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    Nora Ephron
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    Nora Ephron

    Nora Ephron was one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism and film.Nora Ephron: A Biographyis the first comprehensive portrait of the Manhattan-born girlwho forged a path of her own, earning accolades and adoration...
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    The Show Won't Go On
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    The Show Won't Go On

    There has never been a show business book quite like The Show Won't Go On, the first comprehensive study of a bizarre phenomenon: performers who died onstage. From the comedy magician who dropped dead on live television to the amateur thespian...
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    Better Call Saul and Philosophy
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    Better Call Saul and Philosophy

    Better Call Saul and Philosophy: I Think Therefore I Scamis a collection of twenty-three essays exploring the philosophical themes in the hit television show Better Call Saul, a prequel to the TV show Breaking Bad. The sixth and final season of Better...
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    Esoteric Hollywood II

    Like no other book before it, this work delves into the deep, dark, and mysterious undertones hidden in Tinsel town's biggest films. Esoteric Hollywood is a game-changer in an arena of tabloid-populated titles. After years of scholarly research, Jay Dyer...
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    The Unofficial BTS Bible
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    The Unofficial BTS Bible

    BTS (aka Bangtan Sonyeondan) has become one of K-POP's most well-known singing groups. The seven-member Korean boy band formed in 2013 and has slowly grown to worldwide fame through their music. Despite slow beginnings, the K-POP group now has millions...
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  • K-POP A To Z
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    K-POP A To Z

    Everything You Could Possibly Need to Know about Korean Pop Music! K-POP is popping up everywhere! Korea's infectious and high-energy pop music and entertainment scene is a relatively young phenomenon in the West, and it is rapidly gaining traction...
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    Disney World at 50
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    Disney World at 50

    Celebrating 50 years of The Most Magical Place on EarthSince its opening in October 1971, Walt Disney World has continued to expand and evolve as the most visited vacation resort in the world. What hasn't changed over five decades is the incomparable...
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    Chadwick Boseman
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    Chadwick Boseman

    A profound remembrance of an extraordinary life cut short,celebratingChadwick Boseman's brilliance on screen as well as his rich existence as a generous friend, family member, and activist.Chadwick Boseman will forever be remembered as a sublime acting...
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    100 Things WWE Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

    Covering the most charming babyfaces and hateable heels, the high-flyers as well as the hardcore heroes, this comprehensive, authoritative book explores the personalities, events, and facts every WWE fan should know. Dive into pro wrestling history with...
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    The Ultimate Book of Zombie Warfare and Survival
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    The Ultimate Book of Zombie Warfare and Survival

    The Gory Guide to the Walking Dead While most people know what zombies look like, do they actually know how they act? What they do during their spare time? What their work ethic is? Probably not. Enter The Ultimate Book of Zombie Warfare and...
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    Glamour Ghoul

    Sales & Promotion Publicity: -National Media outreach -Podcast interviews -Book giveaways
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    Easy Listening Acid Trip

    In his acclaimed book Elevator Music: A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong, author Joseph Lanza explored the forbidden beauty and social importance of an otherwise shunned musical category. Now, in Easy-Listening Acid Trip, he...
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    Great Monologues
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    Great Monologues

    A must-have resource for aspiring actors: both monologues to audition with and a step-by-step guide on the best monologue audition preparation!Great Monologues: And How to Give Winning Auditionsis primarily for actors looking for excellent acting...
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    Your Career in Animation (2nd Edition)
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    Your Career in Animation (2nd Edition)

    A Newly Revised Edition of the Go-To Guide for Any Animation Artist!"Your Career in Animation is the most comprehensive and valuable book on animation careers that you'll ever need." -Bill Plympton, Animator / ProducerWhether you want to break into the...
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    Running Theaters, Second Edition
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    Running Theaters, Second Edition

    Advice Culled from Interviews with More Than 100 Experts in the Field In Running Theaters, management consultant and author Duncan M. Webb reveals the best practices that consistently lead to successful theater operations. Culled from surveys and...
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    The Lucid Body
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    The Lucid Body

