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Biography: arts & entertainment
paperback. Hell-raiser Shane MacGowan's acclaimed and surprisingly lucid memoir. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780283072048
- ISBN
- 9780283072048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.25
€ 21.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. From the time she saw the movie Fame, the author wanted to be a star. A line from the theme song stayed with her - 'I'm gonna live for ever, I'm gonna learn how to fly.' This book gives us the chance to fly alongside her on her journey from lonely teenager to international star. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405916974
- ISBN
- 9781405916974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Victor Bockris's much admired biography of Keith Richards has been constantly revised since its original publication, now with an additional 12,000 words for a new edition of the Omnibus Press paperback that brings the story up to the present day. Num Pages: 484 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Number of pages
- 484
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780381589
- ISBN
- 9781780381589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.64
€ 13.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. 'A triumph' - Time Out Transformer is the only complete and comprehensive telling of the Lou Reed story. Num Pages: 560 pages, (1x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 41. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Harper
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007581894
- ISBN
- 9780007581894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.35
€ 21.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. The number 1 bestselling autobiography from Queen of the Jungle, Vicky Pattison. Now updated with all the jungle gossip. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; 3JJPN; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 42. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751565447
- ISBN
- 9780751565447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.13
€ 11.99
€ 10.13
Hardback. 'It's a life of the two of us.' The complete surviving correspondence between Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. Num Pages: 488 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH; BGF; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271085
- ISBN
- 9781783271085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.40
€ 45.99
€ 38.40
Paperback. This includes discographies with track listings and chart positions; a full list of performances from 1960-69; a look at the origins of their name; quotes about them from famous contemporaries; other musicians who temporarily or nearly joined them; producers, management, friends, and 'inner circle'; British radio and TV appearances; and much more. Num Pages: 176 pages, 32 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555828
- ISBN
- 9781781555828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.82
€ 21.99
€ 16.82
Paperback. The first ever biography of this iconic Birmingham-born musician who rose to become one of the biggest rock stars of the 70s and 80s. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554920
- ISBN
- 9781781554920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.93
€ 21.99
€ 16.93
Hardback. An important study of horn-player Pee Wee Erwin and the big band era of music. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 453 pages, 69ill. BIC Classification: AVGF; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 453
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810819450
- ISBN
- 9780810819450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.66
€ 150.66
Paperback. A detailed biography, using material not previously available, of the English composer who was at the centre of musical events in England for sixty years. Series: Clarendon Paperbacks. Num Pages: 464 pages, frontispiece, 16 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192820822
- ISBN
- 9780192820822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.60
€ 82.60
Paperback. Known as one of the great producers and promoters of the film industry, Eric Pommer had a life-long commitment to German film - despite his emigration in 1933 - and worked in France and Britian, as well as the United States. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819307
- ISBN
- 9781571819307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.46
€ 44.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AFC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 243 x 43. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921410888
- ISBN
- 9781921410888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
€ 36.99
€ 31.56
Hardcover. F Holland Day (1864-1933) was a central figure in artistic circles on both sides of the Atlantic. Day was best known for his brilliantly executed, and sometimes controversial photographic images of blacks, children, and allegorical subjects. This biography covers the historical and cultural contexts in which Day lived and worked. Num Pages: 304 pages, 75 black-&-white & 32 duotone illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 185 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496682
- ISBN
- 9781558496682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
€ 45.99
€ 38.57
Hardcover. Few American artists in any medium have enjoyed the international and lasting cultural impact of Duke Ellington. This title paints a portrait of the life and times of this towering figure, taking him from his youth in the black middle-class enclave of Washington, DC, to the heights of worldwide acclaim. Num Pages: 720 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112633
- ISBN
- 9780226112633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.73
€ 64.73
Hardcover. Written in tightly constructed rhymed quatrains, this is the first biography of internationally acclaimed Texas jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. Beginning in 1963 with Dorham's recordings in Denmark, this book-length poem traces the story of the Texan's career performing with the greatest musicians of the bop and hard bop eras in jazz history. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wings Press
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916727956
- ISBN
- 9780916727956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.24
€ 20.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AJB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 219 x 8. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wings Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916727468
- ISBN
- 9780916727468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.34
€ 25.34
Paperback. Before she was a glamorous actress, before she was a war-time pin-up star, even before she was Carole Landis, she was Frances Lillian Ridste, an insecure young girl from Wisconsin. This work examines Landis's life and career in Hollywood, focusing on how her movie career affected her short, unhappy life. Num Pages: 304 pages, photos. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786422005
- ISBN
- 9780786422005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.64
€ 40.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 122 colour illustrations, 56 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 243 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Monkey Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781872468990
- ISBN
- 9781872468990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.55
€ 38.99
€ 33.55
Hardback. In this autobiography Unity Spencer writes about her unconventional childhood, her unconventional father and her life as an artist in her own right. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 202 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Publisher
- Unicorn Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910065600
- ISBN
- 9781910065600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.60
€ 15.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 104 illus & 2 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 248 x 22. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935677727
- ISBN
- 9781935677727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.00
€ 40.99
€ 34.00
Paperback. Tyler Oakley, pop culture phenomenon and the most prominent LGBTQ+ voice on YouTube, brings you his funniest untold stories in his first book. Now in paperback! Num Pages: 304 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; JFSK; UD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471162077
- ISBN
- 9781471162077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.89
€ 11.99
€ 9.89
Hardcover. Shows how a talented, self-confident actress negotiated a creative path through seven decades of celebrity. Series: Hollywood Legends Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 70 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 234 x 40. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617037498
- ISBN
- 9781617037498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. Three decades after his death, Nick Drake is recognized as one of the true geniuses of English acoustic music. This groundbreaking biography reconstructs a vanished life while perfectly capturing the bohemian scenes surrounding the music business in London in the late '60s and early '70s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Piatkus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749951337
- ISBN
- 9780749951337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. The moving, gripping and tell all autobiography of Traci Lords, a former child porn queen, electronica maven and cult movie and TV star. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- It Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060508210
- ISBN
- 9780060508210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.07
€ 10.99
€ 9.07