Entertainment & Performing Arts

Born into a family of vaudevillians, Buster Keaton made his first film appearance in 1917 at the age of 21. By the early 1920s, he had established himself as one of the geniuses of silent cinema with such films as Sherlock, Jr. and The Navigator and his...

In the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for a debilitating intestinal disease called C. diff, her mother unexpectedly died, she went through a breakup, and then she was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer. Hit with this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615769868Author Art AveilheFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Starlet Suave BooksPublisher Starlet Suave BooksWeight(grams) 417gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476714462Author Todd GlassFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780786885817Author Professor Ed SikovFormat PaperbackPage Count 433Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250134967Author Diane GuerreroFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm)...

In 2016, Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature 'for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition'. This collection of essays by leading poets and critics - with a new foreword by Will Self - examines Dylan's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936003693Author Darwin PorterFormat PaperbackPage Count 734Imprint Blood Moon Productions, LtdPublisher Blood Moon Productions, Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804170840Author Eric LaxFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Creating Q*bert and Other Classic Video Arcade Games takes you inside the video arcade game industry during the pivotal decades of the 1980s and 1990s. Warren Davis, the creator of the groundbreaking Q*bert, worked as a member of the creative teams who...

The reason for the decline of Orson Welles's career is a hotly debated issue, but decline it certainly did. When Citizen Kane, his first film, opened in 1941, Welles was universally acclaimed as the most audacious filmmaker alive. But instead of marking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345523297Author Ice-TFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 132mm *...

Actor. Director. Visionary. The fascinating life of Sam Wanamaker is explored for the first time in this biography by Diana Devlin, who worked closely with Wanamaker during the last twenty years of his life. Sam Wanamaker (1909 - 1993) is best known...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648104254Author AusxipFormat HardbackPage Count 542Imprint Ausxip PublishingPublisher Ausxip PublishingWeight(grams) 156g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988777811Author Norma BuddenFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Blue Line Publishing House, IncorporatedPublisher Blue Line Publishing House,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988777811Author Norma BuddenFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Blue Line Publishing House, IncorporatedPublisher Blue Line Publishing House,...

The first book to talk about the creative process of one of Hollywood's most iconic directorsFrom Drugstore Cowboy to Elephant, Milk and Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant's films have captured the imagination of more than one generation. Acclaimed as both...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989555231Author Jennifer HostenFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc.

At fifteen, Linda Darnell left her Texas home and normal adolescence to live the Hollywood dream promoted by fan magazine and studio publicity offices. She appeared in dozens of films and won international acclaim for Blood and Sand (playing opposite...

The definitive biography of Marvel legend Stan Lee, celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth.Stan Lee's extraordinary life was as epic as the superheroes he co-created, from the Amazing Spider-Man to the Mighty Avengers. His ideas and voice are at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993453007Author Helene De KlerkFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Elysee AssociatesPublisher Elysee Associates

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593081112Author Derek DelGaudioFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 132g

The Autobiography of James T. Kirk chronicles the greatest Starfleet captain's life (2233-2371), in his own words. From his youth spent on Tarsus IV, his time in the Starfleet Academy, his meteoric raise through the ranks of Starfleet, and his...

In 2003, an independent film called The Room - starring and written, produced, and directed by a mysteriously wealthy social misfit named Tommy Wiseau - made its disastrous debut in Los Angeles. Described by one reviewer as 'like getting stabbed in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789262957Author Ian StrathcarronFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Independent Publishing NetworkPublisher Independent Publishing Network

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988777859Author Michael PhelpsFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Blue Line Publishing House, IncorporatedPublisher Blue Line Publishing House,...

For the past four decades, no film saga has touched the world in the way that Star Wars has, capturing the imaginations of filmgoers and filmmakers alike. Now, for the first time ever, Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, the bestselling authors of The...

Engagingly written as a journal of fond memories, life experiences, lessons learned, and tragedies overcome, this is the story of the family that gave the world actress Jennifer Aniston. Written by her mother, Nancy Aniston, this tender, poetic, and...

Thalia Mara's story spans the history of dance in the twentieth century and the rise of the arts in her adopted city of Jackson, Mississippi. As an adolescent Mara (1911-2003) studied with renowned Russian teacher Adolph Bolm, who recommended she go at...

Megadeth's run of thrash classics from the mid eighties through to the nineties continue to be celebrated in the metal community long after leader Dave Mustaine's band mates have been discarded to the sands of time-save one, Dave "Jr" Ellefson...

In a biography woven from equal parts enchantment and mystery, master illusion designer and today's foremost magic historian, Jim Steinmeyer, unveils the astonishing secrets behind the enigmatic performer Chung Ling Soo, the "marvellous Chinese...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692081013Author David Alan WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 546Imprint David Alan WilliamsPublisher David Alan WilliamsWeight(grams) 1247g

Rome in the 1950s: following the darkness of fascism and Nazi occupation during the Second World War, the city is reinvigorated. The street cafes and nightclubs are filled with movie stars and film directors as Hollywood productions flock to the city to...

Charming witty effortlessly debonair and elegant Cary Grant was the ultimate leading man a silver screen icon who seemed to embody all that a movie star should be. But beneath the glamour was a real and complicated man a surprisingly vulnerable ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627783316Author Anne HecheFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Cleis PressPublisher Cleis Press

Raymond Sarlot bought the Chateau Marmont in 1975, but what was originally a business purchase became a love affair as he delved into the hotel's incredible history. From its perch overlooking the Sunset Strip, the glamorous Marmont reigned for decades...

An informal yet informed journey through the classic works of Japanese cinema and their directors.This is a passionate, personal journey through one of the world's greatest national cinemas, beginning with the classic directors who came to the fore in...

The first and only full-length critical study of Dario Fo, the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature Winner This book, now extensively rewritten and updated, remains the only full-length critical study to cover various phases of Dario Fo's theatrical career...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954044739Author Dina GachmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Tidalwave ProductionsPublisher Tidalwave ProductionsWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865479760Author Jurgen TrimbornFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point Press