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By: Snow, Richard
Disney’s Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World
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A propulsive and “entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) history chronicling the conception and creation of the iconic Disneyland theme park, as told like never before by popular historian Richard Sn… [more below]
- Author: Snow, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: December 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1501190814
- Language: English
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By: Connelly, Michael
The Concrete Blonde
$29.00
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Detective Harry Bosch was sure he’d shot the serial killer responsible for a string of murders in LA . . . but now, a new crime makes him question his convictions.
The Dollmaker was the name of the se… [more below]
- Series: Harry Bosch Novel #3
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: October 07 2005
- ISBN10: 0316153834
- Language: English
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By: Connelly, Michael
The Black Box
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In this “superb” thriller, Detective Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to the unsolved killing of a young female photographer during the 1992 L.A. riots (Wall Street Journal).
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- Series: Harry Bosch Novel #16
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 16 2013
- ISBN10: 1455526959
- Language: English
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By: Connelly, Michael
The Closers
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In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch joins LA’s elite Open/Unsolved Unit to help piece together the mysterious death of a teenage girl.
He walked away from the job three years ag… [more below]
- Series: Harry Bosch #11
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0446699551
- Language: English
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By: Connelly, Michael
The Lincoln Lawyer
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The bestselling legal thriller–and upcoming Netflix series–has charismatic defense attorney Mickey Haller taking on a slam-dunk court case involving a Beverly Hills playboy–but as it spirals into a… [more below]
- Series: Lincoln Lawyer Novel #1
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: October 27 2008
- ISBN10: 0316154741
- Language: English
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By: LeBlanc, Hayley
The Hayley Mysteries: The Haunted Studio
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The first book in an exciting new middle grade mystery series from actress, artist, and social star Hayley LeBlanc!

In Hayley Mysteries: The Haunted Studio, when Hayley is cast as the lead in a Nancy

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- Series: The Hayley Mysteries #1
- Author: LeBlanc, Hayley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: July 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1728251982
- Language: English
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By: Lazenby, Roland
Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant
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The definitive portrait of Kobe Bryant, from the author of Michael Jordan. “Lazenby’s detailed research and fantastic writing paint a complex, engaging picture of one of the NBA’s greats” (Kurt Helin,… [more below]
- Author: Lazenby, Roland
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: December 12 2017
- ISBN10: 0316387142
- Language: English
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By: Fante, John
The Road to Los Angeles
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I had a lot of jobs in Los Angeles Harbor because our family was poor and my father was dead. My first job was ditchdigging a short time after I graduated from high school. Every night I couldn’t slee

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- Author: Fante, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 31 2002
- ISBN10: 0876856490
- Language: English
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By: Connelly, Michael
The Narrows
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In the depths of the Nevada desert, FBI agent Rachel Walling and former LAPD Detective Harry Bosch must confront The Poet, a terrifying serial killer who leads them down a dark and twisted path.
FBI a… [more below]
- Series: Harry Bosch Novel #10
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0446699543
- Language: English
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By: Crais, Robert
Stalking the Angel: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel
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Meet Elvis Cole, L.A. private eye . . . he quotes Jiminy Cricket and carries a .38. He’s a literate, wisecreacking Vietnam vet who is determined never to grow up.

The blonde who walked into Cole’s of

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- Series: Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel #2
- Author: Crais, Robert
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 28 2020
- ISBN10: 0593157168
- Language: English
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By: Connelly, Michael
Lost Light
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In this New York Times bestseller, retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch wants justice for a murdered production assistant — but without his police badge, can he take down a powerful and ruthless killer… [more below]
- Series: Harry Bosch Novel #9
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0446699527
- Language: English
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By: Ross, Steven J.
Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America
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A 2018 FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE

” Hitler in Los Angeles] is part thriller and all chiller, about how close the California Reich came to succeeding” (Los Angeles Times).

No American city was mo

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- Author: Ross, Steven J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1620405636
- Language: English
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By: Fleming, Charles
Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles (Revised September 2020)
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Revised and Updated in September 2020

Containing walks and detailed maps from throughout the city, Secret Stairs highlights the charms and quirks of a unique feature of the Los Angeles landscape, and

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- Author: Fleming, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1595800506
- Language: English
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By: Raymond Chandler
Farewell, My Lovely
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The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the “quintessential urban private eye” (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe – Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film M… [more below]
- Series: Philip Marlowe Novel #2
- Author: Chandler, Raymond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 12 2002
- ISBN10: 0394758277
- Language: English
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By: Connelly, Michael
City of Bones
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When a dog unearths evidence of a murder in the Hollywood Hills, Detective Harry Bosch must tackle a cold case that sparks memories he’s tried to forget.
It’s a cold case, but for Detective Harry Bosch… [more below]
- Series: Harry Bosch #8
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0446699535
- Language: English
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By: Charlene Willing McManis
Indian No More
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Notable Children’s Book, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Editors’ Choices for Books for Youth, Booklist
Notable Books for a Global Society, International Literacy Association (ILA)

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- Author: McManis, Charlene Willing
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: July 12 2023
- ISBN10: 9798885789479
- Language: English
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By: Raymond Chandler
The Big Sleep
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The renowned novel from the crime fiction master, with the “quintessential urban private eye” (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe. – Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film Marlowe, star… [more below]
- Series: Philip Marlowe Novel #1
- Author: Chandler, Raymond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 12 1988
- ISBN10: 0394758285
- Language: English
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By: Doe, John
Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk
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Under the Big Black Sun explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it’s never been told before. John Doe of the legendary band X and co-author Tom DeSavi… [more below]
- Author: Doe, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 25 2017
- ISBN10: 0306825333
- Language: English
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By: Hurwitz, Gregg
The Program
$8.99
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The series that started it all

In this powerful follow-up to his action-packed thriller The Kill Clause, Gregg Hurwitz, the new maestro of pulse-pounding suspense, ratchets up the excitement with anot

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- Series: Tim Rackley Novels
- Author: Hurwitz, Gregg
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: August 30 2005
- ISBN10: 0060530413
- Language: English
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By: Bradbury, Ray
Let’s All Kill Constance
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On a dismal evening in the previous century, an unnamed writer in Venice, California, answers a furious pounding at his beachfront bungalow door and again admits Constance Rattigan into his life. An a

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- Author: Bradbury, Ray
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 30 2003
- ISBN10: 0060561785
- Language: English