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Paperback. This carefully researched study of America's greatest showman, huckster, and impresario is both an inclusive analysis of the historical and cultural forces that were the conditions of P. T. Barnum's success, and, as befits its subject, a richly entertaining presentation of the outrageous man and his exploits. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Phoenix ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317526
- ISBN
- 9780226317526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Hardcover. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226647418
- ISBN
- 9780226647418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.24€ 62.32
€ 74.24
€ 62.32
Paperback. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226647425
- ISBN
- 9780226647425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.12
€ 24.99
€ 20.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: ASZW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752489186
- ISBN
- 9780752489186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.72
€ 33.99
€ 28.72
Paperback. A widely praised memoir about a young woman who dared to follow her dream Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ASZW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Virago Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860496950
- ISBN
- 9781860496950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. This work is an autobiography of a young girl growing up in Iran. The daughter of an English Christian mother and an Iranian Zoroastrian father, Nesta Ramazani sketches her personal life story against the backdrop of a society marked by the fusion of Iranian, Islamic, and Western cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ASD; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607274
- ISBN
- 9780815607274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.72
€ 29.99
€ 27.72
hardcover. A unique technique of guiding the body from everyday movements and into dance Num Pages: 216 pages, 155 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: ASD; VXHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 193 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252036019
- ISBN
- 9780252036019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.83
€ 116.83
Hardcover. Dance is more than an aesthetic of life, dance embodies life. This is evident from the social history of jive, the marketing of transnational ballet, ritual healing dances in Italy or folk dances performed for tourists in Mexico, Panama or Canada. Dance often captures those essential dimensions of social life that cannot be easily put into words. Editor(s): Neveu Kringelbach, Helene; Skinner, Jonathan. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442. Globalization, Tourism and Identity in the Anthropology of Dance. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. 260 pages, 11 ills. Editor(s): Neveu Kringelbach, Helene; Skinner, Jonathan. Dance is more than an aesthetic of life, dance embodies life. This is evident from the social history of jive, the marketing of transnational ballet, ritual healing dances in Italy or folk dances performed for tourists in Mexico, Panama or Canada. Dance often captures those essential dimensions of social life that cannot be easily put into words. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: ASD; JHMC. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455758
- ISBN
- 9780857455758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.46
€ 164.46
Paperback. An engaging overview of dance from the Medieval era through the Baroque Editor(s): Nevile, Jennifer. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 b&w illus., 15 music exx. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; ASD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219855
- ISBN
- 9780253219855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.15
€ 29.99
€ 27.15
Hardback. "The quality of scholarship is first-rate; it is clearly and engagingly written and is full of fresh insights into a great many facets of Aristophanes' plays."-Jeffrey Henderson, Boston University Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812236521
- ISBN
- 9780812236521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.54
€ 107.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- ALFRED PUBLISHING CO.(UK)LTD
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781470610357
- ISBN
- 9781470610357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.62
€ 18.99
€ 17.62
Paperback. Showcases Kirstein's knowledge of dance, painting, photography, theatre, politics, and literature and combines many of his best-known and authoritative statements with polemics and appreciations. This book also contains photographs from Kirstein's private collection - portraits of himself and other famous artists of the time. Editor(s): Jenkins, Nicholas. Num Pages: 448 pages, 37 b&w photos, index. BIC Classification: ASDL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813029542
- ISBN
- 9780813029542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Nothing delights and amazes more than brilliantly performed magic tricks. This title contains what the budding magician needs to put on a dazzling show. From the history of magic to card tricks, stage illusions and more, it helps you to wow your friends and family. It provides step-by-step instructions to show you how to perform each trick. Num Pages: 528 pages, over 2300 colour photographs. BIC Classification: ASZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 237 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1898. Two Great Books of Conjuring Tricks : Includes Illusions, Puzzles and Stunts with 300 Step-by-step Projects for You to Try, in Over 2300 Photographs. 528 pages, over 2300 colour photographs. Nothing delights and amazes more than brilliantly performed magic tricks. This title contains what the budding magician needs to put on a dazzling show. From the history of magic to card tricks, stage illusions and more, it helps you to wow your friends and family. It provides step-by-step instructions to show you how to perform each trick. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ASZG. Dimension: 179 x 237 x 54. Weight: 1898.
