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Introducing… our broad range of books on Architecture, Photography, Art Forms, Film TV & Radio, Dance and Performing Arts, Music and History of Art. In our Film TV & Radio section, we have many other sub-genres such as Books That Inspired Movies including Gone Girl, The Enigma, Fifty Shades of Grey and Foxcatcher. Our Music section includes biographies and sheet music of famous musicians past and present, international and Irish – Elvis, Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Bono and many more.
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Paperback. What is music, what is its value, and what does it mean? In this exciting book, the philosopher Roger Scruton explores the nature and meaning of music from first principles and gives a fascinating analysis of musical organization, together with a provocative account of contemporary civilization and its discontents. Num Pages: 560 pages, music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198167273
- ISBN
- 9780198167273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.77
€ 50.77
Paperback. From Botticelli to birdsong, Mozart, and the Turner Prize, Roger Scruton explores what it means for something to be beautiful. This thought-provoking introduction to the philosophy of beauty draws conclusions that some may find controversial, but, as Scruton shows, help us to find greater sense of meaning in the beautiful objects around us. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 208 pages, Approximately 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199229758
- ISBN
- 9780199229758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; HPCD1; HPN; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141980720
- ISBN
- 9780141980720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.84
€ 13.00
€ 11.84
Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474270175
- ISBN
- 9781474270175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.83
€ 32.99
€ 27.83
Hardback. In-depth case-studies of significant aspects of early twentieth-century English music-theatre, which engage with notions of Englishness and the idea of a 'musical renaissance' Num Pages: 402 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJC; AN; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839194
- ISBN
- 9781843839194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.13
€ 134.13
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857855350
- ISBN
- 9780857855350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.95
€ 40.99
€ 40.95
Paperback. The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious imagery and colourful patterns, and although often shadows of their former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to survive the Middle Ages. This book presents an introduction to this fascinating subject. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 b/w; 20 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AGR; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747812937
- ISBN
- 9780747812937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery in churches. This book presents many of the surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Num Pages: 380 pages, 261, 255 colour, 6 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 996. 380 pages, 261, 255 colour, 6 black and white. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery in churches. This book presents many of the surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AMN. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 24. Weight: 994.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834847
- ISBN
- 9781843834847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.85
€ 40.99
€ 33.85
Paperback. Traces the history of stained glass from its Anglo-Saxon origins and explains how some of Europe's greatest artists have created these paintings with light. This title offers insights into how medieval people saw stained glass. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 88 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AFPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 220. New.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747811473
- ISBN
- 9780747811473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.57
€ 9.57
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849952866
- ISBN
- 9781849952866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.35
€ 74.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 130 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Publisher
- Plain Crisp Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993152009
- ISBN
- 9780993152009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Hardback. Opera performances are often radically inventive. Composers' revisions, singers' improvisations, and stage directors' re-imaginings continually challenge our visions of canonical works. But do they go far enough? This book, spanning almost the entire history of opera, reexamines attitudes toward some of our best-loved musical works. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 179 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 21 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244184
- ISBN
- 9780520244184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 64.94
€ 83.99
€ 64.94
Paperback. A biography of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), by one of the leading scholars of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French music, that is based on a wealth of written and oral evidence, some newly translated and some derived from interviews with the composer's friends and associates. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16pp. black-&-white section of illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187762
- ISBN
- 9780300187762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.60
€ 26.99
€ 20.60
Paperback. How do keyboards make music playable? Drawing on theories of media, systems, and cultural techniques, this title deals with the genealogy of musical play and its animation via improvisation, performance, and recreation. Num Pages: 468 pages, 23 audio, 97 color, 13 video, 3 music ex, 1 table. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291249
- ISBN
- 9780520291249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.23
€ 40.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. For the first time, Roger Moore shares his recollections of his childhood, working on early television and playing some of the world's most famous roles alongside a host of legendary stars. Packed with anecdotes and memories, My Word is My Bond is as frank, funny and disarmingly charming as the legend himself. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843173878
- ISBN
- 9781843173878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.37
€ 17.99
€ 14.37
Hardback. Editor(s): Smith, Gareth Dylan; Mantie, Roger. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 696 pages, 30. BIC Classification: AVA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1222.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190244705
- ISBN
- 9780190244705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.32
€ 231.32
Hardcover. The goal of the book is to implement and compare different methods for quantifying the uncertainty in the probability of response, as a function of dose. Ultimately and ideally, this would be in a form compatible with integrated uncertainty analysis, comprising release, exposure, response, treatment cost, etc. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; MMGT; PB; PN; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470447505
- ISBN
- 9780470447505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.51
€ 157.51
Paperback. Roger Luckhurst's study of Kubrick's dark masterpiece 'The Shining' illuminates the film's themes, tropes and resonances through a detailed analysis of sequences and performances. Taking the maze as a key motif, Luckhurst offers numerous threads with which to navigate the strange twists and turns along the corridors of this enigmatic film. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 104 pages, 62 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844576395
- ISBN
- 9781844576395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. Alien, that legendary fusion of science fiction and horror, was born out of a terrible monster movie script called Star Beast. Tracing the constellation of talents that came together to produce the film, this book explores how and why this interstellar slasher movie, this old dark house in space, came to coil itself around our darkest imaginings. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844577880
- ISBN
- 9781844577880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Hardcover. Professional voice lessons in book form-from the world's foremost vocal coach. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316311267
- ISBN
- 9780316311267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.48
€ 30.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. This book provides a general survey of Roman wall-painting from the second century BC through to the fourth century AD. Num Pages: 278 pages, 236 b/w illus. 41 colour illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521315951
- ISBN
- 9780521315951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.89
€ 64.89
Hardback. The comic genius of English writing takes on Hollywood, delusion, celebrity and last century's ultimate glamour couple: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8-page b&w section. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857381729
- ISBN
- 9780857381729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.79
€ 40.99
€ 26.79
Paperback. This biography examines Hawtrey's origins as a child star and as a performer in revue and the Will Hay films. It looks at his career on radio and television, and then at the sad, slow decline of a belligerent, alcoholic recluse on the Kent coast. Num Pages: 128 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001369
- ISBN
- 9780571210893
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Book. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423479635
- ISBN
- 9781423479635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48