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3921) A man's world: portraits
Author
Publisher
Mercer University Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A collection of 20 profiles of fascinating men by author and magazine writer Steve Oney. Written over a 40-year period, many are prize-winning essays.
3923) More opening nights on Broadway: a critical quotebook of the musical theatre, 1965 through 1981
Publisher
Schirmer Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
More Opening Nights on Broadway continues the chronicle of the American musical theatre that began in the highly acclaimed Opening Night on Broadway (1990). More than 200 productions are examined, featuring excerpts from reviews written in the immediate flush of the premiere by top newspaper critics of the era including Walter Kerr, Clive Barnes, Frank Rich, Doug Watt, Martin Gottfried, John Chapman, and Richard Watts. The excerpts are accompanied...
Publisher
Macmillan Reference USA
Language
English
Formats
Description
A five-volume set and supplement covering all aspects of the African-American experience from 1619 to the present day. Using biographies, historical essays, and thematic pieces, many written by foremost scholars, it addresses a wide array of subjects in over 2,300 articles to define in one source the cultural roots, participation in American life, and current condition of the African-American community.
3925) Selected writings
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
Pub. Date
[1957]
Language
English
Description
Representative selection of poems and prose pieces from the work of the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1956, presented in chronological order. 13 chapters from "Platero and I" are included.
3926) Cali comedies
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Sideways: Jack and Miles were college roommates, and despite their differences, they have been friends ever since. Jack is an actor, whose career high point is a stint as a soap opera regular. English teacher and oenophile Miles would much rather be a published novelist. Jack is about to get married, so depressed, divorced Miles suggests they hit the road for a week-long bachelor party amidst the rolling hillsides and gorgeous sunsets of wine country...
Author
Publisher
Legacy
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
On April 29 and 30 of this year, a variety of artists spanning genres and generations came together with Willie Nelson to celebrate the legend's 90th birthday for a star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This two CD+Blu-ray set captures the highlights of this amazing night, including 39 performances across the two CDs and the same songs captured in HD on the Blu-ray disc. Artists performing songs from every era...
Author
Publisher
Hot Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"2016 continues to be the most surreal and unpredictable election year in recent memory and this is due in large part to one Donald J. Trump and the millions of Americans who made him this year's Republican nominee for president. As Trump continues to succeed despite behavior that would cripple any other politician, whether it is questioning the patriotism of the Gold Star Khan family or banishing a baby from one of his press conferences, it is imperative...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In the Name of the King: When a bloodthirsty legion of half-man/half-beast Krugs rampages through his village, one man picks up a sword and undertakes a quest of vengeance and honor. Haunted by the memory of his son's death and the kidnapping of his wife by the Krugs, Farmer ignites a duty-call for others to join his crusade to stop the campaign of terror waged by an evil sorcerer whose ruthless quest for the crown could spell doom for the entire...
Author
Publisher
Cadwallader & Stern
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
In a scuffed-up studio, a veteran dancer transmits the magic of an eighty-year-old ballet to a performer barely past drinking age. In a converted barn, an indomitable teacher creates ballerinas as she has for more than half a century. In a monastic mirrored room, dancers from as near as New Jersey and as far as Mongolia learn works as old as the nineteenth century and as new as this morning. Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear zooms in on an intimate...
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Produced in association with the Smithsonian, Music: The Definitive Visual History guides readers through the progression of music since its prehistoric beginnings, discussing not just Western classical music, but music from all around the world. Profiles the lives of groundbreaking musicians from Mozart to Elvis, takes an in-depth look at the history and function of various instruments, and includes listening suggestions for each music style.
3934) Making history: the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts : Institute of American Indian Arts
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Making History: The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts is a unique contribution to the fields of visual culture, arts education, and American Indian studies. Written by scholars actively producing Native art resources, this book guides readers-students, educators, collectors, and the public-in how to learn about Indigenous cultures as visualized in our creative endeavors. By highlighting the rich resources and history of the Institute of American...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
American Government: In the United States, the government gets its power to govern from the people. We have a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Citizens in the United States shape their government and its policies, so they must learn about important public issues and get involved in their communities. Learning about American government helps you understand your rights and responsibilities and allows you to fully participate...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Signature
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
"Reading Charles Dickens is, in writer and contributor Jane Smiley's words, an "addictive" experience. Fortunately, Dickens addicts have an endless supply of material to feed their habit. He was an immensely prolific writer - the author of twenty novels as well as short stories, plays, and countless pieces of journalism. Dickens was also an extraordinary public figure - the first true literary star, whose stories were devoured by ever-hungry fans...
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The BFG: Enjoy the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of another world. The BFG is a Big Friendly Giant, so he's nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24 feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and likes to keep to himself.
The light between oceans: A lighthouse keeper, living off the coast of Australia with his wife, finds...
3940) The global film book
Author
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"This introductory study of global film examines film production modes around the world and the ways in which they combine and overlap with each other, and with Hollywood, in a dynamic global film market. Roy Stafford considers examples of production, distribution and exhibition from Europe, Africa, South Asia, East Asia and Latin America in order to demonstrate both how the international industry works within certain conventional modes and also how...
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