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Erika Block, Gabriele Griffin, Julie Wilkinson



In pointing to the way in which women have been historically represented (or left out altogether) and the reality of women's lives...
Check, Please!: Dating, Mating, and Extricating

Check, Please!: Dating, Mating, and Extricating


Janice Dickinson



It′s Time to Take Back Your Life Fear takes many forms -- dread, panic, anxiety, self-consciousness...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Theater Systems

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Theater Systems


Michael Miller



The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Theater Systems will help you understand the ins and outs of everything from analyzing your cur...
The Business of Theatrical Design

The Business of Theatrical Design


James Moody



For theatrical design students and theater professionals, here is the essential guide to marketing your skills, furthering your ca...
Hostile Aliens, Hollywood and Today's News: 1950s Science Fiction Films and 9/11

Hostile Aliens, Hollywood and Today's News: 1950s Science Fiction Films and 9/11


Melvin E. Matthews



1950s Cold War-era monsters meet 21st-century terrorists: Matthews provides a thoughtful interpretation of sci-fi movies that exam...
Historical Dictionary of the Broadway Musical

Historical Dictionary of the Broadway Musical


William A. Everett



From This title in the Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts series provides a wealth of information on ...
Embedded: Confessions of a TV Sex Journalist

Embedded: Confessions of a TV Sex Journalist


Ross Dale



"Just like Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, this book is a great ride: sexy, hilarious, raunchy, and unexpectedly touching."-Dan...
Jacques Lecoq

Jacques Lecoq


Simon Murray



One of the most influential acting teachers in Europe, Jacques Lecoq's work remains relatively obscure to American actors. In this...
The Circus Age: Culture and Society under the American Big Top

The Circus Age: Culture and Society under the American Big Top


Janet M. Davis



From Publishers Weekly The sight of trains pulling in and circus tents being set up was the highlight of the year for many Amer...
Off the Record: A Reporter Unveils the Celebrity Worlds of Hollywood, Hip-hop, and Sports

Off the Record: A Reporter Unveils the Celebrity Worlds of Hollywood, Hip-hop, and Sports


Allison Samuels



From Publishers Weekly On the evening following the 1996 acquittal of Snoop Dogg on charges of murder, Newsweek entertainment wr...
The One-Act Play Companion: A Guide to Plays, Playwrights and Performance

The One-Act Play Companion: A Guide to Plays, Playwrights and Performance


Colin Dolley, Rex Walford



The one-act play stands apart as a distinct art form with some well known writers providing specialist material, among them Bernar...
Broadway Boogie Woogie: Damon Runyon and the Making of New York City Culture

Broadway Boogie Woogie: Damon Runyon and the Making of New York City Culture


Daniel R. Schwarz



Damon Runyon's popularity and importance in shaping Amer-ican popular culture during the first half of the twentieth century can h...
And Then, You Act: Making Art in an Unpredictable World

And Then, You Act: Making Art in an Unpredictable World


Anne Bogart



From well-known auteur of the American theatre scene, Anne Bogart, And Then, You Act is a fascinating and accessible book about di...
Marilyn Monroe and the Camera

Marilyn Monroe and the Camera


Georges Belmont, Jane Russell



The most beautiful photo book on Marilyn ever published! All iconic images from Avedon to Weegee. Marilyn Monroe posed for nearl...
Violent Affect: Literature, Cinema, and Critique after Representation

Violent Affect: Literature, Cinema, and Critique after Representation


Marco Abel



Violence: most of us would be happy if we never had to experience it, and many are driven by the belief that nonviolent spaces exi...
Barbra: The Way She Is

Barbra: The Way She Is


Christopher Andersen



New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen taps into important sources---eyewitnesses to Barbra Streisand's remarkable...
The Politics of New Media Theatre: Life

The Politics of New Media Theatre: Life


Gabriella Giannachi



The first book in the field to explore the links between theories of globalization and surveillance, bipower and biopolitics, perf...
The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre

The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre


Colin Chambers



From Library Journal Chambers, former literary manager of the Royal Shakespeare Company and now at De Montfort Univ., Leicester,...
Developing Serious Games

Developing Serious Games


Bryan Bergeron



With the impressive growth the games industry has enjoyed for the past decade, game developers, educators, and marketing firms are...
Associated Press Stylebook

Associated Press Stylebook


Norm Goldstein



Associated Press Stylebook...
True Films 2.0: 150 Great Documentaries & Factuals

True Films 2.0: 150 Great Documentaries & Factuals


Kevin Kelly



From the author's introduction: In this book I offer rave reviews of 150 great true films. I define these non-fiction films as ...
The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Theatre

The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Theatre


Marianne Mcdonald, Michael Walton



This series of essays by prominent academics and practitioners investigates in detail the history of performance in the classical ...
Build the Ultimate Home Theater PC

Build the Ultimate Home Theater PC


Ed Tittel, Mike Chin



The best of both worlds-now THIS is entertainment You love tinkering with technology. The digital lifestyle is your lifesty...
PC Toys: 14 Cool Projects for Home, Office, and Entertainment

PC Toys: 14 Cool Projects for Home, Office, and Entertainment


Barry Press, Marcia Press



Come on out and play You can only surf the Net so long. You can only play so much video poker. So if you’re a PC addict who&#...
Learn AutoCAD LT 2002

Learn AutoCAD LT 2002


Ralph Grabowski



Learn AutoCAD LT 2002 presents a step-by-step approach to learning the basics of 2D drafting with the newest version of AutoCAD LT...
Best of Halloween

Best of Halloween


Better Homesgardens



Best of Halloween...
Woman with a Movie Camera: My Life as a Russian Filmmaker

Woman with a Movie Camera: My Life as a Russian Filmmaker


Antonina W. Bouis, Marina Goldovskaya, Robert Rosen



Marina Goldovskaya is one of Russia's best-known documentary filmmakers. The first woman in Russia (and possibly the world) to com...
Game Design: Theory and Practice

Game Design: Theory and Practice


Richard Rouse



One of the most important but least discussed elements of a computer game is the gameplay that makes a game compelling and enter...
Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction

Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction


Jonathan Culler



What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter? ...
Sound and Music for the Theatre : The Art and Technique of Design

Sound and Music for the Theatre : The Art and Technique of Design


Deena Kaye, James Lebrecht



For every phase of theatrical production, Sound and Music for the Theatre traces the entire process of sound design from initial c...