Nancy Holder

Jeff Mariotte

Maryelizabeth Hart

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Colorado

A companion book to the popular hit television series includes exclusive cast and production interviews, cast profiles, annotated episode listings, and a day-on-the-set journal.

The Watcher's Guide

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David Hallberg

New except a small tear on the front dust cover (see second photo).

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Dancing to the Edge and Back

David Hallberg, the first American to join the famed Bolshoi Ballet as a principal dancer and the dazzling artist The New Yorker described as "the most exciting male dancer in the western world," presents a look at his artistic life--up to the moment he returns to the stage after a devastating injury that almost cost him his career.

Beginning with his real-life Billy Elliot childhood--an all-American story marred by intense bullying--and culminating in his hard-won comeback, Hallberg's "moving and intelligent" (Daniel Mendelsohn) memoir dives deep into life as an artist as he wrestles with ego, pushes the limits of his body, and searches for ecstatic perfection and fulfillment as one of the world's most acclaimed ballet dancers.

Rich in detail ballet fans will adore, Hallberg presents an "unsparing...inside look" (The New York Times) and also reflects on universal and relatable themes like inspiration, self-doubt, and perfectionism as he takes readers into daily class, rigorous rehearsals, and triumphant performances, searching for new interpretations of ballet's greatest roles. He reveals the loneliness he felt as a teenager leaving America to join the Paris Opera Ballet School, the ambition he had to tame as a new member of American Ballet Theatre, and the reasons behind his headline-grabbing decision to be the first American to join the top rank of Bolshoi Ballet, tendered by the Artistic Director who would later be the victim of a vicious acid attack. Then, as Hallberg performed throughout the world at the peak of his abilities, he suffered a crippling ankle injury and botched surgery leading to an agonizing retreat from ballet and an honest reexamination of his entire life.

Combining his powers of observation and memory with emotional honesty and artistic insight, Hallberg has written a great ballet memoir and an intimate portrait of an artist in all his vulnerability, passion, and wisdom. "Candid and engrossing" (The Washington Post), A Body of Work is a memoir "for everyone with a heart" (DC Metro Theater Arts).

A Body of Work

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Ginette Vincendeau

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

California

An American in Paris

This first major study of Jean-Pierre Melville in the English language -a fashionable cult director and one of the few true masters of the cinema.

Jean-Pierre Melville

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Christina Lessa

Bela Karolyi

Shannon Miller

Dominique Dawes

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Texas

Balancing Acts

Presents portraits of thirty of history's greatest gymnastics champions, including such celebrated gold medal winners as Kerri Strug, Dominique Moceanu, Vitaly Scherbo, Jaycie Phelps, Amanda Borden, Bart Conner, Svetlana Boginskaya, Amy Chow, and Mary Lou Retton.

Gymnastics

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Jean Howard

Book is in pristine condition - see pictures

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Michigan

A Photo Memoir

JEAN HOWARD, former Ziegfeld girl, MGM contract player, wife of a movie superagent, and one of Hollywood's most celebrated hostesses, is also a talented, perceptive photographer and an engaging raconteur. In this photographic memoir she provides a uniquely intimate look at the Hollywood she knew during the 1930s, '40s, '50s, and into the '60s.

