OK, OK, I promise this is the last one for a little while! This weekend my Dad and I traveled to a local used book store and I lost my mind. Seriously. I did.
I got so many books that the man behind the counter upon seeing me said “I’ll go get you a box”. But the crazy thing is that I left a lot behind! I will definitely go back at some point, but for now I will content myself with THIS:
What I Got
Rita Hayworth; If This Was Happiness by Barbara Leaming
Ava by Ava Gardner
Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball
Burt Lancaster; An American Life by Kate Buford (Also, I didn’t see the back cover until after I bought it…Wow.)
Marlene by Marlene Dietrich
Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger (This was more of a curio interest rather than believing the stories to be fact.)
Child Star by Shirley Temple Black
Frank Capra; The Name Above the Title by Frank Capra
Lemmon by Don Widener
Vivien; The Life of Vivien Leigh by Alexander Walker
Self Portrait by Gene Tierney
Mabel; Hollywood’s First I-Don’t-Care Girl by Betty Harper Russell
Mae West; Empress of Sex by Maurice Leonard
The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans
Goldwyn; A Biography by A. Scott Berg
Like I said, I left a ton behind so hopefully I will get back there one day! Let me know if you have read any of these books and what you thought. Also, do you tend to prefer autobiographies or biographies of your favorite stars and why?
Now Voyaging 
I’d say you were remarkably restrained.
Especially if your dad was paying.
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Haha no I paid! 🙂
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Congrats on another great haul, Liz! I have several of these in my collection — Self Portrait is a favorite — so is Hollywood Babylon, although it’s exceedingly trashy and full of half-truths. Enjoy!
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I will! 🙂
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Nice work! You could almost be the new Larry Edmunds Bookshop!
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Haha thanks! Not sure if I am that good yet! 🙂
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That is an impressive looking haul. I have the Rita Hayworth book and thoroughly enjoyed it, Barbara Leaming also wrote a rather good Katharine Hepburn biography. Those books all look in pretty good condition, I guess the beauty of buying in local bookstores is that you have the opportunity to examine before purchasing. I tend to buy online and it really is hit and miss, there are some great websites but sellers often seem to overrate the condition of books in my experience. These book haul posts have been fun and I think a few of us have probably looked at them and thought I must try and pick up a copy of one or two of the books.
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Book hauls always give me more books I want to buy! I agree about buying online. Now I try to find a seller who actually will describe the book in their listing but even that doesn’t always help!
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Congrats, I have many of these myself, you are sure to enjoy!
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I have to start reading now!
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go for it! 🙂 close your eyes and pick one
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