Arts

Books on art history, visual arts, plastic arts, temporal arts

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101 Most Influential Coming of Age Movies
A journalist and lifelong movie buff puts his knowledge and passion on paper to show you the best examples of his favorite movie genre, “Coming of Age.

Ryan Uytdewilligen Price range: $19.95 through $29.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Author, or On Philosophy and Writing
In the tradition of the great philosophical dialogues, Nicholas J. Pappas’s Author, or On Philosophy and Writing stages an intimate and profound conversation on the very nature of creation, truth, and purpose.

Nicholas J. Pappas Price range: $19.95 through $29.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Beowulf – A Pagan Hero
A Modern Poetic Translation
“Beowulf” the epic poem has become as legendary as the figure himself. As dramatic as any Greek tragedy, the tricks of Fate assail heroic figures through the perilous existence depicted, parried only by unexpected gleaming acts of glory and loyalty.

Julie Boyden Price range: $19.95 through $29.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Dictionary of Film Finance and Distribution
A Guide for Independent Filmmakers
The goal of this book is to level the playing field a bit when it comes to negotiating the financing and distribution of films.

John Cones Price range: $48.00 through $80.00 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Francis Bacon’s Hidden Hand in Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’
A Study of Law, Rhetoric, and Authorship
Could Bacon be Bellario in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice? This is the first book-length exploration of the mysterious Bellario, the old Italian jurist whose advice Portia seeks out.

Christina G. Waldman Price range: $25.95 through $36.00 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Helen Kane and Betty Boop
On Stage and On Trial
Helen Kane was a major inspiration for the unmistakable image of Betty Boop.

James D. Taylor, Jr. Price range: $19.95 through $29.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Marie Jaell: The Magic Touch
Piano Music by Mind Training
Marie Jaëll was a musician of exceptional destiny.

Catherine Guichard Price range: $21.95 through $26.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Motion Picture Biographies
The Hollywood Spin on Historical Figures
Moviegoers and history lovers know what a tremendous educational resource is being wasted (1) by the over-commercialization of the modern-day motion picture, and (2) by the continued control of this important communications medium in the hands of a…

John Cones Price range: $21.95 through $31.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Mystic Chords:
Mysticism and Psychology in Popular Music
Rock and roll, and archetypal symbolism? The same primal source from which mythology, dreams, folk traditions and poetic insight arise must also be the inspirational source for painting, music, literature, and other modes of creative human endeavor.

Manish Soni Price range: $16.95 through $26.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Opus Ultimum:
The Story of the Mozart Requiem
The haunting beauty of Mozart’s Requiem and the tragic circumstances surrounding its composition have made it a favorite among performers and listeners alike. But how much of it is actually Mozart’s – and how do we know? Who wrote the missing pieces?

Daniel N. Leeson Price range: $22.95 through $28.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Patterns of Bias in Hollywood Movies
Many groups within our multi-cultural society have complained over the years about negative and stereotypical portrayals of their own group members in motion pictures produced or released through the Hollywood-based motion picture studios.

John Cones Price range: $22.95 through $32.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Rhapsody in Red: How Western Classical Music Became Chinese
Western classical music has become as Chinese as Peking Opera, and it has woven its way into the hearts and lives of ordinary Chinese people. This lucidly written account traces the biographies of the bold visionaries who carried out this musical merger.

Sheila Melvin Price range: $33.00 through $45.00 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Rock -n- Roll Gold Rush
A Singles Uncyclopedia
This snappy, witty and informative album has universal appeal, doubling as a coffee-table trivia treasure and a college-level popular music history text. It includes hundreds of photos, chapter questions, and an extensive index.

Maury Dean Price range: $58.00 through $80.00 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Rush: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Excellence
Rush: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Excellence is a systematic look at the Aristotelian philosophy embedded in the band’s lyrics over its 40-year recording career.

Robert Freedman Price range: $19.95 through $29.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Sherlock Holmes: A Secret History
Many readers have been fascinated by the complex and cunning mind of Arthur Conan Doyle, inventor of the personality of Sherlock Holmes. Hennessy offers readers a deeper understanding of how one great mind goes about creating another great mind.

John V. Hennessy Price range: $24.95 through $34.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
The Arts in an Age of Soma
The Dystopian Impact of Internet Culture on Creativity and Connection
The Arts in an Age of Soma offers a profound exploration of the cultural transformations that have shaped the turn of the 21st century, particularly focusing on the decline of temporal art forms such as cinema and music in the face of technological and economic changes.

Andrew Young Price range: $19.95 through $29.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page