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Sanford Meisner on Acting
Written by Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell
Introduction by Sydney Pollack
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: July 12, 1987
Price: $16.00
This book, written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, follows an acting class of eight men and eight women for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Throughout these pages Meisner is delight--always empathizing with his students and urging them... Read more >
Written by Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell
Introduction by Sydney Pollack
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: July 12, 1987
Price: $16.00
This book, written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, follows an acting class of eight men and eight women for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Throughout these pages Meisner is delight--always empathizing with his students and urging them... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Ball of Fire
The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball
Written by Stefan Kanfer
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2004
Price: $16.00
As a movie actress Lucille Ball was, in her own words, “queen of the B-pluses.” But on the small screen she was a superstar–arguably the funniest and most enduring in the history of TV. In this exemplary biography, Stefan Kanfer explores the roots of Lucy’s genius and places it in the... Read more >
The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball
Written by Stefan Kanfer
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2004
Price: $16.00
As a movie actress Lucille Ball was, in her own words, “queen of the B-pluses.” But on the small screen she was a superstar–arguably the funniest and most enduring in the history of TV. In this exemplary biography, Stefan Kanfer explores the roots of Lucy’s genius and places it in the... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Then Again
Written by Diane Keaton
Contribution by Anna Quindlen
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Price: $11.99
Written by Diane Keaton
Contribution by Anna Quindlen
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Price: $11.99
NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
Janet Maslin, The New York Times • People • Vogue
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
—Financial Times • Chicago Sun-Times
The Independent • Bookreporter
The Sunday Business Post
Mom loved adages, quotes, slogans. There were...
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
Clapton
The Autobiography
Written by Eric Clapton
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $11.99
“I found a pattern in my behavior that had been repeating itself for years, decades even. Bad choices were my specialty, and if something honest and decent came along, I would shun it or run the other way.”
With striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and... Read more >
The Autobiography
Written by Eric Clapton
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $11.99
“I found a pattern in my behavior that had been repeating itself for years, decades even. Bad choices were my specialty, and if something honest and decent came along, I would shun it or run the other way.”
With striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
trade paperback and in
large print trade paperback.
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Jimmy Stewart
A Biography
Written by Marc Eliot
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2007
Price: $16.00
Jimmy Stewart’s all-American good looks, boyish charm, and deceptively easygoing style of acting made him one of Hollywood’s greatest and most enduring stars. Despite the indelible image he projected of innocence and quiet self-assurance, Stewart’s life was more complex and sophisticated than most of the characters he played. With fresh insight... Read more >
A Biography
Written by Marc Eliot
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2007
Price: $16.00
Jimmy Stewart’s all-American good looks, boyish charm, and deceptively easygoing style of acting made him one of Hollywood’s greatest and most enduring stars. Despite the indelible image he projected of innocence and quiet self-assurance, Stewart’s life was more complex and sophisticated than most of the characters he played. With fresh insight... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Baroness
The Search for Nica, the Rebellious Rothschild
Written by Hannah Rothschild
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $13.99
The Search for Nica, the Rebellious Rothschild
Written by Hannah Rothschild
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $13.99
Beautiful, romantic and spirited, Pannonica, known as Nica, named after her father’s favorite moth, was born in 1913 to extraordinary, eccentric privilege and a storied history. The Rothschild family had, in only five generations, risen from the ghetto in Frankfurt to stately homes in England. As a child, Nica took her...
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Also available as a
hardcover.
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I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had
My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High
Written by Tony Danza
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $24.00
I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had is television, screen and stage star Tony Danza’s absorbing account of a year spent teaching tenth-grade English at Northeast High -- Philadelphia’s largest high school with 3600 students.
Entering Northeast’s crowded halls in September of 2009, Tony found his way to... Read more >
My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High
Written by Tony Danza
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $24.00
I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had is television, screen and stage star Tony Danza’s absorbing account of a year spent teaching tenth-grade English at Northeast High -- Philadelphia’s largest high school with 3600 students.
Entering Northeast’s crowded halls in September of 2009, Tony found his way to... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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John Wayne: The Legend and the Man
An Exclusive Look Inside Duke's Archive
Written by John Wayne Enterprises
Contribution by Patricia Bosworth, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese and Ronald Reagan
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: December 4, 2012
Price: $45.00
An undisputed American icon, John Wayne is recognized the world over for his signature drawl and confident swagger; the ultimate personification of American courage and honor. This fall, John Wayne Enterprises has chosen powerHouse Books to produce the first-ever exclusively authorized photographic record of his life, both on-screen and off.
John... Read more >
An Exclusive Look Inside Duke's Archive
Written by John Wayne Enterprises
Contribution by Patricia Bosworth, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese and Ronald Reagan
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: December 4, 2012
Price: $45.00
An undisputed American icon, John Wayne is recognized the world over for his signature drawl and confident swagger; the ultimate personification of American courage and honor. This fall, John Wayne Enterprises has chosen powerHouse Books to produce the first-ever exclusively authorized photographic record of his life, both on-screen and off.
John... Read more >
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Tell to Win
Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story
Written by Peter Guber
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2011
Price: $26.00
Today everyone – whether they know it or not – is in the emotional transportation business. More and more, success is won by creating compelling stories that have the power to move partners, shareholders, customers, and employees to action. Simply put, if you can’t tell it, you can’t sell it. And... Read more >
Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story
Written by Peter Guber
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2011
Price: $26.00
Today everyone – whether they know it or not – is in the emotional transportation business. More and more, success is won by creating compelling stories that have the power to move partners, shareholders, customers, and employees to action. Simply put, if you can’t tell it, you can’t sell it. And... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
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Light and Shade
Conversations with Jimmy Page
Written by Brad Tolinski
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $26.00
This “oral autobiography” of Jimmy Page, the intensely private mastermind behind Led Zeppelin—one of the most enduring bands in rock history—is the most complete and revelatory portrait of the legendary guitarist ever published.
More than 30 years after disbanding in 1980, Led Zeppelin continues to be celebrated for its artistic achievements, broad... Read more >
Conversations with Jimmy Page
Written by Brad Tolinski
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $26.00
This “oral autobiography” of Jimmy Page, the intensely private mastermind behind Led Zeppelin—one of the most enduring bands in rock history—is the most complete and revelatory portrait of the legendary guitarist ever published.
More than 30 years after disbanding in 1980, Led Zeppelin continues to be celebrated for its artistic achievements, broad... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
