tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310524406581903252024-02-06T18:20:32.967-08:00Downtown Book BlogMetropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-32442315010593272902010-06-19T17:48:00.000-07:002010-06-19T17:49:29.399-07:00We've moved this blogWe are now on wordpress; here is the address.<br /><br /><a href="http://metropolisbooksla.wordpress.com/">http://metropolisbooksla.wordpress.com/</a><br /><br /><br />See you there...Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-21528167362594203722010-06-16T15:35:00.000-07:002010-06-16T15:41:55.497-07:00Free Movie Passes-The Girl Who Played with Fire<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MwFgiVNOO8TWgVw5LCrOsY5NXK2CtBSxR6Utj0g_du_5ZOPGiHgHwmFj_UBgeMF4IUMTcolhPQSeNpi8iax7TBPJNe_gjNv2IMRUv_B7zI0TrjnX1tQXnH-8nx8QtX9Os6Mm00KDFcQ/s1600/firepostersmaller.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483504728830027426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MwFgiVNOO8TWgVw5LCrOsY5NXK2CtBSxR6Utj0g_du_5ZOPGiHgHwmFj_UBgeMF4IUMTcolhPQSeNpi8iax7TBPJNe_gjNv2IMRUv_B7zI0TrjnX1tQXnH-8nx8QtX9Os6Mm00KDFcQ/s400/firepostersmaller.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Drop by the store and enter to win free movie passes to the latest Stieg Larsson movie, "The Girl who Played with Fire" Opening July 9th. in Pasadena at the Playhouse 7. </div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-24812760050431171902010-06-01T10:23:00.000-07:002010-06-01T10:30:13.786-07:00A link to our June Newsletter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOtvyCNNsbsOhmaOL-4UQPhSRGx7gQUlaBZZ7W0oZaxihzebdx__3kQqfCu2-5NHQ4xmk3Vm-F7mgXf3XDBcm0df6WPGm00udkmZH8wJManlBKI3k93BvbQzsUcpCqFyz0VkuYAr1DU8/s1600/logo4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477858851093110178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 155px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOtvyCNNsbsOhmaOL-4UQPhSRGx7gQUlaBZZ7W0oZaxihzebdx__3kQqfCu2-5NHQ4xmk3Vm-F7mgXf3XDBcm0df6WPGm00udkmZH8wJManlBKI3k93BvbQzsUcpCqFyz0VkuYAr1DU8/s400/logo4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Read about our upcoming events:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.metropolisbooksla.com/images/junenewsletter.pdf">http://www.metropolisbooksla.com/images/junenewsletter.pdf</a></div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-59048488789096312652010-05-29T11:17:00.000-07:002010-05-29T11:23:10.765-07:00Vote for us!! We've been nominated for Best Bookstore of Downtown.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhjdu4Oor32WmCdsjC2ae9BWFqfWehqxX64HgrtyRZSmQCcoq809Onz93krkjov1ArBKykdOkbVn5fdXTUqwAsDcQewY3S8CFpVMpmdkpM5xLcafQYAZxvgHvJ-0FWkbgaEB55Ddj4o8/s1600/web_logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476759121580065858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhjdu4Oor32WmCdsjC2ae9BWFqfWehqxX64HgrtyRZSmQCcoq809Onz93krkjov1ArBKykdOkbVn5fdXTUqwAsDcQewY3S8CFpVMpmdkpM5xLcafQYAZxvgHvJ-0FWkbgaEB55Ddj4o8/s400/web_logo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Vote for us as your best bookstore of Downtown..<a href="http://www.votebestof.com/">http://www.votebestof.com/</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-44138321175154893032010-05-12T12:15:00.000-07:002010-05-12T12:32:10.977-07:00Signed 1st. Editions in stock!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBsFC8nBi_Q7IIALL-9gcD2NIizFmc1qB3-U6dzeUPq8k07XXzppgM32looI9w_V47NwkqNP45qaF1HXXMrJ7JDyHq3ko4DE5SYRvhtSmK8P66i2QFwiKeFHx5OfuK9_3adapDkqPtQk/s1600/war%2520child.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470467802589957170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBsFC8nBi_Q7IIALL-9gcD2NIizFmc1qB3-U6dzeUPq8k07XXzppgM32looI9w_V47NwkqNP45qaF1HXXMrJ7JDyHq3ko4DE5SYRvhtSmK8P66i2QFwiKeFHx5OfuK9_3adapDkqPtQk/s400/war%2520child.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxVqCxyOs73dW5c1TAkRPSWinh2lyMX8v0dAkGwgWgL6h0T0BJuHdB7CH6RDek6kS3nDUvnpuwWpbfsNjZgv5oyT6k6sBgGJTjzvTEDz_SznkpfKDePMELTMXRwEh9smMZnkCJMYZikU/s1600/la_noir_pb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470467353728496226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 182px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxVqCxyOs73dW5c1TAkRPSWinh2lyMX8v0dAkGwgWgL6h0T0BJuHdB7CH6RDek6kS3nDUvnpuwWpbfsNjZgv5oyT6k6sBgGJTjzvTEDz_SznkpfKDePMELTMXRwEh9smMZnkCJMYZikU/s400/la_noir_pb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnmetFXet20QoWZ6rAeEHQuNSCQzOCeqICrxAEsv7E5XIzGjiUnM91aAEbZk0RUaGCUBL5D1nKWZ4GJiRGw8RajPW5QQkl7kuwDN_K8YeoGQPDETu6iuh4JJ71oYqwYFj-5haUVk3XP4/s1600/Anywhere_but_LA_-_final_cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470467073160242322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 323px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnmetFXet20QoWZ6rAeEHQuNSCQzOCeqICrxAEsv7E5XIzGjiUnM91aAEbZk0RUaGCUBL5D1nKWZ4GJiRGw8RajPW5QQkl7kuwDN_K8YeoGQPDETu6iuh4JJ71oYqwYFj-5haUVk3XP4/s400/Anywhere_but_LA_-_final_cover.