History & Criticism
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Ida Lupino: A Biography
$24.95 Read moreWilliam Donati chronicles the dramatic life of one of Hollywood’s most prolific, substantive, and innovative artists, both behind and in front of the camera.
- Author: Donati, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: January 31 2023
- ISBN10: 0813196485
- Language: English
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The Cricket: Black Music in Evolution, 1968-69
$35.00 Read moreA rare document of the 1960s Black Arts Movement featuring Albert Ayler, Amiri Baraka, Milford Graves, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor and many more, The Cricket fostered critical and political dialogue for Blac
- Author: Spellman, A. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1953691102
- Language: English
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Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies
$27.50 Read moreA Tribe Called Quest – Beastie Boys – De La Soul – Eric B. & Rakim – The Fugees – KRS-One – Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Public Enemy – The Roots – Run-DMC – Wu-Tang Clan – and twenty-five more hip-hop imm… [more below]
- Author: Coleman, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: June 12 2007
- ISBN10: 0812977750
- Language: English
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Rome Open City
$15.95 Read moreThis study examines Rome Open City and its place in Roberto Rossellini’s career. The film is based on events that took place in Nazi occupied Italy 1944, one year before the film was made. The author … [more below]
- Series: BFI Film Classics #55
- Author: Forgacs, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: December 27 2000
- ISBN10: 0851708048
- Language: English
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Love’s Forever Changes
$14.95 Read moreConceived as the last testament of a charismatic recluse who believed he was about to die, ‘Forever Changes’ is one of the defining albums of an era. Here, Andrew Hultkrans explores the myriad depths … [more below]
- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: Hultkrans, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: September 17 2003
- ISBN10: 0826414931
- Language: English
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DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing
$14.95 Read moreWhat resonated about Endtroducing when it was released in 1996, and what makes it still resonate today, is the way in which it loosens itself from the mooring of the known and sails off into an unchar
- Series: 33 1/3 #24
- Author: Wilder, Eliot
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 19 2005
- ISBN10: 0826416829
- Language: English
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George’s Run: A Writer’s Journey Through the Twilight Zone
$27.95 Read moreGeorge Clayton Johnson was an up-and-coming short story writer who broke into Hollywood in a big way when he co-wrote the screenplay for Ocean’s Eleven. More legendary works followed, including Logan’… [more below]
- Author: Chamberlain, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: May 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1978834209
- Language: English
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Blondie’s Parallel Lines
$14.95 Read moreBlondie’s Parallel Lines mixed punk, disco and radio-friendly FM rock with nostalgic influences from 1960s pop and girl group hits. This 1978 album kept one foot planted firmly in the past while remai
- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: McLeod, Kembrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: March 24 2016
- ISBN10: 150130237X
- Language: English
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Wendy Carlos’s Switched-On Bach
$14.95 Read moreSo much, popular and scholarly, has been written about the synthesizer, Bob Moog and his brand-name instrument, and even Wendy Carlos, the musician who made this instrument famous. No one, however, ha
- Series: 33 1/3 #141
- Author: Kheshti, Roshanak
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 118
- Publish Date: October 31 2019
- ISBN10: 1501320289
- Language: English
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Jawbreaker’s 24 Hour Revenge Therapy
$14.95 Read moreTwo and a half decades on, Jawbreaker’s 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (1993-94) is the rare album to have lost none of its original loyalty, affection, and reverence. If anything, today, the cult of Jawbrea
- Series: 33 1/3 #130
- Author: Givony, Ronen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: April 19 2018
- ISBN10: 1501323091
- Language: English
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Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters
$16.95 Read moreSympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters is both a gonzo rush–capturing the bristling energy of the Rolling Stones and the times in which they lived–and a wide-eyed reflection on why the … [more below]
- Author: Edison, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1493059815
- Language: English
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Graphic Design Is (…) Not Innocent
$29.50 Read moreOn the political complicities of graphic design, and how the discipline can be transformed
Combining case studies with critical essays, Graphic Design Is (…) Not Innocent asks: who is graphic design
- Author: Offermanns, Ingo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 9492095904
- Language: English
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A Revolution in Three Acts: The Radical Vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge
$19.95 Read moreWinner – 2022 Deems Taylor / Virgil Thomson Book Awards in Pop from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
Bert Williams–a Black man forced to perform in blackface who challenged- Author: Hajdu, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0231191839
- Language: English
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Beyond Ridiculous: Making Gay Theatre with Charles Busch in 1980s New York
$35.00 Read moreBeyond Ridiculous tells the story of Theatre-in-Limbo, a downtown band of actors formed in 1984 by director Kenneth Elliott and playwright and drag legend Charles Busch. They launched Vampire Lesbians… [more below]
- Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
- Author: Elliott, Kenneth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: November 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1609389190
- Language: English
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The Hidden Factor: Mark and Gesture in Visual Design
$29.95 Read moreAn exquisitely illustrated introduction to the gestural mark in the designed world, exploring the tension between marks, which are felt, and images and words, which are conceptual.
In The Hidden Facto- Author: Skaggs, Steven
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0262048566
- Language: English
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Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
$21.99 Read moreIn this “expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history” (Gary Giddins), award-winning author Ted Gioia gives us “the rare combination of a tome that is both deeply infor… [more below]
- Author: Gioia, Ted
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: November 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0393337502
- Language: English
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The Cymbal Book
$32.99 Add to cart(Percussion). The Cymbal Book is the first book of its kind. It details the 5000-year history and development of these fascinating instruments. Based on visits to all the major cymbal manufacturing co… [more below]
- Author: Pinksterboer, Hugo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: January 01 1993
- ISBN10: 0793519209
- Language: English
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I Saw Them Standing There: Adventures of an Original Fan During Beatlemania and Beyond
$32.95 Read moreAfter February 9, 1964, everyone wanted to be Debbie Gendler. On that date, she was just one of a relative handful of lucky fans who were in the live audience for The Beatles’ historic performance on
- Author: Gendler, Debbie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1493079743
- Language: English
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Mono Is the New Black: Monospace Fontionary
$44.95 Read moreAn indispensable handbook about monospaced typefaces with the relevant cultural-historical background, a variety of convincing applications and extensive typeface collection accompanied by all needed … [more below]
- Author: Steinmüller, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 532
- Publish Date: November 28 2023
- ISBN10: 372121031X
- Language: English
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Coreyography: A Memoir
$19.00 Read more“Spares no details.” –Starred Publishers Weekly Review
“An incredible read.” –Richard Donner, Director “People always ask me about life after childhood stardom. What would I say to parents of childr- Author: Feldman, Corey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 07 2014
- ISBN10: 1250054915
- Language: English
