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Kim Cooper

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Los Angeles, CA, The United States

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http://www.thekeptgirl.com

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Mystery, Thriller, Music

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Kim Cooper is the creator of 1947project, the crime-a-day time travel blog that spawned Esotouric's popular crime bus tours, including Pasadena Confidential, the Real Black Dahlia and Weird West Adams. Her collaborative L.A. history blogs include On Bunker Hill and In SRO Land. With husband Richard Schave, Kim curates the Salons of LAVA - The Los Angeles Visionaries Association. When the third generation Angeleno isn't combing old newspapers for forgotten scandals, she is a passionate advocate for historic preservation of signage, vernacular architecture and writer's homes. Kim was for many years the editrix of Scram, a journal of unpopular culture. Her books include Fall in Love For Life, Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth, ...more

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Introducing Esotouric's Historic Los Angeles Webinars, with Raymond Chandler & The Black Dahlia

Due to the public health crisis, Esotouric, the tour company I run with my husband Richard Schave, has halted all in-person programming, including the quarterly Raymond Chandler sightseeing tour with its section about the Great Eleven cult and the real life characters who figure in The Kept Girl.

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	In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 3.89 avg rating — 2,103 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth: The Dark History of Prepubescent Pop, from the Banana Splits to Britney Spears by Kim Cooper (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Smay (Editor) 3.92 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kept Girl 3.57 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed 4.03 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Raymond Chandler Map of Los Angeles by Kim Cooper (Goodreads Author), Herb Lester Associates (Editor), Paul Rogers (Illustrator) 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunts and Havens of Charles Bukowski (Esotouric's Los Angeles #1) by Kim Cooper (Goodreads Author), Richard Schave, Tony Millionaire (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girls in Science: Voices for Change: Tips for Equality and Inclusion in Schools, Workplaces, and Communities really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Study Guide for Adult Health Nursing - E-Book by Kim Cooper (Goodreads Author), Kelly Gosnell it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Study Guide for Foundations of Nursing - E-Book by Kim Cooper (Goodreads Author), Kelly Gosnell it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scram No. 4 by Kim Cooper (Goodreads Author) (Editrix), Richard Hutt (Contributor), Chas Glynn (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kim made a comment in the group Amazon Kindle — 99¢ Kindle Countdown and paperback sale for 1920s LA mystery starring the young Raymond Chandler topic " Welcome to "Kept Days," as we count down the action in The Kept Girl, my 1920s cult murder mystery. In the Kindle store, "The Kept Girl" (regularly pri ...more "
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Kim made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — 99¢ Kindle Countdown and paperback sale for 1920s LA mystery starring the young Raymond Chandler topic " Welcome to "Kept Days," as we count down the action in The Kept Girl, my 1920s cult murder mystery. In the Kindle store, "The Kept Girl" (regularly pri ...more "
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Kim and 4 other people liked John's review of Tales of Beatnik Glory: "This book is very good because it gets beyond the Kerouac-Burroughs-Ginsberg triumvirate and instead recounts tales of regular, non-famous, beatnik bohemians in New York's Lower East Side. Very down to earth, real, and funny. It's actually become one" Read more of this review »
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Quotes by Kim Cooper

“Ours was a city on fire with becoming, the suburbs reaching farther from the core by the week.”
― Kim Cooper, The Kept Girl

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“Fill your life with trustworthy friends, and don't drop them should you fall in love. They can be your guides should you lose track of what is important.”
― Barbara "Cutie" Cooper, Fall in Love for Life: Inspiration from a 73-Year Marriage

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“Dear Abby has had her day, now it's my turn!”
― Barbara "Cutie" Cooper, Fall in Love for Life: Inspiration from a 73-Year Marriage

tags: advice, grandmothers, sassiness

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“Marriage is contagious and so is monogamy.”
― Barbara "Cutie" Cooper, Fall in Love for Life: Inspiration from a 73-Year Marriage

tags: marriage, marriage-advice

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“Everyone who lives long enough to love deeply will experience great losses. Don't let fear of loss, or the losses themselves, take away your ability to enjoy the wonderful life that is yours.”
― Barbara "Cutie" Cooper, Fall in Love for Life: Inspiration from a 73-Year Marriage

tags: grief, grief-inspirational, grieving, loss, love

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“If you're bored, you're boring.”
― Barbara "Cutie" Cooper, Fall in Love for Life: Inspiration from a 73-Year Marriage

tags: advice, boredom

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