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    • Inside the Madness and Genius of TOP GEAR
    • By: Richard Porter
    • Narrated by: Richard Porter, Ben Elliot
    • Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 22-10-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 647 ratings
    • For 13 years, 22 series and 175 shows, Richard Porter was script editor of Top Gear, from the first faltering pilot episode in 2002 until the very last show presented by Jeremy Clarkson.....

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    • How Life Becomes a Sitcom
    • By: Phil Rosenthal
    • Narrated by: Phil Rosenthal
    • Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 18-04-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • This laugh-out-loud memoir takes listeners backstage and inside the writers’ room of one of America’s best-loved shows....

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    • The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather
    • By: Mark Seal
    • Narrated by: Phil Thron
    • Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 19-10-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 109 ratings
    • The story of how The Godfather was made is as dramatic, operatic, and entertaining as the film itself. Over the years, many versions of various aspects of the movie’s fiery creation have been told - sometimes conflicting, but always compelling....

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    • By: Paramount Pictures
    • Narrated by: Rebecca Keegan
    • Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 22-08-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • Step into the shadow of the Corleone family as Paramount Pictures unveils the enduring saga of The Godfather as never experienced before in this captivating Audible Original.

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    • How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
    • By: Peter Biskind
    • Narrated by: Dick Hill
    • Length: 23 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 01-11-08
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 188 ratings
    • This audiobook follows the wild ride that was Hollywood in the 70s - an unabashed celebration of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll and a climate where innovation reigned supreme....

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    • A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
    • By: Michael Schulman
    • Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
    • Length: 21 hrs
    • Release date: 21-02-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
    • The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama....

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    • By: Corey Feldman
    • Narrated by: Corey Feldman
    • Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 29-10-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 546 ratings
    • A deeply personal and revealing Hollywood-survival story.....

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    • How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen
    • By: Brian Raftery
    • Narrated by: George Newbern
    • Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 16-04-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
    • From a veteran culture writer and modern movie expert, a celebration and analysis of the movies of 1999 - arguably the most groundbreaking year in American cinematic history....

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    • The Biography
    • By: Laura Jackson
    • Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
    • Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 17-09-15
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • In this brilliantly researched biography, Laura Jackson has talked to many of Daniel's close friends and fellow actors from the world of film and theatre....

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    • The Autobiography
    • By: William Shatner, David Fisher
    • Narrated by: William Shatner
    • Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 25-03-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 388 ratings
    • After almost sixty years as an actor, William Shatner sits down with listeners and offers the remarkable, full story of his life and explains how he got to be, well, everywhere....

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    • Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
    • By: Neil Postman
    • Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
    • Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 16-01-07
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 240 ratings
    • In this eloquent and persuasive book, Neil Postman examines the deep and broad effects of television culture on the manner in which we conduct our public affairs....

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    • A Brilliant Disguise
    • By: Scott Eyman
    • Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
    • Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 20-10-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 41 ratings
    • Film historian and acclaimed New York Times best-selling biographer Scott Eyman has written the definitive, “captivating” (Associated Press) biography of Hollywood legend Cary Grant, one of the most accomplished — and beloved — actors of his generation....

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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: 01-12-08
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
    • Candid, penetrating and controversial, Down and Dirty Pictures is a must-read for anyone interested in the film world....

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    • My Life in Film
    • By: Ted Kotcheff, Josh Young
    • Narrated by: Aaron Abano
    • Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 23-05-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Born to immigrant parents and raised inToronto during the Depression, Ted Kotcheff learned storytelling on the streets before taking a stagehand job at CBC Television....

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    • River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind
    • By: Gavin Edwards
    • Narrated by: Luke Daniels
    • Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 22-10-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 77 ratings
    • Hollywood was built on beautiful and complicated matinee idols: James Dean and Marlon Brando are classic examples, but in the 1990s, the actor who embodied that archetype was River Phoenix....

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