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Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting (Methuen Film)
1.  Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting (Methuen Film) by Robert McKee
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  "The best screenwriting theory book."
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The Secrets of Action Screenwriting
2.  The Secrets of Action Screenwriting by William C. Martell
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  "Helpful nuts-and-bolts advice from a working writer."
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Adventures In The Screen Trade
3.  Adventures In The Screen Trade by William Goldman
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  "Classic insider's guide to screenwriting in Hollywood."
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Which Lie Did I Tell?
4.  Which Lie Did I Tell? by William Goldman
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  "And its sequel."
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Making Movies
5.  Making Movies by Sidney Lumet
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  "The other side of filmmaking.  Includes a director's view of screenwriting"
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Rebel Without a Crew: Or, How a 23-year-old Film Maker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player: How a 23 Year-old Film-maker with 7, 000 Dollars Became a Hollywood Player
6.  Rebel Without a Crew: Or, How a 23-year-old Film Maker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player: How a 23 Year-old Film-maker with 7, 000 Dollars Became a Hollywood Player by Robert Rodriguez
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  "Inspirational, even if it's more about directing than writing."
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"Roadracers": The Making of a Degenerate Hot Rod Flick
7.  "Roadracers": The Making of a Degenerate Hot Rod Flick by Robert Rodriguez
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  "And its sequel."
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What a Producer Does: Art of Moviemaking (Not the Business)
8.  What a Producer Does: Art of Moviemaking (Not the Business) by Buck Houghton
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  "Again the other side of filmmaking - fascinating stuff."
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Chinatown: Screenplay (FF Classics)
9.  Chinatown: Screenplay (FF Classics) by Robert Towne
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  "How a screenplay should be written - learn from the best."
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The Usual Suspects: Screenplay (FF Classics)
10.  The Usual Suspects: Screenplay (FF Classics) by Christopher McQuarrie
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Body Heat: The Screenplay
11.  Body Heat: The Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan
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Empire Strikes Back: Illustrated Script (Illustrated Filmscript)
12.  Empire Strikes Back: Illustrated Script (Illustrated Filmscript) by Leigh Brackett
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-drugs-and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Changed Hollywood
13.  Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-drugs-and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Changed Hollywood by Peter Biskind
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  "Essential 70s Hollywood history."
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Movies and Money
14.  Movies and Money by David Puttnam
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  "And a quick guide to Hollywood vs Europe."
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You'll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again
15.  You'll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again by Julia Phillips
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  "An insight into how things used to (and may still) work."
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