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Shawn Levy
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in Brooklyn, New York, The United States
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June 2009
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The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
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2019
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13 editions
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Paul Newman: A Life
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2009
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31 editions
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Rat Pack Confidential: Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey and the Last Great Show Biz Party
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1998
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20 editions
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De Niro: A Biography
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2014
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13 editions
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Ready, Steady, Go! The Smashing Rise and Giddy Fall of Swinging London
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2002
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14 editions
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Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome
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2016
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13 editions
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The Last Playboy: The High Life of Porfirio Rubirosa
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2005
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7 editions
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In on the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy
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2022
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4 editions
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King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis
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1996
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6 editions
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A Year in the Life of Death: Poems Inspired by the Obituary Pages of the New York TImes
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Shawn Levy
voted for
In on the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy
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Best Humor
in the
Opening Round
of the
2022 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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Shawn Levy
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In on the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy
by Shawn Levy (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Best Humor |
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Shawn Levy
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Sandra Oldfield's review
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A Year in the Life of Death: Poems Inspired by the Obituary Pages of the New York TImes:
"Although I can only eat 2 ounces at a time
I voraciously ate it all down in one sitting It may be gluttony or some other deadly sin But I will dine here again. And again. Comfort food. " |
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Shawn Levy
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Mark's review
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A Year in the Life of Death: Poems Inspired by the Obituary Pages of the New York TImes:
"Confession: I know and love Shawn as real person in the real world.
Second confession: I don't always go to the trouble of telling the internet about books by friends. But here's why I'm here: this collection is tender and hilarious. It's sharp but k" Read more of this review » |
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Shawn Levy
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Doug Chase's review
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A Year in the Life of Death: Poems Inspired by the Obituary Pages of the New York TImes:
"This book is a serious delight, a dish you can snack on or dine on. The greatest delight is reading the heart of the author in who he writes about and how he writes. And finally, I find I will also make a mark on someone’s life, although maybe not re"
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“What can you possibly say about Rome?
That it's eternal? That all roads lead to it? That it wasn't built in a day? That when there you should do as the locals do?
Please.
For millennia, Rome has embodied and repelled every cliché, description, and act of comprehension or explanation applied to it.
As a city, it has been built and destroyed and rebuilt by - and has celebrated and signified and outlasted - caesars and barbarians and popes and Fascists and prophets and artists and pilgrims and schemers and migrants and lovers and fools.”
― Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome
That it's eternal? That all roads lead to it? That it wasn't built in a day? That when there you should do as the locals do?
Please.
For millennia, Rome has embodied and repelled every cliché, description, and act of comprehension or explanation applied to it.
As a city, it has been built and destroyed and rebuilt by - and has celebrated and signified and outlasted - caesars and barbarians and popes and Fascists and prophets and artists and pilgrims and schemers and migrants and lovers and fools.”
― Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome
“This is a sad town,” he said. “One can be here 10 years and not make enough friends to count. Anything with any character, any history, they will tear it down and they will put in a neon sign. Or something in plastic.”
― The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
― The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
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