Santa Monica Press – serie
Visar alla böcker i serien Santa Monica Press. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
88 produkter
La Noir
The City as Character
Häftad, 2005
194 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A guide to noir films and their California settings, illustrating how the films use LA's diverse cityscape and architecture to convey a unique vision of urban corruption and existential fatalism. Dozens of noir and neo-noir films are featured, including classics such as Crimson Kimono, Double …
Secret Stairs
A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles (Revised January 2026)
Häftad, 2010
293 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Revised and Updated in January 2026!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 chronicles the geographical, architectural, and historical aspects of the city’s staircases, as well …
Rise And Shine
The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Journey from Near Death to Full Recovery
Av Simon Lewis
Inbunden, 2010
230 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A first-person account of sudden, unexpected tragedy and life-affirming courage, this remarkable tale of regeneration imparts lessons both medical and spiritual.
I Say, I Say...son!
A Tribute to Legendary Animators Bob, Chuck, and Tom McKimson
Inbunden, 2012
510 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The first survey dedicated to the work of the McKimson brothers, I Say, I Say...Son!' offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the upper echelon of 20th century animation and examines the creative process behind the making of numerous popular characters and classic programs. This collection also …
Ventura and Zelzah
Av J.G. Bryan
2022, 15+ år
138 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A tale of teenage friendships set in 1970's suburban Los AngelesIn the haze of a hot San Fernando Valley summer in 1970’s Los Angeles, Douglas and his friends—Hank, Weddy, and Ronnie—struggle with their awkward teenage years during a confusing and highly permissive era. Weed and alcohol are …
Earplug Erotica
Av Mike McCoy
Häftad, 2021
127 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Do You Have a Naughty Mind?Some readers of Mike McCoy's Earplug Erotica will simply see earplugs placed in a variety of domestic and outdoor settings.Others might see earplugs representing people of all genders and orientation engaged in a wide variety of bawdy activities!What do you see? Do you …
Dressmaker's Daughter
Av Linda Boroff
Häftad, 2022, 15+ år
141 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Beautiful and spirited Daniela dreams of becoming a doctor while growing up in Yedinitz, Romania in 1940, but as a Jew, she is barred from higher education. Her mother, who is the dressmaker to a local countess, hires her a tutor, the rebellious and precocious Mihail. The two soon begin a …
Lighter Side of Yoga
Av Mike Nevitt
Häftad, 2022
146 kr
Lägg i varukorg
From cell phone users in yoga classes to Zoom yoga participants sneaking wine and cheese off camera to those folks who just can't help peeking during meditation sessions, The Lighter Side of Yoga presents the humorous and offbeat aspects of yoga through Mike Nevitt’s satiric comics.The many …
Bingo!
Reflections on Over Forty Years in the NBA
Inbunden, 2022
253 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Bingo!: Forty Years in the NBA is the memoir of legendary Los Angeles Clippers and sports broadcaster Ralph Lawler. Bingo! covers Lawler’s extraordinary life and career, from his childhood in Peoria, Illinois; through his time at Bradley University; to the beginning of his sports announcing career …
Nocturnal Admissions
A Nightlife Memoir
Inbunden, 2022
237 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Steve Adelman’s humorous and engaging memoir reflects on his years as the director and owner of some of the world’s most popular nightclubs, including the Roxy, Limelight, Tunnel, and Palladium in the heyday of clubs in New York City during the 1980s and 1990s, followed by Avalon (Boston, …
It Happened Right Here!
America’s Pop Culture Landmarks
Av Chris Epting
Häftad, 2023
223 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Author Chris Epting established a new genre in book publishing when a trio of titles in the early 2000s—James Dean Died Here: The Locations of America’s Pop Culture Landmarks, Elvis Presley Passed Here, and Marilyn Monroe Dyed Here—were released to critical acclaim and introduced readers to a …
Chasing Dreams: The True Story of the Youngest Female Tevis Cup Champion
Inbunden, 2023
253 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Thrilling and Emotional Memoir from Endurance Horse Racing Legend Sanoma BlakeleyChasing Dreams: The True Story of the Youngest Female Tevis Cup Champion is the incredible, action-packed memoir of Sanoma Blakeley’s 2019 Tevis Cup championship, won while riding her beloved horse Goober, and the …
Ventura and Winnetka
Av J.G. Bryan
Häftad, 2023, 15+ år
146 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The author of Ventura and Zelzah follows up that critically acclaimed debut novel with Ventura and Winnetka, a stand-alone work that furthers the adventures of Douglas and his friends as they come of age in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley in the late 1970s.As seniors in high school, the …
Inventing Paradise
The Power Brokers Who Created, Bought, and Sold the Dream of Los Angeles
Av Paul Haddad
Inbunden, 2024
277 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles traces the improbable rise of Los Angeles through the prism of six visionaries who had outsize influence on the city’s growth: Phineas Banning, Harrison Gray Otis, Henry Huntington, Harry Chandler, William Mulholland, and …
Offbeat Museums
The Collections and Curators of America's Most Unusual Museums
Av Saul Rubin
Häftad, 1997
204 kr
Tillfälligt slut
A guided tour of the United States' strangest institutions and the people who run them. Includes the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, Cockroach Hall of Fame, Liberace Museum, Museum of Menstruation, Museum of Jurassic Technology, Museum of Death, Nut Museum... 50 museums in all! …
