29 Best Performing Arts Books
Performing Arts is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Performing Arts audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 Performing Arts audiobooks below.
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The Mighty Carlins
- By: Collin Doyle
- Narrator: a full cast
- Length: 1 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2016
- Language: English
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5(4 ratings)
5(4 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDOn the anniversary of his wife’s death, Leo Carlin and his two sons come together for their traditional night of sharing the good and not-so-good memories of the dearly departed Mrs. Carlin. Beers are drunk. Plans are hatched. Secrets areOn the anniversary of his wife’s death, Leo Carlin and his two sons come together for their traditional night of sharing the good and not-so-good memories of the dearly departed Mrs. Carlin. Beers are drunk. Plans are hatched. Secrets are revealed.
The Mighty Carlins is a black comedy that celebrates a family at its worst.
Starring Shane Rimmer, Christopher Ragland, and Christian Malcolm
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Talent Springs Eternal
- By: David De Silva
- Narrator: a full cast
- Length: 1 hours 36 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2016
- Language: English
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5(2 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.95 USDTalent Springs Eternal takes place in and around LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City, where alumni and friends are planning the twentieth reunion of the class of 1984. The “spirits” of MichaelTalent Springs Eternal takes place in and around LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City, where alumni and friends are planning the twentieth reunion of the class of 1984. The “spirits” of Michael Peters (class of 1966) and Carmen Diaz (class of 1984) appear and observe what is happening at the school, which is in the middle of casting their senior production of West Side Story. After the celebration, “time flies,” and listeners are transported ten years to the tenth reunion of the class of 2004 and the thirtieth reunion of the class of 1984, which are being celebrated at the same time.
Inspired by Mildred Cram’s romantic novella Forever, the classic musical West Side Story, Georges Bizet’s popular opera Carmen, and Thornton Wilder’s timeless play Our Town, this mystical musical play shows that even though life moves quickly, our creative spirit lives on.
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The Writer’s Room Survival Guide
- By: Niceole Levy
- Narrator: Niceole Levy
- Length: 8 hours 25 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: December 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.78(9 ratings)
4.78(9 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDWriters’ rooms can be a heaven or hell, depending on a few things. The best rooms foster inclusive and productive creative flow. The worst create a toxic stew of bad feelings and doubt. Both kinds, and all the ones in between, require basicWriters’ rooms can be a heaven or hell, depending on a few things. The best rooms foster inclusive and productive creative flow. The worst create a toxic stew of bad feelings and doubt. Both kinds, and all the ones in between, require basic knowledge of how the room works. These fundamentals are best learned before you go in. The mystery box of the writers’ room need not stay sealed shut forever. Consider this book your crowbar.
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Transitions
- By: Pete Chatmon
- Narrator: Pete Chatmon
- Length: 6 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: May 19, 2022
- Language: English
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4.77(6 ratings)
4.77(6 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDBecoming a director is not just about making a film, webseries, commercial, or music video. The opportunity to direct for television is not a given because you’ve successfully completed a project in another medium. Turning your passion intoBecoming a director is not just about making a film, webseries, commercial, or music video. The opportunity to direct for television is not a given because you’ve successfully completed a project in another medium. Turning your passion into your profession requires the ability to make transitions at the exact moment a pivot is needed, with creativity and confidence. This book helps directors across all mediums shape their career with targeted anecdotes, worksheets, and other resources, all of which fall into three designated categories: How-To, Self-Help, and Inspiration.
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The Authentic Actor
- By: Michael Laskin
- Narrator: Michael Laskin
- Length: 4 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: The Michael Laskin Studio
- Publish date: October 05, 2022
- Language: English
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4.64(11 ratings)
4.64(11 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USD“The Authentic Actor – the Art and Business of Being Yourself” illuminates for today’s actors the skills, strategies, and mental approach to navigating the intersection of art and commerce. It’s the culmination of“The Authentic Actor – the Art and Business of Being Yourself” illuminates for today’s actors the skills, strategies, and mental approach to navigating the intersection of art and commerce. It’s the culmination of Michael Laskin’s over forty years in the profession, and thousands of hours of classroom work and private coaching. Today’s “Authentic Actor” is someone who has successfully merged their highly developed talent with their fully examined identity. Unfortunately, being talented is no longer enough. Talent is just the “price of admission” in a marketplace where, at the professional level, nearly everyone is talented. Defining, refining, and understanding your indelibility as an actor, your “blink-of-an-eye” factor is key. Marrying that with highly developed traditional skills is the portal to success and artistry. It’s not just show business….it’s human business.
