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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
Like family sagas and crime fiction? Paradise Palms: Red Menace Mob is driven by a gangster underworld intertwined with the Jewish patriarch of a family-run Hollywood hotel in 1950s L.A. Kirkus Reviews says "the writing is vividly descriptive, snarky, and funny, but it doesn't shy away from engaging with serious issues, such as homophobia, racism, and police corruption" while the U.S. Review of Books calls it "an intricate tale that rings with authenticity."
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AN L.A. TIMES BESTSELLER
10,000 Steps a day is a universally recognized fitness regimen endorsed by everyone from the Surgeon General to the WHO to Dr. Oz. The book is geared for Los Angeles residents interested in the city’s history and hidden gems. Its 57 walks cover the entire L.A. basin. Includes optimal picnic spots, restaurants, and dog routes. It’s the most fun you’ll ever have exploring the City of Angels! This is the second edition of the popular 10,000 Steps a Day: 52 Walking Adventures. Read more. |
ON L.A. TACO'S 2021 LIST OF "BOOKS TO
READ, GIFT, AND GET INSPIRED BY" Freewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles explores how social, economic, political, and cultural demands created the web of freeways whose very form—futuristic, majestic, and progressive—perfectly encapsulates the City of Angels. The book also gives voice to those individuals whose lives were inextricably connected—for better or worse—to the city’s freeways. Twelve chapters cover L.A.'s twelve major freeways with unprecedented details that shed light on how freeways built Los Angeles. |
1st PLACE, Best YA Novel,
2016 So. California Book Festival At a prestigious Los Angeles high school in the year 2080, five brilliant high school students create a humanistic female robot as part of a nationwide contest. But the students inadvertently corrupt "Aramid" with the worst parts of themselves, making her go rogue -- perhaps deadly. Can they save her before it's too late? If you like sci-fi thrillers with layers of moral complexity, this one's for you! Ages: High School on up, in print and eBook.
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1st PLACE, Best YA Novel,
2017 Los Angeles Book Festival Featured at the 2014 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Skinny White Freak is Young Adult "coming of rage" novel whose themes extend into adulthood. Tormented by a camp bully named "Worm" in 1970s L.A., Adam learns that dealing with the bully has less to do with self-preservation and more about self-acceptance. Contains more than 60 illustrations by the author. Available in paperback and eBook formats.
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PRAISE FROM OVER 20 MEDIA OUTLETS. LA DAILY NEWS: "ONE OF 2012'S BEST BASEBALL BOOKS"
The Los Angeles Times said, "With Vin Scully's broadcasts as a touchstone, Paul Haddad revives the glory years of the Dodgers. His recollections are as rich and wonderful as Scully himself." The Daily News called it one of the best baseball books of the year. If you're a die-hard Dodger fan or have one in your life, this is a must-read, especially for those who want to remember the immortal calls of Vin Scully. Available in paperback.
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