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Thinking Up Catchy Titles & Interesting Names

So how do you think up catchy titles and interesting character names? I'll let you in on a secret. This is what I use: "Hollywood Classics Title Index".

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For only $0.99, this book will provide you not only with hundreds of really stimulating titles but fascinating names as well.

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	Merryll Manning: The Health Farm Murders 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Write Ways to WIN WRITING CONTESTS 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Merryll Manning: Trapped on Mystery Island 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2008 — 3 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
	A Salute To Spanish Poetry: 100 Masterpieces from Spain & Latin America rendered into English verse 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Science-fiction & Fantasy Cinema: Classic Films of Horror, Sci-fi & the Supernatural 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Mystery, Suspense, Film Noir and Detective Movies on DVD: A Guide to the Best in Cinema Thrills 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2009 — 3 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
	Silent Movies & Early Sound Films on DVD 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	WESTERNS: A Guide to the Best (and Worst) Western Movies on DVD 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Hollywood's Classic Comedies Featuring Slapstick, Romance, Music, Glamour or Screwball Fun! 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2007 — 3 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
	In All His Glory 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006 — 3 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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Septuagint with Apocrypha

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John Howard said: " It's nice to see that Thomas Burke's wonderful "Limehouse Nights" is still in print. One of my favorite books (I have an original 1916 edition), it was a bestseller in its day. D.W. Griffith made a memorable film, "Broken Blossoms" (1919) from the op ...more "

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