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

Gags and greasepaint : a tribute to the Irish 'fit-ups' / by Jackson, Vikki

Table of Contents: “…Table of contents; opening chorus; prologue; acknowledgements; there's no business like show-business; the sequin queen; flash parade; showbiz kids; other side of the footlights; other shows; maemack; parley; selected references.…”
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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.…”

Brass Diva : the Life and Legends of Ethel Merman. by Flinn, Caryl

Table of Contents: “…CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 Beginnings; 2 From Stenographer to Star; 3 The Early Thirties; 4 To Hollywood and Back Again; Photographs; 5 Broadway's Brightest: The Early Forties; 6 Forging a Family; 7 What Comes Natur'lly: Annie Get Your Gun; 8 Call Me Madam; 9 A More Complex Image; 10 Madam in Hollywood; 11 Life with Six; 12 There's No Business Like Show Business; 13 From Mrs. Six to Mama Rose; 14 Gypsy: Ethel Merman's Musical Fable; 15 It's a Mad, Mad Schedule; 16 The Sixties and the Art of Love; 17 After the Big Stemthe Seventies; 18 Twilight and Transformation; 19 Afterlife; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.…”
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John Philip Sousa's America : the patriot's life in images and words / by Sousa, John Philip, IV

Table of Contents: “…If you knew Sousa -- Sousa's Washington (1854-1874) -- There's no business like show business (1874-1881) -- Semper fi (1881-1892) -- Sousa's peerless concert band (1892-1900) -- The European tour (1900-1910) -- The world tour (1911-1912) -- And the beat goes on (1912-1917) -- A world at war (1917-1918) -- The Roaring 20s (1919-1929) -- The grand finale (1929-1932) -- Sousa marches on (1932- ) -- John Philip Sousa's America.…”

Merman / by Merman, Ethel

Think again : contrarian reflections on life, culture, politics, religion, law, and education / by Fish, Stanley Eugene

Table of Contents: “…-- 6.14 Being Neutral Is Oh So Hard to Do -- PART 7 REFLECTIONS ON LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION -- 7.1 Why We Built the Ivory Tower -- 7.2 There's No Business like Show Business -- 7.3 Tip to Professors: Just Do Your Job -- 7.4 Devoid of Content -- 7.5 What Should Colleges Teach? …”
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