Performing Arts

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the gas-lit stages of New York's theatre district to the glittering soundstages of Tinseltown, Broadway to Hollywood: Musicals from Stage to Screen chronicles...

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Margaret Helfgott, sister of the piano virtuoso David Helfgott, shines new light on the story behind the film that brought him into the public arena. Her story contests the ideas...

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Anything Goes , John's first book, gave you the story so far. I Am What I Am reveals more about the man behind the television sensation, focusing on John's unique...

A compelling exploration of public performance in everyday life, by the leading cultural and social thinker The Performer explores the relations between performing in art (particularly music), politics and everyday...

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Hollywood in the 1920s - where stars were created, glamorized and lionized, and where child-star Francis Gumm took her first step on te path that was to rocket her to...

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller * Named one of Variety's Best Music Books of 2021 * Included in Audible's Best of The Year list * A Business Insider Best...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJazz is not merely a genre — it is a living, breathing archive of American culture, and Leonard...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerRichard Wagner stands as one of the most towering and controversial figures in the history of Western music, and Who's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before the age of radio and recording studios, the vast Australian outback rang with the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor over a century, The Oxford Companion to Music has stood as the definitive encyclopaedic guide to the world of music, chronicling everything from...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingFrom the cabarets of Weimar Berlin to the bright lights of Broadway, The Days Grow Short: The Life...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the crossroads of ambition and artistry stands Sol Hurok, the legendary impresario whose unyielding passion for performance...

Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsAt the intersection of art and science lies the human voice — and no work has...