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This Book Babble features a variety of titles about the Hollywood lifestyle, drama and behind-the-scenes stories.

John Neal

*The Celebrity Experience: Insider Secrets to Delivering Red Carpet Customer Service* by Donna Cutting  
  
We all know that the best part of being a celebrity has to be perks and stellar service. If you're a business owner, you want your customers to feel like celebrities. *The Celebrity Experience* is your guide to how you can turn customers into lifelong, adoring clients. With this book you can learn simple techniques to make your customers feel like they're receiving the red carpet treatment, generate buzz and word of mouth to boost sales, and succeed by putting your customers' interests ahead of your own. *The Celebrity Experience* is full of testimony from Hollywood's stars and can help you put your business on the customer service A-list.  
  
*Charm* by Kendall Hart  
  
*All My Children*'s Kendall Hart presents this entertaining roman ? clef full of backstabbing, kidnapping, scandal, romance and one unpredictable twist after another. Avery Wilkins is a 30-something owner of a New York cosmetics company. Her world seems to be on the right track with the launch of a new perfume and a blossoming relationship with her boyfriend, when her shocking past catches up with her. Threatened by sabotage, false identity, and the sudden appearance of a woman claiming to be her birth mother, Avery is forced to question the loyalty of her family and friends, and confront her own story.  
  
*Superman vs. Hollywood* by Jake Rossen  
  
Jake Rossen explores Hollywood's fascination with the Man of Steel in this detailed book. From the 1979 classic *Superman: The Movie* to 2006's *Superman Returns*, Rossen tells the story from behind the studio lot, including the challenge of making Superman fly and the many casting processes which had Superman being played by Bruce Jenner, Robert Redford, Sylvester Stallone, Neil Diamond, Nicolas Cage, Justin Timberlake, Keanu Reeves, and even Muhammad Ali. *Superman vs. Hollywood* features exclusive interviews from producers, screenwriters, cast members and crews, to tell the story of one of the longest-running movie and television franchises.  
  
*Hollywood Escapes* by Harry Medved and Bruce Akiyama  
  
Movie buffs will love this first-ever comprehensive guide to Southern California's outdoor filming locations. More than 50 of California's beaches, mountains, deserts, lakes, hot springs and waterfalls are featured in this book, and they all have their connection to cinematic history. Hike *The Treasure of the Sierra Madre* trail, visit the *Kill Bill* chapel, escape to *Some Like It Hot*'s resort, and discover the sand dunes from *Star Wars*. Illustrated with more than 100 scenic photographs, *Hollywood Escapes* includes recommendations to places to dine and stay, from mountain hideaways to beachside resorts.  
  
*Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan: The Ultimate Episode Guide*  
  
If you love dogs, then you are probably a fan of *Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan*. This episode guide will help newcomers and longtime fans relive every moment from the show's first three seasons. Cesar recounts 150 memorable stories including NuNu, the demon Chihuahua, to Wilshire, the firehouse Dalmatian. This treasure of a book also includes Cesar's trademark wisdom for dealing with your dog's behavior problems, photos of Cesar and the dogs and families he's met, production secrets from the show, and updates on how the dogs and their families are doing today. *Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan: The Ultimate Episode Guide* is an essential addition to any dog owner's library.