6 best-selling historical books like Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood by Karina Longworth

Cover of Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood by Karina Longworth

Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood

By: Karina Longworth

4.08

Format: 576 pages, ebook

In this riveting popular history, the creator of You Must Remember This probes the inner workings o…

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Cover of The Love of the Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald

1. The Love of the Last Tycoon

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.64

Format: 169 pages, Paperback

The Last Tycoon, edited by the renowned literary critic Edmund Wilson, was first published a year a… read more

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"There’s a writer for you,"

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Love of the Last Tycoon

"Men don’t often know those times when a girl could be had for nothing."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Love of the Last Tycoon

"His dark eyes took me in, and I wondered what they would look like if he fell in love."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Love of the Last Tycoon

"There's no substitute for will. Sometimes you have to fake will when you don't feel it at all."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Love of the Last Tycoon

Cover of Hank & Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart by Scott Eyman

2. Hank & Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart

By: Scott Eyman

3.78

Format: 479 pages, Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling author Scott Eyman tells the story of the remarkable friendship of two Ho… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • film
  • media tie in
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger

3. Hollywood Babylon

By: Kenneth Anger

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Hollywood Babylonwas originally published in Paris, and quickly became an underground legend. Not a… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • film
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  • nonfiction

4. Petty: The Biography

By: Warren Zanes

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Petty, by an accomplished writ… read more

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5. Then We Came to the End

By: Joshua Ferris

4.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

The characters in Then We Came To The End cope with a business downturn in the time-honored way: th… read more

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6. Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud

By: Shaun Considine

2.65

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

A joint biography of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford which follows their rivalry throughout their car… read more

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7. Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder

By: James Ellroy , Steve Hodel

4.10

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

In 1947, California's infamous Black Dahlia murder inspired the largest manhunt in Los Angeles hist… read more

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Cover of The Devil's Candy: The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco by Julie Salamon

8. The Devil's Candy: The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco

By: Julie Salamon

4.06

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

"A definitive portrait of the madness of big-time moviemaking" ( Newsweek ), now the basis for the … read more

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  • cultural
  • history
  • pop culture
  • film
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood by Ed Zwick

9. 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
  • pop culture
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  • 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 Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir by Werner Herzog

10. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

By: Werner Herzog

4.25

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more

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  • biography
  • film
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  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage by Nick de Semlyen

11. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage

By: Nick de Semlyen

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved… read more

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  • cultural
  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
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  • audiobook
Cover of Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever by Matt Singer

12. 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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  • cultural
  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • film
  • media tie in
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara

13. The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

By: Mallory O'Meara

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Lady from the Black Lagoon uncovers the life and work of Milicent Patrick—one of Disney’s first… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • film
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Having a new tattoo really sucks,"

-Mallory O'Meara, The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

"To the privileged, equality feels like oppression"

-Mallory O'Meara, The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

"One hundred percent of the top American films of 1954, the year Creature from the Black Lagoon was released, were directed by men. Ninety-six percent of the top American films for 2016, the year I st…"

-Mallory O'Meara, The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

"Milicent Patrick’s final resting place is in every single Creature from the Black Lagoon T-shirt, every Metaluna Mutant toy, every VHS tape of Fantasia, every DVD of The Shape of Water. It’s on the d…"

-Mallory O'Meara, The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

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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  • cultural
  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • film
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael        Schulman

15. 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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  • cultural
  • history
  • pop culture
  • film
  • historical
  • media tie in
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  • audiobook
Cover of Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen by Brian Raftery

16. 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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  • cultural
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  • film
  • media tie in
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  • audiobook
Cover of Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America by Abraham Riesman

17. Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America

By: Abraham Riesman

3.75

Format: 464 pages, ebook

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Riveting, essential reading.” —Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganl… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder by John Waters

18. Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder

By: John Waters

3.88

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

No one knows more about everything - especially everything rude, clever, and offensively compelling… read more

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  • biography
  • film
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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Librarians are always smart, a little nuts, and know how to party."

-John Waters, Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder

"As soon as you stop listening to new music, your life is over. You are a fart."

-John Waters, Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder

Cover of The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters by Susan  Page

19. The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters

By: Susan Page

3.90

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time—Barbara Walters—a wo… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer

20. Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era

By: Laurence Leamer

3.83

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scan… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont by Shawn Levy

21. The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont

By: Shawn Levy

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Since 1929, Hollywood’s brightest stars have flocked to the Chateau Marmont as if it were a second … read more

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

22. 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
  • film
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of So Fetch by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

23. So Fetch

By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

3.60

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia comes the totally fetch story of one of th… read more

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  • history
  • pop culture
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  • media tie in
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  • audiobook
Cover of Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century by Dana Stevens

24. 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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  • cultural
  • history
  • biography
  • film
  • media tie in
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

25. When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today

By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia tells the little-known story of four trailblazi… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • film
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood by Karina Longworth

26. Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood

By: Karina Longworth

4.08

Format: 576 pages, ebook

In this riveting popular history, the creator of You Must Remember This probes the inner workings o… read more

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  • cultural
  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • film
  • historical
  • media tie in
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Age of Cage by Keith Phipps

27. Age of Cage

By: Keith Phipps

3.78

Format: 267 pages, Hardcover

Icon. Celebrity. Artist. Madman. Genius. Nicolas Cage is many things, but love him, or laugh at … read more

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  • history
  • biography
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  • audiobook
Cover of It's Alive! by Julian David Stone

28. It's Alive!

By: Julian David Stone

3.90

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

AMAZON BESTSELLER For readers of F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon and Budd Schulberg's What Mak… read more

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  • media tie in
  • historical
Cover of The Art of Small Talk by Casey Wilson

29. The Art of Small Talk

By: Casey Wilson

3.80

Format: 5 pages, Audiobook

Hilarious and practical advice for how to up your small talk game from comedians, actors and self-a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Backwards & In Heels: The Past, Present And Future Of Women Working In Film (Incredible Women Who Broke Barriers in Filmmaking) by Alicia Malone

30. Backwards & In Heels: The Past, Present And Future Of Women Working In Film (Incredible Women Who Broke Barriers in Filmmaking)

By: Alicia Malone

4.02

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Number #1 New Bestseller!"After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just d… read more

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  • cultural
  • history
  • biography
  • film
  • media tie in
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  • audiobook
Cover of Murder and the Movies by David  Thomson

31. Murder and the Movies

By: David Thomson

3.16

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A renowned movie critic on film’s treatment of one of mankind’s darkest murder   “[Thomson’s] anal… read more

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  • history
  • film
  • media tie in
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  • audiobook

24 Top audiobook books like Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood by Karina Longworth

Transform Your Habits

Hank & Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart

Scott Eyman

3.78

Transform Your Habits

The Devil's Candy: The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco

Julie Salamon

4.06

Transform Your Habits

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

Ed Zwick

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

Werner Herzog

4.25

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22 Top audiobook books like The Devil's Candy: The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco by Julie Salamon

Transform Your Habits

The Kid Stays in the Picture

Robert Evans

3.95

Transform Your Habits

The Devil's Candy: The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco

Julie Salamon

4.06

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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