Biography: arts & entertainment
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Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback. A new paperback edition of the story of Jack Cardiff's life in films, first as a camerman and then as a director, including his early use of the new Technicolour film camera and recreating his days on the music hall circuit during the 1920s and 30s with anecdotes about his experiences photographing the world's beautiful actresses. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; ASZH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571192748
- ISBN
- 9780571192748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.42
€ 19.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. The definitive biography of Michael Jackson, fully updated. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 47. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330515658
- ISBN
- 9780330515658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.48
€ 26.99
€ 18.48
Paperback. An insightful and page-turning biography of a true screen legend Num Pages: 560 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 440. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KHN0001693
- ISBN
- 9780330433907
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330441469
- ISBN
- 9780330441469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.11
€ 11.99
€ 10.11
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pallas Athene Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 40
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843680758
- ISBN
- 9781843680758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.46
€ 17.99
€ 15.46
Paperback. Joe Cocker is a rock legend. A gas fitter who went from playing Sheffield pubs to the stadiums of the world, he was the man who no one - not even himself - expected to survive the age of 30. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pages of b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753509111
- ISBN
- 9780753509111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Hardback. A glimpse inside the mind and artistic process of a fascinating contemporary cartoonist Num Pages: 112 pages, 120 colour images + 20 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184402
- ISBN
- 9780300184402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.39
€ 30.99
€ 22.39
Paperback. Warm, funny and perceptive, brimming with wisdom and insight, My Life in Agony is a meditation on the subjects that tend to concern and confuse us the most - from mother-daughter relationships through to eating disorders, office politics and those perennial areas of interest: love and sex. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; KNTJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846883552
- ISBN
- 9781846883552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.11
€ 14.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Dalaker, Ingrid Loe. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Akademica Publishing Norway
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788232102617
- ISBN
- 9788232102617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.48
€ 49.99
€ 35.48
Paperback. A biography of Lennie Tristano, the blind pianist who was one of jazz's most extraordinary innovators. Series: Popular Music History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845532819
- ISBN
- 9781845532819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.83
€ 39.83
Hardcover. The first book telling Iggy Pop's story of The Stooges from his own words. Features a treasure-trove of unseen photos Editor(s): Gold, Jeff. Num Pages: 300 pages, 150 B&W and color photographs. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 328 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1984.
- Publisher
- Third Man Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780991336197
- ISBN
- 9780991336197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.18
€ 47.99
€ 43.18
Hardcover. Who was the greatest of all American guitarists? Bob Dylan called Davis "one of the wizards of modern music." This book takes readers through Davis' difficult beginning as the blind son of sharecroppers in the Jim Crow South to his decision to become an ordained Baptist minister and his move to New York in the early 1940s, and more. Num Pages: 344 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; AVRL1; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226234106
- ISBN
- 9780226234106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Hardcover. A fascinating insight into Clive James, the songwriter - his lyrics and the life events that led to them. Described by Clive as 'the work I'm known least for, but which is closest to my heart', this book will be loved by Clive James fans and music fans alike. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; 3JM; AVH; AVQ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Red Door Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910453230
- ISBN
- 9781910453230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.32
€ 19.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. Since the posthumous publication in 1979 of alleged memoirs by Shostakovich, the controversy about the composer and his music has escalated. This book presents the case for the dissident view, arguing that the meaning of the composer's music cannot be appreciated without a knowledge of the terrible times he lived through under Soviet Communism. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950644
- ISBN
- 9781845950644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.01
€ 25.99
€ 19.01
Paperback. This is a biography of musician Nick Cave, from his early days with "The Birthday Party". Charting his career, it explores Cave's idiosyncratic, obsessive lyrical visions, which make no concession to prevailing musical fads. Insights into his turbulent personal life are also given. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349107783
- ISBN
- 9780349107783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906817695
- ISBN
- 9781906817695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.80
€ 19.99
€ 14.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786061355
- ISBN
- 9781786061355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006530268
- ISBN
- 9780006530268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.17
€ 25.99
€ 19.17
Paperback. A biography of comic genius Spike Milligan, who died in February 2002, by one of Britain's leading biographers. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 or 24 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 314. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KHN0000361
- ISBN
- 9780340826126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A biography of comic genius Spike Milligan, who died in February 2002, by one of Britain's leading biographers. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 or 24 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KNW0008917
- ISBN
- 9780340826126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A cradle-to-grave study of Yehudi Menuhin, one of the known and loved of the twentieth century's classical musicians. Menuhin was born in New York of Russian Jewish immigrants. He demanded to play the violin when only four and proved prodigiously gifted; newspapers were soon dubbing him 'Miracle Boy'. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8pp integrated b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 42. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001787
- ISBN
- 9780571206797
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Drawing on contemporary sources, unpublished family correspondence and radio interviews, this book offers a portrait of Yehudi Menuhin - one of the classical musicians of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 41. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571325320
- ISBN
- 9780571325320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.83
€ 21.99
€ 15.83
paperback. Greta Garbo's enduring legend derives from her incandescent performances as a woman in love in such classics as "Camille", "Queen Christina" and "Grand Hotel". This work tells the story of Greta Garbo and of the two love affairs that dominated her life: with Cecil Beaton and the notorious Mercedes de Acosta. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712659499
- ISBN
- 9780712659499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
Paperback.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007333561
- ISBN
- 9780007333561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.13
€ 17.99
€ 14.13