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From the author of The New York Times number one best-seller The Carpetbaggers comes a novel of passion, intrigue, power, and money.
With 11 weeks on The New York Times best sellers list, The Dream Merchants provides a fascinating look at the early days of the world's most glamorous industry…
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1 author picked The Dream Merchants as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book held my interest as it is full of richly drawn characters during the early days of Hollywood's pioneers, from Nickelodeons to the early talkies. I like how the author uses an unusual timeline in a revealing way as the characters go backward and forward in time and also how he switches from first person to third person.
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