Jean Howard's Hollywood

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Saul Austerlitz

An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era

A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at Friends, published for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the show's premiere. Howyoudoin’? In September 1994, six friends sat down in their favorite coffee shop and began bantering about sex, relationships, jobs, and just about everything else. A quarter of a century later, new fans are still finding their way into the lives of Rachel, Ross, Joey, Chandler, Monica, and Phoebe, and thanks to the show’s immensely talented creators, its intimate understanding of its youthful audience, and its reign during network television’s last moment of dominance, Friends has become the most influential and beloved show of its era. Friends has never gone on a break, and this is the story of how it all happened. Noted pop culture historian Saul Austerlitz utilizes exclusive interviews with creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman, executive producer Kevin Bright, director James Burrows, and many other producers, writers, and cast members to tell the story of Friends’ creation, its remarkable decade-long run, and its astonishing Netflix-fueled afterlife. Readers will go behind the scenes to hear from the people who were present as the show was developed and cast, written and filmed. There will be talk of trivia contests, prom videos, trips to London, Super Bowls, lesbian weddings, wildly popular hairstyles, superstar cameos, mad dashes to the airport, and million-dollar contracts. They’ll also discover surprising details—that Monica and Joey were the show’s original romantic couple, how Danielle Steel probably saved Jennifer Aniston’s career, and why Friends is still so popular that if it was a new show, its over-the-air broadcast reruns would be the ninth-highest-rated program on TV. The show that defined the 1990s has a legacy that has endured beyond wildest expectations. And in this hilarious, informative, and entertaining book, readers will now understand why.

Generation Friends

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Ohio

The Revolution

Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject, the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought the British, defended the Constitution, and helped to found the United States. Fusing hip-hop, pop, R&B, and the best traditions of theater, this once-a-generation show broadens the sound of Broadway, reveals the storytelling power of rap, and claims our country's origins for a diverse new generation. HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION gives readers an unprecedented view of both revolutions, from the only two writers able to provide it. Miranda, along with Jeremy McCarter, a cultural critic and theater artist who was involved in the project from its earliest stages--"since before this was even a show," according to Miranda--traces its development from an improbable performance at the White House to its landmark opening night on Broadway six years later. In addition, Miranda has written more than 200 funny, revealing footnotes for his award-winning libretto, the full text of which is published here. Their account features photos by the renowned Frank Ockenfels and veteran Broadway photographer, Joan Marcus; exclusive looks at notebooks and emails; interviews with Questlove, Stephen Sondheim, leading political commentators, and more than 50 people involved with the production; and multiple appearances by President Obama himself. The book does more than tell the surprising story of how a Broadway musical became a national phenomenon: It demonstrates that America has always been renewed by the brash upstarts and brilliant outsiders, the men and women who don't throw away their shot.

Hamilton

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Social Dance from Dance a While, Second Edition teaches the skills and techniques for most popular social dances in a comprehensive, affordable book. The book introduces beginning and intermediate dancers to the exciting world of social dance and ballroom dance. Each chapter provides a brief overview of dance history and then focuses on the dance's ryhthm, style, and steps, providing readers with an understanding of and appreciation for social dance technique. This latest edition includes up-to-date information on the latest styles and changes in dance and features a new chapter on Swing dancing.

Social Dance from Dance a While

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If you want to improve your students'' ability to learn movement combinations, teach dance, and create choreography, then help them get in touch with the musicality in their movements with Rhythmic Training for Dancers.

Rhythmic Training for Dancersand its companion CD-ROM, An Interactive Guide to Music for Dancers,help dancers develop a better understanding of musical time and phrasing, which directly correspond with their dance activities. These materials provide an interdisciplinary approach that bridges the perceptual barrier between dancers and musicians by explaining concepts from both perspectives. Students will
-learn basic concepts of musical time as they apply to dance technique and choreography,

-become aware of how they intuitively use musical time in their dancing, and

-explore rhythmic theory from the musician''s perspective. The book follows a step-by-step approach, introducing only a few concepts at a time so that students will comprehend the material. Special exercises are grouped within six categories of study designed to reveal the musicality inherent in movement and the kinetics of rhythm: aural skills, rhythm activities, vocal training, notation, dance technique class and pedagogy, and choreography.

The book also includes material that course instructors can use to incorporate vocal and body percussion exercises throughout the course. In these exercises, each student--whether a musician or nonmusician--becomes an active performer in a vocal and body percussion ensemble, exploring expressive soundscapes, aural textures, and rhythm. The exercises illustrate the concepts presented in the book. Plus, students can mix and match the exercises to create longer combinations or performance structures.

