The Best Arts & Entertainment Books 2024

1. Story and Discourse (Paperback)

"For the specialist in the study of narrative structure, this is a solid and very perceptive exploration of the issues salient to the telling of a story--whatever the medium. Chatman, whose approach here is at once dualist and structuralist, divides his subject into the 'what' of the narrative (Story) and the 'way' (Discourse)... Chatman's command of his material is impressive."--Library Journal

Story and Discourse (Paperback)

2. Shearer Classic Guitar Technique, Vol 2, Book 2, (Paperback)

Volume 1 of Classic Guitar Technique presented a systematic approach for gradual musical and technical development toward mastery of this noble instrument. No effort has been spared in study, research, and experiment to continue the same approach in Volume 2. The full value of these works will be grasped only by those students who are willing to contribute a similar effort on their own part, both in a sympathetic approach to the contents of the books, and a constant evaluation of personal problems which a text by its very nature is unable to consider. This text should be used with its supplements to coordinate a program of study that will comply with the requirements of the individual student. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection.

Shearer Classic Guitar Technique, Vol 2, Book 2, (Paperback) Author: Alfred Music ISBN: 9780898985733 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 1985-03-01 Page Count: 168

3. Songs of Irving Berlin: Irving Berlin - Movie Songs (Paperback)

(P/V/G Composer Collection). 30 songs from some of the most-loved movies ever. Songs include: Be Careful, It's My Heart * Easter Parade * Happy Holiday * Cheek to Cheek * Sisters * Top Hat, White Tie and Tails * White Christmas * and more.

Songs of Irving Berlin: Irving Berlin - Movie Songs (Paperback)

4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Paperback)

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). A stunning songbook featuring 10 songs from the movie and full-color artwork throughout. Includes the songs: The Bells of Notre Dame * Out There * God Help the Outcasts * Someday * and more.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Paperback)

5. Duotones, Tritones, and Quadtones : A Complete Visual Guide to Enhancing Two-, Three-, and Four-Color Images

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover, dust jacket may not be included, minimal wear to binding, most of the pages undamaged(e.g., minimal creases or tears), highlighting / underlining acceptable on books as long as the text is readable and markings are not excessive, no missing pages. May be a former library book, with usual treatments(e.g., mylar covers, call stickers, stamps, card pockets, barcodes, or remainder marks). Extra components, such as CDs, DVDs, figurines, or access codes are not included. ISBN: 9780811814263 ISBN10: 0811814262 Contributors: Clark, Nick,

Duotones, Tritones, and Quadtones takes the guesswork out of using multiple colors for image reproduction. With over five hundred color illustrations, this book gives you the tools you need to specify and choose between hundreds of color combinations. For reference and inspiration, this is a book designers will turn to again and again.

6. Home Remodeling for Dummies by Carey, Morris

9780764550881. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 398. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 398 p. Contains: Illustrations. For Dummies. This handy guide shows men and women of all ages how to handle remodeling projects with ease and still stay under budget. Included are more than 100 two-color illustrated, step-by-step instructions.

ISBN: 9780764550881 Condition: New Trade paperback Language: English Pages: 398 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 398 p. Contains: Illustrations. For Dummies. This handy guide shows men and women of all ages how to handle remodeling projects with ease and still stay under budget. Included are more than 100 two-color illustrated, step-by-step instructions.

7. Film Flubs, the Sequel (Paperback) by Bill Givens

Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 159. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 159 p. Film Flubs was a staggering success. Son of Film Flubs provided even more laughs. Now Bill Givens is back again with his third venture into the realm of unintentional mistakes that appear in finished movies. In addition to ribbing the classics and today's favorite films, Film Flubs, The Sequel even points a finger at "blunderful" television shows. Photographs throughout.

Film Flubs, the Sequel (Paperback) by Bill Givens

8. Maverick Marine-Pa (Paperback)

" Smedley Butler's life and career epitomize the contradictory nature of American military policy through the first part of this century. Butler won renown as a Marine battlefield hero, campaigning in most of America's foreign military expeditions from 1898 to the late 1920s. He became the leading national advocate for paramilitary police reform. Upon his retirement, however, he renounced war and imperialism and devoted his energy and prestige to various dissident and leftist political causes.

Maverick Marine-Pa (Paperback)

9. The Joy of Classics: Piano Solo (Paperback) by Denes Agay, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (Creator)

9780825680052. New condition. Paperback. Language: English. Pages: 80. Glued binding. 80 p. Joy Of...Series. This fine collection contains time-honored shorter piano works by the masters of the 18th and 19th centuries-from Scarlatti and Purcell to Brahms and Tchaikovsky. In addition to the well-known miniatures, some rare and interesting pieces are included. All pieces are in their original forms.

ISBN: 9780825680052 Condition: New Paperback Language: English Pages: 80 Glued binding. 80 p. Joy Of...Series. This fine collection contains time-honored shorter piano works by the masters of the 18th and 19th centuries-from Scarlatti and Purcell to Brahms and Tchaikovsky. In addition to the well-known miniatures, some rare and interesting pieces are included. All pieces are in their original forms.

10. Hard Boiled : Great Lines from Classic Noir Films (Paperback)

In the cult, crime, and noir films of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, everyone was supremely eloquent. Now contemporary fans of these classics can be equally clever with this inspired collection of more than 300 lines from nearly 150 of the greatest noir movies ever produced. Includes 71 reproductions of publicity photos, promotional posters, and film stills, many in full color. The boss chewed you out? Try this: I've met a lot of hard-boiled eggs in my time, but you -- you're twenty minutes (Jan Sterling in The Big Carnival). How about something for that special moment? I felt pretty good -- like an amputated leg (Dick Powell in Murder, My Sweet). In the cult, crime, and noir films of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, everyone was supremely eloquent. Now contemporary fans of these classics can be equally clever with this inspired collection of over 300 lines from nearly 150 of the greatest noir movies ever produced. With full-color reproductions of publicity photos, promotional posters, and film stills, Hard-Boiled is a glamorous look back at the golden era of film noir.

The film was noir and the dialogue was black - blacker than a doll in mourning, blacker than Mildred Pierce's steaming hot java, blacker than the seam up the back of Marlene Dietrich's leg. In the cult, crime, and noir films of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, everyone was supremely eloquent. Now you, too, can be infinitely clever with Hard-Boiled: Great Lines from Classic Noir Films, a collection of over 300 lines from nearly 150 of the wickedest films, from Casablanca to Born to Kill and The Big Heat. Need something romantic to woo your gal? "If there's anything I don't like, it's a smart-cracking dame". (Jack Palance in Panic in the Streets.) Something to prove to the cops that you're not a thug? "Me? I didn't do nothin'. I didn't kill anyone. I just drove away with the body". (Zero Mostel in The Enforcer). The boss chewed you out? Try this: "I've met a lot of hard-boiled eggs in my time, but you - you're twenty minutes". (Jan Sterling in The Big Carnival). How about something for that special moment? "I felt pretty good - like an amputated leg". (Dick Powell in Murder, My Sweet). The most luridly fascinating characters say the most outrageous things - and now you can read them all in black and white. With full-color reproductions of publicity photos, promotional posters, and film stills, Hard-Boiled is a glamorous and handy round-up of the unrestrained words of the drifters and dreamers, lovers and killers whose lives are the stuff of film noir.