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Blond, vacuous audrey haas leads an apparently idyllic life in the suburbs as the wife of a doctor, free of the responsibilities of kids and. The art of the deal is an unguarded look at the mind of a brilliant entrepreneur and an unprecedented education in the practice of deal making. William h macy washedup hollywood producer charlie berns has mailed in his updated obit and is about to suck his mercedes tailpipe and fade to black when a miracle materializes. But my immediate task is to impress upon you how disturbingly beautiful i am with large breasts hanging free, for i am wearing. Peter lefcourt has books on goodreads with 3209 ratings. It is a quick read, but more satisfying than the typical hollywood farce. Paige johnson is used to cleaning up after her boss, hollywood su.
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