The Secret Lives of Color - Kassia St Clair

The Tribe and I Have Spoken - Rob Cesternino

The Tribe and I Have Spoken
The Definitive (Unofficial) Lore and Legacy from the Game's Smartest Surviving Loser
Rob Cesternino
Genre: TV
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: May 5, 2026
Publisher: Atria Books
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

The ultimate (unofficial) Survivor book for fans from the contestant-turned-host of Rob Has a Podcast . Rob Cesternino has probably talked more Survivor than any other person on the planet. After playing in Survivor : The Amazon and All-Stars , Rob built a community amongst Survivor ’s online fans with Rob Has a Podcast . Now, this foremost scholar of the show takes readers from the beaches of Borneo on the first season all the way to the landmark fiftieth season. This cleverly illustrated ode to the show includes “The Heroes and Villains Hall of Fame,” the greatest “Watercooler Watershed Moments” in the show’s history, and Rob’s “Ultimate Survivor Playbook” (no refunds) to winning that million-dollar prize. Whether you’re a superfan or a first timer, The Tribe and I Have Spoken is a must-read celebration for anyone who counts themselves as part of this passionate tribe of fans from around the world.

Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller

Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
Genre: Theater
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: October 28, 1976
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

The Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedy of a salesman’s deferred American dream   Ever since it was first performed in 1949, Death of a Salesman has been recognized as a milestone of the American theater. In the person of Willy Loman, the aging, failing salesman who makes his living riding on a smile and a shoeshine, Arthur Miller redefined the tragic hero as a man whose dreams are at once insupportably vast and dangerously insubstantial. He has given us a figure whose name has become a symbol for a kind of majestic grandiosity—and a play that compresses epic extremes of humor and anguish, promise and loss, between the four walls of an American living room. "By common consent, this is one of the finest dramas in the whole range of the American theater." —Brooks Atkinson, The New York Times "So simple, central, and terrible that the run of playwrights would neither care nor dare to attempt it." — Time

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!

Star Wars®: The Jedi Mind takes quotations and lessons from Star Wars and pairs them with practices such a breathing, posture, and meditation. The Jedi Code is focused on peace, knowledge, serenity, and balance—principles that readers can engage in their own lives. The philosophical tenets are applicable not just in the galaxy far, far away, but also in our own galaxy, here and now. • Quoted wisdom offers day-to-day life lessons • An accessible pop culture spin on the Star Wars universe • Features 20 color illustrations to illuminate the book's thoughtful advice "Trust your feelings."—Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars: The Jedi Mind is the perfect gift for Star Wars fans looking for balance, and seekers of inner calm open to learning from the Jedi Masters. • Perfect gift for Star Wars fans who love self-care, reflection, and mindfulness • An enjoyable and useful primer for Star Wars lovers who are seeking inner calm • Add it to the shelf with books like Star Wars: Be More Yoda: Mindful Thinking from a Galaxy Far Far Away by Christian Blauvelt and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back So You Want to Be a Jedi? by Adam Gidwitz. Copyright © 2020 by Lucasfilm LTD. and ™. All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization.

Oscar Wars - Michael Schulman

Oscar Wars
A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
Michael Schulman
Genre: Film
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: February 21, 2023
Publisher: Harper
Seller: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS

The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes Hollywood drama. America does not have royalty. It has the Academy Awards. For nine decades, perfectly coiffed starlets, debonair leading men, and producers with gold in their eyes have chased the elusive Oscar. What began as an industry banquet in 1929 has now exploded into a hallowed ceremony, complete with red carpets, envelopes, and little gold men. But don’t be fooled by the pomp: the Oscars, more than anything, are a battlefield, where this gripping film history—and that of America itself—unfolds in dramas large and small. The road to the Oscars may be golden, but it’s paved in blood, sweat, and broken hearts. In Oscar Wars, Michael Schulman chronicles the remarkable, sprawling history of the Academy Awards and the personal dramas—some iconic, others never-before-revealed—that have played out on the stage and off camera. Unlike other books on the subject, each chapter takes a deep dive into a particular year, conflict, or even category that tells a larger story of cultural change, from Louis B. Mayer to Moonlight. Schulman examines how the red carpet runs through contested turf, and the victors aren't always as clear as the names drawn from envelopes. Caught in the crossfire are people: their thwarted ambitions, their artistic epiphanies, their messy collaborations, their dreams fulfilled or dashed. Featuring a star-studded cast of some of the most powerful Hollywood players of today and yesterday, as well as outsiders who stormed the palace gates, this captivating Oscar history is a collection of revelatory tales, each representing a turning point for the Academy, for the movies, or for the culture at large. This meticulously researched Hollywood history goes beyond the red carpet to uncover: Hollywood Blacklist: Uncover the secret story of the writers who won Oscars while officially banned from the industry. Brutal Best Picture Battles: Relive the legendary campaign wars, including the clash between Shakespeare in Love and Saving Private Ryan . #OscarsSoWhite: Explore the explosive reckoning over race that culminated in the chaotic anointing of Moonlight as Best Picture. Legendary Rivalries: Go behind the curtain with the power players, the thwarted ambitions, and the iconic personal dramas that unfolded off-camera. Cultural Turning Points: Follow the Academy from its turbulent birth at the hands of Louis B. Mayer to the Harvey Weinstein scandal that shook the palace gates.

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 Art of Final Fantasy XVI: Echoes of the Rising Tide - Square Enix

The Art of Final Fantasy XVI: Echoes of the Rising Tide
Square Enix
Genre: Media Arts
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: May 5, 2026
Publisher: Square Enix
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

A companion volume to the Art of Final Fantasy XVI, featuring illustrations and concept art for the DLC episodes Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide. Return to the world of Valisthea in this 96-page hardcover art book presenting key art and visual assets from the development of the Final Fantasy XVI DLC episodes Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide. Printed on archival-quality text stock, this full-color volume offers character and enemy designs, environmental illustrations, and concept sketches, as well as art drawn by Final Fantasy XVI lead artist Kazuya Takahashi exclusively for this work.

