The Secret Lives of Color - Kassia St Clair

Laurel Canyon - Michael Walker

Laurel Canyon
The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll's Legendary Neighborhood
Michael Walker
Genre: Music
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: May 1, 2010
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

A "richly anecdotal" account of the secluded LA neighborhood's legendary music scene, a tale of groupies, cocaine, and California dreaming ( Salon ). Finalist, SCBA Book Award for Nonfiction A Los Angeles Times Bestseller In the late sixties and early seventies, an impromptu collection of musicians colonized a eucalyptus-scented canyon deep in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles and melded folk, rock, and savvy American pop into a sound that conquered the world as thoroughly as the songs of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones had before them. Decades later, the music made in Laurel Canyon continues to pour from radios, earbuds, and concert stages around the world. In Laurel Canyon , veteran journalist Michael Walker draws on interviews with those who were there to tell the inside story of this unprecedented gathering of some of the era's leading musical lights—including Joni Mitchell; Jim Morrison; Crosby, Stills, and Nash; John Mayall; the Mamas and the Papas; Carole King; the Eagles; and Frank Zappa, to name just a few—who turned Los Angeles into the music capital of the world and forever changed the way popular music is recorded, marketed, and consumed. "An exhaustively researched and richly anecdotal book that will fascinate both rock aficionados and cultural historians." — Salon "Captures all the magic and lyricism of an almost mythological geographical spot in the history of pop music . . . the story of a more melodious time in rock and roll where the great talents of the '60s and '70s cloistered together in a sort of enchanted valley populated by an all-star cast of characters." —Steven Gaines, author of Philistines at the Hedgerow

The Architecture of Happiness - Alain de Botton

The Architecture of Happiness
Alain de Botton
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: October 3, 2006
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

A dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations. One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kinds of walls, chairs, buildings, and streets that surround us. And yet a concern for architecture is too often described as frivolous, even self-indulgent. In The Architecture of Happiness , Alain de Botton starts from the idea that where we are heavily influences who we can be, and argues that it is architecture's task to stand as an eloquent reminder of our full potential.

Die Physiker - Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Die Physiker
Eine Komödie in zwei Akten
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Genre: Theater
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: May 22, 2012
Publisher: Diogenes Verlag AG
Seller: Diogenes Verlag AG

Kernphysiker Möbius, Entdecker einer furchtbaren und gefährlichen Formel, flüchtet, seine Familie preisgebend, ins Irrenhaus. Er spielt Irrsinn, er fingiert die Heimsuchung durch den Geist Salomos, um das, was er entdeckte, als Produkt des Irrsinns zu diffamieren. Doch zwei Geheimagenten, ebenfalls als Wahnsinnige getarnt, sind ihm auf der Spur.

How to Win at Chess - Levy Rozman

How to Win at Chess
The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond
Levy Rozman
Genre: Games
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: October 24, 2023
Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn chess from International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players. Clever and informative, How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead. Full of Levy Rozman's signature charm and humor that have made him beloved by millions of fans, the first half of this unique guide introduces rising players (0-800 Elo rating) to the four key areas to consider when playing chess—openings, endings, tactics, and strategy—and the second half builds upon these core skills for more experienced players (800-1300 Elo rating). Brimming with practical and easy-to-follow tips for improving your game, How to Win at Chess includes over 500 instructional gameplay illustrations to help you better visualize the board, as well as chapter-specific QR codes for exclusive bonus content on Chessly, Rozman’s teaching platform. Whether you want to become a recreational chess player or are training to be a Grandmaster, How to Win at Chess is the perfect interactive introduction to the world of chess!

It's All a Game - Tristan Donovan

It's All a Game
The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan
Tristan Donovan
Genre: Games
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: May 30, 2017
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

"[A] timely book . . . a wonderfully entertaining trip around the board, through 4,000 years of game history." — The Wall Street Journal Board games have been with us even longer than the written word. But what is it about this pastime that continues to captivate us well into the age of smartphones and instant gratification? In It's All a Game , Tristan Donovan, British journalist and author of Replay: The History of Video Games , opens the box on the incredible and often surprising history and psychology of board games. He traces the evolution of the game across cultures, time periods, and continents, from the paranoid Chicago toy genius behind classics like Operation and Mouse Trap, to the role of Monopoly in helping prisoners of war escape the Nazis, and even the scientific use of board games today to teach artificial intelligence how to reason and how to win. With these compelling stories and characters, Donovan ultimately reveals why board games—from chess to Monopoly to Risk and more—have captured hearts and minds all over the world for generations. "Splendid . . . A quick and breezy read, it doesn't just tell the fascinating stories of the (often struggling) individuals who created our favorite games. It also manages to convey the entire sweep of board game history, from the earliest forms of checkers to modern-day surprise hits like Settlers of Catan." — Mashable "Artfully weaves together culture, business, and ways games impact society." — Booklist "A fascinating and insightful discussion not only of games past, but the socioeconomic and historical factors that contributed to their popularity." — Chicago Review of Books

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production - J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production
The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production
J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne
Genre: Theater
Price: $8.99
Publish Date: July 25, 2017
Publisher: Pottermore Publishing
Seller: Pottermore Limited

The official playscript of the original West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places. The playscript for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was originally released as a 'special rehearsal edition' alongside the opening of Jack Thorne's play in London's West End in summer 2016. Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, the play opened to rapturous reviews from theatregoers and critics alike, while the official playscript became an immediate global bestseller. This definitive and final playscript updates the 'special rehearsal edition' with the conclusive and final dialogue from the play, which has subtly changed since its rehearsals, as well as a conversation piece between director John Tiffany and writer Jack Thorne, who share stories and insights about reading playscripts. This edition also includes useful background information including the Potter family tree and a timeline of events from the Wizarding World prior to the beginning of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

The Artist’s Side Hustle - Stacie Bloomfield

The Artist’s Side Hustle
Grow Your Creative Business in Just 5 Hours a Week
Stacie Bloomfield
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: November 18, 2025
Publisher: Hay House
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

Turn your creative passion into sustainable income with just five hours a week in this road map from the founder of side-hustle-turned-multimillion-dollar-business Gingiber. Are you dreaming of a career as an artist but unsure how to monetize it? Or have you already started your side hustle but are struggling to make it sustainable, both in your bandwidth and as income? Stacie Bloomfield asked herself the same questions. Now, she's using her experience of starting stationery company Gingiber to give you just the advice you need to start a successful side hustle doing what you love. After graduating college, she found a job as a coffee shop manager. But she soon found herself yearning to reconnect with her artistic voice. And what started as an artistic side hustle turned into a thriving multimillion-dollar business. Whether you want to maintain a side hustle or grow your business into something larger, you will need the same solid foundation. With Stacie as your guide, you’ll learn: 13 ways to monetize art and the secret to business growth in the art world The 4 essential components of an art portfolioA road map for generating consistent side income as an artistHow to use 5 hours a week to create your art business This is your chance to rediscover your unique voice, generate income from your art, and gain the confidence you need to showcase your creativity to the world.

