The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story
by Chris Nashawaty
Recommended by Edgar Wright and Mike Sievert
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Humor, Most Recommended Books, and History.
“This is a tough, sharp history of comedy and competitiveness, of rising stars and brilliant upstarts. Of difficult egos, awful behavior, fragile friendships, bursts of inspiration, and blizzards of cocaine told by the survivors and shaped by Chris Nashawaty's welcome insight and perspective.” Mark Harris, New York Times bestselling author of Pict...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Humor, Most Recommended Books, and History.
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