 | Thomas Guide 2004 Los Angeles and Orange Counties: Street Guide and Directory (Los Angeles and Orange Counties Street Guide and Directory)
Buy used from: $0.64 More people in L.A. have these than they do a face-lift. Got to have it to find your way to the 101, to the 10, to the 5, etc.
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 | Freeway Alternates by David Rizzo
Buy new: $10.95 / Used from: $2.26 After the first time you get stuck in traffic for two hours going somewhere only ten miles away, then you'll know why this book is a godsend.
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 | Zany's Los Angeles Apartment Sales and Rental Guide, 2003-2004
Buy used from: $4.55 The Next thing to do is look for an apartment. Trust me, this is not an easy process.
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 | Resident Tourist: Los Angeles by Kelly Mayfield
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.08 This is a great one to have when your relatives and friends come to L.A. expecting you to know where all the COOL stuff is located!
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 | Digital Filmmaking 101: An Essential Guide to Producing Low Budget Movies by Dale Newton
Buy new: $18.21 / Used from: $4.70 Since everyone in L.A. is a filmmaker wannabe, this book is a must-have in order to have any sort of decent conversation with anyone.
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 | Sexy Jobs in the City: How to Find Your Dream Job Using the Rules of Dating by Wendy Straker
Buy new: $12.69 / Used from: $0.01 You have to have one (a job that is), it's the only way you can get by in life, so why not make the hunting a bit of fun!
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 | The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success by Linda Formichelli
Buy used from: $6.92 Since L.A. is so expensive, you will most definitely need this to supplement your income.
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 | The Official eBay Guide to Buying, Selling, and Collecting Just About Anything by Laura Fisher Kaiser
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 When you run out of money and need quick cash - E-bay is the only way.
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 | The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Living on a Budget (The Pocket Idiot's Guide) by Peter J. Sander
Buy used from: $2.92 Okay, so you get it. L.A. is a VERY expensive place to live. You WILL need this!!!
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 | Emotional Vampires: Dealing With People Who Drain You Dry by Albert J. Bernstein
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $7.94 This (if you enter the entertainment industry like I did) is the way to deal with the ego's who are greater than the Grand Canyon.
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 | Dealing With People You Can't Stand by Rick Brinkman
Buy used from: $0.01 See Above!
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 | Earthshaking Science: What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes by Susan Elizabeth Hough
Buy new: $40.42 / Used from: $7.58 Just a little insight as to why your books keep ending up on the floor and why there are those strange tremors going on beneath your feet.
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 | Personal Bankruptcy for Dummies by James P. Caher
Buy used from: $2.04 When you go on Haitus and have no money coming in, this book will look mighty good.
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 | GRE: Practicing to Take the General Test 10th Edition (Practicing to Take the Gre General Test) by Educational Testing Service
Buy new: $14.28 / Used from: $3.50 After you've decided that $10 an hour is not enough to live on (the going rate of a post-production and production assistant), you're going to need this!
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 | Getting Along With Your Parents: Life on the Edge by James Dobson
Buy used from: $0.01 And when it's all said and done, you'll look fondly at your parent's basement!
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