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"New York Times bestselling author, comedian, and actor Patton Oswalt shares his entertaining memoir about coming of age as a performer and writer in the late &#8217;90s while obsessively watching classic films at the legendary New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.Between 1995 and 1999, Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakeable addiction. It wasn&#8217;t drugs, alcohol, or sex. It was film. After moving to L.A., Oswalt became a huge film buff, absorbing classics and new releases at least three nights a week at the New Beverly Cinema. Silver screen celluloid became Patton&#8217;s life schoolbook, informing his notions of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships. Set in the nascent days of the alternative comedy scene, Oswalt&#8217;s memoir chronicles his journey from fledgling stand-up comedian to self-assured sitcom actor, with the colorful New Beverly collective supporting him all along the way.Ideally timed for awards season, when everyone&#8217;s mind is on Hollywood, Silver Screen Fiend follows up on the terrific reception of Oswalt&#8217;s New York Times bestselling debut, Zombie Spaceship Wasteland. Already a beloved fixture on the comedy stage, on television, and in film&#8212;not to mention his 1.87 million Twitter followers&#8212;Oswalt announces, with this second book, that he&#8217;s also here to stay on the page."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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