Biography: arts and entertainment Books
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Dolly Parton
Book SynopsisExplore 100 remarkable moments in the extraordinary life of Dolly Parton with this illustrated retrospective of her most amazing achievements. Everyone’s favorite country music star and American icon, Dolly Parton, has accomplished incredible things in her life, from releasing the hit “I Will Always Love You” to creating a nonprofit for children. This beautiful volume will take you on a journey through Dolly’s life. Look back on her star roles, hit songs, and philanthropic aspirations, all accompanied by photos from throughout the years. Some of the notable moments you will find include: At 13 years old, Dolly graced the stage at The Grand Ole Opry, easily the most prestigious country venue in Nashville Dolly’s start in show business: Dolly launched her first country album, Hello, I’m Dolly, in 1967 Dolly’s rise to superstardom: herTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION BORN TO TELL SONGS • CHILDHOOD THROUGH 1966 BIG DREAMS WITH BIG WINGS • 1967 − 1975 THE TIDE’S GONNA TURN • 1976 − 1980 FIND YOUR PLACE AND SHINE • 1981 − 1990 BACK TO HER ROOTS • 1991 − 2000 A TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY CULTURAL ICON • 2001 − 2013 STILL ROCKIN’ • 2014 AND ONWARD BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES SOURCES INDEX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR IMAGE CREDITS
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Fan Letters to a Stripper
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lilian J Rice Master Architect A Biography
Book SynopsisArchitect to some of the nation's wealthiest achievers in the first half of the twentieth century, Lilian Rice was given an unprecedented opportunity in 1923 to oversee the design of Rancho Santa Fe, a master-planned community catering to the rich and famous. In recent years, critics have depicted her as deceptive, leading her early clients in Rancho Santa Fe to believe she was a licensed architect to gain their trust and lucrative commissions. Despite the unproven and outlandish controversy, eleven of Lilian Rice's homes are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, scores more are county landmarks, and several garnered her honor awards from the American Institute of Architects. This book, researched by Lilian Rice's biographer Diane Y. Welch, uncovers the truth about the obscure architect, introduces her clients (which include some of Hollywood's brightest stars), and tells of the times in which she lived.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Life and Times of Mary Vaux Walcott
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Unstrung Heroes
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd I Shock Myself
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Chronicles of a Fashion Buyer
Book SynopsisFashion is a business of smoke and mirrors, notorious for crushing the souls of most who dare to be part of the industry. Go on a global expedition with New York City-based fashion buyer, strategist, and consultant, Mercedes Gonzalez, as she learns that there is no glamour in fashion and that only cutthroat corporate espionage prevails. From politicking with blood diamond dealers and Russian kingpins to living in indigenous villages, she has relied on her street smarts and fear of her uncle in order to outwit the industry tyrants at their own game. The underdog becomes the overlord (at-large). You''ll want to grab a notebook for all the business (and life) tips this read has to offer. Advance warning, this book will convince you to become a proponent of child labor, an advocate of GMO, and a cynic of organic cotton.
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Random House USA Inc Q
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “One of the most prolific and revered producers in music history” (Rolling Stone) recounts his moving life story and decades working alongside superstars like Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, and dozens of others. “[Jones] was orchestrating the sound of America, complicating it while grasping what makes it pop. . . . His music opens one of the most-watched television events ever broadcast (Roots) and his production is behind the best-selling album ever recorded (Thriller).”—Wesley Morris, The New York TimesQuincy Jones grew up poor on the mean streets of Chicago’s South Side, brushing against the law and feeling the pain of his mother’s descent into madness. But when his father moved the family west to Seattle, he took up the trumpet and was literally saved by music. A prodigy, he played backup for Billie Holiday and toured the world with the Lionel Hampton Band before leaving his teens. Soon, though, he found his true calling, inaugurating a career that included arranging albums for Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and Count Basie; composing the scores of such films as The Pawnbroker, In Cold Blood, In the Heat of the Night, and The Color Purple; producing the bestselling album of all time, Michael Jackson’s Thriller, and the bestselling single “We Are the World”; and producing and arranging his own highly praised albums, including the Grammy Award–winning Back on the Block. His musical achievements, in a career that spans every style of American popular music, yielded an incredible eighty Grammy nominations and twenty-eight wins, and are matched by his record as a pioneering music executive, film and television producer, tireless social activist, and business entrepreneur—one of the most successful black business figures in America. Q is an impressive self-portrait by one of the master makers of American culture, a complex, many-faceted man with far more than his share of talents and an unparalleled vision, as well as some entirely human flaws.
