Playboy of the Western World
Author : J.M Synge
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The First Hollywood Musicals
Author : Edwin M. Bradley
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Lady Gregory
Author : E.H. Mikhail
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The Palgrave Handbook of Theatre and Race
Author : Tiziana Morosetti
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1000 Years of Annoying the French
Author : Stephen Clarke
Publisher : Random House
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The Beatles - All These Years - Extended Special Edition
Author : Mark Lewisohn
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Hugues Cuénod, with a Nimble Voice
Author : Albert Fuller
Publisher : Pendragon Press
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The Poets of Tin Pan Alley
Author : Philip Furia
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Like Another Lifetime In Another World
Author : Mike Shepherd
Publisher : iUniverse
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Comedy Films 1894–1954
Author : John Montgomery
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A History of Fire-fighting and Equipment
Author : Arthur Ingram
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The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film
Author : Alan Goble
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
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Whitaker's Shorts 2014: The Year in Review
Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : A&C Black
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Hit Songs, 1900-1955
Author : Don Tyler
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The Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors
Author : Barry Monush
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'Tinkers'
Author : Mary Burke
Publisher : OUP Oxford
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What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion
Author : Caroline Young
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
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