Arts

The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart

by Madeline Bruser & Yehudi Menuhin

This landmark book enlightens amateur and professional musicians about a way of practicing that transforms a sometimes frustrating, monotonous, and overly strenuous labor into an exhilarating and rewarding experience....

The 1950s American Home

by Diane Boucher

This title explores what life was like in the 1950s American home. An age of optimism, it is about living the American Dream and how this was achieved, changes in the home, new convenience technology, new ways...

Jack Be Nimble

by Jack O'Brien

A warm, witty tell-all and history of American regional theater, from one of our best-loved directors

For Jack O’Brien, there’s nothing like a first encounter with a great performer, nothing like the sound...

Photographing Women: 1,000 Poses

by Eliot Siegel

The complete resource for any photographer seeking the best choice of poses!

• Features over 1,000 images especially selected to inspire you and help expand your creativity.
• Photographs and poses are placed in context,...

A Brief History of Painting: 2000 BC to AD2000

by Roy Bolton

The urge to create pictures of our world has been with us ever since early man daubed a fingerful of pigment on a rock, or used primitive colours to create exquisite images of the beasts he hunted - images so...

Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business

by Lynda Obst

The veteran producer and author of the bestseller Hello, He Lied takes a witty and critical look at the new Hollywood.

Over the past decade, producer Lynda Obst gradually realized she was working in a Hollywood...

You Don't Know Me But You Don't Like Me: Phish, Insane Clown Posse, and My Misadventures with Two of Music's Most Maligned Tribes

by Nathan Rabin

When memoirist and head writer forThe A.V. ClubNathan Rabin first set out to write about obsessed music fans, he had no idea the journey would take him to the deepest recesses of both the pop culture universe...

The Hundred Dresses: The Most Iconic Styles of Our Time

by Erin McKean & Donna Mehalko

The dress is the last bit of femininity in our closets; it's the only item of clothing which (most) men and women don't share. Wearing a dress is a powerful way for women to express themselves--and every style...

Altman and After: Multiple Narratives in Film

by Peter F. Parshall

In Altman & After: Multiple Narratives in Film, Peter Parshall carefully examines films that feature various plotlines. In each chapter, Parshall looks at a different example of the multi-plot form, such as...

Jerome Moross's The Big Country: A Film Score Guide

by Mariana Whitmer

Produced in 1958, The Big Country featured an all-star cast that included Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, and Oscar-winner Burl Ives. One of the most enduring elements of the film has been Jerome Moross’s score....

Leonard Bernstein's On the Waterfront: A Film Score Guide

by Anthony Bushard

Released in 1954, On the Waterfront’s Oscar-nominated score represented a rare venture into film music composition by Leonard Bernstein, one of the towering figures of classical music in the 20th century....

The Collected Drama of H. L. Mencken: Plays and Criticism

by S. T. Joshi

In The Collected Drama of H. L. Mencken: Plays and Criticism, S. T. Joshi has assembled for the first time Mencken’s dramatic works, comprising six one-act plays and the lengthy three-act play Heliogabalus....

Franz Waxman's Rebecca: A Film Score Guide

by David Neumeyer & Nathan Platte

Providing thematic analysis and situating the score for this classic work within the context of the composer’s life and career, Franz Waxman’s Rebecca: A Film Score Guide will be of interest to musicologists...

Giacomo Puccini: A Discography

by Roger Flury

In Giacomo Puccini: A Discography, librarian and music historian Roger Flury brings together information on nearly 10,000 recordings of Giacomo Puccini's music. Flury looks at each of Puccini's operas chronologically...

Design Currency: Understand, Define, and Promote the Value of Your Design Work

by Jenn Visocky O'Grady & Ken Visocky O'Grady

The world needs beautiful design. But aesthetics are inherently subjective. In Design Currency, authors Jenn and Ken Visocky O’Grady show you how to frame the value of your design work in terms that your business...

Natural Newborn Baby Photography: A Guide to Posing, Shooting, and Business

by Robin Long

Little toes, pursed lips, and tiny hands—newborn photography is a rapidly growing market and professional photographers are eager to jump in. To work with and pose a 5- to 10-day-old infant demands special...

Photography Q&A: Real Questions. Real Answers.

by Zack Arias

For years, editorial and commercial photographer Zack Arias has been a respected and trusted voice in the photography industry. Known for his photography, his teaching, and his ability to connect with photographers,...

Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff They Don't Teach You in Design School, But Should

by Michael Janda

It takes more than just a design school education and a killer portfolio to succeed in a creative career. Burn Your Portfolio teaches the real-world practices, professional do's and don'ts, and unwritten rules...

Designing Together: The Collaboration and Conflict Management Handbook for Creative Professionals

by Daniel M. Brown

WHAT IS THE ONE THING not taught in design school, but is an essential survival skill for practicing designers? Working with other people. And yet, in every project, collaboration with other people is often...

The Bluffer's Guide to Jazz

by Paul Barnes

From 'riffs' to 'rhythms', and the difference between 'Acid Jazz' and 'Big Band Jazz', The Bluffer's Guide to Jazz contains everything you need to give your conversation that certain 'sax' appeal.