19 must-read history books like The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn by Josh Young

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The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn

By: Josh Young

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A riveting tell-all biography that delves into the extraordinary life of Hollywood’s most infamous …

If you liked the history plot in The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn by Josh Young , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew

By: Brian Hicks

3.74

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

On December 4th, 1872, a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic wit… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime by Casey Sherman

2. A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime

By: Casey Sherman

3.71

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The dark story behind the bright lights of Tinseltown From the outside, Hollywood starlet Lana Turn… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • film
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood by Ed Zwick

3. 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
  • film
  • 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 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides

4. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin

5. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of You Never Know: A Memoir by Tom Selleck

6. You Never Know: A Memoir

By: Tom Selleck

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern Ca… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Jeff Shaara

7. The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Jeff Shaara

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more

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

8. 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 The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic by Daniel de Visé

9. The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

By: Daniel de Visé

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, an… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • film
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife by Sebastian Junger

10. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

By: Sebastian Junger

3.92

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"

-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

Cover of Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy by Elizabeth Beller

11. Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

By: Elizabeth Beller

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in thi… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne

12. 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
  • true crime
  • 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 What a Fool Believes: A Memoir by Michael McDonald

13. What a Fool Believes: A Memoir

By: Michael McDonald

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award–winning, platinum … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Entrances and Exits by Michael    Richards

14. Entrances and Exits

By: Michael Richards

4.12

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of My Mama, Cass: A Memoir by Owen Elliot-Kugell

15. My Mama, Cass: A Memoir

By: Owen Elliot-Kugell

3.96

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

A long-awaited, myth-busting, and deeply affecting memoir by the daughter of legendary rock star “M… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir (Turner Classic Movies) by Alain Silver

16. From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir (Turner Classic Movies)

By: Alain Silver

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The behind-the-scenes story of the quintessential film noir and cult classic, Billy Wilder’s Double… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • film
Cover of The King of Diamonds: The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief by Rena Pederson

17. The King of Diamonds: The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief

By: Rena Pederson

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling story of a brazen, uncatchable jewel thief who roamed the homes of Dallas high societ… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum

18. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV

By: Emily Nussbaum

4.02

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • film
  • audiobook
Cover of Ladykiller by Katherine   Wood

19. Ladykiller

By: Katherine Wood

3.73

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When an heiress goes missing, her best friend races to unravel the secrets behind her disappearance… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn by Josh Young

20. The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn

By: Josh Young

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A riveting tell-all biography that delves into the extraordinary life of Hollywood’s most infamous … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • film
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Dancing on the Edge: A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling through Hollywood by Russ Tamblyn

21. Dancing on the Edge: A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling through Hollywood

By: Russ Tamblyn

4.00

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Actor. Artist. Cultural Icon. Dancing on the Edge A bold memoir of an extraordinary, singular life … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • film
Cover of Anna Bright Is Hiding Something by Susie Orman Schnall

22. Anna Bright Is Hiding Something

By: Susie Orman Schnall

3.56

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

The Dropout meets Inventing Anna in this cinematic and page-turning summer read! A ripped-from-the-… read more

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  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of When the Night Comes Falling: A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders by Howard Blum

23. When the Night Comes Falling: A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders

By: Howard Blum

3.63

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from bestselling author Howard Blum, whose ground… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan

24. Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed

By: Maureen Callahan

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kenn… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Incredible Life & Mysterious Death of Dorothy Kilgallen by Sara Jordan-Heintz

25. The Incredible Life & Mysterious Death of Dorothy Kilgallen

By: Sara Jordan-Heintz

4.29

Format: 661 pages, Kindle Edition

Since penning the widely acclaimed Midwest Today magazine article “Who Killed Dorothy Kilgallen?” i… read more

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Cover of Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida by Mikita Brottman

26. Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida

By: Mikita Brottman

3.54

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of the “enthralling” ( San Francisco Book Review ) An Unexplai… read more

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  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography by RoseMarie Terenzio

27. JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography

By: RoseMarie Terenzio

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The first oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. is an extraordinarily intimate, comprehensive look … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us by Rachelle Bergstein

28. The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us

By: Rachelle Bergstein

3.92

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An intimate and expansive look at Judy Blume’s life, work, and cultural impact, focusing on her mos… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way by Fred C. Trump

29. All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way

By: Fred C. Trump

4.07

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

With revealing, never-before-told stories, Fred C. Trump III, nephew of President Donald Trump, bre… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers by Ian O'Connor

30. Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers

By: Ian O'Connor

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Aaron Rodgers is regarded by some as the most talented player to ever hold the most important job i… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Earth to Moon: A Memoir by Moon Unit Zappa

31. Earth to Moon: A Memoir

By: Moon Unit Zappa

4.42

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

The saying goes that "God only gives you what you can handle." Well God didn't grow up in my atheis… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

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Casey Sherman

3.71

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Ed Zwick

4.03

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The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

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3.71

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3.75

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That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America

Amanda Jones

4.14

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