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BgO6_fOFtP_yq-fTAok3BU3NTFtlPP3dZEMIB6391DidDT8vNRCYoTqp1vaaaxx1myXUAMhZDlBXRRCRAmpzrYj7jU07tjWY6BX_bMOTQaWOtkud-4wN3xUn1fsf-B2CwGQwhFkF2tQ/s1600/homegrown.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470466894812415714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 161px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BgO6_fOFtP_yq-fTAok3BU3NTFtlPP3dZEMIB6391DidDT8vNRCYoTqp1vaaaxx1myXUAMhZDlBXRRCRAmpzrYj7jU07tjWY6BX_bMOTQaWOtkud-4wN3xUn1fsf-B2CwGQwhFkF2tQ/s400/homegrown.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoae__SKF5m75gMJtYjS7ZEoFlemMc72W4d_6M3Al5xH34ouVql3KvyST2AFlunnxsnW-MJZSH9EVPXl0b5tBA-ERiBw_zQXUww9l_B41ULn8VFGXAT0hrIXPQUkdTmNDuhYRVKgRU1A/s1600/62549903.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470466488412545490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 190px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoae__SKF5m75gMJtYjS7ZEoFlemMc72W4d_6M3Al5xH34ouVql3KvyST2AFlunnxsnW-MJZSH9EVPXl0b5tBA-ERiBw_zQXUww9l_B41ULn8VFGXAT0hrIXPQUkdTmNDuhYRVKgRU1A/s400/62549903.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOorQ5I1lIcns1vyG5nkZrD78eNPEdRUD1tj7WhmJe4SH5ZYn-p5gck10JFTtBabS894ml6GUgFWmmNhDXgena7iptNzz-1zK8uSEsKiss7EG-ZFPqKVlWaVCNcboKPyHuZA4X_TDXj8/s1600/eaarth-200.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470466350409199522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOorQ5I1lIcns1vyG5nkZrD78eNPEdRUD1tj7WhmJe4SH5ZYn-p5gck10JFTtBabS894ml6GUgFWmmNhDXgena7iptNzz-1zK8uSEsKiss7EG-ZFPqKVlWaVCNcboKPyHuZA4X_TDXj8/s400/eaarth-200.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-48367701466394085142010-05-12T12:12:00.001-07:002010-05-12T12:15:35.748-07:00Event this Weekend Reminder-David Kulczyk<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3t7A27Z5Ye9at3fVJZ5sZ_82AMZHDkSeRa_hvB-fc4bQ7MIDABMhLY5TSvjrs2DUgZv6OKqkMComLdTX6-wOimAvigG1LxOQyJjdwSrYB_B-Ga2eXCedM9V2jH1wofUANJftrr-C_5A/s1600/Death_in_California.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470463955842128754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3t7A27Z5Ye9at3fVJZ5sZ_82AMZHDkSeRa_hvB-fc4bQ7MIDABMhLY5TSvjrs2DUgZv6OKqkMComLdTX6-wOimAvigG1LxOQyJjdwSrYB_B-Ga2eXCedM9V2jH1wofUANJftrr-C_5A/s400/Death_in_California.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><a id="myphotolink" href="javascript:void(0);" target="" ecmhref="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2554388&id=529862994"></a><a class="underline" href="javascript:void(0);" target="" rel="nofollow" ecmtarget="_blank" ecmhref="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/imageviewer.asp?ean=9780805090567" cmimpressionsent="1"></a><a class="underline" href="javascript:void(0);" target="" rel="nofollow" ecmtarget="_blank" ecmhref="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/imageviewer.asp?ean=9781615558919" cmimpressionsent="1"></a><a class="underline" href="javascript:void(0);" target="" rel="nofollow" ecmtarget="_blank" ecmhref="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/imageviewer.asp?ean=9780553907339" cmimpressionsent="1"></a><a class="underline" href="javascript:void(0);" target="" rel="nofollow" ecmtarget="_blank" ecmhref="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/imageviewer.asp?ean=9780982160138" cmimpressionsent="1"></a><a class="underline" href="javascript:void(0);" target="" rel="nofollow" ecmtarget="_blank" ecmhref="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/imageviewer.asp?ean=9780312383220" cmimpressionsent="1"></a></div><br /><p>Saturday May 15th. 4:00 pm Author David Kulczyk will discuss his book, 'Death in California'. Also, Mr. Lucky's 15% off promotion is on through the end of the month. </p>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-85858449470722290762010-04-27T10:35:00.000-07:002010-04-27T10:37:35.382-07:00Signed books in stock-Bill McKibben-Eaarth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-pmJFBSl47hMnVC7zAwJsKlQdzoSe3P8-lnkUlHOu9M4hHu6S5hyphenhyphen8xxE3rhMt-g1Fh5QlYnfmbgj1RWZwZ7o8kkoCUO13DHiDYwcAW0x4BM3GXKTtzkXx51K5ySS1NhUOoMSAaJ1dyw/s1600/eaarth-200.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464872550408242786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-pmJFBSl47hMnVC7zAwJsKlQdzoSe3P8-lnkUlHOu9M4hHu6S5hyphenhyphen8xxE3rhMt-g1Fh5QlYnfmbgj1RWZwZ7o8kkoCUO13DHiDYwcAW0x4BM3GXKTtzkXx51K5ySS1NhUOoMSAaJ1dyw/s400/eaarth-200.