Armchair Reader Goes Hollywood, from the popular Armchair Reader series, entertains and enlightens with hundreds of Hollywood’s little-known anecdotes, untold stories, and fascinating facts. Armchair Reader’s innovative approach and witty style will capture the interest of all readers.

With more than 500 pages of juicy details about Hollywood’s biggest stars, behind-the-scenes scandals, quotes from Hollywood heavies, in-depth discussions of favorite films, and quizzes to test your expertise, Armchair Reader Goes Hollywood offers an insider’s view of Tinseltown. Some of the juicy topics in this blockbuster book include:

• Cary Grant—Hollywood’s epitome of a suave, debonair gentleman—went on LSD trips prescribed by his therapist
• Charlie Chaplin’s coffin was once dug up and held for ransom
• “Over the Rainbow” was almost cut from The Wizard of Oz because producers thought the movie was too long.
• The American film industry almost settled in Jacksonville, Florida—not Hollywood, California!
• Oscar-nominated actor Harrison Ford has twice come to the rescue of stranded hikers in his Bell 407 chopper

Revel in the lore, legends, and colorful characters that make up the history of Hollywood. Armchair Reader Goes Hollywood celebrates the Hollywood mystique as it entertains, informs, and enlightens.