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Los Angeles Nonfiction Books

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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Set the Night on Fire: LA in the 60s (Mike Davis and Jon Wiener)
Set the Night on Fire: LA in the 60s (Mike Davis and Jon Wiener)
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City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (Mike Davis)
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (Mike Davis)
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Water to the Angels (Les Standiford)
Water to the Angels (Les Standiford)
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The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont (Shawn Levy)
The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont (Shawn Levy)
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Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of LA Punk (John Doe W/ Tom Desavia & Friends)
Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of LA Punk (John Doe W/ Tom Desavia & Friends)
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We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live (Joan Didion)
We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live (Joan Didion)
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The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles, and Beyond (Josh Stephens)
The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles, and Beyond (Josh Stephens)
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The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
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We Were Going to Change the World: Interviews With Women From the 1970s and 1980s Southern Californi (Stacy Russo)
We Were Going to Change the World: Interviews With Women From the 1970s and 1980s Southern Californi (Stacy Russo)
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40 Watts From Nowhere: A Journey Into Pirate Radio (Sue Carpenter)
40 Watts From Nowhere: A Journey Into Pirate Radio (Sue Carpenter)
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City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles (Jerald Podair)
City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles (Jerald Podair)
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Deadly Times: The 1910 Bombing of the Los Angeles Times (Lew Irwin)
Deadly Times: The 1910 Bombing of the Los Angeles Times (Lew Irwin)
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Nobody's Girl Friday: The Women Who Ran Hollywood (J.E. Smyth)
Nobody's Girl Friday: The Women Who Ran Hollywood (J.E. Smyth)
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Becoming Mexican American (George J Sánchez)
Becoming Mexican American (George J Sánchez)
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From Coveralls to Zoot Suits (Elizabeth R. Escobedo)
From Coveralls to Zoot Suits (Elizabeth R. Escobedo)
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American Lightning (Howard Blum)
American Lightning (Howard Blum)
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Dear Los Angeles (David Kipen (Editor))
Dear Los Angeles (David Kipen (Editor))
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Love, West Hollywood: Reflections of Los Angeles (Chris Freeman)
Love, West Hollywood: Reflections of Los Angeles (Chris Freeman)
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The Salon of Exiled Artists in California (Núria Añó)
The Salon of Exiled Artists in California (Núria Añó)
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The Reluctant Metropolis (William Fulton)
The Reluctant Metropolis (William Fulton)
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Kids and Cocktails Don't Mix (Heather Haldeman)
Kids and Cocktails Don't Mix (Heather Haldeman)
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Mexican Folk Narrative From the Los Angeles Area (Elaine K. Miller)
Mexican Folk Narrative From the Los Angeles Area (Elaine K. Miller)
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On Gold Mountain (Lisa See)
On Gold Mountain (Lisa See)
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Black Dahlia, Red Rose (Piu Eatwell)
Black Dahlia, Red Rose (Piu Eatwell)
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Failure Is What It's All About (Jörn Jacob Rohwer)
Failure Is What It's All About (Jörn Jacob Rohwer)
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The Chinatown War: Chinese Los Angeles and the Massacre of 1871 (Scott Zesch)
The Chinatown War: Chinese Los Angeles and the Massacre of 1871 (Scott Zesch)
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Eternity Street: Violence and Justice in Frontier Los Angeles (John MacK Faragher)
Eternity Street: Violence and Justice in Frontier Los Angeles (John MacK Faragher)
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
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G-Dog and the Homeboys (Celeste Fremon)
G-Dog and the Homeboys (Celeste Fremon)
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South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s (Kellie Jones)
South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s (Kellie Jones)
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The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles (Gary Krist)
The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles (Gary Krist)
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Everybody Had an Ocean: Music and Mayhem in 1960s Los Angeles (William McKeen)
Everybody Had an Ocean: Music and Mayhem in 1960s Los Angeles (William McKeen)
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The Source: The Untold Story of Father Yod, Ya Ho Wa 13, and the Source Family (Isis Aquarian)
The Source: The Untold Story of Father Yod, Ya Ho Wa 13, and the Source Family (Isis Aquarian)
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Homeboys: Gangs, Drugs, and the Prison in the Barrios of Los Angeles (Joan Moore)
Homeboys: Gangs, Drugs, and the Prison in the Barrios of Los Angeles (Joan Moore)
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We Got the Neutron Bomb (Marc Spitz)
We Got the Neutron Bomb (Marc Spitz)
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Floodpath (Jon Wilkman)
Floodpath (Jon Wilkman)
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Transparent (Cris Beam)
Transparent (Cris Beam)
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Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing (Joe Domanick)
Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing (Joe Domanick)
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Hollywood's Eve (Lili Anolik)
Hollywood's Eve (Lili Anolik)
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L.A. '56 (Joel Engel)
L.A. '56 (Joel Engel)
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