An Open Book

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Book Title: Open Book

Item Length: 8.9in

Item Height: 1.1in

Item Width: 6in

Author: John Huston

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Features: Reprint

Topic: Entertainment & Performing Arts, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / History & Criticism

Publisher: Hachette Books

Publication Year: 1994

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts

Item Weight: 10.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 448 Pages