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Paperback. A biography of the British singer songwriter who died aged twenty six, having made three albums, all now recognised as classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsimiles, portrait. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747535034
ISBN
9780747535034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 black and white photographs, 35 music examples, 11 tables. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252081835
ISBN
9780252081835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266. 320 pages, Illustrations. Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Dimension: 197 x 139 x 20. Weight: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747568766
ISBN
9780747568766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408867709
ISBN
9781408867709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A memoir about coming of age as a performer during the late 1990s while obsessively watching classic films at a legendary theatre in Los Angeles. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451673227
ISBN
9781451673227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Synema Gesellschaft Fur Film u. Medien
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783901644597
ISBN
9783901644597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. * Dazzling biograpy of James Dean (1931-1955), a movie actor who has become an icon. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 32, b&w. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clear copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Later printing
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KYB0000440
ISBN
9780751512823
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'Someone called and said Kurt died. I just f*****g lost it.' Num Pages: 400 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 292. Very good copy.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
KEX0270440
ISBN
9780007391233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Lawyer, educator, novelist, radio and television scriptwriter, film director and screenwriter, wartime intelligence operative, and full-time radical romantic, Abraham Lincoln Polonsky was blacklisted in Hollywood for refusing to be an informer. This biography helps us understand the relationship between art and politics in American culture. Num Pages: 285 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236721
ISBN
9780520236721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. Populated by familiar names and productions, You're Him, Aren't You? is Paul Darrow's own story of his life and career. It covers his association with Blake's 7 - how he was cast, his experiences of making the show, what has happened since and his memories of Terry Nation, the cast and the crew. Num Pages: 174 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364. An Autobiography. 174 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight: 364.
Publisher
Big Finish
Number of pages
174
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844352364
ISBN
9781844352364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. An intimate portrayal of one of the most famous men in music, Sir Paul McCartney. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 207 x 32. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473609044
ISBN
9781473609044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
McFarland & Company
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786496969
ISBN
9780786496969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.32

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143126065
ISBN
9780143126065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. Presents an account of Britten's life, exploring his deeply held and controversial pacifism; his complex forty-year relationship with Peter Pears; and his creation of an artistic community in Aldeburgh. This book helps us understand the relationship of Britten's music to his life, and takes us as far into its alchemy as we are ever likely to go. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations, 32pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9781846142338
ISBN
9781846142338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. First substantial overview of the life and career of Pharrell Williams, the foremost producer of the modern era, and performer in his own right. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVGR; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783057894
ISBN
9781783057894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

Hardback. Paul Macnamara was managing editor of Cosmopolitan, a publicist, a writer, and a television producer. Between 1945 and 1949 he was director of advertising and publicity for legendary film producer David O. Selznick. His reminiscences include the making of a number of Selznick features, such as Duel in the Sun and Portrait of Jennie. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 207 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826946
ISBN
9780810826946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.54

Paperback. Translator(s): Cameron, Professor Euan. Series: Pushkin Blues. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AKB; AKTH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782273677
ISBN
9781782273677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 x 8pp Colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471148118
ISBN
9781471148118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A biography of one of the 20th-century's most famous musicians. Num Pages: 240 pages. Dimension: 218 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714837017
ISBN
9780714837017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. At the end of the author's previous volume of autobiography, Still Standing, his brilliant comic creation Lily Savage stood on the brink of fame. In this book, Lily embraces success as to the manner born, and world domination beckons! Along the way, the stories come thick and fast. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552169875
ISBN
9780552169875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Lilian Maeve Veronica Savage, international sex kitten, was born on the steps of The Legs of Man public house, Lime Street, Liverpool on a policeman's overcoat. Her mother, the lady wrestler Hell Cat Savage, had no such luxuries as gas and air. She just bit down on the policeman's torch and recovered afterwards at the bar with a large pale ale. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780857501028
ISBN
9780857501028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.99

paperback. A story of the author's early life in Irish Catholic Birkenhead that started him on the long and winding road from mischievous altar boy to national treasure. It includes a tale of gossip in the back yard, bragging in the corner shop and slanging matches on the front doorstep. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bantam
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553819489
ISBN
9780553819489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Birkenhead, 1973. The eighteen-year-old Paul O'Grady gets ready for a big Saturday night out on the town. New white T-shirt, freshly ironed jeans, looking good. As he bids farewell to his mum, who's on the phone to his auntie, and wanders off down the street in a cloud of aftershave, he hears her familiar cry: 'Oh, the devil rides out tonight. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553824636
ISBN
9780553824636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

paperback. Robert Plant is one of the few genuine living rock legends. Frontman of Led Zeppelin, musical innovator and seller of millions of records, Plant has had a profound influence on music for over four decades. But the full account of his life has barely been told .. until now. Num Pages: 400 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harpercollins
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007514892
ISBN
9780007514892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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