Additional student-friendly features include the following:
-Opening quotes from students highlight the concepts covered in each chapter.

-Relevant concepts, vocabulary, and symbols are listed at the beginning of each chapter.

-A running glossary appears in the margins throughout each chapter.

-"Apply Your Knowledge" headings tell readers what they will learn when they complete an exercise or activity.

-Assessment worksheets help readers test their knowledge.

-Rhythmic applications pose real-world problems to solve through movement.

-CD-ROM boxes throughout the text direct readers to specific sections of the accompanying CD-ROM for further learning and to enhance information in the textbook.

-Discussion questions at the end of parts I and II present actual students'' questions, organized by topic. Rhythmic Training for Dancersisn''t just theory--it''s about how to apply the basic skills and principles of rhythmic musicianship to dance. This text and CD-ROM package will benefit any person who wants to gain a better understanding of the language of music, the kinetics of rhythm, and the poetics of sound.

Accompanying CD-ROM brings concepts to life
An Interactive Guide to Music for Dancersis a companion CD-ROM that makes it even easier for students to understand the concepts presented in Rhythmic Training for Dancers.Engaging and informative, the CD-ROM explores the multifaceted links between the worlds of music and movement. Students can listen to more than 300 audio samples and view 80 video clips that illustrate specific concepts presented in the book.

The CD-ROM is organized in three different sections:
-A Dancer''s View,presents video samples of dance technique class combinations.

-A Musician''s View,explores rhythm and meter through audio and video samples.

-Practice,presents three self-paced, interactive drills to help students recognize how to divide time by sound; how to convey rhythm, tempo, phrasing, and meter without using words; and how to create musical phrases vocally.
Throughout the program the user may click on highlighted words and INFO buttons that link to supplemental audio or visual information.

Minimum System Requirements

Interactive Guide to Music for Dancerscan be installed on either a Windows®-based PC or Macintosh computer.

* 2x CD-ROM drive

* 256 colors

* VGA color monitor

* Sound card

* Speakers

* Mouse

 

Microsoft® Windows®

* Windows® 95/98

* Windows® NT 4.0

* Windows® 2000

* Windows® XP

* 486 or higher

* QuickTime 5.0

* At least 16 MB RAM with 32 recommended

* 32 MB RAM available

 

Macintosh®

* PowerMac® 7200 or better recommended

* System 8.x or 9.x

* If System 8.5 or higher is used anti-aliasing for fonts should be turned off. To do this:

* Click on the Apple in the upper left of the menu bar at the top of the screen.

* Select Control Panels, then select Appearance from the list.

* The Appearance window will open, select the fild tab that says "Fonts".

* At the botton of the Fonts file, make sure that the "Smooth all fonts on screen" option is NOT checked.  (Click on it if it is checked.)

* Close the Appearance window by clicking on the square in the upper left corner of the window.

* Launch the CD.

* QuickTime 5.0

* 32 MB RAM available

 

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The Fox 

Ted Sennett

Book has some wear due to being in storage in the form of scuffs/lines on both the dust jacket and covers (see pictures)

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Ted Sennett selects the very best movies from every genre. 375 illustrations,100 in full color.

Great Hollywood Movies

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Handbook for Folk, Square, Contra, and Social Dance

As in the previous editions, this edition encompasses both contemporary and traditional folk, square, and contra dancing from countries the world over, along with American folk dances, both square and contra, and social dances. Detailed illustrations and diagrams clarify technique and directions throughout.

Dance a While

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David Howard

Edward Mabley

A Writer's Guide to the Craft and Elements of a Screenplay

In The Tools of Screenwriting, David Howard and Edward Mabley illuminate the essential elements of cinematic storytelling, and reveal the central principles that all good screenplays share. The authors address questions of dramatic structure, plot, dialogue, character development, setting, imagery, and other crucial topics as they apply to the special art of filmmaking.

