Entertainment & Performing Arts

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859654814Author Mick O'SheaFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd

Martha Ullman West illustrates how American ballet developed over the course of the twentieth century from an aesthetic originating in the courts of Europe into a stylistically diverse expression of a democratic culture. West places at center stage two...

Mike Leigh may well be Britain's greatest living film director; his worldview has permeated our national consciousness. This book gives detailed readings of the nine feature films he has made for the cinema, as well as an overview of his work for...

Dean Gunnarson, world-renowned escapologist, has made a career of avoiding death. But his first escape was his greatest -- surviving juvenile leukemia. In the wake of his illness, a magic-obsessed young Dean mirrors the training of his hero Houdini in...

Musician, producer, manager, rock journalist, indie label executive, Southern California native Bruce Duff has seen and been a part of more rock 'n' roll fantasies come to life than the average guy with long hair and a penchant for living the dream. From...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781897142202Author Darrin HagenFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Brindle and Glass Publishing, LtdPublisher Brindle and Glass Publishing,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879505919Author Judy StoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 486Imprint Silman-James Press,U.S.Publisher Silman-James Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 1020g

Henry Winkler, launched into prominence by his role as 'The Fonz' in the beloved Happy Days, has transcended the role that made him who he is.Brilliant, funny, and widely-regarded as the nicest man in Hollywood (though he would be the first to tell you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684424801Author Fred Lawrence GuilesFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Turner Publishing CompanyPublisher Turner Publishing Company

"Knowledgeable, probing, and thoughtful." -Foreword Reviews Smokey Robinson * Barbara Kingsolver * Francis Ford Coppola * David Sedaris * Jane Goodall and other luminaries reveal the secrets to their creative success. Amy Tan talks about how she...

Marlon Brando was one of the most private celebrities in modern times, who only stepped into the lime light to promote a new film or causes close to his heart. While several books exist based on such material, there has never been a personal biography...

Jim Dearden's latest book, A John Ruskin Collection, brings together a lifetime's worth of articles on the lives of John Ruskin and those around him. In each, Dearden's vast knowledge of Ruskin and exceptional capacity for recollection deftly and...

"Beautiful Chaos is an extraordinary journey of Carey Perloff and her theatre, ACT. Their continued evolution and ability to define and re-define themselves with courage, tenacity, and bravery allow them to confront what seem like insurmountable odds...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770412873Author Barry AvrichFormat HardbackPage Count 394Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 705g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770412521Author Kathleen CremonesiFormat HardbackPage Count 396Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 661g

A rollicking recounting of the landmark case a writer brought against Miramax, whom he accused of stealing his screenplay and turning it into the cult classic Rounders.When a young screenwriter goes online to check out the promotional website for a new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770410299Author Frank PeppiattFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 481g

Legendary Hollywood entertainment manager and publicist Ramon Hervey II shares insightful tales of his remarkable four-decade career plotting and overseeing fame, success, crisis and spinning for seminal talents at the top of their game, from Little...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623717148Author Simon LouvishFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, IncWeight(grams) 439g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837912025Author Jim WhelanFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint AG BooksPublisher Andrews UK Limited

Dafydd Iwan rose to fame with his 1960s protest songs and has been performing ever since. Welsh football’s recent adoption of his anthem 'Yma o Hyd' (Still Here) has twice taken it to No.1 in the iTunes charts. This autobiography explains more about the...

In the vinyl era, David W. Berner played rock 'n' roll in a neighborhood garage band. Decades later at the age of 57 he enters a national songwriting contest and quite unexpectedly is named a finalist. But there's more. He's called on to perform the song...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910903858Author Suzan MutesiFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie PublishersPublisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398425705Author Mohinder DhillonFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams) 203g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735235113Author Mark CritchFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Random House CanadaPublisher Random House CanadaWeight(grams) 132g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640095588Author Omar Sharif JrFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint CounterpointPublisher Counterpoint

Carmen Miranda got knocked down and kept going. Filming an appearance on The Jimmy Durante Show on August 4, 1955, the "ambassadress of samba" suddenly took a knee during a dance number, clearly in distress. Durante covered without missing a...

How do you navigate a career as an entertainment designer while maintaining a sense of self-worth and value in the various off-ramps and sidestreets you may choose to take on the journey? The Art of Scenic Design provides an in-depth look at the scenic...

Akira Kurosawa said of the great director: 'Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon.' Martin Scorsese remarked on Ray's birth centenary in 2021: 'The films of Satyajit Ray are truly treasures of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226813691Author Professor Julia A SternFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743264839Author Carrie FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

In celebration of his one-hundredth birthday, a charming, irresistibly readable, and handsomely packaged look back at the life and times of the greatest entertainer in American history, Frank Sinatra. Sinatra's Century is an irresistible collection of...

You may know him as Mango, Mr. Peepers, the gibberish-spouting Suel Forrester, or one half of the head-bopping brothers in A Night at the Roxbury. Maybe you remember him as the forlorn gothic kid Azrael Abyss, Gay Hitler, or the guitarist in the "More...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781455564989Author Bruce CookFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 363g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062342850Author Michael SchulmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Harper PaperbacksPublisher Harper PaperbacksWeight(grams) 227g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894864428Author Stone WallaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Folklore PublishingPublisher Folklore PublishingWeight(grams) 162g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061856013Author Donald SpotoFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 399g

Characterised by grandiose song-and-dance numbers featuring ornate geometric patterns and mimicked in many modern films, Busby Berkeley's unique artistry is as recognizable and striking as ever. From his years on Broadway to the director's chair,...

In this essay collection, established experts and new researchers, reassess the performances and cultural significance of Ellen Terry, her daughter Edith Craig (1869-1947) and her son Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966), as well as Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398406087Author Lois BromfieldFormat HardbackPage Count 54Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams) 127g