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Sophie’s Drama
- By: Nancy N. Rue
- Length: 3 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: May 24, 2011
- Language: English
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4.62(8 ratings)
4.62(8 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDThe Lead. That’s always been Sophie’s role when it’s time to make a new film. But then the Flakes and Lucky Charms start to make plans without even asking her opinion, and Sophie has to figure out more about who she is‚ÄîbothThe Lead. That’s always been Sophie’s role when it’s time to make a new film. But then the Flakes and Lucky Charms start to make plans without even asking her opinion, and Sophie has to figure out more about who she is‚Äîboth in the group and in Jesus’ eyes.
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Dance Theatre of Harlem
- By: Judy Tyrus
- Length: 10 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: November 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.61(23 ratings)
4.61(23 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDFrom its modest beginnings in the 1960s in a Harlem church basement, to its meteoric rise to international fame, the Dance Theatre of Harlem ignited the world with one simple, still-revolutionary statement: All can do ballet. Into the 21st century,From its modest beginnings in the 1960s in a Harlem church basement, to its meteoric rise to international fame, the Dance Theatre of Harlem ignited the world with one simple, still-revolutionary statement: All can do ballet. Into the 21st century, as the world, and the country, continue their historical
struggles and triumphs, the story of this haven for dancers of all colors and backgrounds resonates more than ever. Here, for the first time, is the definitive portrait of the one-of-a-kind dance company that reflected–and shaped–our times, and whose enduring principle continues to inspire the future.With exclusive backstage stories from its legendary dancers and staff, and unprecedented access to its archives, Dance Theatre of Harlem is a striking chronicle of the company’s amazing history, its fascinating daily workings, and the visionaries who made its legacy.
Here you’ll discover how the company’s founders–African-American dancer Arthur Mitchell of George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet, and Euro-American Karel Shook of The Dutch National Ballet–teamed up to challenge Eurocentric mainstream ballet head-on using new techniques to examine ongoing issues of power, beauty, myth, and the everchanging definition of art itself.
Gaining prominence in the 1970s and 80s with a succession of triumphs–including its spectacular season at the Metropolitan Opera House–the company also gained fans and supporters that included Nelson Mandela, Stevie Wonder, Cicely Tyson, Misty Copeland, Jessye Norman, and six American presidents.
Dance Theatre of Harlem details this momentous era as well as the company’s difficult years, its impressive recovery as it partnered with new media’s most brilliant creators–and, in the wake of its 50th anniversary, amid a global pandemic, its evolution into a worldwide virtual performance space.This incomparable book is a must-have for any lover of dance, art, or history.
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The Executive Chair
- By: Kelly Edwards
- Narrator: Kelly Edwards
- Length: 3 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: March 08, 2022
- Language: English
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4.51(30 ratings)
4.51(30 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDWhile there are plenty of books about the mechanics of writing, this is the first time an insider has detailed the invaluable TV executive perspective. As key pieces of the entertainment puzzle, executives hold institutional wisdom that seldom getsWhile there are plenty of books about the mechanics of writing, this is the first time an insider has detailed the invaluable TV executive perspective. As key pieces of the entertainment puzzle, executives hold institutional wisdom that seldom gets disseminated outside network walls. The Executive Chair breaks down the business from the gatekeeper’s point of view, illuminating the creative process used by those who ultimately make the decisions. Whether developing a project for the entertainment marketplace or merely probing the executive mindset, The Executive Chair dispels myths about the creative process and takes listeners through the development of a pilot script.
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The Big Bang Theory
- By: Jessica Radloff
- Narrator: Jessica Radloff
- Length: 17 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: October 11, 2022
- Language: English
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4.51(1024 ratings)
4.51(1024 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.98 USDThe definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the most popular sitcom of the last decade, The Big Bang Theory, packed with all-new, exclusive interviews with the producers and entire cast.The Big Bang Theory is a television phenomenon. To the casualThe definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the most popular sitcom of the last decade, The Big Bang Theory, packed with all-new, exclusive interviews with the producers and entire cast.
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The Big Bang Theory is a television phenomenon. To the casual viewer, it’s a seemingly effortless comedy, with relatable characters tackling real-life issues, offering a kind of visual comfort food to its millions of dedicated fans. But the behind-the-scenes journey of the show from a failed pilot to a global sensation is a fascinating story that even the most die-hard fans don’t know in its entirety.
