Movie history, presidential vice, late-night television, digital-media warfare and one entire presidency.
A fun, fascinating and exhaustively reported look at the iconic Hollywood movie quotes we know and love. Drawing on interviews, archival sleuthing and behind-the-scenes details, the book examines how hundreds of film lines shaped eras, reverberated through culture and became cemented in the modern lexicon.
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An authoritative window into the events that defined Barack Obama’s presidency, built from the eyewitness accounts of cabinet secretaries, speechwriters, senior staff and others who lived through the administration.
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The unlikely story of the blockbuster that modernized the action genre, launched Bruce Willis’s film career and permanently altered Hollywood’s financial ecosystem.
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Bloggers, videographers and reporters reveal the inner workings of Nick Denton’s empire, from its guerrilla beginnings in coffee shops to its evolution into an online juggernaut.
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Writers, producers, executives and guests reconstruct the ironic revolution of Letterman’s NBC years, including the origins of the Top Ten list, Stupid Pet Tricks and the wars over Johnny Carson’s chair.
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A compelling, hilarious and true American history on the rocks, celebrating the decidedly less-distinguished side of the nation’s leaders.
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