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Free for All
Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told
Written by Kenneth Turan and Joseph Papp
Format: Hardcover, 608 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $39.95
Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan takes you behind the scenes at the Public Theater and tells the amazing story of how Joe Papp made American theatrical and cultural history.
Free for All is the irresistible oral history of the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theater-two institutions that under... Read more >
Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told
Written by Kenneth Turan and Joseph Papp
Format: Hardcover, 608 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $39.95
Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan takes you behind the scenes at the Public Theater and tells the amazing story of how Joe Papp made American theatrical and cultural history.
Free for All is the irresistible oral history of the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theater-two institutions that under... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Robert Altman
The Oral Biography
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff
Format: Hardcover, 576 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $35.00
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a... Read more >
The Oral Biography
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff
Format: Hardcover, 576 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $35.00
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
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Walt Disney
The Triumph of the American Imagination
Written by Neal Gabler
Format: Trade Paperback, 912 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $20.00
The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history.
Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films–most notably Snow White... Read more >
The Triumph of the American Imagination
Written by Neal Gabler
Format: Trade Paperback, 912 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $20.00
The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history.
Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films–most notably Snow White... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
hardcover.
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The Second City Unscripted
Revolution and Revelation at the World-Famous Comedy Theater
Written by Mike Thomas
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
In 1959, a group of like-minded Chicagoans joined forces to open a hip new venue dedicated to coffee, cigarettes, conversation, and comedy. The result, a nightly cabaret featuring a troupe of inventive young actors skewering everything from politics to popular culture in witty, rapid-fire, improvised scenes, not only made delighted audiences... Read more >
Revolution and Revelation at the World-Famous Comedy Theater
Written by Mike Thomas
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
In 1959, a group of like-minded Chicagoans joined forces to open a hip new venue dedicated to coffee, cigarettes, conversation, and comedy. The result, a nightly cabaret featuring a troupe of inventive young actors skewering everything from politics to popular culture in witty, rapid-fire, improvised scenes, not only made delighted audiences... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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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 >
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Somebody
The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando
Written by Stefan Kanfer
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $16.00
Stefan Kanfer, acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball and Groucho Marx, now gives us the definitive life of Marlon Brando, seamlessly intertwining the man and the work to give us a stunning and illuminating appraisal. Beginning with Brando’s turbulent childhood, Kanfer follows him to New York where he made his star-making Broadway... Read more >
The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando
Written by Stefan Kanfer
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $16.00
Stefan Kanfer, acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball and Groucho Marx, now gives us the definitive life of Marlon Brando, seamlessly intertwining the man and the work to give us a stunning and illuminating appraisal. Beginning with Brando’s turbulent childhood, Kanfer follows him to New York where he made his star-making Broadway... Read more >
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The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present
Written by Tim Brooks and Earle F. Marsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 1856 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $29.95
AMERICA’S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT–
NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!
PROGRAMS FROM ALL SEVEN COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORKS, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED CABLE NETWORKS, PLUS ALL MAJOR SYNDICATED SHOWS!
This is the must-have book for TV viewers in the new millennium–the entire history of primetime programs in... Read more >
Written by Tim Brooks and Earle F. Marsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 1856 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $29.95
AMERICA’S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT–
NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!
PROGRAMS FROM ALL SEVEN COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORKS, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED CABLE NETWORKS, PLUS ALL MAJOR SYNDICATED SHOWS!
This is the must-have book for TV viewers in the new millennium–the entire history of primetime programs in... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Audition
Written by Michael Shurtleff
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: December 2, 1979
Price: $7.99
Michael Shurtleff has been casting director for Broadway shows like Chicago and Becket and for films like The Graduate and Jesus Christ Superstar. His legendary course on auditioning has launched hundreds of successful careers. Now in this book he tells the all-important HOW for all aspiring actors, from the beginning... Read more >
Written by Michael Shurtleff
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: December 2, 1979
Price: $7.99
Michael Shurtleff has been casting director for Broadway shows like Chicago and Becket and for films like The Graduate and Jesus Christ Superstar. His legendary course on auditioning has launched hundreds of successful careers. Now in this book he tells the all-important HOW for all aspiring actors, from the beginning... Read more >
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The Making of Star Wars (TM)
The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
Written by J. W. Rinzler
Format: Trade Paperback, 324 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2007
Price: $35.00
More than thirty years ago, filmmaker George Lucas realized a longtime dream, creating a swashbuckling sf saga inspired by vintage Flash Gordon serials, classic American westerns, the epic cinema of Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa, and mythological heroes. Its original title: The Star Wars. The rest is history–and how it was made... Read more >
The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
Written by J. W. Rinzler
Format: Trade Paperback, 324 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2007
Price: $35.00
More than thirty years ago, filmmaker George Lucas realized a longtime dream, creating a swashbuckling sf saga inspired by vintage Flash Gordon serials, classic American westerns, the epic cinema of Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa, and mythological heroes. Its original title: The Star Wars. The rest is history–and how it was made... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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How Not to Write a Screenplay
101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make
Written by Denny Martin Flinn
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1999
Price: $16.95
All good screenplays are unique, but all bad screenplays are the same. Flinn's book will teach the reader how to avoid the pitfalls of bad screenwriting and arrive at one's own destination intact. Read more >
101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make
Written by Denny Martin Flinn
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1999
Price: $16.95
All good screenplays are unique, but all bad screenplays are the same. Flinn's book will teach the reader how to avoid the pitfalls of bad screenwriting and arrive at one's own destination intact. Read more >
