Arts & Entertainment

Comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variety series, The Carol Burnett Show....

A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award-winning, platinum selling singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, written with his friend, Emmy Award-nominated actor, comedian, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Paul Reiser....

Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros....

The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino....

The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid memoir.

Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s wondering how she’ll get through.

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us....

Lead singer-lyricist of Grammy award-winning metal band System Of A Down Serj Tankian presents listeners with a memoir that is far more than just a rock 'n' roll fable. It's an immigrant's tale, it’s an activist's awakening, and it's a spiritual journey from darkness toward light....

The long-awaited autobiography from Phil Collins, one of the best-selling music artists of all time....

The original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre shares an electric, searing memoir, taking us from a tumul­tuous childhood to formative college years and first shows.

Dave Grohl’s The Storyteller created a sensation when it was initially published, becoming a global bestseller and thrilling fans and critics alike....

As lead singer and songwriter for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis has lived life on the razor's edge....

An epic quest exposes hidden truths about Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, therecently discovered masterpiece that sold for $450 million - and might not be the real thing....

The Artist’s Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. In this edition, Julia Cameron reflects upon the impact of The Artist’s Way and describes the work she has done during the last decade and the new insights into the creative process that she has gained....

Have your sense of art history overturned and your eyes opened to many artforms often ignored or dismissed. From the Cornish coast to Manhattan, Nigeria to Japan, this is the history of art as it's never been told before....

All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical acts of all time, from never-before-seen interviews....

Mike Love tells the story of his legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of The Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history....

Wildflower is a portrait of Drew Barrymore's life in stories as she looks back on the adventures, challenges, and incredible experiences of her earlier years....

For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser....

Jinger Vuolo, of Duggar family fame, tells how she began to question the ideology of her youth and learned to embrace freedom in Christ.

Herman J. (1897-1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909-1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture's only Academy Award....

Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal—they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds.

In Every Little Step, Brown will for the first time tell the full story of his life and set the record straight, particularly about his relationship with Whitney Houston....

Before Liz Lemon, before Weekend Update, before Sarah Palin, Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: A recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV....

It was supposed to be impossible. George R.R. Martin was a frustrated television writer who created his best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novels to be an unfilmable saga bound only by the limits of his vast imagination....

A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award-winning, platinum selling singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, written with his friend, Emmy Award-nominated actor, comedian, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Paul Reiser.

Rhythm of Resistance: The Soulful Echoes of Black Musicians in the Era of Martin Luther King Jr. (1957-1968) is an essential story that illuminates the crucial role of music during the Civil Rights Movement and a tribute to musicians who revolutionized the music scene during this period.

Cv/VAR no.103 publishes an interview recorded 2010 with American artist John Dugger (b.California 1948) in which he gives an account of his art and development. He recounts 1960s America and arriving in London 1967: pioneering The Exploding Galaxy with David Medalla; 1970-2, their travels in the Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, then the China Journey of 1972 into Mao's Republic. The monograph documents the artists work for Banner Arts and other projects to date.

In recent years, narratives about the music industry tend to hew to a common theme: it was humming along for decades until the Internet and Napster came along and disrupted it. Key Changes shows that this view is incorrect: the industry was actually shaken up not once in the 1990s, but ten times over more than 100 years.

In 2021, when the gavel fell at Christie’s on the sale of Mike Winkelmann’s Everydays series—a compilation of 5,000 digital artworks—it made a thunderous announcement: Non-fungible tokens had arrived. The ludicrous world of CryptoKitties and Bored Apes had just produced a piece of art worth $69.3 million (at least according to the highest bidder). On that day, the traditional art market—the largest unregulated market in the world—put its stamp of approval on a very new and carnivalesque digital reality. But what did it mean for these two worlds to collide?

When Brian DePalma's operatically violent and profane Scarface debuted in 1983, the film drew almost as much fire as the relentless gunfire in the film itself. The movie was a remake of 1932's Scarface—revamped for a new era of drugs, sex, and graphic violence. Attacked as both a celebration of cocaine-fueled excess and a condemnation of it, the film's reputation only grew as the years went by. But the real story of its success started nearly a century ago—when Hollywood first fell in love with the American gangster....

