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  • The Gross

    The Hits, The Flops—The Summer That Ate Hollywood

    by Peter Bart ...
    A look at the new Hollywood by the longtime editor-in-chief of Variety. The ultimate insider follows the winners and losers of Hollywood's 1998 Summer Season.Welcome to Hollywood, where gambling is a way of life -- and the wagers run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. But in the summer of 1998 all bets are off. The man who knows every mover, shaker, and faker explains why no one can explain ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Shoot Out

    Surviving Fame and (Mis)fortune in Hollywood

    by Peter Bart ...
    Narrated by Peter Bart ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 17 min

    Hollywood thrives on "shoot-outs"—standoffs, skirmishes, and power struggles that mark every stage of the filmmaking process. Whether it is a director insisting on a final cut, a star demanding a bigger motor home, a producer holding the line on a budget, or a grip with a gripe, it seems that the world of moviemaking is nothing but Sturm und Drang—all for the sake of control over a few flickering ... Read more

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    The Gross

    The Hits, the Flops: The Summer that Ate Hollywood

    by Peter Bart ...
    Narrated by Stuart Langton ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 10 min

    When movies cost hundreds of millions to make and market, the magnitude of the wagers is astonishing. Vast riches rain down on those who gamble wisely, and careers are made and lost in one weekend. But never is this box office race more feverish than during the summer blockbuster season, when the studios roll out their most expensive, effects-laden pictures in a feverish race to win the box office ... Read more

    $19.95 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    Who Killed Hollywood?

    And Put the Tarnish on Tinseltown

    by Peter Bart ...
    Narrated by Edward Lewis ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 54 min

    In this passionate love-hate letter to the film industry, Peter Bart pulls together his best columns from Variety and GQ, outlining in detail the history and inner workings of Hollywood. In story after story, Bart shows how the major studios have diverted their energies away from production of the shrewdly crafted pictures that once made the industry powerful. There are only a handful of salable ... Read more

    $22.95 USD

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  • Superman

    The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero

    by Larry Tye ...
    The first full-fledged history not just of the Man of Steel but of the creators, designers, owners, and performers who made him the icon he is today, from the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy“A story as American as Superman himself.”—The Washington PostLegions of fans from Boston to Buenos Aires can recite the story of the child born Kal-El, scion of the doomed planet ... Read more

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  • Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent?

    And Other Amazing Comic Book Trivia!

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    Outrageous, fascinating and bizarre facts from every corner of the comic book universeWhat comic book artist was the recipient of an on-stage thank you from Paul McCartney and an on-air apology from Johnny Carson? What superhero got his powers by being bitten by a mongoose? What popular NPR host was forever immortalized as a "bad boyfriend" in a notable comic book? In Why Does Batman Carry Shark ... Read more

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  • Hollywood Ending

    Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence

    by Ken Auletta ...
    A vivid biography of Harvey Weinstein—how he rose to become a dominant figure in the film world, how he used that position to feed his monstrous sexual appetites, and how it all came crashing down, from the author who has covered the Hollywood and media power game for The New Yorker for three decadesTwenty years ago, Ken Auletta wrote an iconic New Yorker profile of the Hollywood mogul Harvey ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    Superman

    The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero

    by Larry Tye ...
    Narrated by Scott Brick ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 14 min

    The first full-fledged history not just of the Man of Steel but of the creators, designers, owners, and performers who made him the icon he is today, from the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy“A story as American as Superman himself.”—The Washington PostLegions of fans from Boston to Buenos Aires can recite the story of the child born Kal-El, scion of the doomed planet ... Read more

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  • Rock Me on the Water

    1974-The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics

    by Ronald Brownstein ...
    In this exceptional cultural history, Atlantic Senior Editor Ronald Brownstein—“one of America's best political journalists (The Economist)—tells the kaleidoscopic story of one monumental year that marked the city of Los Angeles’ creative peak, a glittering moment when popular culture was ahead of politics in predicting what America would become.Los Angeles in 1974 exerted more influence over ... Read more

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  • Oscar Wars

    A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

    by Michael Schulman ...
    The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes Hollywood drama.America does not have royalty. It has the Academy Awards. For nine decades, perfectly coiffed starlets, debonair leading men, and producers with gold in their eyes ... Read more

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  • Hollywood Myths

    The Shocking Truths Behind Film's Most Incredible Secrets and Scandals

    by Joe Williams ...
    A film journalist's insider account of the truth behind some of the movie industry's biggest legends and scandals—a perfect gift for film buffs.Hollywood exists to create and sell myth. Often, however, the myths created on screen are secondary to the rumors, half-truths, and lies that circulate through studio back lots and the press. Discover the real stories behind Hollywood's greatest myths, as ... Read more

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