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Alvin H. Marill · Scarecrow Press
Pages: 1648
Format: Hardcover

Supplementing the late William Leonard's original two-volume work, published in 1981, this book lists nearly 150 plays staged in America (on and off Broadway and in significant regional productions) , Great Britain, and elsewhere, that were made into films and dramatized for television.As...
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The Arts and Crafts Movement: A Study of Its Sources, Ideals, and Influence on Design Theory

Gillian Naylor · The MIT Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

The Arts and Crafts Movement was concerned with the ethics as much as with the aesthetics of design. Its supporters were inspired by the idealism of Ruskin and Morris to campaign for a world that was fit to live in; in such a world men would enjoy the freedom to be creative, and this freedom...
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim [50th Anniversary Edition]

Frank Sinatra · Universal Music Enterprises

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The Sources of Modern Architecture and Design

Nikolaus Pevsner · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

"No one but Dr Pevsner could have packed so much information into so compact a work or illustrated it more effectively." -- The Times Literary Supplement The turn of the nineteenth century saw an extraordinary flowering of invention in architecture and design, with two contrasting...
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2015 Songwriter's Market: Where & How to Market Your Songs

James Duncan · Writer's Digest Books; Thirty-eighth Edition edition
Format: Print book

The most trusted guide to songwriting success!There is a home out there for every song you've written, but in order to place those songs and advance your music career you must arm yourself with steadfast determination, unending passion, and the most accurate music business knowledge...
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Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium

John Corbett · Duke University Press Books
Pages: 250
Format: Hardcover

From scouring flea markets and eBay to maxing out their credit cards, record collectors will do just about anything to score a long-sought-after album. In Vinyl Freak, music writer, curator, and collector John Corbett burrows deep inside the record fiend's mind, documenting and reflecting...
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Buildings and Landmarks of 20th- and 21st-Century America: American Society Revealed

Elizabeth B. Greene · Greenwood
Pages: 321
Format: Hardcover

This engaging book uses buildings and structures as a lens through which to explore various strands of U.S. social history, revealing the connections between architecture and the cultural, economic, and political events before and during these American landmarks' construction.* Provides...
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Drawing: Science Fiction: Learn to draw step by step (How to Draw and Paint)

Jacob Glaser · Walter Foster
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

In this 32-page guide, talented fantasy artist Jacob Glaser guides readers through an artistic journey in the world of science fiction. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects include everything from aliens to robots—plus readers can discover fantastical “facts” along the way!...
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Peter Lindbergh & Garry Winogrand: Women

Peter Lindbergh · Koenig Books
Pages: 140
Format: Print book

Women presents more than 60 works by two world-famous photographers: Peter Lindbergh and Garry Winogrand. A meditation on American street photography, it juxtaposes the classic black-and-white series Women Are Beautiful by New York photographer Garry Winogrand (born 1928) , first published...
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra · Universal Music Enterprises

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Smart Phone Smart Photography: Simple techniques for taking incredible pictures with iPhone and Android

Jo Bradford · CICO Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Maximize your potential to get the shots you want with this guide to photography for both Apple and Android phones. There's a saying in the photography world that the best camera for the job is the one you have with you when a photo opportunity arises. Thanks to the boom in camera-phone...
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How to Analyze Drama

Christopher Reaske · Monarch Pr
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Briefly outlines the history of drama, discusses dramatic structure, character, language, and shows how to evaluate and criticize a play
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Art and Culture: Critical Essays

Clement Greenberg · Beacon Press
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback

"Clement Greenberg is, internationally, the best-known American art critic popularly considered to be the man who put American vanguard painting and sculpture on the world map. . . . An important book for everyone interested in modern painting and sculpture." - The New York Times
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Beauty And The Beast Soundtrack

Various Artists · Walt Disney Records
Format: Audio CD

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Man Ray Portraits

Terence Pepper · Yale University Press
Format: Book

The artist May Ray (1890–1976) initially taught himself photography in order to reproduce his own works of art, but it became one of his preferred mediums. As a contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements in Paris during the 1920s, Man Ray was perfectly placed to make defining...
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