Unlock the transformative power of innovation with "Design Unboxed," the definitive guide to unleashing creativity and fostering a culture of change. Whether you're a visionary entrepreneur, an experienced product manager, an educator shaping young minds, or simply an individual striving to revamp your personal life, this eBook is your gateway to reimagining possibilities and turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. Immerse yourself in the world of Design Thinking, where empathy takes center stage, and the user's needs become the heart of every innovation. "Design Unboxed" traverses an ...

Here’s Exactly How to Be More Stylish Featuring 320 Great Fashion Tips to Always Look Chic. If you are interested in fashion than you need to read this book right now as it may be the most important fashion book you'll read in a long time. Here's just a fraction of what you’re going to discover in this book that you simply will not learn anywhere else: * How to best take advantage of the latest fashion trends – ideas to make you look chic in any occasion. * The surprising "little-known tricks" that will help you look and feel at your best. * How to find low cost yet fashionable ...

A good story starts with a killing or a kiss. It then explains its causes and consequences. Is the state nothing but a mafia? Or is the mafia just a myth? This book will help you answer the questions so you can enjoy – or avoid! – state power. What do Aristotle, Confucius, and Mao Zedong have to say about the state, art, and crime? Plenty! Mafia, State, Art looks at the relationships between state power and crime with insights from Aristotle, Confucius, and Mao Zedong. And when it comes to bar trivia a good quotation from Chairman Mao always comes in hand for winning that bar bet! ...

Gus Van Sant’s film and the ’90s cult of the alternative Gus Van Sant’s 1991 indie darling My Own Private Idaho perplexed and provoked, inspiring a new ethos for a new decade: being different was better than being good. Gentlemen of the Shade examines how the film was a coming-of-age for a generation of young people who would embrace the alternative and bring their outsider perspectives to sustainability, technology, gender constructs, and social responsibility.

In The Glam Life is where magical things happen. You have more fun. Life becomes easier. You enjoy the company of others more than ever. You love dressing to impress - yourself! Everything becomes sparklier, prettier, more alluring. It really is possible to become this creature like no other right now, exactly where you are. Your inner glamourista says it is possible, and she will lead you through The Glam Life to show you how. She is waiting for you now!

Are you looking for a simple and practical guide to learn how to use your radio right away? In our increasingly uncertain world, the ability to communicate clearly and swiftly is more important than ever. Baofeng radios, appreciated for their adaptability and cost-effectiveness, are favored by everyone even though fully mastering these complex devices can be daunting for newcomers. This book is tailored so that anyone, regardless of their experience level, can expertly use a Baofeng radio without going crazy!

Ascenti: Humans Opening to AI features a diverse group of professionals, known as “creatives,” who specialize in visual art, writing, photography, audiobook performance, music, and computer games. These individuals experimented by inspiring AI apps to generate works based on prompts derived from their original artworks and writings, then interpreted AI’s outcomes. Some of the creatives found that AI provided positive solutions to overcome visual or other challenges they face. Others uncovered methods where AI supplemented or amplified their artistic visions.

Are you an artist looking to make a living doing what you love? If so, AI Art Profits is the book for you! This exciting guide will teach you everything you need to know about how to use artificial intelligence to create and market your art, all while earning from your passion. Inside AI Art Profits, you'll discover the latest AI tools and techniques that can take your art to the next level. Learn how machine learning algorithms, neural networks, and generative adversarial networks can be used to create stunning digital art that will leave your audience in awe.

"Conquer the CLEP Humanities Exam" is your comprehensive guide to mastering the Humanities exam. Covering a broad range of topics drawn from the entire history of art and culture, this study guide will help you excel in literature, drama, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, philosophy, and the arts. Delve into the rich tapestry of human expression with chapters dedicated to literature, drama, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, spanning from Classical to Medieval and Renaissance, 17th and 18th centuries, 19th century, and 20th century works. Explore the diverse cultural contributions of African, ...