THE BIG BANG THEORY: THE DEFINITIVE, INSIDE STORY OF THE EPIC HIT SERIES is a riveting, entertaining look at the sitcom sensation, with the blessing and participation of co-creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, executive producers Steve Molaro and Steve Holland, as well as Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik, and more. Glamour senior editor Jessica Radloff, who has written over 150 articles on the series (and even had a cameo in the finale!), gives readers an all-access pass to its intrepid producing and writing team and beloved cast. It’s a story of on-and-off screen romance told in hilarious and emotional detail, of casting choices that nearly changed everything (which even some of the actors didn’t know until now), of cast members bravely powering through personal tragedies, and when it came time to announce the 12th season would be its last, the complicated reasons why it was more difficult than anyone ever led on. Through hundreds of hours of interviews with the sitcom’s major players, Radloff dives into all this and much more. The book is the ultimate celebration of this once-in-a-generation show and a must-have for all fans. -
A Wonderful Guy
- By: Eddie Shapiro
- Length: 20 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: May 03, 2021
- Language: English
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4.48(22 ratings)
4.48(22 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.99 USDFascinating, never-before-published interviews with Broadway’s leading men offer behind-the-scenes looks at the careers of some of the most beloved perfomers today. In A Wonderful Guy, a follow up to Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations withFascinating, never-before-published interviews with Broadway’s leading men offer behind-the-scenes looks at the careers of some of the most beloved perfomers today.
In A Wonderful Guy, a follow up to Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater, theatre journalist Eddie Shapiro sits down for intimate, career-encompassing conversations with nineteen of Broadway’s most prolific and fascinating leading men. Full of detailed stories and reflections, his conversations with such luminaries as Joel Grey, Ben Vareen, Norm Lewis, Gavin Creel, Cheyenne Jackson, Jonathan Groff and a host of others dig deep into each actor’s career; together, these chapters tell the story of what it means to be a leading man on Broadway over the past fifty years.
Alan Cumming described Nothing Like a Dame, as “an encyclopedia of modern musical theatre via a series of tender meetings between a diehard fan and his idols. Because of Eddie Shapiro’s utter guilelessness, these women open up and reveal more than they ever have before, and we get to be the third guest at each encounter.” A Wonderful Guy brings more fly-on-the-wall opportunities for fans to savour, students to study, and even the unindoctrinated to understand the life of the performing artist.
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Miracle in Music City
- By: Natalie Grant
- Length: 4 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Zonderkidz
- Publish date: August 02, 2016
- Language: English
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4.43(69 ratings)
4.43(69 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDIn this third title in the Faithgirlz Glimmer Girls series by Natalie Grant, Miracle in Music City, the Glimmer Girls are at it again—looking for a mystery to solve. Gloria wants her daughters to learn they aren’t too young to make aIn this third title in the Faithgirlz Glimmer Girls series by Natalie Grant, Miracle in Music City, the Glimmer Girls are at it again—looking for a mystery to solve. Gloria wants her daughters to learn they aren’t too young to make a difference, so she gets them involved in her annual benefit and auction. But as things often do with the trio of smart and sassy sisters, they get themselves and their nanny Miss Julia involved in a lot more than just helping mom raise money for a worthy and wonderful cause.
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Nothing General About It
- By: Maurice Benard
- Narrator: Maurice Benard
- Length: 8 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 07, 2020
- Language: English
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4.41(683 ratings)
4.41(683 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USD“This shocking true story is General Hospital on anabolic steroids.” — Mehmet Oz, M.D., Emmy Award-winning host of The Dr. Oz Show The Emmy Award-winning star of General Hospital chronicles his astonishing and emotional life“This shocking true story is General Hospital on anabolic steroids.” — Mehmet Oz, M.D., Emmy Award-winning host of The Dr. Oz Show
The Emmy Award-winning star of General Hospital chronicles his astonishing and emotional life journey in this powerful memoir–an inspiring story of success, show business, and family, and his struggle with mental illness.
Maurice Benard has been blessed with family, fame, and a successful career. For twenty-five years, he has played one of the most well-known characters on daytime television: General Hospital‘s Michael “Sonny” Corinthos, Jr. In his life outside the screen, he is a loving husband and the father of four. But his path has not been without hardship. When he was only twenty, Maurice was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
In Nothing General About It, Maurice looks back to his youth in a small town and his tenuous relationship with his father. He describes how his bipolar disorder began to surface in childhood, how he struggled to understand the jolting mood swings he experienced, and how a doctor finally saved his life. For years Maurice was relentless in his goal to be a successful actor. But even after he “made it,” he still grappled with terrifying lows, breakdowns, and setbacks, all while trying desperately to maintain his relationship with his wife, who endured his violent, unpredictable episodes. Maurice holds nothing back as he bravely talks about what it was like to be medicated and institutionalized, and of how he learned to manage his manic episodes while on the set of GH.
