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  • Welcome to the O.C.

    The Oral History

    by Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Alan Sepinwall ...
    “A fascinating peek behind the making of a megahit, and a delightful bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember life before streaming TV.” —Town & CountryWelcome to the O.C., b*tch: it’s the definitive oral history of beloved TV show The O.C., from the show’s creators, featuring interviews with the cast and crew, providing a behind-the-scenes look into how the show was made, the ups and downs ... Read more

    €10.61

  • Act Now!

    A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming a Working Actor

    by Peter Jazwinski ...
    So, you want to be an actor . . . but you have no idea how to get started. In the pages of Act Now!, you’ll find a step-by-step process to show you not only how to get started, but also how to become a working actor. It will take time and commitment, but if you follow these steps you will find success. Author and acting teacher Peter Jazwinski explains every aspect of becoming an actor from start ... Read more

    €4.09

  • Le Prix de l'étoile

    by François Alu ...
    Et si je vous disais que pour devenir danseur étoile, j'avais dû conclure un pacte avec le diable,Si je vous racontais que c'est après avoir parlé à une voyante que j'ai quitté l'Opéra de Paris pour amener l'art en entreprise,Si je vous expliquais que j'ai dû plonger dans un trou noir pour accéder à la singularité,Si je vous confiais que c'est la souffrance qui m'a permis de comprendre ce qui me ... Read more

    €13.99

  • Karl et moi

    by Baptiste Giabiconi ...
    " Un jour, tu leur diras... "À l'été 2008, un mannequin inconnu de dix-huit ans apparaît publiquement au côté de Karl Lagerfeld. Baptiste Giabiconi tiendra cette place pendant une décennie, défrayant la chronique en devenant lui-même célèbre. Aujourd'hui, il raconte son Karl, tel qu'il est le seul à l'avoir connu, le seul à l'avoir tutoyé et aimé. Une passion réciproque bien au-delà des apparences ... Read more

    €8.99

  • Four Screenplays

    Studies in the American Screenplay: Thelma & Louise, Terminator 2, The Silence of the Lambs, and Dances with Wolves

    by Syd Field ...
    Yes, you can write a great screenplay. Let Syd Field show you how.“I based Like Water for Chocolate on what I learned in Syd's books. Before, I always felt structure imprisoned me, but what I learned was structure really freed me to focus on the story.”—Laura EsquivelTechnology is transforming the art and craft of screenwriting. How does the writer find new ways to tell a story with pictures, to ... Read more

    €6.49

  • Voice Acting For Dummies

    by David Ciccarelli, Stephanie Ciccarelli ...
    Make a career out of your voice? Easy.Voice acting is like acting, but just using your voice! It's a unique career where the actor's voice can be heard worldwide-in commercials, on audiobooks, in animated movies, documentaries, online videos, telephone systems and much, much more. The point is to bring the written word to life with the human voice.With step-by-step explanations and an abundance of ... Read more

    €16.99

  • HANYA YANAGIHARA

    A Tale of Literary Brilliance and Creative Tapestry

    by Martha J Randall ...
    Explore the fascinating world of Hanya Yanagihara, a prominent author who has made a significant impact on modern literature. This short biography offers an in-depth look at her extraordinary life. It highlights her diverse upbringing, dedication to storytelling, and her acclaimed novel 'A Little Life,' which has transformed contemporary literature.This well-researched biography covers Yanagihara ... Read more

    €4.47

  • Movies and TV: The New York Public Library Book of Answers

    by Melinda Corey, Diane Corey, George Ochoa ...
    If you're a movie or television fan - how many of these questions can you answer?What was the last picture show in The Last Picture Show?Where was the stagecoach headed in Stagecoach?What was the name of the dinosaur bone in Bringing Up Baby?What did Gomer Pyle do before he entered the Marines?Who played Gentle Ben?Like The Book of Answers, this book answers hundreds of questions i... ... Read more

    €11.16

  • Running Theaters, Second Edition

    Best Practices for Leaders and Managers

    by Duncan M. Webb ...
    Advice Culled from Interviews with More Than One Hundred Experts in the FieldIn Running Theaters, management consultant and author Duncan M. Webb reveals the best practices that consistently lead to successful theater operations. Culled from surveys and interviews with theater managers and experts in crucial functional areas, this guide provides important tips for all people who work or want to ... Read more

