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Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light
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By Myself and Then Some
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Dear Cary: My Life with Cary Grant
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Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words
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Andrew Morton (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 28,961 ratings
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All About All About Eve: The Complete Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Bitchiest Film Ever Made!
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3.86 avg rating — 710 ratings
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Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century
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Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind
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Rebecca: The Making of a Hollywood Classic
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Grace
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Joe and Marilyn: Legends in Love
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Memo from David O. Selznick
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Coreyography
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A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
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In the Frame
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Secrets and Lies
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3.65 avg rating — 427 ratings
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Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild
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4.12 avg rating — 1,832 ratings
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Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas
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3.77 avg rating — 2,428 ratings
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The Murder of Marilyn Monroe: Case Closed
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Jay Margolis (Goodreads Author)
3.39 avg rating — 484 ratings
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A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors
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Michael Farquhar (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 4,557 ratings
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Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls (Stories of the Rich & Famous, Famous Women)
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Marlene Wagman-Geller (Goodreads Author)
3.45 avg rating — 3,166 ratings
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Geisha, a Life
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3.93 avg rating — 27,035 ratings
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Finding Freedom
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3.25 avg rating — 16,132 ratings
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Zelda
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Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography
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Andrew Morton (Goodreads Author)
3.09 avg rating — 1,225 ratings
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Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood
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3.57 avg rating — 948 ratings
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Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan
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3.69 avg rating — 2,101 ratings
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Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors
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3.86 avg rating — 9,514 ratings
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Spare
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Ready For Absolutely Nothing: 'If you like Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner, you'll like this' The Times
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3.90 avg rating — 1,409 ratings
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Endgame
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3.31 avg rating — 5,533 ratings
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Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession
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Laurence Leamer (Goodreads Author)
3.42 avg rating — 1,223 ratings
score: 86,
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Karma
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3.62 avg rating — 3,121 ratings
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Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain
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3.33 avg rating — 3,439 ratings
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