{"product_id":"9780061241741","title":"Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters","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","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42746628505661,"sku":"9780061241741","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780061241741_p0.jpg?v=1771563547","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780061241741","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}