More Los Angeles Area Guides!

Are you fascinated by the sins and seams and glittery glory of Hollywood, California? Then this is the Hollywood tour book for you!

Here's the Midwest Book Review blurb: "The Ultimate Hollywood Tour Book is an incomparable guide to the homes of movie stars, movie and television locations, scandals, murders, suicides, and all the other famous Hollywood tourist sites. Now in an expanded second edition, The Ultimate Hollywood Tour Book features 88 pages of updated listings including (for the first time) the locations of the "Melrose Place" and "Seinfeld" apartments; sites from recently released feature films (Volcano, The Lost World, The Nutty Professor); new Hollywood hot spots; and the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. This new edition also includes updates on the O. J. Simpson case; explores the death of controversial producer Don Simpson; and includes many new anecdotes such as Hugh Hefner's purchase of a crypt next to Marilyn Monroe; Lana Turner's hard-to-believe "confession" in the Johnny Stompanato murder case; and the sale of Madonna's five million dollar Hollywood Hills castle (the same castle used by gangster "Bugsy" Siegel as a gambling den. The Ultimate Hollywood Tour Book is enhanced with 33 maps and 49 photographs (including rare aerials of celebrities' homes) ... "

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(Out of print Aug. 2003. Click "Buy" to check on a new edition or buy used.) This way-cool, irreverent guide to Lozangeleeze action used to sell like hotcakes. Er, make that California rolls. Here's the blurb: "Unlike the competition, this guide isn't afraid to cross the line of the genteel guidebook and enter L.A.'s raw, steamy side. Written in a hip, fun, concise style with a streamlined, sharp design, it is a must for out-of-towners looking to make the most of their visit or those who are just fascinated by the unique urban phenomenon that is L.A."

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Go ye to Amazon.com (by clicking the "buy" icon) and read some amazing thumbnail reviews from the likes of Lady Rosemary Peel (the rich bastard author's grandmother), Princess Birgitta von Liechtenstein -- and, of course, Micky Dolenz of The Monkees. Funny, weird, and somehow frightening. A must-have for L.A. residents and well-heeled L.A. visitors.

(Note: As of May, 2006, this book appears to be out of print, and the funny reviews are gone. Used copies are available.)

Here's the publisher's blurb: "The first in the much-anticipated series of high-end travel guides, Simon St. Goar Kelton's The Rich Bastard's Guide to Los Angeles sets a new standard in combining witty reviews and outrageous personal anecdotes with a truly extraordinary amount of information on how to have the very best time in Los Angeles. A bible for The first in the much-anticipated series of high-end travel guides, Simon St. Goar Kelton's The Rich Bastard's Guide to Los Angeles sets a new standard in combining witty reviews and outrageous personal anecdotes with a truly extraordinary amount of information on how to have the very best time in Los Angeles. A bible for residents and travelers alike.

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Whoa. Here's the publisher's blurb: "Imbued with the cross-pollinated sensibility of The Encyclopedia of Bad Taste and Roadside America, this is the best of the obscure, the absurd, and the perverse in Los Angeles. In other words, L.A. Bizarro is the Fodor's Guide to/from the Land of Never, Never. Most information available to people traveling to or living in L.A. is geared to mainstream tastes and the peanut-munching crowds. Finally, here's a guide for those who view the world through a psychedelic lens. Inside you'll find a guide to eateries, sex shops, curious tourist attractions, nude beaches, dive bars, off-the-beaten-path museums, murder sites, cemeteries, and more."

Sounds truly indespensible. Unfortunately, it seems to be out of print. Click "buy" to get a used copy.

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