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The Genius of the System

Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era

by Thomas Schatz ...

“Brings the pace and confusion and inspiration of filmmaking to life . . . Schatz has made a lasting contribution to film history.”—Directors Guild of America NewsletterAt a time when the studio is making a stunning comeback, film historian Thomas Schatz provides an indispensable account of Hollywood's tradional blend of business and art. This book lays to rest the persistent myth that ... Read more

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“Brings the pace and confusion and inspiration of filmmaking to life . . . Schatz has made a lasting contribution to film history.”—Directors Guild of America NewsletterAt a time when the studio is making a stunning comeback, film historian Thomas Schatz provides an indispensable account of Hollywood's tradional blend of business and art. This book lays to rest the persistent myth that
... Read more

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Power Surge

Conglomerate Hollywood and the Studio System's Last Hurrah

by Thomas Schatz ...

**"[An] impressive work . . . an entertaining pop history"—**The Wall Street JournalFrom the author of The Genius of the System**, the classic tale of Hollywood’s first golden age, comes the story of its last.**Thomas Schatz returns us to an era when a newly enriched movie industry rediscovered its creative energy, and indie went mainstream without losing its edge.Between 1989 and 2004, all the ... Read more

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**"[An] impressive work . . . an entertaining pop history"—**The Wall Street JournalFrom the author of The Genius of the System**, the classic tale of Hollywood’s first golden age, comes the story of its last.**Thomas Schatz returns us to an era when a newly enriched movie industry rediscovered its creative energy, and indie went mainstream without losing its edge.Between 1989 and 2004, all the
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Edna Ferber's Hollywood

American Fictions of Gender, Race, and History

by J. E. Smyth ...

Series series Texas Film and Media Studies Series
Edna Ferber's Hollywood reveals one of the most influential artistic relationships of the twentieth century—the four-decade partnership between historical novelist Edna Ferber and the Hollywood studios. Ferber was one of America's most controversial popular historians, a writer whose uniquely feminist, multiracial view of the national past deliberately clashed with traditional narratives of white ... Read more

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Edna Ferber's Hollywood reveals one of the most influential artistic relationships of the twentieth century—the four-decade partnership between historical novelist Edna Ferber and the Hollywood studios. Ferber was one of America's most controversial popular historians, a writer whose uniquely feminist, multiracial view of the national past deliberately clashed with traditional narratives of white
... Read more
Clint Eastwood: Icon

The Essential Film Art Collection

by David Frangioni, Thomas Schatz ...

Featuring rare, outstanding additional content, Clint Eastwood: Icon is the definitive collection of film art and material representing Clint Eastwood’s legendary career as seen through the original iconic artwork.Clint Eastwood is a nameless vigilante, a vengeful detective, a bare-knuckle boxer, a Secret Service agent, and countless other definitive screen archetypes now embedded in our shared ... Read more

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Featuring rare, outstanding additional content, Clint Eastwood: Icon is the definitive collection of film art and material representing Clint Eastwood’s legendary career as seen through the original iconic artwork.Clint Eastwood is a nameless vigilante, a vengeful detective, a bare-knuckle boxer, a Secret Service agent, and countless other definitive screen archetypes now embedded in our shared
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The Cinema of Steven Soderbergh

Indie Sex, Corporate Lies, and Digital Videotape

by Andrew deWaard, R. Colin Tait, Thomas Schatz ...

Series series Directors' Cuts
The industry's only director-cinematographer-screenwriter-producer-actor-editor, Steven Soderbergh is contemporary Hollywood's most innovative and prolific filmmaker. A Palme d'or and Academy Award-winner, Soderbergh has directed nearly thirty films, including political provocations, digital experiments, esoteric documentaries, global blockbusters, and a series of atypical genre films. This volume ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The industry's only director-cinematographer-screenwriter-producer-actor-editor, Steven Soderbergh is contemporary Hollywood's most innovative and prolific filmmaker. A Palme d'or and Academy Award-winner, Soderbergh has directed nearly thirty films, including political provocations, digital experiments, esoteric documentaries, global blockbusters, and a series of atypical genre films. This volume
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The Genius of the System

Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era

by Thomas Schatz, Steven Bach ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

24 hours 32 min

At a time when the studio is making a stunning comeback, film historian Thomas Schatz provides an indispensable account of Hollywood's traditional blend of business and art. This book lays to rest the persistent myth that businesspeople and producers stifle artistic talent and reveals instead the genius of a system of collaboration and conflict. Working from industry documents, Schatz traces the ... Read more

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At a time when the studio is making a stunning comeback, film historian Thomas Schatz provides an indispensable account of Hollywood's traditional blend of business and art. This book lays to rest the persistent myth that businesspeople and producers stifle artistic talent and reveals instead the genius of a system of collaboration and conflict. Working from industry documents, Schatz traces the
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20th Century-Fox

Darryl F. Zanuck and the Creation of the Modern Film Studio

by Scott Eyman ...

