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What a lovely surprise. A critical guide to all those classic sitcoms; and to be included among them is a distinct honor. -- Carl Reiner A comedic compendium of the best television comedy ... the best way ever to watch reruns. -- Playboy An excellently organized and researched book ... intelligent entertainment, shrewdly executed. -- Library Journal P Love Lucy -- The Honeymooners The Dick Van Dyke Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show All in the Family -- M*A*S*H The Bob Newhart Show Barney Miller -- Taxi What do all of these shows have in common? They are the sitcoms that forty-five TV critics from across the country voted to be the all-time best. Classic Sitcoms provides sitcom fans, trivia buffs, and TV scholars with the inside information on each of these classic shows. Included are: -- Behind-the-scenes stories of how each show got on the air -- Storylines for every episode -- Complete credits -- including writers, directors, and guest stars -- Backstage anecdotes from the stars, writers, and producers -- Tallies of Emmy awards and yearly ratings. AUTHOR: Vince Waldron
PUBLISHER: Silman-James Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Emma by Adela Pinch, C. E. Brock, Carroll Moulton, H. M. Daleski, James Kinsley
First published in 1816, EMMA is about an unconventional heroine who possesses beauty, power, confidence, and wealth. She is also opinionated and judgmental, scheming and cunning. She attempts to match an orphaned young woman, Harriet Smith, with someone of a higher-born class, instead of the farmer Harriet prefers. The novel follows the two women as they weave in and out of love relationships that mirror the social climb. Denied any other way to advance, the women in Austen's novels must marry to get ahead. AUTHOR: Adela Pinch, C. E. Brock, Carroll Moulton, H. M. Daleski, James Kinsley
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | A New Framework for Building Participation in the Arts by Kevin F. McCarthy
Arts organizations across the country are actively expanding their efforts to increase public participation in their programs. This report presents the findings of a RAND study sponsored by the Wallace-Reader`s Digest Funds that looks at the process by which individuals become involved in the arts and attempts to identify ways in which arts institutions can most effectively influence this process. The report presents a behavioral model that identifies the main factors influencing individual decisions about the arts, based on site visits to institutions that have been particularly successful in attracting participants to their programs and in-depth interviews with the directors of more than 100 institutions that have received grants from the Wallace-Reader`s Digest Funds and the Knight Foundation to encourage greater involvement in the arts. The model and a set of guidelines to help institutions approach the task of participation building constitute a framework that can assist in devising participation-building approaches that fit with an institution`s overall purpose and mission, its available resources, and the community environment in which it operates--in other words, a framework that will enable arts institutions to take an integrative approach to building participation in the arts. AUTHOR: Kevin F. McCarthy
PUBLISHER: Rand Corporation, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | An Acrobat of the Heart by Stephen Wangh
In this guide, playwright and director Wangh leads actors and theater students through teachings and physical exercises developed by celebrated Polish director Jerzy Grotowski. Wangh's students describe their experience with these lessons. AUTHOR: Stephen Wangh
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Some People Can't Surf by Julie Lasky, Karrie Jacobs
Art Chantry's contrarian ways have placed him in the pantheon of great modern designers. SOME PEOPLE CAN'T SURF: THE GRAPHIC DESIGN OF ART CHANTRY is the first survey of this visual iconoclast, who also designed the book and packed it with hundreds of his vibrant images. His award winning, refreshingly low-tech work has promoted countless bands, social causes, and non-profits. Tracing Chantry's career from his covers and layouts for the seminal music magazine THE ROCKET, to album covers for such cult bands as Mudhoney and the Fastbacks, SOME PEOPLE CAN'T SURF is a comprehensive look at his creative evolution. Complete with commentary on the unusual origins and unorthodox processes behind his work, as well as providing context for his oft-copied look, SOME PEOPLE CAN'T SURF is a much-anticipated exploration of this idiosyncratic design master. AUTHOR: Julie Lasky, Karrie Jacobs
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Flower Painter's Pocket Palette by Elisabeth Harden, L. Harren
Covers 8 basic flower shapes in a variety of colors. An invaluable tool for amateur and professional artists alike. AUTHOR: Elisabeth Harden, L. Harren
PUBLISHER: Book Sales, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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