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Get the Summary of David Zucker's Surely You Cant Be Serious in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Surely You Can't Be Serious" chronicles David Zucker's comedic journey from his youth, where he and his future collaborators, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker, spoofed serious dramas, to the creation of the iconic film "Airplane!" The trio's unique humor, which involved casting serious actors like Robert Stack and Lloyd...
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Book Preview:#1 I was born into an observant Jewish family in Tarnogród, Poland. My father, Yitzchak Szorer, left for Uruguay on a business venture in the early 1930s. He returned to Tarnogród two years later, and began a business leasing fruit orchards. We were never rich, but we managed to exist on the profits of those fruit.
#2 I enjoyed life to the fullest, never expecting more...
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Get the Summary of Maureen Ryan's Burn It Down in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Burn It Down" by Maureen Ryan is a deep dive into the toxic culture of Hollywood, juxtaposing the author's personal experiences with broader industry trends. Ryan recounts her visit to the "Friday Night Lights" set, contrasting it with the darker side of Hollywood she observed on "The X-Files." She discusses the industry's resistance...
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Book Preview: #1 I was born in 1912 in Barcelona, Spain. I grew up near the railway line, and my mother always spoke Catalan at home, but never Castilian. We were first and foremost Spaniards, and we never felt the sting of separatism.
#2 My father, Juan Pujol, was a Catalan through and through. He had a difficult childhood, but he was able to set up his own little factory and become...
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Get the Summary of Michael Schulman's Oscar Wars in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Oscar Wars" by Michael Schulman is a comprehensive exploration of the Academy Awards' history, focusing on the interplay between the film industry's evolution and the Oscars. The book delves into the origins of the Academy, established by Louis B. Mayer and other Hollywood moguls, as a means to unify the industry and protect its...
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Get the Summary of Steve Coll's The Achilles Trap in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Achilles Trap" by Steve Coll is a comprehensive account of the political and military events surrounding Iraq's nuclear program and the complex relationship between Iraq, the United States, and other global powers. The narrative follows key figures such as Jafar Dhia Jafar, an Iraqi nuclear physicist, and his colleague Hussain...
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Book Preview: #1 The 1st Marine Division's assault on the Central Pacific island of Peleliu was a relatively minor engagement in the overall perspective of World War II, but for the men who were there, it was a bloody, wearying, and painful engagement.
#2 I enlisted in the Marine Corps on 3 December 1942 at Marion, Alabama. I had the month of June at home in Mobile before I had to...
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Get the Summary of Gary Taubes's Rethinking Diabetes in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Rethinking Diabetes" by Gary Taubes examines the evolution of diabetes treatment, focusing on the role of diet and insulin therapy. The book traces the history of diabetes management, from early low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets to the introduction of insulin in 1921, which shifted dietary recommendations towards high-carbohydrate...
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#1 I had flown to Madrid to meet with Spain's top anti-corruption prosecutor, José Grinda. I'd come to share evidence about how dirty money was used to purchase luxury properties along Spain's Costa del Sol.
#2 I was arrested in Madrid by Spanish police on an Interpol arrest warrant issued by the Russians. I was taken to the police station, and the managers there tried...
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Get the Summary of Sarah Frier's ‘No Filter’ in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book. Original book introduction: In 2010, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger released a photo-sharing app called Instagram, with one simple but irresistible feature: it would make anything you captured look more beautiful. The cofounders cultivated a community of photographers and artisans around the app, and it quickly went mainstream....