24 best-selling biography books like Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris

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Mike Nichols: A Life

By: Mark Harris

4.48

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

A magnificent biography of one of the most protean creative forces in American entertainment histor…

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Cover of The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir by William Friedkin

1. The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir

By: William Friedkin

4.13

Format: 497 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir from the Academy Award–winning director of such legendary films as The Fren… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
  • media tie in
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again by Julia Phillips

2. You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again

By: Julia Phillips

3.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

Julia Phillips became a Hollywood player in the freewheeling 1970s, the first woman to win the Best… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • memoir
  • film
  • media tie in
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live by James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales

3. Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live

By: James Andrew Miller , Tom Shales

3.77

Format: 52 pages,

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • pop culture
Cover of The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert  Evans

4. The Kid Stays in the Picture

By: Robert Evans

3.95

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

From his marriage to Ali McGraw, his cocaine bust, the accusations of murder, the friendships with … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

5. Making Movies

By: Sidney Lumet

5.00

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

From one of America's most acclaimed directors comes a book that is both a professional memoir and … read more

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6. Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

By: Ed Zwick

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt and wry career memoir from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • film
  • media tie in
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"One of Patsy Broderick's choicer comments was to describe my writing as ' limp as a penis ."

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

"I called Matthew Broderick. The radiophone was working again. 'Hi, Matthew, I hear you want to talk about the script. Over .' 'Yeah, well, I have a lot of notes…' He neglected to say “ over ."

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

"From the moment we met Patsy Broderick was contemptuous, demeaning, and volatile. As Matthew sat in opaque silence, I was forced to defend, in excruciating detail, my rationale for every line in ever…"

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Cover of Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino

7. Cinema Speculation

By: Quentin Tarantino

4.06

Format: 391 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Elvis movies weren't real movies, they were "Elvis Presley movies"

-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation

"Who wants to spend three months making a fucked-up version of their movie?"

-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation

"I don't know how he died, where he died, or where he's buried. But I do know I should've thanked him."

-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation

"Then the movie started playing like a real movie. But frankly, a more real movie than we were used to."

-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation

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8. Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers

By: Mary Rodgers

4.24

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The memoirs of Mary Rodgers Guettel--writer, composer, Broadway royalty, and "a woman who tried eve… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • theatre
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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9. My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand

4.20

Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

Cover of Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road by Kyle Buchanan

10. Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road

By: Kyle Buchanan

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max:… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • memoir
  • film
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More by James Burrows

11. Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More

By: James Burrows

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

"Being directed by the Jimmy Burrows, while on Friends, was like hitting the jackpot. I'm delighte… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna  Robinson

12. MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios

By: Joanna Robinson

4.22

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb chronicle of how Marvel Studios conquered Hollywood…. T… read more

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  • history
  • pop culture
  • film
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever by Matt Singer

13. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever

By: Matt Singer

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • film
  • media tie in
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood by Sam Wasson

14. The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood

By: Sam Wasson

4.09

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, Five A.M. and Fosse comes the revelator… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • film
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture by Tricia Romano

15. The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture

By: Tricia Romano

4.28

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

A rollicking history of America's most iconic weekly newspaper told through the voices of its legen… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael        Schulman

16. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

By: Michael Schulman

4.09

Format: 589 pages, Hardcover

The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more

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  • history
  • pop culture
  • film
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks

17. All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business

By: Mel Brooks

4.24

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, a… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I didn’t realize it but I might have created the first cell phone. Had I patented it, I probably would have made so much money that I wouldn’t have had to write this book."

-Mel Brooks, All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business

Cover of Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen by Brian Raftery

18. Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen

By: Brian Raftery

4.07

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From a veteran culture writer and modern movie expert, a celebration and analysis of the movies of … read more

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  • history
  • pop culture
  • film
  • media tie in
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  • audiobook
Cover of Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers by James Andrew Miller

19. Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers

By: James Andrew Miller

3.82

Format: 995 pages, Hardcover

Tinderbox tells the exclusive, explosive, uninhibited true story of HBO and how it burst onto the A… read more

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  • history
  • pop culture
  • film
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Philip Gefter

20. Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

By: Philip Gefter

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An award-winning writer reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the provocative play, the groundbrea… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • film
  • theatre
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne

21. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

By: Griffin Dunne

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"

-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

Cover of The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story by Sam Wasson

22. The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story

By: Sam Wasson

3.80

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, Five A.M. and The Big Goodbye returns with t… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • film
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius by Carrie Courogen

23. Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius

By: Carrie Courogen

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

"A deeply researched, psychologically astute new biography of May by Carrie Courogen...The book is … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Hollywood: The Oral History by Jeanine Basinger

24. Hollywood: The Oral History

By: Jeanine Basinger

4.04

Format: 768 pages, Paperback

The real story of Hollywood as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • film
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Everybody Thought We Were Crazy: Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles by Mark Rozzo

25. Everybody Thought We Were Crazy: Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles

By: Mark Rozzo

3.89

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

National Bestseller "A landmark and long-overdue cultural history." — Vogue The stylish, wild story… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • memoir
  • film
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century by Dana Stevens

26. Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century

By: Dana Stevens

4.19

Format: 432 pages, ebook

Named a Best Book of 2022 by The New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, and NPR In this genre-defying work … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • film
  • media tie in
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark  Harris

27. Mike Nichols: A Life

By: Mark Harris

4.48

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

A magnificent biography of one of the most protean creative forces in American entertainment histor… read more

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  • pop culture
  • memoir
  • film
  • theatre
  • media tie in
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Kubrick: An Odyssey by Robert P. Kolker

28. Kubrick: An Odyssey

By: Robert P. Kolker

4.26

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of the creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey , The Shining , and A Clockwork Or… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • film
  • media tie in
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  • audiobook
Cover of Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture―and the Magic That Makes It Work by Jesse David Fox

29. Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture―and the Magic That Makes It Work

By: Jesse David Fox

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vulture , Elle, Chicago Tribune, The Millions , and Lit Hub " C… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
  • film
Cover of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act by Isaac Butler

30. The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act

By: Isaac Butler

4.26

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

National Book Critics Circle Award Winner, Nonfiction NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 BY THE N… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • film
  • theatre
  • media tie in
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  • audiobook
Cover of Glory Days: Stories by Simon Rich

31. Glory Days: Stories

By: Simon Rich

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Audiobook

The new collection of stories capturing the travails of aging Millennials from “one of the funniest… read more

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  • audiobook

26 Best audiobook books like Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris

Transform Your Habits

The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir

William Friedkin

4.13

Transform Your Habits

The Kid Stays in the Picture

Robert Evans

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Ed Zwick

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Cinema Speculation

Quentin Tarantino

4.06

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20 Best audiobook books like The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act by Isaac Butler

Transform Your Habits

The Actor's Art and Craft: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique

William Esper , Damon DiMarco

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Sanford Meisner on Acting

Sanford Meisner , Dennis Longwell , Sydney Pollack

4.20

Transform Your Habits

My Reading Life

Pat Conroy

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Ed Zwick

4.03

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