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We did an event with author Bill McKibben last Sunday at St. Johns church in West Adams. We have signed copies of his book 'Eaarth' in stock. </div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-53534872030371419752010-04-24T15:09:00.000-07:002010-04-24T15:47:21.159-07:00Our book display at Bolt Barbers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCSxgRZoWsddagopc0zTnlPs5bpS7lWT4ZB20NY8fCo_26_eXRhmlLtQmV52GONRRlgFxZtpeOaWaaubPSBeI3QVxdvO4InPaeWef3kjPW3hSuA7wqhI4g1dF7rtAONzsyw-Q7A27__Q/s1600/24799_437029537994_529862994_5578967_3262398_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463832748747690370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCSxgRZoWsddagopc0zTnlPs5bpS7lWT4ZB20NY8fCo_26_eXRhmlLtQmV52GONRRlgFxZtpeOaWaaubPSBeI3QVxdvO4InPaeWef3kjPW3hSuA7wqhI4g1dF7rtAONzsyw-Q7A27__Q/s400/24799_437029537994_529862994_5578967_3262398_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We have a book display up at Bolt Barbers, which is around the corner from our store. Check them out <a href="http://www.boltbarbers.com/">http://www.boltbarbers.com/</a></div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-28033577055842694262010-04-23T15:50:00.000-07:002010-04-23T16:03:55.137-07:00Death in California-May 15th. 4:00 pm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKB9za1jYebHXURATAaR15U5XVVzLZr48mdf16tCnEv02EbLEY4HKC9hqEuKyQ1mpZ7m-6PuLDHIyWb7PT-2Lq7K4M_2hJEXp8Ctwc2ftIEqMaP2ySD0P2Xc8A3QqfnPV1fWn978Gm8Q/s1600/Death_in_California.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463472331388423282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKB9za1jYebHXURATAaR15U5XVVzLZr48mdf16tCnEv02EbLEY4HKC9hqEuKyQ1mpZ7m-6PuLDHIyWb7PT-2Lq7K4M_2hJEXp8Ctwc2ftIEqMaP2ySD0P2Xc8A3QqfnPV1fWn978Gm8Q/s400/Death_in_California.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Our next event is David Kulczyk signing his book, 'Death in California' May 15th. at 4:00 pm.</div><div> </div><div>Nothing ruins your evening like a jet fighter slamming into your kitchen. The 10-ton military aircraft hit the Tahoe Apartments in Alameda, California, one rainy night in 1973, incinerating residents in the middle of their evening routines - one woman instantly burned to death just minutes after arriving home. The aircraft's engine was found buried 15 feet underground, compressed by the crash to two-thirds its normal size. The pilot's body was never found and was presumed to have been vaporized on impact.<br />Ah, carefree California - the land of beaches, sunshine, celebrities - and so many shocking and gruesome ways to die. David Kulczyk, the dean of offbeat California history, chronicles 31 bizarre and grisly true stories in his new book, Death in California: The Bizarre, Freakish, and Just Curious Ways People Die in the Golden State.<br />Kulczyk turns a sardonic, but always humane, eye to strange and gruesome events from the earliest California pioneers to the present day. A grimly humorous history of hangings, murders, accidents, overdoses, suicides, and fatal stupidity, Death in California offers a bizarre, lighthearted and cheerfully perverse glimpse into California's deadly past.<br />What's the deadliest nature spot in California, whose scenic beauty has lured 14 tourists to their deaths?<br />What's the absolute dumbest way possible to light a cigarette?<br />Whatever happened to sweet little Buffy from the 60s hit TV show Family Affair?<br />You don't really want to know - but if you must know, you'll read about in Death in California. </div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-74530119244873159022010-04-14T11:36:00.000-07:002010-04-15T10:28:06.964-07:00Mr. Lucky's Birthday Sale-The month of May save 15% percent!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEDky0JAlFvosszXZgp0wMbjgM2MgFY1BYy-lRuAMnDWhTwi9JZsJDSLALtMxNYkB3pFkVceAQ3mJF_gC5yly5Lyw_1WSrwlb4ynl9qTtz1w36AS9AhNZu6jtzGiTm6aG-uslPZotbmM/s1600/lucky.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460066085944958402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEDky0JAlFvosszXZgp0wMbjgM2MgFY1BYy-lRuAMnDWhTwi9JZsJDSLALtMxNYkB3pFkVceAQ3mJF_gC5yly5Lyw_1WSrwlb4ynl9qTtz1w36AS9AhNZu6jtzGiTm6aG-uslPZotbmM/s400/lucky.bmp" border="0" /></a> Our store mascot is Mr. Lucky. Since May is his birthday month, we've decided to roll out Mr. Lucky's Book Sale. All books and stationery items are 15% off all month long.It's a sale that Mr. Lucky has given his "two paws up" approval. <div></div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-48844266801797528722010-04-13T12:01:00.000-07:002010-04-13T12:06:10.126-07:00Booksigning Daniel Olivas-April 17th. 4:00 pm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NT2sog_K7YRBdrUZRzVJa1_M0Nhpz_p_MucB-AjFWYU_WsZKbM0IgM4biN_i8PkKhMh80gwNRGmEaoZXhDl44DKRLKDXzUjwP2Qfy5TVBj-adkKRKHEGsGI9ZXTw6O7sGGoea8Okvno/s1600/Anywhere_but_LA_-_final_cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459699514051853762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NT2sog_K7YRBdrUZRzVJa1_M0Nhpz_p_MucB-AjFWYU_WsZKbM0IgM4biN_i8PkKhMh80gwNRGmEaoZXhDl44DKRLKDXzUjwP2Qfy5TVBj-adkKRKHEGsGI9ZXTw6O7sGGoea8Okvno/s400/Anywhere_but_LA_-_final_cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Anywhere But L.A., Daniel A. Olivas's latest collection of short stories, ranges from contemporary narratives to more traditional cuentos de fantasma, giving us a vivid and honest portrait of modern Latinos in search of their place in the world. Funny yet poignant, Olivas's characters frequently amuse, sometimes disturb, and often remind us of our own vulnerability. People who on the surface appear to be ordinary and uncomplicated reveal their deepest secrets and anxieties related to a variety of issues, such as race, gender, sexual orientation, and the human condition in general.