Biography: arts & entertainment
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Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback. Nestled at southern end of California's San Joaquin Valley, the city of Bakersfield is best known for farming, oil fields, and a brand of country music called Bakersfield Sound. This title offers an exploration of what social and economic factors led to this country music hotbed and looks at the stars who rose to fame with roots in Bakersfield. Num Pages: 96 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 277 x 8. Weight in Grams: 494. Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and California Country. 96 pages, col. Illustrations. Nestled at southern end of California's San Joaquin Valley, the city of Bakersfield is best known for farming, oil fields, and a brand of country music called Bakersfield Sound. This title offers an exploration of what social and economic factors led to this country music hotbed and looks at the stars who rose to fame with roots in Bakersfield. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF. Dimension: 215 x 277 x 8. Weight: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Country Music Hall of Fame
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780915608065
- ISBN
- 9780915608065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. John Wayne remains a constant in American popular culture. Middle America grew up with him in late 1920s and 1930s, went to war with him in 1940s, matured with him in 1950s, and kept the faith with him in the 1960s and 1970s.. This is a biography that reveals the changing scene in Hollywood and America from Great Depression through Vietnam War. Num Pages: 762 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 762
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803289703
- ISBN
- 9780803289703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.70
€ 40.99
€ 36.70
Paperback. The intimate yet unsparing biography of the world's first and most iconic rock star. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474604574
- ISBN
- 9781474604574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
€ 17.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. Published at the bicentennial of his birth, Raymond Furness's Richard Wagner provides a clear and balanced view of both Wagner's great successes and the controversies generated by his life and art. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231822
- ISBN
- 9781780231822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Ray Manzarek co-founded "The Doors" with Jim Morrison in 1965. Their original mix of jazz, classical, Californian surf, Flamenco guitar and Chicago blues made a great impact on the music of the day. Manzarek's story illuminates the dark myths and lays to rest the rumours about the band. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099280651
- ISBN
- 9780099280651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. 'If Ray Mears isn't a Great Living Englishman, then goodness me, who is? Ray is a persuader, pragmatist and populariser in the Durrell-Attenborough-Bellamy tradition.' - Robert Crampton, The Times Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BGFA; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444778212
- ISBN
- 9781444778212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Revisiting the bomb-sites and boozers of his childhood and adolescence, the author takes the reader on a tour of a cockney heartland which is at once irresistibly mythic and undeniably real. He offers insight into the social history of East London, as well as a school of hard knocks coming-of-age story with a powerful emotional punch. Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sections. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 211.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782112457
- ISBN
- 9781782112457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.57
€ 15.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Featureing Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn and Luke Treadaway Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, this is the story of Raymond Briggs' parents' marriage, lady's maid Ethel and milkman Ernest, from their first chance encounter in 1928, through the birth of their son Raymond in 1934, to their deaths, within months of each other, in 1971. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AKLC; APFV; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 287 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911214601
- ISBN
- 9781911214601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Autobiographical stories from Rebecca Front, the award-winning actor of such shows as THE THICK OF IT and NIGHTY NIGHT. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226118
- ISBN
- 9781780226118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Hardcover. Meet Union J - the X Factor's newest boy band sensation. This is the full account of George, JJ, Josh and Jaymi's story so far. Num Pages: 256 pages, (2x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KTG0001454
- ISBN
- 9780007529490
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, 50 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HAL LEONARD CORPORATION
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574671636
- ISBN
- 9781574671636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.66
€ 59.66
Paperback. Working on the Inside goes backstage into the inner lives of respected actors like Liam Neeson, Vanessa Williams, Phylicia Rashad, Edward Herrmann, Kristin Chenoweth and many others to reveal the deep spirituality each one relies on in their lives and work. Num Pages: 160 pages, port. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742533196
- ISBN
- 9780742533196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.02
€ 29.99
€ 24.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8-pp. 4/C insert on gloss. BIC Classification: APB; AS; BGB; BGF; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610393614
- ISBN
- 9781610393614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.07
€ 33.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Rising from a small-time vaudeville career in the States, Loie Fuller attained international celebrity as a dancer, inventor, and one of the first women filmmakers in the world. This book demonstrates that Fuller was an artist of great psychological, emotional, and sexual expressiveness whose work illuminates the centrality of dance to modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 44 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: APFB; ASD; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141091
- ISBN
- 9780691141091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062309921
- ISBN
- 9780062309921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.72
€ 19.72
Hardcover. This revealing look at the life and career of Howard Stern examines his role as a champion of free speech and his amazing success at bringing his own unique brand of "reality" radio to the airwaves. Series: Greenwood Biographies. Num Pages: 109 pages, 7. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Greenwood
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313380327
- ISBN
- 9780313380327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.05
€ 52.05
Hardback. A biography of Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney told through previously unseen diary excerpts and exclusive interviews with those who knew him best. Num Pages: 624 pages, 2 16-pg 4C photo inserts. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 51. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501100963
- ISBN
- 9781501100963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.21
€ 34.21
Paperback. "An exceptionally vivid and penetrating insight into Hollywood film-making.. Qualifies for that exclusive niche reserved for film star memoirs that are worth much more than a casual flick on the bookshop shelf" (Jonathan Coe, Observer) Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447289531
- ISBN
- 9781447289531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Provides an insightful account of a radio legend amid milestones of African American history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 25 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076862
- ISBN
- 9780252076862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. The life and times of the No.1 bestselling author of ON THE EDGE. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st. Edition : 1st. Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753825624
- ISBN
- 9780753825624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. More antics from the much-loved TOP GEAR presenter, and the No.1 bestselling author of ON THE EDGE. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753825631
- ISBN
- 9780753825631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062190840
- ISBN
- 9780062190840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
paperback. A new edition--now with a new Afterword--of the honest and hilarious recovery memoir by the famously neurotic comedian and regular guest star of the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Edition
- 1st Public Affairs Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586486044
- ISBN
- 9781586486044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Hardcover. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0204852
- ISBN
- 9781847370839
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 21.99€ 19.12
€ 21.99
€ 19.12