Performing Arts

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by Tom Welsh (Author)Take control of your conditioning regimen "Well-organized, to the point, easy to read and full of practical and earnest advice for athletes."--Karen Kain, artistic director, National Ballet of Canada "This well-rounded book deals with important issues that all dance professionals should know about."--John White, author of Advanced Principles in Teaching Classical Ballet Dancers must learn to negotiate a truly amazing range of physical demands to achieve peak performan...

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by Matt Zoller Seitz (Author), Michael Chabon (Introduction by), Max Dalton (Illustrator)This New York Times bestselling overview of Wes Anderson's filmography features previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photos, artwork, and ephemera, with an introduction by Michael Chabon. Writer/director Wes Anderson guides movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz through Anderson's life and career in a hardcover book-length conversation, woven together with original illustrations and production ima...

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting - Paperback

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by Syd Field (Author)Hollywood's script guru teaches you how to write a screenplay in "the 'bible' of screenwriting" (The New York Times)--now celebrating forty years of screenwriting success Syd Field's books on the essential structure of emotionally satisfying screenplays have ignited lucrative careers in film and television since 1979. In this revised edition of his premiere guide, the underpinnings of successful onscreen narratives are revealed in clear and encouraging language that will...

Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie - Paperback

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by James Dean (Author), James Dean (Illustrator), Kimberly Dean (Author)Put on your dancing shoes--Pete is ready to boogie!Pete is learning a new dance--the Cool Cat Boogie! When he hears a groovy beat, he's full of happy in his feet. But when Grumpy Toad tells him, "Pete, you dance all wrong!" Pete is determined to become a better dancer.With the help of his friends and some wise words from Owl, Pete learns that he's his grooviest when he's being himself. Includes step-by-step dance moves so...

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by Cottage Door Press (Editor), Cocomelon Licensed Art (Illustrator)Time to go to school on the big yellow bus! Sing along with your CoComelon friends! Honk the horn and giggle with JJ all the way to Miss Appleberry's school. The pictures are from the hit CoComelon show. With a built-in handle, this adorable CoComelon-themed sound book is perfect for at home or on the go. Great if you're looking for CoComelon toys and books for toddlers! Perfect for boys and girls getting ready for school! Yo...

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by Arthur Schnitzler (Author), Nicholas Rudall (Translator)First published for private circulation in Vienna in 1900, Arthur Schnitzler's famous play looks at the sexual morality and class ideology of his day through a series of sexual encounters between pairs of characters. When published publicly in 1903, it became an immediate best-seller, scandalized Viennese society, and a year later was censored. Schnitzler was accused of pornography and worse. In 1922 Freud wrote to him that "you have ...

The Shawshank Redemption Revealed: How One Story Keeps Hope Alive - Paperback

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by Mark Dawidziak (Author)A 25th anniversary celebration of The Shawshank Redemption, one of the most cherished American films of the late twentieth century. Although it received mostly positive reviews on its release in September 1994, the box office was disappointing and it failed to win many awards. But as Andy tells Red in the film, "no good thing ever dies." The movie found new life, reaching an ever-growing audience on cable and home video. Each year, The Shawshank Redemption rises in p...

All about Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business - Hardcover

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by Mel Brooks (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now he shares his story for the first time in "a wonderful addition to a seminal career" (San Francisco Chronicle), "infused with nostalgia and his signature hilarity" (Parade). ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: New York Post - "Laugh-out-loud hilarious and always fascinating, from the great Mel Brooks. What else do you expect from...

Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography - Hardcover

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by Jessica Max Stein (Author) "The most sensational, perpetual teenager in the world." --Jim Henson "To know him was to love him, and we do." --Mark Hamill Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography tells the life story of a gifted performer whose gleeful irreverence, sharp wit and generous spirit inspired millions. Richard Hunt was one of the original main five performers in the Muppet troupe. He brought to life an impressive range of characters on The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock an...

Stranger Things: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book (Reinhart Pop-Up Studio) - Hardcover

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by Simon Arizpe (Author), Kyle Lambert (Illustrator), Matthew Reinhart (With)Embark on an explosive 3D journey through the world of Netflix's hit series Stranger Things with the only officially licensed Stranger Things pop-up book. Netflix's Emmy Award-winning series Stranger Things has captivated the imaginations of millions of viewers all around the world. Now fans can experience the series like never before with stunning, pop-off-the-page re-creations of iconic moments from the show. Insid...

The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to ACT - Paperback

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by Isaac Butler (Author)National Book Critics Circle Award Winner, Nonfiction NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORKER, TIME MAGAZINE, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, VOX, SALON, LIT HUB, AND VANITY FAIR "Entertaining and illuminating."--The New Yorker * "Compulsively readable."--New York Times * "Delicious, humane, probing."--Vulture * "The best and most important book about acting I've ever read."--Nathan Lane The critically acclaimed cultural history of Method acting-an ebullient a...

