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Biography: arts & entertainment

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; ASZB; BGF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062274793
ISBN
9780062274793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.86

Hardcover. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago blues-man of the 1930s. This title traces Big Bill's career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star, including his historic 1938 appearance at Carnegie Hall. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226717456
ISBN
9780226717456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago bluesman of the 1930s. This book traces Big Bill's career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star to his influential role in the post-World War II folk revival. Num Pages: 366 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007090
ISBN
9780226007090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.34

Paperback. Bob Monkhouse recounts his life and 40 years of stardom in show business, during which time he has known both triumph and tragedy. He tells of his personal difficulties, his love affairs and his television successes, and relates anecdotes about many stars of the entertainment world. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 24. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099255819
ISBN
9780099255819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. Ronnie Barker is one of the best-loved and most celebrated entertainers in British television history. This book contains original contributions from people who have worked with and know him best. This biography contains interviews and personal illustrations from his own collection. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2x8pp pic sections. BIC Classification: APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
BBC Books
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563522461
ISBN
9780563522461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Select Books Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590792032
ISBN
9781590792032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.39

Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 509.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813134505
ISBN
9780813134505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.07

Paperback. The first volume in a series of memoirs by an influential musician and songwriter. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743478649
ISBN
9780743478649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.46

Num Pages: 176 pages, 267 color & 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1376.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333293
ISBN
9780764333293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 45.54

Paperback. An expanded and updated study of the thematic concerns and the underlying humanism and morality in Scorsese's films. Contains individual chapters on fifteen Scorsese films, the most complete Scorsese filmography available, and a host of illustrations. Editor(s): Slide, Anthony. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 16 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835894
ISBN
9780810835894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.19

Paperback. Uncovers the world of classical music, exposing a musical demi-monde where alcohol and drugs are ubiquitous, where musicians perform high on hungover, and where it's standard to trade sex for work. The author has been a professional oboe player for over twenty-five years. Num Pages: 336 pages, integrated b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843544937
ISBN
9781843544937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.53

Paperback. The incredible story of punk rock legend and Generation X frontman Billy Idol Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857205605
ISBN
9780857205605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Hardback. A follow-up to The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Screen Performers (1995), this text includes the birth, death, and career dates of actors during the transition from silents to sound and into the sound era in filmmaking. Information is included on thousands of actors from throughout the world. Num Pages: 636 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APB; APF; BGF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 40. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835474
ISBN
9780810835474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.94

Hardback. Lists those who worked behind the cameras from the beginning of the film industry to the present. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835467
ISBN
9780810835467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.65

Paperback. What does it mean to be English? What does it mean to be British? Is the cross of St George a proud symbol of a great tradition, or the badge of a neo-Nazi? Our identity can change depending on what company we are in. This book presents insights and offers a positive hope for a country teetering on the brink of catastrophe. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552772426
ISBN
9780552772426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 646 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1298.
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606997611
ISBN
9781606997611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 200 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKLC1; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623170370
ISBN
9781623170370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. This fitting tribute to the troubled genius portrays the life and music of Jaco Pastorius, the self-proclaimed "world's greatest bass player." This edition features interviews with his childhood friends, prominent bass players of his era and afterward, and girlfriend Teresa Nagell, who was with him in the last few years of his life. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Backbeat Books United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Anniversary ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879308599
ISBN
9780879308599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.21

Paperback. Fifty years after his first hit single, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bill Medley remains an icon of popular music and one of its most beloved voices. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823671
ISBN
9780306823671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. * A hilarious, fascinating and surprisingly moving memoir from KLF co-founder Bill Drummond Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112893
ISBN
9780349112893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Center Street
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892969227
ISBN
9780892969227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082009
ISBN
9780252082009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. An intimate portrait of life with one of rock n roll s greatest songwriters and characters from the unique perspective of his first wife. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white and colour images. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911036067
ISBN
9781911036067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120362
ISBN
9780813120362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.92

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