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Average rating: 4.13 · 45 ratings · 13 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Flickering Empire: How Chicago Invented the U.S. Film Industry by Michael Glover Smith (Goodreads Author), Adam Selzer (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bob Dylan as Filmmaker: No Time to Think 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)

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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

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