Last look at Van Nuys location
WNET and the influence of David Koch
For the first time, the librarians of the Los Angeles Public Library have been allowed to recommend their best books of the year. They make their choices for adults, young adults and children. The adult choices range from David Foster Wallace's "The Pale King" to the new reissue of "Our Bodies, Ourselves" to baseball numbers guru Bill James opining on true crime cases.
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