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<title><![CDATA[KCLS Popular Culture titles]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Popular Culture titles added to the KCLS collection]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Vladimir Malakhov / Dieter Blum [photography] ; text, Claus Lutterbeck.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Blum, Dieter.]]></author>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[20100823]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Theater geek : the real life drama of a summer at Stagedoor Manor, the famous performing arts camp / Mickey Rapkin.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[""There is a particular genus of teenagers who break into song spontaneously with their friends, know all the words to Rent and/or Wicked, and will do anything for a taste of being onstage in front of an audience. They're called theater geeks, and I am a card-carrying member of their ranks. I'd have killed to go to Stagedoor Manor as a kid. After reading Mickey Rapkin's fascinating, hilarious new book on ámy kind,' I feel like I spent an unforgettable summer there. It's a joyous and touching book. And no one's gonna bring it doooowwwwnn!"---Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights" ""A penetrating and deeply entertaining study of theater and ambition, but more importantly an intimate portrait of youthful obsession. Theater Geek made me wish I could go back to the time when all my friends thought they would make something beautiful someday."" ""As a former child actor with my own dashed dreams of fame, I was overcome with envy reading about the enchanted goings-on at Stagedoor Manor. Mickey Rapkin's fascinating account is as much about the details of this quirky theater camp as it is about how teenagers cope with talent, ambition, and that fleeting amount of time before they become adults."" ""If you're in the market for a field guide to the musical theater fanatic in your life, look no further! If, for any reason, you're not in the market for such a thing, Mickey Rapkin's Theater Geek is about to change that. His wonderful journey into the heart of the S÷tagedoor Mafia' will make you want to find your very own theater geek to love. Or, at the very least, someone who can appreciate a quality production of Cabaret,"---Sloane Crosley, author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number" "What do Natalie Portman, Robert Downey, Jr., Zach Braff, and Mandy Moore have in common&sect; Before they were stars, they were campers at Stagedoor Manor, the premier summer theater camp for children and teenagers. Founded in 1975, Stagedoor continues to attract scores of young performers eager to find kindred spirits, to sing out loud, to become working actors---or maybe even stars." "Every summer for the past thirty-five years, a new crop of campers has come to the Catskills for an intense, often wrenching introduction to professional theater. (The camp produces thirteen full-scale productions during each of its three sessions.) These kids come from varying backgrounds---the offspring of Hollywood players from Nora Ephron to Bruce Willis work alongside kids on scholarship. Some campers have agents, others are seeking representation." "When Mickey Rapkin, a senior editor at GQ and self-proclaimed theater fanatic, learned about this place, he fled Manhattan for an escape to upstate New York. At Stagedoor, he tracked a trio of especially talented and determined teen actors through their final session at camp. Enter Rachael Singer, Brian Muller, and Harry Katzman, three high school seniors closing out their sometimes sheltered Stagedoor experiences and graduating into the real world of industry competition and rejection. These veteran campers---still battling childhood insecurities, but simultaneously searching for that professional gig that will catapult them to fame---pour their souls into what might be their last amateur shows." "Their riveting stories are told in Theater Geek, an eye-opening, laugh-out-loud chronicle full of drama and heart, but also about the business of training kids to be professional thespians and, in some cases, child stars. (The camp has long acted as a farm system for Broadway and Hollywood, attracting visits from studio executives and casting directors.) Via original interviews with former and current campers and staff---including Mandy Moore, Zach Braff, and Jon Cryer---Rapkin also recounts Stagedoor Manor's colorful, star-studded history: What was Natalie Portman's breakout role as a camper&sect; What bigtime Hollywood director, then barely a teenager, dated a mu]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Rapkin, Mickey.]]></author>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[20100823]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of Dreamworks Shrek forever after / written by Jerry Schmitz ; foreword by Cameron Diaz.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Schmitz, Jerry.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/en-US/skin/kcls/xml/rdetail.xml?rt=isbn&adv=1608870022]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20100823]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Federico Fellini : the films / Tullio Kezich ; edited by Vittorio Boarini.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Kezich, Tullio.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/en-US/skin/kcls/xml/rdetail.xml?rt=isbn&adv=0847832694]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20100823]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of Toy story 3 / by Charles Solomon ; preface by John Lasseter ; foreword by Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Solomon, Charles.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/en-US/skin/kcls/xml/rdetail.xml?rt=isbn&adv=0811874346]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20100823]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Project future : the inside story behind the creation of Disney World / Chad Denver Emerson.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Emerson, Chad Denver]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/en-US/skin/kcls/xml/rdetail.xml?rt=isbn&adv=0615347770]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20100901]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacred space : the quest for transcendence in science fiction film and television / Douglas E. Cowan.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Cowan, Douglas E.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/en-US/skin/kcls/xml/rdetail.xml?rt=isbn&adv=1602582386]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20100903]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Hal Ashby : interviews / edited by Nick Dawson.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Ashby, Hal.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/en-US/skin/kcls/xml/rdetail.xml?rt=isbn&adv=1604735643]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20100903]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The cult TV book : from Star trek to Dexter, new approaches to TV outside the box / edited by Stacey Abbott.]]></title>