Visual Guitar Theory - Chad Johnson

Visual Guitar Theory
An Easy Guide to Recognizing and Understanding Essential Fretboard Patterns
Chad Johnson
Genre: Music
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: January 1, 2018
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

Many guitarists spend years, or entire lives, feeling their way around the guitar neck in the dark. But it doesn't have to be that way] Experiencing the freedom that comes with a little theoretical knowledge is not as difficult as it may seem. With Visual Guitar Theory, you'll quickly connect the dots by seeing and understanding the shapes and patterns that make music work, with over 500 full-color fretboard diagrams, detailed lessons, quizzes, and an organized, progressive teaching approach. Topics covered include: intervals; building triads; transposing chord shapes; inversions; building scales; and much more.

Scar Tissue - Anthony Kiedis & Larry Sloman

Scar Tissue
Anthony Kiedis & Larry Sloman
Genre: Music
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: October 1, 2004
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

In this "vivid and inspiring" New York Times bestseller ( Newsweek ), the Red Hot Chili Peppers' lead singer and songwriter shares a searingly honest account of life in the rock scene's fast lane—from the darkness into the light. In 1983, four self-described "knuckleheads" burst out of the mosh-pitted mosaic of the neo-punk rock scene in L.A. with their own unique brand of cosmic hardcore mayhem funk. Over twenty years later, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, against all odds, have become one of the most successful bands in the world. Though the band has gone through many incarnations, Anthony Kiedis, the group's lyricist and dynamic lead singer, has been there for the whole roller-coaster ride. In Scar Tissue , Kiedis delivers a compelling life story from a man "in love with everything"—the darkness, the death, the disease. Even his descent into drug addiction was a part of that journey, another element transformed into art. Whether he's honoring the influence of the beautiful, strong women who have been his muses or remembering the roaring crowds of Woodstock and the Dalai Lama's humble compound, Kiedis shares a compelling story about the price of success and excess. Scar Tissue is a story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption—a story that could only have come out of the world of rock.

Cake Eater - Carl Radke

Cake Eater
Carl Radke
Genre: TV
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: December 30, 2025
Publisher: Rising Action
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

For fans of raw celebrity memoirs, Bravo Summer House star Carl Radke gives readers a look into his unfiltered journey of recovery, resilience and transformation. Sober Carl Isn’t Fun—Or Is He? Carl Radke’s path from reality TV’s party-loving star to a life centered around recovery has been anything but straightforward. Famous for his role on Summer House , Carl’s journey in the spotlight has forced him to confront personal battles under public scrutiny. Beyond the cameras, he’s faced struggles with addiction, the weight of toxic masculinity, the heartbreaking loss of his brother, and a quest to find real joy in a world that equates fun with alcohol. In this candid memoir, Carl opens up about a side of his life few have seen. With unfiltered honesty, he takes readers through the highs and lows, from career shifts and family dynamics to finding peace in his recovery. Each chapter dives into the hard-earned lessons he’s gathered, proving that life can be fulfilling—even without a drink. His story shows that fun and authenticity aren’t only compatible with sobriety; they can thrive because of it. Whether processing grief, navigating sober relationships, or confronting the public’s perceptions, Carl’s journey is one of resilience, growth, and self-discovery. Through vulnerability and humor, Carl redefines “fun,” reminding readers that the most meaningful transformations come from within. This memoir is a must-read for anyone seeking the courage to redefine their own path. “In Cake Eater , Carl Radke invites us into a deeply personal journey through loss, growth, and finding hope again. It’s an honest, heartfelt reminder that healing takes time and self-compassion, but it’s within reach.” -Lori Gottlieb, Bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone and New York Times "Ask The Therapist" columnist

The Complete Book of Drawing - Barrington Barber

The Complete Book of Drawing
Essential skills for every artist
Barrington Barber
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: January 16, 2018
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Limited
Seller: Arcturus Publishing Limited

What does an artist need to know about drawing? And what has to be mastered in order to achieve the drawings you want? In this book Barrington Barber shows you, offering advice and tips as he takes you through the various stages. From object drawing and still-life composition, the natural world and portraiture, to looking at form and shape, and assessing styles and techniques,  The Complete Book of Drawing  is a distillation of the many skills that the aspiring artist needs to develop. As Barrington Barber knows from his many years of both teaching and practising art, it is crucial for you as an individual to find your own style and way of doing things. And, uniquely among practical art books, this is what The Complete Book of Drawing provides, by revealing new possibilities and enabling you to look at the world around you with fresh eyes. After training as a graphic designer, Barrington Barber went into advertising, working for top agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather, before progressing to freelance design and producing illustrations for a range of books and magazines. He taught art for many years, and now enjoys a successful career as a fine artist. He has written and illustrated a wide range of best-selling instructive art books, which to date have sold 4 million copies around the world.

Heavier Than Heaven - Charles R. Cross

Heavier Than Heaven
A Biography of Kurt Cobain
Charles R. Cross
Genre: Music
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: March 13, 2012
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

The New York Times bestseller and the definitive portrait of Kurt Cobain--as relevant as ever, as we remember the impact of Cobain on our culture twenty-five years after his death--now with a new preface and an additional final chapter from acclaimed author Charles R. Cross. It has been twenty-five years since Kurt Cobain died by his own hand in April 1994; it was an act of will that typified his short, angry, inspired life. Veteran music journalist Charles R. Cross fuses his intimate knowledge of the Seattle music scene with his deep compassion for his subject in this extraordinary story of artistic brilliance and the pain that extinguished it. Based on more than four hundred interviews; four years of research; exclusive access to Cobain's unpublished diaries, lyrics, and family photos; and a wealth of documentation, Heavier Than Heaven traces Cobain's life from his early days in a double-wide trailer outside of Aberdeen, Washington, to his rise to fame, success, and the adulation of a generation. Charles Cross has written a new preface for this edition, giving readers context for the time in which the book was written, six years after Kurt's death, and reminding everyone how fresh that cultural experience was when the interviews for the book were done. The new final chapter will update the story since, regarding investigations into Cobain's death, Nirvana's induction into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, and how their place in rock history has only risen over the decades.

