History & Criticism
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What to Listen for in Music
$8.95 Add to cartWhether they listen to Mozart or Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland invites readers to ask two basic questions: Are they hearing everything that is going on? Are they really being sensitive to it? With his… [more below]
- Series: Signet Classics
- Author: Copland, Aaron
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0451531760
- Language: English
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How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music
$40.00 Add to cartDrawn from NPR Music’s acclaimed, groundbreaking series Turning the Tables, the definitive book on the vital role of Women in Music–from Beyonc? to Odetta, Taylor Swift to Joan Baez, Joan Jett to Dol
- Author: National Public Radio, Inc
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0063270331
- Language: English
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Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation
$32.95 Add to cart–A Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year
–An Uncut Book of the Year
–Long-Listed for the Penderyn Music Book Prize
–A Louder Than War Book of the Year
–A Blitzed Magazine Book of the YearIn 1979, … [more below]
- Author: Rachel, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 1636141897
- Language: English
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Letters from Hollywood: Inside the Private World of Classic American Moviemaking
$40.00 Read moreMovie fans and film historians will celebrate the treasure trove of rare notes, memos, and telegrams from Hollywood’s Golden Age in Letters from Hollywood.
“Compiled by producer Rocky Lang and film h- Author: Lang, Rocky
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 10 2019
- ISBN10: 1419738097
- Language: English
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Creating Reading Rainbow: The Untold Story of a Beloved Children’s Series
$29.95 Read moreReading Rainbow is one of the most successful PBS children’s series in television history, earning numerous national and international awards including 26 Emmys and a Peabody Award. But perhaps more i
- Author: Irwin, Barbara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 1493077325
- Language: English
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Hanna-Barbera, the Recorded History: From Modern Stone Age to Meddling Kids
$30.00 Read moreFeaturing the first extensive Hanna-Barbera discography ever published and over 140 photos and illustrations!
Whether it’s Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, the Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, Huckleberry Hound- Author: Ehrbar, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1496851854
- Language: English
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Audrey in Paris
$19.95 Add to cartA charming, illustrated gift book combining two timelessly stylish subjects – Audrey Hepburn and the city of Paris.
Both classic, both inimitable, both fashion icons – Audrey Hepburn and Paris are a ma
- Author: Young, Caroline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1802796096
- Language: English
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Witches Run Amok: The Oral History of Disney’s Hocus Pocus
$26.99 Read moreThe oral history of Disney’s Hocus Pocus, one of the most beloved Halloween movies of all time
In July 1993, Disney’s Hocus Pocus, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, did no- Author: Carlin, Shannon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 136809466X
- Language: English
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Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega
$40.00 Read moreBest known for co-founding the early punk duo Suicide, Alan Vega lived a complex and labyrinthine life, driven by a desire to express himself uncompromisingly through art. From his first sketch in art
- Author: Davis-Chanin, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 149307248X
- Language: English
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The Klf: Chaos, Magic, and the Band Who Burned a Million Pounds
$17.99 Read moreIn the early ’90s, the KLF was the biggest-selling singles band in the world–until they destroyed their records, erased themselves from music history, and literally set fire to one million pounds.
In
- Author: Higgs, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 238
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 9798212877954
- 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
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Century of Song: 101 Songs That Shaped American Music
$29.99 Add to cartDiscover the Music that Changed Everything
Embark on a complex and inspiring journey through the last 101 years as told through some of the most memorable hits and the artists behind them. Noah Lefevr- Author: LeFevre, Noah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 9798890031235
- Language: English
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Dave Matthews Band FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Most Popular Jam Band
$39.50 Add to cartDave Matthews Band celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2016, a milestone few bands achieve. How did the group build and retain an audience so devoted that they stuck with DMB through more than a quar… [more below]
- Series: FAQ
- Author: Erlewine, Stephen Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 12 2019
- ISBN10: 1617136514
- Language: English
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Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo’s Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
$19.99 Add to cart- Author: Payne, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: June 11 2024
- ISBN10: 0063161567
- Language: English
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Grit, Noise, & Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock ‘n’ Roll
$18.95 Read more“. . . a great blow-by-blow account of an exciting and still-legendary scene.”
From the early days of John Lee Hooker to the heyday of Motown and beyond, Detroit has enjoyed a long
—Marshall Crenshaw- Author: Carson, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: July 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0472031902
- Language: English
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Lulu in Hollywood: Expanded Edition
$19.95 Read moreOriginally published: New York: Knopf, 1982.
- Author: Brooks, Louise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: July 05 2000
- ISBN10: 0816637318
- Language: English
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Essential Deren: Collected Writings on Film
$18.00 Read moreUntil now, Maya Deren’s essays on the art and craft of filmmaking have not been available in a comprehensive volume equally handy for students, film enthusiasts, and scholars. Essential Deren: Collect… [more below]
- Author: Deren, Maya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: December 14 2004
- ISBN10: 0929701658
- Language: English
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Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs
$22.95 Read moreLexicon Devil is, pure and simple, the finest volume on punk to have seen the light of print. (Yes, folks: that includes Please Kill Me.) Great book –Richard Meltzer
Production has started on the docu
- Author: Mullen, Brendan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: April 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0922915709
- Language: English
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Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960-1990
$29.95 Add to cartRevolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960-1990 examines how political violence and resistance was represented in arthouse and cult films
- Author: Nette, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 9798887440606
- Language: English
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Little Book of Tom Ford: The Story of the Iconic Brand
$16.95 Add to cart“When you are having fun and creating something you love, it shows in the product… I believe you can actually transfer that energy to material things as you’re creating them.” – Tom Ford
Gucci, Yves
- Series: Little Books of Fashion #29
- Author: Bateman, Kristen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1802796487
- Language: English
