{"product_id":"heat-wave-9780061241741","title":"Heat Wave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Bogle continues to be our most noted black-cinema historian.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Spike Lee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Donald Bogle [is a] pioneering safe-keeper of the history of blacks in film.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Donald Bogle, author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eDorothy Dandridge\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eToms, Coons, Mulattos, Mammies, and Bucks\u003c\/em\u003e, a groundbreaking history of African American portrayals in Hollywood, comes the long-awaited, definitive biography of one of America's brightest and most troubled theatrical stars: actress and singer Ethel Waters. In \u003cem\u003eHeat Wave\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eBogle explores Waters' relationships with other performing greats, including Lena Horne, Count Basie, Vincent Minnelli, and many others, and paints a vivid, deeply human portrait of this legendary performer--a must-read for any fan of jazz, blues, and classic American cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Bogle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.05w x 1.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061241741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBogle, Donald:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Bogle is one of the country's leading authorities on African Americans in Hollywood. He is the author of the groundbreaking \u003cem\u003eToms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films\u003c\/em\u003e; the acclaimed biography \u003cem\u003eDorothy Dandridge\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eBrown Sugar: Over 100 Years of America's Black Female Superstars\u003c\/em\u003e. He teaches at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and at the University of Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43088199286899,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a8df82da-c295-413b-a371-2391d17f10f2.jpg?v=1748973324","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/heat-wave-9780061241741","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}