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Surviving Hollywood: Your Ticket to Success
by Jerry Rannow
Anyone pursuing a show business career will find the secrets to enduring the Hollywood life in this all-encompassing resource. Filled with dozens of personal anecdotes, musings, and warnings of the writers, producers, actors, and directors who have been there, this volume provides all the real-life tools you need for protecting your personal well-being in an unstable and sometimes unscrupulous industry.
Readers will discover sage advice for keeping their spirits up, despite constant rejection; weathering long periods of unemployment; maintaining a stable marriage and family life in an unstable business; participating in the social scene in a healthy manner; keeping the faith in the midst of lies and deceit; and much more. Special sections address such topics as the dangers child actors face and how to deal with egomaniacs without becoming one. This one-stop resource is a must-have addition to the library of anyone with a Hollywood dream.
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Reviews
“When a successful triple-hyphenate offers practical advice on how to break into ‘the Biz,’ you listen. Read this book. If you’ve ever dreamed of trying your luck in Hollywood, it’s well worth your time.”
—Elliot Stahler of Kaplan, Stahler, Gumer Agency
“Full of invaluable tips for survival in Hollywood. Unless your uncle’s name is Spielberg, you need this book.”
—writer-producer Eric Cohen
“Every year hundreds of aspiring young people ask me how to make it in the entertainment industry. Now I tell them to just read this book.”
—actor John O’Hurley
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