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First published in 1927, "Oil!" is an unflinching portrayal of greed and betrayal by Pulitzer Prize winning author Upton Sinclair. Famous for his groundbreaking work "The Jungle", which exposed the horribly unsafe conditions in the American meatpacking industry, Sinclair turned his critical eye toward the immorality of the emerging oil-drilling business. Set in Southern California and inspired by the Teapot Dome Scandal, "Oil!" follows the fortunes...
3) Thrill!
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A movie star's ex-husband fends off all her suitors. She finally falls in love with an actor, but a woman stalker threatens the romance. "Thrill" is a psychological sexual thriller about relationships, secrets, violence and red-hot passions.
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Aurora Teagarden mysteries volume 7
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In the first installment of Charlaine Harris's Aurora Teagarden series, Real Murders, the small town of Lawrenceton, Georgia, was beset by a series of horrific murders. Librarian Aurora "Roe" Teagarden teamed up with true crime writer Robin Crusoe to catch the killer, and the results of their investigation have gone down in Lawrenceton history.
Now, in Last Scene Alive, Robin is back in town, set to begin filming the movie version
7) Fame
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Baxter family series. Firstborn volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 14
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Fame is the first book in the soul-stirring new Firstborn series from Karen Kingsbury. As Dayne Matthews returns to Hollywood after his shocking discovery in Karen's best-selling novel Reunion, he faces the dangerous world of fame and paparazzi. Meanwhile, Katy Hart receives the offer of a lifetime--starring opposite Dayne in a Hollywood film. Dayne and Katy's choices will change their hearts and lives forever.
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IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
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Follows filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison as they celebrate their first successful movie, and who, in the midst of family relationships, broken budgets, and conflicting dreams, must find their way through the maze of pain and questions that comes with everything they thought they wanted.
9) Get Shorty
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Chili Palmer, a Miami loan shark, pursues a mark, who's behind in payments, to Las Vegas and then to Hollywood where Harry Zimm has gambled away the $200,000 earmarked for his next production.
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Lucky Santangelo series volume 4
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Lucky Santangelo becomes involved in an all-out cat fight when she vows to battle her arch-enemy Donna Landsman for control of Panther Studios.
12) Max: a novel
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Born at the turn of the century in New York's East Side ghetto, Max Britsky struggles to survive. Ultimately Hollywood beckons, and he becomes a legitimate movie mogul.
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From 1958 to 1963, American actor Rick Dalton knew the height of fame and fortune as the lead in the television series Bounty Law. Yet, Rick wasn't satisfied with the work and used his popularity to try to become a movie star. By 1969, Rick's career has stalled so much that he takes jobs as a guest star on various shows. He even starts wondering if the only way he can make a comeback is by acting in Italian productions. Cliff Booth, Rick's long-time...
14) Babylon
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A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, Babylon traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
16) L. A. mental
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When he discovers that his troubled younger brother, Nick, has been blackmailing their brother Paul, a would-be Hollywood mogul, psychologist Tom Crandall becomes caught in a terrifying conspiracy that threatens his own sanity.
20) American Girls
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IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 12
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Fifteen-year-old Anna runs away to Los Angeles where her half-sister takes her in, but after spending days on television and movie sets, she learns LA is not the glamorous escape she imagined.
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