    €15.11

  • Polvo eres y en cine te convertirás

    Valoraciones y relevancia de la fidelidad en la recepción de crítica y público de la adaptación cinematográfica de Ask the Dust

    by Bruno Echauri Galván ...
    Series Book 30 - Critical Perspectives on English and American Literature, Communication and Culture
    La carrera de John Fante tras un éxito esquivo está repleta de anécdotas sorprendentes y giros inesperados. El último, el encuentro casual entre su obra y las manos de Charles Bukowski en una biblioteca de Los Ángeles, sería el que le permitiría, finalmente, darle caza. En el despertar tardío de la bibliografía fantiana sobresale Ask the Dust, un retrato en claroscuro del amor fatal en los ... Read more

    €51.40

  • THE STORY OF OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

    Guide on how Olivia Newton-john, who gained fame worldwide for playing the main role in grease, passed away at the age of 73

    by Curt D Johnson ...
    John Travolta makes a surprise visit, Delta Goodrem performs a musical tribute, and the star's favorite color is mentioned: All you need to know about the State tribute to Olivia Newton-JohnShe was adored by many generations everywhere.And today, during the superstar's state memorial, her millions of followers will get the opportunity to honor her life.Details about the star-studded farewell, ... Read more

    €7.57

  • 歸零與無限：臺灣特殊藝術金講義（增訂新版）

    by 汪其楣 ...
    **「只要把自己歸零，就能創造無限。」我們每天都在找尋可能，虛心學習這些事：如何丟棄已有，如何歸零，如何使「人」沒有障礙，如何找到快樂。**「透過藝術，人們密切聯接，人們更放心、更自由。我們期待，年輕一代可以回到最初的創作之心；不但發展人與藝術的無限可能，終有一天可以做到：在藝術世界中，沒有障礙，沒有界限，不分階級，不談條件。所謂的弱能者都在本書中或書以外的世界對所有人證明了：他們在看似不可能的困境中揮灑，把藝術的美慷慨送給曾經漠然對待他們的會，而且鼓舞著我們，注視未來，迎接改變。」－－汪其楣史文漢、溫慧玟、張蒼松身上所累積如「語言與文化學習」及「災變重建經驗」等深耕本土的參與；王婉容、楊璧瑩與盲人創作戲劇的扎實經驗，聾人演員輕鬆自如的表演；顏翠珍和「鳥與水」舞集、王滿玉和「小可樂果劇團」釋放綿遠的震撼力。黃聲遠倡導空間與人的互相呵護，于善祿主張「不分」美學觀 ... Read more

    €6.57

  • Intangible Cultural Heritage and New Methodological Frameworks

    Media, Performance and the Public Space

    Edited by Eleftheria Rania Kosmidou, Leslie Grace McMurtry ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
    This book examines media, performance, and the public space as sites of intangible cultural heritage – a heritage that moves beyond physical museums and monuments to encompass film and media, performing arts, oral traditions, social practices, rituals, artifacts, and cultural spaces.Focusing on the current methodological challenges and new frameworks that surround the study of intangible cultural ... Read more

    €52.83

  • Дітоньки землі

    За мотивами казки Сибілли фон Олферс «Про діток-корінців»

    by Надія Власій ...
    Illustrated by Надія Власій ...
    Надія Власій, натхненна ілюстраціями книжки про діток-корінців німецької письменниці минулого століття Сибілли фон Олферс, написала текст для лялькової вистави, яку весною 2013 року батьки вальдорфської школи «Софія» у Києві показали своїм дітям-першокласникам. Ілюстрації олією вона створила вже пізніше, через три роки, в післяріздвяний час, коли в землі, готуючись до весни, знову починає ... Read more

    €2.99

  • The Magazines Handbook

    by Jenny McKay ...
    Series series Media Practice
    The Magazines Handbook is an introductory guide to all aspects of magazine journalism and publishing. The book explores the latest innovations in digital design and delivery, whilst also reaffirming the continued importance of key journalistic skills, including good interviewing, feature writing and news writing. The book includes chapters on the visual aspects of magazines, such as illustration ... Read more

    €51.68

  • Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema

    by Professor Daw-Ming Lee ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
    Taiwan was able to solidly build and sustain a film industry only after locally-produced Mandarin films secured markets in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s. Though only a small island with a limited population, in its heyday, Taiwan was among the top-10 film producing countries/areas in the world, turning out hundreds of martial arts kung fu films and romantic melodramas ... Read more