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McClelland & Stewart Four Strong Winds Ian Sylvia
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Hal Leonard Signature Licks Steve Vai
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Hal Leonard Corporation Counting Crows August and Everything After Guitar Recorded Versions
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Hal Leonard Corporation Forty Songs for a Better World
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Faber Music Ltd Best of the Clash Joe Strummer 1952 2002
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Hal Leonard Corporation The Guitar Style of Mark Knopfler Guitar
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Hal Leonard Corporation Elvis Presley King of Rock Guitar Recorded
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Crown Publishing Group (NY) Why Not Me
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? and creator of The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever comes a hilarious collection of essays about her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life.“This is Kaling at the height of her power.”—USA Today In Why Not Me?, Kaling shares insightful, deeply personal stories about falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in lonely places, attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behavior modification whatsoever, and believing that you have a place in Hollywood when you’re constantly reminded that no one looks like you. In “How to Look Spectacular: A Starlet’s Confessions,” Kaling gives her tongue-in-cheek secrets for surefire on-camera beauty, (“Your natural hair color may be appropriate for your skin tone, but this isn’t the land of appropriate–this is Hollywood, baby. Out here, a dark-skinned woman’s traditional hair color is honey blonde.”) “Player” tells the story of Kaling being seduced and dumped by a female friend in L.A. (“I had been replaced by a younger model. And now they had matching bangs.”) In “Unlikely Leading Lady,” she muses on America’s fixation with the weight of actresses, (“Most women we see onscreen are either so thin that they’re walking clavicles or so huge that their only scenes involve them breaking furniture.”) And in “Soup Snakes,” Kaling spills some secrets on her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and close friend, B.J. Novak (“I will freely admit: my relationship with B.J. Novak is weird as hell.”) Mindy turns the anxieties, the glamour, and the celebrations of her second coming-of-age into a laugh-out-loud funny collection of essays that anyone who’s ever been at a turning point in their life or career can relate to. And those who’ve never been at a turning point can skip to the parts where she talks about meeting Bradley Cooper.
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Random House USA Inc The Terror Years
Book SynopsisFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Looming Tower—and “one of the most lucid writers on the subject of Islamic extremism” (The New York Review of Books)—come ten powerful investigative pieces, an essential primer on jihadist movements in the Middle East and the attempts of the West to contain them.In these pages, Lawrence Wright examines al-Qaeda as it experiences a rebellion from within and spins off a growing web of worldwide terror. He shows us the Syrian film industry before the civil war—compliant at the edges but already exuding a barely masked fury. He gives us the heart-wrenching story of American children kidnapped by ISIS—and Atlantic publisher David Bradley’s efforts to secure their release. And he details the roles of key FBI figures John O’Neill and his talented protégé Ali Soufan in fighting terrorism. In a moving epilogue, Wright shares his predictions for the future. Rigorous, clear-eyed, and compassionate, The Terror Years illuminates the complex human players on all sides of a devastating conflict. These essays were first published in The New Yorker.
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Holt McDougal Paul McCartney Many Years from Now
Book SynopsisDuring the past year Paul McCartney has been in the public''s eye more than at any time since the peak of Beatlemania over thirty years ago. His fans have been treated to the best-selling Flaming Pie and Standing Stone albums, a full hour of Paul on Oprah, and this thoughtful and comprehensive biography that brings us closer to the man than ever before. Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews over a period of five years, and with complete access to Paul''s own archives, Barry Miles has succeeded in letting Paul tell the story of his life as a Beatle in his own words. It includes Paul''s recollection of the genesis of every song that he wrote with John Lennon and the fascinating details about their remarkable collaboration.
