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  • The Woman Who Dared

    The Life and Times of Pearl White, Queen of the Serials

    Series series Screen Classics
    In the early days of motion pictures—before superstars, before studio conglomerates, before even the advent of sound—there was a woman named Pearl White (1889–1938). A quintessential beauty of the time, with her perfectly tousled bob and come-hither stare, White's rise to stardom was swift; her assumption of the title of queen of American motion picture serials equally deserved.Born the youngest ... Leer más

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  • High Society

    The Life of Grace Kelly

    de Donald Spoto ...
    Drawing on his unprecedented access to Grace Kelly, bestselling biographer Donald Spoto at last offers an intimate, honest, and authoritative portrait of one of Hollywood’s legendary actresses.In just seven years–from 1950 through 1956–Grace Kelly embarked on a whirlwind career that included roles in eleven movies. From the principled Amy Fowler Kane in High Noon to the thrill-seeking Frances ... Leer más

    $172 MXN

  • Possessed

    The Life of Joan Crawford

    de Donald Spoto ...
    Joan Crawford was one of the most incandescent film stars of all time, yet she was also one of the most misunderstood. In this brilliantlyresearched, thoughtful, and intimate biography, bestselling author Donald Spoto goes beyond the popular caricature—the abusive, unstable mother portrayed in her adopted daughter Christina Crawford's memoir, Mommie Dearest—to give us a three-dimensional portrait ... Leer más

    $176 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • You Must Remember This

    Life and Style in Hollywood's Golden Age

    A New York Times bestseller and a “charming tribute” (Kirkus) to Hollywood’s most beloved eraFilm and television star Robert Wagner has been delighting audiences for more than sixty years, and his many fans flocked to bookstores when he began to record his memories on the page. In his second New York Times bestseller, Wagner shares stories of Hollywood life behind the scenes from the 1930s through ... Leer más

    $210 MXN

  • The Mirage Factory

    Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles

    de Gary Krist ...
    From bestselling author Gary Krist, the story of the metropolis that never should have been and the visionaries who dreamed it into realityLittle more than a century ago, the southern coast of California—bone-dry, harbor-less, isolated by deserts and mountain ranges—seemed destined to remain scrappy farmland. Then, as if overnight, one of the world’s iconic cities emerged. At the heart of Los ... Leer más

    $172 MXN

  • Tramp

    The Life of Charlie Chaplin

    de Joyce Milton ...
    Charlie Chaplin made an amazing seventy-one films by the time he was only thirty-three years old. He was known not only as the world's first international movie star, but as a comedian, a film director, and a man ripe with scandal, accused of plagiarism, communism, pacifism, liberalism, and anti-Americanism. He seduced young women, marrying four different times, each time to a woman younger than ... Leer más

    $164 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Bing Crosby

    A Pocketful of Dreams - The Early Years 1903 - 1940

    de Gary Giddins ...
    From Bing Crosby's early days in college minstrel shows and vaudeville, to his first hit recordings, from his 11 year triumph as star of America's most popular radio show, to his first success in Hollywood, Gary Giddins provides a detailed study of the rise of this American star. ... Leer más

    $191 MXN

  • Silent Movies

    The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture

    de Peter Kobel ...
    Drawing on the extraordinary collection of The Library of Congress, one of the greatest repositories for silent film and memorabilia, Peter Kobel has created the definitive visual history of silent film. From its birth in the 1890s, with the earliest narrative shorts, through the brilliant full-length features of the 1920s, Silent Movies captures the greatest directors and actors and their ... Leer más

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  • The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression

    Shirley Temple and 1930s America

    "[An] elucidating cultural history of Hollywood’s most popular child star…a must-read." —Bill Desowitz, USA TodayFor four consecutive years she was the world’s box-office champion. With her image appearing in periodicals and advertisements roughly twenty times daily, she rivaled FDR and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. Her portrait brightened the homes of countless ... Leer más

    $202 MXN

  • Moving Pictures

    Memories of a Hollywood Prince

    The Oscar-winning screenwriter of On the Waterfront recounts his life, his career, and "how Hollywood became the dream factory it still is today" ( Kirkus Reviews).When Seymour Wilson "Budd" Schulberg moved from New York to Los Angeles as a child, Hollywood's filmmaking industry was just getting started. To some, the region was still more famous for its citrus farms than its movie studios. In this ... Leer más

    $176 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Guest List

    How Manhattan Defined American Sophistication—from the Algonquin Round Table to Truman Capote's Ball

    de Ethan Mordden ...
    From the 1920s to the early 1960s, Manhattan was America's beacon of sophistication. From the theatres of Broadway to the lobby of the Algonquin Hotel to tables at the Stork Club, intelligence and wit were the twinned coins of the realm. Alexander Woolcott, Irving Berlin, Edna Ferber, Arturo Toscanini, Leonard Bernstein, Cole Porter, Dorothy Parker, Truman Capote, the Lunts and Helen Hayes ... Leer más

    $193 MXN

  • Encyclopedia Of American Cinema: Biographies Of The Best American Directors And Actors, Reviews Of The Best American Movies, And Lists Of Awards (Mobi Reference)

    This illustrated Encyclopedia includes biographies of the best American directors and actors, reviews of the best American movies, and lists of awards.FEATURES:-Fully illustrated. -Search for words or phrases. -Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page. -Add Bookmarks. -Text annotation and mark-up. -Access the guide anytime, anywhere--at home, on the train, in the subway. -Use your down ... Leer más

    $150 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus