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You'll Never Nanny in This Town Again: The True Adventures of a Hollywood Nanny

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Report copyright infringementby Suzanne Hansen (Author)New and completely updated edition Hilarious and addictive, this chronicle of a small-town girl's stint as a celebrity nanny reveals what really happens in the diaper trenches of Hollywood. When Oregon native Suzanne Hansen becomes a live-in nanny to the children of Hollywood über-agent Michael Ovitz, she thinks she's found the job of her dreams. But Hansen's behind-the-scenes access soon gets her much more than she bargained for: working...

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Report copyright infringementby Sofia Kapkov (Author)ARTS HUSTLER: A STORY OF RESILIENCE is a gripping account of one woman's journey-proving that anything is possible for a determined immigrant armed with a dream.This book is for those who: Feel stuck in life and want to take a leap but are held back by fear.Are considering immigration or are already adapting to a new country.Want to break into New York's art scene.Are trying to make sense of a world increasingly divided.Have seen Our Class ...

Finding Happy: A User's Guide to Your Life, with Lessons from Mine

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Samuelson (Author)A master class for every Gen Z and Millennial to Find Happy in a dizzying world Almost everyone looks back on their youth and thinks, "I wish I knew then what I know now...." This is a book for young adults who want to know right now what it is so many wish they had known back then. What is happy, anyway? Where do you find it? Finding Happy is for young adults starting their adult journey, and for those well into theirs who have not yet ...

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Report copyright infringementby Mady Samper (Author)It is impossible to distinguish fact from fiction in My Gabriela. The lives of Gabriela Samper and her daughter, Mady Lievano Samper, which are narrated in this novel, seem like the most finished work of fiction, but there is not a speck of invention in them. The characters are real, the events occurred as they are, and the places where Gabriela and Magdalena lived their incredible adventures are there. Everything in this novel is the transc...

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Report copyright infringementby Hans-Åke Lilja (Author)In his third book about Stephen King, Hans-Åke Lilja explores some of the less well-known projects by the famous author.Titled "Stephen King: Odds & Ends, " the book reveals interesting details Hans-Åke discovered, along with insights from people who have firsthand experience with these unique endeavors. Number of Pages: 188 Dimensions: 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 29, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Marjorie Short (Author)"Screenwriter William Goldman said that the most exciting day of your life is your first day on a movie set, and that the most boring day of your life is your second day on a movie set. Yet, if you know what's going on, it's not boring; it's a fascinating lesson in a process that few outsiders are ever permitted to witness. Films are assembled from hundreds and sometimes thousands of individual pieces, and this astute behind-the-scenes jo...

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Report copyright infringementby Alan Reed (Author), Ben Ohmart (Author)If you're not old enough to remember Falstaff on The Fred Allen Show, perhaps you recall Fred Flintstone from The Flintstones, that modern stoneage family. Both boisterous voices - and more - came from the talented mouth of Alan Reed, one of the greatest actors ever to light up radio, television and films. This is his story, published for the first time, complete with rare photos and credit list. Number of Pag...

The Lost Decade: Altman, Coppola, Friedkin and the Hollywood Renaissance Auteur in the 1980s

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Horn (Author)Provides an analysis of Hollywood from a fresh viewpoint that shows the careers of Robert Altman, Francis Coppola, William Friedkin, and others in the 1980s as far from conforming to a monolithic pattern of decline, but rather as diverse and complex responses to political and industrial changes. The 1980s are routinely seen as the era of the blockbuster and of 'Reaganite entertainment, ' whereas the dominant view of late 1960s and early 1970s...

Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan

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Report copyright infringementby Carl Rollyson (Author)Walter Brennan (1894-1974) was one of the greatest character actors in Hollywood history. He won three Academy Awards and became a national icon starring as Grandpa in The Real McCoys. He appeared in over two hundred motion pictures and became the subject of a Norman Rockwell painting, which celebrated the actor's unique role as the voice of the American Western. His life journey from Swampscott, Massachusetts, to Hollywood, to a twelve th...

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Report copyright infringementby Alexander Granach (Author), Leopold Lindtberg (Contribution by), Willard R. Trask (Translator)Alexander Granach was born in 1893 in Werbowitz, a small village on the easternmost rim of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and would become one of Germany's most successful actors of both the stage and early cinema during the Weimar Republic. He appeared in seminal German expressionist cinema classics, most notably "Nosferatu" and, later in Hollywood, had supporting roles...

Comedy Samurai: Forty Years of Blood, Guts, and Laughter

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Report copyright infringementby Larry Charles (Author)From Peabody, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-winning writer and director Larry Charles, a rollicking journey through modern American comedy, as he shares behind-the-scenes stories from his life's work. To tell Larry Charles's life story is to tell the story of modern American comedy. Over the last 40 years, few comedians have been a part of so many iconic, beloved projects. Larry was one of the original writers and producers on the first fi...