- Publisher
- Anness
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Boxed Set of Two 264-Page Hardbacks
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754823711
- ISBN
- 9780754823711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.83
€ 19.99
€ 15.83
Paperback. A fun and fully accessible step-by-step guide to brilliant illusions, tricks, puzzles and stunts, including close-up magic, stage magic, optical illusions and party tricks. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ASZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780194493
- ISBN
- 9781780194493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91
Paperback. Combines scholarly analysis and original work to present a investigation of multi-media arts practice. This work charts the development of multi-media video, installation and performance in a dialogue between theoretical analysis and documentations by some of the world's foremost artists including Vito Acconci; John Jesurun; and, Fiona Templeton. Num Pages: 280 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415283816
- ISBN
- 9780415283816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Multiple-component retail product. BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 229 x 303 x 6. Weight in Grams: 304. BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 229 x 303 x 6. Weight: 304.
- Publisher
- Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739092682
- ISBN
- 9780739092682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.16
€ 21.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. After more than a decade of hits and sold-out concerts, Nickelback presents their first multi-album sheet music anthology This piano/vocal/chords songbook contains sheet music for 15 songs spanning four hit albums, including the 2009 album Dark Horse. Titles Far Away Feelin Way Too Good Figured You Out Gotta Be Somebody How You Remind Me Id Come for You If Everyone Cared If Today Was Your Last Day Never Gonna Be Alone Photograph Rockstar Savin Me Shouldve Listened Someday Too Bad. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 303 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 322. 92 pages. After more than a decade of hits and sold-out concerts, Nickelback presents their first multi-album sheet music anthology This piano/vocal/chords songbook contains sheet music for 15 songs spanning four hit albums, including the 2009 album Dark Horse. Titles Far Away Feelin Way Too Good Figured You Out Gotta Be Somebody How You Remind Me Id Come for You If Everyone Cared If Today Was Your Last Day Never Gonna Be Alone Photograph Rockstar Savin Me Shouldve Listened Someday Too Bad. BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 303 x 229 x 6. Weight: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Alfred Publishing
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739061817
- ISBN
- 9780739061817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.29
€ 21.99
€ 20.29
Paperback. Nik Wallenda shares on how the support of his family and his faith in Jesus Christ keep him balanced as a death-defying stunt performer. Num Pages: 224 pages, Insert with 30 photos. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGA; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Time Warner Trade Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455545490
- ISBN
- 9781455545490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.66
€ 23.99
€ 16.66
Paperback. This expanded edition contains new text, sketches and photographs that describe 32 new poses and lifts, along with new information about strengthening exercises and balance points. It is adaptable to instruction based on the Royal Academy of Dancing and the Cecchetti methods. Num Pages: 184 pages, 39 b&w photographs, 148 line drawings. BIC Classification: ASDL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813017686
- ISBN
- 9780813017686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. Eight Female Classical Ballet Variations lays out eight of the most important variations in the ballerina's repertoire, demonstrating how to perform them with excellent technique and consummate artistry. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ASDL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190227104
- ISBN
- 9780190227104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.81
€ 87.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ASDL; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384. 8vo. Nice copy. Ireland in the 20th century
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- SKU
- KEX0292075
- ISBN
- 9780946640621
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardback. Dance was a fundamental part of the art world in the 1960s, the most volatile decade in American art, offering a radical image of bodily presence in a moment of revolutionary change. Halprin, Forti, and Rainer - all with Jewish roots - found themselves at the epicenter of this upheaval. This book tells their stories. Editor(s): Bennahum, Ninotchka; Perron, Wendy; Robertson, Bruce. Num Pages: 192 pages, 127 duotones (4 are details). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; AFKP; AGH; ASD; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 277 x 18. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293366
- ISBN
- 9780520293366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.21€ 42.96
€ 54.21
€ 42.96
Paperback. Explains essential concepts of music and examine these concepts in relation to dance performance, composition and teaching. This title helps professional choreographers, dance teachers and dancers expand their knowledge of music and understand the relationships between music and dance. Num Pages: 136 pages, 77 black & white illustrations, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 253 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736096522
- ISBN
- 9780736096522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.70
€ 48.99
€ 43.70
Paperback. Chronicles a significant period in American cultural history and race relations, as it glorifies the popularized home of the Lindy Hop, and the birthplace of such memorable dance fads as the Big Apple, Shag, Truckin', Peckin', Susie Q, Charleston, Peabody, Black Bottom, Cake Walk, Boogie Woogie, Shimmy, and tap dancing. Editor(s): Jensen, Evette. Num Pages: 261 pages, 52 b&w illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD; ASZH; AVGJ; BGF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398497
- ISBN
- 9781566398497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.43
€ 33.99
€ 30.43