Listmania!
Favorite Hollywood books
By an Amazon.com customer
Lost HollywoodLost Hollywood by David Wallace
Buy used from: $4.50
A bit inaccurate, but a great tribute to the the lost city of Hollywood.
Planet of the Apes Revisited: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Classic Science Fiction SagaPlanet of the Apes Revisited: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Classic Science Fiction Saga by Joe Russo
Buy used from: $3.61
It took 17 years to find a publisher, and worth the wait!
Bombshell: The Life and Death of Jean HarlowBombshell: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow by David Stenn
Hands down one of the best Hollywood bios I've ever read.
Louise Brooks: A BiographyLouise Brooks: A Biography by Barry Paris
Buy new: $19.62 / Used from: $10.49
The other best Hollywood bio ever. A must-read for every Brooks fan.
The Parade's Gone ByThe Parade's Gone By by Kevin Brownlow
Buy new: $23.72 / Used from: $5.04
THE film encylopedia for the Silent era. A must-have book.
Split Image: The Life of Anthony PerkinsSplit Image: The Life of Anthony Perkins by Charles Winecoff
Buy used from: $18.00
I thought I knew Anthony Perkins until I read this book.
Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia MurderSevered: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder by John Gilmore
Buy used from: $1.88
The underside of Hollywood and it's most facinating murder.
Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster KeatonSilent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton by John Bengtson
Buy used from: $14.99
Some of old Hollywood still exists in Buster Keaton film locations!
Intimacies: Private Conversations With Very Public WomenIntimacies: Private Conversations With Very Public Women by Alan Ebert
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $12.91
A must-read for anyone interested in celebrity journalism.
Future Noir: The Making of Blade RunnerFuture Noir: The Making of Blade Runner by Paul M. Sammon
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $3.38
The DEFINITIVE making-of book. Didn't want it to end!