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Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Hugh Water, who works for an insurance company, sells his screenplay to Gladiator Films, but when the executive who bought his story suddenly dies and his replacement, Hedda Chase, tries to talk the studio out of their purchase, Hugh decides to travel to Hollywood and defend his work.
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Series
Language
English
Description
Serge A. Storms returns!
The world's most lovable serial killer is back, bringing together an Oscar-worthy cast of Sunshine State nut jobs with his insatiable passion for All Things Florida.
During this latest cavalcade of nonstop felonies-from Tampa to Fort Lauderdale to Orlando-Serge finds time to resurrect his obsession with movies, particularly those showcasing his beloved home state. And he wants answers! Why aren't more films shot here?...
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Language
English
Description
First published in 1927, "Oil!" is an unflinching portrayal of greed and betrayal by Pulitzer Prize winning author Upton Sinclair. Famous for his groundbreaking work "The Jungle", which exposed the horribly unsafe conditions in the American meatpacking industry, Sinclair turned his critical eye toward the immorality of the emerging oil-drilling business. Set in Southern California and inspired by the Teapot Dome Scandal, "Oil!" follows the fortunes...
10) Married lovers
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Cameron Paradise has started her life over in L.A. as a personal trainer to the stars and is striving to fulfill her dream of opening her own studio, but her affair with married movie producer Ryan Lambert threatens to destroy everything she has worked for, and may even end her life.
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Language
English
Description
Steve C. McQueen's only screen credits are playing dead bodies on cop and doctor shows, and now he's paying the rent by understudying movie sex symbol Josh Harper, who's trying to gain dramatic credibility in a West End play. If only Josh would miss a performance, Stephen could get his big break, prove his talent, and redeem himself in the eyes of his disapproving ex-wife and their precocious seven-year-old daughter. Stephen gets his chance when he...
18) Adored
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Born into a Hollywood dynasty, Siena McMahon seems to have a fairy-tale life. Yet behind the gates of the sprawling McMahon mansion, the family is bound together by infighting and ambition. Siena must search the dysfunctional landscape of her life for people who will help her survive and become the person she was meant to be.
19) Lucky stars
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Language
English
Description
"Wildly inventive ... Heller's prose is quite funny and always engaging." -- PEOPLE "Fresh language, with singular energy ... spirited, effortless entertainment." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Stacey's acting career is on the rise, she can feel it. After leaving Cleveland for the glamour of Hollywood, she knows she's on the path to becoming a star. The big screen is calling her. Well, it could be. With her mother buzzing her cellphone every twenty minutes,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Brent Spiner's explosive and hilarious novel is a personal look at the slightly askew relationship between a celebrity and his fans. If the Coen Brothers were to make a Star Trek movie, involving the complexity of fan obsession and sci-fi, this noir comedy might just be the one. Set in 1991, just as Star Trek: The Next Generation has rocketed the cast to global fame, the young and impressionable actor Brent Spiner receives a mysterious package and...
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