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Of the 19 James Bond movies released so far, which, considering everything, is the best? Which of the villains 007 has confronted was the nastiest? With which of his women did he have the sexiest encounters? These and scores of other such vital questions are answered by Bond's ultimate fan, Michael Di Leo, in The Spy Who Thrilled Us. Other fans - and they number in the millions - may disagree with his choices, but they will surely be eager to match wits with him.

For well over twenty years, M. Owen Lee has been offering intermission talks during the Saturday afternoon Texaco Metropolitan Opera broadcasts, which now reach countries on six continents. In this book, Father Lee covers various operas of Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini and Richard Strauss, as well as a selection of French operas, including Faust, Carmen and Les Contes d'Hoffman. In all, his repertory contains 23 operatic masterworks, to all of which he brings insight, learning and the most infectious enthusiasm."One just cannot get enough of âFather Lee'sã brilliant, stimulating, thought-provoking insights...I feel there is no one more knowledgeable or qualified in the entire field of opera commentary. No one."- The Opera Quarterly

100 GREAT FILM PERFORMANCES

FILM NOIR READER 3

"Philip Rose was in the right place so many times and he was the right person to be in those places. In this book he has written about the times and the people who lived in those times. He has written about history. To speak exactly, Philip Rose has made history. I welcome this book." - Maya Angelou

Kerry Muir, who brought together scenes and monologues for children in her highly successful Childsplay, here presents three complete short plays for older children and teenagers. They include: Promenade by Josh Adell, Summer by Gideon Brower, and Befriending Bertha by Kerry Muir herself. Serious, comic, and thoroughly contemporary, all of these plays were successfully performed at The Young Actor's Studio in Los Angeles.

IN COLD SWEAT

HORROR FILM READER

KATHARINE HEPBURN

Key sites for over 100 movies that were shot in the most fabulous city in the world, New York City.

FILM NOIR READER II

A ground-breaking critical survey of the talented, audacious, and influential directors - Hal Hartley, Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, John Sayles, Quentin Tarantino, among others - who, dominating the "independent scene " have revitalized American film. Illustrated throughout, index.

The most successful African-American playwright of his time, August Wilson is a dominant presence on Broadway and in regional theaters throughout the country. Herrington traces the roots of Wilson's drama back to the visual artists and jazz musicians who inspired award-winning plays like Ma Rainey's Come and Gone, Fences and The Piano Lesson. From careful analysis of evolving playscripts and from interviews with Wilson and theater professionals who have worked closely with him, Herrington offers a portrait of the playwright as thinker and craftsman.

Martin provides a guide to opera that is sweeping in its scope, thorough in its detail, and authoritative in its commentary. He recalls a century of achievement in an art form that today enjoys unprecedented popularity and that has been generously enriched by challenging works - in many cases yet to be fully recognized - of the modern era.

"âTheã invaluable Working on a New Play...arrived, to my overwhelming delight and mental profit; I began and finished it in one long, insatiable, and educational night. Everything in it is new, illuminating and informative, lively and clarifying." -Cynthia Ozick

GETTING THE PART

In 1965, Ian Whitcomb's novelty rocker "You Turn Me On" was number eight on the national charts, along with entries from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys. In 1966 he was nowheresville - a certified rock 'n' roll flash in the pan. It is, then, with a survivor's humor that he tells both his and rock's story from its beginnings in the late fifties to 1969, the year of Woodstock and psychedelic dreams of universal peace and love. Here is the saga of the British Invasion, the genesis of folk rock, the blooming of Flower Power, the Summer of Love and the inner workings of the pop music biz, brought to life by a true insider who is also an uninhibitedly acute observer.

MINGUS/MINGUS TWO MEMOIRS

"...in the tradition of the best jazz autobiographies...a fascinating travelogue through the jazz world, filled with vivid images of Gene Krupa, Stan Kenton, Roy Eldridge and Billie Holiday...Her prose is as hip as her music." -The New York Times Book Review

THE ART OF LOOKING

An irreverent and engaging chronicle of popular music dating from the 1880s, when Tin Pan Alley was founded, to the present by a British-born songwriter and onetime pop star."Brash, learned, funny, and perspicacious."- The New Yorker

Written for readers who have a passion for Shakespeare, Shakespeare''s Wordcraft takes a comprehensive look at Shakespeare''s stellar use of language devices throughout his plays, devices he used to ink memorable lines like these:ΓÇó I must be cruel only to be kindΓÇó Fair is foul, and foul is fairΓÇó Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!ΓÇó Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!In a clear, accessible, non-academic style - using plain terms, modern quotes, and several thousand examples - Shakespeare''s Wordcraft deftly reveals how these lasting lines were not accidental or coincidental, but designed and crafted by a master of the word.

Ranging from rollicking farce to gentle satire to bitter domestic drama, these plays - Torchbearers, The Show-Off, and Craig's Wife - reveal Kelly as a master theatrical craftsman, an unflinching observer of human character, and a playwright to be remembered.

Anyone who has ever seen a live performance of ballet knows the thrill of seeing larger-than-life figures on stage dancing in ways that seem superhuman. What are these dancers like beyond the footlights? How have they acquired such artistry and technique? What are the joys and difficulties in sustaining their careers? What dreams would they like to fulfill as performers? Round About the Ballet profiles the stars of the top New York City ballet companies: American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet. Selected by Roy Round, one of the world's leading dance photographers, the dancers profiled represent the very best in ballet today. The dancers are brought to life through stories of their lives, real-life interviews, and the stunning photgraphs of Roy Round. This book is for ballet fans, dance students, and people who are curious about the performing arts.

WHAT TO LISTEN FOR IN WORLD

4 LIVES IN THE BEBOP BUSINES

HEAVEN AND HELL TO PLAY WITH

THEATER OF HEINER MULLER