Item category 1: Music & Performing Arts

Through in-depth and informative text written by renowned film journalist Ian Nathan, this book examines the entirety of Tarantino's work, including his early writing on screenplays such as True Romance and Natural Born Killers, his break-out directorial debut Reservoir Dogs and the career-defini...

Take a trip back in time with this book. Through the magic of streaming video and cable television, new generations are discovering the magic and art of classic television shows. Retro TV is a pictorial showcase of the best shows from the 1950s and 1960s in both color and glorious black and white...

Robotech is a sweeping science-fiction anime epic in which humans use a vast arsenal of transforming robotic mecha to defend the Earth against alien domination. The franchise has captivated fans for over 30 years, and is widely credited with popularizing anime around the world. This is the ultima...

Featuring more than seven hundred great music locations across America, this book is the perfect guide for those people who want to visit some of rock's most memorable sites. Also a great read for all music lovers who want to find out some of the fascinating stories behind many of the iconic loca...

This omnibus combines comedian Kitty Flanagan's 488 rules for life with her sequel, More rules for life. Inside this volume you'll find rules for every aspect of daily life, such as: Pregnant women aren't magic lamps; don't rub them; One to two squirts of perfume or aftershave is ample; Never mak...

FILMS, CINEMA. James Cameron's Avatar is the biggest movie of all time. Now the movie's legendary director has leant his support to an exploration of the world of Pandora with bestselling science-fiction author Stephen Baxter. From journeys into deep space to anti-gravity unobtanium, from Pandora...

POPULAR SCIENCE. A myth-busting, mind-blowing, jaw-dropping and fun-filled expedition through the world of Game of Thrones. Do dragons actually exist? Is it possible to crush a person's head with your bare hands? What really happened when royal families interbreed? How does wildfire win wars? Can...

Locations are everything. They transport us to far-flung worlds and dystopian futures, and provide the backdrop to intergalactic battles and rampaging monsters. Our most obsessed-about stories would be nothing without them. Meticulously researched and compiled by self-proclaimed superfans and tra...

A substantial update of the previous edition, Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach adds analyses of recent feature films and offers a new section on popular television series and streaming content.

Scum and Villainy profiles the misdeeds of infamous smugglers, pirates, gamblers, bounty hunters, and thieves throughout galactic history. Page through the case files of three generations of galactic law-enforcers and explore their case reports, surveillance images, warrants, artifacts, and much ...

"I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it." The most quotable writer of our time, Terry Pratchett's unique brand of wit made him both a bestseller and an enduring, endearing source of modern wisdom. This collecti...

ROCK & POP MUSIC. June 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of what many think is the greatest Beatles album. This book is a new way of telling the story of the album and is split into two distinct halves: the "A-side" is all about the Beatles, the music on the album, the recording process, how the di...

From prehistory to now, the fascinating story of why music is vital to the human experience. From award-winning broadcaster and composer Andrew Ford, The Shortest History of Music is a lively, authoritative tour through several thousand years of music. Packed with colourful characters and surpris...

Released in 2004, iconic teen comedy Mean Girls remains as relevant now as ever. But what made an adaptation of a parenting guide by SNL writer Tina Fey so successful? And why, two decades later, can we all just not stop quoting it? Drawing on revealing interviews with the director, cast and crew...

The 90s was a magical time for Australian music. Record labels had money to spend, the Big Day Out and Triple J went national and suddenly everyone was getting a 3-piece together and gigging in the inner-city pubs of their town. Sound as Ever is a celebration and a documentation of this fertile p...

Memories and anecdotes by friends and colleagues.

Stanley Kubrick: New Perspectives brings together essays by scholars who have examined the traces that Kubrick's work has left in archives, in particular his own collection of film-related materials, which was donated to the University of the Art in London in 2007. Richly illustrated with film st...

Presents 100 objects that capture the excitement, mystery, and mythology of Star Wars. See how these artefacts, and many more, impacted key characters and events. From revered heirlooms such as Darth Vader's mask and the Skywalker lightsaber to a Tusken gaderffii stick and a clone trooper's helme...

The ultimate reference book for the planets, cities, and battles of the Star wars galaxy! The cross-section artworks offer incredible levels of detail that take you far beyond what is seen on-screen-- even beyond freeze-frame!

The villains of Star Wars have terrified audiences for over 40 years as they have fought against all that is good in the galaxy far, far away. This illustrated volume includes classic interviews with the key players behind the characters, including Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine), Ray Park (Darth Maul)...

Learning to play the 5-string banjo is a highly rewarding experience...but getting started can be a challenge! Here at last is a book that helps you choose the right instrument and accessories and then gets you playing - fast. Full colour pictures, clear diagrams and genuinely practical advice co...

Take a look inside rock 'n' roll history with over 500 never-before-seen photographs, notes, artworks, diary entries and mementoes from life behind the scenes of the Rolling Stones. Married to legendary Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood for 30 years, Jo Wood lived the rock star life. Her incredible co...

INDIVIDUAL FILM DIRECTORS, FILM-MAKERS. Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Reservoir Dogs by diving into the brilliant, twisted mind of Quentin Tarantino and discover the artistic process of an Oscar-winning legend. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1963, Quentin Tarantino spent many Saturday eveni...

Based on the Turner Classic Movies series, TCM Underground is the movie-lover's guide to 50 of the most campy, kitschy, shocking, and weirdly wonderful cult films you need to see. In the pages of this book, you'll explore this unique order of films primarily from the 1960s, '70s, and '80s with in...

Celebrate the merriest season of the year with award-winning author and music journalist Annie Zaleski's collection of the most popular and beloved holiday songs of all time. This beautiful hardcover keepsake package will be the perfect gift for loved ones at Christmas, offering readers fascinati...

The brand new memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Road Beneath My Feet. Taking 36 songs from his back catalogue, folk-punk icon Frank Turner explores his songwriting process. Find out the stories behind the songs forged in the hedonistic years of the mid-2000s North London scen...

The humble ukulele is making a comeback. Its sweet, simple and friendly quality makes you want to slow down, listen and join in. Read this book and you'll become a believer too.

DIGITAL MUSIC: CONSUMER/USER GUIDES. iTunes. Amazon. Pandora. Spotify. BitTorrent. Bearshare. What is the best way to download or listen to music online? What is the best way to store, organize, and play the music you download? What file format should you use for ripping your CDs? How do you conv...