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Los Angeles Nonfiction Books - Page 2

A list of books that recall the history of Los Angeles from Hollywood to sports, tragedies and stories from peoples of all nationalities who shaped the melting pot culture the city is today.
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Crime Wave (James Ellroy)
Crime Wave
41
James Ellroy
You Can't Fall off the Floor (Harris Katleman)
You Can't Fall off the Floor
42
Harris Katleman
Hollywood's Spies (Laura B. Rosenzweig)
Hollywood's Spies
43
Laura B. Rosenzweig
Golden Dreams: How Hattie Mcdaniel Broke Barriers in Hollywood and Beyond (Charlene Porter)
Golden Dreams: How Hattie Mcdaniel Broke Barriers in Hollywood and Beyond
44
Charlene Porter
I Love Yous Are for White People (Lac Su)
I Love Yous Are for White People
45
Lac Su
The Lady From the Black Lagoon (Mallory O'Meara)
The Lady From the Black Lagoon
46
Mallory O'Meara
Gangster Squad (Paul Lieberman)
Gangster Squad
47
Paul Lieberman
Comic Books Incorporated (Shawna Kidman)
Comic Books Incorporated
48
Shawna Kidman
Hollywood: A Photographic Journey Through Foreverland (Keegan Allen)
Hollywood: A Photographic Journey Through Foreverland
49
Keegan Allen
Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir (Victoria Riskin)
Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir
50
Victoria Riskin
Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon (David McGowan)
Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon
51
David McGowan
100 Not So Famous Views of L.A. (Barbara A. Thomason)
100 Not So Famous Views of L.A.
52
Barbara A. Thomason
Policing Los Angeles: Race, Resistance, and the Rise of the LAPD (Max Felker-Kantor)
Policing Los Angeles: Race, Resistance, and the Rise of the LAPD
53
Max Felker-Kantor
Going Clear
Going Clear
54
Los Angeles in the 1970s (David Kukoff)
Los Angeles in the 1970s
55
David Kukoff
Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age (Michael Barrier)
Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age
56
Michael Barrier
Without Lying Down (Cari Beauchamp)
Without Lying Down
57
Cari Beauchamp
Chronicles of Old Los Angeles (James Roman)
Chronicles of Old Los Angeles
58
James Roman
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood (Neal Gabler)
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood
59
Neal Gabler
Water and Los Angeles: A Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941 (William Deverell)
Water and Los Angeles: A Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941
60
William Deverell
Dance Floor Democracy (Sherrie Tucker)
Dance Floor Democracy
61
Sherrie Tucker
Hard-Boiled Hollywood: Crime and Punishment in Postwar Los Angeles (Jon Lewis)
Hard-Boiled Hollywood: Crime and Punishment in Postwar Los Angeles
62
Jon Lewis
City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's (Otto Friedrich)
City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's
63
Otto Friedrich
City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771-1965 (Kelly Lytle Hernández)
City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771-1965
64
Kelly Lytle Hernández
Hollywood the Pioneers (Kevin Brownlow & John Kobal)
Hollywood the Pioneers
65
Kevin Brownlow & John Kobal
Making Black Los Angeles (Marne L. Campbell)
Making Black Los Angeles
66
Marne L. Campbell
The Beach Boys and the California Myth (David Leaf)
The Beach Boys and the California Myth
67
David Leaf
The Grim Sleeper (Christine Pelisek)
The Grim Sleeper
68
Christine Pelisek
Nearest Faraway Place (Timothy White)
Nearest Faraway Place
69
Timothy White
Thirsty: William Mulholland, California Water, and the Real Chinatown (Marc Weingarten)
Thirsty: William Mulholland, California Water, and the Real Chinatown
70
Marc Weingarten
The Wrecking Crew (Kent Hartman)
The Wrecking Crew
71
Kent Hartman
Sins of the City (Jim Heimann)
Sins of the City
72
Jim Heimann
My Name Is Love: The Darlene Love Story (Darlene Love)
My Name Is Love: The Darlene Love Story
73
Darlene Love
Holy Hip Hop in the City of Angels (Christina Zanfagna)
Holy Hip Hop in the City of Angels
74
Christina Zanfagna
Hotel California (Barney Hoskyns)
Hotel California
75
Barney Hoskyns
Civil Racism (Lynn Mie Itagaki)
Civil Racism
76
Lynn Mie Itagaki
Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and Music of Laurel Canyon (Harvey Kubernik)
Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and Music of Laurel Canyon
77
Harvey Kubernik
Shameful Victory (John H.M. Laslett)
Shameful Victory
78
John H.M. Laslett
Los Angeles Street Food (Farley Elliott)
Los Angeles Street Food
79
Farley Elliott
City Girls: The Nisei Social World in Los Angeles, 1920-1950 (Valerie J. Matsumoto)
City Girls: The Nisei Social World in Los Angeles, 1920-1950
80
Valerie J. Matsumoto
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