Biography: arts & entertainment
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Biography: arts & entertainment
Hardback. Radie Britain (1899-1994) was a famous twentieth-century composer whose orchestral compositions have been performed by leading orchestras around the world and one composition, 'A String Quartet,' was performed at the White House. Includes a chronology of events and awards and a chronological list of her works. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 444 pages, music, ports. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810827332
- ISBN
- 9780810827332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.50
€ 193.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Dutton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451469434
- ISBN
- 9780451469434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.12
€ 19.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: APTX; BGF; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136914
- ISBN
- 9780231136914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
You've Heard These Hands: From the Wall of Sound to the Wrecking Crew ...
Randi, Don, Nishimura, Karen "Nish"
Hardcover. A collection of little known, behind the secens, stories from Don Randi a hugely influential keyboard musican who played for some of the greatest names in music Num Pages: 256 pages, Two 4-colour photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVRG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781495008825
- ISBN
- 9781495008825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.20
€ 42.20
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€ 20.48
€ 20.99
€ 20.48
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
€ 38.99€ 36.18
€ 38.99
€ 36.18
Paperback. One of the few mainstream directors who work outside Hollywood, Lumet discusses how his home town, New York City, fuels his films. He talks about his work with great actors - Al Pacino, Faye Dunaway, Sean Connery, and River Phoenix - and acclaimed screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky. He insists that moviemaking is collaborative. Editor(s): Rapf, Joanna E. Num Pages: 277 pages, chronology & filmography. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578067244
- ISBN
- 9781578067244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.83
€ 35.83
Paperback. The author is the godfather of American independent cinema, saluted by virtually every US maverick who's followed in his stead, from Martin Scorsese to Sean Penn. This title includes his major films such as: "Faces", "Woman Under the Influence", "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie", "Opening Night" and "Gloria". Num Pages: 544 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571201570
- ISBN
- 9780571201570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.02
€ 32.99
€ 22.02
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
€ 16.99€ 13.44
€ 16.99
€ 13.44
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
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
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
€ 16.99€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
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
€ 16.99€ 13.40
€ 16.99
€ 13.40
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
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
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
€ 16.99€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
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
€ 14.99€ 11.04
€ 14.99
€ 11.04
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
Paperback. The author has entertained millions of Americans every weekday morning over the years hosting, in various incarnations, the popular show � �"Live with Regis and Kelly� �". In this book, he reveals the many influences that have shaped his life philosophy and career. It also includes anecdotes, laugh-out-loud tales, and awkward celebrity moments. Num Pages: 336 pages, Two Sixteen-Page Inserts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062109767
- ISBN
- 9780062109767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.18
€ 16.99
€ 16.18
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
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
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
€ 25.99€ 23.26
€ 25.99
€ 23.26
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
€ 32.99€ 22.86
€ 32.99
€ 22.86