Writing Better Lyrics - Pat Pattison

Writing Better Lyrics
Pat Pattison
Genre: Music
Price: $8.99
Publish Date: September 15, 1995
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

The Must-Have Guide for Songwriters Writing Better Lyrics has been a staple for songwriters for nearly two decades. Now this revised and updated 2nd Edition provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a song, to fine-tuning lyrics. Perfect for new and experienced songwriters alike, this time-tested classic covers the basics in addition to more advanced techniques.Songwriters will discover:    • How to use sense-bound imagery to enhance a song's emotional impact on listeners    • Techniques for avoiding clichés and creating imaginative metaphors and similes    • Ways to use repetition as an asset    • How to successfully manipulate meter    • Instruction for matching lyrics with music    • Ways to build on ideas and generate effective titles    • Advice for working with a co-writer    • And much more Featuring updated and expanded chapters, 50 fun songwriting exercises, and examples from more than 20 chart-toppings songs, Writing Better Lyrics gives you all of the professional and creative insight you need to write powerful lyrics and put your songs in the spotlight where they belong.

The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book - Jerry Seinfeld

The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book
Jerry Seinfeld
Genre: Performing Arts
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: November 22, 2022
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

A celebration of and behind-the-scenes look at Jerry Seinfeld’s groundbreaking Netflix comedy series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. In his streaming show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee , Jerry Seinfeld has engaged with some of the funniest people in history in classic cars, coffee shops, and diners. He has reminisced with Larry David; bantered with legends Steve Martin, Tina Fey, and Eddie Murphy; reunited with the cast of Seinfeld ; and even paid a visit to President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. These and dozens of other guests talked about the intricacies of stand-up, the evolution of their careers and personal lives, and whatever else popped into their brilliant minds. Seinfeld ’s carefully crafted episodes have reimagined the talk show format, each one a unique, hilarious, and yet intimate conversation—a rare opportunity for viewers to witness their favorite performers unscripted and unvarnished. But in producing eighty-four episodes over eleven seasons, he has also created arguably the most important historical archive about the art of comedy ever amassed, with episodes featuring Garry Shandling, Jerry Lewis, Don Rickles, Carl Reiner, and Norm Macdonald already serving as permanent shrines for legendary comedians. With an introduction from Jerry Seinfeld, this book isn’t just a record of the show but instead an illustrated tribute to comedy, full of behind-the-scenes photos and anecdotes. The book dives into the inspiration and creation of segments, the most unforgettable lines from guests, an index of the cars, and some of the most memorable moments from crew members. Originally conceived as an “anti-talk show,” Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee earned multiple Emmy nominations and helped lead the streaming revolution. The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book is a beautifully designed gift book and behind-the-scenes keepsake with iconic, never-before-seen production photos—perfect for comedy lovers, car aficionados, coffee connoisseurs, and Jerry Seinfeld fans.

Star Wars The Mandalorian Visual Guide - Pablo Hidalgo

Star Wars The Mandalorian Visual Guide
Pablo Hidalgo
Genre: Film
Price: $12.99
Expected Publish Date: May 26, 2026
Publisher: DK
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

"Fans might not realize all of the hard work, dedication, and little details that go into each and every episode of The Mandalorian, but they can catch a glimpse of that here, in this book." - Pedro Pascal Go behind the scenes with this essential companion to all three seasons of Star Wars™: The Mandalorian™ . Discover the hidden gadgets of Din Djarin's beskar armor. Learn more about the iconic child, Grogu. Discover the secrets of the Mandalorian code of honor known as the Way. Examine the functional workings of the Razor Crest . Meet the deadly Fennec Shand and the ruthless Moff Gideon, and much more. An unrivaled look inside the inner workings of Star Wars: The Mandalorian , in DK’s classic visual guide format: Official and definitive: Produced in close collaboration with Lucasfilm, this must-have guide to the Disney+ phenomenon is packed with fascinating new insights and exclusive imagery Behind-the-scenes content: Featuring newly revealed details and artwork, including two exclusive cross-section artworks of the Razor Crest and The Mandalorian’s N-1 starfighter A premium Star Wars gift: A must-have addition to the collection of Star Wars: The Mandalorian fans of all ages From the three unmissable seasons of the Disney+ series to the cinematic adventure Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (in theatres May 22, 2026), this book is the ultimate celebration of all things Star Wars: The Mandalorian . © & ™ 2026 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Thriller - Nelson George

Thriller
The Musical Life of Michael Jackson
Nelson George
Genre: Music
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: June 3, 2010
Publisher: Da Capo
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

Thriller takes us back to a time in 1982 when Michael Jackson was king of the charts, breaking the color barrier on MTV, heralding the age of video, and becoming the ultimate representation of the crossover dreams of Motown's Berry Gordy, who helped launch Jackson's career with the Jackson 5. In this incisive and revealing examination of the making and meaning of Thriller , Nelson George illuminates the brilliant creative process (and work ethic) of Jackson and producer Quincy Jones, deftly exploring the larger context of the music, life, and seismic impact of Michael Jackson on three generations. All this from a groundbreaking journalist and cultural critic who was there. George questions whether the phenomenon Jackson became is even possible today. He revisits his early writings on the King of Pop and examines not only the stunning success of Thriller but also Jackson as an artist, public figure, and racial enigma—including the details surrounding his death on June 25, 2009.

A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
Genre: Theater
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: November 29, 2004
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

"Never before, in the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of Black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. This edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff. Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connected profoundly with the psyche of Black America—and changed American theater forever. The play's title comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem," which warns that a dream deferred might "dry up/like a raisin in the sun." "The events of every passing year add resonance to A Raisin in the Sun ," said The New York Times . "It is as if history is conspiring to make the play a classic."

