8 must-read biography books like Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography by John Baxter

Cover of Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography by John Baxter

Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography

By: John Baxter

3.44

Format: 457 pages, Paperback

Traces the life and career of Steven Spielberg and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the productio…

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1. Entirely Up to You, Darling

By: Richard Attenborough , Diana Hawkins

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Richard Attenborough and Diana Hawkins have been friends and colleagues for nearly 50 years.They ha… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • film
Cover of Operation Hollywood: How the Pentagon Shapes and Censors the Movies by David L. Robb

2. Operation Hollywood: How the Pentagon Shapes and Censors the Movies

By: David L. Robb

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The only thing Hollywood likes more than a good movie is a good deal. For more than fifty years pro… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • film

3. Batman: Earth One, Volume 1

By: Brad Anderson , Geoff Johns , Gary Frank , Rob Leigh , Jon Sibal

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Timesbestseller Batman is not a hero. He is just a man: fallible, vulnerable, and ang… read more

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4. The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror

By: David J. Skal

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Illuminating the dark side of the American century, The Monster Showuncovers the surprising links b… read more

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5. George Lucas: A Life

By: Brian Jay Jones

4.40

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of one of the most influential filmmakers ever--George Lucas. On May 25, 1… read more

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6. Clint: The Life and Legend

By: Patrick McGilligan

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Like The Man With No Name, one of his most famous roles, Clint Eastwood has always had an aura of t… read more

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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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  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • film
"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

Cover of UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There by Garrett M. Graff

8. UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There

By: Garrett M. Graff

3.73

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times-bestselling author Garrett M. Graff comes the first comprehensive and eye-openi… read more

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  • nonfiction
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9. Batman '89

By: Sam Hamm

3.61

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

Continuing the adventures of the Dark Knight from Tim Burton's classic movie Batman, Batman '89 pul… read more

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10. 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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  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • film
Cover of The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic by Daniel de Visé

11. 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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  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • film
Cover of Kubrick: An Odyssey by Robert P. Kolker

12. 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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  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • film
Cover of When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s by John Ganz

13. When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s

By: John Ganz

4.23

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A lively, revelatory look back at the convulsions at the end of the Reagan era―and their dark legac… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography by John Baxter

14. Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography

By: John Baxter

3.44

Format: 457 pages, Paperback

Traces the life and career of Steven Spielberg and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the productio… read more

Similar categories in John Baxter's Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography book and John Baxter's Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography

  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • film
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15. E.T.: the Extra Terrestrial: The Ultimate Visual History

By: Caseen Gaines

4.70

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

The definitive account of the motion picture phenomenon, E.T. the The Ultimate Visual History is a… read more

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  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
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16. Tarantino: A Retrospective

By: Tom Shone

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Reservoir Dogs by diving into the brilliant, twisted mind of Quen… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • film
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17. Polanski

By: Christopher Sandford

3.56

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Born in Paris to Polish-Jewish parents, Polanski dealt with the terrors of his childhood — includin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

12 Best nonfiction books like Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography by John Baxter

Transform Your Habits

Entirely Up to You, Darling

Richard Attenborough , Diana Hawkins

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Operation Hollywood: How the Pentagon Shapes and Censors the Movies

David L. Robb

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Cinema Speculation

Quentin Tarantino

4.06

Transform Your Habits

UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There

Garrett M. Graff

3.73

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6 Best nonfiction books like Polanski by Christopher Sandford

Transform Your Habits

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

Ben Macintyre

4.51

Transform Your Habits

The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood

Sam Wasson

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography

John Baxter

3.44

Transform Your Habits

Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed

Maureen Callahan

4.25

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