History & Criticism
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The Devil Is in It: A History of the American Acoustic Guitar
$34.95 Add to cartThe rich history of the acoustic guitar and its impact on the music world.
In 2020, guitar expert John Stubbings released a limited-edition book on the American acoustic guitar that sold out in days.
- Author: Stubbings, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1477332588
- Language: English
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The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life
$35.00 Add to cartHow a small town in New England became a home for jazz, challenging conventional assumptions about the relationship between culture and landscape, art and geography, town and city, and race and place.… [more below]
- Author: Gennari, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1684582857
- Language: English
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The Dream Factory: London’s First Playhouse and the Making of William Shakespeare
$30.00 Add to cartHow Shakespeare became Shakespeare: a riveting tale of London’s first playhouse and the people–actors, writers, builders, investors–who built the Theatre.
Between 1576 and 1598, a playhouse called- Author: Swift, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 0374601275
- Language: English
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The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai
$29.95 Add to cartThe Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai is an accessible collection that explores the cultural, industrial, and historical impact of that beloved American sitcom. Edited by Taylor Cole Miller and Alfre… [more below]
- Author: Miller, Taylor Cole
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 1978836848
- Language: English
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Mystery Train, 50th Anniversary Edition: Images of America in Rock ‘n’ Roll Music
$22.00 Add to cartA 50th anniversary edition of the music classic, with fully updated discographies and new introductions from Greil Marcus and Dwight Garner
In this special 50th anniversary edition of the beloved Plum- Author: Marcus, Greil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 9798217048021
- Language: English
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American Movie Comic Books: 1930s-1970s: From the Silver Screen to the Printed Page
$34.95 Add to cartIn AMERICAN MOVIE COMIC BOOKS (1930s-1970s), author PETER BOSCH continues his remarkable history of Hollywood’s ongoing love affair with comic books. The sequel to AMERICAN TV COMIC BOOKS, this new bo… [more below]
- Author: Bosch, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 27 2025
- ISBN10: 1605491292
- Language: English
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The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982
$19.99 Add to cart“Hollywood boldly went where it hadn’t gone before and Nashawaty chronicles the journeys.” –Los Angeles Times (“Books You Need To Read This Summer”)
“Written with a fan’s enthusiasm . . . An importan- Author: Nashawaty, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 29 2025
- ISBN10: 1250827078
- Language: English
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Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
$19.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER
An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping- Author: Pelly, Liz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1668083515
- Language: English
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Freddie Mercury: An Intimate Memoir by the Man Who Knew Him Best
$16.99 Add to cartPeter Freestone was Freddie Mercury’s Personal Assistant for the last 12 years of his life. He lived with Mercury in London, Munich and New York, and he was with him when he died.
In this book, the mos
- Author: Freestone, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 258
- Publish Date: November 05 2001
- ISBN10: 0711986746
- Language: English
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The Shakers: A World in the Making
$85.00 Add to cartA close look at the creative production of the United States Shaker communities and their influence on designers and artists past and present
Established in the 18th century, the Shakers were a Christi
- Author: Adamson, Glenn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 284
- Publish Date: August 19 2025
- ISBN10: 3945852668
- Language: English
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Fender Telecaster: 75 Years
$50.00 Add to cartAuthoritatively written and lavishly illustrated, Fender Telecaster 75 Years is the officially licensed anniversary celebration of this legendary guitar.
Embraced for its simplicity and adaptability,- Author: Hunter, Dave
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 0760389314
- Language: English
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Joan Crawford: A Woman’s Face
$31.00 Add to cartFilm historian and acclaimed New York Times bestselling biographer Scott Eyman has written the definitive biography of Hollywood icon Joan Crawford, drawing on never-before-seen documents and photos f… [more below]
- Author: Eyman, Scott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: November 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1668047306
- Language: English
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History Hiding Around Broadway: Backstage Lore, Secrets & Surprises from New York’s Famed Theater District
$25.00 Add to cartGo behind the scenes of the Great White Way with this illustrated guide to the Theater District’s hidden history–an essential book for your explorations of the district from a seasoned Broadway guide… [more below]
- Author: Dvornik, Teale
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 0762489103
- Language: English
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Staying Gold: The Oral History of the Outsiders
$25.00 Add to cartThe definitive oral history of the 1967 novel for teens, turned blockbuster film turned Tony-winning musical, and commemorated with a newly opened museum. This groundbreaking story has managed to stay… [more below]
- Author: O’Connor, Danny Boy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0593622987
- Language: English
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How to Watch TV News
$24.00 Add to cartA scathing and prescient look at television news’ now updated for the new tech-savvy generation
Television news: genuine information or entertainment fodder? Fifteen years ago, Neil Postman, a pionee- Author: Postman, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0143113771
- Language: English
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Disney Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas: The Ultimate Visual History
$39.99 Add to cartWhat’s this?! Why, a tour through the story of Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, featuring behind-the-scenes details about stop-motion animation, concept art, removable inserts, and … [more below]
- Author: Jennings Jelter, Dana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 9798886631494
- Language: English
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Japan’s Manga Revolution: From Painted Scrolls to Comic Books 1680 -1920
$29.99 Add to cartJourney through Japan’s illustrated history and discover the roots of manga before it took the world by storm.
In this compelling survey, art historian Andreas Marks traces the development of Japanese- Author: Marks, Andreas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 4805319011
- Language: English
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Rewinding the ’80s: Cinema Under the Influence of Music Videos, Action Stars, and a Cold War
$25.99 Add to cartTake a trip back to your favorite video store with this in-depth journey through the highs and lows of 80s cinema–with profiles of hundreds of films–and how Hollywood studios around the globe reflec… [more below]
- Series: Turner Classic Movies
- Author: Malahy, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 0762489669
- Language: English
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The Anime Archives
$40.00 Add to cartEmbark on a voyage through a chronological history of anime, that explores both the marquee cinematic touchstones and enduring series that have shaped the medium.
The Anime Archives celebrates it al
- Author: Lost in Cult
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0008696055
- Language: English
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Synths, Sax and Situationists: The French Musical Underground 1968-1978
$31.00 Add to cartAt the dawn of the ’70s, in a country still reeling from the aftershocks of World War 2, an underground movement of rock musicians resolved to tear it all up and start again.
Welcome to France, 1968.
- Author: Thompson, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 534
- Publish Date: August 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0645492809
- Language: English