Howard and Mabley also demonstrate how, on a practical level, the tools of screenwriting work in sixteen notable films, including Citizen Cane, E.T., One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Rashomon, The Godfather, North by Northwest, Chinatown, and sex, lies, and videotape.

The Tools of Screenwriting

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The officially authorized companion to Suicide Squad, the eagerly anticipated film from Warner Bros. Pictures based on the DC Comics antihero team. Along with photos of the cast and crew, this lavish full-color official tie-in book will contain behind-the-scenes stories and images, removable items, and more, making it a must have keepsake for every fan! They are the worst of the worst, a task force of the most dangerous people on the planet—incarcerated Super Villains unleashed to do some good. Assembled by U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller and armed with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, the Squad is sent on a seemingly impossible top-secret mission: eradicate a powerful, enigmatic threat. But once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability, will the members of the Suicide Squad choose to die trying—or decide it’s every man for himself? The blockbuster movie has a star-studded cast that includes Will Smith as Floyd Lawton/Deadshot, Jared Leto as The Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Viola Davis as Amanda Walker, and many more. Special interactive and removable items in the book include a blueprint of Belle Reve prison, replicas of letters from Deadshot’s daughter to her father, a Joker playing card and Joker temporary tattoos, a poster of the Suicide Squad, 6 postcards, a 16-page dossier and much more. SUICIDE SQUAD and all related characters and elements © and TM DC Comics and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s16)

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Marilyn Monroe in the Movies

Ray Bradbury

On May 20th 1992, 75 photographers from 12 countries, including six Pulitzer Prize winners, began snapping their shutters in a 24-hour race to capture, on film, the essence of Hollywood. The photographers went behind the scenes, onto the sets, into the homes and fast cars to discover the real Hollywood.

A Day in the Life of Hollywood

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Hijo de actores, nació en Hollywood y, na-turalmente, creció en medio de actores. En 1932, interpretó el papel del pequeño príncipe en Sueño de una noche de verano, de Max Reinhardt. A los diecisiete años, empezó a escribir, producir y dirigir sus propias películas, clásicas ya en la historia del cine underground, entre las que destacan Scorpio’s Rising y Fireworks, habi-tuales en filmotecas y salas especiales del mundo entero. Durante su aventurera vida, Anger nunca ha dejado de recoger minu-ciosamente cuanto material gráfico y escrito ha encontrado sobre la glamorosa galería de personajes que pueblan, en su caso, su vida cotidiana, y en el nuestro, nuestras fantasías. Su rebeldía, indepen-dencia y sentido crítico le llevaron a en-frentarse con el Imperio de la puritana industria cinematográfica y a descubrir ante el público en este libro los trapos su-cios de ese mundo intocable y, de tan le-jano, perfecto... Hollywood Babilonia II abunda en la misma galería de espejismos y sueños rotos que Anger había descrito tan genialmente en su anterior obra: Hollywood Babilonia I.

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Life Magazine Editors

The Century's Most Unforgettable Faces

An album of color and black-and-white photographs captures the twentieth century's most famous faces from politics, the arts, sports, and more, accompanied by the observations of their peers

Life Legends

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The Great Houdini's Book of Magic


Tannen's massive catalog from 1985, illustrated with many photos and drawings, captures the state of magic products that were current in that era. You'll love flipping through this to be reminded of favorite tricks or have your attention drawn back to classic items. There are intriguing bits of magic history woven into the descriptions of the tricks based on what was happening in magic at the time. And, of course, it captures a great deal of history relevant to Tannen's shop itself. This copy also features a 1991 receipt from Tannen's tucked in as a book mark.

Also, as a bonus, the catalog includes and extensive profile of Harry Blackstone, who is pictured on the cover, as well as the complete text of Card Manipulations, Series No. 3 by Jean Hugard. It explains such tricks as The Cardini Snap, The Princess Card Trick Perfected, and The Horowitz Impromptu Rising Card.


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