The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up
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It’s like a plot from a Hollywood potboiler: start out in the mailroom, end up a mogul. But for many, it happens to be true. Some of the biggest names in entertainment—including David Geffen, Barry Diller, and Michael Ovitz— started their dazzling careers in the lowly mailroom. Based on more than two hundred interviews, David Rensin unfolds the never-before-told history of an American institution—in the voices of the people who lived it. Through nearly seven decades of glamour and humiliation, lousy pay and incredible perks, killer egos and a kill-or-be-killed ethos, you’ll go where the trainees go, learn what they must do to get ahead, and hear the best insider stories from the Hollywood everyone knows about but no one really knows. A vibrant tapestry of dreams, desire, and exploitation, The Mailroom is not only an engrossing read but a crash course, taught by the experts, on how to succeed in Hollywood.
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Publication date : February 3, 2004
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
Print length : 464 pages
ISBN-10 : 0345442350
ISBN-13 : 978-0345442352
Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.57 x 1.01 x 8.26 inches
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Customers find the book informative and engaging, particularly noting its excellent stories from the mailroom and history of Hollywood careers. Moreover, the writing quality receives positive feedback, with one customer mentioning life lessons and humor throughout. Additionally, customers appreciate the variety of personalities in the book. However, the pacing receives mixed reviews, with several customers noting it becomes repetitive after one-third of the book.
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