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Biography: arts & entertainment

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BG; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Three Rivers Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307461193
ISBN
9780307461193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.27

CD-Audio. A memoir by the iconic singer-songwriter chronicling her story from her beginnings in Brooklyn through her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed musical talents, to her present day as a leading performer and activist. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
CD
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611133639
ISBN
9781611133639
CD
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Sammon Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016811
ISBN
9780954003104
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the guitarist of the pioneering band Sleater-Kinney, a candid, funny, and deeply personal look at making a life-and finding yourself-in music. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 page black and white photo section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242. Good clean copy. Front cover showing light shelf wear from sticker, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
DO NOT USE
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
9780349007953
ISBN
9780349007953
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 10.99
€ 10.08

Paperback. An uproarious look at bestselling author Carrie Fisher's Hollywood hangover, adapted from the sold-out one-woman show of the same name which the Los Angeles Times called a 'Beverly Hills yard sale of juicy anecdotes'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847397836
ISBN
9781847397836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Infused with Carrie Fisher's trademark incisive wit and following the success of Wishful Drinking, another rollicking ride into her crazy life Num Pages: 176 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 200 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847390363
ISBN
9781847390363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Broadway star Ethel Merman's voice was a mesmerizing force and her vitality was legendary. This detailed biography tells the story of how the stenographer from Queens, New York, became the queen of the Broadway musical in its golden age. Num Pages: 560 pages, 50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260221
ISBN
9780520260221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Tells the story of a band called Pixies and how they turned their distinctive, warped breed of dynamic surf-punk into music legend. This book describes the life, death and rebirth of this band. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753513835
ISBN
9780753513835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Hardback. A vibrantly illustrated chain of entanglements (romantic and otherwise) between some of our best-loved writers and artists of the twentieth century--fascinating, scandalous, and surprising. Num Pages: 96 pages, 4-color illustrations throughout; two fold-out spreads. BIC Classification: BGF; BGL; BK; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632866554
ISBN
9781632866554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers". He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood. This text brings William Grant Still out of the archives and examines his place in America's musical heritage. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 1 table, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHN0001970
ISBN
9780520215436
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Representing a historical cross-section of performance and training in Western music since the seventeenth century, this book brings to light the private and performance lives of five remarkable women musicians and composers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 black and white photographs, 11 musical examples. BIC Classification: AV; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252080098
ISBN
9780252080098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. One of the nation's favourite comedy actresses - with starring roles in Calendar Girls, Acorn Antiques and Dinnerladies - tells her extraordinary and highly entertaining life story. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444709292
ISBN
9781444709292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Appearing on Big Brother in 2007, Victoria Beckham lookalike Chanelle Hayes quickly became a national talking point. But her life has also been etched with tragedy from the moment she was born in prison. Just a baby, she was orphaned when her drug-addicted mother was brutally murdered. Honest, sad and ultimately uplifting, this is her story. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782199823
ISBN
9781782199823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. At the time of her death in 1993, Lillian Gish was universally recognized as a film legend. This title uncovers a life that was cast in the shadow of self-generated myth. It shows how the actress carefully shaped her public identity while keeping much of her life private. Num Pages: 445 pages, 70 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234345
ISBN
9780520234345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Born into a theatrical family, Chaplin's father died of drink while his mother, unable to bear the poverty, suffered from bouts of insanity, Chaplin embarked on a film-making career which won him immeasurable success, as well as intense controversy. This autobiography constructs the poor London childhood and his prodigious life in the movies. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141011479
ISBN
9780141011479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Hardcover. As a composite portrait of this complex, paradoxically private figure, 'John S. Beckett' is a fascinating record of an era seen through the character and achievements of a singular individual whose varied career touched many lives. Num Pages: 567 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JMC; AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516651
ISBN
9781843516651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 30.68

Paperback. A vivid biography of John Lee Hooker, from a critically acclaimed journalist Num Pages: 656 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 42. Weight in Grams: 454. The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century. 656 pages, ill. A vivid biography of John Lee Hooker, from a critically acclaimed journalist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 42. Weight: 452.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857862037
ISBN
9780857862037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 316 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1958. Very good copy in dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Roads Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0004973
ISBN
9781909399648
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.53

Paperback. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KST0017270
ISBN
9780752893396
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.99
€ 5.50

Paperback. The number one bestselling smash hit - now with new and exclusive material. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472229670
ISBN
9781472229670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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