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<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/en-US/skin/kcls/xml/rdetail.xml?rt=isbn&adv=1593762763]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20100903]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Showtime : a history of the Broadway musical theater / Larry Stempel.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Showtime brings the history of Broadway musicals to life in a narrative as engaging as the subject itself--beginning with the scandalous Astor Place Opera House riot of 1849 to such groundbreaking works as Company and Ren]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Stempel, Larry.]]></author>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[20100908]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie Chan's chance : the screenplay for the lost Charlie Chan film / Philip Klein and Barry Conners ; based on the character created by Earl Derr Biggers.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Klein, Philip, 1889-1935.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/en-US/skin/kcls/xml/rdetail.xml?rt=isbn&adv=155742702X]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20100920]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie Chan's courage : the screenplay for the lost Charlie Chan film / screen play by Seton I. Miller ; based on the character created by Earl Derr Biggers.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Miller, Seton I.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/en-US/skin/kcls/xml/rdetail.xml?rt=isbn&adv=1557427062]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20100920]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Another fine mess : a history of American film comedy / Saul Austerlitz.]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Austerlitz, Saul.]]></author>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[20100920]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Brady, Brady, Brady : the complete story of The Brady bunch as told by the father/son team who really know / Sherwood Schwartz, Lloyd J. Schwartz ; foreword by Monty Hall.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["Here's the real story...In 1969, television history changed forever with the debut of The Brady Bunch. Popular but never #1 in its time, the original series ran for five years before being canceled. But soon after the series ended, the legend began. After decades of continuous syndication, spin-off series, fan clubs, unofficial books and novelties, TV documentaries, feature films, and a stage musical, The Brady Bunch is recognized as one of the most beloved television series of all-time. And now, for the first time ever, Sherwood Schwartz (series creator) and his partner and son Lloyd (series producer) tell the whole, true story of how The Brady Bunch came to be, what happened behind the scenes, and all the things that have gone into making the show a legend."--Dust jacke]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Schwartz, Sherwood.]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/en-US/skin/kcls/xml/rdetail.xml?rt=isbn&adv=0762439629]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20100920]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Wars year by year : a visual chronicle.]]></title>
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<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/en-US/skin/kcls/xml/rdetail.xml?rt=isbn&adv=0756657644]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20100920]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The man behind the nose : assassins, astronauts, cannibals and other stupendous tales / by Larry "Bozo" Harmon with Thomas Scott McKenzie.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[You might not know as much as you think about the world's most famous clown. Sure, you know the giant shoes, the bulbous nose, the big ruby smile, and the twin shocks of red yak-hair. And you know the many clowns inspired by him, from Ronald McDonald to Krusty the Clown. Well, the wild, inspirational stories in this book are all true. Larry Harmon, a World War II private harboring dreams of becoming a doctor, met the most famous entertainer of the time, Al Jolson. After seeing the young man on stage, Jolson told him he should consider a career change. A decade later, Harmon, trying to make it as an actor in Hollywood, auditioned to portray a character named Bozo the Capitol Clown. The character spoke so much to Larry that he simply became it, and turned Bozo into a cultural icon. But that was only the beginning.--From publisher descriptio]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Harmon, Larry.]]></author>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[20100920]]></pubDate>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefly : still flying : a celebration of Joss Whedon's acclaimed television series / contributions from Ben Edlund... [et al.] ; features and interviews by Tara Bennett, Abbie Bernstein, Karl Derrick.]]></title>
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<link><![CDATA[http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/en-US/skin/kcls/xml/rdetail.xml?rt=isbn&adv=1848565062]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[20100920]]></pubDate>
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