Nothing General About It is also an incredible love story about an enduring marriage that demonstrates what those vows–for better, for worse, in sickness and in health–truly mean. Maurice also pays tribute to the community that has been there for him through thick and thin, and ruminates on the importance of both inherited and created family.
A shocking, riveting, and utterly candid memoir of love, adversity, and ultimately hope, Nothing General About It offers insights and advice for everyone trying to cope with mental illness, and is a motivational story that offers lessons in perseverance–of the importance of believing in and fighting for yourself through the darkest times.
Supplemental Enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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The Luckiest Kid in the World
- By: Danny Wallace
- Narrator: Danny Wallace
- Length: 3 hours 2 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.4(22 ratings)
4.4(22 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.99 USDWhat if you suddenly had everything you’d ever dreamed of? That’s exactly what happens to 10-year-old Joe Smith in this brand-new comedy adventure from bestselling author, comedian and presenter Danny Wallace – hilariously readWhat if you suddenly had everything you’d ever dreamed of? That’s exactly what happens to 10-year-old Joe Smith in this brand-new comedy adventure from bestselling author, comedian and presenter Danny Wallace – hilariously read aloud by Danny himself.
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Perfect for children age 8+ and fans of David Baddiel, Stephen Mangan, David Walliams, Andy Griffiths, Jenny Pearson and Helen Rutter.
Joe Smith is average in every way. He is average height. He lives in an average town, on an average street, in an average house, with a very average family. But when a survey identifies him as the most average kid in the country – well that makes him very special indeed. Suddenly, everyone wants Joe to test out their latest products. Overnight he is sent mountains of gifts – the best trainers, the coolest bike, the most exciting new tech, the latest flavours of ice cream – and so much more. He gets special cinema screenings and the entire water park all to himself. Joe now has everything he could possibly want in the world – and that’s far from average.
But is going from zero to hero all it’s cracked up to be?
This brilliantly warm-hearted, laugh-out-loud family adventure will leave you thinking about friendship, family and why everyone is special just the way they are.
Other books by Danny Wallace:
The Day the Screens Went Blank
Hamish and the Worldstoppers
Hamish and the Neverpeople
Hamish and the Gravity Burp
Hamish and the Baby Boom
Hamish and the Terrible Terrible Christmas and Other Stories
Hamish and the Monster Patrol
Praise for The Day the Screens Went Blank:
‘So funny’ Noel Fielding
‘Brilliantly funny’ Shappi Khorsandi
‘Hilarious’ Tim Minchin
‘Warm and funny’ Frank Cottrell-Boyce
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Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli
- By: Mark Seal
- Narrator: Phil Thron
- Length: 15 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.39(1576 ratings)
4.39(1576 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.99 USDThis “wickedly pacey page-turner” (Total Film) unfurls the behind-the-scenes story of the making of The Godfather, fifty years after the classic film’s original release.The story of how The Godfather was made is as dramatic,This “wickedly pacey page-turner” (Total Film) unfurls the behind-the-scenes story of the making of The Godfather, fifty years after the classic film’s original release.
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The story of how The Godfather was made is as dramatic, operatic, and entertaining as the film itself. Over the years, many versions of various aspects of the movie’s fiery creation have been told–sometimes conflicting, but always compelling. Mark Seal sifts through the evidence, has extensive new conversations with director Francis Ford Coppola and several heretofore silent sources, and complements them with colorful interviews with key players including actors Al Pacino, James Caan, Talia Shire, and others to write “the definitive look at the making of an American classic” (Library Journal, starred review).
On top of the usual complications of filmmaking, the creators of The Godfather had to contend with the real-life members of its subject matter: the Mob. During production of the movie, location permits were inexplicably revoked, author Mario Puzo got into a public brawl with an irate Frank Sinatra, producer Al Ruddy’s car was found riddled with bullets, men with “connections” vied to be in the cast, and some were given film roles.
As Seal notes, this is the tale of a “movie that revolutionized filmmaking, saved Paramount Pictures, minted a new generation of movie stars, made its struggling author Mario Puzo rich and famous, and sparked a war between two of the mightiest powers in America: the sharks of Hollywood and the highest echelons of the Mob.”