The Real Book - Volume I (Songbook) - Various Authors

The Real Book - Volume I (Songbook)
Bb Edition
Various Authors
Genre: Music
Price: $30.99
Publish Date: April 1, 2005
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed, without any regard to copyright law, or royalties paid to the composers who created these musical masterpieces. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produced. You won't even notice the difference, other than all the notorious errors being fixed: the covers and typeface look the same, the song list is nearly identical, and the price for our edition is even cheaper than the original] Every conscientious musician will appreciate that these books are now produced accurately and ethically, benefitting the songwriters that we owe for some of the greatest tunes of all time] This Bb edition includes 400 songs: All Blues * Au Privave * Autumn Leaves * Black Orpheus * Bluesette * Body and Soul * Bright Size Life * Con Alma * Dolphin Dance * Don't Get Around Much Anymore * Easy Living * Epistrophy * Falling in Love with Love * Footprints * Four on Six * Giant Steps * Have You Met Miss Jones? * How High the Moon * I'll Remember April * Impressions * Lullaby of Birdland * Misty * My Funny Valentine * Oleo * Red Clay * Satin Doll * Sidewinder * Stella by Starlight * Take Five * There Is No Greater Love * Wave * and hundreds more]

Keys to Drawing - Bert Dodson

Keys to Drawing
Bert Dodson
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: August 15, 1990
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw. In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing system—fifty-five "keys" that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner. These keys, along with dozens of practice exercises, will help you draw like an artist in no time. You'll learn how to:    • Restore, focus, map, and intensify    • Free your hand action, then learn to control it    • Convey the illusions of light, depth, and texture    • Stimulate your imagination through "creative play"

Minecraft: Guide to Redstone (Updated) - Mojang Ab & The Official Minecraft Team

Minecraft: Guide to Redstone (Updated)
Mojang Ab & The Official Minecraft Team
Genre: Games
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: November 22, 2022
Publisher: Random House Worlds
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

This classic Minecraft game guide is now completely revamped with 100% new information for the latest version of the game! Discover all the insider tips and tricks in this definitive, fully illustrated guide to creating with redstone in Minecraft. Learn the art of redstone and become a master engineer with Minecraft: Guide to Redstone , and put theory into practice to construct intricate contraptions in Minecraft. Pick up the basics of the redstone components and their uses, discover how to make working circuits, and create incredibly complex builds using your new skills, taught by game-creator Mojang.

Get Your House Right - Marianne Cusato, Ben Pentreath, Richard Sammons, Leon Krier & HRH The Prince of Wales

Get Your House Right
Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid
Marianne Cusato, Ben Pentreath, Richard Sammons, Leon Krier & HRH The Prince of Wales
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: August 9, 2011
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

Even as oversized McMansions continue to elbow their way into tiny lots nationwide, a much different trend has taken shape. This return to traditional architectural principles venerates qualities that once were taken for granted in home design: structural common sense, aesthetics of form, appropriateness to a neighborhood, and even sustainability. Marianne Cusato, creator of the award-winning Katrina Cottages, has authored and illustrated this definitive guide to what makes houses look and feel right—to the eye and to the soul. She teaches us the language and grammar of classical architecture, revealing how balance, harmony, and detail all contribute to creating a home that will be loved rather than tolerated. And she takes us through the do’s and don’ts of every element of home design, from dormers to doorways to columns. Integral to the book are its hundreds of elegant line drawings—clearly rendering the varieties of lintels and cornices, arches and eaves, and displaying “avoid” and “use” versions of the same elements side by side.

The Art of Dramatic Writing - Lajos Egri

The Art of Dramatic Writing
Lajos Egri
Genre: Theater
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: May 22, 2024
Publisher: Rare Treasure Editions
Seller: De Marque, Inc.

Egri's treatise The Art of Dramatic Writing was first published in 1946 and remains today one of the best creative writing how-to books ever written.

Making Movies - Sidney Lumet

Making Movies
Sidney Lumet
Genre: Film
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: March 14, 1995
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME • “Invaluable.... I am sometimes asked if there is one book a filmgoer could read to learn more about how movies are made and what to look for while watching them. This is the book.” —Roger Ebert, The New York Times Book Review Why does a director choose a particular script? What must they do in order to keep actors fresh and truthful through take after take of a single scene? How do you stage a shootout—involving more than one hundred extras and three colliding taxis—in the heart of New York’s diamond district? What does it take to keep the studio honchos happy? From the first rehearsal to the final screening, Making Movies is a master’s take, delivered with clarity, candor, and a wealth of anecdote. For in this book, Sidney Lumet, one of our most consistently acclaimed directors, gives us both a professional memoir and a definitive guide to the art, craft, and business of the motion picture. Drawing on forty years of experience on movies that range from Long Day’s Journey into Night to Network and The Verdict —and with such stars as Katharine Hepburn, Paul Newman, Marlon Brando, and Al Pacino—Lumet explains how painstaking labor and inspired split-second decisions can result in two hours of screen magic.

Fences - August Wilson

Fences
August Wilson
Genre: Theater
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: June 1, 1986
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

From legendary playwright August Wilson comes the powerful, stunning dramatic bestseller that won him critical acclaim, including the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize. Troy Maxson is a strong man, a hard man. He has had to be to survive. Troy Maxson has gone through life in an America where to be proud and black is to face pressures that could crush a man, body and soul. But the 1950s are yielding to the new spirit of liberation in the 1960s, a spirit that is changing the world Troy Maxson has learned to deal with the only way he can, a spirit that is making him a stranger, angry and afraid, in a world he never knew and to a wife and son he understands less and less. This is a modern classic, a book that deals with the impossibly difficult themes of race in America, set during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s.  Now an Academy Award-winning film directed by and starring  Denzel Washington , along with Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Viola Davis.

