What Makes Sammy Run?
by Budd Schulberg
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“A legendary book about how somebody makes their way in Hollywood. | Ari Gold before Ari Gold existed.”
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Ryan Holiday, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
The classic book that shaped two generations' view of the movie business and introduced the archetypal Hollywood player Sammy Glick. He's got a machete mouth and a genius for doublecross. As Budd Shulbergauthor of the screenplay On the Waterfrontfollows Sammy's relentless upward progress, he creates a virtuoso study in character that manages t...
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“A legendary book about how somebody makes their way in Hollywood. | Ari Gold before Ari Gold existed.”
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