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The Change by Whoopi Goldberg
Dark HorseRRP: £16.99SciFier: £12.24Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506732381Author Whoopi GoldbergFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher... -
Whoopi Goldberg on Stage and Screen by Lisa Pertillar Brevard
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £19.21All at once, and without apology or shame, the name Whoopi Goldberg conjures images of laughter, sex, surprise, versatility, African heritage, and Jewish identity, to name a few. How did she become... -
Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans Frederick Gooding, Jr. 9781538123720
SciFier: £37.99The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosts an annual award show affectionately and commonly known as "the Oscars." Yet, these awards are more than a mere ceremony; they are a phenomenon... -
Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans Frederick Gooding, Jr. 9781538175682
SciFier: £22.49A timely exploration of Oscar-nominated Black actors and the complicated legacy of the Academy Awards.In Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans,... -
The Art and Making of The Stand by Andy Burns
Titan BooksRRP: £34.99SciFier: £24.29In an apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother... -
Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film Mia Mask 9780252076190
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £17.90This insightful study places African American women's stardom in historical and industrial contexts by examining the star personae of five African American women: Dorothy Dandridge, Pam Grier, Whoopi... -
Close-Up: Great Cinematic Performances Volume 1: America Murray Pomerance 9781474431798
RRP: £31.00SciFier: £27.81This two-volume set presents detailed interpretations of singular performances by several of the most compelling actors in cinema history. This volume focuses on American cinema, including case... -
Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film Mia Mask 9780252034220
RRP: £103.00SciFier: £82.51This insightful study places African American women's stardom in historical and industrial contexts by examining the star personae of five African American women: Dorothy Dandridge, Pam Grier, Whoopi... -
50 Oscar Nights by Dave Karger
RRP: £25.00SciFier: £20.44For almost a century, movie fans have been riveted by the Academy Awards and the stars who have won Oscars. 50 Oscar Nights takes readers behind the scenes of Hollywood's most storied awards show... -
Kabu Kabu by Nnedi Okorafor
RRP: £14.50SciFier: £12.74Kabu kabu-unregistered illegal Nigerian taxis-generally get you where you need to go. Nnedi Okorafor's Kabu Kabu, however, takes the reader to exciting, fantastic, magical, occasionally dangerous,... -
Icons of African American Comedy Eddie M. Tafoya 9780313380846
SciFier: £93.49This in-depth compilation of the lives, works, and contributions of 12 icons of African-American comedy explores their impact on American entertainment and the way America thinks about race. Despite... -
Hollywood Blackout: The battle for recognition in a white Hollywood Ben Arogundade 9781788405676
RRP: £22.00SciFier: £16.07Are the Oscars (still) so white? Is it even possible to decolonise the film industry? Why is Hollywood's race problem everyone's problem?Ignoring the systemic racial inequalities in film is losing... -
Hollywood Blackout: The Battle for Inclusion at the Oscars Ben Arogundade 9781788405492
RRP: £22.00SciFier: £20.39On Thursday, February 29, 1940, African-American actress Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour to win an Academy Award. This was the start of Hollywood's diversity and inclusion journey... -
Reflections on Nelson Mandela by Antoinette Haselhorst
Titan BooksRRP: £14.99SciFier: £10.67Includes contributions from Kevin Spacey, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard E Grant, Alastair Campbell, Diana Ross, Kate Moss, Celine Dion, Whoopi Goldberg, Boris Johnson, Stephen Fry, Dame Judi Dench,... -
All about Thelma and Eve by Judith Roof
SciFier: £23.36Inviting us to "wallow in the middle," Judith Roof offers a fresh, inventive look at female comic secondary characters who, though never on center stage, play an indispensable role in enriching and... -
Impossible Bodies: Femininity and Masculinity at the Movies Christine Holmlund 9780415185769
SciFier: £36.79Impossible Bodies investigates issues of ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in contemporary Hollywood. Examining stars from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Clint Eastwood, to Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer... -
The Persistence of Whiteness: Race and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema Daniel Bernardi 9780415774130
SciFier: £38.36The Persistence of Whiteness investigates the representation and narration of race in contemporary Hollywood cinema. Ideologies of class, ethnicity, gender, nation and sexuality are central concerns... -
Star Trek: Picard: The Art and Making of the Series by Joe Fordham
Titan BooksRRP: £39.99SciFier: £27.24Star Trek: Picard stars Patrick Stewart, reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The book explores each of the three separate season-long narratives, which tell the... -
Aftermath LeVar Burton 9781538723739
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £10.46America today is teetering on the edge of the alarming vision presented in LeVar Burton's debut novel, written more than two decades ago . . .In 2012, the first African American president is... -
Pretty People by Anna Everett
RRP: £32.00SciFier: £27.43In the 1990s, American civil society got upended and reordered as many social, cultural, political, and economic institutions were changed forever. Pretty People examines a wide range of Hollywood... -