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Alright, Alright, Alright
- By: Melissa Maerz
- Narrator: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 12 hours 18 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 17, 2020
- Language: English
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4.39(1782 ratings)
4.39(1782 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDThe definitive oral history of the cult classic Dazed and Confused, featuring behind-the-scenes stories from the cast, crew, and Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater. The production includes an exclusive conversation between Melissa Maerz andThe definitive oral history of the cult classic Dazed and Confused, featuring behind-the-scenes stories from the cast, crew, and Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater. The production includes an exclusive conversation between Melissa Maerz and Richard Linklater at the end of the audiobook.
Dazed and Confused not only heralded the arrival of filmmaker Richard Linklater, it introduced a cast of unknowns who would become the next generation of movie stars. Embraced as a cultural touchstone, the 1993 film would also make Matthew McConaughey’s famous phrase–alright, alright, alright–ubiquitous. But it started with a simple idea: Linklater thought people might like to watch a movie about high school kids just hanging out and listening to music on the last day of school in 1976.
To some, that might not even sound like a movie. But to a few studio executives, it sounded enough like the next American Graffiti to justify the risk. Dazed and Confused underperformed at the box office and seemed destined to disappear. Then something weird happened: Linklater turned out to be right. This wasn’t the kind of movie everybody liked, but it was the kind of movie certain people loved, with an intensity that felt personal. No matter what their high school experience was like, they thought Dazed and Confused was about them.
Alright, Alright, Alright is the story of how this iconic film came together and why it worked. Combining behind-the-scenes photos and insights from nearly the entire cast, including Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and many others, and with full access to Linklater’s Dazed archives, it offers an inside look at how a budding filmmaker and a cast of newcomers made a period piece that would feel timeless for decades to come.
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Immersive Storytelling for Real and Imagined Worlds
- By: Margaret Kerrison
- Narrator: Margaret Kerrison
- Length: 5 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: August 23, 2022
- Language: English
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4.38(29 ratings)
4.38(29 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThe emerging discipline of immersive storytelling recognizes the power of creative works that put the viewer at the center of the action. Theme-park designer Margaret Kerrison shares tips and tricks for writers on teams tasked with bringing aThe emerging discipline of immersive storytelling recognizes the power of creative works that put the viewer at the center of the action. Theme-park designer Margaret Kerrison shares tips and tricks for writers on teams tasked with bringing a narrative to life. How do you take an idea from inspiration to manifestation? How do you move from telling a story to creating a world? In this book, the first of its kind written specifically for writers, Kerrison lays out the craft of immersive storytelling using case studies to show what works and highlighting the essential role of the writer on a complex creative team. Ready to take the kernel of an idea and turn it into a full-fledged experience? This book gives you the blueprint.
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Character
- By: Robert McKee
- Narrator: Robert McKee
- Length: 15 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: May 25, 2021
- Language: English
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4.38(122 ratings)
4.38(122 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.99 USDThe long-awaited third volume of Robert McKee’s trilogy on the art of fiction. Following up his perennially bestselling writers’ guide Story and his inspiring exploration of the art of verbal action in Dialogue, the most sought-afterThe long-awaited third volume of Robert McKee’s trilogy on the art of fiction.
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Following up his perennially bestselling writers’ guide Story and his inspiring exploration of the art of verbal action in Dialogue, the most sought-after expert in the storytelling brings his insights to the creation of compelling characters and the design of their casts.
CHARACTER explores the design of a character universe: The dimensionality, complexity and arcing of a protagonist, the invention of orbiting major characters, all encircled by a cast of service and supporting roles. -
Blood, Sweat & Chrome
- By: Kyle Buchanan
- Narrator: Fred Berman
- Length: 10 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: February 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.37(1691 ratings)
4.37(1691 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.005.99 USDA full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max: Fury Road–with more than 130 new interviews with key members of the cast and crew, including Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, and director GeorgeA full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max: Fury Road–with more than 130 new interviews with key members of the cast and crew, including Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, and director George Miller, from the pop culture reporter for The New York Times, Kyle Buchanan.
It won six Oscars and has been hailed as the greatest action film ever, but it is a miracle Mad Max: Fury Road ever made it to the screen… or that anybody survived the production. The story of this modern classic spanned nearly two decades of wild obstacles as visionary director George Miller tried to mount one of the most difficult shoots in Hollywood history.
Production stalled several times, stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron clashed repeatedly in the brutal Namib Desert, and Miller’s crew engineered death-defying action scenes that were among the most dangerous ever committed to film. Even accomplished Hollywood figures are flummoxed by the accomplishment: As the director Steven Soderbergh has said, “I don’t understand how they’re not still shooting that film, and I don’t understand how hundreds of people aren’t dead.”
