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Emily McManus Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Writer, editor, Philadelphian.

6 books
Book Cover for: Breaking Into the Movies, John Emerson

Breaking Into the Movies

John Emerson
Emily McManusEmily McManus

It is a curious fact that many of the directors of to-day were once automobile mechanics. From “Breaking into the Movies,” 1921, John Emerson and Anita Loos https://t.co/sxlVcsi0E4

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Book Cover for: The Columbo Phile: A Casebook, Mark Dawidziak

The Columbo Phile: A Casebook

Mark Dawidziak
Emily McManusEmily McManus

From the delightful book "The Columbo Phile" by Mark Dawidziak: https://t.co/wLGWQKyIzc

Paperback, 2019

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Singapore Grip, J. G. Farrell

The Singapore Grip

J. G. Farrell
Emily McManusEmily McManus

Recommended reading: the entire Crazy Rich Asians trilogy in 48 hours for work followed by J.G. Farrell's The Singapore Grip.

Paperback, 2005

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Breaking Into The Movies (1921), John Emerson

Breaking Into The Movies (1921)

John Emerson
Emily McManusEmily McManus

It is a curious fact that many of the directors of to-day were once automobile mechanics. From “Breaking into the Movies,” 1921, John Emerson and Anita Loos https://t.co/sxlVcsi0E4

Hardcover, 2010

$37.95$18.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Hav: Last Letters from Hav of the Myrmidons, Jan Morris

Hav: Last Letters from Hav of the Myrmidons

Jan Morris
Emily McManusEmily McManus

Jan Morris' "Hav" I re-read every few years, always with a new impression; it's like a house that recurs in dreams from night to night. Like a dream, images from both books – the rooftop race, the corkscrew tunnel, the flyover, the taste of berries – intrude into waking life.

Paperback, 2011

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Breaking Into the Movies, John Emerson

Breaking Into the Movies

John Emerson
Emily McManusEmily McManus

It is a curious fact that many of the directors of to-day were once automobile mechanics. From “Breaking into the Movies,” 1921, John Emerson and Anita Loos https://t.co/sxlVcsi0E4

Paperback, 2023

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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