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Molly's Game
- From Hollywood’s Elite, to Wall Street’s Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker
- De: Molly Bloom
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 8 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,879
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,490
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,477
In the late 2000s, Molly Bloom, a twenty something petite brunette from Loveland Colorado, ran the highest stakes, most exclusive poker game Hollywood had ever seen - she was its mistress, its lion tamer, its agent, and its oxygen. Everyone wanted in, few were invited to play. Hundreds of millions of dollars were won and lost at her table. Molly's game became the game for those in the know - celebrities, business moguls, and millionaires.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Great book. Zero payoff. *Semi-Spoilers*
- De Amazon Customer en 04-01-16
- Molly's Game
- From Hollywood’s Elite, to Wall Street’s Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker
- De: Molly Bloom
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
Story told with candor
Revisado: 08-06-18
Writing on the eve of her imprisonment, Molly Bloom writes a noble memoir detailing how 1 step led to the next, as reinforced by a luxurious lifestyle and eventual FBI raid. If anything, the takeaway is getting in over one's head such that her physical person (via Russian mobsters) was harmed and her freedom (via indictment and sentencing) taken away. Insightful. She did a good job being honest, versus other autobiographies that overly rely on euphamisms to explain bad behavior.
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"Hello," Lied the Agent
- And Other Bullshit You Hear as a Hollywood TV Writer
- De: Ian Gurvitz
- Narrado por: Ian Gurvitz
- Duración: 7 h y 18 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 26
Most of us have no concept of what goes into creating a show, getting it on the air, and keeping it on. Perhaps we assume that the people in charge simply decide what amuses them at the moment, make those shows, stick them on, and wait to see if the public responds. Or maybe they just throw darts at a board? The truth, as with most things, is more complicated. In "Hello," Lied the Agent, Ian Gurvitz has produced a corrosively funny insider's look at what being a television writer is really all about.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- De A A en 09-17-09
- "Hello," Lied the Agent
- And Other Bullshit You Hear as a Hollywood TV Writer
- De: Ian Gurvitz
- Narrado por: Ian Gurvitz
Cynical, anonymous, and boring
Revisado: 01-08-13
What disappointed you about 'Hello', Lied the Agent?
I understand how cynicism pervades the TV industry with its rampant rejection and random decision making, and I get why the author needs to refer to "a certain well-known actor" on a "popular network sitcom" rather than give the actual names . . . but what is his excuse for being boring?
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