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Architecture books onlineIntroducing… our broad range of books on Architecture, Photography, Art Forms, Film TV & Radio, Dance and Performing Arts, Music and History of Art. In our Film TV & Radio section, we have many other sub-genres such as Books That Inspired Movies including Gone Girl, The Enigma, Fifty Shades of Grey and Foxcatcher. Our Music section includes biographies and sheet music of famous musicians past and present, international and Irish – Elvis, Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Bono and many more.

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Paperback. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? This book reveals answers to questions about each holiday's traditions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5H; ASZP; HBJK; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284722
ISBN
9780520284722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.43

Paperback. This book argues that recognition of the corporate studio's role as author of Hollywood motion pictures enables original interpretations of Hollywood films and provides a deeper understanding of their cultural, political, and commercial objectives. Series: Post - 45. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APFA; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 182 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804778633
ISBN
9780804778633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. Analyzes film distribution and exhibition practices in order to reconstruct a context for understanding moviegoing at a time when American cities were coming to grips with new groups of immigrants and women working outside the home. This book talks about the history of the film industry, and about the process of imaging a national community. Num Pages: 391 pages, 61 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247437
ISBN
9780520247437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. What is the future of America? Will the youth play the role everybody is expecting them to? This book presents a group of award-winning photographers who join together to take a fresh look at the youth of America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 illustrations, 140 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Publisher
Contrasto Italy
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9788869651571
ISBN
9788869651571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardcover. This book provides a brief yet informative evaluation of the variety and complexity of theatrical endeavours in the United States, embracing all epochs of theatre history and situating American theatre as a lively, dynamic and diverse arena. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; HBJK; HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645206
ISBN
9780748645206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.99

Paperback. This book provides a brief yet informative evaluation of the variety and complexity of theatrical endeavours in the United States, embracing all epochs of theatre history and situating American theatre as a lively, dynamic and diverse arena. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; HBJK; HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625925
ISBN
9780748625925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AS; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
159
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559361972
ISBN
9781559361972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Celebrates the history of 40 of the finest stage theaters still in operation around the United States. Original photographs include stunning examples of early Eastern town hall opera houses, Midwest venues, and boomtown opera houses. Also, state-by-state and chronological listings of over 200 more surviving nineteenth-century theaters. Num Pages: 256 pages, 157 B/W & 36 color photos, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 220 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1584.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324918
ISBN
9780764324918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.52

Num Pages: 286 pages, 390 color & b/w photos. BIC Classification: AF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 288 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1666.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322471
ISBN
9780764322471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 39.54

Paperback. Describes a critical tradition in American filmmaking. This title examines a contemporary type of US filmmaking that exists at the intersection of mainstream, art and independent cinema and often gives rise to absurd, darkly comic and nihilistic effects. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748679089
ISBN
9780748679089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 27 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: AN; AP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 924. Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935. Series: Film and Culture Series. 576 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AN; AP; BGF. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 40. Weight: 924.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159043
ISBN
9780231159043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 270 x 11. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930452391
ISBN
9780930452391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. The highly-acclaimed unauthorised biography of cult anti-hero comedian Bill Hicks. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9781447227069
ISBN
9781447227069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.99

Paperback. From "The Next Generation" and "The X-Files", to "Farscape" and "Enterprise", sci-fi television series in the US have multiplied since the 1980s. Jan Johnson-Smith shows how, in line with national political upheavals, this genre expands the myth of the Western frontier into deep space. Series: Popular TV Genres. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648823
ISBN
9781860648823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. Attempts to chronicle every visit to the UK by American (and Canadian!) rock 'n' roll artists, and includes full tour itineraries, support acts, show reports, and TV appearances. This work features illustrations of programmes, tickets, vintage ads and atmospheric live shots. Num Pages: 422 pages, tables & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGP; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780951988862
ISBN
9780951988862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.46

Hardback. With full-colour photographs of over 587 quilts, this title offers a visual and tactile understanding of American culture and society, bridging the transition from traditional folk culture to the age of mass production and consumption. It shows us some of America's treasured material culture as it was pieced and stitched into place. Editor(s): Hanson, Marin F; Crews, Patricia Cox. Num Pages: 496 pages, 812 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2246.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220546
ISBN
9780803220546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.85

Paperback. This study analyses the history of puppet, mask, and performing object theatre in the United States over the past 150 years to understand how a peculiarly American mixture of global cultures, commercial theatre, modern-art idealism, and mechanical innovation reinvented the ancient art of puppetry. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; ASZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137286703
ISBN
9781137286703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.14
€ 58.52

Hardback. Provides information on published visual images of American prints from 1946 to 1996 as well as biocritical information on printmakers working in this time period. Num Pages: 606 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACX; AFH; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 38. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835863
ISBN
9780810835863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.10

Paperback. An autobiography of Tony Curtis, without question a Hollywood legend and part of its Golden Age. It tells his story, from his hard-knock childhood growing up in the Bronx to his wild days as a Hollywood playboy, his destructive drug addiction and his life as an artist in his eighties. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8 colour section; integrated b&w photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753515723
ISBN
9780753515723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.96

Hardback. The china used by the First Families, both at the White House and in their private homes, reveals a story of culture and society as it has evolved in the United States since its early days. This book documents over 200 items and sheds lights on the trends in taste, style, and modes of entertaining, from George Washington to Ronald Reagan. Series: Philadelphia Museum of Art. Num Pages: 91 pages, 6 b&w illustrations + 94 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFP; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
91
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300135930
ISBN
9780300135930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. Examines a cycle of postfeminist films that adopt the conventions of romance. This book explores the symbiotic relationship between heterosexual romance and postfeminist culture. It offers a fresh perspective on both popular American romance films and postfeminist cultural criticism. Series: Traditions in American Cinema. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474405560
ISBN
9781474405560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Examines the symbiotic relationship between heterosexual romance and postfeminist culture. The book argues that since 1980, postfeminism's most salient tensions and anxieties have been reflected in the American romance film. It offers a new perspective on romance films by examining the symbiotic relationship between romance and postfeminism. Series: Traditions in American Cinema. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748693368
ISBN
9780748693368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.99

Paperback. A fascinating history of an American institution that includes an extraordinary collection of photobooth images. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 200 colour & b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AJCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330762
ISBN
9780393330762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.83

Hardcover. Catalogues more than one hundred works that are devoted to the National Gallery of Art's holdings of 19th-century American paintings. Featuring works of Thomas Sully, John Singer Sargent, and James McNeill Whistler, this collection also includes John Quidor's "The Return of Rip van Winkle" and Albert Pinkham Ryder's "Siegfried". Num Pages: 364 pages, 72 color, 135 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 291 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780894682544
ISBN
9780894682544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.56
€ 154.73

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