Dead Souls, by Nikolai Gogol, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: • New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars • Biographies of the authors • Chronologies of contemporary...

Do you have what it takes to become a star? Welcome to the Shine School for the Performing Arts! Bethany doesn't want her friends to know that she's a scholarship student. But when she's chosen to perform in a concert alongside her favorite singer, someone is determined to expose her secret. Will Bethany be able to find her voice and shine?

Superstar DJ Sam Francisco’s party is keeping his neighbor Buzzkill Bill awake. Bill tries everything to shut it down―he sends his dogs, then pest control, the fire department, and the police! When Bill finally succeeds in pulling the plug, things look bleak, but luckily it’s the people (and the cats) who make a party, not the fancy equipment. Written in verse, this exuberant celebration of dance, music, and self-expression begs to be read...

In this intimate portrait, Mann incisively illuminates Streisand's climb to fame before she became the icon.

"What every preschool teacher needs! Filled with practical strategies and useful information on language and literacy, this book offers learning center ideas, engaging activities, practical suggestions that are easy to implement, ideas that support the development and learning of every preschooler, [&] children's book recommendations"--Page 4 of cover.

Planning a school or amateur Shakespeare production? The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challenge: The complete plays are too long and complex, while scene selections or simplified language are too limited. "The 30-Minute Shakespeare" is a new series of abridgements that tell the "story" of each play from start to finish while keeping the beauty of Shakespeare's language intact. Specific stage directions...

"No star burned more ferociously than Judy Garland. And nobody witnessed Garland's fierce talent at closer range than Stevie Phillips. During the Mad Men era, Stevie Philips was a young woman muscling her way into the manscape of Manhattan's glittering office towers. After a stint as a secretary, she began working for Freddie Fields and David Begelman at Music Corporation of America (MCA) under the glare of legendary ?uber-agent Lew Wasserman. When...

"This book contains some stories from my life: the awkward growing-up years, the confusing dating years, the fulfilling work years, and what it was like to be asked to play one of my favorite characters again. Also included: tales of living on a houseboat, meeting guys at awards shows, and that time I was asked to be a butt model. A hint: all three made me seasick." --