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Sherlock Holmes on Screen

Alan Barnes

Films, movies & cinema; Fiction & Literature

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Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes has appeared on screen more times than any other fictional character. Sherlock... [more]

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Gilbert of Gilbert & Sullivan: His Life and Character

Andrew Crowther

Music; Opera; Biography: arts & entertainment

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The life of Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, one half of Gilbert & Sullivan The author of The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado,... [more]

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Women of Note: The Rise of Australian Women Composers

Rosalind Appleby

Music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

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In the early twentieth century being a female composer was a dangerous game; one composer was diagnosed as mentally insane... [more]

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The Anatomy of Harpo Marx

Wayne Koestenbaum

Film, TV & Radio; Individual actors & performers; Films, movies & cinema

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The Anatomy of Harpo Marx is a luxuriant, detailed play-by-play account of Harpo Marx's physical movements as captured on... [more]

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Tina Fey

Individual actors & performers; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment

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Once in a generation a woman comes along who changes everything. Tina Fey is not that woman, but she met that woman once and... [more]

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Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room

Geoff Dyer

Films, movies & cinema; Society & Social Sciences; Popular culture

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Geoff Dyer, described by the Daily Telegraph as 'possibly the best living writer in Britain', takes on his biggest challenge... [more]

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The Makeup Artist Handbook: Techniques for Film, Television, Photography,...

Gretchen Davis, Mindy Hall

Theatre: technical & background skills; Film, TV & Radio; Film movie production: technical skills; Hairdressing & salon skills

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Get professional techniques usually known only by Hollywood makeup artists in this full-color, comprehensive book from accomplished... [more]

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Chaplin: A Life

Shamash Weissman

Film, TV & Radio

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Worth Fighting for: Love, Loss and Moving Forward

Lisa Niemi Swayze

Individual actors & performers; Films, movies & cinema; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment

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The Playbill and Its People

Gillian Russell

Theatre Studies; History

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In 2007 a librarian at... [more]

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Ukulele Songs for Dummies

Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

Music; Musical scores, lyrics & libretti; String instruments

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Want to learn to play a wide variety of songs on the ukulele? Then this is the right book for you! An easy-to-use resource... [more]

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Memories of Milligan

Norma Farnes

Individual actors & performers; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment

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An arresting collection of interviews, collated by Norma Farnes, Spike Milligan's close friend and longstanding agent, bringing... [more]

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The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion...

Mark Cotta Vaz

Films, movies & cinema; Fantasy

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Designed as a celebration of the film, this lavishly illustrated paperback edition is an exclusive behind-the-scenes guide... [more]

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Crazy Enough: A Memoir

Storm Large

Music; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment; Coping with personal problems

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What would you do if you thought you were going crazy? That, at any time, the voices in your head would finally overwhelm... [more]

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Penguin TV Companion

Jeff Evans

Film, TV & Radio; Television; Trivia & quiz question books

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Who were Lost in Space? Where did The League of Gentlemen live? When did the Eurovision Song Contest begin? And what does... [more]

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Working Class Mystic: A Spiritual Biography of George Harrison

Gary Tillery

Rock & Pop music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment

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John Lennon called himself a working class hero. George Harrison was a working class mystic. Born in Liverpool as the son... [more]

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The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies: Featuring the 100 Greatest Gangster...

George Anastasia, Glen Macnow

Film, TV & Radio; Film & movie: styles & genres

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This is the ultimate illustrated guide to the best gangster movies of all time. Two accomplished authors (and media personalities)... [more]

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Blues - Philosophy for Everyone: Thinking Deep About Feeling Low

Bruce Iglauer

Blues; Philosophy; Popular philosophy

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The philosophy of the blues From B.B. King to Billie Holiday, Blues music not only sounds good, but has an almost universal... [more]

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Jack of All Trades, Mistress of One

Grahame Bond

Television; Biography; Memoirs

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Things were never quite the same once Aunty Jack roared onto our television screens in the 1970s, threatening to rip our bloody... [more]

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Frank Sinatra: A Life in Pictures

Yann-Brice Dherbier

Individual actors & performers; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment

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A dandy, a crooner and an actor, talented and scandalous, as close to the Kennedys as to the underworld barons, Frank Sinatra... [more]

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Cesar Franck: His Life and Times

R. J. Stove

Music; Western "classical" music; Biography: arts & entertainment

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Cesar Franck (1822--1890), Belgian born and French domiciled, was one of the most remarkable composers of the 19th century.... [more]

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Shatner Rules: Your Guide to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World...

William Shatner

Film, TV & Radio; Autobiography: arts & entertainment; Science fiction

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A look at the man, the myth, and the magic that is William Shatner. William Shatner has had a million lives, it seems, since... [more]

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