Spring 2009 Hardcovers: Performing Arts & Film
Edited by Dick Donahue and Juan MartinezCompiled by Alia Akkam, Robert Dahlin, Natalie Danford, Charles Hix, Diane Patrick, Sarah Robbins, Judith Rosen, Oona Short and Skip Skwarek. -- Publishers Weekly, 1/26/2009
ABRAMS
Satchmo: The Wonderful World and Art of Louis Armstrong (Mar., $35) by Steven Brower assembles many never before seen writings, scrapbooks and artwork.
AMADEUS PRESS
(dist. by Hal Leonard Books)
The Worlds of Johann Sebastian Bach (Apr., $34.95) by Raymond Erickson offers traditional and new perspectives.
ANGRY PENGUIN
(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)
Nirvana (Apr., $37.95) by Carol Clark draws on extensive interviews with the grunge band; includes two DVDs.
BACKBEAT BOOKS
Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble (July, $30) by Paul LaRaia. Photos from Helm's down-home jam session are accompanied by stars' remembrances.
A & C BLACK
(dist. by Consortium)
Don'ts for Dancers (Apr., $4.95) is the first U.S. edition of a book published in the U.K. in 1925.
CHRONICLE BOOKS
Obsessed with TV (June, $29.95) by David Hofstede poses 2,500 questions about the medium's history.
Mötley Crüe (Aug., $35) by Neil Zlozower chronicles the rise of these metal rockers.
ECCO
The Road to Woodstock (July, $29.95) by Michael Lang celebrates the concert's 40th anniversary. 75,000 first printing.
HARPERCOLLINS UK
(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)
Gavin and Stacey: From Barry to Billericay (May, $26.95) by Ruth Jones and James Corden follows the stars of the BBC comedy as they go on a trip.
INSIGHT EDITIONS
(dist. by PGW)
Charmed by Audrey: Life on the Set of Sabrina (Mar., $16.95). Audrey Hepburn's professional and personal life is captured in Mark Shaw's candid photos.
HAL LEONARD BOOKS
Geniuses of the American Musical Theatre: The Composers and Lyricists (May, $29.95) by Herbert Keyser sketches 31 figures from Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim.
NEWMARKET PRESS
The Art of Monsters vs. Aliens (Mar., $40), edited by Linda Sunshine, foreword by Stephen Colbert, ties in with the DreamWorks 3-D animated film.
RIZZOLI
Kanye West: Glow in the Dark (Apr., $60) by Kanye West provides both a memento of the tour and a USB drive of previously unreleased music.
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD/SCARECROW PRESS
(dist. by NBN)
A Year of Hitchcock: 52 Weeks with the Master of Suspense (Apr., $49.95) by Eric San Juan and Jim McDevitt analyzes 68 works directed by Hitchcock.
VANDERBILT UNIV. PRESS
The Ghosts of Harlem: Sessions with Jazz Legends (June, $75) by Hank O'Neal combines words, images and music recalling such greats as Cab Calloway and Dizzy Gillespie.
