Stephen Sondheim and the Reinvention of the American Musical
By: Robert L. McLaughlin
3.75
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
From West Side Story in 1957 to Road Show in 2008, the musicals of Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) and…
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1. Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies (Applause Books)
By: Ted Chapin
4.51
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
In 1971 college student Ted Chapin found himself front row center as a production assistant at the … read more
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- biography
- musicals
2. Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning
By: David J. Skal , Elias Savada
4.07
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
One of the most original and unsettling filmmakers of all time -- thecreator of the horror classics… read more
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- biography
- audiobook
3. The Big Sky (The Big Sky, #1)
By: A.B. Guthrie Jr.
4.01
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
A classic portrait of America's vast frontier that inspired the Western genre in fiction. Origin… read more
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"He had lived a man's life, and now it was at an end, and what had he to show for it? Two horses and a few fixin's and a letter of credit for three hundred and forty-three dollars. That was all, unles…"-A.B. Guthrie Jr., The Big Sky (The Big Sky, #1)
4. The Way West (The Big Sky, #2)
By: A.B. Guthrie Jr.
3.96
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
The sequel to The Big Sky, The Way West is the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the American West by… read more
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5. The Pale King
By: David Foster Wallace , Michael Pietsch
3.98
Format: 574 pages, Hardcover
The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to ne… read more
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6. The Red House Mystery
By: A.A. Milne
4.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
The creator of such beloved storybook characters for children as Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyor… read more
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- audiobook
7. Joyland
By: Stephen King
3.38
Format: None pages, Paperback
College student Devin Jones took the summer job at Joyland hoping to forget the girl who broke his … read more
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8. The Cider House Rules
By: John Irving
3.76
Format: 180 pages,
Raised from birth in the orphanage at St. Cloud's, Maine, Homer Wells has become the protege of Dr.… read more
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9. Adventures in the Screen Trade
By: William Goldman
3.78
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-wi… read more
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10. Weaveworld
By: Clive Barker
4.00
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
Clive Barker has made his mark on modern fiction by exposing all that is surreal and magical in the… read more
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11. The House of Silk
By: Anthony Horowitz
4.01
Format: 532 pages, Hardcover
London, 1890. 221B Baker Street. A fine art dealer named Edmund Carstairs visits Sherlock Holmes an… read more
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12. Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman
By: Lucy Worsley
4.20
Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition
A new, fascinating account of the life of Agatha Christie from celebrated literary and cultural his… read more
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- audiobook
13. Cinema Speculation
By: Quentin Tarantino
4.06
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once… read more
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- audiobook
"Elvis movies weren't real movies, they were "Elvis Presley movies"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Who wants to spend three months making a fucked-up version of their movie?"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"I don't know how he died, where he died, or where he's buried. But I do know I should've thanked him."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Then the movie started playing like a real movie. But frankly, a more real movie than we were used to."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
14. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
By: Tom Hanks
3.70
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-st… read more
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"Are you a clairvoyant?"-Tom Hanks, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
15. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
16. The Nineties
By: Chuck Klosterman
3.87
Format: 370 pages, Hardcover
The Nineties: a wise and funny reckoning with the decade that gave us slacker/grunge irony about th… read more
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"The nineties were a fertile period for the self-indulgent genius."-Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties
"In the nineties, doing nothing on purpose was a valid option, and a specific brand of cool became more important than almost anything else. The key to that coolness was disinterest in conventional su…"-Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties
17. Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers
By: Mary Rodgers
4.24
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The memoirs of Mary Rodgers Guettel--writer, composer, Broadway royalty, and "a woman who tried eve… read more
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- theatre
- biography
18. The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #4)
By: Anthony Horowitz
4.09
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fourth literary whodunit followin… read more
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"It's an interesting paradox. The more humane the critics, the more hurtful their opinions."-Anthony Horowitz, The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #4)
"Harriet distorted everything. It was a sort of ownership. She made the entire world her own..."-Anthony Horowitz, The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #4)
19. Cytonic (Skyward, #3)
By: Brandon Sanderson
4.07
Format: 415 pages, Hardcover
Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one o… read more
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"Spensa,"-Brandon Sanderson, Cytonic (Skyward, #3)
"Was…was that a cow?"-Brandon Sanderson, Cytonic (Skyward, #3)
"Evolution doesn’t ‘try’ to do anything,"-Brandon Sanderson, Cytonic (Skyward, #3)
"I was woman enough to admit that pushing myself now was a bad idea."-Brandon Sanderson, Cytonic (Skyward, #3)
20. Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
By: Selma Blair
3.93
Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition
**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** 'Funny and frank, a chance to spend time with a brave… read more
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- audiobook
"To outlive your child is the worst grief, my mother said later that night."-Selma Blair, Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
21. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family
By: Ron Howard
4.27
Format: 393 pages, Hardcover
Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the… read more
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- audiobook
22. I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir
By: Harvey Fierstein
4.37
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
A poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Awa… read more
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- audiobook
23. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
By: Paul Newman
3.89
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest … read more
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- audiobook
24. Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"
By: James Lapine
4.50
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical Sunday in… read more
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- theatre
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- audiobook
25. Evershore (Skyward, #2.3)
By: Brandon Sanderson
4.37
Format: 234 pages, ebook
From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward s… read more
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26. Sunreach (Skyward, #2.1)
By: Brandon Sanderson
4.16
Format: 208 pages, ebook
From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the first of three Skyward s… read more
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"Pues tienes una oportunidad, Lyn. Una que no se ha concedido a nadie en siglos, una posibilidad entre millones. O la aprovechas, y al hacerlo decides que eres digna, o te rindes y te marchas."-Brandon Sanderson, Sunreach (Skyward, #2.1)
27. ReDawn (Skyward, #2.2)
By: Brandon Sanderson
4.17
Format: 229 pages, ebook
From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the second of three Skyward … read more
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28. Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway
By: Michael Riedel
4.09
Format: 352 pages, ebook
“Fun and gossipy.” —The Wall Street Journal * “A masterful history.” —Publishers Weekly (starred re… read more
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- audiobook
29. Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution
By: Todd S. Purdum
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A revelatory portrait of the creative partnership that transformed musical theater and provided the… read more
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30. Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim
By: D.T. Max
3.71
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A New Yorker writer's illuminating and deeply personal collection of interviews with the late Steph… read more
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31. Stephen Sondheim and the Reinvention of the American Musical
By: Robert L. McLaughlin
3.75
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
From West Side Story in 1957 to Road Show in 2008, the musicals of Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) and… read more
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