Biography: arts & entertainment
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Biography: arts & entertainment
Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive biographical study of Bartok as man, composer, and folklorist, including the background and development of his unique musical language and the impact of his pioneering investigations of multinational musical folklore on his composed works. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, index, footnotes, tables. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840768
- ISBN
- 9780810840768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.32
€ 102.32
Paperback. In "Witchfinder General", Michael Reeves took on exploitative film production companies, the British censors and even Vincent Price to create a unique vision of savage poetry and lacerating despair. This critical biography claims Reeves as the great, lost auteur of British cinema. Series Editor(s): McFarlane, Brian; Sinyard, Neil. Series: British Film-Makers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719063510
- ISBN
- 9780719063510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.54
€ 38.54
Paperback. * A vivid, accessible life of one of the most romantic figures of the nineteenth century, written with a fantastic sense of location. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Abacus London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0009123
- ISBN
- 9780349116877
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Few other jazz musicians have proved so inspirational and so fascinating as Coltrane. This book offers a narrative of Coltrane's life and also discusses this saxophonist's unique sound. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571232741
- ISBN
- 9780571232741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. The first biog of the acclaimed musician and political activist. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 B/W photos. BIC Classification: AVGH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745321653
- ISBN
- 9780745321653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 22.50
€ 35.99
€ 22.50
Hardback. A year after Prince's death at the age of 57, acclaimed writer brilliantly anatomizes the star's dramatic career and an aesthetic that at times seemed otherworldly. In thematically structured chapters that blend critical consideration of Prince's art with the author's personal connection to the music. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571333264
- ISBN
- 9780571333264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Ben Fong-Torres was torn between an alluring American lifestyle - including Elvis and rock 'n' roll - and the traditional cultural heritage his proud immigrant parents struggled to instill in their five children. This title tells of growing up with a double identity - Chinese and American. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; AVGP; BGFA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition,Revised
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269682
- ISBN
- 9780520269682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.03
€ 27.99
€ 21.03
Paperback. The first biography of the legendary, beloved, long-running band Little Feat, by veteran music journalist Ben Fong-Torres Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306823633
- ISBN
- 9780306823633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.62
€ 20.99
€ 16.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; BM; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062473622
- ISBN
- 9780062473622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.47
€ 34.99
€ 29.47
Paperback. The Stig gets his kit off and reveals how he came to be Top Gear's iconic racing driver and so much more - including what it's like to thrash an Aston Martin DBS, train for the Army and face the terror of Jeremy Clarkson's underwear.. Num Pages: 352 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007331697
- ISBN
- 9780007331697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Winning awards, losing love, longing for stability and affection, being pitted against Amy Winehouse by the press - Lily's meteoric rise to fame has been peppered with extreme highs and lows, no lower than when she tragically suffered a miscarriage in 2008. This title presents her story. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004403
- ISBN
- 9781849380614
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Brings together several Leos Janacek scholars to look closely at a range of issues surrounding his life and work. This book features essays accompanied by translated writings by the composer himself. It includes essays on Naturalism, opera direction, and Tristan and Isolde and four impressionistic chronicles of the 'speech melodies' of daily life. Editor(s): Beckerman, Michael. Series: Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116761
- ISBN
- 9780691116761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.89
€ 53.99
€ 38.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716529484
- ISBN
- 9780716529484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.85
€ 29.99
€ 24.85
Hardback. From his dazzling conducting debut in 1943 until his death in 1990, Leonard Bernstein's star blazed brilliantly. This biography examines Bernstein's career against the backdrop of cold war America - blacklisting by the State Department in 1950 and voluntary exile from the New York Philharmonic in 1951 for fear that he might be blacklisted. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257641
- ISBN
- 9780520257641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.41
€ 51.99
€ 37.41
Hardback. Series: Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts. Num Pages: 239 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313265259
- ISBN
- 9780313265259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70€ 57.47
€ 62.70
€ 57.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages, 195 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816641826
- ISBN
- 9780816641826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.84
€ 26.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 619 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 34. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 619
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816637812
- ISBN
- 9780816637812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.35
€ 26.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572334328
- ISBN
- 9781572334328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.54
€ 30.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 233 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572334311
- ISBN
- 9781572334311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.84€ 52.74
€ 56.84
€ 52.74
Paperback. The biography of a giant in the history of blues music Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 330. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075285
- ISBN
- 9780252075285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.12
€ 31.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. The real story behind Dame Edna, the international superstar! Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409120582
- ISBN
- 9781409120582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.92
€ 21.92
Hardcover. Star Quality. 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). The Treasures of Noel Coward is a celebration of the life and work of this legendary figure, still a household name today, nearly 40 years after his death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ANB; AVH; BGF; DSG. Dimension: 301 x 257 x 35. Weight: 1374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Edition
- Har/DVD
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780233003498
- ISBN
- 9780233003498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.49
€ 12.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; APFA; APFB; BGFA; JFCA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697618
- ISBN
- 9780816697618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.84
€ 26.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. The story of the night club impresario whose wildly successful interracial club, Cafe Society, changed the American artistic landscape forever Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 456 pages, 75 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGJ; BGF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 215 x 35. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081811
- ISBN
- 9780252081811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.58
€ 21.99
€ 21.58