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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The hidden histories of exclusive LA homes

    Most book authors want lots of people to buy their books, but not David Silverman. Every book he makes is unique, just one copy, for one person.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 12, 2018 • 1 min read

    Most book authors want lots of people to buy their books, but not David Silverman. Every book he makes is unique, just one copy, for one person.

    Silverman writes biographies of LA homes. He uncovers their hidden histories and sometimes it turns out that they’re the former pads of Hollywood Golden Age media moguls and starlets or business titans.

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    4 of 4
    The hidden histories of exclusive LA homes
    1. 0:00Democrats can’t agree on Immigration
    2. 10:22How Trump may have helped Sheldon Adelson
    3. 20:44In ‘First Man,’ how well does Ryan Gosling portray Neil Armstrong?
    4. 37:07The hidden histories of exclusive LA homesYou’re reading this
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