Agents and How To Survive Them: This long list of books is here to help the actor, struggling or not, how to weave their way to the proper agent and once obtained, surviving the ordeal. Almost everyone, even non-actors, have agent stories, you'll probably end up with a few of them, even if you read all these books, but every little bitof info helps when striving for the cure. If you are looking for more books on film, auditions, etc check our Main Movie Books Index page.
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2002 Guide to Talent & Modeling Agents Guide to Talent and Modeling Agents - by Rachel Vater
The Working Actor's Guide to Los Angeles 2001: 14th Edition by Kristi Callan (Editor) (Spiral-bound - June 2001)
Produce Your Play Without a Producer: A Survival Guide for Actors and Playwrights Who Need a Production (Career Development Series) by Mark Hillenbrand
Agents & Managers: 2001-2002
2001 Cruise Line Employment Manual by Jim Ross
Agents on Actors: Sixty Professionals Share Their Secrets on Finding Work on the Stage and Screen by Hettie Lynne Hurtes
Actors Die Hard in Hollywood: Actors' Survival Knowledge by Millicent Terraine
A Model's Primer by MJ Wilson
Stage Mom 101: How to Give Your Child the Opportunity to Work in Showbiz by Marie Hopkins
The Actor's Encyclopedia of Casting Directors: Conversations with Over 100 Casting Directors on How to Get the Job by Karen Kondazian
How To Be A Working Actor: The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film, and Television by Mari Lyn Henry, Lynne Rogers
The Actor's Guide for Kids and Southeast Industry Directory 2001 by Jen Kelley, Brenda Krochmal
U.S. Directory of Entertainment Employers - Summer 2000 (U.S. Directory of Entertainment Employers) by Lawrence Haberman, Greg Carbajal
Acting As a Business: Strategies for Success by Brian O'Neil
Opportunities in Modeling Careers (Vgm Opportunities Series (Cloth)) by Susan Wood Gearhart, Shirley Hamilton
Actors Talk: Profiles and Stories from the Acting Trade by Dennis Brown
Hitting Your Mark: What Every Actor Really Needs to Know on a Hollywood Set by Steve Carlson
How to Sell Yourself As an Actor by K. Callan
How to Enter the Business of Commercial Modeling and G: A Simple Guide for New Talent and Resource Directory for the Pros! by Stuart J. Scesney
The Pursuit of Acting by Starra Andrews
Acting A to Z: The Young Person's Guide to a Stage or Screen Career by Katherine Mayfield
New York City Model Agency Directory
The Actor's Picture-Resume Book: An Actor's Guide to Creating a Picture/Resume for Theatre, Film and Commercials by Jill Charles, Tom Bloom
The Actor's Guide To GETTING THE JOB [ABRIDGED] by Carolyne Barry, Kevin E. West
Promoting Your Acting Career by Glenn Alterman
Your Film Acting Career: How to Break into the Movies & TV & Survive in Hollywood by M. K. Lewis, Rosemary R. Lewis
Your Kid Ought to Be in Pictures: A How-To Guide for Would-Be Child Actors and Their Parents by Kelly Ford Kidwell, Ruth Devorin
Show Biz Kids: How to Make Your Kid a Television Film or Recording Star: by Ruthie O. Grant
How to Become a Successful Commercial Model: The Complete Commercial Modeling Handbook by Aaron R. Marcus
Acting Professionally: Raw Facts About Careers in Acting by Robert Cohen
Here's Looking at You: The Actor's Guide to Commercial Print by Scott Powers
The Wilhelmina Guide to Modeling by Natasha Esch
Kids Stuff by Ruth Mae Roddy
Getting the Part: Thirty-Three Professional Casting Directors Tell You How to Get Work in Theater, Films, Commercials, and TV by Judith Searle
They Oughta Be in Pictures: Your Kids on Camera by Kelly Kidwell, Ruth Devorin
The Actor's Eye: Seeing and Being Seen: A Fundamental Text (Applause acting series) by David Downs
Glam Scam: Successfully Avoiding the Casting Couch and Other Talent and Modeling Scams by Erik Joseph
Young Stars (A Minstrel Paperback Original) by Randi Reisfeld
The Professional Model's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Modeling and Related Fields by Linda A. Balhorn
Reading for a Living: How to Be a Professional Story Analyst for Film and Television by Terri Katahn
From Agent to Actor: An Unsentimental Education or What the Other Half Knows by Adgar Small, Edgar Small
Fresh Faces: Getting Your Child into Commercials, Television and the Movies by Aggie Gold
Kid Biz: How to Help Your Child Succeed in Show Business: by Nancy Carson
Film and Television Acting
The Modeling Life: The One (And Only) Book That Gives You the Inside Story of What the Business Is Like and How You Can Make It by Donna Rubinstein, Jennifer Kingson Bloom
How to Audition for Movies and TV
The Back Stage Handbook for Performing Artists: The How-To and Who-To-Contact Reference for Actors, Singers and Dancers
How to Be a Working Actor: The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film, and Television in LA or NY
Model & Talent 2001: The International Directory of Model and Talent Agencies & by Tricia Blount
Model: The Complete Guide for Men and Women by Marie Anderson Boyd, Matt King
The Modeling Handbook: The Complete Guide to Breaking into Local, Regional and International Modeling, 4th Edition by Eve Matheson, Tricia Blount
Stars In Your Eyes...Feet on the Ground: A Practical Guide for Teenage Actors (and their Parents!)
The Working Actor's Guide, LA 1999: The Complete Resource for Performers and Other Industry Professionals
The Film Actor's Complete Career Guide: A Complete, Step-By-Step Checklist of All the Things Actors Seeking Film Careers Can and Should Do and When.
The Movie Extras Guidebook: How to Make Good Money As a Background Actor in Film and TV
Modelmania: The Working Model's Manual by Karl Preston (Photographer)
Is Modeling for You?: The Handbook and Guide for the Young Aspiring Black Model by Yvonne Rose
How to Make Your Kid a Star by Jeffrey W. Steinberger
The Truth On Modeling by Erin Pinckney
Your Modeling Career by Skip Press, Debbie Press
The New York Agent Book: Get the Agent You Need for the Career You Want
The Los Angeles Agent Book
Hollywood, Here I Come: An insider's guide to a successful Acting and Modeling career by Cynthia Hunter
Mickey Rooney on Acting-VHS
How to Get Started: Modeling, Commercials & Acting VHS, by Brian Austin Green
Starting Your Film Acting Career V.1 VHS, by Frank Capra Jr.
Starting Your Film Acting Career V.2 VHS, by Frank Capra Jr.
How to Get a Job With a Cruise Line: How to Sail Around the World on Luxury Cruise Ships and Get Paid for It (How to Get a Job With a Cruise Line, 5t by Mary Fallon Miller
Around the South!!!, fairs, festivals and special events directory by Camille Ronay (Editor), W. R. Ronay
New York City Model Agency Directory by Tricia Blount
Senior Theatre Connections: The First Directory of Senior Theatre Performing Groups, Professionals & Resources by Bonnie L. Vorenberg
An Actor's Guide-Your First Year in Hollywood by Michael Saint Nicholas, Michael S. Nicholas
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