Narrated by Suehyla El-Attar ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

From New York Times bestselling author Scott Eyman, this is the story one of the most influential studios in film history, from its glory days under the leadership of legendary movie mogul Darryl F. Zanuck up to its 2019 buyout by Disney.March 20, 2019 marked the end of an era -- Disney took ownership of the movie empire that was Fox. For almost a century before that historic date, Twentieth ... Read more

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From New York Times bestselling author Scott Eyman, this is the story one of the most influential studios in film history, from its glory days under the leadership of legendary movie mogul Darryl F. Zanuck up to its 2019 buyout by Disney.March 20, 2019 marked the end of an era -- Disney took ownership of the movie empire that was Fox. For almost a century before that historic date, Twentieth
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The Gunfighters

How Texas Made the West Wild

by Bryan Burrough ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

12 hours 49 min

**Named a Best Book of 2025 by Bloomberg“One hell of a good read.” —The New York Times“One of the most important books written on the American West in many years.” —True West MagazineFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Big Rich and Forget the Alamo comes an epic reconsideration of the time and place that spawned America’s most legendary gunfighters, from Jesse James and Billy the Kid ... Read more

$24.00 USD

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**Named a Best Book of 2025 by Bloomberg“One hell of a good read.” —The New York Times“One of the most important books written on the American West in many years.” —True West MagazineFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Big Rich and Forget the Alamo comes an epic reconsideration of the time and place that spawned America’s most legendary gunfighters, from Jesse James and Billy the Kid
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Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

A Memoir

by Sly Stone ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

8 hours 11 min

**Winner of the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Achievement in Audiobook Production."Throughout, narrator Dion Graham sustains an authentic cool. His voice subtly slows down, pauses, and cracks as Stone expounds upon his older years. It’s a kind of music unto itself." —AudioFile**Combining three never-before-heard songs, jingles from when Sly was a DJ on KSOL, and a legendary story, Thank ... Read more

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**Winner of the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Achievement in Audiobook Production."Throughout, narrator Dion Graham sustains an authentic cool. His voice subtly slows down, pauses, and cracks as Stone expounds upon his older years. It’s a kind of music unto itself." —AudioFile**Combining three never-before-heard songs, jingles from when Sly was a DJ on KSOL, and a legendary story, Thank
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Troublemaker

The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford

by Carla Kaplan ...

Narrated by Christina Delaine ...

Unabridged

16 hours 58 min

Troublemaker tells the wild and unlikely story of Jessica Mitford, fifth of the six famous Mitford Girls, a British aristocrat-turned-American Communist, famous for exposés like The American Way of Death; this biography brings her astonishing self-transformation to life with a riveting, often hilarious account of trading wealth and status for a life of radical activism.Who could predict that a ... Read more

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Troublemaker tells the wild and unlikely story of Jessica Mitford, fifth of the six famous Mitford Girls, a British aristocrat-turned-American Communist, famous for exposés like The American Way of Death; this biography brings her astonishing self-transformation to life with a riveting, often hilarious account of trading wealth and status for a life of radical activism.Who could predict that a
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Deadwood

Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West

by Peter Cozzens ...

Narrated by Mark Bramhall ...

Unabridged

15 hours 7 min

**The true story of the Black Hills gold rush settlement once described as “the most diabolical town on earth” and of its most colorful cast of characters, from Wild Bill Hickok to Calamity Jane to Al Swearingen and Sheriff Seth Bullock."In these pungent pages, you can smell the whiskey, the gunsmoke, the horse lather, the gold dust, and the mining chemicals . . . A fine non-fiction narrative that ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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**The true story of the Black Hills gold rush settlement once described as “the most diabolical town on earth” and of its most colorful cast of characters, from Wild Bill Hickok to Calamity Jane to Al Swearingen and Sheriff Seth Bullock."In these pungent pages, you can smell the whiskey, the gunsmoke, the horse lather, the gold dust, and the mining chemicals . . . A fine non-fiction narrative that
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Red Carpet

Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy

by Erich Schwartzel ...

Narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins ...

Unabridged

11 hours 55 min

**"This is a fascinating book. It will educate you. Schwartzel has done some extraordinary reporting." — The New York Times Book Review“In this highly entertaining but deeply disturbing book, Erich Schwartzel demonstrates the extent of our cultural thrall to China. His depiction of the craven characters, American and Chinese, who have enabled this situation represents a significant feat of ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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**"This is a fascinating book. It will educate you. Schwartzel has done some extraordinary reporting." — The New York Times Book Review“In this highly entertaining but deeply disturbing book, Erich Schwartzel demonstrates the extent of our cultural thrall to China. His depiction of the craven characters, American and Chinese, who have enabled this situation represents a significant feat of
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