    "From Fay's methodology, I learned to use my intuition and lived experiences in myriad new ways." --Winston Duke, actor, Black Panther, Avengers, Us, and Nine DaysEngaging Mind and Body to Develop the Complete Physical Nature of CharactersActors are...
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    The Beginning or the End
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    The Beginning or the End

    The shocking and significant story of how the White House and Pentagon scuttled an epic Hollywood productionSoon after atomic bombs exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, MGM set out to make a movie studio chief Louis B. Mayer called 'the most...
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    A Sense of Dread
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    A Sense of Dread

    A Sense of Dread features three main sections. 1) A detailed examination of the biological, psychological, and cultural bases of fear. What fears do we share with animals? What fears are uniquely human? What fears have we learned from our culture? From...
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    Transitions
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    Transitions

    Becoming a director is not just about making a film, webseries, commercial, or music video. The opportunity to direct for television is not a given because you've successfully completed a project in another medium. Turning your passion into your...
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    The Executive Chair
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    The Executive Chair

    To make compelling television, our industry depends on enthusiastic new voices with fresh ideas. While there are plenty of books about the mechanics of writing, this is the first time an insider has detailed the invaluable TV executive perspective. As...
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    Directing Great Televison
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    Directing Great Televison

    Sharing his own process honed over a decades-long career, Emmy-nominated director Dan Attias brings you into the actual experience of directing series television.Whether it's the high-stakes pressure of solving a last-minute problem on set, or the joy of...
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    Editing for Directors
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    Editing for Directors

    Editing for Directors guides directors through postproduction, starting with planning for editing during the shoot and ending with the completion of their film. This thorough, well-illustrated book describes the artistic, organisational, and technical...
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    The Total FilmMaker
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    The Total FilmMaker

    The Total FilmMaker was originally written and based on over 480 hours of Jerry's guest lecture series at USC Film School in 1966, where his then-students included aspiring young filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. From script to...
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    Crazy Screenwriting Secrets
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    Crazy Screenwriting Secrets

    Through a "Crazy" approach in writing the feature screenplay, the first half of the book guides the reader in how to create and develop: Story Idea, Characters, One Page Step Outline, and the solid script. In the second half, the book covers professional...
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    Writing for the Cut
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    Writing for the Cut

    'The first draft of the script is the first cut of the movie, and the final cut of the movie is the last draft of the script' - Quentin TarantinoEditing is what makes a movie a movie. Consulting with master film editors including Walter Murch, Juliette...
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    Bulletproof
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    Bulletproof

    The team of diamond and Weissman have been writing movies and mentoring filmmakers for decades. In this practical guide, they take the aspiring writer by the hand and guide them through the logistics and tools of writing an attention-grabbing,...
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  • The Coffee Break Screenwriter... Breaks the Rules
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    The Coffee Break Screenwriter... Breaks the Rules

    March to a different drummer! Take risks. Make bold choices. Break the rules! But do it purposely and strategically, using The Coffee Break Screenwriter . . . Breaks the Rules as your guide, and create a script readers will remember.Pilar Alessandra's...
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    Story$elling
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    Story$elling

    Pitching is an art form that brings together content and communication channels. Regardless of What you're pitching...Where, When and to Whom...the principles are universal. It's How you pitch that matters - and there are countless strategies...
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    Beat by Beat
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    Beat by Beat

    This groundbreaking guide describes six seemingly different popular movies and genres (Skyfall, The Avengers, The Hangover, A Beautiful Mind, The Conjuring, Gone Girl) and shows screenwriters how they all follow the exact same 120 Universal Story Beats...
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    Reality TV
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    Reality TV

    Reality TV: An Insider's Guide to TV's Hottest Market is a no-nonsense read that doesn't sugarcoat the realities of the process or the ethical gut-checks that writers and producers often experience in trying to deliver an engaging end product...
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  • Master of the Cinematic Universe
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    Master of the Cinematic Universe

    Master of the Cinematic Universe is a guide to the future of trans-media storytelling. Content creators of every flavor are constantly needing to expand the mediums they can work in. This volume serves as a resource for using the timeless truths of story...
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  • Shoot Like Scorsese
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    Shoot Like Scorsese

