Forward into Fall: Performing Arts & Film

Amadeus Press

The Redeemer Reborn: Parsifal as the Fifth Opera of Wagner’s Ring (Jan., $29.95) by Paul Schofield draws on the Buddhist teaching of karma and rebirth to connect Parsifalwith the Ring. Author tour.

Barron’s

501 Movie Stars and 501 Movie Directors (Nov., $29.99 each), edited by Steven Jay Schneider, profile actors and directors from the past 100 years.

Rock & Roll Heaven: A Fascinating Guide to 200 Musical Icons Who Have Joined the Great Gig in the Sky (Nov., $24.99) by Robert Dimery recounts the deaths of such stars as Buddy Holly, Janis Joplin and John Lennon.

Black Dog & Leventhal

The Annotated Godfather : The Complete Screenplay with Commentary on Every Scene, Interviews, and Little-Known Facts from Behind-the-Scenes (Nov., $29.95) by Jenny M. Jones contains all one could hope to know about this 35-year-old classic. 100,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo.

Broadway Books

Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons (Oct., $50) by David Cote, illus. by Joan Marcus. This companion to the Tony Award–winning musical includes new interviews with band members.

Chronicle

To Infinity and Beyond! The Story of Pixar Animation Studios (Oct., $75) by Karen Paik celebrates the success of this 21-year-old company through interviews with key players.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: An American Odyssey (Nov., $39.95) by Tom Petty celebrates the songwriter’s career with photographs and memorabilia from his personal archives. 75,000 first printing. Ad/promo.

Dalmatian Publishing

Legends of Rockby Marjorie Galen and Glenn Morrow, ...Popby Derek Caneyand... Country (Sept., $29.99 each) by Liz Mechem and Chris Carroll compile stories, trivia and more from the greats of these musical genres.

Dial

Lyrics (Oct., $28) by Sting collects all of his lyrics, from the early days of the Police through Sacred Love. 150,000 first printing. Ad/promo.

Fireside

The Sound of Music Companion (Nov., $40) by Laurence Maslon traces the life of Maria Von Trapp and the musical’s evolution on stage and screen.

Granta UK

(dist. by Trafalgar Square)

Horizons Touched: The Music of ECM (Sept., $95), edited by Steve Lake and Paul Griffiths, offers multiple perspectives on the history of the record label.

HarperCollins UK

(dist. by Trafalgar Square)

Times Opera Notes: An Irreverent, Pithy, Hilarious Guide to the Best Loved Operas (Sept., $16.95) by Robert Thicknesse includes coverage of major operas by more than 30 composers.

Harper Entertainment

The Star Wars Vault (Nov., $85) by Stephen J. Sansweet celebrates the 30th anniversary of the first film with never-before-seen memorabilia, plus a CD of sound effects and early radio ads. 200,000 first printing.

Insight Editions

Shadowline: The Art of Iain McCaig (Oct., $65) by Iain McCaig contains a portfolio of designs, storyboards and illustrations by the designer of the three Star Warsprequels.

Hal Leonard

The Miles Davis Reader (Nov., $24.95), edited by Frank Alkyer. The latest addition to DownBeat magazine’s Hall of Fame series tracks Davis’s career from 1950 to his death in 1991.

Little, Brown U.K./Sphere

(dist. by Trafalgar Square)

The Best of Smash Hits : The '80s (Sept., $24.95), edited by Mark Frith, celebrates the British pop magazine with reprinted interviews and song lyrics.

Mtv Press

The World According to Pretty Toney (Sept., $22) by Ghostface Killah. The hip-hop artist delivers a perspective on life in the voice of one of his most popular characters; includes CD.

Northeastern Univ. Press/Univ. Press of New England

Russians in Hollywood, Hollywood’s Russians: Biography of an Image (Nov., $29.95) by Harlow Robinson looks at the Russian émigrés who shaped American cinema and Russia’s image on the silver screen.

Playbill Books/Applause theatre & Cinema Books

The Playbill Broadway Yearbook June 2006–May 2007, Third Annual Edition (Sept., $29.95) features photos and memorabilia from last season’s new and long-running shows.

Rounder Books

The RoadShow Illustrated Companion (Sept., $45) by Neil Peart chronicles in words and photos Peart’s motorcycle journeys between dates on Rush’s 30th Anniversary World Tour.

Steidl

(dist. by D.A.P.)

A Maysles Scrapbook: Photographs/Cinemagraphs/Documents (Nov., $60), edited by Steven Kasher and Michael Chaiken, celebrates the filmmaking team that created Gimme Shelter , Grey Gardens and many other notable works.

Sterling

Doo-Wop: The Music, the Times, the Era (Nov., $24.95) by “Cousin Bruci” Morrow, the famed radio DJ, explores ’50s doo-wop groups and the era’s defining cultural events.

Temple Univ. Press

Musicians from a Different Shore: Asians and Asian Americans in Classical Music (Oct., $29.50) by Mari Yoshihara examines the connections between race, culture and classical music.

Univ. of Illinois Press

Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City (Oct., $29.95) by Craig Havighurst presents the history of the radio station that gave Nashville the moniker “Music City USA.”

Univ. Press of Mississippi

Joan Blondell: A Life Between Takes (Oct., $30) by Matthew Kennedy remembers the actress who co-starred with such luminaries as James Cagney, Clark Gable and Humphrey Bogart.

Vanderbilt Univ. Press

Playing the Changes: Milt Hinton’s Life in Stories and Photographs (Jan., $75) by Milt Hinton et al. offers an illustrated biography of the jazz bassist and photographer; includes CD.

White Star Publishers

(dist. by Rizzoli)

The Legends of Rock (Oct., $39.95) by Ernesto Assante traces the history of rock ’n’ roll through 600 color photos.