</div><div><br />Daniel A. Olivas is the author of Devil Talk: Stories, Assumption and Other Stories, The Courtship of Maria Rivera Pena, and the children's book, Benjamin and the Word / Benjamin y la palabra. He is editor of Latinos in Lotusland: An Anthology of Contemporary Southern California Literature, which brings together 60 years of Los Angeles fiction by Latino writers. He has written for many publications including the Los Angeles Times, the El Paso Times, Tu Ciudad, Exquisite Corpse, THEMA, California Lawyer, and The Jewish Journal. He shares blogging duties on <a href="http://labloga.blogspot.com/">La Bloga</a> which is dedicated to Chicano and Latino literature.</div><div><br />Olivas is the grandson of Mexican immigrants and is the middle of five children. Born and raised near downtown Los Angeles, he converted to Judaism in 1988. Olivas received his degree in English literature from Stanford University, and law degree from UCLA. By day, he is an attorney in Los Angeles.</div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-44553331266438526152010-04-02T10:51:00.001-07:002010-04-02T10:54:27.091-07:00L.A. Noir author John Buntin April 10th. 5:30 pm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4ZNTZNaG777hGo9lVSSrVJ4kkfvq1-dDMW6-GFUZa1Y6VKr4ls0ssqRmz7HI5RnHAsh28lJXGDX58Of1WEuxTtLYEMiVhyRNbCQANZIla7n1Anli0VKR0LJFBWq2m4V0VDvfxvPgsKs/s1600/la_noir_pb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455599615025938850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 195px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4ZNTZNaG777hGo9lVSSrVJ4kkfvq1-dDMW6-GFUZa1Y6VKr4ls0ssqRmz7HI5RnHAsh28lJXGDX58Of1WEuxTtLYEMiVhyRNbCQANZIla7n1Anli0VKR0LJFBWq2m4V0VDvfxvPgsKs/s400/la_noir_pb.jpg" border="0" /></a> Don't miss this event!! Learn about L.A.'s scandalous past...Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-14158001403763114392010-03-30T09:37:00.000-07:002010-03-30T09:50:08.723-07:00Win Movie Passess!!! This week only<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7yycAjNzPziG7S2gTR1_mUUgLBAyaUBYKS2ToVlZ1qq_p3YivC9OnFYrX-bT27C2c2IVl999OLuIiRl6Z0ZHP3Husae7w0Nl5EcCmr6bwVJ-JD_xD2cVxio1HwtrxWuhv6lNjVJSclc/s1600/the-girl-with-a-dragon-tattoo-swedish-version.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454470097108619170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7yycAjNzPziG7S2gTR1_mUUgLBAyaUBYKS2ToVlZ1qq_p3YivC9OnFYrX-bT27C2c2IVl999OLuIiRl6Z0ZHP3Husae7w0Nl5EcCmr6bwVJ-JD_xD2cVxio1HwtrxWuhv6lNjVJSclc/s400/the-girl-with-a-dragon-tattoo-swedish-version.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We are giving away movie passes to see 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' this week only. Drop into the store and enter our drawing..Win one of our 5 sets of movie passes!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-29624141097022718532010-03-15T14:45:00.000-07:002010-03-15T14:50:11.901-07:00Photos from the LCC conference<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8OICnFW_Y_FaUxrQPehl69H5YhrN8EbSKiJcNMpe2dneVIFyWRGmxOcm_kBfBsXALGzsmPxytBKjAPL5FAbhEzvNrSf6XBb_h4jDZuRDitadibTeyL_DbCwsf3Jnus8ClyOXO35QPY0/s1600-h/crowd+2.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448981163135301554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8OICnFW_Y_FaUxrQPehl69H5YhrN8EbSKiJcNMpe2dneVIFyWRGmxOcm_kBfBsXALGzsmPxytBKjAPL5FAbhEzvNrSf6XBb_h4jDZuRDitadibTeyL_DbCwsf3Jnus8ClyOXO35QPY0/s400/crowd+2.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwhyphenhyphenzzbxXDeHZWWvs46weRTLlXh0CMwdIi0wwPxxBAoXnljqujXrrfTE00abx9Bxn_f-TG0TV40Q3aMnK8idzWYzKggE6hHlP1FXCBkr00DABHcSzJybl2t8vOHiGYBpMPz0KYCc-ox0/s1600-h/crowd.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448981037294328258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwhyphenhyphenzzbxXDeHZWWvs46weRTLlXh0CMwdIi0wwPxxBAoXnljqujXrrfTE00abx9Bxn_f-TG0TV40Q3aMnK8idzWYzKggE6hHlP1FXCBkr00DABHcSzJybl2t8vOHiGYBpMPz0KYCc-ox0/s400/crowd.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Here are a few photos from the Left Coast Crime conference social we hosted at the store. It was standing room only. I loved meeting some of my favorite mystery authors. </div></div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-68041665692890776902010-02-18T17:23:00.001-08:002010-02-18T17:30:12.511-08:00March 20th. 4:00 pm. Top Gun Pilot Mark 'Chuck' Marchione<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyNHaS59fe5TPytmCQ_YQTNc0PeeL2FzaHtLWAHxgb07au0IxX8cjdEMFdzY4s3QK-3rVuxNDYIMp6uwkD9nVHFm_stki0_phU1CN8eJM4YVtJQVkFCoTDcz1wmCANkn5wUmAY8GNgk8/s1600-h/westoftherock.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439760069528901202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 232px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 372px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyNHaS59fe5TPytmCQ_YQTNc0PeeL2FzaHtLWAHxgb07au0IxX8cjdEMFdzY4s3QK-3rVuxNDYIMp6uwkD9nVHFm_stki0_phU1CN8eJM4YVtJQVkFCoTDcz1wmCANkn5wUmAY8GNgk8/s400/westoftherock.