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Wicked: A Musical Biography
Paul R. Laird · Scarecrow Press; Reprint edition Format: Book
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In 2004, the original Broadway production of Wicked earned 10 Tony nominations, including best musical. Based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire, the show continues to run on Broadway and has touring companies throughout the United States and around the world. In Wicked: A Musical... |
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Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession
Ian Bostridge · Knopf; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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An exploration of the worlds most famous and challenging song cycle, Schuberts Winter Journey Winterreise, by a leading interpreter of the work, who teases out the themes—literary, historical, psychological—that weave through the twenty-four songs that make up this legendary masterpiece.Completed... |
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Reynolds: Portraiture in Action
Mark Hallett · Paul Mellon Ctr for Studies Pages: 488 Format: Book
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A deeply researched and elegantly written study on Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) - Georgian England's most celebrated portraitist and the first president of the British Royal Academy of Arts - this lavishly illustrated volume explores all aspects of Reynolds's portraiture. Mark... |
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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
Legs McNeil · Grove Press Pages: 448 Format: Print book
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"No volume serves juicier dish on punk's New York birth . . . Tales of sex, drugs and music that will make you wish you'd been there." - Rolling Stone"Ranks up there with the great rock & roll books of all time." - Time Out New YorkOnce the most reviled musical... |
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Showstoppers!: The Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway's Most Remarkable Songs
Gerald Nachman · Chicago Review Press Pages: 408 Format: Paperback
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When Robert Preston shouted Ya got trouble in River City, when Carol Channing glided down a gilded staircase while waiters serenaded her with Hello, Dolly , when Barbra Streisand defied us to rain on her parade inFunny Girl, audiences were instantly enchanted. After such indelible moments,... |
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Mary Ellen Mark: Tiny, Streetwise Revisited
Mary Ellen Mark · Aperture Pages: 176 Format: Print book
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In 1988, Mary Ellen Mark published a poignant document of a fiercely independent group of homeless and troubled youth living in Seattle as pimps, prostitutes, panhandlers and small-time drug dealers. Critically acclaimed, Streetwise introduced us to individuals who were not easily forgotten,... |
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Portraits
Carole Massey · Search Press Format: Paperback
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Using graphite, pen and ink, and charcoal, Carole Massey demystifies the drawing process with a complete drawing course. Included are chapters on structure, proportions and features as well as valuable information on perspective, light and shade, composition and working with models.--Publisher. |
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The Art of Typewriting
Marvin Sackner · Thames & Hudson Pages: 352 Format: Print book
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The first definitive overview of typewriter art in decades -- with a unique algorithm giving each volume its own cover design The beloved typewriter -- its utilitarian beauty, the pleasing percussive action of striking its keys, the singularity of the impressed page -- is enjoying a genuine... |
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One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band
Alan Paul · St. Martin's Press Pages: 438 Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Best seller!One Way Out is the powerful biography of The Allman Brothers Band, an oral history written with the band's participation and filled with original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters and correspondence. This is the most in-depth... |
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From the Headlines to Hollywood: The Birth and Boom of Warner Bros.
Chris Yogerst · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Pages: 252 Format: Hardcover
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More than any other studio, Warner Bros. used edgy, stylistic, and brutally honest films to construct a view of America that was different from the usual buoyant Hollywood fare. The studio took seriously Harry Warner's mandate that their films had a duty to educate and demonstrate key values... |
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The Paper Trail: An Unexpected History of a Revolutionary Invention
Alexander Monro · Knopf, 2016. Pages: 384 Format: Print book
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A sweeping, richly detailed history that tells the fascinating story of how paper - the simple Chinese invention of two thousand years ago - wrapped itself around our world, humankind's most momentous ideas imprinted on its surface. The emergence of paper in the imperial court... |
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Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You
Misty Copeland · Grand Central Life & Style Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover
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The celebrated ballerina and role model, Misty Copeland, shares the secrets of how to reshape your body and achieve a lean, strong physique and glowing health.Misty Copeland believes "There has been a shift in recent years in which women no longer desire the bare bones of a runway... |
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Facing Change: Documenting America
Leah Bendavid-Val · Prestel Pages: 251 Format: Print book
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Published in cooperation with the Library of Congress, this astounding collection of images by award-winning photographers tells the story of today's America--and provides an enduring legacy that will inform the way we address our future. On Inauguration Day, 2009, a group of photographers... |
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Violin Manual: How to assess, buy, set-up and maintain your violin
John Gosling · Haynes Publishing UK Format: Print book
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The repair and restoration of violins has been an established craft ever since the first instrument was painstakingly assembled. Inevitably wear and tear and some excruciating accidents have made the study of stringed instrument repair a necessary element. |
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