    Martin Scorsese directs films that range from the subtlest studies of relationships to violent gangster movies, with characters who are driven to the extremes of their personality. This book looks at Scorsese's key techniques, showing how he uses space,...
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    The Making of The Wizard of Oz
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    The Making of The Wizard of Oz

    Released in conjunction with the 75th-anniversary DVD release of The Wizard of Oz, this book is the definitive story of how one of America's most beloved movies was made and a marvelous, unprecedented examination of how Hollywood used to make movies...
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    The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia
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    The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia

    A rich, fact-filled collectible, packed with vibrant history, amazing trivia, and rare photographs, The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia,assembled with the full cooperation of the Rod Serling estate, includes biographies of every principal actor involved in...
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    Japanese Cinema
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    Japanese Cinema

    An informal yet informed journey through the classic works of Japanese cinema and their directors.This is a passionate, personal journey through one of the world's greatest national cinemas, beginning with the classic directors who came to the fore in...
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    Nocturnal Admissions
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    Nocturnal Admissions

    Steve Adelman's humorous and engaging memoir reflects on his years as the director and owner of some of the world's most popular nightclubs, including the Roxy, Limelight, Tunnel, and Palladium in the heyday of clubs in New York City during the 1980s and...
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    Make My Day

    Named a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times"Singular, stylish and slightly intoxicating in its scope." Rolling StoneAcclaimed media critic J. Hoberman's masterful and majestic exploration of the Reagan years as seen through the unforgettable movies...
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    Acting and Living in Discovery

    Based on her experiences at the legendary Herbert Berghof studio in New York City, Carol Rosenfeld’s Acting and Living in Discovery is an essential workbook for actors of all types that focuses the actor’s homework—the work...
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    Fundamentals of Theatrical Design
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    Fundamentals of Theatrical Design

    Veteran theater designers Karen Brewster and Melissa Shafer have consulted with a broad range of seasoned theater industry professionals to provide an exhaustive guide full of sound advice and insight. With clear examples and hands-on exercises,...
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    Learning by Heart
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    Learning by Heart

    Tap into your natural ability to create!* Engaging, proven exercises for developing creativity * Priceless resource for teachers, artists, actors, everyoneArtist and educator Corita Kent inspired generations of artists, and the truth of her words "We can...
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    The Filmmaker's Guide to Production Design
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    The Filmmaker's Guide to Production Design

    Learn to turn a simple screenplay into a visual masterpiece! Top production designers share their real-life experiences to explain the aesthetic, narrative, and technical aspects of the craft. Step by step, aspiring filmmakers will discover sound...
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  • RuPaul: In His Own Words
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    RuPaul: In His Own Words

    A collection of 500 quotes from RuPaul, actor, singer, producer and host of RuPaul's Drag Race, and the most influential drag queen of our time. Part of the In Their Own Words series.Get inside the head of RuPaul: award-winning TV personality, musician,...
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    Staging Story
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    Staging Story

    Moss is the founder of Playwrights Horizons, one of the most influential theaters in New York<BR> He has also been Artistic Director of the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca and Syracuse Stage<BR> He has directed at theaters around the...
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    Slave Play

    An audacious new play that explores the ways in which historical trauma affects the present-day intersections of race, gender, and sexuality."The single most daring thing I've seen in a theater in a long time." -- Wesley Morris, New York...
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    The Sound Inside

    When Bella Baird, an isolated creative writing professor at Yale, begins to mentor a brilliant but enigmatic student named Christopher, the two form an unexpectedly intense bond. As their lives and the stories they tell about themselves become...
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    An Actor's Companion

    "There is a muscularity, not to mention wisdom and truth, to Seth's techniques. He is a wonderful teacher, and I know that having him as my first guide is one of the luckiest things to have happened to me in my career and life." -Anne Hathaway, from her...
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    Cost of Living (TCG Edition)

    Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 2018Other awards for Cost of Living: Edgerton New Play Prize (2016), Jean Kennedy Smith Prize-The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2016), Women's Invitational-Ashland New Plays Festival2016 NY Times...
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    Discovering the Clown, or The Funny Book of Good Acting

    In his introduction, Christopher Bayes describes the pursuit of the clown as the search for "the authentic, playful self and its unique relationship to the comic world." An essential read for performers of all kinds, this text takes a deep dive into...
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