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1) Los Angeles
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Join in as C. N. Phillips paints a kingpin story the way it has never been done before. To some it will be a beautiful mural; to others it will be a brutal massacre.
Ever since he was a child, the only thing Cyril Anderson wanted was to be down with his brother Cane's crew. Cane Anderson, leader of the notorious Bankroll Crips, was invincible—or so Cyril thought.
On the night of Cyril's initiation, things take a terrible turn
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"At the turn of the new millennium, LA is the place to be. "Hipster" is a new word on the scene. Lauren Conrad is living her Cinderella story in the "Hills" on millions of television sets across the country. Paris Hilton tells us "That's hot" from behind the biggest sunglasses imaginable, while beautiful teenagers fight and fall in love on The O.C. Into this most glittering of supposed utopias, Kate Flannery arrives with a Seven Sisters diploma in...
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Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Introduce your little readers to Los Angeles, the famous and largest city in California. Your little ones will discover the glitz and glamour of the creative capital of the world and experience the beauty and culture behind being a Los Angeleno. They will wander past film sets and step over the pink stars of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, enjoy fruta fresca from the famous street vendors, and cheer on the city's sport champions."--Back cover.
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Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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A millionaire with a wary heart...
And a first love worth repeating
Success couldn't make former model Alexis Armstrong forget the one who got away. When she "rents" Derek Moore at a fund-raiser to show him what he's missed, things don't go as planned.
Their sizzling chemistry reignites...with lasting repercussions. Derek wants to be there for his baby, but Alexis will only marry for love. Can he convince the stubborn beauty...
And a first love worth repeating
Success couldn't make former model Alexis Armstrong forget the one who got away. When she "rents" Derek Moore at a fund-raiser to show him what he's missed, things don't go as planned.
Their sizzling chemistry reignites...with lasting repercussions. Derek wants to be there for his baby, but Alexis will only marry for love. Can he convince the stubborn beauty...
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Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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They've found the ultimate passion
But could her secret threaten their Hollywood ending?
Award-winning screenwriter Trey Moore agrees to look after his infant nephew for two weeks, and for once he's out of his depth. Gorgeous Kiara Woods, owner of LA's glitziest day care, offers help. While she's teaching Trey Babysitting 101, she's falling hard for the sexy millionaire. But can she risk revealing a painful truth that's already...
But could her secret threaten their Hollywood ending?
Award-winning screenwriter Trey Moore agrees to look after his infant nephew for two weeks, and for once he's out of his depth. Gorgeous Kiara Woods, owner of LA's glitziest day care, offers help. While she's teaching Trey Babysitting 101, she's falling hard for the sexy millionaire. But can she risk revealing a painful truth that's already...
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Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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The woman he's never considered...
Might be the only one he'll ever need
Jada Allen's Christmas wishlist is simple: her gorgeous boss. A-list talent agent Max Moore counts on Jada to handle his life—and help him get through to his tween daughter. Yet workaholic Max never really notices her until a makeover reveals the vibrant woman he's taken for granted. Will one hot night shatter their working relationship or lead to...
Might be the only one he'll ever need
Jada Allen's Christmas wishlist is simple: her gorgeous boss. A-list talent agent Max Moore counts on Jada to handle his life—and help him get through to his tween daughter. Yet workaholic Max never really notices her until a makeover reveals the vibrant woman he's taken for granted. Will one hot night shatter their working relationship or lead to...
Publisher
Under the Milky Way
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
An award-winning narrative that tackles human trafficking with a sensitive style and dreamlike cinematography, LAKE LOS ANGELES is the story of two unlikely companions, a lonely Cuban exile and an undocumented Mexican girl struggling to survive in an unforgiving environment.. Nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Cine Latino Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.. "[With] captivating performances...
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Thom Andersen's landmark documentary LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF explores the tangled relationship between the movies and their fabled hometown as seen entirely though the films themselves. From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories...
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Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Paula Yoo's latest is a compelling, nuanced account of Los Angeles's 1992 uprising and its impact on its Korean and Black American communities. In the spring of 1992, after a jury returned not guilty verdicts in the trial of four police officers charged in the brutal beating of a Black man, Rodney King, Los Angeles was torn apart. Thousands of fires were set, causing more than a billion dollars in damage. In neighborhoods abandoned by the police,...
