Argo - How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled off the Most Audacious Rescue in History (Antonio Mendez and Matt Baglio)

Argo - How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled off the Most Audacious Rescue in History

Antonio Mendez and Matt Baglio

Blurb: The true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran - now a major Ben Affleck film

On 4 November 1979, Iranian militants stormed the US embassy in Tehran and held dozens of Americans hostage. Beneath the crisis another shocking story was known by only a select few: six Americans escaped the embassy and hid within the city.

A top-level CIA officer named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet risky plan to rescue them. Disguising himself as a Hollywood producer, and supported by a cast of CIA operatives, foreign agents and special-effects artists, Mendez travelled to Tehran under the guise of scouting locations for a fake science-fiction film called Argo.

After three decades, Antonio Mendez finally details this extraordinarily complex and dangerous operation. A riveting story of secret identities and international intrigue, Argo is the pulse-pounding account of the history-making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage.

ISBN: 9780241964590 (Paperback)

Year: 1980

Publisher: Penguin

Pages: 310 (Non-Fiction)

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The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary - How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood (Jeff Kinney)

The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary - How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood

Jeff Kinney

Blurb: Go behind the scenes with Jeff Kinney and the making of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie!

Ever wondered how they make a movie out of a book? Author Jeff Kinney didn't know either, but discovering how Greg Heffley and everyone else from his bestselling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, got turned into a live-action movie by 20th Century Fox, was an adventure he definitely wanted to share with you; so here it is!

Complete with still shots from the film, script pages, storyboard sketches, costume designs and all new original art from Jeff, The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary is a must-have for every Wimpy Kid fan.

ISBN: 9780143305491 (Paperback)

Year: 2010

Publisher: Puffin Books

Pages: 202 (Non-Fiction)

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Hollywood Moon (Joseph Wambaugh)

Hollywood Moon

Joseph Wambaugh

Blurb: Hollywood Station isn't your typical police division, but in Hollywood Moon the cops of that surreal place seem called upon to deal with an even greater share of weirdness than normal.

A prowler has been violently attacking women, and officers 'Hollywood Nate' Weiss and the captivating Dana Vaughn are in hot pursuit, with Nate on edge because his no-nonsense, whip-smart partner has a knack for making him feel like a rookie.

And there's an even darker side to the weirdness. Cue the enigmatic crook Dewey Gleason, master of disguises. Each of his many identities is crafted for the execution of some under-the-radar racket. When, with his henchmen, he hatches an audacious plan, things get very violent indeed.

ISBN: 9781849163545 (Paperback)

Year: 2009

Publisher: Quercus

Pages: 344 (Fiction)

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