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by Dina Anastasio (Author), Who Hq (Author), Tim Foley (Illustrator)Who HQ rolls out the red carpet for Where Is Hollywood?--the film capital of the world. Developed in the 1880s by Midwesterners looking for a sunny winter getaway, Hollywood was a small housing development outside still-small Los Angeles. But everything changed in the early 1900s when filmmakers from New York flocked to the area, where they could make movies without having to pay Thomas Edison's patent fee. It didn't hurt tha...

We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film - Hardcover

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by Tre'vell Anderson (Author)A groundbreaking look at the history of transgender representation in TV and film, by an of-the-moment and in-demand culture reporter. WE SEE EACH OTHER is a personal history of trans visibility since the beginning of moving images. A literary reckoning, it unearths a transcestry that's long existed in plain sight and in the shadows of history's annals, and further contextualizes our present moment of increased representation. The films and television shows that T...

Chinese Animation: Multiplicities in Motion - Paperback

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by Daisy Yan Du (Editor), John A. Crespi (Editor), Yiman Wang (Editor)Chinese Animation: Multiplicities in Motion is the first edited volume that explores the multiple histories, geographies, industries, technologies, media, and transmedialities of Chinese animation, from early animated special effects to socialist classics, from computer-generated-imagery (CGI) blockbusters to edgy independent films, and from stop-motion to virtual reality. Its fifteen chapters, grouped under the five theme...

Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice - Hardcover

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by Kari Lavelle (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator)Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just James--a stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child...and ultimately found his voice through poetry. Before there was Mufasa...Before there was Darth Vader... There was a young boy names James Earl Jones, who spoke with a stutter and dreaded having to talk in class. Whenever James tried to voice his thoughts, his words got stuc...

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by Denise Vega (Author), Erika Rodriguez Medina (Illustrator), Carlos E. Calvo (Translator)Adela ama todo sobre la banda mariachi de su familia, excepto que ella no forma parte de la banda! Poniendo un foco de atención en la música mexicana, llena de instrumentos y bailes, La banda de Adela seguramente será un éxito! Adela loves everything about her family's mariachi band--except that she isn't in it! Shining a spotlight on Mexican music, full of instruments and dancing, Adela's Band is sur...

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by Nicholas Rudall (Translator)As bleak and agonizing a portrait of war as ever to appear on stage, The Trojan Women is a masterpiece of pathos as well as a timeless and chilling indictment of war's brutality. The only justice in war, Euripides seems to say, is punitive and nihilistic. Nicholas Rudall's compelling new translation continues his acclaimed work in interpreting classical drama for today's audiences.Author BiographyThe Plays for Performance series is edited by Nicholas Rudall, for...

Heidi Heckelbeck Is Ready to Dance! - Paperback

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by Wanda Coven (Author), Priscilla Burris (Illustrator)Heidi bravely enters her school's talent show, but finds she is in need of some enchanted assistance It's time for the Brewster Elementary Talent Show, but Heidi Heckelbeck doesn't want to perform because she thinks she has no talent. Then Heidi finds a special pair of shoes in the attic and decides she will do a dance--but she may need a little help from her Book of Spells With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every pa...

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by Tim Hopgood (Illustrator)I'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain, Oh, what a glorious feeling Spring calls in this classic Broadway number, brought to life in a beautiful picture book--perfect for sharing Jump in puddles, raise umbrellas, and dance with joy through the pages of this visual story. With colorful, springy scenes and the familiar lyrics, this is a beautiful, gift-worthy, feel-good read-aloud.Author BiographyTim Hopgood is the illustrator of What a Wonderful World, W...

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by Sheldon Leonard (Author)From Booklist: Actor-director-producer Leonard has a real gift for storytelling that he displays to the fullest in a breezy, readable memoir of his life in show business. Starting out as an actor in 1930s New York in such forgotten hit plays as Hotel Alimony, Fly Away Home, and Kiss the Boys Goodbye, Leonard had the foresight and financial need to leap first to radio and movies, then to television, in which he created or produced such rerun perennials as Make Room f...

Endgame and Act Without Words - Paperback

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by Samuel Beckett (Translator)Samuel Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969; his literary output of plays, novels, stories and poetry has earned him an uncontested place as one of the greatest writers of our time. Endgame, originally written in French and translated into English by Beckett himself, is considered by many critics to be his greatest single work. A pinnacle of Beckett's characteristic raw minimalism, it is a pure and devastating distillation of the human essen...

