Woody Allen by Jason Solomons
$50.00 AUD
Category: Film
"In 2015, the world will be celebrating 50 years of Woody Allen's feature films. Since he first vented his neuroses in 1965, Woody Allen has enjoyed a career unlike any other writer or director in Hollywood. The impact of his comedy and his psychoanalysis of the modern world have been hugely influential ...Show more
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard
$23.00 AUD
Category: Theatre | Series: Faber Drama Ser.
In a large country house in Derbyshire in April 1809 sits Lady Thomasina Coverly, aged thirteen, and her tutor, Septimus Hodge. Through the window may be seen some of the '500 acres inclusive of lake' where Capability Brown's idealized landscape is about to give way to the 'picturesque' Gothic style: 'e ...Show more
Lou Reed - Chapter & Verse: New York's Finest by Paul Skellett
$125.00 AUD
Category: Music
Charting the evolution of Lou Reed, both the man and the myth, Lou Reed - Chapter & Verse brings to life the New York subculture that influenced and nurtured Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground. It is a study of the man, his city, his philosophy, journalism, song writing and the legendary characters ...Show more
Every Song Ever - Twenty Ways to Listen to Music by Ben Ratliff
$49.99 AUD
Category: Music
From one of America's celebrated critics, the definitive field guide to listening to music in the age of the Cloud. The most significant revolution in the recent history of music has to do with listening: it is now possible to listen to nearly anything at any time, to ignore albums, and to instantly fli ...Show more
King Arthur; or, the British Worthy: A Dramatick Opera by John Dryden
$30.95 AUD
Category: Theatre
Originally published in 1928, this book contains an edition of John Dryden's play King Arthur, which was first performed in 1691. The subsequent alterations made by Henry Purcell are noted where they alter or expand the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in English opera or Rest ...Show more
1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die by Matthew Rye
$40.00 AUD
Category: Music | Series: 1001
1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die answers the need for more accessible information about the greats of classical music: it is the definitive insider's guide to the best recordings of 1001 outstanding classical and operatic works. From the great and inspiring Masses, choral works, sy ...Show more
West of Eden by Jean Stein
$49.99 AUD
Category: Film
West of Eden is the definitive story of Hollywood, told, in their own words, by the people on the inside: Lauren Bacall, Arthur Miller, Dennis Hopper, Frank Gehry, Ring Lardner, Joan Didion, Stephen Sondheim âe" all interviewed by Jean Stein, who grew up in the Forties in a fairytale mansion in the Holl ...Show more
Beethoven for a Later Age: The Journey of a String Quartet by Edward Dusinberre
$40.00 AUD
Category: Music
'They are not for you but for a later age!' Ludwig van Beethoven, on the Opus 59 quartets Beethoven's sixteen string quartets are some of the most extraordinary and challenging pieces of music ever written. They have inspired artists of all kinds - not only musicians - and have been subject to endless ...Show more
Menuhin: A Life by Humphrey Burton
$40.00 AUD
Category: Music
Since 2000, when this biography was first published, Menuhin's name has not faded from public attention, as often happens in the decades after the death of a popular performing artist. Far from it: the centenary of his birth, April 22, 1916, is being marked by celebrations around the world. Yehudi M ...Show more
Latin American Cinema by Stephen Hart
$44.99 AUD
Category: Film
This book provides a succinct and comprehensive history of Latin American cinema from its origins in 1896 to the award-winning cinema of the present day. It analyses landmark films - including El Megano (1955), Black God, White Devil (1964), The Official Version (1984), Central Station (1998), Amores Pe ...Show more
This Business of Concert Promotion and Touring by Ray Waddell
$40.00 AUD
Category: Music | Series: This Business of
"This Business of[trademark] Concert Promotion & Touring" is a practical guide to creating, selling, organising and staging concerts. It's a nuts and bolts book that addresses not only the business side of concert promotion, but the technical and artistic sides as well. This is a title geared toward ...Show more
The Tour Book: How To Get Your Music On The Road by Andy Reynolds
$42.95 AUD
Category: Music
Looking for practical advice, hints, and tips on every aspect of putting on a live show-from rehearsal to handling the details of travel, accommodation, booking and promoting shows in the US and overseas, equipment, sound checking, contracts, taxation, and marketing? Look no further. Written by a tourin ...Show more