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0rN0vhF4TB0Tam8cwuFRxskvCOPrDksCEZylspWCZfjCUmV_OkU7jL-3zx2hB6rcvSNH1jo03JCRjP4jQbRR7wJKQjRqB72et5iSp-8nRtos2coS5GttFKF2PKC7kZfSwvBwYmQHygo/s1600-h/chuck.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439759523786183586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0rN0vhF4TB0Tam8cwuFRxskvCOPrDksCEZylspWCZfjCUmV_OkU7jL-3zx2hB6rcvSNH1jo03JCRjP4jQbRR7wJKQjRqB72et5iSp-8nRtos2coS5GttFKF2PKC7kZfSwvBwYmQHygo/s400/chuck.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Saturday, March 20th, 2010 (4:00 PM)<br />Top Gun Pilot Mark "Chuck" Marchione</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><a href="http://westoftherock.com/"><span style="color:#330000;"><strong>Mark "Chuck" Marchione</strong></span></a> is a former Navy Top Gun pilot. He is the author of West of the Rock, which gives us a rare, illuminating look into the elite world of Navy pilots. In a series of powerful and often harrowing narratives, the author presents their life trajectories, from looking up in awe at the power and glory of warplanes, facing the ordeals of even routine landings at night on a pitching carrier deck, interacting with the comparatively unremarkable world of civilians, and reaching the point where they no longer have the edge needed to be fighter pilots.<br />For all the camaraderie, mastery of technique, and daily contests with fear, fighter pilots must also contend with the strains on family life during long deployments, the erosion of the motivations they need to face danger, the mounting death toll of friends, and diminishing faith in the nations mission and its seemingly endless confrontations around the world. Here is the strength of West of the Rock vividly describing, as only a former fighter pilot could, the rise and fall of the beliefs upon which modern warriors rely.</div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong></strong> </div></div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-32479375243527657802010-02-10T17:19:00.001-08:002010-02-10T17:23:30.651-08:00Hollywood vs. The Supreme Court<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0fKgvcQuH4vK6IGGsrwl4p3tAv1WA7sxTZL2GO223rcvKAz3TRhXMjKidCRbCeu3ruoCelPU_1at4ZIoP8_P9hSgNo2AKNSPWZbcOqejmVyAGicmQmXZsx_8DJTcCYEAzvZW3lFOHmQ/s1600-h/moore.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436789937147516370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0fKgvcQuH4vK6IGGsrwl4p3tAv1WA7sxTZL2GO223rcvKAz3TRhXMjKidCRbCeu3ruoCelPU_1at4ZIoP8_P9hSgNo2AKNSPWZbcOqejmVyAGicmQmXZsx_8DJTcCYEAzvZW3lFOHmQ/s400/moore.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span >Join us Saturday February 13th. at 4:00 pm as we welcome Justice Eileen C. Moore as she reads and discusses her book; "Race Results, Hollywood vs. The Supreme Court"</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div>The United States Supreme Court is widely considered a highly conservative institution. Hollywood is overwhelmingly perceived as liberal. Over the past 100 years, America's highest court and America's film industry have both played major roles in shaping American values. Critics have often accused the Supreme Court of accommodating racism in cases involving discrimination against African Americans. While accusations have also been launched against movies for reinforcing racial stereotypes and aggravating racial tensions, Hollywood has been defended, vigorously, for tackling difficult topics and championing the oppressed.<br /></div><div>Eileen C. Moore was intrigued by how black Americans fared before the highest court in the land, from the early 1900s until very recently, compared to how they were treated in the movies. So, she set out to weigh the evidence. She delivers her verdict in Race Results: Hollywood vs. the Supreme Court, Ten Decades of Racial Decisions and Film. "After the first few decades of the twentieth century," Moore attests, "the United States Supreme Court was consistently more progressive than Hollywood in its treatment of African Americans." </div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-31196047493908050982010-01-20T16:09:00.000-08:002010-01-20T16:40:36.906-08:00Rainy Day recommendations<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gw_Y0Fp21fImwHHk_jDuQt43hZdX7M5xdLdwuRMDO7ieYJP_zqauy8HhEdMrDjiAgB7nej1oJpVryUUqcZOr6DjhjTXse575LaCt8e1lqACr4GNeRVCElJ6UGdE1UM87LUzRmP6FjLU/s1600-h/cookbookcover-medium.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428986462159081410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gw_Y0Fp21fImwHHk_jDuQt43hZdX7M5xdLdwuRMDO7ieYJP_zqauy8HhEdMrDjiAgB7nej1oJpVryUUqcZOr6DjhjTXse575LaCt8e1lqACr4GNeRVCElJ6UGdE1UM87LUzRmP6FjLU/s400/cookbookcover-medium.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here are a few rainy day book recommendations; Anne Tyler's Noah's Compass, J.M. Coetzee's Summertime, Elizabeth Kostova's The Swan Thieves, and for whimsy, The Babycakes Cookbook, they just opened around the corner from the store on 6th. and Main..