Every Time You Hear That Song - Paperback

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by Jenna Voris (Author)"Beautifully explores the high and low notes of fame. . . . A must-read for anyone who loves layered characters, true-to-life personalities, and country music!"--Jason June, New York Times best-selling author Perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones and the Six, this queer coming-of-age story celebrates country music, complicated women, and living authentically. They say never meet your idols. But nothing about digging up their deepest secre...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), J. A. Bryant (Editor)The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's timeless story of star-crossed lovers. One of the Bard's most popular plays, this is both the quintessential story of young love and a cautionary tale of the tragedy that can occur when the forces of passion and familial pride are at odds. This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes: - An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater- A special introduction to the ...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Sylvan Barnet (Editor)The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's incomparable tragic play. "To be, or not to be: that is the question" There is arguably no work of fiction quoted as often as William Shakespeare's Hamlet. This haunting tragedy of a troubled Danish prince devoted to avenging his father's death has captivated audiences for centuries. This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes: - An overview of Shakespeare's life, worl...

A Song for August: The Inspiring Life of Playwright August Wilson - Hardcover

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by Sally Denmead (Author), Alleanna Harris (Illustrator)An ode to one of America's foremost Black playwrights, August Wilson, and a meditation on culture, erasure, and what ultimately drives an artist's desire to create. August Wilson grew up open to the creative inspiration in everything he encountered: in library books, in music, in artworks, in the lively conversations overheard in the restaurants and barbershops lining the Pittsburgh neighborhood of his childhood. August paid attention....

Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong - Hardcover

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by Karen Fang (Author) You might not know the name Tyrus Wong, but you probably know some of the images he created, including scenes from the beloved Disney classic Bambi. Yet when he came to this country as a child, Tyrus was an illegal immigrant locked up in an offshore detention center. How did he go on to a long and prosperous career drawing animation cels, storyboards, and greeting cards that shaped the American imagination? Background Artist shares the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong's re...

The Art of How to Train Your Dragon - Hardcover

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by Tracey Miller-Zarneke (Author), Cressida Cowell (Author)This official illustrated tie-in book showcases over 350 spectacular images from the DreamWorks Animation feature film, based on Cressida Cowell's popular children's book.How to Train Your Dragon is the story of a scrawny teenaged Viking, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, who lives on the island of Berk in the North Sea. Hiccup is a member of a Viking tribe and wants to make his father, the chief, proud of him. Entering dragon trai...

Shakespeare Made Easy - Macbeth - Paperback

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by Alan Durband (Author)The Shakespeare Made Easy series aims to take the fear out of Shakespeare. By having Shakespearean and Modern English facing each other, pupils will find it easier to comprehend the text. Through discussion of the life, work and theatre of Shakespeare pupils can gain a more rounded understanding of these classic works. Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.6 x 7.65 x 5.04 IN Publication Date: November 01, 2014

House of Psychotic Women: Expanded Edition: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films - Paperback

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by Kier-La Janisse (Author)HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN has attained canonical status, having ushered in a new way of writing about film. Kier-La Janisse's acclaimed book is an autobiographical exploration of female neurosis in horror and exploitation films that examines hundreds of films through a daringly personal lens. In this pioneering work, anecdotes and memories interweave with film history, criticism, trivia and confrontational imagery to create a reflective personal history and a conside...

Behind the Red Velvet Curtain: An American Ballerina in Russia - Hardcover

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by Elizabeth Shockman (As Told by), Joy Womack (Author)In 2012 Joy Womack made history when she became the first American ballerina to sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet Theater in Moscow, Russia.Dancing in Moscow was not the Onion Dome fairy tale she'd hoped for. The Bolshoi and its school were filled with cutthroat competition, acts of violence, and coaches who encouraged obsessive devotion. They sent her on stage with broken bones, helped her forge immigration paperwork, and encourage...

Studio Ghibli: The Complete Works - Hardcover

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by Studio Ghibli (Author)A beautiful, full-color dive into the history and future of Studio Ghibli, Japan's preeminent animation house. In-depth looks at every one of their 26 feature films - including the latest, Earwig and the Witch - means there's something for everyone, while exclusive interviews and rare director's commentary plus behind-the-scenes tidbits will excite even the most devoted Ghibli afficionados. A gorgeous, stirring must-have for Studio Ghibli fans and newcomers alike! Fro...

Pioneers of B Television: Independent Producers, Series and Pilots of the 1950s - Paperback

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by Richard Irvin (Author) As television grew more enticing for both viewers and filmmakers in the 1950s, several independent film producers with knowledge of making low-cost films and radio shows transferred their skills to producing shows for the small screen. Rather than funding live programs that were popular at the time, these producers saw the value in pre-taped shows, which created large financial returns through episode reruns. This low-cost, high-yield production model resulted in wha...