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 Pictures At a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
Mark Harris
Pictures at a Revolution tracks five movies -- the milestones Bonnie and Clyde and The Graduate, the popular hits Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and In the Heat of the Night, and the big-budget disaster Doctor Dolittle -- on their five-year journey to Oscar night in the spring of 1968. It follows their fortunes through the last days of the studio system and the first sparks of a cultural upheaval that would launch maverick new stars and directors, topple more than one industry titan from his pedestal, and redefine what American movies could be. Hardcover, 490 pp. $27.95.
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 The Anatomy of Story
John Truby
John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood's most successful films. The Anatomy of Story is his long-awaited forst book, and in it he shares all his secrets for writing a compelling script. The Anatomy of Story draws on a broad range of concepts and archetypes from philosophy and mythology, offering fresh techniques and insightful anecdotes alongside Truby's own unique approach to building an effective, multifaceted narrative. Hardcover, 445 pp. $34.50.
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 The Rest is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century
Alex Ross
The Rest Is Noise takes the reader inside the labyrinth of modern sound. It tells of maverick personalities who have resisted the cult of the classical past, struggled against the indifference of a wide public, and defied the will of dictators. Whether they have charmed audiences with pure beauty or battered them with pure noise, composers have always been exuberently of the present, defying the stereotype of classical music as a dying art. Hardcover, 624 pp. $33.00. |
 The Battle For Bond
Robert Sellers
The Battle for Bond unravels the untold story behind the most controversial part of the James Bond legend. A tale of bitter recriminations, betrayal, multi-million dollar lawsuits and even death. It is the fabled story of Kevin McClory's 40 year legal battle over the rights to the screen version of James Bond. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to know the truth about James Bond. Softcover, 264 pp. $43.95. |
 Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie
Rachel Corrie
Let Me Stand Alone reveals the late activist Rachel Corrie's striking gifts as a poet and writer as she tells her story in her own words, from her precocious reflections as a young girl to her final emails. Her writing brings to life all that it means to come of age--a dawning sense of self, a thirst for one's own ideals, and an evolving connection to others near and far. Hardcover, 311 pp. $23.95.
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 The Seven Basic Plots
Christopher Booker
This remarkable and monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of basic stories in the world. Using a wealth of examples, from ancient myths and folk tales via the plays and novels of great literature to the popular movies and TV soap operas of today, it shows that there are seven archetypal themes which recur throughout every kind of storytelling. Softcover, 728 pp. $32.95.
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 The World and Its Double: The Life and Work of Otto Preminger
Chris Fujiwara
Otto Preminger was one of Hollywood's first truly independent producer-directors. He sought to address the major social, political, and historical questions of his time in films designed to appeal to a wide public. Chris Fujiwara's critical biography -- a detailed new look at the director's life and legacy --follows Preminger throughout his varied career, penetrating his carefully constructed public persona and revealing the many layers of his work. Hardcover, 480 pp. $38.50. |
 Black Watch
Gregory Burke
Viewed through the eyes of those on the ground, Black Watch reveals what it means to be part of the legendary Scottish regiment, what it means to be part of the war on terror, and what it means to make the journey back home again. This book contains Gregory Burke's award-winning script, with production notes by the director John Tiffany and colour photographs that capture the powerful and inventive use of movement in this visceral, complex and urgent piece of theatre. Softcover, 73 pp. $23.95. |
 And Then, You Act
Anne Bogart
And Then, You Act contains eight new essays on art, theatre and the collaborative creative process by award-winning theatre director, Anne Bogart. Where her last book, A Director Prepares, detailed the process of preparation for an artist, this book is about the importance of action during times of difficulty, whether personal or political. Softcover, 140 pp. $27.95. |
 Why Is That So Funny?
John Wright
Why Is That So Funny? starts with a discussion of the various types of laughter that can be provoked by performance. It then presents graduated sequences of over a hundred games and exercises devised to demonstrate and investigate the whole range of comic possibilities open to a performer and to test every assertion made. Softcover, 334 pp. $24.95. |
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