Performing Arts

Sports Media covers reporting, anchoring, and production, and offers thorough descriptions of the sports reporter and anchor's function in sports journalism. This text offers important historical background on the evolution of the sports industry, some grounding in the business of sports, and a discussion...

A dream comes true for a girl who loves tutus, pointe shoes, and dancing on tiptoe! The girl in this story loves to stretch, to pose, to point her toes, to swirl and twirl and leap! She practices new steps every day. All her...

Glinda stars in her first-ever Little Golden Book that is based on Universal Pictures' Wicked--releasing in theaters November 27, 2024! This new Little Golden Book celebrates everything that is thrillifying about Glinda, the pretty and charming girl from Universal Pictures' Wicked film l! Everything...

Elphaba stars in her first-ever Little Golden Book based on Universal Pictures' Wicked--releasing in theaters November 27, 2024! This new Little Golden Book celebrates everything that is special about Elphaba, a green-skinned misunderstood woman, from Universal Pictures' Wicked film. Glinda and the Wizard are...

"An under-read and engaging show-biz memoir." -The New Yorker "If I had a talent for anything, it was a talent for knowing who was talented." Mike Medavoy is a Hollywood rarity: a studio executive who, though never far from controversy, has remained well loved...

Xala (1974) by the pioneering Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene, was acclaimed on its release for its scorching critique of postcolonial African society, and it cemented Sembene's status as a wholly new kind of politically engaged, pan-African, auteur film-maker. Centring on the story of businessman...

Tales of horror have always been with us, from Biblical times to the Gothic novel to successful modern day authors and screenwriters. Though the genre is often maligned, it is huge in popularity and its resilience is undeniable. Marc Blake and Sara Bailey offer...

PRE-ORDER NOW - THE NEW BOOK FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND COMEDIAN MIRANDA HART Hello to you, I am with news. I have a new book: I Haven't Been Entirely Honest With You. I know - what an intriguing title! Basically, I have had an...

A songwriter wrestles with instant stardom and his bisexuality in this raw and propulsive novel for fans of If This Gets Out and Alice Oseman's I Was Born for This.After one of his songs goes viral, Ollie Cheriet gets the opportunity of a lifetime:...

Bring even more magic into your kitchen with this unofficial collection of recipes straight from the heart of the Japanese theme park inspired by Hayao Miyazaki's most beloved films! Studio Ghibli has bewitched and delighted our hearts since 1985 with their enchanting stories of...

By 1977 National Public Radio (NPR) was in trouble, plagued by too little funding and small audiences. The phenomenal success of its adaptation of Star Wars as a radio drama in 1981 gave NPR the needed ratings, publicity, and boost in donations that kept...

Dine like the kings, queens, knights, and guardians of the seven kingdoms with the first official cookbook to combine Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. The Westeros Cookbook enables you to recreate the mouthwatering meals enjoyed by your favorite characters in the...

The astonishing story of America's airwaves, the two friends--one a media mogul, the other a famous inventor--who made them available to us, and the government which figured out how to put a price on air.This is the origin story of the airwaves--the foundational technology...

Delving into Apichatpong Weerasethakul's films, this book uncovers a plethora of conceptual paradigms. Apichatpong's films frequently utilize rural Thailand as a backdrop, showcasing daily life, interactions, rituals, and customs, all infused with a Southeast Asian essence. This utilization of local imagery provides a national...

"I have a great idea for a documentary. Now what do I do?"You'll find the answer to that question--and much more--in The Documentarian: The Way to a Successful and Creative Professional Life in the Documentary Business, the ultimate go-to source for making documentaries. It...

Body painter extraordinaire Chris Peck, aka Rainbowskinz, shows you the fundamental techniques he uses to create an infinite number of extraordinary looks. Learn the secrets of stunning transformations with cosplay superstar Chris Peck in The Art of Cosplay and Creative Makeup. Known as Rainbowskinz...

The formation and communication of vision is one of the primary responsibilities of a director, before ever getting to the nuts and bolts of the process. The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre helps the young director learn how to discover, harness, and...

"Brains before bullets" - ancient and modern wisdom for "mechanics and motorcycle enthusiasts" Essential reading for fans of the show, this book takes readers deeper into the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, the Teller-Morrow family, and the ethics that surround their lives and activities....

From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full To the wider world, Al Pacino exploded onto the scene like a supernova. He landed his first leading role, in The Panic...

With the British ban on horror films in effect and the chief producer of movies of this genre, Universal studios, now out of the hands of the Laemmles, the future for the once popular fright film looked in doubt. The film career of Bela...