|
|
The meaning of Mariah Carey
by Mariah Carey
The global icon, award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, actress, mother, daughter, sister, storyteller, and artist tells the unfiltered story of her life.
|
|
|
|
Cult musicians: 50 progressive performers you need to know
by Robert Dimery
From idolised masters Gil Scott-Heron and Nick Cave to avant-garde nonconformists Björk and Frank Zappa from little knowns with small devout followings to superstars headlining the world's biggest festivals, Cult Musicians handpicks 50 notable figures from the world of modern music, exploring their creative genius and celebrating the songs that made their names.
|
|
|
|
Ink & paint: The women of Walt Disney's animation
by Mindy Johnson
From the earliest black and white Alice Comedies to the advent of CAPS and digital animation, these pioneering women brought hand-rendered animated stories to life at Walt Disney Studios and beyond. Extensively researched with the full support of the entire Walt Disney Studios archival resources, plus a multitude of private collections, firsthand accounts, newly discovered materials, and production documentation, as well as never-before-seen photography and artwork, this volume redefines the collective history of animation.
|
|
|
|
Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey
From the Academy Award-winning actor comes an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.
|
|
|
|
Behind the horror: True stories that inspired horror movies
by Lee Mellor
Which case of demonic possession inspired The Exorcist? What horrifying front-page story generated the idea for A Nightmare on Elm Street? Which film was based on the infamous skin-wearing murderer Ed Gein? Unearth the terrifying and true tales behind some of the scariest Horror movies to ever haunt our screens, including the Enfield poltergeist case that was retold in The Conjuring 2 and the serial killers who inspired Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. Behind the Horror dissects these and other bizarre tales to reveal haunting real-life stories of abduction, disappearance, murder, and exorcism.
|
|
| Wild thing: The short, spellbinding life of Jimi Hendrix by Philip NormanWhat it is: a descriptive and engaging biography of legendary rock musician Jimi Hendrix.
Read it for: fresh insights from Hendrix's family and associates, including his brother Leon Hendrix and British model Linda Keith, who helped discover him.
|
|
|
|
Total f*cking godhead: The biography of Chris Cornell
by Corbin Reiff
With input from those who knew and worked with him, together with his own words, Total F*cking Godhead recounts the rise of Chris Cornell and his immortal band Soundgarden as they emerged from the 1980s post-punk underground to dominate popular culture in the '90s alongside Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and Nirvana.
|
|
| Is this anything? by Jerry SeinfeldWhat it is: a decade-by-decade collection of memorable bits from Jerry Seinfeld's 45-year comedy career.
Featuring: brief anecdotes on career highlights, including his first time going to a comedy club and his collaborations with Seinfeld co-creator Larry David.
|
|
|
|
Dressing in dreams: The couture fashion illustrations of Eris Tran
by Eris Tran
Dressing in Dreams showcases 100 colour illustrations of stunning evening gowns by emerging illustrator Eris Tran, with insightful descriptions in his own words. His superb sketches show his ability to perfectly capture the intricate detail of fabrics, be they delicate silks, bold brocades, or diaphanous sheers, with form on paper, and showcase his avant-garde approach to dress design.
|
|
|
|
Street art Africa
by Cale Waddacor
This visually rich survey is the first of its kind and showcases the work of over 200 artists and celebrates the explosion of street art in Africa over the last decade, and includes twelve in-depth interviews with street artists active in Africa today. Text commentaries elaborating on styles and processes, and social and cultural context, are peppered throughout the book, giving the reader further insight into a wealth of striking contemporary visual cultures - and helping make this a must-have for street art fans and practitioners.
|
|
|
|
Cheer up!: British musical films, 1929-1945
by Adrian Wright
Cheer Up! is the first book to deal exclusively with the British musical film from the very beginning of talking pictures in the late 1920s through the Depression of the 1930s up to the end of World War II. The upsurge in production at British studios from 1929 onwards marked the real birth of a genre whose principal purpose was to entertain the British public. This endeavour was deeply affected by the very many emigres escaping Nazi Germany, who flooded into the British film industry during this decade, as the genre tried to establish itself.
|
|
Contact your librarian for more great books! |
|
|