Imagine having a hip, in-the-know friend in every city you wanted to visit. And imagine that he's excited when you say “hey, I'm going to be in town for a few days; anything I shouldn't miss?” So excited, in fact, that he riffs for 145 entire pages about secret spots, local intel, insider trivia, and hot tips that you'd never have known otherwise. Anyway, that's kind of what a Wildsam Field Guide feels like. Los Angeles edition includes: The Dozen L.A. Albums to Add to Your Vinyl Collection; Our Picks for Best Flea Market, Surf Shop, Denim Supply And More; A Screenwriting Tutorial From the Chinatown Script; Outdoor Adventures, From Sailing Catalina to the Bridge to Nowhere; Hollywood's History of Destroying L.A. on the Big Screen; A Timeline to Magic Johnson and the Showtime Lakers; The 1992 Riots and How the Los Angeles Times Won a Pulitzer Prize; and An Interview With Beloved Chef (and Pizza Maestro) Nancy Silverton.