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Dream State: California in the Movies
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Dream State: California in the Movies
LaSalle, Mick
A thoroughly entertaining and perceptive conversation with someone who truly loves the movies and California.
Breaking It Down: Audition Techniques for Actors of the Global Majority

Breaking It Down: Audition Techniques for Actors of the Global Majority
Persley, Nicole Hodges & Monica White Ndounou
Everyone involved in the performing arts, from professors to casting directors to actors to students, especially those just starting out, should read this eye-opening work.
Cack-Handed
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Cack-Handed
Yashere, Gina
A tremendously funny and touching memoir that readers will want to finish in one sitting, whether they’re fans of Yashere or newcomers to her work.
Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland
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Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland
Wright, Jonathan & Dawson Barrett
This title will interest punk devotees, or readers interested in the intersection of music and sociology in America from rock and roll’s emergence to the present.
Inside Comedy: The Soul, Wit, and Bite of Comedy and Comedians of the Last Five Decades
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Inside Comedy: The Soul, Wit, and Bite of Comedy and Comedians of the Last Five Decades
Steinberg, David
Steinberg hits the history harder than the comedy and presents himself as a pivotal figure. Comedy fans who remember his onscreen work will likely agree with his self-assessment and enjoy his book.
The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia
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The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia
Pender, Rick
Pender’s expansive reporting on Sondheim’s productions, cohorts, and collaborators goes beyond biography to give readers a wider historical view of American musical theater. The book is ostensibly a reference work aimed at enthusiasts (of which Sondheim has many), but casual theater and performing arts fans will find much to appreciate as well.
The Double Life of Bob Dylan: A Restless, Hungry Feeling, 1941–1966
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The Double Life of Bob Dylan: A Restless, Hungry Feeling, 1941–1966
Heylin, Clinton
Dylan remains an enigmatic figure. Heylin’s book will be appreciated by devoted fans and is another valuable addition to a puzzle that might never be completed.
Cracking Up: Black Feminist Comedy in the Twentieth & Twenty-First Century United States

Cracking Up: Black Feminist Comedy in the Twentieth & Twenty-First Century United States
Wood, Katelyn Hale
Wood expertly examines Black feminist comics who blend humor with resistance and rebellion in this important work. It deserves a place in all performing arts and women’s history sections.

Americanaland: Where Country & Western Met Rock ’n’ Roll

Americanaland: Where Country & Western Met Rock ’n’ Roll
Milward, John
It would have been impossible for Milward to pack any more information into this well-researched, comprehensive book. Recommended to anyone and everyone interested in the history of American music.

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