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Kensington Publishing White Line Fever The Autobiography
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Kensington Publishing The Wingmen
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George Braziller Hammerklavier
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Random House USA Inc Perdita The Literary Theatrical Scandalous Life
Book SynopsisThis compelling and richly researched book presents a fascinating portrait of Mary Robinson-darling of the London stage, mistress to the most powerful men in England, feminist thinker, and bestselling author. Though one of the most flamboyant free spirits of the late eighteenth century, Mary led a life that was marked by reversals of fortune. After being abandoned by her father, Mary was married, at age fifteen, to Thomas Robinson, whose dissipation landed the couple and their baby in debtors’ prison. On her release, Mary rose to become one of the London theater’s most alluring actresses, famously playing Perdita in The Winter’s Tale for a rapt audience that included the Prince of Wales, who fell madly in love with her. Never one to pass up an opportunity, she later used his ardent love letters for blackmail. After being struck down by paralysis, apparently following a miscarriage, she remade herself yet again, this time as a popular writer who was also admired by the
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Random House USA Inc The Tao of Bill Murray RealLife Stories of Joy
Book SynopsisPerfect for the Bill Murray fan in all of us, this epic collection of “Bill Murray stories”—many reported for the first time here—distills a set of guiding principles out of his extraordinary ability to infuse the everyday with surprise, absurdity, and wonder.No one will ever believe you.New York Times bestselling author Gavin Edwards, like the rest of us, has always been fascinated with Bill Murray—in particular the beloved actor’s adventures off-screen, which rival his filmography for sheer entertainment value. Edwards traveled to the places where Murray has lived, worked, and partied, in search of the most outrageous and hilarious Bill Murray stories from the past four decades, many of which have never before been reported. Bill once paid a child five dollars to ride his bike into a swimming pool. The star convinced Harvard’s JV women’s basketball team to play with him in a pri
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Random House USA Inc Rainbow in the Cloud
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University Press of Kentucky Stroheim
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The University Press of Kentucky Hitchcocks Partner in Suspense
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The University Press of Kentucky Films First Family
Book SynopsisExplores the dramatic history of the Costellos and their extraordinary significance to the stage and screen.Table of ContentsMis en Scéne Pittsburgh and North Mae East to Eden Chewing the Scenery A Lusty, Growing Thing Great Days Smashing Things Desperation The Lion at Warners Alone Time Trial in Error Xanadu and Vicinity Going South Sherman and the Nut The Middle of the End Over Her Head Three on Their Own Daddy Butch The Lions at Bay A Trio of Marriages The Magnificent Ambersons Deirdre, Johnny, and Jane Here Lies the Mick A Minor Kidnapping An Old Spanish Custom Mum Mum Epilogue
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University Press of Kentucky Otto Preminger
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The University Press of Kentucky Buzz
Book SynopsisTelling portrait of the filmmaker who revolutionised the musical and changed the world of choreography.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Prologue Actress and Son In Formation The Show Fixer A Cyclopean Vision The Cinematerpsichorean The Cancerous Tire Post-Traumatic Inspiration Buzz's Babes Art and Audacity The Stage Debacle Inconsolable One Last at Bat Jumping, Tapping, Diving Out of Sight The Ringmaster Remember My Forgotten Director The Figurehead The Palmy Days Epilogue On Busby Berkeley's Memoirs Appendix Notes Index
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The University Press of Kentucky Harry Dean Stanton Hollywoods Zen Rebel Screen
Book SynopsisThe first biography of Harry Dean Stanton.
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The University Press of Kentucky Sharp Cut
Book SynopsisExamines and analyses the screenplays of Harold Pinter.
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The University Press of Kentucky Patricia Neal An Unquiet Life
Book SynopsisA comprehensive portrait of accomplished, international star Patricia Neal.Table of ContentsA Note from Kirk Douglas Preface to the Paperback Edition Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chatper 27 Chapter 28 Appendix Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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The University Press of Kentucky Wild Bill Wellman
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The University Press of Kentucky Jayne Mansfield
Book SynopsisThe first definitive biography of tragicomic sex symbol Jayne Mansfield.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29
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The University Press of Kentucky MeanMoodyMagnificent Jane Russell and the
Book SynopsisThe first volume to explore the life and filmography of Jane Russell.Table of ContentsIntroduction From Bemidji to Burbank Valley Girl Daughter Grows Up Accidental Aspiring Actress The Howards Shooting an Outlaw Motionless Picture Actress Mean... Moody... Magnificent Mrs. Robert Waterfield Kickstarting a Career House in the Clouds "Mitch" Wing-Ding Tonight International Uproar What Happened In Vegas Blondes A Woman of Faith JR in 3D WAIF Russ-Field Do Lord On Stage and Small Screen Endings, Beginnings, & Endings A Life Onscreen Path and Detours Living Legend
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The University Press of Kentucky The Queen of Technicolor
Book SynopsisLatin American film star Maria Montez's legacy is gloriously remembered in this skilful and thorough biography.
