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Parks and Rec

The Underdog TV Show That Lit'rally Inspired a Vision for a Better America

de Jennifer Keishin Armstrong ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia, the definitive story of the creation and legacy of Parks and Recreation, with exclusive interview content from its cast, crew, and creatorsMore than fifteen years after Parks and Recreation premiered, it has become a streaming staple. It’s beloved for its jokes, characters, and expressions—the show even created a now widely observed holiday ... Leer más

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia, the definitive story of the creation and legacy of Parks and Recreation, with exclusive interview content from its cast, crew, and creatorsMore than fifteen years after Parks and Recreation premiered, it has become a streaming staple. It’s beloved for its jokes, characters, and expressions—the show even created a now widely observed holiday
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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

de Susanna Clarke ...

In the Hugo-award winning, epic New York Times Bestseller and basis for the BBC miniseries, two men change England's history when they bring magic back into the world.In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from England - until the reclusive Mr. Norrell reveals his powers and becomes an overnight celebrity.Another practicing magician ... Leer más

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In the Hugo-award winning, epic New York Times Bestseller and basis for the BBC miniseries, two men change England's history when they bring magic back into the world.In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from England - until the reclusive Mr. Norrell reveals his powers and becomes an overnight celebrity.Another practicing magician
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I'll Believe in Anything

The Making of Heated Rivalry Season 1 (The Annotated Scripts)

de Jacob Tierney ...

From Jacob Tierney, the creator of Heated Rivalry**, in partnership with Brendan Brady and Accent Aigu, comes an official and complete collection of annotated scripts for the biggest cultural sensation of the year, with all new exclusive behind-the-scenes content.**Based on Rachel Reid's blockbuster Game Changers book series, Heated Rivalry premiered on Crave and HBO in late 2025 and immediately ... Leer más

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From Jacob Tierney, the creator of Heated Rivalry**, in partnership with Brendan Brady and Accent Aigu, comes an official and complete collection of annotated scripts for the biggest cultural sensation of the year, with all new exclusive behind-the-scenes content.**Based on Rachel Reid's blockbuster Game Changers book series, Heated Rivalry premiered on Crave and HBO in late 2025 and immediately
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Undocumented

How Immigration Became Illegal

de Aviva Chomsky ...

A longtime immigration activist explores what it means to be an undocumented American in this “impassioned and well-reported case for change” (New York Times).In this illuminating work, immigrant rights activist Aviva Chomsky shows how “illegality” and “undocumentedness” are concepts that were created to exclude and exploit. With a focus on US policy, she probes how people, especially Mexican and ... Leer más

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A longtime immigration activist explores what it means to be an undocumented American in this “impassioned and well-reported case for change” (New York Times).In this illuminating work, immigrant rights activist Aviva Chomsky shows how “illegality” and “undocumentedness” are concepts that were created to exclude and exploit. With a focus on US policy, she probes how people, especially Mexican and
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How to Write a Screenplay

Step-by-Step | Essential Screenplay Format, Scriptwriter and Modern Screenplay Writing Tricks Any Writer Can Learn

de Sandy Marsh ...

Series Libro 6 - Writing
Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Publishing ScreenplaysWhether you've got a completed script, or need help off the starting-blocks, getting a Screenplay formatted correctly to catch the eye of producers is no easy task. A little, professional advice goes a long way, and How to Write a Screenplay delivers large, for those with big screen aspirations!Subjects Covered Include:Physical FormattingScr... ... Leer más

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Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Publishing ScreenplaysWhether you've got a completed script, or need help off the starting-blocks, getting a Screenplay formatted correctly to catch the eye of producers is no easy task. A little, professional advice goes a long way, and How to Write a Screenplay delivers large, for those with big screen aspirations!Subjects Covered Include:Physical FormattingScr...
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The Best and the Brightest

de Susan Wright ...

Series series Star Trek: The Next Generation
Every year, Starfleet Academy in San Francisco attracts many of the most talented and ambitious young people in the Federation. They come from all over the Alpha Quadrant, from hundreds of worlds and species, to prepare themselves for the challenges of the final frontier.Meet a new generation of cadets: a newly joined Trill just beginning the first of many lives; a Bajoran Vedek who finds himself ... Leer más

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Every year, Starfleet Academy in San Francisco attracts many of the most talented and ambitious young people in the Federation. They come from all over the Alpha Quadrant, from hundreds of worlds and species, to prepare themselves for the challenges of the final frontier.Meet a new generation of cadets: a newly joined Trill just beginning the first of many lives; a Bajoran Vedek who finds himself
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The Back Stage Guide to Stage Management, 3rd Edition

Traditional and New Methods for Running a Show from First Rehearsal to Last Performance

de Thomas A. Kelly ...

