Los Angeles Books
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. ![]() |
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. |