Spring Hardcovers: Performing Arts & Film
Edited by Dick Donahue and Juan Martinez Compiled by Alia Akkam, Robert Dahlin, Charles Hix, Natalie Danford, Lauren Joyce, Hilary Kayle, Suzanne Mantell, Diane Patrick, Karole Riippa, Judith Rosen, Oona Short, Skip Skwarek and Julie Stevenson -- Publishers Weekly, 1/21/2008
Amadeus Press
(dist. by Hal Leonard Books)
Tanglewood: A Group Memoir (June, $29.95) by Margaret Daniels collects first-person accounts about the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home.
Anova/Robson/
(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)
Hollywood on Trial: McCarthyism’s War Against the Movies (Apr., $27.95) by Michael Freedland describes the House Un-American Activities Committee’s Communist witch hunt of the 1940s and ’50s.
Backbeat Books
(dist. by Hal Leonard Books)
Classic Hammond Organ: Know the Players, Play the Music (June, $24.95) by Steve Lodder serves as both history and tutorial; includes CD.
Bloomsbury
The Full Burn: On the Set, at the Bar, Behind the Wheel, and over the Edge with Hollywood Stuntmen (July, $24.95) by Kevin Conley delves into this crash-bang world. 50,000 first printing.
Da Capo Press
Goodbye, 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth (June, $25) by David Browne depicts the alternative rock group.
Faber and Faber
Sing Me Back Home: Love, Death, and Country Music (May, $24) by Dana Jennings evokes the golden age of country music (1950–1970) and the people behind it.
Getty Publications
California Video: Artists and Histories (May, $49.95), edited by Glenn Phillips, studies video art in the Golden State.
Hal Leonard Books
Baseball’s Greatest Hit: The Story of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” (Apr., $24.95) by Andy Strasberg et al. celebrates the centenary of baseball’s iconic ditty in words and pictures. CD included.
HarperCollins UK
(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)
Am I Bovvered? The Catherine Tate Show Scripts (Apr., $19.95) by Catherine Tate collects scripts from the British comedian.
Moss Stories
(dist. by D.A.P.)
Jon Thor Birgisson and Alex Somers: Riceboy Sleeps (Mar., $19.95) by Birgisson and Somers collects artwork created by the lead singer of Sigur Rós from found photographs and other sources.
New York Review Books
Opera and the Morbidity of Music (Apr., $27.95) by Joseph Kerman examines the ongoing vitality of the classical music tradition.
Powerhouse/Vice Books
Norwegian Black Metal (June, $60) by Peter Beste. The documentary photographer depicts the murder and church arson that mark the country’s black metal scene.
Rookery Press
(dist. by Overlook Press)
Ten Bad Dates with De Niro: A Book of Alternative Movie Lists (May, $29.95), edited by Richard T. Kelly, illus. by Andrew Rae, celebrates cinema through Top 10 lists from critics, filmmakers and writers.
Steidl
(dist. by D.A.P.)
Rock ’n’ Roll 39–59 (Apr., $80) collects writings by Peter Guralnick, Greil Marcus and other critics about this genre’s formative years.
Universe
1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die (Mar., $36.95), edited by Matthew Rye, compiles selections that will appeal to discerning fans and beginning listeners.
Univ. of Hawai'i Press
Beijing Opera Costumes: The Visual Communication of Character and Culture (Apr., $50) by Alexandra B. Bonds features more than 250 photos and pattern drafts.
Univ. of Rochester Press
Berlioz: Scenes from the Life and Work (Mar., $75), edited by Peter Bloom, assembles new studies by Jacques Barzun, David Cairns and other experts.
Wesleyan Univ. Press
The Dance Within: Intimate Conversations with Great Dancers (June, $29.95) by Rose Eichenbaum presents interviews with 40 top entertainers, including Shirley MacLaine and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Zone Books
Beyond the Dream Syndicate: Tony Conrad and the Arts After Cage (a “Minor” History) (May, $34.95) by Branden W. Joseph looks at the interconnections among the arts in the ’60s.
