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message 1: by Jamie (new)

Jamie You may enjoy The Golden Age of Hollywood Book Club! if you enjoy anything to do with old Hollywood :)


message 2: by Thom (new)

Thom Dunn Jamie wrote: "You may enjoy The Golden Age of Hollywood Book Club! if you enjoy anything to do with old Hollywood :)"

Not really, but thanks.


message 3: by David (new)

David Great list, but there's quite a few on this list that I wouldn't consider celebrities by the description of the list like Elizabeth I or John Adams, etc.


message 4: by Katie (new)

Katie Smith The Diary of Anne Frank is not a celebrity biography.


message 5: by Kyle (new)

Kyle Nicholas "Fifty Shades" isn't celebrity biography either. That belongs in the rubbish bin.


message 6: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited May 27, 2019 02:23PM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Katie wrote: "The Diary of Anne Frank is not a celebrity biography."

The Diary of a Young Girl has been removed as it is a diary, not an autobiography/biography. (The description clearly says 'Hollywood, Broadway, Writers, TV. Biography or autobiography. Part or whole of a life. Cast a broad net').


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Kyle wrote: ""Fifty Shades" isn't celebrity biography either. That belongs in the rubbish bin."

I couldn't find it; someone else must have deleted it already.


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) I wouldn't call In Cold Blood (#36) a biography or an autobiography either. Don't get me wrong, it's non-fiction but that doesn't automatically make it a biography or an autobiography.


message 9: by Mary (new)

Mary Williams Why isn't Springsteen's Born to Run on this list??????


message 10: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Aug 02, 2019 08:07AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Mary wrote: "Why isn't Springsteen's Born to Run on this list??????"

You can add books by clicking on the tab 'Add Books To This List' (on the right of the tab 'All Votes') at the top of this list (which you've already done).


message 11: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Booklovinglady wrote: "I wouldn't call In Cold Blood (#36) a biography or an autobiography either. Don't get me wrong, it's non-fiction but that doesn't automatically make it a biography or an autobiography."

Removed it. It's not biography, and also no one in it is or was a celebrity.


message 12: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl David wrote: "Great list, but there's quite a few on this list that I wouldn't consider celebrities by the description of the list like Elizabeth I or John Adams, etc."

Removed a bunch of those.


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