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KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE, THE Best Price: $7.01 An inside look at a major player during the 70's, 80's, and 90's. You have to admire Robert... | King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema Best Price: $12.49 This is a great read for people interested in Bollywood. It not only tells the tale of one of... | Images: My Life In Film Best Price: $13.52 I took an Ingmar Bergman class, and I therefore had to watch a lot of Bergman films as well as... | Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination Best Price: $14.00 An absolute must-read for not just any Disney enthusiast, but anyone interested in the history... | My Last Sigh Best Price: $10.37 This book has stayed with me like few other things, since reading it many years ago. I often... |
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