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"Line up the watermelon cosmos and get ready to be consumed by the swank, successful, and super-spunky 40-something protagonists of Candace Bushnell's lip-smacking new novel." -- New York Post "Bushnell proves she's still the philosopher-queen of a social scene." -- New York Times Book Review "A seductive, humorous tale about strong, powerful women." -- OK! Magazine, It's a jungle out there. ... (more)

The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters : A Novel

The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters : A Novel

by Elisabeth Robinson

The best letters are the ones that tell you everything. Not just the big, important stuff, but the little details of life. The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters is a one-sided epistolary novel. We get to read all the letters written by Olivia Hunt, erstwhile film producer, over the year she learns her sister Maddie has cancer. Olivia scuttles between her hometown in Ohio, where Maddie still... (more)

Careers for Film Buffs & Other Hollywood Types

Careers for Film Buffs & Other Hollywood Types

by Jaq Greenspon

The only career series designed expressly to turn passions into paychecks! These inspiring books let career explorers look at the job market through the unique lens of their own interests. Each book reveals dozens of ways to pursue a passion and make a living--including the training and education needed to polish hobbies and interests into satisfying careers.

The Star Machine

by Jeanine Basinger

From one of our leading film authorities, a rich, penetrating, amusing plum pudding of a book about the golden age of movies, full of Hollywood lore, anecdotes, and analysis. Jeanine Basinger gives us an immensely entertaining look into the “star machine,” examining how, at the height of the studio system, from the 1930s to the 1950s, the studios worked to manufacture star actors and actresses. With revelatory... (more)

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