</div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-32989632950479762082010-01-02T10:52:00.000-08:002010-01-02T10:57:03.825-08:00New Website and our January Newsletter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-X6_fHHtmNBzI4P3rJEMv4dxYJ6-ar_ICp70PNOh5km3_qIZId7HGs7jCBbHV7l17bUSiub73JM0OrH4iFipgkhX4i8a2dfUVmioTIl9bG1epxeszqbyOEbNJFILnBI80DWY5GkF7R8U/s1600-h/sleepeatmetropolis.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422218354725634962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 356px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-X6_fHHtmNBzI4P3rJEMv4dxYJ6-ar_ICp70PNOh5km3_qIZId7HGs7jCBbHV7l17bUSiub73JM0OrH4iFipgkhX4i8a2dfUVmioTIl9bG1epxeszqbyOEbNJFILnBI80DWY5GkF7R8U/s400/sleepeatmetropolis.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>We've revamped our website with the help of Mike Smith, an amazing web designer. We also have updated our Newsletter with our 2010 updates, check it out. <a href="http://www.metropolisbooksla.com/images/jannewsletter.pdf">http://www.metropolisbooksla.com/images/jannewsletter.pdf</a></div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-88734258746441071522009-12-24T11:54:00.000-08:002009-12-24T12:02:18.805-08:00Happy Holidays-Holiday Hours<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bWxYYzgif06jyDo2zkDleZDZXzjBBVj5EY7vTyDXyZ5NVo24meJa_op5nHNgXHYoMl3QThfLxsiwM7xpQeRgAADs1h8lvBdzHHyq3liCgxPKg51fhbU-tThN1YeU3CKQYsNDFMatYP8/s1600-h/christmastree2.gif"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bWxYYzgif06jyDo2zkDleZDZXzjBBVj5EY7vTyDXyZ5NVo24meJa_op5nHNgXHYoMl3QThfLxsiwM7xpQeRgAADs1h8lvBdzHHyq3liCgxPKg51fhbU-tThN1YeU3CKQYsNDFMatYP8/s1600-h/christmastree2.gif"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bWxYYzgif06jyDo2zkDleZDZXzjBBVj5EY7vTyDXyZ5NVo24meJa_op5nHNgXHYoMl3QThfLxsiwM7xpQeRgAADs1h8lvBdzHHyq3liCgxPKg51fhbU-tThN1YeU3CKQYsNDFMatYP8/s1600-h/christmastree2.gif"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bWxYYzgif06jyDo2zkDleZDZXzjBBVj5EY7vTyDXyZ5NVo24meJa_op5nHNgXHYoMl3QThfLxsiwM7xpQeRgAADs1h8lvBdzHHyq3liCgxPKg51fhbU-tThN1YeU3CKQYsNDFMatYP8/s1600-h/christmastree2.gif"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bWxYYzgif06jyDo2zkDleZDZXzjBBVj5EY7vTyDXyZ5NVo24meJa_op5nHNgXHYoMl3QThfLxsiwM7xpQeRgAADs1h8lvBdzHHyq3liCgxPKg51fhbU-tThN1YeU3CKQYsNDFMatYP8/s1600-h/christmastree2.gif"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bWxYYzgif06jyDo2zkDleZDZXzjBBVj5EY7vTyDXyZ5NVo24meJa_op5nHNgXHYoMl3QThfLxsiwM7xpQeRgAADs1h8lvBdzHHyq3liCgxPKg51fhbU-tThN1YeU3CKQYsNDFMatYP8/s1600-h/christmastree2.gif"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bWxYYzgif06jyDo2zkDleZDZXzjBBVj5EY7vTyDXyZ5NVo24meJa_op5nHNgXHYoMl3QThfLxsiwM7xpQeRgAADs1h8lvBdzHHyq3liCgxPKg51fhbU-tThN1YeU3CKQYsNDFMatYP8/s1600-h/christmastree2.gif"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bWxYYzgif06jyDo2zkDleZDZXzjBBVj5EY7vTyDXyZ5NVo24meJa_op5nHNgXHYoMl3QThfLxsiwM7xpQeRgAADs1h8lvBdzHHyq3liCgxPKg51fhbU-tThN1YeU3CKQYsNDFMatYP8/s1600-h/christmastree2.gif"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bWxYYzgif06jyDo2zkDleZDZXzjBBVj5EY7vTyDXyZ5NVo24meJa_op5nHNgXHYoMl3QThfLxsiwM7xpQeRgAADs1h8lvBdzHHyq3liCgxPKg51fhbU-tThN1YeU3CKQYsNDFMatYP8/s1600-h/christmastree2.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418895122920989954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bWxYYzgif06jyDo2zkDleZDZXzjBBVj5EY7vTyDXyZ5NVo24meJa_op5nHNgXHYoMl3QThfLxsiwM7xpQeRgAADs1h8lvBdzHHyq3liCgxPKg51fhbU-tThN1YeU3CKQYsNDFMatYP8/s400/christmastree2.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Happy Holidays from Metropolis Books, we will be open today Christmas Eve until 4:00 pm, but closed December 25th. thru December 28th. We will reopen the 29th. and 30th. regular hours from 11-6 and close New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. We will reopen January 2nd. from 11-6:00 pm. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />Thank you for making 2009 a banner year for us!!!Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-80463433371458066682009-12-23T10:44:00.000-08:002009-12-23T10:47:48.652-08:00500 Days of Summer and Metropolis Books<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9N8YZ2uq1k3za4YQmDej4Cd6d0evJ9BzIB6rsA3qOavnSOIzPkwywuiuvxyH_UAiRH3BaRp13b-pbvOg0qu8kiJyBkny6itKTJFmeos5EJrU12H90DbXj4qGGjMcnxz-G2T99Oo8BX4U/s1600-h/movie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418505079542689314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9N8YZ2uq1k3za4YQmDej4Cd6d0evJ9BzIB6rsA3qOavnSOIzPkwywuiuvxyH_UAiRH3BaRp13b-pbvOg0qu8kiJyBkny6itKTJFmeos5EJrU12H90DbXj4qGGjMcnxz-G2T99Oo8BX4U/s400/movie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>I must admit I loved that movie, and well the product placement of our sign in one of the sequences. Hmmm, I think I was suppose to take our sign in while the film shoot was going on, I sort of forgot. </div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-63561301836245149402009-12-22T11:25:00.000-08:002009-12-22T12:57:05.872-08:00Downtown LA's Dynamic Decade<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUpkJORqqNlPFK0ZtABiF8R9vWviFTgJ3ebla5Kz66UHEbqUTJQq2qXHk9GTucsyZreLH0eP41wLv5lmNE1YNYnKLCRWIpi119FB6Lr6DJamOd74rRtjYk6WGgrQEIaeFqmsL1-BjnbY/s1600-h/9780738529240.