Cue the Sun! - Emily Nussbaum

Cue the Sun!
The Invention of Reality TV
Emily Nussbaum
Genre: TV
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: June 25, 2024
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

The rollicking saga of reality television, a “sweeping” ( The Washington Post ) cultural history of America’s most influential, most divisive artistic phenomenon, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning New Yorker writer—“a must-read for anyone interested in television or popular culture” (NPR) “Passionate, exquisitely told . . . With muscular prose and an exacting eye for detail . . . [Nussbaum] knits her talents for sharp analysis and telling reportage well.”— The New York Times (Editors’ Choice) In development as a docuseries from the studio behind Spencer and Spotlight ONE OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE AND THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION Who invented reality television, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre? And why can’t we look away? In this revelatory, deeply reported account of the rise of “dirty documentary”—from its contentious roots in radio to the ascent of Donald Trump—Emily Nussbaum unearths the origin story of the genre that ate the world, as told through the lively voices of the people who built it. At once gimlet-eyed and empathetic, Cue the Sun! explores the morally charged, funny, and sometimes tragic consequences of the hunt for something real inside something fake. In sharp, absorbing prose, Nussbaum traces the jagged fuses of experimentation that exploded with Survivor at the turn of the millennium. She introduces the genre’s trickster pioneers, from the icy Allen Funt to the shambolic Chuck Barris; Cops auteur John Langley; cynical Bachelor ringmaster Mike Fleiss; and Jon Murray and Mary-Ellis Bunim, the visionaries behind The Real World —along with dozens of stars from An American Family, The Real World, Big Brother, Survivor, and The Bachelor . We learn about the tools of the trade—like the Frankenbite, a deceptive editor’s best friend—and ugly tales of exploitation. But Cue the Sun! also celebrates reality’s peculiar power: a jolt of emotion that could never have come from a script. What happened to the first reality stars, the Louds—and why won’t they speak to the couple who filmed them? Which serial killer won on The Dating Game ? Nussbaum explores reality TV as a strike-breaker, the queer roots of Bravo, the dark truth behind The Apprentice, and more . A shrewd observer who adores television, Nussbaum is the ideal voice for the first substantive history of the genre that, for better or worse, made America what it is today.

The Real Book - Volume II (Songbook) - Various Authors

The Real Book - Volume II (Songbook)
Bb Edition
Various Authors
Genre: Music
Price: $30.99
Publish Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed without any copyrights or royalties paid to the master composers who created these musical canons. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produced. You won't even notice the difference...the covers look the same, the engravings look the same, the songlist is nearly identical, and the price remains fair even on a musician's salary] But every conscientious musician will appreciate that these books are now produced legally and ethically, benefitting the songwriters that we owe for some of the greatest music ever written] 400 songs, including: Air Mail Special * Birdland * Bye Bye Blackbird * Caravan * Doxy * Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) * Georgia * Girl Talk * In Walked Bud * I Remember You * I Thought About You * The Jody Grind * Just the Way You Are * Killer Joe * Little Sunflower * Mercy, Mercy, Mercy * Moanin' * The Nearness of You * Now's the Time * Old Devil Moon * Phase Dance * St. Thomas * Speak Low * Stardust * Tangerine * Tenor Madness * Watch What Happens * Whisper Not * Willow Weep for Me * Yardbird Suite * and more.

Fargo Rock City - Chuck Klosterman

Fargo Rock City
A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
Chuck Klosterman
Genre: Music
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: November 1, 2007
Publisher: Scribner
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

The 25th anniversary edition of Chuck Klosterman’s debut, a hilarious memoir of growing up as a shameless metalhead in Wyndmere, North Dakota (population: 498), empirically proving that no matter where you are, kids wanna rock—now with a new introduction from the author. With a voice like Ace Frehley’s guitar, Klosterman hacks his way through hair-band history, beginning with that fateful day in 1983 when his older brother brought home Mötley Crüe’s Shout at the Devil. The fifth-grade Chuck wasn’t quite ready to rock—his hair was too short and his farm was too quiet—but he still found a way to bang his little head. Before the journey was over, he would slow-dance to Poison, sleep innocently beneath satanic pentagrams, lust for Lita Ford, and get ridiculously intellectual about Guns N’ Roses. C’mon and feel his noize.

Delphi Collected Works of Noël Coward (Illustrated) - Nöel Coward

Delphi Collected Works of Noël Coward (Illustrated)
Nöel Coward
Genre: Theater
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: October 24, 2024
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Seller: DELPHI CLASSICS

The interwar English playwright Noël Coward is best known for his highly polished comedies of manners, including the enduring masterpieces ‘The Vortex’, ‘Hay Fever’, ‘Present Laughter’ and ‘Blithe Spirit’. His plays caught the clipped speech and brittle disillusion of the generation that emerged from the Great War, while his popular songs and revues struck the world-weary note of his times. An indefatigable genius, he performed almost every function in the theatre, including producing, directing, dancing, singing and acting, as well as directing motion pictures. This eBook presents Coward’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) Please note: some later plays, fiction and autobiographies cannot appear due to US copyright restrictions. When new works enter the public domain they will be added to the eBook as a free update. * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Coward’s life and works * Detailed introductions to the major texts * All 43 plays in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare dramas appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare revues available in no other collection * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Includes Coward’s satires and poetry * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Plays What Next? (1915) Woman and Whisky (1918) The Rat Trap (1918) I’ll Leave It to You (1919) The Young Idea (1921) Sirocco (1921) The Queen was in the Parlour (1922) Mild Oats (1922) Weatherwise (1923) Fallen Angels (1923) The Vortex (1923) Customs House, Dover (1923) Hay Fever (1924) Easy Virtue (1924) Semi-Monde (1926) This Was a Man (1926) The Marquise (1926) Home Chat (1927) Bitter Sweet (1928) Shop-Girls (1928) Private Lives (1929) Some Other Private Lives (1930) Conversation Piece (1933) Point Valaine (1934) Operette (1937) Present Laughter (1939) This Happy Breed (1939) Salute to the Brave/Time Remembered (1940) Blithe Spirit (1941) Pacific 1860 (1946) Peace in Our Time (1946) Long Island Sound (1947) South Sea Bubble (1949) Relative Values (1951) Quadrille (1951) After the Ball (1953) Nude with Violin (1954) Volcano (1957) Look After Lulu! (1958) Waiting in the Wings (1959) Sail Away (1959) The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963) Suite in Three Keys (1965) The Revues London Calling! (1923) On with the Dance (1924) This Year of Grace (1927) The Satires Terribly Intimate Portraits (1922) A Withered Nosegay (1922) Chelsea Buns (1925) The Poetry The Poetry of Noël Coward

Yaga - Kat Sandler

Yaga
Kat Sandler
Genre: Theater
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: January 31, 2023
Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
Seller: eBOUND Canada

She’s more than just a wicked old witch. Baba Yaga is a legend, usually known as that elderly woman who lives alone in the woods and grinds the bones of the wicked. But what if she was actually a sexy, smart, modern woman operating off of morally ambiguous motives?  A detective finds himself in a small, isolated town asking, what does the disappearance of the young heir to a yogurt empire have to do with some random lore about an old witch? Matched by an apprehensive local sheriff, a university professor with a taste for younger men, and a whole cast of curious characters, the Slavic myth of Baba Yaga twists into a new labyrinth of secret lives, ancient magic, and multiple suspects.  This genre-bending comedic fairy tale meets thrilling whodunit gives voice to an antihero of epic proportions while interrogating how her story has historically been told by men. From now on, you’ll remember the name Baba Yaga for the right reasons.

Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything - Alyson Stoner

Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything
A Memoir
Alyson Stoner
Genre: Performing Arts
Price: $15.99
Publish Date: August 12, 2025
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seller: Macmillan

*AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER* Actor-dancer Alyson Stoner's revelatory and incisive memoir—from family violence and betrayal, to eating disorders and religious trauma—may begin in Hollywood, but its chilling relatability will resonate with anyone navigating identity, privacy, purpose, and mental health in a digital age. Raised on soundstages and studio lots from the age of six, shuffling between auditions for Disney Channel, Cheaper by the Dozen , or Missy Elliott music videos, Alyson Stoner experienced many of the defining moments of childhood inside the bizarre fishbowl of Hollywood. From working eighty hours a week at eight years old, to learning how to distinguish fan mail from kidnapping plots, to TV execs saying they weren’t “anorexic enough” to stop working and get help, Alyson struggled to find stability and sanity in a chaotic world. In Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything , Alyson shares their powerful story for the first time, detailing a turbulent home life fractured by substance abuse, harrowing accounts from rehab, the messy process of discovering their sexuality in church, rebuilding a life after an early professional peak, and charting a path of self-discovery and advocacy. With striking introspection, Alyson connects the dots across the entertainment industry ecosystem, child development, and media culture, exposing the “toddler to trainwreck pipeline” of child stars and sparking timely conversations about success and society’s enchantment with fame. Bold, entertaining, warm, and galvanizing all at once, Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything is more than a personal memoir: it’s a beacon for industry reform, a road map for breaking the bonds of generational trauma, and a testament to the freedom and strength that come from finally trusting your own voice and power.

REMINDERS OF HIM (2026) - Robert S. Bell

REMINDERS OF HIM (2026)
An In-Depth Analysis of Colleen Hoover’s Heartfelt Story, Exploring Redemption, Love, and the Power of Second Chances in Vanessa Caswill’s Emotional Adaptation
Robert S. Bell
Genre: TV
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: February 25, 2026
Publisher: Robert S. Bell
Seller: Badirudeen toyin

Dive deep into the emotional heart of Reminders of Him (2026), the highly anticipated film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel. In this comprehensive movie review guide, Robert S. Bell takes you on a journey through the film's most poignant moments, exploring redemption, love, and the transformative power of second chances that define the narrative. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the film, looking at its emotional depth, performances, directorial choices, and how it tackles complex societal themes. Through a detailed examination of the characters, particularly Kenna Rowan (played by Maika Monroe) and Ledger Ward (played by Tyriq Withers), the book delves into their emotional journeys of self-forgiveness, growth, and the difficult road to healing. With a focus on Vanessa Caswill's direction, the guide explores how the film’s cinematic techniques enhance the emotional narrative, from its camera work to the color palette and music that tie the story’s themes together. What makes Reminders of Him stand out in the romantic drama genre is its authentic portrayal of redemption and the realities of love—where the healing process is not linear and the characters' struggles are deeply human. This guide provides readers with insights into the feminist themes of empowerment, agency, and how the film redefines romantic heroes and heroines. It also offers a critical comparison between Colleen Hoover’s novel and the film adaptation, highlighting the necessary adjustments for the visual medium while staying true to the emotional core of the story. Why You Need This Book: Exclusive Insights: Gain a deeper understanding of the film’s themes of redemption, healing, and second chances. Character Breakdown: Learn about the characters' emotional arcs and how their growth is represented on screen. Cinematic Analysis: Explore the directorial choices and visual storytelling that shape the narrative. Critical Comparison: Discover the differences and similarities between the book and the film, and how the adaptation honors Colleen Hoover’s work. Feminist Perspective: Dive into the feminist themes of the film and how it challenges traditional gender roles in romantic dramas. Whether you're a fan of Colleen Hoover’s novels, a movie lover, or someone looking for a thoughtful analysis of a modern romantic film, this book is your ultimate companion to Reminders of Him (2026). Explore how this film adaptation sets a new standard for emotionally complex and socially conscious romantic dramas. Don’t miss out on unlocking the full emotional depth of the story—get your copy now and start your journey through the world of redemption, love, and self-empowerment!

The Best of Liza Minnelli (Songbook) - Liza Minnelli

The Best of Liza Minnelli (Songbook)
Original Keys for Singers
Liza Minnelli
Genre: Music
Price: $15.99
Publish Date: February 1, 2009
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

25 signature standards from this Oscar-, Tony- and Emmy-winning superstar, all transcribed exactly as sung, in their original keys] Includes: And All That Jazz * Cabaret * City Lights * Liza with a Z * Losing My Mind * Maybe This Time * Me and My Baby * Mein Herr * My Own Best Friend * Theme from New York, New York * Nowadays * Ring Them Bells * Stepping Out * Taking a Chance on Love * and more, plus a foreword by Michael Feinstein]

The Space Between Love and Hate - Alexis Brooks

The Space Between Love and Hate
Alexis Brooks
Genre: Theater
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: April 6, 2026
Publisher: Alexis Brooks
Seller: Draft2Digital, LLC

Somewhere between love and hate, there is a space no one prepares you for. It's not loud enough to be called war, yet not gentle enough to be called peace. It lives in the quiet moments — the unanswered texts, the memories that linger too long, the way your heart softens and hardens at the same time. It's where you miss them and resent them in the same breath. Where you replay what was said, what wasn't said, and what you wish you had the courage to say. I found myself there… stuck between holding on to what we were and grieving what we could never be. Love didn't leave all at once. It unraveled slowly, thread by thread, until all that remained was confusion wrapped in longing. And hate? It never fully arrived either. Just fragments of anger, disappointment, trying to protect a heart that once felt so safe in someone's else's hands. This space is complicated. It's messy. It's human. But it's also where truth reveals itself. Because somewhere in the middle of loving someone and learning to let them go… you meet yourself again. Not the version shaped by them, but the one that existed before—and the one strong enough to exist after. This is the space. And this is where the story begins.

