Honest, Abe : is there really no business like show business? / by Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985

Opportunities in acting careers / by Moore, Dick, 1925-2015

Table of Contents: “…There's no business like show business --…”

Vaudeville melodies : popular musicians and mass entertainment in American culture, 1870-1929 / by Gebhardt, Nicholas

Table of Contents: “…That's entertainment -- There's no business like show business -- Rites of passage -- Elementary structures -- Show me the money -- On with the show -- In search of an audience -- Vaudeville melodies -- Nothing succeeds like success -- Applause.…”

Self-exposure : human-interest journalism and the emergence of celebrity in America, 1890-1940 / by Ponce de Leon, Charles L.

Table of Contents: “…: the paradox of celebrity journalism -- True success: the master plot of celebrity journalism -- From parasites to public servants: the rehabilitation of the rich -- Practical idealism: political celebrity in an age of reform -- There's no business like show business: celebrity and the popular culture industries -- Heroes and pretenders: athletic celebrity and the commercialization of sports.…”

Becoming something : the story of Canada Lee / by Smith, Mona Z., 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Always chasing rainbows: the music -- Runnin' wild: the races -- Life can be so sweet: the ring -- Nice work if you can get it: the stage -- Broadway melody: bona fide star -- Why don't you do right: on the road with Jim Crow -- California, here I come: Hollywood, war, romance -- Stormy weather: boy gets girl, girl disappears -- No business like show business: white way and whiteface -- Body and soul: red scared -- Trouble, trouble: Russian spies and pink paint -- Baby, it's cold outside: friendships betrayed -- No greater love: then comes marriage -- So little time: fight to the death -- Blues requiem: speak of me as I am.…”

Irving Berlin's American musical theater / by Magee, Jeffrey, 1961-

Disquiet, please! : more humor writing from the New Yorker /

Table of Contents: “…Acme / Ian Frazier ; What to do about sharks / Bruce McCall ; All I really need to know I learn by having my arms ripped off by a polar bear / Andrew Barlow ; Animals all around us / Jack Handey ; The living dead / David Sedaris ; Talking chimp gives his first press conference / Paul Simms ; My dog is Tom Cruise / Noah Baumbach ; Aesop in the city / Yoni Brenner ; Monkey do / Yoni Brenner ; Animal tales / Simon Rich -- No business like show business: Farewell, my lovely appetizer / S. …”

Merman / by Merman, Ethel