Títulos em Artes e Entretenimento

With a connoisseur's insight and an offbeat sensitivity perfectly tailored to his subjects, Gifford's brief essays cover a hundred of the noir buff's favorites. His highly polished impressions take the listener through five decades of noir to find both the heart and the art of the plotline.

In How Catholics Encounter the Bible, award-winning biblical scholar and historian Michael Peppard explores the paradoxical role of the Bible for Catholics—a book central to their tradition, but not usually in the form of a book. Biblical ideas and beliefs are more often mediated through diverse modes of storytelling, artistic imagination, and ritual.

Waking Up is the true story of a woman who used to need a wheelchair and couldn't use her hands almost at all. The book tells how she grew into an artist, creator, and adventurer.

Rob Halford, líder do Judas Priest, banda de metal icônica em todo o mundo, é um verdadeiro "Deus do Metal". Confesso, sua aguardada autobiografia, é uma história de rock 'n' roll inesquecível – jornada que vai de um conjunto habitacional em Walsall à fama na música, passando pelo alcoolismo, dependência química, cadeia, encontros amorosos malfadados e uma tragédia pessoal desoladora, até chegar na reabilitação, em como se assumiu, se redimiu... e encontrou o amor.

One night, bestselling author Josh Malerman—then just an aspiring writer—watched Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead with his fiancée and two friends. It was a gathering that could’ve gone unnoticed, another date night with a movie, but for Malerman, it became a landmark. It changed the course of his life, and it will inspire you to reflect on your own journey and to discover existing triumphs that are within you already.

Uma história cheia de lances improváveis que o jornalista Alexandre Luchese conta nesta biografia, depois de ter entrevistado mais de uma centena de pessoas ligadas à banda, inclusive Humberto Gessinger, Carlos Maltz e Augusto Licks, o trio responsável pela fase de maior sucesso, que acabou se desfazendo anos mais tarde em meio a brigas e processos judiciais.

Did you know that Zeus had the impulse control of a reality TV star on a bender? That Poseidon settled his grudges with tsunamis? Or that Ares was the god of war but somehow still managed to lose fights? Divine Dysfunction is a wild, sarcastic deep dive into the Greek and Roman gods who ruled the cosmos but couldn’t rule their own lives.

My Seinfeld Year, and Five Minutes to Kill author Fred Stoller returns describing his complicated friendship with the comedy legend, Norm Macdonald. When comic actor, Fred Stoller appeared on Norm Macdonald’s video podcast, Norm MacDonald Live, many commented that Norm seemed to care about Fred, and had quite a fondness for him. And some noted Norm seemed like he was being a bully. Both those assessments may have been correct at different times. That’s what made their friendship so complicated.

Step behind the curtain of one of television’s most iconic shows with Live from New York! Five Decades of Laughs, Legends, and Lobster Claws. This unauthorized, unhinged, and unapologetic deep dive into Saturday Night Live takes you on a wild ride through 50 years of comedy chaos, legendary sketches, and the stars who made it all happen. From Chevy Chase’s pratfalls to Eddie Murphy’s Gumby, from “More Cowbell” to Kate McKinnon’s alien-abducting RBG, this book is your backstage pass to the laughter, drama, and occasional cocaine-fueled meltdowns that defined SNL.

The Old Testament is not merely a collection of ancient writings; it is the heartbeat of history, the foundation of faith, and the unshakable framework upon which the world’s moral, spiritual, and cultural fabric has been woven. It is a saga of triumphs and tragedies, a testament to divine promises and human frailty. In its pages, we encounter the raw power of creation, the depths of human rebellion, and the unyielding grace of a God who remains faithful despite our failings.

Drawing on over 150 interviews with Lin Manuel Miranda’s family, friends, and mentors, including insights from Miranda himself, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner delves into the formative experiences that shaped Miranda’s artistic vision. From his early musicals in high school and college to the creation of his professional masterpieces, this book reveals the sources of Miranda’s creativity—not only as innate genius, but also as a result of exceptional openness and collaboration. .

And After All gives the mic to the fans that launched Oasis to stratospheric fame and takes a deep dive into the band’s formation, history, and reunion. Through the lens of the fans who were there for all the songs, feuds, and incredible shows, journalist Melissa Locker examines the path Oasis charted as they cemented their place in modern rock history.

Rust in Peace revela os detalhes da produção do icônico disco do Megadeth, lançado em 1990, durante um período de incrível efervescência e criatividade no mundo do rock. Com a assinatura do próprio vocalista e guitarrista, Dave Mustaine, esse livro relembra o processo de contratação da banda (e da equipe de apoio), além da tentativa de lidar com o sucesso e, por fim, a pressão da fama e da fortuna – o que levou a banda a finalmente se separar.

The movies were flying blind in 1980. “New Hollywood” was over and the era of auteur-driven, personal films that had defined moviemaking since the late ‘60s came to a symbolic end with Heaven’s Gate (1980), replaced by a new world of multiplex blockbusters supported by massive marketing campaigns. But beyond the high-school comedies and hardbody action films came a new wave of cinematic excitement—an era defined by Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Purple Rain, When Harry Met Sally, E.T., and Top Gun, each of which are now classics for a new generation of nostalgic movie lovers.

Immerse yourself in the natural symphony of the elements with "Thunderstorms and Rain Sounds." This exquisite collection of high-quality thunderstorm and rain recordings is your gateway to instant relaxation and rejuvenation. Crafted to provide an authentic experience of nature’s own lullaby, each track is a pristine auditory journey that encourages deep relaxation, alleviates stress, and promotes restorative sleep. From the gentle patter of raindrops on leaves to the profound rumbles of distant thunder, "Thunderstorms and Rain Sounds" captures the full spectrum of nature's tranquility.

В книгу включены важнейшие сочинения Василия Кандинского: его первое теоретическое обоснование абстракционизма и эстетический манифест художника "О духовном в искусстве", автобиографические записки "Ступени", в которых художник рассказывает, почему он посвятил свою жизнь искусству, и фундаментальное исследование основ художественного языка "Точка и линия на плоскости". Также в издание вошли статьи по педагогике искусства.

In Star of the Show, the culminating book in Dolly Parton’s photographic memoir trilogy—following Songteller (lyrics) and Behind the Seams (fashion)—the global superstar finally shares a definitive look at her career as one of the world’s most dazzling and beloved performers.

This Must Be the Place introduces and examines music's relationship to cities. Not the influence cities have on music, but the powerful impact music can have on how cities are developed, built, managed, and governed.

The enchanting story of La Maison du Pastel, a tiny shop in Paris that has been providing pastels to artists since the eighteenth century, and the two women who fell in love and brought it back to life.

Como um terremoto, o Planet Hemp abalou as estruturas do rock nacional nos anos 1990. A mistura explosiva de rap e rock e o discurso de legalização da maconha fizeram a cabeça de milhões de jovens brasileiros, mas também incomodaram muita gente. Coragem, polêmica, irreverência e muito sucesso. Disco de Ouro e de Platina, shows lotados e a polícia nos calcanhares, culminando com a prisão da banda em Brasília, em 1997: um enredo digno de livro. E aqui está ele. A biografia definitiva de rock mais polêmica do Brasil, nos mínimos detalhes. Até a última ponta.