Doyle Brunson's Super System - Brunson

Doyle Brunson's Super System
Brunson
Genre: Games
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: March 16, 2012
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
Seller: Cardoza Publishing

A new chapter, 21 Money-Making Tips from the Pros, shows players how to increase their income from cash gamed and tournaments. Hard-hitting hold'em tje way it's palyed today in casino and online limit cash games and tournaments, players get killer advice on how to win more money in rammin'-jammin' games, kill-pot, jackpot, shorthanded, and other cash games, plus tournaments strategies for a small buy-in, big buy-in, rebuy, satellite and big-field major tournaments. Players learn the thinking process for the pre-flop, flop, turn and r iver including play-byplay analyses. Specific advice for rocks in tight games, weaklings in loose games, experts in sdolid games, how hand value change, when players should fold, chrck,raise, reraise, check-raise, slowplay, and bluff

Thinking Shakespeare (Revised Edition) - Barry Edelstein

Thinking Shakespeare (Revised Edition)
A working guide for actors, directors, students…and anyone else interested in the Bard
Barry Edelstein
Genre: Performing Arts
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: July 3, 2018
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Seller: Lightning Source, LLC

Thinking Shakespeare gives theater artists practical advice about how to make Shakespeare’s words feel spontaneous, passionate, and real. Based on Barry Edelstein’s thirty-year career directing Shakespeare’s plays, this book provides the tools that artists need to fully understand and express the power of Shakespeare’s language.

Projected Fears - Kendall R. Phillips

Projected Fears
Horror Films and American Culture
Kendall R. Phillips
Genre: Film
Price: $25.99
Publish Date: October 16, 2025
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Seller: Bookwire Gesellschaft zum Vertrieb digitaler Medien mbH

A revised and expanded edition of this popular book that traces the cultural history of the American horror film by focusing on individual films that helped to define or redefine the genre from Dracula (1931) to Get Out (2017). This book examines thirteen films that redefined the notion of cinematic horror and influenced the films that followed: Dracula (1931), The Thing (1951), Psycho (1960), Night of the Living Dead (1968), The Exorcist (1973), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Halloween (1978), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Scream (1996), The Sixth Sense (1999), The Blair Witch Project (1999), Saw (2004), and Get Out (2017). Carefully situating each film in relation to the history of the genre and the cultural contexts in which it emerged, the book explains why certain horror films create a connection with a wide audience. Since the publication of the first edition in 2005, the horror genre has become even more culturally prominent and commercially successful. The genre has also shown rapid development, and several prominent trends have emerged in the 21st century. This edition includes two additional chapters that focus on Saw (2004) and Get Out (2017), as James Wan's Saw helped to launch a highly successful franchise as well as the subgenre of "torture porn," while Jordan Peele's Get Out inaugurated a broader cultural conversation about the power of horror narratives to interrogate systems of ideology and oppression.

Spatializing Justice - Teddy Cruz & Fonna Forman

Spatializing Justice
Building Blocks
Teddy Cruz & Fonna Forman
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $17.99
Publish Date: October 25, 2022
Publisher: MIT Press
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

A manifesto calling for a new kind of architecture that confronts social and economic inequality and uneven urban growth. Spatializing Justice calls for architects and urban designers to do more than design buildings and physical systems. Architects should take a position against inequality and practice accordingly. With these thirty short, manifesto-like texts—building blocks for a new kind of architecture— Spatializing Justice offers a practical handbook for confronting social and economic inequality and uneven urban growth in architectural and planning practice, urging practitioners to adopt approaches that range from redefining infrastructure to retrofitting McMansions.   These building blocks call for expanded modes of practice, through which architects can imagine new spatial procedures, political and economic strategies, and modalities of sociability. Challenging existing exclusionary policies can advance a more experimental architecture not bound by formal parameters. Architects must think of themselves as designers not only of things but of civic processes, complicate the ideas of ownership and property, and imagine new sites of research, pedagogy, and intervention. As one of the texts advises, “The questions must be different questions if we want different answers.”   Copublished with Hatje Cantz Verlag 

Buried Child - Sam Shepard

Buried Child
Sam Shepard
Genre: Theater
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: February 14, 2006
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

A newly revised edition of an American classic, Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize—winning Buried Child is as fierce and unforgettable as it was when it was first produced in 1978. A scene of madness greets Vince and his girlfriend as they arrive at the squalid farmhouse of Vince’s hard-drinking grandparents, who seem to have no idea who he is. Nor does his father, Tilden, a hulking former All-American footballer, or his uncle, who has lost one of his legs to a chain saw. Only the memory of an unwanted child, buried in an undisclosed location, can hope to deliver this family from its sin.

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts - Arthur Miller

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts
Arthur Miller
Genre: Theater
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: April 25, 2025
Publisher: Global Publishers
Seller: De Marque, Inc.

The Crucible is a powerful historical drama set during the Salem witch trials of 1692, exploring themes of mass hysteria, accusation, and integrity. The play follows John Proctor, a respected farmer, whose wife is accused of witchcraft. As fear spreads and neighbors turn on one another, Proctor must confront his own sins and decide whether to protect his reputation or stand up for the truth. Written as an allegory for McCarthyism in 1950s America, The Crucible is both a searing critique of political paranoia and a timeless reflection on the consequences of fear-driven justice.

Blackjack Blueprint, Second Edition - Rick Blaine

Blackjack Blueprint, Second Edition
How to Play Like a Pro ... Part-Time
Rick Blaine
Genre: Games
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: May 27, 2015
Publisher: Huntington Press
Seller: Huntington Press Inc.

The most comprehensive book ever written on playing blackjack for profit, Blackjack Blueprint  covers everything from basic strategy to counting cards, from maximizing potential going solo to playing on a blackjack team. Casino comps, location play, shuffle tracking, playing in disguise, outwitting the eye in the sky, and other advantage-play techniques—it’s all here.  This revised edition contains new information on getting reimbursed for airline tickets, negotiating and optimizing rebates on gambling losses, hiding chips and disguising wins, security while on blackjack-related websites, protecting your personal privacy when making large cash transactions at casinos, and more.

Making Music - Dennis Desantis

Making Music
74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers
Dennis Desantis
Genre: Music
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: April 22, 2015
Publisher: Ableton AG
Seller: Ableton AG

For many artists, nothing inspires more existential terror than actually making art. The fear that we’re not good enough or that we don’t know enough results in untold numbers of creative crises and potential masterpieces that never get realized. Electronic musicians used to be able to hide behind clunky, emerging technology as an excuse for inaction. But musicians today live in a golden age of tools and technology. A ninety-nine-cent smartphone app can give you the functionality of a million-dollar recording studio. A new song can be shared with the world as soon as it’s finished. Tutorials for every sound design or music production technique can be found through a Google search. All of these developments have served to level the playing field for musicians, making it possible for a bedroom producer to create music at a level that used to be possible only for major-label artists. But despite all of this, making music is still hard. Why? Making Music was written both to answer this question and to offer ways to make it easier. It presents a systematic, concrete set of patterns that you can use when making music in order to move forward. It will teach you how to make music using technology, with a specific emphasis on solving musical problems, making progress, and (most importantly) finishing what you start.

