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Brian Abrams is the author Obama: An Oral History as well as three bestselling Kindle Singles oral histories: And NOW…An Oral History of Late Night with David Letterman, 1982–1993; Gawker: An Oral History; and Die Hard: An Oral History. Abrams has written for the Washington Post Magazine, Time, and The Lowbrow Reader. He lives in New York City. You can visit brianlabrams.com for more information and follow the author on Twitter @BrianAbrams.

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Inside Mel Brooks’ Most Iconic Movie Lines

GOOD TO BE THE KING

In this exclusive excerpt from the new book “You Talkin’ to Me?” about the most famous movie quotes in history, author Brian Abrams goes deep on the king of absurdist comedy.

Brian Abrams | Published Sep 23, 2023

How the GOP Screwed Obama on Immigration Reform

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In this excerpt from Brian Abrams’ ‘Obama: An Oral History, 2009-2017,’ legislators and former White House staffers describe how immigration reform got derailed.

Brian Abrams | Published Jul 21, 2018

‘Die Hard’: How Bruce Willis Won

Yippee-Ki-Yay

<p>In an excerpt from Brian Abrams’s <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Die-Hard-History-Kindle-Single-ebook/dp/B01FWLQH62?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1464099322&amp;ref_=la_B00OC8B2TE_1_3&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-3" target="_blank">‘Die Hard: An Oral History,’</a> the people behind the best action movie in history, ‘Die Hard,’ discuss how they found their John McClane.</p>

Brian Abrams | Published Jun 29, 2016

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