History & Criticism
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Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong’s Rendezvous with American History
$18.99 Add to cartBorn into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905-1961) emerged from turn-of-the-century Los Angeles to become Old Hollywood’s most famous Chinese American actress, a screen sir
- Author: Huang, Yunte
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 132409513X
- Language: English
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Weep, Shudder, Die: On Opera and Poetry
$19.95 Add to cart“Looking at opera from the standpoint of its texts, as only a gifted poet and librettist can do, Dana Gioia examines why a surprisingly small number of operas have attained a secure place in the reper
- Author: Gioia, Dana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: December 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1589881966
- Language: English
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501 Essential Albums of the ’90s: The Music Fan’s Definitive Guide
$40.00 Add to cartBreak out the flannel, scrunchies, and high-rise jeans and indulge in this nostalgic illustrated trip through the 1990s’ most influential albums across all genres.
In 501 Essential Albums of the ’90s- Author: Graff, Gary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0760389039
- Language: English
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Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
$20.00 Add to cart- Author: Jones, Quincy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 08 2002
- ISBN10: 0767905105
- Language: English
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Blazing Saddles Meets Young Frankenstein: The 50th Anniversary of the Year of Mel Brooks
$29.95 Read moreAn in-depth look at the 1974 releases of Mel Brooks’s Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein that will leave cinephiles enthralled.
1974 was a busy year for Mel Brooks. Although still recovering after
- Author: Hallenbeck, Bruce G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1493078003
- Language: English
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Iron Maiden: Album by Album, Updated Edition
$35.00 Read moreRequired reading for any metalhead, this updated compendium of in-depth, entertaining, and profusely illustrated conversations spanning all of Iron Maiden’s studio albums includes 2021’s Senjutsu.
In- Series: Album by Album
- Author: Popoff, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 0760389276
- Language: English
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Carl Perkins: The King of Rockabilly
$29.00 Add to cartThe definitive and fascinating biography of the musical trailblazer who wrote the classic “Blue Suede Shoes” and was the influence behind countless other legendary hits, a rock and roll legend in his … [more below]
- Author: Apter, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0806543523
- Language: English
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McU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
$19.99 Add to cartMarvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the … [more below]
- Author: Robinson, Joanna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 132409558X
- Language: English
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Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean
$29.95 Read moreA fresh and long-overdue reassessment of James Dean, examining his life and legacy as a queer man.
Although he died at a heartbreakingly young age and appeared in only a handful of movies, James Dean r
- Author: Colavito, Jason
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1493085654
- Language: English
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Modest Mouse’s the Moon & Antarctica
$14.95 Add to cartIn 1999, Modest Mouse struck out for Chicago to record their major-label debut for Epic Records. Amid indie circle cries of “sellouts,” a largely untested producer, and a half-built studio, the trio r
- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: Petit, Zachary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 14 2024
- ISBN10: 9798765106754
- Language: English
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The Little Guide to the Sopranos: The Only Ones You Can Depend on
$8.95 Add to cart“Buy land, ’cause God ain’t making any more of it.”
When The Sopranos aired in 1999, it was at the forefront what is now known as the Golden Age of TV. Revolving around a suburban New Jersey gangster- Series: Little Books of Film & TV
- Author: Orange Hippo!
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 18 2024
- ISBN10: 1800695594
- Language: English
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The Endless Refrain: Memory, Nostalgia, and the Threat to New Music
$19.99 Read moreA veteran music journalist argues that the rise of music streaming and the consolidation of digital platforms is decimating the musical landscape, with dire consequences for the future of our culture… [more below]
- Author: Rowell, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 168589139X
- Language: English
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Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties
$18.99 Add to cartTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE A COMPLETE UNKNOWN. One of the music world’s pre-eminent critics takes a fresh and much-needed look at the day Dylan “went electric” at the Newport Folk Fe
- Author: Wald, Elijah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0062366696
- Language: English
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Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love
$14.95 Add to cartHounds Of Love invites you to not only listen, but to cross the boundaries of sensory experience into realms of imagination and possibility. Side A spawned four Top 40 hit singles in the UK, ‘Running
- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: Kardos, Leah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: November 14 2024
- ISBN10: 9798765106990
- Language: English
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House of Psychotic Women: Expanded Edition: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films
$39.95 Add to cartHOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN has attained canonical status, having ushered in a new way of writing about film. Kier-La Janisse’s acclaimed book is an autobiographical exploration of female neurosis in hor… [more below]
- Author: Janisse, Kier-La
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 01 2024
- ISBN10: 191305134X
- Language: English
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Dolly Parton’s White Limozeen
$14.95 Add to cartA discussion of White Limozeen, from Dolly’s self-fashioning to a rigorous critique of her genre.
White Limozeen (1989) was a commercial recovery after Dolly Parton’s first major failure two years prev- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: Easton, Steacy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 31 2024
- ISBN10: 1501390406
- Language: English
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Howling to the Moonlight on a Hot Summer Night: The Tale of the Stray Cats
$40.43 Read moreA comprehensive guide to the band with praise from Booklist saying “Stray Cats fans and music lovers in general will appreciate this exhaustively researched document of the group’s influential and len
- Author: McKittrick, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1493074822
- Language: English
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Albertus: The Biography of a Typeface
$22.99 Add to cartAlbertus, first carved on a bronze tablet in the 1930s by German Jewish refugee Berthold Wolpe, has proved to be one of the most enduring handcrafted typefaces in the world. It is at once modern and t
- Series: The ABC of Fonts
- Author: Garfield, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 132408622X
- Language: English
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Two-Headed Doctor: Listening for Ghosts in Dr. Johns Gris-Gris
$24.95 Read moreA forensic investigation into a single LP: Dr. John, the night tripper’s Gris-gris.
Two-Headed Doctor is a forensic investigation into a single LP: Dr. John, the night tripper’s Gris-gris. Though rele- Author: Toop, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1913689603
- Language: English
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Lost: Back to the Island: The Complete Critical Companion to the Classic TV Series
$30.00 Read moreA comprehensive and critical companion to the blockbuster TV show LOST, revisiting its core themes, lore, and impact on culture
Before it premiered in the fall of 2004, LOST looked doomed to be an e- Author: St James, Emily
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 141975050X
- Language: English