Kyle Buchanan takes readers through every step of that moviemaking experience in vivid detail, from Fury Road‘s unexpected origins through its outlandish casting process to the big-studio battles that nearly mutilated a masterpiece. But he takes the deepest dive in reporting the astonishing facts behind a shoot so unconventional that the film’s fantasy world began to bleed into the real lives of its cast and crew. As they fought and endured in a wasteland of their own, the only way forward was to have faith in their director’s mad vision. But how could Miller persevere when almost everything seemed to be stacked against him?
With hundreds of exclusive interviews and details about the making of Fury Road, readers will be left with one undeniable conclusion: There has never been a movie so drenched in sweat, so forged by fire, and so epic in scope.
Read by Fred Berman, Aspen Vincent, Dan Bittner, Derek Perkins, Eva Kaminsky, Fiona Hardingham, Gary Furlong, George Newbern, Ione Butler, Jason Culp, Jeff Gurner, Katherine Littrell, Leon Nixon, Lisa Flanagan, Malk Williams, Michael Crouch, Polly Lee, Ralph Lister, Robin Miles, Samuel Roukin, and Will M. Watt
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Yours Cruelly, Elvira
- By: Cassandra Peterson
- Narrator: Cassandra Peterson
- Length: 10 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: September 21, 2021
- Language: English
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4.35(5055 ratings)
4.35(5055 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDThe woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story filled with intimate bombshells–told by the bombshell herself. On Good Friday in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles... Read moreThe woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story filled with intimate bombshells–told by the bombshell herself.
On Good Friday in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles from the nearest hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and doused herself in boiling water. Third-degree burns covered 35% of her body, and the prognosis wasn’t good. But she survived. Burned and scarred, the impact stayed with her and became an obstacle she was determined to overcome. Feeling like a misfit led to her love of horror. While her sisters played with Barbie dolls, Cassandra built model kits of Frankenstein and Dracula, and idolized Vincent Price.
Due to a complicated relationship with her mother, Cassandra left home at 14, and by age 17 she was performing at the famed Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. Run-ins with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Tom Jones helped her grow up fast. Then a chance encounter with her idol Elvis Presley, changed the course of her life forever, and led her to Europe where she worked in film and traveled Italy as lead singer of an Italian pop band. She eventually made her way to Los Angeles, where she joined the famed comedy improv group, The Groundlings, and worked alongside Phil Hartman and Paul “Pee-wee” Reubens, honing her comedic skills.
Nearing age 30, a struggling actress considered past her prime, she auditioned at local LA channel KHJ as hostess for the late night vintage horror movies. Cassandra improvised, made the role her own, and got the job on the spot. Yours Cruelly, Elvira is an unforgettably wild memoir. Cassandra doesn’t shy away from revealing exactly who she is and how she overcame seemingly insurmountable odds. Always original and sometimes outrageous, her story is loaded with twists, travails, revelry, and downright shocking experiences. It is the candid, often funny, and sometimes heart-breaking tale of a Midwest farm girl’s long strange trip to become the world’s sexiest, sassiest Halloween icon.
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The Twilight Zone Companion, Second Edition
- By: Marc Scott Zicree
- Narrator: Tom Weiner
- Length: 16 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2010
- Language: English
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4.35(1 ratings)
4.35(1 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.95 USDThe Twilight Zone Companion is the complete, five season (1959-64) show-by-show guide to one of television’s greatest series. Zicree’s well-written account is fascinating reading for even the casual fan. Coverage of each episode includesThe Twilight Zone Companion is the complete, five season (1959-64) show-by-show guide to one of television’s greatest series. Zicree’s well-written account is fascinating reading for even the casual fan. Coverage of each episode includes plot synopsis, Rod Serling’s opening narration, behind-the-scenes stories from the original artists who created the series, and a complete list of cast and credits.
“In all my years of television viewing, no series resonated as deeply as The Twilight Zone. Even today, fragments of the forgotten episodes rise into my memory with surprising poignancy. The Twilight Zone was masterful storytelling, and this companion book, this compendium of old tales, is a remarkable gift to those who loved the series and to those who have yet to discover its magic.”–Bruce Joel Rubin, screenwriter, Ghost, Jacob’s Ladder
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Little Audrey’s Daydream
- By: Sean Hepburn Ferrer
- Narrator: Paulie Rojas-Redding
- Length: 10 minutes
- Publisher: Chronicle Books
- Publish date: November 17, 2020
- Language: English
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4.35(91 ratings)
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The Backstagers and the Final Blackout
- By: Andy Mientus
- Narrator: Andy Mientus
- Length: 3 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: April 07, 2020
- Language: English
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4.34(82 ratings)
4.34(82 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThe Backstagers are back for a thrilling third act! They’ve dealt with the ghost haunting their theater and faced off against the sinister siblings trying to steal the famous Designer’s Journal during their production of Tammy, but now,The Backstagers are back for a thrilling third act! They’ve dealt with the ghost haunting their theater and faced off against the sinister siblings trying to steal the famous Designer’s Journal during their production of Tammy, but now, a mysterious masked man has taken all the ancient theater artifacts that they’ve collected.
