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By Witold Rybczynski. 2002
An appreciation of the residential work of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The author provides a detailed analysis, both historical and…
architectural, of ten of the 30 villas attributed to Palladio. Includes biographical detail, precise descriptions of design elements, and insights into daily life in the 16th century. 2002.By Peter Murray, Linda Murray. 1983
This comprehensive and detailed reference contains entries on major artists of the last seven centuries; short biographies of over 1,200…
artists; descriptions of artistic techniques and styles; definitions of artistic movements; and much more. 1983.By Noel Coward, Sheridan Morley, Graham Payn. 1982
Noel Coward, the renowned dramatist, director and star, left diaries covering the last thirty years of his life, from the…
war-time troop concert tours to the 1960's when he received his knighthood. 1982.By Peter Gzowski. 1985
By Peter Gzowski. 1997
Gzowski presents the most memorable items from his radio program, "Morningside." The selections include interviews with prominent authors, the revisit…
of Louis Riel's trial, the fifteen best letters to the program, and Gzowski's own reflections on what "Morningside" was and what it meant to him. c1997.By Frank Zingrone. 2001
Television and the Internet have become our main source of news, but while CNN and CSPAN can provide more information…
than ever before and at a greatly accelerated pace, they tend to give us simplistic explanations of complex social and economic events: the sound bite. The new communication technologies are creating an overload that paralyzes us from taking action, except to consume as directed by advertisers. The author offers a corrective to the blind faith that has characterized our relationship with the new technology to date. 2001.By Kathleen Tynan. 1987
Biography of the flamboyant theatre director and critic, written by his second wife. Using letters, diaries, writings and her own…
memories, she tells of Tynan's bizarre family background, his early years in theatre and his nightmarish first marriage. 1987.By Robert Ross, Morris Bright. 2000
Roy Clarke's rural tales of three bumbling, elderly eccentrics have been entertaining British audiences for over 25 years. In this…
tribute, the authors retrace the history of the hugely successful TV series, including interviews with the regular stars, and disclosing some behind-the-scenes secrets. 2000.By S. M Crean. 2001
A combination of historical research and fictionalized accounts of five key periods in the life of Canadian artist and writer…
Emily Carr, that attempts to discover how and why she became a national icon. The book touches on issues of feminism, colonialism, native-white relations, and art, presented in the context of legal and illegal events shaping the fate of BC's native peoples. Crean attempts to discover Carr's true attitude to native culture and to explore not her famous eccentricities but her work. 2001.By Matthew Hart. 2004
Journalist author of "Diamond" examines the 1986 heist at Ireland's Russborough House during which Dubliner Martin Cahill stole eighteen paintings,…
including Vermeer's Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid. Chronicles Scotland Yard's investigations and the sting that uncovered illicit drug connections and a stunning art discovery. Descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2004.By Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell. 2018
By Amy Kaufman. 2018
LA Times journalist Amy Kaufman, and proud member of Bachelor nation, reached out to dozens of producers, contestants, and celebrity…
fans from 2002 through 2015 to give readers never-before-told details of the show's inner workings: the inside scoop about mansion life, juicy tales of producer manipulation, and revelations about the fantasy suite. But for readers who have never once tuned in, Amy explores what our fascination means, culturally: what the show says about the way we view so-called "ideal suitors," our subconscious yearning for fairytale love, and how the iconic TV show has shaped society's feelings about love, marriage and feminism by appealing to a marriage plot that's as old as Jane Austen. 2018.By Neil Postman. 2010
By Marshall Terrill, Jeb Rosebrook, Jeb Stuart Rosebrook. 2019
A memoir from screenwriter Jeb Rosebrook about the making of a classic film of the American west. Released in 1972,…
Junior Bonner is a modern-day western about a young, drifting rodeo star who decides to raise money for his father's ranch by challenging a formidable bull. 2019.By Ethan Mordden. 2008
Florenz Ziegfeld created the glamorous world of "show-biz". His Follies featured beautiful Ziegfeld Girls gliding through eye-popping tableaux, but he…
also produced important musicals such as Show Boat. Ziegfeld was one of the first impresarios to mix headliners of different ethnic backgrounds, and the stars he showcased became legends: Billie Burke, Marilyn Miller, Will Rogers, W. C. Fields, Eddie Cantor and Fanny Brice. Some strong language. 2008.By Michael J Hayde. 2018
This new treasure trove of information on the Man of Steel covers comprehensive episode logs for the radio series and…
the original television series, plus the complete story lines for two unproduced television series episodes, and dozens of "deleted scenes" taken right from the scripts. 2018.By Virginia Haggard-Leirens, Eleonore Bakhtadze. 1987
En 1945, Chagall jouit d'une renommée mondiale lorsqu'il rencontre Virginia Haggard. Elle a trente ans de moins que lui. Une…
liaison profonde, marquée par l'admiration et l'entraide mutuelle, va les unir pendant sept ans. 1987.By Sylvia Alberti de Mazzari, Bernard Guyader. 1987
Il n'est sans doute pas d'artiste qui soit aussi connu et méconnu que Léonard de Vinci. Connu parce que ses…
oeuvres ont fait couler beaucoup d'encre, et méconnu parce que rares sont ceux qui ont cherché à explorer, derrière le génie, sa vie d'homme et d'artiste plongé dans le monde effervescent de la Renaissance. 1987.By Hélène Jasmin-Bélisle. 1986
Grâce à un animateur incomparable, de jeunes étudiants découvrent la beauté et les joies du théâtre. Ils forment l'une des…
toutes premières troupes de théâtre professionnelles au Québec. Aujourd'hui, les Compagnons ont tous fait leur marque dans le domaine culturel, chacun selon sa personnalité. 1986.By Antonin Artaud. 1971
Une suite d'articles-essais sur le théâtre. "Le théâtre et la peste", "le théâtre oriental et le théâtre occidental", et surtout…
"le théâtre et la cruauté". Pour Artaud, il faut rendre au théâtre sa dignité métaphysique. 1971.