The Drawing Habit - Daria Bogdanova

The Drawing Habit
A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Your Drawing Skills and Cultivating a Lifelong Practice of Creativity - Includes Downloadable Practice Sheets!
Daria Bogdanova
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: December 9, 2025
Publisher: Quarry Books
Seller: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.

Consistency is the key to drawing success! This encouraging step-by-step guide provides the advice, exercises, and tracking tools you need to keep it up. The Drawing Habit by Daria Bogdanova (@daribodrawing) is more than a drawing reference—it’s a systematic approach to building a consistent, daily drawing practice that builds skills and confidence over time. With just 25 minutes of daily drawing, you can see remarkable improvement—whatever your starting point. This inspiring book offers practical, easy-to-follow exercises, from drawing basic lines and shapes to exploring more detailed subjects like plants, trees, architecture, people, and more. Ideal for beginners and intermediate artists, The Drawing Habit encourages creativity, builds hand-eye coordination, and promotes mindful, consistent practice. Inside, you will find: Step-by-step exercises across popular subjects , covering everything from simple lines to more complex subjects and scenes. Tools for progress tracking , including downloadable practice sheets and a habit tracker template to help you stay motivated and see your improvement. Tips for integrating drawing into daily life , with advice and techniques for making drawing a regular, fulfilling part of each day. The Drawing Habit will help you develop the skills and confidence to draw anything, one small, consistent step at a time—it’s the Atomic Habits for transforming your creative life.

Ableton Live 12 User Guide for Beginners - MIGUEL A. EDOARDO

Ableton Live 12 User Guide for Beginners
Step-by-step Manual to Master Music Production, Beat Making, Recording, and Mixing from Scratch
MIGUEL A. EDOARDO
Genre: Music
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: January 5, 2026
Publisher: MIGUEL A. EDOARDO
Seller: Micheal Emilo

EDUCATIONAL DISCLAIMER: This is an unofficial, independent user guide created for educational purposes only. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Ableton AG. Master Ableton Live 12 and Transform Your Music Production Skills from Complete Beginner to Confident Creator Struggling to navigate Ableton Live 12's interface? Overwhelmed by buttons, menus, and features you don't understand? Watching your creative ideas slip away because you can't figure out how to record, arrange, or mix your tracks? You're not alone. Thousands of aspiring producers face the same frustration—powerful software with no clear path forward. This comprehensive user guide solves that problem. This step-by-step guide walks you through the complete production workflow in Ableton Live 12. You'll learn exactly what you need, when you need it, without unnecessary complexity or overwhelming technical jargon. Inside this educational guide, you'll discover: Complete Interface Mastery – Navigate Session View, Arrangement View, and essential tools with confidence Professional Recording Techniques – Capture pristine audio from vocals and instruments with proper gain staging MIDI Programming Fundamentals – Create melodies, chords, and basslines using the piano roll editor Beat Making Across Genres – Program drums for house, hip-hop, trap, and electronic music Sound Selection & Synthesis – Master Wavetable, Simpler, and Live's native instruments Arrangement Strategies – Structure complete tracks with professional intro-verse-chorus-outro flow Mixing Essentials – Balance levels, apply EQ and compression, and create depth with reverb and delay Advanced Techniques – Build Audio Effect Racks, automate parameters, and use parallel processing Export & Finalization – Prepare professional files for mastering, distribution, or collaboration Plus valuable appendices including keyboard shortcuts and troubleshooting solutions for common issues. Each chapter builds progressively on previous concepts, ensuring you develop solid fundamentals before advancing to complex techniques. Clear procedures, practical examples, and real-world applications make learning intuitive and effective. This user guide is perfect for: Complete beginners with zero music production experience Musicians transitioning from other DAWs to Ableton Live 12 Producers wanting structured learning instead of random tutorials Anyone ready to turn musical ideas into finished, professional tracks Start with a clear, structured path to Ableton Live 12 mastery. Scroll up and grab your copy today to begin your music production journey with confidence.

6-Week Drawing Course - Barrington Barber

6-Week Drawing Course
A Professional Guide for Artists
Barrington Barber
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: April 30, 2026
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Seller: Arcturus Publishing Limited

In this inspirational volume, bestselling practical art author Barrington Barber draws on his long experience of teaching and artistic expertise to create a structured, user-friendly drawing course. Suitable for both complete beginners and those who wish to hone their drawing skills, 6-Week Drawing Course consists of a series of lessons (two per week) and exercises that cover all aspects of the satisfying art of drawing, from capturing the form and tone of objects, to engaging with the animal world, drawing the human form and capturing a landscape. In just six weeks you will learn how to: - Convey texture and materiality - Experiment with different materials - Draw a portrait in steps - Draw a landscape near your home - Create effective compositions Perfect for artists of all abilities looking for a structured, comprehensive approach.

Pink Floyd: Shine On - Mark Blake

Pink Floyd: Shine On
The Definitive Oral History
Mark Blake
Genre: Music
Price: $20.99
Publish Date: May 5, 2026
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

The definitive oral history of Pink Floyd as told by friends, lovers, family members, and the band themselves through exclusive, never-before-published interviews. In Pink Floyd: Shine On , acclaimed music writer and band confidant Mark Blake tells the definitive story of Pink Floyd for the first time in their own words. Based on Mark’s own extensive archive—from talking to the band over a thirty-five year period and including extensive new interviews with band members and associates—the book will consist of much previously unpublished material and include contributions from all five members and their colleagues, friends, lovers, and contemporaries. Featuring a front cover photograph licensed directly from the band’s long time designers, giving the book an official, authoritative air, this is a fresh, revealing look at this groundbreaking band that opened new directions in pop music.

