Los Angeles Books
Featured Book
Selected Books
| The City: Los Angeles and Urban Theory at the End of the Twentieth Century by Allen J. Scott (Preface), Edward W. Soja (Preface) Essays examining LA's urban planning, architecture, geography, and sociology. |
| Los Angeles by Tim Street-Porter Shows off the land and scenes of LA in photographs. |
| Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster by Mike Davis Examines the conflux of the urban, natural, imaginative, and political in LA.  See book notes.
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| City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles by Mike Davis Traces LA's history from the 1840's Spanish farms to the 1992 riots. |
| Afoot and Afield in Los Angeles by Jerry Schad Humans actually walk in LA? Yes--this book shows 192 hikes described in detail with trips organized into specific areas. Illustrated; detailed maps. |
| Resident Tourist: Los Angeles by Kelly Mayfield, Chuck Mindenhall, Aaron M. Fontana The LA beyond the Tar Pits and Hollywood sign. |
| Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 by Anna Deavere Smith Words of the people who experienced the Los Angeles riots of 1992. |
| Paul Jasmin: Lost Angeles by Paul Jasmin, Bruce Weber, Sofia Coppola Photographs by Paul Jasmin of people in LA. Essays by Bruce Weber and Sofia Coppola. |
| The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood by David Thomson Covers film, filmmakers, culture, and gossip that make up the history of the town synonymous with movies. |
Los Angeles Movies
| L.A. Story (1991) Starring: Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, et al. Director: Mick Jackson (II) |
| True Blue: The Dramatic History of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Told by the Men Who Lived It by Steve Delsohn |
| Los Angeles Lakers NBA Champions Starring: Los Angeles Lakers, et al. |