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“Sam Wasson’s brilliant book is about the founding of the film industry as well as the story of how America discovered itself through the movies. But at its core, it is the seminal – and the best – book about Frank Capra I’ve ever read.” – Steven Spielberg

From the author of the beloved Fifth Avenue...

Here for the first time is the incredible true story of the making of Chinatown—the Holy Grail of 1970s cinema.

IN Sam Wasson’s The Big Goodbye, the story of Chinatown becomes the defining story of the most colorful characters in the most colorful period of Hollywood history.

Here is Jack Nicholson...

"Sam Wasson’s supremely entertaining book tracks the ups and downs, ins and outs, of a remarkable career. . . . A marvel of unshowy reportage."—New York Times

The New York Times bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. and The Big Goodbye returns with the definitive director biography—an account of...

“So smart and entertaining it should come with its own popcorn”—People

Coinciding with the sixtieth anniversary of the film version of Truman Capote’s Breakast at Tiffany’s, the acclaimed, New York Times bestseller that is the definitive account of Audrey Hepburn and the making of the cultural...

The real story of Hollywood as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Harold Lloyd, and nearly four hundred others, assembled from the American Film Institute’s treasure trove of interviews, reveals a fresh history of the American movie industry...

"Sam Wasson's brilliant book is about the founding of the film industry as well as the story of how America discovered itself through the movies. But at its core, it is the seminal - and the best - book about Frank Capra I've ever read." - Steven Spielberg

From the author of the beloved Fifth Avenue...

"Sam Wasson's brilliant book is about the founding of the film industry as well as the story of how America discovered itself through the movies. But at its core, it is the seminal - and the best - book about Frank Capra I've ever read." - Steven Spielberg

From the author of the beloved Fifth Avenue...

Now the FX limited series Fosse/Verdon starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams with Lin-Manuel Miranda executive producing.

“Wasson is a smart and savvy reporter, and his book abounds with colorful firsthand tales.” — Janet Maslin, New York Times

“Fascinating . . . Wasson has taken complete...

A finalist for the 2017 George Freedley Memorial Award
 

“A compelling, absolutely unputdownable story . . . And, in case you’re wondering, yes, the book is funny. In places, very funny. A remarkable story, magnificently told.” — Booklist

 
In this richly reported, scene-driven narrative, Sam Wasson...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“So smart and entertaining it should come with its own popcorn” – People

“A bonbon of a book… As well tailored as the little black dress the movie made famous.” – Janet Maslin, New York Times

Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson is the first ever complete account of the making...