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5-Minute Plays for Teens

Lawrence Harbison · Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Pages: 258
Format: Paperback

(Applause Acting Series) . 5-Minute Plays for Teens is the latest collection from veteran editor Lawrence Harbison, a man who has...We know - we're already losing your attention. And that's okay! In keeping with the spirit of this book, we'll give it to you in five. 1.On...
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Women of Will: Following the Feminine in Shakespeare's Plays

Tina Packer · Knopf
Format: Hardcover

From one of the country's foremost experts on Shakespeare and theatre arts, actor, director, and master teacher Tina Packer offers an exploration - fierce, funny, fearless - of the women of Shakespeare's plays. A profound, and profoundly illuminating, book that gives us the playwright's...
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Rembrandt and the Inspiration of India

Stephanie Schrader · J. Paul Getty Museum
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

This sumptuously illustrated volume examines the impact of Indian art and culture on Rembrandt (1606-1669) in the late 1650s. By pairing Rembrandt's twenty-two extant drawings of Shah Jahan, Jahangir, Dara Shikoh, and other Mughal courtiers with Mughal paintings of similar compositions,...
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Windows on the World: Fifty Writers, Fifty Views

Matteo Pericoli · Penguin Press HC, The
Format: Hardcover

Fifty of the world’s greatest writers share their views in collaboration with the artist Matteo Pericoli, expanding our own views on place, creativity, and the meaning of homeAll of us, at some point in our daily lives, have found ourselves looking out the window. We pause in...
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Art Since 1989

Kelly Grovier · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

An extensive, accessible guide to the most groundbreaking and influential art from 1989 to the present The years since the collapse of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 have seen the rise of a new freedom to define art -- Who makes it? Where can it be found? What is its commercial value?...
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Pop Art: Create Your Own Striking Wall Art

Thomas Bohler · Search Press(UK)
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Pop Art is eye-catching, bold, recognizable and, best of all, it's easy to reproduce - making it fantastic for beginners. Thomas Bohler explains all the fundamentals including materials, tools and the basic techniques - which are all acrylic based - as well as everything you need to know...
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Metallica - Updated Edition: The Complete Illustrated History

Martin Popoff · Hal Leonard
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

This new, thoroughly updated edition is the ultimate tribute to Metallica, complete with coverage of the band's most recent DVD set and live albums.Formed in Los Angeles in 1981, Metallica has become the best-selling heavy metal group in music history, with an estimated 100 million...
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Shakespeare's Ear: Dark, Strange, and Fascinating Tales from the World of Theater

Tim Rayborn · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover

Shakespeare's Ear presents dark and sometimes funny pieces of fact and folklore that bedevil the mostly unknown history of theater. All manner of skullduggery, from revenge to murder, from affairs to persecution, proves that the drama off-stage was just as intense as any portrayed on it. The stories...
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The Complete Singer-Songwriter: A Troubadour's Guide to Writing, Performing, Recording, and Business Second Edition

Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers · Backbeat Books
Pages: 236
Format: Print book

(Book) . The Complete Singer-Songwriter is the ultimate guide for the modern performer, chock-full of tips, tools, and inspiration for both aspiring troubadours and those looking to take their craft and career to the next level. Author Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers draws on firsthand interviews...
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Pinterest Perfect!: Creative prompts & pin-worthy projects inspired by the artistic community of Pinterest

Jamielyn Nye · Walter Foster Publishing

Pinterest is one of the fastest-growing social media sites on the Internet -- especially among creative professionals and arts crafts enthusiasts. Beautifully designed to emulate the clean, elegant aesthetics of Pinterest that users recognize and love, Pinterest Perfect! features the artwork,...
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Beethoven's Skull: Dark, Strange, and Fascinating Tales from the World of Classical Music and Beyond

Tim Rayborn · W W Norton
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Beethoven's Skull is an unusual and often humorous survey of the many strange happenings in the history of Western classical music. Proving that good music and shocking tabloid-style stories make excellent bedfellows, it presents tales of revenge, murder, curious accidents, and strange...
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Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places

Jeff Speck · Island Press
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback

"Cities are the future of the human race, and Jeff Speck knows how to make them work." - David Owen, staff writer at the New Yorker Nearly every US city would like to be more walkable - for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment - yet few are taking the proper steps...
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Mozart in Vienna: The Final Decade

Simon P Keefe · Cambridge University Press
Pages: 714
Format: Hardcover

Mozart's greatest works were written in Vienna in the decade before his death (1781-1791) . This biography focuses on Mozart's dual roles as a performer and composer and reveals how his compositional processes are affected by performance-related concerns. It traces consistencies...
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Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Beginnings

James Fisher · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Historical Dictionary of American Theater Beginnings covers the history of theater as well as the literature of America from 1538 to 1880. The years covered by this volume features the rise of the popular stage in American during the colonial era and the first century of the United States...
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