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|  | Dorothy Dandridge by Donald Bogle
In 1955, Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman to be nominated for the Best Actress Award by the Academy of Motion Pictures. Ten years later she was found dead of a prescription drug overdose at her California home. Bogle tells her story in fascinating detail, covering Dandridge's years as a musical entertainer, her progression to feature films, and her tortured personal life (which included marriage to one of the Nicholas Brothers, as well as affairs with actor and Kennedy spouse, Peter Lawford, and director Otto Preminger). AUTHOR: Donald Bogle
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Structure As Design
Structure as Design is a unique exploration of the way designers use the necessary structural elements of a building as a part of its interior design. Steel, glass, concrete, pressure-treated wood: the design work featured in these pages goes deeper than a coat of paint. Edgy, intriguing, and modern, each of these interiors adopts industrial building materials or the physical structure of the building -- support beams, heating and ventilation systems, partitions, fenestration -- as interior design elements.
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | The Photo Transfer Handbook by Jean R. Laury, John Cram, Liz Aneloski, Vera Tobin
Endless possibilities for creating memories in fabric are shown in this charming book that will inspire unlimited hours of pleasure for crafters of every age and skill level. Photo transfer is fun, easy, and involves no chemicals. Anything that can be photocopied or printed on a computer printer can go on fabric: a favorite photo, treasured letter, child's drawing, and a myriad of other keepsakes. AUTHOR: Jean R. Laury, John Cram, Liz Aneloski, Vera Tobin
PUBLISHER: C & T Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Contemporary Monologue by Michael Earley, Philippa Keil
The Contemporary Monologue is an exciting selection of speeches of all types, serious and comic, realistic and absurdist, drawn from plays written by contemporary playwrights over the past ten years. Updating the popular Modern Monologues, this fresh collection of speeches represents the best American and English playwrights of today including Caryl Churchill, Ariel Dorfman, John Guare, David Mamet, Tony Kushner, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. Organized for maximum benefit to the actor gleaning for background material, individual selections are introduced with a summary of the plays action up to the point the speech begins. A brief sketch of the character is also given, utilizing, where possible, the playwright's own words. Finally, a commentary follows each monologue, alerting the actor to details in the speech that could help him/her perform it better. Some of the highlights of The Contemporary Monologue for men include selections from Angels in America, by Tony Kushner; Frankie and Johnnie in the Clair de Lune, by Terrence McNally; States of Shock, by Sam Shepard; and Speed-the-Plow, by David Mamet. Highlights of The Contemporary Monologue for women include selections from: The Contemporary Monologue is an invaluable resource for acting classes, competitions, auditions and rehearsals. It is an affordable and necessary tool for serious actors everywhere. AUTHOR: Michael Earley, Philippa Keil
PUBLISHER: Routledge
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | A Christmas Carol by Andrew Wheatcroft, Arthur Rackham, Carter Goodrich, Charles Dickens, Christian Birmingham
A CHRISTMAS CAROL is Dickens's tender and comic tale of the Cratchit family, Tiny Tim, and Ebenezer Scrooge--a favorite since it was written in 1843. Badly in need of money, Dickens produced A CHRISTMAS CAROL in six weeks; the first printing of 6,000 copies sold out instantly. In Dickens's original version, Tiny Tim was Tiny Fred, and Scrooge said Bah! but not Humbug! AUTHOR: Andrew Wheatcroft, Arthur Rackham, Carter Goodrich, Charles Dickens, Christian Birmingham
PUBLISHER: Buccaneer Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Cryptogram & Other Plays by David Mamet
In The Cryptogram, a man and his divorcee friend talk while the woman's insomniac son tries repeatedly to get them to help him fall asleep. The tension between the adults and the boy builds throughout the play until it seems adulthood and childhood are alien worlds. This play was first produced at Ambassador's Theatre, London, in June 1994 with comedian Eddie Izzard playing the role of the man. AUTHOR: David Mamet
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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