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Michelle Wildgen: IMG A Few Initial and Not-Comprehensive Meditations on Group Novels

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I am a sucker for a book about a group. What reminded me of this was Joanna Smith Rakoff's A Fortunate Age, her homage to Mary McCarthy's endlessly re-readable... Continue »
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Behind the Oscar :the secret history of the Academy Awards

by Anthony Holden

ISBN13: 9780671701291
ISBN10: 0671701290
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Book News Annotation:

It's venal, commercial, and self-congratulatory--that's not news. But lots of folks like details on how the mega-event is conducted and how the stars themselves feel, or say they feel, about the coveted award and its attendant hoopla and hype. A less than flattering portrait of the industry emerges in this loose compendium of anecdotes, gossip, and quotes. Appendices listing winners and losers and other stats occupy 160 pages; the bibliography is fairly long, but not classified.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 641-648) and index.
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ISBN:
9780671701291
Subtitle:
(the secret history of the Academy Awards )
Author:
Holden, Anthony
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Academy Awards (Motion pictures)
Subject:
Academy Awards
Series Volume:
9458
Publication Date:
c1993
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
672 p.
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