Life in the Mouse House: Memoir of a Disney Story Artist

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Report copyright infringementby Homer Brightman (Author)A SEARING, SCATHING DISNEY MEMOIRFrom 1935-1950, story artist Homer Brightman worked on the biggest Disney projects: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, the Oscar-winning short film Lend a Paw, and many others. A dream come true? Not really. Brightman's life in the Mouse House during Disney's Golden Age of Animation was tarnished by self-serving, power-hungry animators; by draconian policies and broken promises; and by Walt Disn...

Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen Gundle (Author) The intersection between film stardom and politics is an understudied phenomenon of Fascist Italy, despite the fact that the Mussolini regime deemed stardom important enough to warrant sustained attention and interference. Focused on the period from the start of sound cinema to the final end of Fascism in 1945, this book examines the development of an Italian star system and evaluates its place in film production and distribution. The pe...

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Report copyright infringementby David W. Menefee (Author)The captivating lives and groundbreaking accomplishments of fourteen men who dared to gamble their reputations by appearing in the first motion pictures are explored in a richly researched new book, The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era. At a time when other actors in the "legitimate theater" scorned the industry, these amazing men not only defied the odds of success but also received a place at the heights of a fascinating busine...

My Friend Johnny: The Last 20 Years of a Beautiful Life with Johnny Carson and Friends

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Report copyright infringementby Howard Smith (Author), Eli Gonzalez (With)For two decades, Howard Smith shared an extraordinary friendship with Johnny Carson-not as the legendary Tonight Show host, but simply as John. A neighbor turned close companion, Howard entered John's private world far from the spotlight.In My Friend Johnny, Smith paints an intimate portrait of the man behind the iconic desk: funny, kind, and generous, yet deeply complex. From tennis matches to quiet moments, their bond...

Decades Never Start on Time: A Richard Roud Anthology

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Temple (Editor), Karen Smolens (Editor)Richard Roud, film writer and co-founder and director of the New York Film Festival, was one of the most influential film critics of the twentieth century. Renowned for his close relationships with French New Wave directors such as Godard and Truffaut, he played a key role in bringing European art cinema to the attention of American and British audiences.This anthology brings together selected writings from his pub...

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Report copyright infringementby R. K. Chin (Author)This is no armchair general or Monday morning quarterback to expose the Gold Rush myth. I was there. Rode, ate, worked (a little) side by side with the cast members of the widely acclaimed and groundbreaking Discovery television reality show. A real gold strike for the Discovery Channel in its inaugural season, it was followed by more scintillating seasons which included new cast members working on different claims. I am restricting my discus...

Girl's Got to Breathe: The Life of Teresa Wright

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Report copyright infringementby Donald Spoto (Author)The actress Teresa Wright (1918-2005) lived a rich, complex, magnificent life against the backdrop of Golden Age Hollywood, Broadway, and television. There was no indication, from her astonishingly difficult--indeed, horrifying--childhood, of the success that would follow, nor of the universal acclaim and admiration that accompanied her everywhere. Her two marriages--to the writers Niven Busch (The Postman Always Rings Twice; Duel in the Su...

So Gay for You: Friendship, Found Family, and the Show That Started It All

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Report copyright infringementby Kate Moennig (Author), Leisha Hailey (Author)An intimate, hilarious memoir of art, friendship, queerness, and found family by Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey, stars of The L Word--including never-before-shared stories and photos from behind the scenes of the show and their personal lives. "Are you comfortable with nudity?" my manager asked. In the early 2000s, Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey--both young artists trying to figure it all out--met at auditions for a...

Reel Tears (hardback): The Beverly Washburn Story, Take Two

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Report copyright infringementby Beverly Washburn (Author), Donald Vaughan (Author)Beverly Washburn was one of Hollywood's most familiar child actors during the 1950s and '60s, a consummate performer who excelled at both comedy and drama with equal ease. Renowned for her uncanny ability to cry on cue, she appeared in countless television shows during the medium's Golden Age, and many of the era's best-loved movies, including Walt Disney's Old Yeller, The Greatest Show on Earth, Shane, and Spid...

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Report copyright infringementby Agnes Bristow (Author), John Fraser (Foreword by), Bridgetta Tomarchio (Editorial Coordination by)The shocking true story of Communist China- and the woman it couldn't contain.As the Cultural Revolution sweeps across the nation, young ballerina Tia Zhang rises to the top of Mao Zedong's favorite dancers. Her success leads her to a forbidden love with a dashing military athlete - but it can not protect them from the brutality of the Communist regime.In a story t...