The Anatomy of Story - John Truby

The Anatomy of Story
22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
John Truby
Genre: Film
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: October 14, 2008
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Seller: Macmillan

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, including Sleepless in Seattle , Scream, and Shrek . The Anatomy of Story is his long-awaited first book, and it shares all of his secrets for writing a compelling script. Based on the lessons in his award-winning class, Great Screenwriting, The Anatomy of Story draws on a broad range of philosophy and mythology, offering fresh techniques and insightful anecdotes alongside Truby's own unique approach for how to build an effective, multifaceted narrative. Truby's method for constructing a story is at once insightful and practical, focusing on the hero's moral and emotional growth. As a result, writers will dig deep within and explore their own values and worldviews in order to create an effective story. Writers will come away with an extremely precise set of tools to work with—specific, useful techniques to make the audience care about their characters, and that make their characters grow in meaningful ways. They will construct a surprising plot that is unique to their particular concept, and they will learn how to express a moral vision that can genuinely move an audience. The foundations of story that Truby lays out are so fundamental they are applicable—and essential—to all writers, from novelists and short-story writers to journalists, memoirists, and writers of narrative non-fiction.

Traditional Painting - Robert Koehler

Traditional Painting
Window on the Korean Mind
Robert Koehler
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: May 15, 2015
Publisher: Kim Hyung-geun
Seller: Seoul Selection

Korean painting reveals a connectivity with nature that parallels the Korean traditional world view. Living in a dramatic landscape of rugged peaks, deep valleys and broad rivers, Koreans have long held nature in deep reverence. This respect, this yearning for nature is immediately apparent in Korean paintings, whose aesthetic is likened to an "artless art" of gently lines, generous shapes and naturalistic colors. Beauty is found in the big picture rather than the details; paintings exhibit a naturalness that moves the viewer with its humility. Many Korean paintings were painted not by artists, but by ordinary nobles and even commoners. For the people of old Korea, painting was often a part of life, a way to express their inner spirit. Perhaps it is this that makes Korean painting so approachable, so human.

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.

Guitar Aerobics (with Audio) - Troy Nelson

Guitar Aerobics (with Audio)
A 52-Week, One-Lick-Per-Day Workout Program for Developing, Improving & Maintaining Guitar Technique
Troy Nelson
Genre: Music
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: December 1, 2007
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

From the former editor of Guitar One magazine, here is a daily dose of vitamins to keep your chops fine tuned] Musical styles include rock, blues, jazz, metal, country, and funk. Techniques taught include alternate picking, arpeggios, sweep picking, string skipping, legato, string bending, and rhythm guitar. These exercises will increase speed, and improve dexterity and pick- and fret-hand accuracy. The interactive audio includes all 365 workout licks, plus play-along grooves in every style at eight different metronome settings. A helpful interactive glossary is also included for related terms.

The Crucible - Arthur Miller

The Crucible
Arthur Miller
Genre: Theater
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: October 28, 1976
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

A haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community   The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft—and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village. First produced in 1953, at a time when America was convulsed by a new epidemic of witch-hunting, The Crucible brilliantly explores the threshold between individual guilt and mass hysteria, personal spite and collective evil. It is a play that is not only relentlessly suspenseful and vastly moving but that compels readers to fathom their hearts and consciences in ways that only the greatest theater ever can. "A drama of emotional power and impact" — New York Post

The Filmmaker's Handbook - Steven Ascher & Edward Pincus

The Filmmaker's Handbook
A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age: Fifth Edition
Steven Ascher & Edward Pincus
Genre: Film
Price: $8.99
Publish Date: November 27, 2012
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

The authoritative guide to producing, directing, shooting, editing, and distributing your video or film. Whether you aspire to be a great filmmaker yourself or are looking for movie gifts, this comprehensive guide to filmmaking is the first step in turning a hobby into a career. Widely acknowledged as the “bible” of video and film production, and used in courses around the world, The Filmmaker’s Handbook is now updated with the latest advances in HD and digital formats. For students and teachers, professionals and novices, this indispensable handbook covers all aspects of movie making. • Techniques for making dramatic features, documentaries, corporate, broadcast, and experimental videos and films •  Shooting with DSLRs, video, film, and digital cinema cameras •  In-depth coverage of lenses, lighting, sound recording, editing, and mixing •  Understanding HDR, RAW, Log, 4K, UHD, and other formats •  The business aspects of funding and producing your project •  Getting your movie shown in theaters, on television, streaming services, and online

The Beginner’s Guide to Procreate - Roché Woodworth

The Beginner’s Guide to Procreate
Everything You Need to Know to Master Digital Art
Roché Woodworth
Genre: Media Arts
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: December 5, 2023
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
Seller: Macmillan

Creative Tools, Resources and Tutorials to Help You Put the Pro in Procreate Start your digital art journey the right way with this incredible collection of all the know-how, tools and techniques you need to jump head first into Procreate®. Digital artist extraordinaire Roché Woodworth has spent years mastering Procreate, and now she shares those skills with you, from setting up a digital canvas to completing your first masterpiece. Get a master class in all the most important Procreate features you’ll need to get started, including using brushes, layers, color palettes, masks and more. Roché’s helpful instruction on color theory, composition and other foundational drawing techniques set you up for success to create adorable portraits, furry friends, playful landscapes and more. Simple step-by-step instructions guide you through a variety of fun projects like a Smiley Flowerpot, a Little Ballerina ready for her first recital and a charming Pink Forest Cottage. The projects are paired with helpful reference images of the Procreate tools and functions you need to complete each masterpiece. Armed with Roché’s guidance and beginner-friendly tutorials, all you need is an iPad©, Apple Pencil© and your creativity to start making the digital art of your dreams.

