Live Here? Just Visiting?
Let the cynics show you around!
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All Night
L.A. The cover was the first thing that caught our eye. A disco-dolly dressed all in white, in an all-white convertible, calmly chowing down on not just one, but two fully loaded double Tommy-burgers. "In Los Angeles life is a 24-hour affair...." With a tagline like that and a publish date of 1978, we snatched this book off the shelf. [more] |
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Curbside L.A. : An Offbeat
Guide to the City of Angels from the Pages of the Los Angeles Times Discover the places that make Los Angeles truly unique with "Curbside L.A.", an offbeat guide to the City of Angels. It's a great way to show your visitors the town, while uncovering parts of the city you never knew existed. From historic locations out of a Chandler novel to hot spots where you can hang with the stars, it's a diverse and eclectic tour of L.A. (1997) |
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: Essays from Lesser Los Angeles A BUZZ magazine contributor
and commentator on National Public Radio sounds off on the pretentiousness
of L.A. and the fate of being single in the 90s. Tsing Loh's brand of
wry, self-deprecating wit is sure to win her new fans all across the country
and to cement her title as the Fran Lebowitz of the futon set. (1996) |
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Final Curtain - Eternal
Resting Places of Hundreds of Stars, Celebrities, Moguls, Misers &
Misfits Last stop for hundreds of Stars, Celebrities, Moguls, Misers and misfits, the Bad and the Beautiful. Fabulous funerals from Rudolph Valentino and Barbara LeMarr to Sammy Davis Jr. , where thousands jammed the streets; glitzy theme park fashioned cemeteries, tombstones shaped like automobiles and parking meters, weird and wonderful epitaphs; Mel Blanc's "That's all folks!", "Over My Dead Body" George Bernard Shaw, "Do Not Disturb", Constance Bennett. Groucho's disappearing ashes and Errol Flynn's kidnapping. Strange last requests, last promises, last vengeances. You know them all. California is the place to "go". (1996) |
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Hungry? A guide to the eateries in Los Angeles for the ever-so-hip but not-so-flush crowd. Or as the Los Angeles Times says "A Zagat Guide for Gen-X" A definite glove-box necessity, right up there with your Thomas Guide. Be sure and slake your thirst with their newest guide - what else, but.... Thirsty! |
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L.A. Bizzaro! : The Insider's
Guide to the Obscure, the Absurd, and the Perverse in Los Angeles
In the spirit of
The Encyclopedia of Bad Taste meets Roadside America, here's a snappy,
irreverent travel guide to the bizarre side of Los Angeles. Filled with
hundreds of photos, locations of sights, phone numbers, and commentary,
L.A. Bizarro! is the perfect gift for a newly arrived guest to the City
of Angels. (1997) |
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LA Superlatives - A Treasury
of Bizarre, Offbeat, and Record-Breaking Facts About the Entertainment
Capital of the World
L.A. like you've never seen it before. From the Dodgers to Disneyland, from Burbank to Beverly Hills, there's no place in the world quite like L.A. Here is an inside look at the money and the movies, the crime and the craziness that make the City of Angels a devil of a town. (1987) |
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Los Angeles A to Z : An Encyclopedia
of the City and County
by Leonard Pitt, Dale Pitt Few cities captivate the imagination as does Los Angeles--a true locus of spectaculars: movies, earthquakes, freeways, riots, sunsets. This fascinating reference gathers a sweeping array of information on the City of Angels, including data on its history, geography, automobile culture, sports, scandals, biography, the arts, politics, neighborhoods, and ethnical, racial, and religious groups.
305 photos. 22 tables. 6 maps. (1997) |
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Los Angeles by Night At last, a guide to everything you need to know about life after dark. Look inside for the lowdown on: the driest martinis in town; the best of the small-theatre scene; where to catch your blues heroes or the next Nirvana; bars for lounge lizards, sports fans, aspiring screenwriters, and celebrity seekers; the young turks of L.A. comedy; where to find grand opera, cabaret, and the digital underground; jitterbugging--or mud wrestlin--the night away; macciatos, open mikes, and the people who love them; where to get pastrami on rye or a tattoo at 4am; and much more! Nocturne's
note: You'd think we'd like this book the best--after all, they
cover a lot of what we do. It's a good start for the concept, but naturally
we can't agree with everything they say! For instance, while we agree
that the best martini is to be found at Musso & Frank, we disagree
about the service & food. Slightly out of date... this guide mentions
some places that have since gone to the Big Nowhere. |
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The Rich Bastard's Guide
to Los Angeles; An Extraordinary New Travel and Lifestyle Guide to the
Very Best of the City of Angels
Whether you're an RB living in LA, or a first-time visitor, or if you've come to the Golden State to make your fortune, "The Rich Bastard's Guide" contains all the information you need on the most exclusive, exciting and beautiful places to stay, eat, dance, and do business. It'll tell you where to buy a Porsche, race a Ferrari, bungee jump or fly a bi-plane. It'll explain how to choose the right caviar, smoke the best cigar, find the toughest attack lawyer or the sharpest accountant, relax in a spa, take up a new religion, or freeze your body in liquid nitrogen for a shot at immortality. Quite simply, whether you're a genuine RB or you just want to be one, "The Rich Bastard's Guide" should be your bible. |
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The Stars Beyond - A Biographical
Graveside Guide to Hollywood's Greats The brightest stars in the Hollywood firmament have gone to their final reward, but their luminosity shall exist forever in our memories. In this book, Perry has provided the sincere admirer of the cinema and its stars, a respectful and efficient compilation of the highlights of careers, and final resting places of some of their screen favorites. |
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Thirsty? A guide to the drinkeries
in Los Angeles for the ever-so-hip but not-so-flush crowd. Collated by
area, and indexed by name and catagory, as well as very entertaining sidebars-pun
intended-this book covers, and uncovers, everywhere you wanna drink. A
companion guide to Hungry?. Look for your humble
Nocturne hosts in the contributor's list! |
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This is Hollywood - An
Unusual Movieland Guide
A view of Hollywood never before revealed! Hundreds of exciting and unusual places to visit, including murder sites, haunted star homes, celebrity graves, famous stars homes, old star hangouts, suicide sites, historical sites, walking tours, and much more. (1989) |
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The Ultimate Hollywood
Tour Book: The Incomparable Guide to Movie Stars' Homes, Movie and TV
Locations, Scandals, Murders, Suicides, and All the Famous Tourist Sites
Well - what else can we say about this book that the subtitle doesn't already say? An alternative to the tour busses and maps to the stars homes - make your own tour! |
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