The Most Widely Used Manual For Aspiring And Veteran Stage Managers - Now Revised and ExpandedThe next best thing to shadowing a Broadway stage manager, this detailed, behind-the-scenes book as been brought completely up to date. First published in 1991, it is widely used and has been lauded as the most comprehensive, educational book on stage management available. From preproduction planning and ... Leer más

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The Most Widely Used Manual For Aspiring And Veteran Stage Managers - Now Revised and ExpandedThe next best thing to shadowing a Broadway stage manager, this detailed, behind-the-scenes book as been brought completely up to date. First published in 1991, it is widely used and has been lauded as the most comprehensive, educational book on stage management available. From preproduction planning and
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Disidentifications

Queers of Color And The Performance of Politics

de José Esteban Muñoz ...

Series Libro 2 - Cultural Studies of the Americas
There is more to identity than identifying with one’s culture or standing solidly against it. José Esteban Muñoz looks at how those outside the racial and sexual mainstream negotiate majority culture—not by aligning themselves with or against exclusionary works but rather by transforming these works for their own cultural purposes. Muñoz calls this process “disidentification,” and through a study ... Leer más

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There is more to identity than identifying with one’s culture or standing solidly against it. José Esteban Muñoz looks at how those outside the racial and sexual mainstream negotiate majority culture—not by aligning themselves with or against exclusionary works but rather by transforming these works for their own cultural purposes. Muñoz calls this process “disidentification,” and through a study
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Frankenstein, based on the novel by Mary Shelley

de Nick Dear ...

Slowly I learnt the ways of humans: how to ruin, how to hate, how to debase, how to humiliate. And at the feet of my master I learnt the highest of human skills, the skill no other creature owns: I finally learnt how to lie.Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty ... Leer más

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Slowly I learnt the ways of humans: how to ruin, how to hate, how to debase, how to humiliate. And at the feet of my master I learnt the highest of human skills, the skill no other creature owns: I finally learnt how to lie.Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty
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Gypsy

A Memoir

de Gypsy Rose Lee, Erik Preminger ...

The dazzling, no-holds-barred memoir that inspired a Broadway legend—Gypsy is a true American original, told by the woman who lived it with wit, grit, and a rhinestoned wink.Before there was Mama Rose or Let Me Entertain You, there was Gypsy Rose Lee—a whip-smart, fearless, and gloriously complicated woman whose life on the road with her unstoppable stage mother and spotlight-stealing little ... Leer más

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The dazzling, no-holds-barred memoir that inspired a Broadway legend—Gypsy is a true American original, told by the woman who lived it with wit, grit, and a rhinestoned wink.Before there was Mama Rose or Let Me Entertain You, there was Gypsy Rose Lee—a whip-smart, fearless, and gloriously complicated woman whose life on the road with her unstoppable stage mother and spotlight-stealing little
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Pardon My Book

Ten Years of the Best (and Worst) in Sports from Pardon My Take

de Big Cat, PFT Commenter ...

In celebration of its tenth anniversary, the long-awaited, definitive, authorized—and occasionally accurate—guide to the #1 sports podcast, Pardon My Take.It’s finally here! Pardon My Book is packed with ten years of crazy content from the wildest, most irreverent sports podcast of all time. Written and curated by Big Cat and PFT with the help of the PMT crew, this entertaining yearbook takes fans ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

In celebration of its tenth anniversary, the long-awaited, definitive, authorized—and occasionally accurate—guide to the #1 sports podcast, Pardon My Take.It’s finally here! Pardon My Book is packed with ten years of crazy content from the wildest, most irreverent sports podcast of all time. Written and curated by Big Cat and PFT with the help of the PMT crew, this entertaining yearbook takes fans
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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

de J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany ...

The official playscript of the original West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.It's been nineteen years since Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger saved the wizarding world, and now they're back on a most extraordinary adventure, joined by a brave new generation that's only just arrived at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While Harry grapples with a past ... Leer más

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The official playscript of the original West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.It's been nineteen years since Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger saved the wizarding world, and now they're back on a most extraordinary adventure, joined by a brave new generation that's only just arrived at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While Harry grapples with a past
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The Actor and the Target

de Declan Donnellan ...

