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    • The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian
    • By: Stephen Rosenfield
    • Narrated by: Stephen Rosenfield
    • Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 01-30-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 265 ratings
    • This sharply written guide - for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers - examines the work of great comedians as a as a means of illustrating the most important techniques of performing and writing stand-up....

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    • Memoirs of the Film Trade
    • By: Alan Dean Foster
    • Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
    • Length: 7 hrs
    • Release date: 11-26-24
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • In The Director Should've Shot You, Foster shares all the colorful stories behind his adaptations of films, TV shows, and video games.

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    • Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine
    • By: E.J. Fleming
    • Narrated by: Mike Hennessy
    • Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 05-10-24
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Eddie Mannix and Howard Strickling are virtually unknown outside of Hollywood and little-remembered even there, but as General Manager and Head of Publicity for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, they lorded over all the stars in Hollywood’s golden age from the 1920s through the 1940s.

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    • By: Mark Fleischman, Denise Chatman, Mimi Fleischman
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 02-20-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 71 ratings
    • In the early 80s, Mark Fleischman reopened Studio 54, the world's most glamorous and notorious nightclub, after it was closed down by the State of New York. Ten thousand people showed up that night....

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    • Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film
    • By: Peter Biskind
    • Narrated by: Phil Gigante
    • Length: 23 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 12-01-08
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 388 ratings
    • Candid, penetrating and controversial, Down and Dirty Pictures is a must-read for anyone interested in the film world....

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    • An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and a Company Called DreamWorks
    • By: Nicole LaPorte
    • Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
    • Length: 18 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 05-05-10
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 398 ratings
    • For 60 years, since the birth of United Artists, the studio landscape was unchanged....

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    • The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream
    • By: Sam Gennawey
    • Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
    • Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 06-27-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 461 ratings
    • The Disneyland Story is the story of how Walt Disney's greatest creation was conceived, nurtured, and how it grew into a source of joy and inspiration for generations of visitors....

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    • The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise
    • By: Chris Taylor
    • Narrated by: Nick Podehl
    • Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 12-29-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,824 ratings
    • In How Star Wars Conquered the Universe, veteran journalist Chris Taylor traces the series from the difficult birth of the original film through its sequels....

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    • The Fight for the Future of Movies
    • By: Ben Fritz
    • Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
    • Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 06-26-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 442 ratings
    • In the past decade, Hollywood has endured a cataclysm on a par with the end of silent film and the demise of the studio system. Stars and directors have seen their power dwindle, while writers and producers lift their best techniques from TV, comic books, and the toy biz....

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    • Inside the Hit Factory
    • By: John Seabrook
    • Narrated by: Dion Graham
    • Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 10-05-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 835 ratings
    • Traveling from New York to Los Angeles, Stockholm to Korea, John Seabrook visits specialized teams composing songs in digital labs with novel techniques....

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    • The #1 Book to Help You Succeed in Starting and Growing a Voiceover Business at Home.
    • By: Peter Baker, Mark Laxton
    • Narrated by: Peter Baker
    • Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 08-05-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • Have you ever realised that your voice could make you money? Working as a voiceover artist can give you a good, solid income, doing a fun and rewarding job, mostly working from your own recording studio at home! Listen to find out more....

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    • Hollywood History from the Bottom Up
    • By: David Rensin
    • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
    • Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 12-25-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
    • Veteran Hollywood writer David Rensin travels behind the scenes and through 65 years of show business history to tell the real stories of the marvelous careers that began - and in some cases ended - in the mailroom....

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    • A Transformational Journey to Achieving Success in Show Business and Life
    • By: Bernard Hiller
    • Narrated by: Bernard Hiller
    • Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 08-30-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • Acting is always evolving, and in The Revolutionary Guide to Acting Bernard shares the latest methods to help you gain vital skills for success in this competitive industry....

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    • Life as a Hollywood Publicist with Farrah, The Rat Pack, & 600 More Stars Who Fired Me
    • By: Jay Bernstein
    • Narrated by: Arthur Morey
    • Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 01-25-13
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 87 ratings
    • Revealingly candid, this Hollywood memoir is the story of Jay Bernstein, an entertainment industry fixture who helped launch and sustain the careers of many celebrities....

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    • Television from the Inside
    • By: Jeff Melvoin
    • Narrated by: Patrick Loos
    • Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 12-26-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Running the Show takes you inside building a show from the ground up and what a showrunner's life looks like in Hollywood. This unique job covers aspects from the creative to the managerial and everything in between....

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    • By: Anna Deavere Smith
    • Narrated by: Anna Deavere Smith
    • Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 08-03-06
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 86 ratings
    • In the manner of Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, Deavere Smith mentors her young artist over a period of five years, sharing her hard-won wisdom....

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    • From Auditions to Agents to a Career
    • By: Philip Carlson
    • Narrated by: Philip Carlson
    • Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 03-16-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 113 ratings
    • Philip Carlson was the first agent to sign Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Claire Danes, Idris Elba, and others. He shares his trade secrets in this comprehensive guide on how to get into show business....

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    • Surviving Fame and (Mis)fortune in Hollywood
    • By: Peter Guber, Peter Bart
    • Narrated by: Peter Bart, Peter Guber
    • Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 05-17-22
    • Language: English
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    • Whether it is a director insisting on a final cut, a star demanding a bigger motor home, a producer holding the line on a budget, or a grip with a gripe, it seems that the world of moviemaking is nothing but Sturm und Drang....

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    • The Unofficial Guide to American Theme Parks' Greatest Rivalry
    • By: Sam Gennawey
    • Narrated by: Robert Feifar
    • Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 02-19-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 98 ratings
    • Universal Studios never really wanted to get into the theme park business. They wanted to be the anti-Disney. But when forced to do so, they did it in a big way....

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    • By: Areva Martin, Donna Beech, Phil McGraw
    • Narrated by: Author
    • Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 03-20-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 27 ratings
    • For a decade, Areva Martin has used the media to build a huge platform that expanded the influence and power of her brand exponentially....

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