C'mon, Get Happy: The Making of Summer Stock
By: David Fantle
4.00
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In their third and final screen teaming, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly starred together in the MGM mu…
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1. Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece
By: Earl J. Hess , Pratibha A. Dabholkar
4.18
Format: None pages, Hardcover
There is no movie musical more fun than Singin' in the Rain, and few that remain as fresh over the … read more
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2. Judy Garland
By: Anne Edwards
4.62
Format: None pages,
Praised as "undoubtedly the best of the many books on Judy Garland" by no less a critic than John L… read more
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3. Dorothy Parker: Complete Broadway, 1918-1923
By: Dorothy Parker , None
3.20
Format: 192 pages, ebook
Dorothy Parker holds a place in history as one of New York's most beloved writers. Now, for the fir… read more
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4. Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
By: Mark Harris
4.10
Format: None pages,
Explores the epic human drama behind the making of the five movies nominated for Best Picture in 19… read more
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5. Pretty Ugly
By: David Sedaris
3.55
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
David Sedaris and Ian Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—st… read more
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6. 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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7. 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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"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
8. Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10)
By: Armistead Maupin
4.11
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The tenth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Franci… read more
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9. Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar
By: Cynthia Carr
4.27
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed biographer Cynthia Carr, the first full portrait of the queer icon and Warhol su… read more
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10. 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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- nonfiction
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11. 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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- film
12. Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben
By: Josh Trujillo
4.03
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A graphic novel biography of Baron von Steuben, the soldier, immigrant, and flamboyant homosexual w… read more
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13. 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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"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
14. Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1)
By: Lev A.C. Rosen
3.87
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the … read more
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"Even when your dream is taken from you, you can have a great new life."-Lev A.C. Rosen, Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1)
"People are always trying to claim you, without ever listening to who you are. They want you to be something else, to be the role they have for you in the family. But really, we're all better off just…"-Lev A.C. Rosen, Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1)
15. 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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16. 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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17. Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway
By: Michael Riedel
4.09
Format: 352 pages, ebook
“Fun and gossipy.” —The Wall Street Journal * “A masterful history.” —Publishers Weekly (starred re… read more
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18. Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided
By: Scott Eyman
4.12
Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition
The “shocking” (The Wall Street Journal), must-read story of Charlie Chaplin’s years of exile from … read more
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19. 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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20. Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television
By: Thea Glassman
3.84
Format: None pages, Audiobook
The untold stories of seven revolutionary teen shows (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, My So-Called Lif… read more
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21. Behind The Shoulder Pads
By: Joan Collins
3.88
Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition
'The stories, the gossip, the glamour! Discover it all and more' Woman & Home'[A] hugely engaging a… read more
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22. Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties: The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher--Television
By: Foster Hirsch
3.98
Format: 654 pages, Kindle Edition
A fascinating look at Hollywood’s most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system—set aga… read more
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23. Lady Macbeth
By: Ava Reid
3.61
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare… read more
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"Nakedness, even among women in private, is still uncommon, uncouth. Bodies are meant to be guarded like gold. The flash of a bare ankle is like dropping a pendant, so that everyone can see it clatter…"-Ava Reid, Lady Macbeth
24. Beyond Ridiculous: Making Gay Theatre with Charles Busch in 1980s New York (Studies Theatre Hist & Culture)
By: Kenneth Elliott
4.50
Format: 209 pages, Paperback
Beyond Ridiculous tells the story of Theatre-in-Limbo, a downtown band of actors formed in 1984 by… read more
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25. C'mon, Get Happy: The Making of Summer Stock
By: David Fantle
4.00
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In their third and final screen teaming, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly starred together in the MGM mu… read more
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26. With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic
By: A. Ashley Hoff
3.89
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
When she died in 1977, Joan Crawford was remembered as an icon of Hollywood's Golden Age—until publ… read more
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27. The Bright Sword
By: Lev Grossman
4.06
Format: 673 pages, Hardcover
A gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, onl… read more
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"One day you will see that it is a mistake to love an empire, or a throne, or a crown, because those things cannot love. They can only die."-Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword
"God doesn't come when you snap your fingers, He comes when you're ready for Him." Nimue snapped her delicate fingers, producing a strikingly loud pop in the quiet. "That's the difference between a sp…"-Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword
28. Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film (Turner Classic Movies)
By: Alonso Duralde
4.58
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
For generations, members of the LGBTQ+ community in Hollywood needed to be “discreet” about their l… read more
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29. The Seventh Veil of Salome
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine — but the real drama … read more
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30. The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
By: Kelly Bishop
4.52
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“Come for the Gilmore Girls anecdotes, stay for the revealing truths about what it takes to build a… read more
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31. There's a Body in the Window Seat!: The History of Arsenic and Old Lace
By: Charles Dennis
3.79
Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition
There’s a Body in the Window Seat! is a detailed history of one of the most beloved American murder… read more
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