A revised and updated edition of Declan Donnellan's bestselling book, a fresh and radical approach to acting by a world-famous director.'Cuts open every generalisation about acting and draws out gleamingly fresh specifics' Peter Brook'Explains Donnellan's highly practical system and sheds unique light on one of the greatest directors of acting in our time' Le Monde'Hugely practical and never gets ... Leer más

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A revised and updated edition of Declan Donnellan's bestselling book, a fresh and radical approach to acting by a world-famous director.'Cuts open every generalisation about acting and draws out gleamingly fresh specifics' Peter Brook'Explains Donnellan's highly practical system and sheds unique light on one of the greatest directors of acting in our time' Le Monde'Hugely practical and never gets
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Mad Scenes and Exit Arias

The Death of the New York City Opera and the Future of Opera in America

de Heidi Waleson ...

From the Wall Street Journal's opera critic, a history of how and why the New York City Opera went bankrupt—and what it means for the future of the arts.In October 2013, the arts world was rocked by the news that the New York City Opera—"the people's opera"—had finally succumbed to financial hardship after 70 years in operation. The company had been a fixture on the national opera scene—as the ... Leer más

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From the Wall Street Journal's opera critic, a history of how and why the New York City Opera went bankrupt—and what it means for the future of the arts.In October 2013, the arts world was rocked by the news that the New York City Opera—"the people's opera"—had finally succumbed to financial hardship after 70 years in operation. The company had been a fixture on the national opera scene—as the
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The Science of The Big Bang Theory

What America's Favorite Sitcom Can Teach You about Physics, Flags, and the Idiosyncrasies of Scientists

de Mark Brake ...

Series series The Science of
The geeks will inherit the earth.With well over two hundred episodes and a dozen seasons, The Big Bang Theory is one of America’s favorite television series, bringing a new class of character to mainstream television: the science nerd.In spite of its evident popularity and influence in shaping public attitudes to science and scientists, there are relatively few books that explore the show’s ... Leer más

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The geeks will inherit the earth.With well over two hundred episodes and a dozen seasons, The Big Bang Theory is one of America’s favorite television series, bringing a new class of character to mainstream television: the science nerd.In spite of its evident popularity and influence in shaping public attitudes to science and scientists, there are relatively few books that explore the show’s
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The Truth About Immigration

Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers

de Zeke Hernandez ...

The go-to book on immigration: fact-based, comprehensive, and nonpartisan.Immigration is one of the most controversial topics in the United States—and everywhere else. Pundits, politicians, and the public usually depict immigrants either as villains who pose a threat to our economy, culture, and safety, or as victims—needy outsiders whom we must help, at our own cost if necessary. But the data ... Leer más

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The go-to book on immigration: fact-based, comprehensive, and nonpartisan.Immigration is one of the most controversial topics in the United States—and everywhere else. Pundits, politicians, and the public usually depict immigrants either as villains who pose a threat to our economy, culture, and safety, or as victims—needy outsiders whom we must help, at our own cost if necessary. But the data
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The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition

A Century of Japanese Animation

de Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy ...

**"Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine, and obsessive—The Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work." —Neil GaimanWith over 10,000 entries nothing comes close . . . from classics to hidden gems, all the anime you love is finally at your fingertips.This 3rd edition of The Anime Encyclopedia brings the landmark reference work up to date with six additional years of information on Japanese ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

**"Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine, and obsessive—The Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work." —Neil GaimanWith over 10,000 entries nothing comes close . . . from classics to hidden gems, all the anime you love is finally at your fingertips.This 3rd edition of The Anime Encyclopedia brings the landmark reference work up to date with six additional years of information on Japanese
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The Bluey Years

On Parenthood, Childhood, and the Making of the Best Kids Show Ever

de Kathryn VanArendonk ...

From a well-known New York Magazine critic, the first major book about Bluey (for adults!) that explores the magic of the show’s storytelling and its profound resonance for contemporary parents.Widely acknowledged as one of the best kids shows of all time and now one of the most-watched series in the world, Bluey captures the glorious chaos of modern parenting and family like nothing else. Film ... Leer más

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From a well-known New York Magazine critic, the first major book about Bluey (for adults!) that explores the magic of the show’s storytelling and its profound resonance for contemporary parents.Widely acknowledged as one of the best kids shows of all time and now one of the most-watched series in the world, Bluey captures the glorious chaos of modern parenting and family like nothing else. Film
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Music Video Mischief

de Nigel Dick ...