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The University Press of Kentucky Mellencamp updated edition
Book SynopsisDespite his numerous hits and Grammy nominations - and his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - John Mellencamp remains one of America's most underrated songwriters. In Mellencamp, David Masciotra explores the life and career of this important talent, persuasively arguing that he deserves to be celebrated alongside artists like Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, and Bob Dylan.Starting with his modest beginnings in Seymour, Indiana, Masciotra details Mellencamp's road to fame, examining his struggles with the music industry and his persistent dedication to his midwestern roots as he found success by remaining true to where he came from. Masciotra addresses the numerous themes Mellencamp introduces into his songs, which range from small town life, race, and Christianity to poverty and the struggles of adulthood, placing them within the social and historical context of contemporary America.From a cultural critic who has contributed to the Washington Post, Atlantic, and Los Angeles Re
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The University Press of Kentucky Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop
Book SynopsisThis seminal biography examines the joys, sorrows, triumphs and hard work behind Lewis and Lamb Chop.Table of ContentsIntroduction Born in a Magician's trunk A Lucky Break Becoming Lewis Shari Had a Little Lamb A Show of Her Own Rising Stars Home and Office On the Road Doody's Revenge Building a Business Video Days The Price of Fame Renaissance Pizza to Go The Silence of the Lamb Not Your Mother's Lamb Chop Afterword: Lamb Chop Speaks
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The University Press of Kentucky Lawrence Tierney
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The University Press of Kentucky Harvard Hollywood Hitmen and Holy Men
Book SynopsisThrough his anecdotes, shocking and delightful in their humor and authenticity, Williams takes readers on his unique journey to answer life's big questions - with aides Mescalito (the Peyote guide), Ichazo (the Gurdjieffian Sufi master), and Dilgo Khyentse (the current Dali Lama's principal teacher), and finally, Vivian (a transcendent redhead).Table of ContentsWhere I Come From Socialization Education Principles Harvard College, Class of 1965 Coincidence Onwards, Backwards It's Not Just You, Murray! Big Time The Prophet Icons and Demons The Canary Tweets Revolution After the Revolution Into the Unknown A Childhood Breaking Down, Breaking Through Alchemicals Whirled Like a Dervish Life Upside Down Holy in Hollywood Upheaval Roman Holiday The Bells Toll Beyond Eccentric Magic Johnson Epilogue
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The University Press of Kentucky Katherine Jackson French
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsThe Strength and Sap of the Stock Young Lady from London Act Two A Fortnight of Balladry Berea Beloved A Comparison of the ballads of Katherine Jackson and Olive Dame Campbell/Cecil Sharp
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The University Press of Kentucky John Ford
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsBringing in the Sheaves Half Genius, Half Irish Himself The Noble Outlaw Men and Women at War Ireland Rebels What Really Happened The Last Place on Earth Addendum Filmography Bibliography Acknowledgments
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The University Press of Kentucky Jean Gabin
Book SynopsisWhen one thinks of the quintessential Frenchman, one likely pictures Jean Gabin (1904-1976). The son of music hall performers, the Paris-born actor grew up in the entertainment business. His onscreen debut in the 1930''s marked the beginning of many memorable roles in films such as La Grande Illusion (1937) and Émile Zola''s La Bête Humaine (1938). His performances would earn him international recognition and establish his reputation as one of the greatest stars of film noir.Pausing his performances on screen, Gabin joined the Allied struggle of WWII. Serving under General Charles De Gaulle in the Free French Forces as a tank commander, Gabin was awarded several medals for his service. Upon his return to acting after the war, he became the embodiment of the uniquely French spirit - a persona that would define his future roles. In Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France, Joseph Harriss tells the story of this French icon. This well-researched biography documents Gabin''s life from his star
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The University of Alabama Press Get a Shot of Rhythm and Blues The Arthur Alexander Story
Book SynopsisChronicles the rise, fall and rebirth of Arthur Alexander, an African American singer-songwriter whose music influenced many of the rock and soul musicians of the 1960s. His songs were recorded by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, among others.
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Beaufort Books Illusions of Camelot
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AMSCO Music catstevenscomplete
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Hal Leonard Europe Limited Charlie Parker for Piano For All C Instruments
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WW Norton & Co Wagstaff Before and After Mapplethorpe A
Book SynopsisHere is the long-awaited story of Sam Wagstaff and his indelible influence on the world of late-twentieth-century art.Trade Review"His [Wagstaff's] role in establishing photography as a major art form is given its due here." -- Apollo Magazine"...Philip Gefter tells the fascinating story of art curator and collector Sam Wagstaff, who helped create a market boom when he turned his eye to photography in the 1970s." -- Popular Photography"Gefter is very good on New York's gay milieu and his book is full of racy details." -- The Independent"...striking, sexy biography of a charismatic man in the best and worst of times." -- The Times"...this excellent and overdue biography..." -- The Telegraph"Gefter offers a captivating tribute to a man who certainly transformed the fate of photography." -- artlyst.com
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