowdown On Where The Real People Eat!

Travel

United States

A former member of the Hollywood rat race, herself, Julia Cameron leads us through a labyrinth of intersecting lives and turns that could only exist in our own backyard Babylon. In Popcorn: Hollywood Stories, the lives of stars are as likely to collide in the psychic’s waiting room as they are on-set or in the pages of the tabloids. 
Featured cast: the only actor in Hollywood who doesn’t want to sleep with his co-star, , a studio head who has secret "talks" with the ghost of history’s most beloved animator, a hard-boiled journalist who succumbs to the charms of a philandering director, a hairdresser who has to be blackmailed into doing you-know-who’s hair, a filmmaker who’s just a cowgirl at heart, a screenwriter who’s battled the old boy’s network to find she’s got more highballs than high hopes, a homeopathist asked to prescribe something to make Hollywood’s most feared actress "nicer," a tony New York editor with an acute case of moviephobia, and an actress with enough character to write a happy ending. 
You might call it fiction, but Cameron calls this "friction—the abrasion of reality against dreams." And while none of the tales in Popcorn are true (just ask our lawyers), every one of them pops.

Popcorn: Hollywood Stories

Cameron,Julia

Literature & Fiction

Ode to Lata

Banker by day, and denizen of Los Angeles' clubs by night, the protagonist of Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla's first novel is navigating between more than just a day job and an active social life. In Ode to Lata, Ali has left behind a tempestuous childhood in postcolonial Kenya, the overprotective mother who raised him on a steady diet of Hindi cinema, an emotionally abusive bisexual lover, and confused memories of his father's violent death at the hands of his mistress. Now his mother's messages ramble on his answering machine when he wants no one but his one obsession, Richard to call. Passionate and unflinchingly honest in its narrative, Ode to Lata scavenges the depths of one man's misguided search for love in a world of emotionally-void encounters and tangled memories. All the while, Alis' story is intertwined with the unraveling of his parents' own doomed relationship and the film music of Bollywood's eminent singer Lata Mangeshkar (Diva of Indian film music and the namesake of the book's title). And it is this hopelessly romantic music that scores their tormented lives and goads them to pursue love through chaos and ecstasy. A special "Author's Edition" on Kindle includes the bonus short story, "A."

Dhalla, Ghalib Shiraz

When World War III turns into the Economic War with Japan, all Japanese products, investments and businesses are banned. When that fails to revive the sinking U.S. economy, old prejudices resurface and turn on anyone of Japanese ancestry. Executive Order 9066 is reinstated and Japanese Americans are ordered to abandon their jobs, homes and property to real Americans and report to internment camps. Late as usual, David Takeda puts his sister Kate and her family on a train and waits for his brother John so they can report before the deadline to the same internment camp where his parents and grandparents spent WWII, Manzanar. When John is beaten to death by overzealous patriots on the 405 while stuck in traffic, David sees the aftermath on a TV news special report. He makes his way through the gridlocked, gang-controlled Beirut that L.A. has become and eventually reaches Manzanar, where a camp commandant awaits with her ambitious vision of a final solution.

21st CENTURY MANZANAR

The only comprehensive guide to shopping for vintage and designer resale, including * specific stores in all the major U.S. &amp; Canadian cities * favorite haunts of celebs and stylists * Internet thrift shopping * vintange expos across the continent Whether you're on a budget or ready to splurge on mint-condition Givenchy, this is your roadmap to the timeless cool of vintage HCing.

Retro Chic: A Guide to Fabulous Vintage and Designer Retail Shopping in North America and Online

Eden, Diana

Lintermans, Gloria

Want to explore the town like a local, whether you’re new there or have lived as an Angeleno all of your life? THIRSTY? Los Angeles gives you the lowdown on the best neighborhood spots to quench your thirst or fire up a new friendship. From Downtown to the Valleys, Hollywood to Inglewood, Malibu to Long Beach, Pasadena to Whittier, we’ve got LA covered. And this second edition of THIRSTY? is completely revised and expanded with many new drinkeries and insider tips not in the first edition. Thirsty yet?

Thirsty? Los Angeles: The Lowdown on Where the Real People Drink

On April 29, 1992 the acquittal of the four police officers charged with beating motorist Rodney King sparked one of the angriest uprisings Los Angeles - and perhaps the country - has ever seen. At the ten-year anniversary, we need to remember what happened to us and why.Geography of Rage: Remembering the Los Angeles Riots of 1992 is a collection of personal reflections ranging from the provocative insights of award-winning writers, journalists, and musicians, to highly personal essays and interviews of neighbors, friends, and fellow Angelenos whose lives were forever affected by the riot and its aftermath.

Geography of Rage: Remembering the Los Angeles Riots of 1992

History

Americas

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