The A to Z of African American Cinema by S. Torriano Berry
SciFier: £52.99On 4 July, 1910, in 100-degree heat at an outdoor boxing ring near Reno, Nevada, film cameras recorded-and thousands of fans witnessed-former heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries' reluctant return from... -
Peanuts for the Soul by Charles M. Schulz
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £8.99The kids (and canines) of Peanuts know a thing or two about how tough life can be. But with a philosophical approach to the trials and tribulations of growing up - from not being able to talk to the... -
Crooked River by Douglas Preston
RRP: £8.99SciFier: £7.32A sea of unanswered questions. Dozens of identical shoes have washed up on the beach in the quiet resort town of Sanibel Island, Florida. They appear completely ordinary but for one thing - each... -
The Cabinet of Dr. Leng Douglas Preston 9781801104234
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £8.00How can you stop a serial killer who has been dead for a hundred years? FBI Special Agent A. X. L. Pendergast always wants to protect his protegee Constance Greene from harm. But, against all... -
HOPEFUL - an autobiography by Omid Djalili (Author)
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £9.21Omid Djalili's childhood was unconventional, to say the least. He was raised in a beautiful, chaotic, cramped, colourful and legally dubious guesthouse where his parents fed and watered Iranian... -
Framing Blackness by Ed Guerrero
RRP: £27.99SciFier: £22.56From D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation to Spike Lee's Malcolm X, Ed Guerrero argues, the commercial film industry reflects white domination of American society. Written with the energy and... -
Bloodless Douglas Preston 9781801104180
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £8.69'Sit back, crack open the book and get ready for the ride of your life' - DAVID BALDACCI Agent Pendergast faces his most unexpected challenge yet when bloodless bodies begin to appear in Savannah,... -
Bloodless Douglas Preston 9781801104166
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £17.98'Sit back, crack open the book and get ready for the ride of your life' - DAVID BALDACCI Agent Pendergast faces his most unexpected challenge yet when bloodless bodies begin to appear in Savannah,... -
Laughing Mad by Bambi Haggins
RRP: £31.00SciFier: £23.99Winner of the 2008 Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award Prior to the civil rights movement, comedians performed for audiences that were clearly delineated by race. Black comedians performed for black... -
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Hopeful - An Autobiography Omid Djalili 9781472218612 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £2.83Omid Djalili's fascinating story begins with an unconventional childhood spent at his family's London guesthouse for visiting Iranians. At school he is kept busy with the beginnings of a passionate... -
The Cabinet of Dr. Leng Douglas Preston 9781801104210
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £18.85How can you stop a serial killer who has been dead for a hundred years? The nail-biting new thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Agent Pendergast series. FBI Special Agent A. X. L... -
Understanding the Business of Media Entertainment: The Legal and Business Essentials All Filmmakers Should Know Gregory Bernstein (Arizona State University, USA) 9780367074531
SciFier: £45.46This revised edition of Understanding the Business of Media Entertainment is an indispensable guide to the business aspects of the entertainment industry, providing the information you need to break... -
Bill Duke by Bill Duke
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £16.11While many film fans may not be familiar with Bill Duke's name, they most certainly recognize his face. Dating back to the 1970s, Duke has appeared in a number of popular films, including Car Wash,... -
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert: A Novel Bob the Drag Queen 9781668061985
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £5.95THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMost Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books of 2025 by Pride * Best New Books of Spring 2025 by Bustle * Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by LitHub * Biggest Books of March by Book Riot... -
Hysterical!: Women in American Comedy Linda Mizejewski 9781477314517
RRP: £79.00SciFier: £62.90Ideal for classroom use, this anthology of original essays by the leading authorities on women's comedy surveys the disorderly, subversive, and unruly performances of women comics from silent film to... -
Hysterical!: Women in American Comedy Linda Mizejewski 9781477314524
RRP: £27.99SciFier: £23.26Ideal for classroom use, this anthology of original essays by the leading authorities on women's comedy surveys the disorderly, subversive, and unruly performances of women comics from silent film to... -
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £6.50'Clever, twisty, and altogether spine-chilling. . . . [A] deliciously terrifying story. . . .You'll want to read this one after dark, ideally with the wind whistling in the eaves and a window banging... -
Andy Kaufman by Bob Zmuda
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £12.86For the first time ever, the two people who knew Andy Kaufman best open up about the most enigmatic artist of our generation. Comedian and Taxi star Andy Kaufman, known for his crazy antics on... -
The Morning Tribe by Julian Lennon
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.94Winner of the 2021 World Literacy Award! The Morning Tribe is a middle grade action-adventure graphic novel that showcases young people protecting our critical environment and teaches that we are all...