Gesture Drawing - Michael Hampton

Gesture Drawing
Dynamic Movement and Form
Michael Hampton
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: September 24, 2024
Publisher: Rocky Nook
Seller: Ingram DV LLC

The ultimate guide to learning how to capture action and dynamic movement in figure drawings.  A vital step in developing drawing skills, gesture drawing helps aspiring artists get more comfortable with studying the human body and learning how to depict its connections, curves, and movements. Noted drawing instructor and best-selling author Michael Hampton shares all the secrets for developing gesture and figure drawing skills. Geared towards the novice and experienced artist alike, this book aims to clarify and explain the ambiguous concept of gesture drawing. Pulling from formal principles of line, rhythm, shape, and perspective, Gesture Drawing slows down the often rapidly executed practice of gesture and clarifies each step. Featuring examples and a wide range of exercises, this book will help anyone become a stronger and more confident artist.

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.

Baldur's Gate 3 - Guide Book - GamerGuides.com

Baldur's Gate 3 - Guide Book
GamerGuides.com
Genre: Games
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: August 29, 2023
Publisher: GamerGuides.com
Seller: Gamer Guides Ltd

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. The guide for Baldur's Gate 3 features everything you need to know to explore Faerûn. Learn how to talk your way through any encounter, take down the toughest bosses, and find the most powerful equipment! - Detailed explanations covering the Battle Mechanics for new players - A series of Getting Started guides and tips for different gameplay features - Breakdown of Ability Scores and how they work - Complete walkthroughs for the main story, including the Wilderness, Underdark, Shadow-Cursed Lands, and Baldur's Gate itself! - A guide to how Romance works with different companions - Guides for equipment such as Armor, Weapons, Potions, and Items - Detailed exploration of each class including Best Starting Class - Overview for all Companions in the game and how to recruit them - Coverage of different spell types, including the Best Starter Spells - A section on Key NPCs, what they do and where to find them

Attack with Mikhail Tal - Mikhail Tal & Iakov Damsky

Attack with Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Tal & Iakov Damsky
Genre: Games
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: August 1, 1994
Publisher: Chess Elevation
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

The legendary Mikhail Tal was the finest ever exponent of attacking chess. His all-out sacrificial style took him all the way to the World Championship title. Dogged by ill-health, Tal's reign was a short one, and he was never able to regain his crown, but Tal remained an outstanding player right up to his death in 1992. His departure has taken away one of the chess world's most charismatic figures; a player who excited chess passions wherever he went. In this, his last book, written together with Russian sports journalist Iakov Damsky, Tal shows how to unleash devastating attacks in all kinds of positions.

The Everything Essential Music Theory Book - Marc Schonbrun

The Everything Essential Music Theory Book
A Guide to the Fundamentals of Reading, Writing, and Understanding Music
Marc Schonbrun
Genre: Music
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: August 8, 2014
Publisher: Adams Media
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

Master musical skills quickly and easily! From classical music to new age, hard rock, and pop, music has always played an important role in everyday life. Whether you're an intermediate musician or an aspiring music major, The Everything Essential Music Theory Book is a guide to mastering one of the most important tools for every musician: musical understanding. This compact, portable volume covers all the basics, including: • The construction of chords and scales • How to understand rhythm and time signatures • How keys are identified and organized • Creating harmonization and melody With each clear and easy-to-understand chapter, musician and educator Marc Schonbrun takes you through the essentials of music theory--the very glue that holds music together.

At Home - Bill Bryson

At Home
A Short History of Private Life
Bill Bryson
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: October 5, 2010
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

In these pages, the beloved Bill Bryson gives us a fascinating history of the modern home, taking us on a room-by-room tour through his own house and using each room to explore the vast history of the domestic artifacts we take for granted. As he takes us through the history of our modern comforts, Bryson demonstrates that whatever happens in the world eventually ends up in our home, in the paint, the pipes, the pillows, and every item of furniture. Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and his sheer prose fluency makes  At Home  one of the most entertaining books ever written about private life.

A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennesse Williams

A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennesse Williams
Genre: Theater
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: November 5, 2019
Publisher: Delhi Open Books
Seller: Prateek Bihani

Tennesse Williams, one of the 20th century's most superb writers, was also one of its most successful and prolifts. His classic works include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Glass Menagerie, Summer and Smoke, Camino Real, Sweet Bird of Youth, Night of the Iguanna, Orpheus Descending, and The Rose Tattoo.

A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams

A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
Genre: Theater
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: December 15, 2012
Publisher: New Directions
Seller: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

The Pulitzer Prize and Drama Critics Circle Award winning play—reissued with an introduction by Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman and The Crucible), and Williams' essay "The World I Live In." It is a very short list of 20th-century American plays that continue to have the same power and impact as when they first appeared—57 years after its Broadway premiere, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire is one of those plays. The story famously recounts how the faded and promiscuous Blanche DuBois is pushed over the edge by her sexy and brutal brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski. Streetcar launched the careers of Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden, and solidified the position of Tennessee Williams as one of the most important young playwrights of his generation, as well as that of Elia Kazan as the greatest American stage director of the '40s and '50s. Who better than America's elder statesman of the theater, Williams' contemporary Arthur Miller, to write as a witness to the lightning that struck American culture in the form of A Streetcar Named Desire? Miller's rich perspective on Williams' singular style of poetic dialogue, sensitive characters, and dramatic violence makes this a unique and valuable new edition of A Streetcar Named Desire. This definitive new edition will also include Williams' essay "The World I Live In," and a brief chronology of the author's life.

Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
Genre: Theater
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: October 15, 2014
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

In Romeo and Juliet , Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud. In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers’ final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers. This edition includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play -Scene-by-scene plot summaries -A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases -An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books -An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.

