Emily McManus Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Writer, editor, Philadelphian.

Breaking Into the Movies
John Emerson
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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The Columbo Phile: A Casebook
Mark Dawidziak
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
The Singapore Grip
J. G. Farrell
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
Breaking Into The Movies (1921)
John Emerson
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
Hav: Last Letters from Hav of the Myrmidons
Jan Morris
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
Breaking Into the Movies
John Emerson
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