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Love, Loss and the Fade to White

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Report copyright infringementby Maia Wyman (Author)Siskel and Ebert meet Joan Didion in Auteur, a unique series that combines in-depth film criticism with personal autobiography. Each book in the series examines a single movie through a critical and historical lens, filtered through the author's creative and emotional connection to the film. The result is a literary memoir that celebrates some of our most beloved and influential movies.Two decades ago, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind pi...

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Report copyright infringementby Juliet E. Prowse (Author)Juliet Prowse was a young South African dancer who burst into the international spotlight in her first Hollywood movie, Can-Can. Considered talented and exotic, she caught the media's attention and her engagement to Frank Sinatra fuelled their fascination further. But was it true love and what did Sinatra make of Juliet's relationship with Elvis during G.I. Blues? Unhappy with 20th Century Fox, Juliet broke out of her contract, created ...

Magician of the Movies: The Life of Walt Disney

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Report copyright infringementby Bob Thomas (Author)From Marceline to the Magic KingdomAward-winning Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas' original biography of Walt Disney is fast-moving and insightful-the perfect introduction to Walt for readers of all ages.The stories told in Magician of the Movies unravel the man who fascinates us to this day. Thomas puts us in the wagon with young Walt making the rounds with Doc Sherwood in Marceline, Missouri. He makes us feel Walt's despair at the loss ...

$The Unfractured Fairy Tale Life of Edward Everett Horton$

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Report copyright infringementby Lon Davis (Author), Debra Davis (Author)Edward Everett Horton (1886-1970), a stage-trained American actor and undisputed master of the double-take, made his mark in the escapist films of the 1930s and '40s with his nuanced portrayals of flustered, nervous-nelly types. Movie buffs treasure his performances in such timeless classics as Trouble in Paradise (1932), Top Hat (1935), Lost Horizon (1937), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). B...

Daws Butler - Characters Actor (hardback)

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Report copyright infringementby Ben Ohmart (Author), Joe Bevilaqua (Author), Nancy Cartwright (Foreword by)The official biography of the voice of Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound and all things Hanna-Barbera. This first book on master voice actor Daws Butler has been assembled through personal scrapbooks, letters and intimate interviews with family and co-workers. Foreword by Daws' most famous student, Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson). Number of Pages: 302 Di...

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Gross (Author)From the authors of The Fifty-Year Mission and So Say We All, comes the first and only comprehensive oral history of the Star Wars movie franchise. For the past four decades, no film saga has touched the world in the way that Star Wars has, capturing the imaginations of filmgoers and filmmakers alike. Now, for the first time ever, Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, the bestselling authors of The Fifty-Year Mission, are telling the entire sto...

The Morse Code: Decoding the Career of Iconic Lighting Designer Peter Morse

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Report copyright infringementby Vickie Claiborne (Author), Peter Morse (Author)The Morse Code: Decoding the Career of Iconic Lighting Designer Peter Morse explores key developments and evolving techniques, processes, and technology within contemporary theatrical lighting design through the career and impact of US lighting designer Peter Morse.Peter Morse's career as a lighting designer spans over 50 years. He has worked with most of entertainment's biggest artists, including Michael Jackson, ...

Robert Shaw: An Actor's Life on the Set of Jaws and Beyond

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Shaw Myers (Author)Just in time for the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's Jaws, an intimate and richly-told portrait of the iconic actor and writer Robert Shaw, from his portrayal of the legendary shark hunter Captain Quint and beyond, written lovingly but honestly by his nephew. "Go for the Jaws, stay for the Shaws." --Nat Segaloff, author of The Exorcist Legacy Robert Shaw unforgettably commanded attention as the weathered seaman Captain Quin...

How In The World...? - A behind the scenes look at what it takes to create the MAGIC of Walt Disney World

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Report copyright infringementby David Schroeder (Author)How In The World... can you buy forty-three square miles of land without anyone knowing? That is just the beginning of this fascinating journey through the first twenty-five years of development, construction, and daily operations of Walt Disney World -- Disney's largest resort complex. No other Walt Disney World book offers such an all-encompassing perspective as "How in the World...?" as it delves into everything from how Walt Disney W...

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Report copyright infringementby Jon Kremer (Author)A Go! Go! Revisited - Beatles, Bournemouth and Beyond updates and extends Jon Kremer's Sixties memoir Bournemouth A Go! Go! The full text and images contained within the original edition are annotated with substantial footnotes, complemented with additional photos. As Beatlemania swept across Britain in 1963 two teenagers, Jon Kremer and Al Stewart, in a story that came to be known as The Men from Rickenbacker, took turns in playing John Len...

Think Fast!! Lessons I Learned From Minnesota to Manhattan and Back

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Report copyright infringementby Carole Wendt (Author) Number of Pages: 198 Dimensions: 0.42 x 7 x 5 IN Publication Date: May 30, 2025