Book of Good Habits
Simple and Creative Ways to Enrich Your Life
Häftad, 1997
111 kr
Tillfälligt slut
The Book of Good Habits contains nearly 2,000 simple and creative ways to enrich your life. Dirk Mathison uses wit, humor, satire and a dash of cynicism to blend his own good habit recommendations with those of a diverse array of philosophers and fools, from Confucius and Abraham Lincoln to James …
Atomic Wedgies, Wet Willies, & Other Acts Of Roguery
Av Dean Martin, Greg Tananbaum
Häftad, 2005
127 kr
Tillfälligt slut
This authoritative guide to those annoying and embarrassing tricks everyone grows up with (and maybe never outgrow) provides |sage| advice for the young and the young at heart. Arranged in encyclopaedic format, each of the more than 50 entries includes a formal definition of the prank, followed by …
Elvis Presley Passed Here
Even More Locations of America's Pop Culture Landmarks
Av Chris Epting
Häftad, 2005
166 kr
Tillfälligt slut
This amazing portrait of the bizarre, shocking, weird and wonderful moments that have come to define American popular culture is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed James Dean Died Here and Marilyn Monroe Dyed Here. A third collection of the locations where the most significant events in …
5,000 Reasons To Smile ... For Chicks
Häftad, 2005
116 kr
Tillfälligt slut
This entertaining menu of food for thought is a compilation of aspects of daily life - including the people, the places, things, experiences and feelings that encourage women to relish their femininity. Examples include a great bargain, sleeping in, two-for-one drink specials, a sizzling goodnight …
French For Le Snob
Adding Panache to Your Everyday Conversations
Av Yvette Reche
Häftad, 2005
171 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Designed to enable quick-witted English speakers to use the many French loanwords of the English vocabulary with an impeccable French pronunciation, this book details and defines approximately 2,500 French terms that have become part of the English lexicon. Its many definitions will allow creative …
My So-called Digital Life
2000 Teenagers, 300 Cameras and 30 Days to Document Their World
Av Bob Pletka, Bob Pletka
Häftad, 2005
223 kr
Tillfälligt slut
A photo essay stemming from a unique project organised by a Californian schoolteacher. 2000 students from across the state were given digital cameras and a time limit of one month to document, in pictures and words, their day-to-day experiences. The students were able to communicate with each other …
Redneck Haiku
Double-Wide Edition
Av Mary K Witte
Häftad, 2005
137 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Over 250 redneck poems sure to crack even the most bucktoothed of smiles. The redneck lifestyle gets the black tie treatment in the hilariously contrasting filter of formal Japanese haiku, employing the standard three line, thirteen syllable constraint. The whole spectrum of redneck culture comes …
Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra And Einstein's Brain
The Locations of America's Pop Culture Artifacts
Av Chris Epting
Häftad, 2006
166 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Anyone who has ever wondered where Dorothy's ruby slippers, the limo that JFK was riding in when he was assassinated or Michael Jackson's sequinned glove are housed will find the answers here. Hundreds of items from America's pop culture past - its history, its sports, its movies, crime and TV - …
Captured!
Inside the World of Celebrity Trials
Av Mona Shafer Edwards, Jody Handley
Häftad, 2006
230 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Spellbinding courtroom illustrations of the most celebrated and talked-about trials of the last 25 years, coupled with insider observations and case summaries. Sketches of OJ Simpson staring passively ahead while a projected image of his battered wife looms behind him and the parade of beautiful …
Creepy Crawls
A Horror Fiend's Travel Guide
Av Leon Marcelo
Häftad, 2006
179 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Macabre city offerings and variously vile movie locations are explored in hair-raising detail in this entertaining travel guide. The names and addresses of people, places and - of course - things associated with the horror genre - such as the real-life Baltimore haunts of Edgar Allen Poe, the final …
Silent Traces
Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin
Häftad, 2006
223 kr
Tillfälligt slut
A work of cinematic archaeology unearthing titbits of the history of Los Angeles and the early film industry hidden within Chaplin's timeless films. Combines movie images with archival photographs, vintage maps, contemporary photographs and scores of then-and-now comparison photos to conjure the …
Opening Lines, Pinky Probes And L-bombs
The Girls & Sports Dating and Relationship Playbook
Av Justin Borus, Andrew Feinstein
Häftad, 2006
144 kr
Tillfälligt slut
The first book to come from the legendary comic strip Girls & Sports. Borus and Feinstein fearlessly tackle the issues most important to single people - dating, sports, relationships, the bar and club scene, working out, parties and holidays. They treat readers to an open, honest and humorous look …
Things You Can Do While You're Naked
Av Jaime Andrews, Jessica Doherty
Häftad, 2007
135 kr
Tillfälligt slut
In a society filled with images of perfect-figured models and individuals obsessed with diets, The Naked Guy is here to remind readers not to take themselves to seriously. The Naked Guy is an average Joe whose ability to be comfortable in his own skin contributes enormously to the humorous tone of …
Led Zeppelin Crashed Here
The Rock n Roll Landmarks of North America
Av Chris Epting
Häftad, 2007
171 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Journey through America's rock n roll history with the musical landmarks detailed in this extensive colelction... Nearly 600 locations, including birthplaces, concert locales, hotel rooms and graves, are neatly compiled and paired with historical tidbits, trivia, photographs and backstage lore - …
