Against the backdrop of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, California, the Los Angeles Lakers have become not only one of professional basketball's most treasu

The Los Angeles Times Encyclopedia of the Lakers was compiled in 1998 on the 50th anniversary of the team -- which since its 1960 move from Minneapolis has been

On the New York Times bestseller list for over 20 weeks * A New York Times Notable Book * A National Book Award Finalist * Named a Best Book of the Year by Fres

"Includes 2010 championship season."--Jacket.

At once intimate and wide-ranging, and as enthralling, surprising, and vivid as the place itself, this is a uniquely eye-opening tour of one of the great metrop