{"product_id":"oscar-wars-michael-schulman-9780062859013","title":"Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eHer Again: Becoming Meryl Streep\u003c\/em\u003e returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica does not have royalty. It has the Academy Awards. For nine decades, perfectly coiffed starlets, debonair leading men, and producers with gold in their eyes have chased the elusive Oscar. What began as an industry banquet in 1929 has now exploded into a hallowed ceremony, complete with red carpets, envelopes, and little gold men. But don't be fooled by the pomp: the Oscars, more than anything, are a battlefield, where the history of Hollywood--and of America itself--unfolds in dramas large and small. The road to the Oscars may be golden, but it's paved in blood, sweat, and broken hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOscar Wars, \u003c\/em\u003e Michael Schulman chronicles the remarkable, sprawling history of the Academy Awards and the personal dramas--some iconic, others never-before-revealed--that have played out on the stage and off camera. Unlike other books on the subject, each chapter takes a deep dive into a particular year, conflict, or even category that tells a larger story of cultural change, from Louis B. Mayer to Moonlight. Schulman examines how the red carpet runs through contested turf, and the victors aren't always as clear as the names drawn from envelopes. Caught in the crossfire are people: their thwarted ambitions, their artistic epiphanies, their messy collaborations, their dreams fulfilled or dashed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a star-studded cast of some of the most powerful Hollywood players of today and yesterday, as well as outsiders who stormed the palace gates, this captivating history is a collection of revelatory tales, each representing a turning point for the Academy, for the movies, or for the culture at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Schulman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062859013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062859013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 2.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2023","brand":"Michael Schulman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079991161087,"sku":"9780062859013","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_446ff0c8-1992-4b84-84f2-b229fbdc9ba8.jpg?v=1685484323","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oscar-wars-michael-schulman-9780062859013","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}