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Every city has its urban legends, its tall tales, and even its outright lies; Hollywood and Los Angeles have enough to fill a book and Paul Young has done just that. L.A. EXPOSED includes the facts behind the myths surrounding everything from the tall tales of tinsel town, to the legend and lore of L.A. landmarks, to rock'n'roll rumors, to Southern California's unnatural history, to the city's crime lore, to tales of corruption and conspiracy in the land of sunshine and health. L.A. Exposed dares to ask the hard questions: Does L.A. really have earthquake weather? Did Alfred Hitchcock ask Grace Kelly to do a striptease in her front window? Is there treasure buried in the Watts Towers? Are there still opium dens in Chinatown? Was Barbara Streisand ever in a porn film? Young gives readers the lowdown on the city's most enduring myths, exploring their origins, and whether there is an ounce of truth to any of them. L.A. EXPOSED inventive, witty, and addictive is sure to be a hit in L.A. and beyond. AUTHOR: Paul Young
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | ACT One by Moss Hart
Description not available.The author, a successful playwright, recounts his lifelong involvement in the theater, in a remarkable autobiography that captures the American theatrical world. Reissue. 10,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Moss Hart
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Delights & Prejudices by James A. Beard, Julia Child, Karl W. Stuecklen
This selection of Beard`s reminiscences about his passionate involvement with food is as close as he ever came to writing the story of his long, colorful, obsessive life. AUTHOR: James A. Beard, Julia Child, Karl W. Stuecklen
PUBLISHER: Running Press Book Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Milk Mustache by Jay Schulberg
Description not available.Reproduces all of the color pictures from the hugely popular advertising campaign in which celebrities sport milk mustaches, along with some new ones, takes readers behind the scenes of the photograph sessions, and looks at some spoofs of the series. Original. 150,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Jay Schulberg
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Difference Engine by Doron Swade
Description not available.A portrait of early nineteenth-century mathematician Charles Babbage describes his efforts to construct the first computing machine more than one century before the invention of the modern computer. Reprint. AUTHOR: Doron Swade
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Magic of Christmas Miracles by Jamie C. Miller, Jennifer B. Sander, Laura Lewis
Description not available.A follow-up to Christmas Miracles, a collection of inspiring stories of real-life people whose lives were changed by small yet miraculous Yuletide events includes the story of a lonely woman's visit from an angel. 90,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Jamie C. Miller, Jennifer B. Sander, Laura Lewis
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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