Entertainment Business

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A memoir of leadership and success: The CEO of Disney shares the ideas and values he embraced while reinventing one of the world’s most beloved companies and inspiring the people who bring the magic to life. AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Robert Iger became CEO...

THIS BOOK IS ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF SHOW! The goal of this book is to get YOU working as a performer and quit your day job, or even better, keep you from ever having to get a job selling food & drinks, putting shows on smelly feet, stocking retail shelves or even temping in an office. Every year, 1000s of artists get off the bus, train or plane, fresh out of school, hoping they will get discovered and live the dream. Few have the skill set to start working right away. They can sing, act or dance, but do they know how to get work. Most get stuck in dead end survival jobs and eventually quit ...

Dubbed “the industry bible” by the Los Angeles Times, All You Need to Know About the Music Business by veteran music lawyer Donald Passman is the go-to guide for everyone in the music business through ten editions, over thirty years, and over a half a million copies sold. Now with updates...

A sweeping saga of the success—and excess—of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary ideas and unyielding will established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry. But outside the boardroom, Conrad struggled with emotional detachment...

An astonishing and astonishingly entertaining behind-the-curtain history of Hollywood s transformation over the past five decades as seen through the agency at the heart of it all, from the #1 bestselling co-author of Live from New York and Those Guys Have All the Fun. In 1975, five young...

Author’s note: This special edition of Shut Up and Sell More Weddings & Events is for DJs, entertainers, lighting and photo booth companies. If you’ve already read the original edition, most of this is going to be the same for you. I’ve updated and changed the references to be specifically applicable to disc jockeys, lighting and photo booth companies. It will certainly be a good refresher for you, I just want to be transparent. If you’ve not read the original book, this will be all new to you..Thanks for choosing this book, and I look forward to your feedback and seeing how else I ...

From the legendary Ted Turner, who reinvented TV—and the world—by breaking all the rules, a tell-all memoir. "Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise!" These words of fatherly advice helped shape Ted Turner's remarkable life, but they only begin to explain the colorful...

The Music Business Has Completely Changed. It’s Time You Take Control Of It. This Is The Book That Will Show You How. Inside… Music's Legends Show You How To… * Write Your Best Song with Pop Songwriting Superstar Diane Warren * Record and Mix Your Best Sounding Record with Bob Clearmountain * Master a Hit Record with Bob Ludwig * Plus tons of killer business, marketing and PR strategies that can help you today! The Press & Media Reviews Are Coming In... From ASCAP… What if you could talk one-on-one with some of the greatest names in music today, like Grammy winning ASCAP songwriter ...

The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain...

A five-time Moth GrandSLAM winner and bestselling novelist shows how to tell a great story - and why doing so matters. Whether we realize it or not, we are always telling stories. On a first date or job interview, at a sales presentation or therapy appointment, with family or friends, we are constantly narrating events and interpreting emotions and actions. In this compelling book, storyteller extraordinaire Matthew Dicks presents wonderfully straightforward and engaging tips and techniques for constructing, telling, and polishing stories that will hold the attention of your audience (no matter how big or small).

Music Business Unlocked gives you a clear map of how the modern music industry works. Understand who owns what, how royalties move, when to register, and what to watch for in deals before you sign. You get plain language breakdowns of publishing, mechanical, performance, sync, sound recording, and neighboring rights. Step by step release rollouts, metadata checklists, royalty flow diagrams, contract red flag lists, and marketing frameworks for building real demand with data you control. Includes tools for team roles, budgeting, and growth tracking.

From the award-winning biographer of Elvis Presley, a groundbreaking dual portrait of the relationship between the iconic artist and his legendary manager—drawing on a wealth of the Colonel's never-before-seen correspondence to reveal that this oft-reviled figure was in fact a confidant...

The Directors, Take Three offers dozens of masterful insights on the craft of directing from such renowned filmmakers as Robert Altman, Wes Craven, Alan Parker, Tim Burton, Steven Spielberg, and Barry Levinson. Here are details of their experiences making a variety of classic films from Nashville to Nightmare on Elm Street, Rain Man to Raging Bull, and Pee Wee's Big Adventure to Schindler's List.

An exuberant, behind-the-scenes look at the designers and the company that brought us Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, and so much more, illuminating Nintendo's singular ethos, its massive cultural impact, and the innovative solutions behind its creative triumphs “Comprehensive but never too dense...

Even at seven years old, Issa Rae meant business, conducting herself with entrepreneurial authority on a toy phone in her bedroom. Eventually, it was a matter of convincing others that she had a lot to say and getting them to listen. From her first web series, Awkward Black Girl, to network disappointments to HBO triumphs, Issa charts her aspirational journey—self-doubts and all—of being taken seriously, finding her voice, and shaping it into a groundbreaking career.

Whether a novice curious about the cartoon production process, a visual arts student who has not yet experienced that big break, or a seasoned professional looking for valuable insight, Animation Development is the go-to guide for creating the perfect pitch.

The follow-up to his best-seller The War of Art, Turning Pro navigates the passage from the amateur life to a professional practice.

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice · A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2025 · A People Best Book of November 2025 · An NPR Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025 A revealing exploration of a quarter century of cultural stagnation, examining the commercial and technological...

Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts. But the real jackpot is a cache of numbers collected over...

No book can teach you everything you need to know, especially about being a musician, but listening to this will save you time, money, stress and heartache. Released in conjunction with the new Soft Palms record In Echo, How to Be Self-Reliant in the Music Business is a book about what we've learned during our lives in music. It's an essential listen for DIY musicians and gives practical advice about the business, the lifestyle, etiquette, tour, recording, music royalties and much more. No AI was used in the creation of this book. Written by Julia Kugel and Scott Montoya (of Soft Palms).