In his boisterous and entertaining memoir, Nigel Dick recounts his wild ride from record company motorcycle messenger to a leading music video director.Illustrated. Contains a bonus chapter not in the paperback!After a brief stint busking in the Paris Metro, Nigel Dick got his start in the music business at London's upstart Stiff label in the late '70s. From helping out on a Madness video, he ... Leer más

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In his boisterous and entertaining memoir, Nigel Dick recounts his wild ride from record company motorcycle messenger to a leading music video director.Illustrated. Contains a bonus chapter not in the paperback!After a brief stint busking in the Paris Metro, Nigel Dick got his start in the music business at London's upstart Stiff label in the late '70s. From helping out on a Madness video, he
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Space Odyssey

Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece

de Michael Benson ...

The definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, and of director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke—****“a tremendous explication of a tremendous film….Breathtaking” (The Washington Post).Fifty years ago a strikingly original film had its premiere. Still acclaimed as one of the most remarkable and important motion ... Leer más

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The definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, and of director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke—****“a tremendous explication of a tremendous film….Breathtaking” (The Washington Post).Fifty years ago a strikingly original film had its premiere. Still acclaimed as one of the most remarkable and important motion
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Thirst

Twelve Drinks that Changed My Life - 'The most honest, helpful and perceptive book I've ever read about alcohol, and also the funniest' Josh Widdicombe

de John Robins ...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'The funniest book ever written about wanting to drink yourself to death' Lou Sanders'Insightful and intelligent. Harrowing but hopeful. And, as always, hilarious' Adrian Chiles**'A triumph, and as powerful a description of alcoholism as I've read' Bryony Gordon___________________John Robins is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedi... ... Leer más

$22.09 USD

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'The funniest book ever written about wanting to drink yourself to death' Lou Sanders'Insightful and intelligent. Harrowing but hopeful. And, as always, hilarious' Adrian Chiles**'A triumph, and as powerful a description of alcoholism as I've read' Bryony Gordon___________________John Robins is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedi...
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Notes on a Cowardly Lion

The Biography of Bert Lahr

de John Lahr ...

John Lahr's stunning and complex biography of his father, the legendary actor and comedian Bert LahrNotes on a Cowardly Lion is John Lahr's masterwork: an all-encompassing biography of his father, the comedian and performer Bert Lahr. Best known as the Cowardly Lion in MGM's classic The Wizard of Oz, Lahr was a consummate artist whose career spanned burlesque, vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood. ... Leer más

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John Lahr's stunning and complex biography of his father, the legendary actor and comedian Bert LahrNotes on a Cowardly Lion is John Lahr's masterwork: an all-encompassing biography of his father, the comedian and performer Bert Lahr. Best known as the Cowardly Lion in MGM's classic The Wizard of Oz, Lahr was a consummate artist whose career spanned burlesque, vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood.
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Postcolonial Plays

An Anthology

Edición de Helen Gilbert ...

This collection of contemporary postcolonial plays demonstrates the extraordinary vitality of a body of work that is currently influencing the shape of contemporary world theatre. This anthology encompasses both internationally admired 'classics' and previously unpublished texts, all dealing with imperialism and its aftermath. It includes work from Canada, the Carribean, South and West Africa, ... Leer más

$76.99 USD

This collection of contemporary postcolonial plays demonstrates the extraordinary vitality of a body of work that is currently influencing the shape of contemporary world theatre. This anthology encompasses both internationally admired 'classics' and previously unpublished texts, all dealing with imperialism and its aftermath. It includes work from Canada, the Carribean, South and West Africa,
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Sexual Perversity in Chicago and the Duck Variations

Two Plays

de David Mamet ...

David Mamet is one of America’s most celebrated playwrights. The author of plays, screenplays, poetry, essays, and children’s books, he has won many awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross.The Obie award-winning Sexual Perversity in Chicago is about two office workers, Danny and Bernie, on the make in the swinging singles scene of the early 1970s. Danny meets Deborah in a ... Leer más

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David Mamet is one of America’s most celebrated playwrights. The author of plays, screenplays, poetry, essays, and children’s books, he has won many awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross.The Obie award-winning Sexual Perversity in Chicago is about two office workers, Danny and Bernie, on the make in the swinging singles scene of the early 1970s. Danny meets Deborah in a
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