The Lady in Gold - Anne-Marie O'Connor

The Lady in Gold
The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Bloch-Bauer
Anne-Marie O'Connor
Genre: Art History
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: February 7, 2012
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

The spellbinding story, part fairy tale, part suspense, of Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer , one of the most emblematic portraits of its time; of the beautiful, seductive Viennese Jewish salon hostess who sat for it; the notorious artist who painted it; the now vanished turn-of-the-century Vienna that shaped it; and the strange twisted fate that befell it.   The Lady in Gold, considered an unforgettable masterpiece, one of the twentieth century’s most recognizable paintings, made headlines all over the world when Ronald Lauder bought it for $135 million a century after Klimt, the most famous Austrian painter of his time, completed the society portrait.   Anne-Marie O’Connor, writer for The Washington Post , formerly of the Los Angeles Times, tells the galvanizing story of the Lady in Gold, Adele Bloch-Bauer, a dazzling Viennese Jewish society figure; daughter of the head of one of the largest banks in the Hapsburg Empire, head of the Oriental Railway, whose Orient Express went from Berlin to Constantinople; wife of Ferdinand Bauer, sugar-beet baron.   The Bloch-Bauers were art patrons, and Adele herself was considered a rebel of fin de siècle Vienna (she wanted to be educated, a notion considered “degenerate” in a society that believed women being out in the world went against their feminine “nature”). The author describes how Adele inspired the portrait and how Klimt made more than a hundred sketches of her—simple pencil drawings on thin manila paper.   And O’Connor writes of Klimt himself, son of a failed gold engraver, shunned by arts bureaucrats, called an artistic heretic in his time, a genius in ours.   She writes of the Nazis confiscating the portrait of Adele from the Bloch-Bauers’ grand palais; of the Austrian government putting the painting on display, stripping Adele’s Jewish surname from it so that no clues to her identity (nor any hint of her Jewish origins) would be revealed. Nazi officials called the painting, The Lady in Gold and proudly exhibited it in Vienna’s Baroque Belvedere Palace, consecrated in the 1930s as a Nazi institution.   The author writes of the painting, inspired by the Byzantine mosaics Klimt had studied in Italy, with their exotic symbols and swirls, the subject an idol in a golden shrine.   We see how, sixty years after it was stolen by the Nazis, the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer became the subject of a decade-long litigation between the Austrian government and the Bloch-Bauer heirs, how and why the U.S. Supreme Court became involved in the case, and how the Court’s decision had profound ramifications in the art world.   A riveting social history; an illuminating and haunting look at turn-of-the-century Vienna; a brilliant portrait of the evolution of a painter; a masterfully told tale of suspense. And at the heart of it, the Lady in Gold—the shimmering painting, and its equally irresistible subject, the fate of each forever intertwined.

Star Wars The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire - Chris Kempshall

Star Wars The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
Chris Kempshall
Genre: Film
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: July 9, 2024
Publisher: DK
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

Uncover a history of galactic evil. "So this is how liberty dies—with thunderous applause." —Senator Padmé Amidala When Sheev Palpatine declared the birth of his new Empire, he expected it would stand for thousands of years. Instead, it lasted only 24. This is the story of how a tyrannical regime rose from the ashes of democracy, ruled the galaxy with an iron fist, and then collapsed into dust. It is a story of war and heroes. It is a story of propaganda and the power of fascism. But most of all, it is a story of normal people trying to live their lives in the face of brutal dictatorship. From the barbarity of Darth Vader's campaigns to the horrors of the Tarkin Initiative, this book offers new insights into the dark entity at the core of the Star Wars saga, with chapters covering economic strategy and political organisation, propaganda, crime and punishment, military tactics, and warfare, giving even the most expert Star Wars fans a fresh perspective on the Galactic Empire. © AND ™ 2023 LUCASFILM LTD.

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

Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music: Theory and Practice Guide - Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music

Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music: Theory and Practice Guide
Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music
Genre: Music
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: June 20, 2012
Publisher: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Seller: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

This book is an effort to preserve and pass on the beauty of proper liturgical music in the tradition of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church.   The book contains a brief introduction to the history of Byzantine music, 107 exercises with analysis of the various characters, a page devoted to the theory of each mode, and audio examples to accompany the material found in the book.  The text is written in the English language while all of the original Greek terms are preserved with an English transliteration for those not able to read Greek.

Long Road - Steven Hyden

Long Road
Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation
Steven Hyden
Genre: Music
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: September 27, 2022
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

A leading music journalist’s riveting chronicle of how beloved band Pearl Jam shaped the times, and how their legacy and longevity have transcended generations. Ever since Pearl Jam first blasted onto the Seattle grunge scene three decades ago with their debut album, Ten, they have sold 85M+ albums, performed for hundreds of thousands of fans around the world, and have even been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack Of A Generation, music critic and journalist Steven Hyden celebrates the life, career, and music of this legendary group, widely considered to be one of the greatest American rock bands of all time. Long Road is structured like a mix tape, using 18 different Pearl Jam classics as starting points for telling a mix of personal and universal stories. Each chapter tells the tale of this great band — how they got to where they are, what drove them to greatness, and why it matters now.   Much like the generation it emerged from, Pearl Jam is a mass of contradictions. They were an enormously successful mainstream rock band who felt deeply uncomfortable with the pursuit of capitalistic spoils. They were progressive activists who spoke in favor of abortion rights and against the Ticketmaster monopoly, and yet they epitomized the sound of traditional, male-dominated rock ‘n’ roll. They were looked at as spokesmen for their generation, even though they ultimately projected profound confusion and alienation. They triumphed, and failed, in equal doses — the quintessential Gen-X tale.   Impressive as their stats, accolades, and longevity may be, Hyden also argues that Pearl Jam’s most definitive accomplishment lies in the impact their music had on Generation X as a whole. Pearl Jam’s music helped an entire generation of listeners connect with the glory of bygone rock mythology, and made it relevant during a period in which tremendous American economic prosperity belied a darkness at the heart of American youth. More than just a chronicle of the band’s career, this book is also a story about Gen- X itself, who like Pearl Jam came from angsty, outspoken roots and then evolved into an establishment institution, without ever fully shaking off their uncertain, outsider past. For so many Gen-Xers growing up at the time, Pearl Jam’s music was a beacon that offered both solace and guidance. They taught an entire generation how to grow up without losing the purest and most essential parts of themselves.   Written with his celebrated blend of personal memoir, criticism, and journalism, Hyden explores Pearl Jam’s path from Ten to now. It's a chance for new fans and old fans alike to geek out over Pearl Jam minutia—the B-sides, the beloved deep cuts, the concert bootlegs—and explore the multitude of reasons why Pearl Jam’s music resonated with so many people. As Hyden explains, “Most songs pass through our lives and are swiftly forgotten. But Pearl Jam is forever.”

