From the legendary Chateau Marmont, Hollywood's hippest and hottest haunt, comes this extraordinary glamorous and fierce literary collection baring the stars, the landscape, and the ever-changing mood of America's most absorbing town. Rare and original texts, heart-stopping photography, and decades of gossip and anecdotes take you from film to rock and roll, from scandals to masterpieces, from starlets to moguls, and studios to bungalows in an unprecedented tour of Hollywood from the Golden Age to this morning's wake-up call.