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418167378675133266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 185px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUpkJORqqNlPFK0ZtABiF8R9vWviFTgJ3ebla5Kz66UHEbqUTJQq2qXHk9GTucsyZreLH0eP41wLv5lmNE1YNYnKLCRWIpi119FB6Lr6DJamOd74rRtjYk6WGgrQEIaeFqmsL1-BjnbY/s400/9780738529240.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We are lucky enough to be part of it!! Reprint from the Downtown News, written by Jon Regardie<br /><br /><br />Detailing the most Important Projects of the last decade.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p> </p><p> </p><p>When Tom Gilmore announced plans to turn a trio of buildings not far from Skid Row into market-rate apartments, many were skeptical. “To those who say it is not a great neighborhood,” said Gilmore at the time, “we just bought the neighborhood.” The 70-unit San Fernando Building came online in fall 2000, followed the next year by the 104-apartment Hellman Building and the 56-residence Continental Building. The corner of Fourth and Main streets has since become the epicenter of street life in the district, as businesses including Pete’s Café, Metropolis Books, Banquette, the OBD Market and Old Bank DVD have followed.Impact: At $33 million and 230 units, the Old Bank District was smaller in scale and budget than many later projects in Downtown. Yet none was more influential or precedent setting. Gilmore was the first developer to test the city’s new Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, which made it easier and less expensive to turn dead office structures into housing. He somehow secured the money, and as construction crews worked, other developers waited to see if the buildings could be transformed and if people would move in; many feared it would be an expensive flop. Instead, Gilmore found a sizeable market of people ready to embrace urban living, and in the wake of his success, developers flocked to the area, buying up nearly every old building available (and crazily ratcheting up the price of once un-sellable structures) and turning them into housing. The Old Bank District may have lacked the gloss of Disney Hall and the glitz of L.A. Live, but it opened doors no other project in Downtown did — without the Old Bank District, Downtown would not have seen the residential revolution of the past decade.</p>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-81147994493878971412009-12-08T11:12:00.000-08:002009-12-08T12:09:05.371-08:00Thursday Dec. 10th. Art Walk Night-7:00 pm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWXCdLTQxWDNVs0YZGm3OWn-k5KyWFL_krzeSygyTRT0Iky-KUReNCTm1eKNaVUsgDEUgfUZLZEpopDyFPB92fnncwzIItR9vLeDrP5-dDZ7oXs_0zD7b9w9CQXEQTCEkm7JqOvjYX-g/s1600-h/Hitch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412959491056746546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWXCdLTQxWDNVs0YZGm3OWn-k5KyWFL_krzeSygyTRT0Iky-KUReNCTm1eKNaVUsgDEUgfUZLZEpopDyFPB92fnncwzIItR9vLeDrP5-dDZ7oXs_0zD7b9w9CQXEQTCEkm7JqOvjYX-g/s320/Hitch.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52WWVbWbdL_keP-MThbKVkpNT3V6pLzyzdQfoezLstrV-iRLlNqbvM-RGNrl5DavDH3UtcGVfxpDYzWmX6U0xObhR3Edvvo8ha2IM1Hmq8rtgjl_q_1RwN5aDUmPYZSmJoP4iLl7INv4/s1600-h/Expose.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412959326608744562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52WWVbWbdL_keP-MThbKVkpNT3V6pLzyzdQfoezLstrV-iRLlNqbvM-RGNrl5DavDH3UtcGVfxpDYzWmX6U0xObhR3Edvvo8ha2IM1Hmq8rtgjl_q_1RwN5aDUmPYZSmJoP4iLl7INv4/s320/Expose.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Art Walk Night!!!<br />Hannah Dennison & Susan Kandel<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hannahdennison.com/">Hannah Dennsion</a> continues the Vicky Hill mystery series with Expose'! Vicky is an ambitious trainee newspaper reporter who dreams of becoming a famous investigative journalist but finds herself stuck writing obituaries for the Gipping Gazette. Vicky's also the daughter of legendary criminal, The Fog-a fact she must keep secret.<br /></div><div>Mystery author <a href="http://www.susankandel.com/">Susan Kandel</a> returns with a new installment in her Cece Caruso series - Dial H for Hitchcock! Cece is a clothes obsessed, divorced ex-beauty queen who lives in Ventura - and solves crimes. Her other novels include I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason, Not a Girl Detective, Shamus in the Green Room, and Christietown. </div></div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-43496132634285607722009-12-04T11:20:00.000-08:002009-12-04T11:24:22.564-08:00Saturday The Good Men Project-5:00 pm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bGnmXL0fnQJqO4Z8RfwLZNOhhUkqf6UWlDXHuNkZyYmxiL24xJPFHRJvNrz2qg9E1vujLCWF5V81vgwJsJZIr-y1_pXo6zs86A79jB9IAzmigd19BfQuLV8Vpk8KPflflGA27-0fjoc/s1600-h/goodmen%2520project.