Just published is Hollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, Fast Cars, And The Myth Of The California Paradise, arguably the most important book ever written on the birth of California rock by legendary writer Joel Selvin. Selvin traces the early days of the L.A. rock scene, which in the late-1950's slowly transformed from being Manhattan's lowly industry stepsister to the defining the sound of American music. Hollywood Eden charts the course of key L.A. players -- Phil Spector, Jan Berry, Brian Wilson, and beyond -- and sheds new and important light on how the city, renowned for its visuals, came to capture a new generation's heart and imagination through sound.