The Song Machine - John Seabrook

The Song Machine
Inside the Hit Factory
John Seabrook
Genre: Music
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: October 5, 2015
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Seller: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

"An utterly satisfying examination of the business of popular music." —Nathaniel Rich, The Atlantic There’s a reason today’s ubiquitous pop hits are so hard to ignore—they’re designed that way. The Song Machine goes behind the scenes to offer an insider’s look at the global hit factories manufacturing the songs that have everyone hooked. Full of vivid, unexpected characters—alongside industry heavy-hitters like Katy Perry, Rihanna, Max Martin, and Ester Dean—this fascinating journey into the strange world of pop music reveals how a new approach to crafting smash hits is transforming marketing, technology, and even listeners’ brains. You’ll never think about music the same way again. A Wall Street Journal Best Business Book

A Practical Handbook for the Actor - Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Nathaniel Pollack, Robert Previto, Scott Zigler & David Mamet

A Practical Handbook for the Actor
Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Nathaniel Pollack, Robert Previto, Scott Zigler & David Mamet
Genre: Theater
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: April 12, 1986
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

For anyone who has ever wanted to take an acting class, "this is the best book on acting written in the last twenty years" (David Mamet, from the Introduction). This book describes a technique developed and refined by the authors, all of them young actors, in their work with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, actor W. H. Macy, and director Gregory Mosher. A Practical Handbook for the Actor is written for any actor who has ever experienced the frustrations of acting classes that lacked clarity and objectivity, and that failed to provide a dependable set of tools. An actor's job, the authors state, is to "find a way to live truthfully under the imaginary circumstances of the play." The ways in which an actor can attain that truth form the substance of this eloquent book.

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.

Teach Yourself to Play Guitar - Volume 1 - Morty Manus & Ron Manus

Teach Yourself to Play Guitar - Volume 1
Learn How to Play Guitar with this Complete Course!
Morty Manus & Ron Manus
Genre: Music
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: January 1, 2011
Publisher: Alfred Music
Seller: Alfred Music

Learn how to play the guitar and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music, the world leader in educational music publishing since 1922. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of playing either acoustic or electric guitar in a variety of musical styles, including Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues, Country, Jazz and Folk with this course.  Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about various guitar types and the sounds they create, how to buy and care for your very own guitar, how to tune and hold your guitar, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation and tablature. You will then move right along to playing different notes, 3-string chords, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and TAB.  Audio examples and video lessons are integrated throughout the entire book so you can see and hear an experienced guitar teacher guiding you through every step. Split-screen video lessons clearly show the left and right hands and on-screen music notation and TAB is highlighted as the music plays so you can easily follow along. Interactive quiz questions and diagrams help students grasp concepts and make learning fun. If you've wanted to learn how to play the guitar but didn't know where to start, this is the perfect course for you!

Episcopal Hymnal 1982 Blue - Church Publishing Incorporated

Episcopal Hymnal 1982 Blue
Basic Singers Edition
Church Publishing Incorporated
Genre: Music
Price: $25.99
Publish Date: June 1, 1985
Publisher: Church Publishing Incorporated
Seller: Ingram DV LLC

This pew edition (also called basic singers edition) contains all hymns and service music for all who sing, choir and congregation alike. It is the current official Episcopal Hymnal.

The Daily Ukulele Songbook - Jim Beloff

The Daily Ukulele Songbook
365 Songs for Better Living
Jim Beloff
Genre: Music
Price: $30.99
Publish Date: December 1, 2017
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

Strum a different song every day with easy arrangements of 365 of your favorite songs in one big songbook] The Daily Ukulele features ukulele arrangements with melody, lyrics and uke chord grids and are in ukulele-friendly keys that are particularly suited for groups of one to one hundred to play and sing. Includes favorites by the Beatles, Beach Boys and Bob Dylan, folk songs, pop songs, kids' songs, Christmas carols and Broadway and Hollywood tunes, all with a spiral binding for ease of use. Also features a Tips and Techniques section, chord chart, and vintage ukulele-themed photos and art throughout. The Daily Ukulele offers ukulele fun all year long]

Leopoldstadt - Tom Stoppard

Leopoldstadt
Tom Stoppard
Genre: Theater
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: August 25, 2020
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
Seller: Lightning Source, LLC

**WINNER OF THE TONY AWARD FOR BEST PLAY** “Breathtaking . . . A play that asks what we owe our own imperfect memories . . . An epic, formatively brilliant work.”—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune Tom Stoppard’s humane and heartbreaking play of love, family and endurance. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, a city humming with artistic and intellectual excitement. Stoppard’s epic yet intimate drama centers on Hermann Merz, a manufacturer and baptized Jew married to Catholic Gretl, whose extended family convene at their fashionable apartment on Christmas Day in 1899. Yet by the time the play closes, Austria has passed through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany, and the Holocaust, which stole the lives of 65,000 Austrian Jews alone. From one of today’s most acclaimed playwrights, Leopoldstadt is a human and heartbreaking drama of literary brilliance, historical verisimilitude, and powerful emotion.

