Hollywood Be Thy Name: The Warner Brothers Story Book

This was an OK book. It reads almost like a novel with imaginary scenes and made-up dialogue that supposedly took place between the brothers. There's some good information about the Warner family dynamics and the section about how Jack double-crossed his brothers to become president of the Warner Brothers empire was well done. Jack does not come off well in this book. I'm wary to believe everything I've read though, since this particular book was written by Harry's granddaughter and Harry and Jack were notorious for their fights. There has to be a little bias.

There is a good amount of material on the Warners' rise to fame, but once they actually get there, the book goes downhill. Entire decades of film making are glossed over in a few chapters. I feel like I didn't learn much about the Warners' business after they were the first to introduce films with sound. I think this book was meant to be a family memoir more than anything else. In that respect, the book is a good read. But if you're looking for information outside of how Harry thought Jack's second wife was a whore, you won't get a lot out of it.