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Sub-Categories of Music & Performing Arts
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Bond on Bond
Sir Roger Moore KBE.
The Arts: General & Reference; Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema
Hardback
The Ultimate Book of 50 years of Bond movies, Roger Moore celebrates the franchise's wonderful heritage. Superbly narrated... [more]
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A Natural History of the Piano: The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians...
Stuart Isacoff
Music; Keyboard instruments
Hardback
The definitive history and evolution of the piano, as well as an exploration of how its sound provides the basis for emotional... [more]
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Classic Hymns and Carols
John Betjeman
Sacred & religious music; Poetry by individual poets; Religion & beliefs
Hardback
* A must-have source for any celebration, from weddings and Christmas to christenings and funerals. * This inspiring collection... [more]
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Imagination Illustrated: The Jim Henson Journals
Karen Falk
Theatre Studies; Films, movies & cinema; Puppetry, miniature & toy theatre; Diaries, letters & journals
Hardback
Jim Henson's iconic puppet characters, fantastic worlds, and warm humor have delighted millions of people of all ages. His... [more]
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Making Patton: A Classic War Film's Epic Journey to the Silver Screen
Nicholas Evan Sarantakes
Film, TV & Radio; Film theory & criticism
Hardback
<div>Forever known for its blazing cinematic image of General George S. Patton (portrayed by George C. Scott) addressing his... [more]
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The Richard Burton Diaries
Richard Burton
Film, TV & Radio; Individual actors & performers; Autobiography: arts & entertainment; Diaries, letters & journals; Memoirs
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In his personal diaries Richard Burton is a man quite different from the one we familiarly know as acclaimed actor, international... [more]
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Wotan's Daughter: The Life of Marjorie Lawrence
Richard Davis
Opera; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment
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This title recounts the turbulent life and career of Marjorie Lawrence, one of Australia's most renowned opera stars. From... [more]
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Mrs Jordan's Profession: The Story of a Great Actress and a Future King...
Claire Tomalin
Theatre Studies; Individual actors & performers; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment; Biography: historical, political & military; British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history
Paperback
Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her generation, Dora Jordan played a quite different role offstage as the mistress... [more]
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Shakespeare's Opposites: The Admiral's Company 1594-1625
Andrew Gurr
Theatre Studies
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Andrew Gurr presents the first history to be written of the acting company known as the Admiral's Men. [more]
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The Cambridge Companion to Arvo Part
Andrew Shenton
Music; 20th century & contemporary classical music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups
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An authoritative guide to Arvo Part, this Companion provides a rounded picture of the man and his music. [more]
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Star Trek FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the First Voyages of the Starship...
Mark Clark
Theatre Studies; Films, movies & cinema; Science fiction; Reference works
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Star Trek FAQ tells the complete story of the original Star Trek, beginning with the books, films, and TV shows that inspired... [more]
$31.95 $28.75
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I Am Spartacus!: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist
Kirk Douglas
Film, TV & Radio; Individual actors & performers; Film theory & criticism; Autobiography: arts & entertainment; Memoirs
Paperback
From Kirk Douglas, Hollywood royalty and bestselling author of The Ragman's Son and My Stroke of Luck, comes the candid... [more]
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Inside HBO's Game of Thrones
Bryan Cogman
Television; Fantasy
Hardback
HBO's Game of Thrones reigns as cable's highest-rated series. This official companion book gives fans new ways to discover... [more]
$57.00 $51.30
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Reinventing Bach
Paul Elie
Music; Music reviews & criticism; Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750); Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Music recording & reproduction
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In Reinventing Bach, Paul Elie weaves a spell binding and polyphonic account of our greatest composer's life and work and... [more]
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Robert Schumann: The Life and Work of a Romantic Composer
Martin Geck
Music; Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900); Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Biography: general; Biography: arts & entertainment
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Robert Schumann (1810-56) is one of the most important and representative composers of the Romantic era. Born in Zwickau,... [more]
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Century of Wisdom: Lessons from the Life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the World's...
Caroline Stoessinger
Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment; The Holocaust
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An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism - the life lessons and wisdom of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's... [more]
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Troy Kennedy Martin
Lez Cooke
Film, TV & Radio; Television
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This is the first full-length study of the screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin, whose work for film and television includes Z... [more]
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Documentaries: and How to Make Them
Andy Glynne
Cinematography, television camerawork; Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema; Documentary movies & films; Anthologies (non-poetry)
Paperback
The second edition of Andy Glynne's bestselling guide to making documentaries. He subjects the whole documentary process to... [more]
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Between Page and Screen: Remaking Literature Through Cinema and Cyberspace...
Kiene Brillenburg Wurth
Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema; Literary studies: general; Media studies
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Shows the continuing relevance of film as a cultural medium for contemporary literature [more]
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A Dictionary of Film Studies
Annette Kuhn, Guy Westwell
Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema; Reference works; Media studies
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This volume covers all aspects of film studies, including critical terms, concepts, movements, national and international... [more]
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Marilyn Remembered
Cindy De La Hoz
Photographs: portraits; Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema; Biography: general; Biography: arts & entertainment
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There is no more recognized actress of the twentieth century than Marilyn Monroe. She starred in some of the greatest films... [more]
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The Cinema of Germany
Joseph Garncarz
Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema
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<p>This volume tells the story of the cinema of Germany in 24 essays, each concerning an individual film, in a fresh and concise... [more]
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Darcey Bussell
Darcey Bussell
Photographs: collections; Theatre Studies; Ballet; Autobiography: general; Autobiography: arts & entertainment
Hardback
This book celebrates the career of Darcey Bussell, one of the greatest English ballerinas of all time. It features her now... [more]
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How Music Works
David Byrne
Music
Hardback
From the frontman of Talking Heads comes David Byrne's magnum opus on the subject of music. [more]
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