Poker For Dummies ®, Mini Edition - Richard D. Harroch & Lou Krieger

Poker For Dummies ®, Mini Edition
Richard D. Harroch & Lou Krieger
Genre: Games
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: December 9, 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Seller: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Understand the basics of the game! Rake in the chips with this savvy guide Whether you're looking to join a friendly weekly poker game or aiming for the championship in a local tournament, this guide gets you started so you can play your way to the top. Discover how to Understand poker rules Know when to hold and when to fold Play Texas Hold'em

Sanford Meisner on Acting - Sanford Meisner, Dennis Longwell & Sydney Pollack

Sanford Meisner on Acting
Sanford Meisner, Dennis Longwell & Sydney Pollack
Genre: Performing Arts
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: July 12, 1987
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This book follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, it is essential reading for beginning and professional actors alike. Throughout these pages Meisner is a delight—always empathizing with his students and urging them onward, provoking emotion, laughter, and growing technical mastery from his charges. With an introduction by Sydney Pollack, director of Out of Africa and Tootsie , who worked with Meisner for five years. "This book should be read by anyone who wants to act or even appreciate what acting involves. Like Meisner's way of teaching, it is the straight goods."—Arthur Miller "If there is a key to good acting, this one is it, above all others. Actors, young and not so young, will find inspiration and excitement in this book."—Gregory Peck

Horizon Zero Dawn Collector's Edition Guide - Future Press

Horizon Zero Dawn Collector's Edition Guide
Official Strategy Guide
Future Press
Genre: Games
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: March 29, 2017
Publisher: Future Press
Seller: Future Press Verlag und Marketing GmbH 95579953

With a setting unlike any other to explore, and mysteries lying buried, waiting to be uncovered, Horizon Zero Dawn is a game you’ll want to dig deep into. The terrain is rugged, the machines are deadly and your tools are primitive. This book will provide everything you need to overcome the odds, get a deeper understanding of this unique world and see all that the adventure has to offer.

The Miracle Worker - William Gibson

The Miracle Worker
William Gibson
Genre: Theater
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: June 17, 2008
Publisher: Scribner
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

NO ONE COULD REACH HER Twelve-year-old Helen Keller lived in a prison of silence and darkness. Born deaf, blind, and mute, with no way to express herself or comprehend those around her, she flew into primal rages against anyone who tried to help her, fighting tooth and nail with a strength born of furious, unknowing desperation. Then Annie Sullivan came. Half-blind herself, but possessing an almost fanatical determination, she would begin a frightening and incredibly moving struggle to tame the wild girl no one could reach, and bring Helen into the world at last....

The Music Lesson - Victor L. Wooten

The Music Lesson
A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
Victor L. Wooten
Genre: Music
Price: $8.99
Publish Date: April 1, 2008
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes an inspiring parable of music, life, and the difference between playing all the right notes…and feeling them. The Music Lesson is the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great. Then, from nowhere it seemed, a teacher arrived. Part musical genius, part philosopher, part eccentric wise man, the teacher would guide the young musician on a spiritual journey, and teach him that the gifts we get from music mirror those from life, and every movement, phrase, and chord has its own meaning...All you have to do is find the song inside. “The best book on music (and its connection to the mystic laws of life) that I've ever read. I learned so much on every level.”—Multiple Grammy Award–winning saxophonist Michael Brecker

Daniel Negreanu's Power Hold'em Strategy - Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu's Power Hold'em Strategy
Negreanu
Genre: Games
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: March 17, 2012
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
Seller: Cardoza Publishing

In this new, revised edition, three experts in seven-card stud, who have earned millions of dollars in major tournaments and cash games, eight World Series of Poker bracelets and hundreds of other titles in competition against the best players in the world show readers how to play and win at all three types of stud poker. In addition to cash-game advice, the authors reveal the winning strategies for stud poker tournaments. Insightful give-and-take conversations between the authors provide multiple points of view on how to win at even-card stud including the best starting hands, reading the board, bluffing, semi-bluffing, profitable play on every street and much more!

Save the Cat!® Strikes Back - Blake Snyder

Save the Cat!® Strikes Back
More Trouble for Screenwriters to Get Into… and Out Of
Blake Snyder
Genre: Performing Arts
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: November 23, 2009
Publisher: Save the Cat! Press
Seller: Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC

Blake Snyder, author of Save the Cat! and Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies , has delivered the book countless readers and students have clamored for. Inspired by questions from his workshops, lectures, and emails, Blake listened to you and provides new tips, tactics, and techniques to solve your writing problems and create stories that resonate: • The 7 warning signs you might have a great idea ─ or not • 2 sure-fire templates for can’t-miss loglines • The difference between structure and formula  • The Transformation Machine that allows you to track your hero’s growth step-by-step • The 5 questions to keep your story’s spine straight • The 5-Point Finale to finish any story • The Save the Cat!® Greenlight Checklist that gets to the heart of every development issue  • The right way to hear notes, deal with problematic producers, and dive into the rewrite with the right attitude • Why and when an agent will appear • How to discover the potential for greatness in any story • How to avoid panic, doubt, and self-recrimination… and what it takes to succeed and dare to achieve your dreams Get ready to face trouble like a pro… and strike back! “A dazzling expansion on Blake’s original insights, this essential screenwriting tool is practical and profound.” – Mark Hentemann, Writer/Executive Producer, Family Guy “Blake Snyder has given us another gem. From the most generous and genuine writer/teacher of our time, this book will inspire the reader to scale all of those seemingly insurmountable brick walls and keep going. A must read!” – Alyson Noël, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Evermore , Blue Moon , Shadowland “Blake's best yet. It gives us a deeper personal insight to the relentlessly positive mindset that powered his great success and his generous spirit. His work and his inspiring legacy will remain timeless.” – Rick Drew, movieScope Magazine

The Things That Matter - Nate Berkus

The Things That Matter
Nate Berkus
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: October 16, 2012
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

