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- ↑ Baker, Jeff (August 21, 2010). "Nonfiction review: 'Hollywood: A Third Memoir' by Larry McMurtry". The Oregonian.
- ↑ Review of book at Publishers Weekly
- ↑ "Short takes". The Boston Globe. 5 September 2010. p. C7.
- ↑ "McMutry finds a happy ending in tinsel town". The Los Angeles Times. 6 August 2010. p. D15.