The Art and Making of Arcane - Elisabeth Vincentelli & Insight Editions

The Art and Making of Arcane
Elisabeth Vincentelli & Insight Editions
Genre: Media Arts
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: December 3, 2024
Publisher: Insight Editions
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

Filled with gorgeous illustrations and concept art from the hit Netflix series, The Art and Making of Arcane is an immersive journey behind the scenes of the Emmy Award-winning Animated Series! The Art and Making of Arcane takes readers through the visual journey of Riot Games’ and Fortiche's revolutionary animated series. Featuring early art styles, evolving character designs, and jaw-dropping worldbuilding artwork, this volume is the definitive compendium of Arcane ’s creative process and vision. Arcane and League of Legends fans alike will be amazed by the visual development of fan-favorite champions, the breathtaking cityscapes of Piltover and Zaun, and the riveting inventions of hextech and Shimmer. This book includes early designs showing how characters evolved visually, gorgeous vistas of sprawling background and setting art, and interviews with over 20 key animators, writers, directors, artists, game designers, musicians, and other creators. ORIGINAL ART: Features beautiful, never-before-seen concept art that helped adapt the global blockbuster video game into a critically acclaimed animated series. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: Hear from the development teams at Riot Games and Fortiche on the groundbreaking process that brought the world of Runeterra into the cinematic limelight. GO BEHIND THE SCENES: Filled with both behind-the-scenes looks at the inspiration and iteration of the people and places in Arcane , breakdowns of key scenes, and a deep dive into Fortiche’s artisanal animation style, The Art and Making of Arcane chronicles the incredible work and talent that went into crafting such a dynamic and instantly iconic series.

This is Our Youth - Kenneth Lonergan

This is Our Youth
Kenneth Lonergan
Genre: Theater
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: February 2, 2000
Publisher: ABRAMS
Seller: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

Dennis—with a famous painter father and social activist mother—is a small-time drug dealer and total mess. His hero-worshipping friend Warren has just impulsively stolen $15,000 from his father, an abusive lingerie tycoon. When Jessica, a mixed-up prep school girl, shows up for a date, Warren pulls out a wad of bills and takes her off, awkwardly, for a night of seduction. A wildly funny, bittersweet, and moving story, This Is Our Youth is as trenchant as it was upon its acclaimed premiere in 1996.

The World of Critical Role - Liz Marsham, Cast of Critical Role & Critical Role

The World of Critical Role
The History Behind the Epic Fantasy
Liz Marsham, Cast of Critical Role & Critical Role
Genre: Games
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: October 20, 2020
Publisher: Random House Worlds
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Dive deep into the history of the world’s most popular fantasy RPG livestream with the cast of Critical Role in this definitive guide featuring never-before-seen illustrations and photos. From its unassuming beginnings as a casual home game between friends to the role-playing phenomenon it is today, Critical Role has become the stuff of legend. These pages chronicle how a circle of friends who all happen to be talented voice actors built the most-watched tabletop role-playing livestream of all time. Discover dazzling new illustrations and richly written insights into the locations, characters, and adventures featured in the hundreds of episodes across Critical Role’s two campaigns, Vox Machina and the Mighty Nein. Go behind the scenes with archival photos and exclusive interviews with Dungeon Master Matt Mercer and the entire Critical Role cast as they explore their characters’ most triumphant moments and darkest hours. And celebrate the massive community of Critters who support and expand the show’s world through a highlighted tour of the crafts, cosplay, and art they create every day.   Featuring a foreword from Felicia Day, lush illustrations, and the inside story you won’t find anywhere else, this book is your indispensable guide to Critical Role. The adventure begins!

The Jazz Piano Book - SHER Music & Mark Levine

The Jazz Piano Book
SHER Music & Mark Levine
Genre: Music
Price: $27.99
Publish Date: January 12, 2011
Publisher: Sher Music Co.
Seller: Ingram DV LLC

The most highly acclaimed jazz piano method ever published! Over 300 pages with complete chapters on Intervals and triads, The major modes and II-V-I, 3-note voicings, Sus. and phrygian Chords, Adding notes to 3-note voicings, Tritone substitution, Left-hand voicings, Altering notes in left-hand Stride and Bud Powell voicings, Block chords, Comping ...and much more! Endorsed by Kenny Barron, Down Beat, Jamey Aebersold, etc.

The Daily Ukulele - Leap Year Edition - Various Authors

The Daily Ukulele - Leap Year Edition
366 More Songs for Better Living
Various Authors
Genre: Music
Price: $30.99
Publish Date: February 1, 2018
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

This super collection features 366 more well-known songs arranged for ukulele from the 1950s through today, by artists such as Carole King, Elton John, the Bee Gees, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson and others, plus favorites from movies, Broadway, Motown and more] Just like the first Daily Ukulele book, all arrangements feature melody, lyrics and ukulele chord grids in uke-friendly keys. A special Ukulele 101 section, a chord chart, and vintage ukulele-themed photos round out the fun. Tunes include: Ain't No Sunshine * Anticipation * Bubbly * Calendar Girl * Come Monday * Falling Slowly * Hallelujah * I Got You Babe * Lean on Me * Moondance * Route 66 * Sweet Caroline * We Are the World * Y.M.C.A. and scores more] The Daily Ukulele: Leap Year Edition offers ukulele fun all year long - even on February 29th]

ShowTime Piano Disney: Level 2A - Nancy Faber & Randall Faber

ShowTime Piano Disney: Level 2A
Nancy Faber & Randall Faber
Genre: Music
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: July 1, 2018
Publisher: Faber Piano Adventures
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

ShowTime Piano Disney presents contemporary and classic Disney hits arranged for the pianist at Level 2A. Students develop fundamental skills reading basic rhythms, intervals, and simple chords, all while playing appealing songs from favorite movies such as Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mulan, and more. Almost There (Princess and the Frog) * Baroque Hoedown (Main Street Eletrical Parade at Disneyland Resort and Magic Kingdom Park) * Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins) * Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas) * He's a Pirate (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) * Proud Corazon (Coco) * Reflection (Mulan)* Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid) * A Whole New World (Aladdin.)