City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures

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Summary: city of dreams
Review: a good book if you are into the history of mca and universal. in my opinion, the last mogul is the ultimate, but city of dreams is comprehensive if not somewhat dry in delivery regarding the history of universal pictures, its founders, its plunderers and by the way the films and talent that put them together.

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Summary: A Good Hollywood History Book
Review: City of Dreams is a great book to read if you want to know more about the history behind Hollywood. From the beginnings of Carl Laemmle in 1906 up to the mid-1990's this book is a very thorough history of Universal Pictures. I especially found the information about the beginning of Universal City very interesting. Anyone interested in the history behind the making of movies, will do well to read this book.