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Biography: arts & entertainment

Paperback. This biography reveals the secrets behind the loudest and most outrageous Spice Girl, whose dramatic exit from the group hit the headlines and caused scandal throughout the world. It covers Geri's life after the Spice Girls and her on/off relationship with Robbie Williams, among other topics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 186.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
John Blake London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KEX0199886
ISBN
9781904034612
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From Spice Girl to one half of the most glamorous couple in the world - this is the unauthorized biography of Victoria Beckham. It reveals secrets from old boyfriends to wild nights. Num Pages: 383 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 263.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Blake Pub London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
SKU
KEX0199888
ISBN
9781903402825
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Umm Kulthum was a celebrated musical performer in the Arab world, and her songs still permeate the international airwaves. This, the first English-language biography, chronicles her life and career. In particular, it examines her success in a society which discouraged women from public performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 halftones, 3 maps, 16 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AVGH; BGF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136127
ISBN
9780226136127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

paperback. Editor(s): Wexman, Virginia Wright. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578060832
ISBN
9781578060832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

Paperback. In 1975, Viv Albertine was obsessed with music but it never occurred to her she could be in a band as she couldn't play an instrument and she'd never seen a girl play electric guitar. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571328284
ISBN
9780571328284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The life story of Dame Vivienne Westwood, told for the first time. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AKT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447254140
ISBN
9781447254140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.86

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Napoleon Publishing Canada
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894917483
ISBN
9781894917483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.21

hardcover. Simosko details the life and music of Serge Chaloff in an engaging style, from his childhood in Boston, Massachusetts, through his untimely death in 1957. He also provides a discography of Chaloff's recorded output, much of which has been made available by the 1993 Mosaic Records release of The Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833968
ISBN
9780810833968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.38

Hardcover. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ranks high among letter writers of any age or occupation, and the 1200 or so surviving letters of Mozart and his family form the most fascinating correspondence by any artist of the 18th century or earlier. This volume includes letters from his father, a dominant but loving parent, and more. Editor(s): Washington, Peter; Rose, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597737
ISBN
9781841597737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 82 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781630761707
ISBN
9781630761707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 484 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894959780
ISBN
9781894959780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. "W. C. Handy's blues--"Memphis Blues," "Beale Street Blues," "St. Louis Blues"--changed America's music forever. In Father of the Blues, Handy presents his own story: a vivid picture of American life now" Editor(s): Bontemps, Arna. Num Pages: 340 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306804212
ISBN
9780306804212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.33

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Soft Skull Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593765439
ISBN
9781593765439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Folklore Publishing Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894864428
ISBN
9781894864428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

hardcover. Gives readers a glimpse into the life and times of Walter Cronkite in his own words. This book contains selections from interviews between the legendary journalist and an experienced oral historian - Cronkite's friend, Dr Don Carleton. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; HBJK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Center for American History United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976669739
ISBN
9780976669739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Paperback. This is a chronological study of the musical life of the Beatles, from 1956 up to 1965. The main focus is on the materials and structures of the Beatles' melodies, harmonies, counterpoint, rhythms, and the ways these portray the themes of their poetry. The book also addresses performance practice, recording procedure, historical context and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, numerous music examples and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195141054
ISBN
9780195141054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.70

George Gershwin lived with purpose and gusto, but with melancholy as well, for he was unable to make a place for himself - no family of his own and no real home in music. This book presents the story of this legendary American composer. Num Pages: 216 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252034442
ISBN
9780252034442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Paperback. More outrageous than Julia Phillip's 'You'll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again', more star-studded than Robert Evans's 'The Kid Stays in the Picture', this is the soul-baring memoir of the record industry's most outspoken - and self-destructive - music mogul. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp of b/w. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349118901
ISBN
9780349118901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. In the vein of Sheila Hancock's The Two of Us: a touching, funny, personal memoir of much-loved comedian and national treasure Linda Smith, written by her partner of 23 years. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp plate section. BIC Classification: APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KNW0008884
ISBN
9780340932797
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Contrary to the widely held opinion that most of our hit and standard songs were composed by a handful of top writers-Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, Porter, and Rodgers-the fact is that the vast majority of them were written by relatively unknown composers. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 784 pages, 57 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 50. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835702
ISBN
9780810835702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.70

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