They don’t know what he wants or how to stop him–but the Backstagers will have to use all their skills and know-how to solve the mystery and save the day! Each Backstager brings their own unique skills to the team: Mischievious Sasha can always spare a smile, no-nonsense Aziz keeps everyone on task, over-caffeinated Beckett is organized like no other, flirtatious Hunter is their official stage manager and unofficial leader, sweet Jory can work his way through any problem, and clever Reo is an expert on all things spooky. Effortlessly inclusive and full of fun, The Backstagers and the Final Blackout is sure to get a standing ovation!
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The Trial of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Peter Davis
- Narrator: a full cast
- Length: 55 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2016
- Language: English
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4.33(3 ratings)
4.33(3 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.95 USDSherlock Holmes, the world’s greatest consulting detective, is on trial for his life! Trapped in a nightmarish court room and charged with endangering the public and his friends, Holmes is forced to relive some of his most bizarre cases withSherlock Holmes, the world’s greatest consulting detective, is on trial for his life!
Trapped in a nightmarish court room and charged with endangering the public and his friends, Holmes is forced to relive some of his most bizarre cases with only Doctor Watson to aid his defense.
Gasp at the Adventure of the Lizard’s Hands! Work your brain into a frenzy of confusion as our heroes uncover the mystery of a dead man found in the middle of Regent Street! Steady your nerves as you bear witness to some snakes! On a train!
But is all this evidence enough to satisfy a mysterious judge with a vendetta against our hero?
Starring Peter Davis, Matthew Woodcock, Simon Kane, Laura Marshall, and Ben Whitehead
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Leaving Lymon
- By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Narrator: Dion Graham
- Length: 4 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: April 28, 2020
- Language: English
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4.33(539 ratings)
4.33(539 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDIt’s 1946, and Lymon, uprooted from his life in the Deep South and moved up North, needs that chance. Lymon’s father is, for the time being, at Parchman Farm–the Mississippi State Penitentiary–and his mother, whom heIt’s 1946, and Lymon, uprooted from his life in the Deep South and moved up North, needs that chance.
Lymon’s father is, for the time being, at Parchman Farm–the Mississippi State Penitentiary–and his mother, whom he doesn’t remember all that much, has moved North. Fortunately, Lymon is being raised by his loving grandparents. Together, Lymon and his grandpops share a love of music, spending late summer nights playing the guitar.
But Lymon’s world as he knows it is about to dissolve. He will be sent on a journey to two Northern cities far from the country life he loves–and the version of himself he knows.
In this companion novel to the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning Finding Langston, listeners will see a new side of the bully Lymon in this story of an angry boy whose raw talent, resilience, and devotion to music help point him in a new direction.
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Cack-Handed
- By: Gina Yashere
- Narrator: Gina Yashere
- Length: 8 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 08, 2021
- Language: English
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4.33(517 ratings)
4.33(517 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDThe British comedian of Nigerian heritage and co-executive producer and writer of the CBS hit series Bob Hearts Abishola chronicles her odyssey to get to America and break into Hollywood in this lively and humorous memoir. According to familyThe British comedian of Nigerian heritage and co-executive producer and writer of the CBS hit series Bob Hearts Abishola chronicles her odyssey to get to America and break into Hollywood in this lively and humorous memoir.
According to family superstition, Gina Yashere was born to fulfill the dreams of her grandmother Patience. The powerful first wife of a wealthy businessman, Patience was poisoned by her jealous sister-wives and marked with a spot on her neck. From birth, Gina carried a similar birthmark–a sign that she was her grandmother’s chosen heir, and would fulfill Patience’s dreams. Gina would learn to speak perfect English, live unfettered by men or children, work a man’s job, and travel the world with a free spirit.
