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From the New York Times bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, Five A.M. and Fosse comes the revelatory account of the making of a modern American masterpiece. Chinatown is the Holy Grail of 1970s cinema. Its twist ending is the most notorious in...
"Shit-show confirmed. Woodward's book is a bit uneven (seemed rushed) but it does shed brighter light on the dim bulbs in charge and the few that had any brains or ethics or integrity that would soon quit or be fired. Alarming. Infuriating. Disturb..."
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"First sentence in chapter 33: "It was not just the distraction of a wide-ranging Mueller investigation hanging over his head, but the constant media coverage that Trump had colluded with the Russians and/or obstructed justice, a real feeding ..."
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This charming classic love story, first published in 1970, brings together twenty years of correspondence between Helene Hanff, at the time, a freelance writer living in New York City, and a used-book dealer in London at 84, Charing Cross Road....