10) The rom-commers
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English
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"She's rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She's spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies-good ones! That win contests! But she's also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who needs full-time care. Now, when she gets a chance to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates-The Charlie Yates! Her personal writing god!-it's a...
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Fodor's Travel
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Whether you want to stroll down Hollywood's Walk of Fame, spot celebrities in Beverly Hills, or lounge at the beach in Malibu, the local Fodor's travel experts in Los Angeles are here to help! Fodor's Los Angeles guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time.This new edition has an easy-to-read layout, fresh information,
...12) The long goodbye
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English
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Marlowe is constantly on the move with a case involving a war-scarred drunk and his nymphomaniac wife. A psychotic gangster is on his trail; he is in trouble with the cops; and an unequaled number of corpses turn up.
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English
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"A former child starlet is plunged back into the dangerous glitter of Hollywood after discovering the body of a young actress"--
Hollywood is a sickness. Few people understand this better than Salma Lowe, progeny of Hollywood royalty and a former child-star turned guide of the Stars Six Feet Under tour bus. Salma spends her days leading tourists around the star-studded avenues of Hollywood, pointing out where actresses have met spectacular or untimely...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Edens Lost and Found highlights what communities all across the country are doing to revive their ecosystems and, as a result, improve the quality of life of all its citizens. Award-winning filmmakers Harry Wiland and Dale Bell herald an exciting sea change in the reltionship between ordinary citzens, environmental groups, and local government. This PBS special series witnesses and records a new spirit of cooperation among neighbors, planners, architects...
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English
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"The youngest of three brothers, K just wants to be an all-American boy-shooting hoops with his buddies and riding his Huffy around the San Fernando Valley. But K understands there's something different about himself, a longing that draws him closer to his friends while making him feel more and more alienated. At home, K must navigate another confusing identity: that of the faithful son of Iranian immigrants struggling to survive in the United States....
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Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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A thrilling new saga set in the instantly recognizable, neo-noir world of Blade Runner.The LAPD's top Blade Runner, Aahna 'Ash' Ashina, has been assigned to investigate the sudden disappearance of the wife and daughter of powerful business tycoon, Alexander Selwyn – a close personal friend of Eldon Tyrell. Ash's search will take her on a dark, violent journey deep into the crime-ridden underbelly of an alternative, rain-soaked future Los
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English
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"When a controversial celebrity rabbi drops dead over his matzoh ball soup at the famed Canter's Deli in Los Angeles, retired private eye Amos Parisman -- a sixtysomething, no-nonsense detective who lives with his addled wife in Park La Brea -- is hired by the temple's board to make sure everything is kosher. As he looks into what seems to be a simple, tragic accident, the ante is raised after others start to die or disappear, and Amos uncovers a...
18) Evergreen
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English
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"Los Angeles, 1946: It's been two years since Aki Ito and her family were released from Manzanar detention center and resettled in Chicago with other Japanese Americans. Now the Itos have finally been allowed to return home to California--but nothing is as they left it. The entire Japanese American community is starting from scratch, with thousands of people living in dismal refugee camps while they struggle to find new houses and jobs in over-crowded...
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English
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A ruthless dissection of American life in the late 1960s, 'Play It as It Lays' captures the mood of an entire generation, the ennui of contemporary society reflected in spare prose that blisters and haunts the reader. Set in a place beyond good and evil - literally in Hollywood, Las Vegas, and the barren wastes of the Mojave Desert, but figuratively in the landscape of an arid soul - it remains more than three decades after its original publication...
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Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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When artist Natalie Nourigat left her life in Portland to move to Los Angeles and pursue a job in animation, she realized that despite her research, nothing truly prepared her for the wild world that awaited in the studios of Southern California. This autobiographical how-to graphic novel explores the highest highs and lowest lows of pursuing a dream in animation. Brushed with a dose of humor and illustrated advice about salaries, studio culture,...
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