If you are brand new to LA, this book will help you out a lot. It seems like it would help someone who is looking for apartments, places to work, and trying to get an idea of what life is like in Los Angeles. If you have already been here for more than a few months, you will have undoubtedly figured out most of the information here on your own. Most of the book is taken up by a listing of restaurants, gyms, dog stores, grocery stores and other necessities. It seems more like a phone book than a guide for someone who would like to get the most out of his city.

If you have been in LA for a few months and have the money, this book will surely show you a few cool places, but nothing strikingly new will be revealed. It would better suit someone who is just on the verge of making the move.

As the title implies, this book has probably more value for L.A. residents or those spending many days a year in L.A. Very helpful and resourceful. In some ways like miniature Yellow Pages and more. An essential supplement to any other guide. Worth having even if you are a tourist.

The only complaint? It's kinda large to carry around (but at least not too thick).

This is a great book for finding your way in L.A. Even for someone who has lived in So Cal all her life you can benefit this this little book.

Helpful for finding all streets and points of interest throughout the LA area. Great for those new to the area. Use for walking OR driving.

Everytime I leave my NFTO book behind I always regret it. Whether it is to find the nearest bank ATM or because I am too busy playing tourist in LA and get lost, I miss having it near me on the front seat of my car. The handy phone numbers and venue information in the back are great and the little elastic band helps you find your place so you can read in traffic!

Just received this in the mail and have to note that this book is not what I expected. Coming from NY where I loved my NFT and always stuffed it in my pocket (or bag, because it's a bit larger than pocketsize) I must warn all fellow New Yorkers that this NFT is gigantic. It's bigger than the average paperback. Which makes sense since you're always in the car in LA, but still.

From my quick skim the book looks great.

Only other qualm is that there are advertisements in it, which seem ridiculous with the cover price...

I have read Lonely Planet books on Los Angeles, and these are great if you are a tourist and interested just in seeing the major tourist sites. But this book gives relevant information for familiarising yourself with LA generally and the 50+ neighborhoods that make it up. The layout is really user friendly and the information really relevant for a longer stay or (particularly) for a person moving to the city.

The title says it all. A great way to see and do things you'd want to do and see if you lived there. Also full of helpful hints regarding traffic.

I bought this book for my mom when she was coming to visit us in Los Angeles. She is NOT the "tourist" type so I thought this would be perfect for her. It turned out that it would really be more useful for a new resident than for anyone visiting for less than, say, a month. If I were going to a new city for a lengthy visit, I would definitely buy NFT, but I don't think it's quite right for someone coming for a shorter visit.