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David Garber

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in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States

February 17

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http:Linzackpublishing.com

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Historical Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Science Fiction

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Bestselling author David Garber has spent a lifetime in Hollywood — writing it, teaching it, and now mining its darkest corners for fiction. His memoir, Hollywood Huckster: A Memoir of Hysterical Proportions, reached #1 on Amazon's Biography & Memoir list. His new historical mystery-noir, Four Coins, a Yo-Yo, and a Gun, is his third book and his second to plunge into the Hollywood he knows better than most — the real one, behind the glamour.

Garber spent more than three decades as a writer, producer, and showrunner, amassing over 100 produced scripts across some of television's most beloved series. His credits include The Fall Guy, Saved by the Bell, Love Boat, Alien Nation, 227, Sweet Valley High, and the Power Rangers franchise. His theatr ...more

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Four Coins, a Yo-Yo and a Gun

In this historical mystery-noir, Wyatt Earp isn’t just alive in 1927 Hollywood—he’s hiding in plain sight as a technical advisor on silent westerns, dismissed as yesterday’s news by a town that has already written his obituary. When his 13-year-old neighbor hires him for 32 cents and a yo-yo to find his mother’s killer, the 78-year-old lawman reluctantly takes on the case—an investigation that cou Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.95 · 19 ratings · 6 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Hollywood Huckster: A Memoir of Hysterical Proportions 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Ground Game: How I found purpose helping re-elect President Obama 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	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
	Worlds Apart: A SpaceFace Odyssey (1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
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	Algebra and Computer Science (Contemporary Mathematics, 677) by Delaram Kahrobaei (Editor), Bren Cavallo (Editor), David Garber (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Selznick's Confidant: A Novel of 1939 Hollywood (The Hollywood's Greatest Year trilogy Book 3)

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David Garber wrote a new blog post Four Coins, a Yo-Yo and a Gun In this historical mystery-noir, Wyatt Earp isn’t just alive in 1927 Hollywood—he’s hiding in plain sight as a technical advisor on silent westerns, d Read more of this blog post »
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David Garber rated a book it was amazing Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) by John Connolly (Goodreads Author)	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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David Garber rated a book it was amazing The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author)	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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Slow, Slower, Slowest This book couldn't have been a more difficult read even if that was the intended purpose. The author, William Drennan seems to have lost the ability of writing paragraphs without turning each of them into a mudpit of mush. Discip ...more
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David Garber rated a book it was amazing The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author)	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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