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411463957909630898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 65px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 99px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bGnmXL0fnQJqO4Z8RfwLZNOhhUkqf6UWlDXHuNkZyYmxiL24xJPFHRJvNrz2qg9E1vujLCWF5V81vgwJsJZIr-y1_pXo6zs86A79jB9IAzmigd19BfQuLV8Vpk8KPflflGA27-0fjoc/s320/goodmen%2520project.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Don't miss The Good Men Project this Saturday December 5th. at 5:00 pm</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div>The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Front Lines of Modern Manhood (Edited by James Houghton, Larry Bean, & Tom Matlack) is an anthology of stories by men-rich, poor, black, white, gay, straight, urban, rural, famous, ordinary--all first-person narratives about a moment of insight in their lives. Collectively, their experiences help define what it means to be a man in America today. <a href="http://www.goodmenbook.org/">The Good Men Project </a>includes the book, a documentary film, live events and an online discussion. All proceeds go to The Good Men Foundation, which supports at-risk boys. </div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-31993446169251779292009-11-20T11:25:00.000-08:002009-11-20T11:30:26.091-08:00December 1st. our third anniversary!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUfZXjGwJ2bgCSijE1UuaMLNRTGOY33VvXnUXPLaG3B9F70UEZVM12GMdSej4_pKj0RmdsCXjL046GPhxG4xB-5MxBVYDT4RQ_Dl1ovdKNl5fMCdZGtBQ-nGubOC-A1QBlioVCHOg5K4/s1600/three.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406269937665736962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUfZXjGwJ2bgCSijE1UuaMLNRTGOY33VvXnUXPLaG3B9F70UEZVM12GMdSej4_pKj0RmdsCXjL046GPhxG4xB-5MxBVYDT4RQ_Dl1ovdKNl5fMCdZGtBQ-nGubOC-A1QBlioVCHOg5K4/s320/three.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />December 1st. is our third anniversary of opening the bookstore. Save 10% off your entire purchase the month of December.Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431052440658190325.post-23747797805462876122009-11-16T11:52:00.000-08:002009-11-16T12:11:17.781-08:00Now open Mondays until the end of the year<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwqDENQ7LXHREqFYBVENHHSDNnMaC1lz7HcQ5ji2n_GbbN1SOoEQ02EsbyE83n4fuxIJQtOftFGOiykvfbhWNEqLfkbzhB9hcqYeO3ppj2wHPVX3cbddoKf0rNcPUPEF5yZSmUzR55T4/s1600/goodmen%2520project.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404796512871232050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 65px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 99px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwqDENQ7LXHREqFYBVENHHSDNnMaC1lz7HcQ5ji2n_GbbN1SOoEQ02EsbyE83n4fuxIJQtOftFGOiykvfbhWNEqLfkbzhB9hcqYeO3ppj2wHPVX3cbddoKf0rNcPUPEF5yZSmUzR55T4/s320/goodmen%2520project.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We are now open Mondays from 11-5 thru the holiday season. We will extend our store hours the last two weeks before Christmas. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div>Coming December 5th. 4:00 pm. The Good Men Project</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div>The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Front Lines of Modern Manhood (Edited by James Houghton, Larry Bean, & Tom Matlack) is an anthology of stories by men-rich, poor, black, white, gay, straight, urban, rural, famous, ordinary--all first-person narratives about a moment of insight in their lives. Collectively, their experiences help define what it means to be a man in America today. <a href="http://www.goodmenbook.org/">The Good Men Project </a>includes the book, a documentary film, live events and an online discussion. All proceeds go to The Good Men Foundation, which supports at-risk boys.<br /><br />Jeffrey K. Wallace lives in Orange County, California. When he's not reading, writing, parenting, or teaching (at Chapman University), he's busy enjoying his family. Wallace's essays have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Family Circle Magazine, the Orange County Register, Toastmaster International, and the anthology I Wanna Be Sedated: 30 Writers on Parenting Teachers.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313497/">Kent George</a> is an actor, writer, and filmmaker living with his wife and two children in Los Angeles. As an actor he has appeared in numerous theater, television, and film projects over the past twenty years. He is a longtime company member of Circus Theatricals in Los Angeles, and he has presented two original plays at the Powerhouse Theater in Santa Monica. In 2006, George wrote and produced the semiautobiographical feature film Puff, Puff, Pass. He currently is editing a feature-length documentary titled Inside the Box, which is about Circus Theatricals and the lives of theater actors in Los Angeles .</div>Metropolis Bookstorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12939244888711190030noreply@blogger.com