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2014 selection · Nonfiction
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, And Madness At The Dawn of Hollywood
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, And Madness At The Dawn of Hollywood by William J. Mann appears in NPR’s 2014 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around no biz like show biz, for history lovers, staff picks, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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