Is she the reincarnation of her grandmother? Maybe. Gina isn’t ruling anything out. In Cack-Handed, she recalls her intergenerational journey to success foretold by her grandmother and fulfilled thousands of miles from home. This hilarious memoir tells the story of how from growing up as a child of Nigerian immigrants in working class London, running from skinheads, and her overprotective Mom, Gina went on to become the first female engineer with the UK branch of Otis, the largest elevator company in the world, where she went through a baptism of fire from her racist and sexist co-workers. Not believing her life was difficult enough, she later left engineering to become a stand up comic, appearing on numerous television shows and becoming one of the top comedians in the UK, before giving it all up to move to the US, a dream she’d had since she was six years old, watching American kids on television, riding cool bicycles, and solving crimes.
A collection of eccentric, addictive, and uproarious stories that combine family, race, gender, class, and country, Cack-Handed reveals how Gina’s unconventional upbringing became the foundation of her successful career as an international comedian.
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Tune It Out
- By: Jamie Sumner
- Narrator: Cindy Kay
- Length: 5 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.32(1562 ratings)
4.32(1562 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDFrom the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice after her whole world turns upside down.Lou Montgomery has the voice of an angel, or so her mother tellsFrom the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice after her whole world turns upside down.
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Lou Montgomery has the voice of an angel, or so her mother tells her and anyone else who will listen. But Lou can only hear the fear in her own voice. She’s never liked crowds or loud noises or even high fives; in fact, she’s terrified of them, which makes her pretty sure there’s something wrong with her.
When Lou crashes their pickup on a dark and snowy road, child services separate the mother-daughter duo. Now she has to start all over again at a fancy private school far away from anything she’s ever known. With help from an outgoing new friend, her aunt and uncle, and the school counselor, she begins to see things differently. A sensory processing disorder isn’t something to be ashamed of, and music might just be the thing that saves Lou–and maybe her mom, too. -
Directing Actors
- By: Judith Weston
- Narrator: Judith Weston
- Length: 12 hours 41 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 24, 2019
- Language: English
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4.32(1321 ratings)
4.32(1321 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDIn this essential guide to acting, internationally renowned directing coach Judith Weston demonstrates what constitutes a good performance, what actors want from a director, and what directors do wrong. She also goes over script analysis andIn this essential guide to acting, internationally renowned directing coach Judith Weston demonstrates what constitutes a good performance, what actors want from a director, and what directors do wrong. She also goes over script analysis and preparation and how actors work, and she shares important and helpful insights into the director/actor relationship.
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Action
- By: Robert McKee
- Narrator: Robert McKee
- Length: 8 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: January 24, 2023
- Language: English
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4.32(960 ratings)
4.32(960 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDFrom the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, ACTION offers writers the keys to propulsive storytelling. ACTION explores the ways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war onFrom the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, ACTION offers writers the keys to propulsive storytelling.
ACTION explores the ways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war on cliches. Teaming up with the former co-host of The Story Toolkit, Bassim El-Wakil, legendary story lecturer Robert McKee guides writers to award-winning originality by deconstructing the action genre, illuminating the challenges, and, more importantly, demonstrating how to master the demands of plot with surprising beats of innovation and ingenuity.
Topics include:- Understanding the Four Core Elements of Action
- Creating the Action Cast
- Hook, Hold, Pay Off: Design in Action
- The Action Macguffin
- Action Set Pieces
- The Sixteen Action Subgenres
A must-add to the McKee storytelling library, ACTION illustrates the principles of narrative drive with precision and clarity by referencing the most popular action movies of our time including: Die Hard, The Star Wars Saga, Dark Knight, The Matrix, and Avengers: Endgame.
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You Are My Friend
- By: Aimee Reid
- Narrator: Lesa Lockford
- Length: 44 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: August 27, 2019
- Language: English
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4.31(574 ratings)
4.31(574 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDMister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities, but before he was the man who brought us Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he was just little Freddie Rogers. Although he was often sick and had trouble making friends as a child,Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities, but before he was the man who brought us Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he was just little Freddie Rogers. Although he was often sick and had trouble making friends as a child, his mom and grandfather encouraged him to ask for help and explore the world. With their support, he learned how to better say what he was feeling and see the beauty around him. As he grew up, he realized he could spread the message of compassion, equality, and kindness through television. You Are My Friend is a gentle homage to Fred Rogers that shows how his simple message still resonates with us today: “There’s no person in the world like you, and I like you just the way you are.”
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Cliff Weitzman
Cliff Weitzman is a dyslexia advocate and the CEO and founder of Speechify, the #1 text-to-speech app in the world, totaling over 100,000 5-star reviews and ranking first place in the App Store for the News & Magazines category. In 2017, Weitzman was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for his work making the internet more accessible to people with learning disabilities. Cliff Weitzman has been featured in EdSurge, Inc., PC Mag, Entrepreneur, Mashable, among other leading outlets.
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