    €180.91

  • Love et caetera

    by Tristane Banon ...
    Bouteilles de tendresse jetées à la mer, les lettres qu'a rassemblées ici Tristane Banon composent une autobiographie fragmentée à la fois pudique et poétique. Destinataires de son enthousiasme, de ses coups de coeur... ou de griffes : Damien Saez, Gisèle Halimi, Pete Doherty, Carla Bruni, Éric Naulleau, Vanessa Paradis, Karl Lagerfeld ou Albator, mais aussi sa mère, certains de ses proches, et ... Read more

    €12.99

  • Das ultimative James Bond Quizbuch

    6 Themengebiete, 60 Jahre James Bond, 600 Fragen

    by Danny Morgenstern ...
    Von "James Bond 007 jagt Dr. No" (1962) bis "Keine Zeit zu sterben" (2021): Wer hat das ultimative Agentenwissen?Was saugt James Bond in "Feuerball" aus dem Fuß des Bond-Girls? Warum musste der Beißer am Set von "Der Spion, der mich liebte" so oft würgen? Beim Dreh welchen Bond-Films wurde Daniel Craig ein Zahn ausgeschlagen? Wie oft hat 007 bisher geweint? Wird James Bond in "Keine Zeit zu ... Read more

    €9.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Threatened Masculinity from British Fiction to Cold War German Cinema

    by Joseph Willis ...
    Series series Among the Victorians and Modernists
    The impact of the Cold War on German male identities can be seen in the nation’s cinematic search for a masculine paradigm that rejected the fate-centered value system of its National- Socialist past while also recognizing that German males once again had become victims of fate and fatalism, but now within the value system of the Soviet and American hegemonies that determined the fate of Cold War ... Read more

    €52.83

  • The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals

    by Dan Dietz ...
    The debut of Oklahoma! in 1943 ushered in the modern era of Broadway musicals and was followed by a number of successes that have become beloved classics. Shows produced on Broadway during this decade include Annie Get Your Gun, Brigadoon, Carousel, Finian’s Rainbow, Pal Joey, On the Town, and South Pacific. Among the major performers of the decade were Alfred Drake, Gene Kelly, Mary Martin, and ... Read more

    €172.50

  • Capucine

    Unsere vergessene Hollywood-Ikone

    by Blaise Hofmann ...
    Translated by Barbara Traber ...
    Wer erinnert sich noch an Capucine? In den Fünfzigerjahren stieg die junge Französin, eine klassische Schönheit, vom gefragten Pariser Mannequin rasch auf zum gefeierten Hollywood-Star. Sie drehte mit Regisseuren wie Blake Edwards und Federico Fellini an der Seite von John Wayne, Peter Sellers, Romy Schneider u.v.a. und genoss ihr glamouröses Leben.Ihre letzten drei Jahrzehnte verbrachte sie in ... Read more

    €24.00

  • Breaking into Commercials, 3rd Edition

    The Complete Guide to Marketing Yourself, Auditioning to Win, And Getting the Job

    by Terry Berland, Deborah Ouellette ...
    Every year, over 60,000 commercial roles for all ages, physical types, and ethnic backgrounds are cast by ad agencies, producers, directors, and casting directors across the country. Breaking Into Commercials will show you what it takes to get one of those roles and give you an edge over the competition.This essential guide provides untapped opportunities in regional markets and abroad, and shares ... Read more

    €8.41

  • The World of Hindi Cinema - A Quiz Book

    by Nishant Labh ...
    This is a very interesting combination of Hindi movies and quizzing. What the book offers is a wide range of information on (Indian) Hindi films in a very exciting form of questions and answers.Offering over 1000 questions, this book has information about everything and everyone who is associated with Hindi films right from its beginning - from the silent era to talkies to colour. Its information ... Read more

    €4.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Seinfeld Secrets: 1500 Fun Facts About the Show

    by Dennis Bjorklund ...
    Seinfeld Secrets: 1500 Fun Facts About the Show is written by an authoritative expert who penned the most comprehensive reference book ever written on the series—Seinfeld Reference: The Complete Encyclopedia. The follow-up effort, Seinfeld Secrets, is the best source for insider facts and never-before-revealed tidbits about the sitcom once voted the Greatest TV Series of All-Time by TV Guide. This ... Read more

    €10.99 or Free with Kobo Plus