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TARDIS Eruditorum An Unofficial Critical History of Doctor Who Volume 3: Jon Pertwee    by Philip Sandifer
Price: $4.99 USD. 134260 words. Language: English. Published on April 3, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

A critical history of the Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who, starting with Spearhead From Space in 1970 and ending with Planet of Spiders in 1974.
Five Stars! How to Become a Film Critic, the World's Greatest Job    by Christopher Null
Price: $9.99 USD. 97720 words. Language: English. Published on February 23, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism.

*** SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED - PUBLISHED MARCH 2013 *** So you want to be a film critic and review movies for a living? Veteran film critic Christopher Null teaches you, step by step, how to break into the business with the lessons he's learned from more than a decade in the industry. Five Stars! will teach you all you need to know!
Locked Into Cinema    by Phil Mershon
Price: $4.99 USD. 81270 words. Language: English. Published on June 16, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

The author goes beyond reviewing hundreds of films and instead analyzes the political framework in which these movies have appeared.
The Joffrey Ballet: Robert Joffrey and the Making of an American Dance Company    by Sasha Anawalt
Price: $4.99 USD. 164140 words. Language: English. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on February 17, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

The Joffrey Ballet, acclaimed as a groundbreaking book when it was published, tells a story that was kept largely hidden from public view for many years. The company made ballets about beatniks, erotic multimedia goddesses, sea nymphs, clowns, slackers, radicals and jocks, thrilling audiences as much as it often outraged critics.
Stasis Leaked Complete: The Unofficial Behind the Scenes Guide to Red Dwarf    by Jane Killick
Price: $6.99 USD. 98680 words. Language: English. Published by Elly Books  on August 16, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Based on interviews with the cast and crew, this book goes behind the scenes of the successful space comedy, Red Dwarf. With chapters on every episode, it reveals how the series was made, and tells the stories of what happened on and off set. Why did Holly leave? How did Cat lose his teeth? What happened when the writers split up? All these questions are answered, and more.
Line? The Creative Way for Actors to Quickly Memorize Monologues and Dialogues    by Jared Kelner
Price: $8.99 USD. 54440 words. Language: English. Published on October 17, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

ATTENTION ACTORS!!!!! If you've ever struggled to remember your lines, the creative memorization techniques taught in LINE? will help you break through your mental blocks. Jared Kelner has combined his experience as an actor and acting teacher with his expertise as a memory improvement trainer and created LINE? an imagination and sensory based process for actors to use when memorizing lines.
Dancing Through History: In Search of the Stories that Define Canada    by Lori Henry
Price: $6.99 USD. 62120 words. Language: English. Published by Dancing Traveller Publishing  on August 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

Some people travel to discover a country's cuisine, others for the wildlife. Lori Henry travels to learn about a culture through its traditional dances.
Multicultural Theater in Los Angeles During the Early 1990s    by Robin Peters
Price: $15.99 USD. 55370 words. Language: English. Published on February 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

Is there multicultural theater in Los Angeles? If so, who is involved? Can the identity and nature of diversity be codified? "Multicultural Theater in Los Angeles During the Early 1990s" examines Asian, Chicano/Hispanic and Black theater communities. This historical narrative defines the major professional theaters, the actors and writers and how funding affects professional Los Angeles Theater.
Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching    by Jennifer C. Garlen
Price: $9.99 USD. 87900 words. Language: English. Published by Published by Westview, Inc.  on January 24, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

In an age of streaming video and booming DVD production, viewers have access to more old movies than ever before, but the number of choices can be staggering. Beyond Casablanca offers thoughtful reviews of 100 classic films worth watching, including silent and foreign pictures, musicals, dramas, comedies, Westerns, and even science fiction and horror, from cult classics to Oscar winners.
The Most Beautiful Women in History    by Robert Richard Kiss
Price: $10.00 USD. 58110 words. Language: English. Agented by Publio Kiadó  on December 30, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

This book is a uniquely interesting experiment. The author decided to publish the imaginary photos of legendary women, from Helen of Troy to Cleopatra. He shows how the most beautiful women in history are perceived by a European journalist and writer. He attempts to portray what was Sappho like and how would the wife of the last Chinese emperor look like if she lived in our time.