Does your home tell the story of who you are?   In The Things That Matter, Nate Berkus shares intimate stories from his life, introduces us to people who influenced him and helped him forge his sense of style, and opens up about the remarkable experiences that have left him forever changed, all of which find expression in how he lives today. From his most cherished flea market finds, to his beloved books and photos, to the many extraordinary mementos he’s collected in his travels, every piece defines who he’s become and what endures in his world.   Berkus invites readers into his own home as well as into twelve others, including a sleek steel-and-glass high-rise that soars above Chicago, a rustic cottage in the Hudson Valley, an ultra-chic atelier that maximizes every inch of space, a Greenwich Village townhouse that holds multiple art collections, and a study in meaningful minimalism in Marfa, Texas. The distinctive interiors beautifully displayed in this book offer revealing portraits of their owners’ lives and the inspiring choices that have made them who they are today.   The Things That Matter convincingly lays out Nate Berkus’s philosophy that things do matter. Our homes tell our stories, they reflect the places we’ve been and the people we’ve loved along the way—and there can be no more beautiful design for living than that. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE SEATTLE TIMES

Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure - Pat Pattison

Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure
Tools and Techniques for Writing Better Lyrics
Pat Pattison
Genre: Music
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: December 1, 1991
Publisher: Berklee Press
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

Veteran songwriter Pat Pattison has taught many of Berklee College of Music's best and brightest students how to write truly great lyrics. Her helpful guide contains essential information on lyric structures, timing and placement, and exercises to help everyone from beginners to seasoned songwriters say things more effectively and gain a better understanding of their craft. Features examples of famous songs for study, including: Be Still My Beating Heart * Can't Fight This Feeling * It Was a Very Good Year * Tickle Me * and more.

Decide to Play Great Poker - Annie Duke & John Vorhaus

Decide to Play Great Poker
A Strategy Guide to No-Limit Texas Hold ’Em
Annie Duke & John Vorhaus
Genre: Games
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: May 27, 2015
Publisher: Huntington Press
Seller: Huntington Press Inc.

Ask the great poker players how they’d play a hand and the answer is always, “It depends.” That answer can be infuriating. But guess what? It really does depend. The key to becoming a great poker player is in knowing exactly what it depends on. At last there’s a book that gives you that answer. Poker is a game of so many variables: table position, flop texture, the number of players in a hand, the personalities of your opponents, and so much more. Decide to Play Great Poker teaches you how to identify and analyze those variables, interchange them within basic game-situation templates, and become knowledgeable, comfortable, and confident in any poker situation. Instead of just dictating a bunch of rules that work only some of the time, this book teaches you to become a great poker thinker and strategist, so that you can expertly navigate any poker challenge that you encounter.   Most players think that the goal of poker is to make money. They’re wrong! The goal of poker is to make good decisions. Money is simply the way you measure how well you’re meeting that objective. So if you’re ready to start making world-class decisions at the poker table—and to reap the substantial rewards that those decisions will yield—all you have to do is decide: Decide to Play Great Poker now. You’ll never be vexed by “it depends” again.

Elder Scrolls: History of Tamriel - John Mansson

Elder Scrolls: History of Tamriel
John Mansson
Genre: Games
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: November 1, 2015
Publisher: Famarskii
Seller: KONSTANTIN FAMARSKII

History of Tamriel tells about the first states on Tamriel's territory. Tamriel is the most known mainland on the Nirn Planet. Also Tamriel is the name of the Empire that occupied the whole mainland before the Oblivion Crisis. Tamriel means Dawn's Beauty in Aldmeris.  This book make you to expirience life of different cultures such as Redguards, Imperials, Altmers,Argonians,Bosmers,Dunmers,Khajiits,Nords and Orcs.

Adventures in the Screen Trade - William Goldman

Adventures in the Screen Trade
William Goldman
Genre: Film
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: June 5, 2012
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

Enter Hollywood's inner sanctums in this gossipy and honest book by the Academy Award-winning screenwriter and bestselling author of The Princess Bride . A National Bestseller—Named One of the Top one hundred Film Books of All Time by The Hollywood Reporter No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of The Princess Bride , Marathon Man , Tinsel , Boys and Girls Together , and other novels, Goldman now takes you behind the scenes for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , All the President's Men , and other films . . . into the plush offices of Hollywood producers . . . into the working lives of acting greats such as Robert Redford, Laurence Olivier, Paul Newman, and Dustin Hoffman . . . and into his own professional experiences and creative thought processes in the crafting of screenplays. You get a firsthand look at why and how films get made and what elements make a good screenplay. "Not only an illuminating primer for the aspiring screenwriter but a joy to read." — Variety "A nuts and bolts account—shrewd, practical, economical. . . We feel we have got the hang of the trade." — The New York Times "A celebration and a sharp analysis of the screenwriter's art . . . gossipy enough to enchant the customers in the balcony, but it is also authoritative and outspoken." — Los Angeles Times "Fascinating . . . Goldman's candor here is both amusing and moving. . . . Surprising, refreshing, and informative." — Chicago Sun-Times

6-Week Drawing Course - Barrington Barber

6-Week Drawing Course
A professional programme for artists
Barrington Barber
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $3.99
Publish Date: November 30, 2015
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Limited
Seller: Arcturus Publishing Limited

In this title Barrington Barber teaches the essentials of drawing, offering a six-part course that will suit absolute beginners as well as anyone who wants to improve their existing skills. Although the book is structured in six weekly lessons, the timing is flexible: readers might prefer to work through in a different order, or spend less or more time on each section. However, beginners will find it easiest to progress from start to finish.

Fleabag: The Scriptures - Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Fleabag: The Scriptures
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Genre: TV
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: November 26, 2019
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

Go deeper into the groundbreaking, Golden Globe and Emmy-winning series with this must-have collection—“a completist’s dream of a book, including the show’s full scripts and Waller-Bridge’s commentary” ( Vogue ).   NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY EVENING STANDARD “Her coat falls open. She only has her bra on underneath. She pulls out the little sculpture of the woman with no arms. It sits on her lap. Two women. One real. One not. Both with their innate femininity out.”   Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s critically acclaimed, utterly unique series  Fleabag  took the world by storm with its piercing dialogue, ruthlessly dry wit, and deeply human drama. In  Fleabag: The Scriptures,  Waller-Bridge brings together for the first time the filming scripts of the first and second seasons, complete with the original stage directions as well as exclusive commentary on her creative process and the making of the series. Now recognized as one of today’s most essential voices, she delivers powerful insights into her now-iconic protagonist: the hilarious, emotionally damaged, sexually unapologetic woman who can make viewers laugh, cry, and cringe in a single scene.   Essential for any fan,  Fleabag: The Scriptures  is the ultimate companion to a landmark series.