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Biography: arts & entertainment
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€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 28 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 33. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442231177
- ISBN
- 9781442231177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.48
€ 56.48
hardcover. Editor(s): Bennett, John Charles. Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; APFB; BGFA; CBVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813144498
- ISBN
- 9780813144498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.74
€ 42.74
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
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. This gripping biography tells how with extraordinary ambition, enterprise and showmanship, Alexander Korda established in Britain a film industry that rivalled Hollywood, built Europe's biggest studio, and created world-class stars, including Charles Laughton and Vivien Leigh. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 x 8pp bw plates. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 209 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848856950
- ISBN
- 9781848856950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.87
€ 32.99
€ 27.87
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
€ 40.00
€ 30.68
Hardback. Updates and expands Claghorn's previous book, Women Composers and Hymnists (Scarecrow, 1984), presenting succinct biographies for female composers in both secular and sacred music. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810831308
- ISBN
- 9780810831308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.40
€ 169.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810882218
- ISBN
- 9780810882218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.12
€ 20.99
€ 20.12
Paperback. Charles Handy is perhaps best known outside the business world as a wise and warm presenter of Radio 4's "Thought for the Day". Here, he leaves the management territory he has so effectively and influentially mapped in the past to explore the issues and dilemmas - moral and creative - raised by the turning points of his long and successful life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp b&w. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099481881
- ISBN
- 9780099481881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; AVH; AVX; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613738375
- ISBN
- 9781613738375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.81
€ 19.99
€ 18.81
Paperback. 'Charles R Cross has got as close to the truth as anyone yet in his exhaustive and ground-breaking account of the life of the greatest guitarist in the history of rock.' Observer Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340826843
- ISBN
- 9780340826843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
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€ 16.06
€ 23.99
€ 16.06
Mixed media pr. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810851399
- ISBN
- 9780810851399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.49
€ 111.49
Mixed media pr. CD included Num Pages: 304 pages, maps, photographs, bibliography, index, footnotes. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810843813
- ISBN
- 9780810843813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.00
€ 137.00
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
€ 11.53
Paperback. Charlie Louvin was a good, god-fearing, churchgoing singer, but his brother Ira had the devil in him and was known for smashing his mandolin to splinters onstage, cussing out Elvis Presley, and trying to strangle his third wife with a telephone cord. Num Pages: 320 pages, 75 Black and White Photos Throughout. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062069047
- ISBN
- 9780062069047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.45
€ 21.99
€ 20.45
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
€ 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
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taschen GmbH
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836561631
- ISBN
- 9783836561631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.95
€ 19.99
€ 15.95
Hardback. The autobiography of acclaimed actor, model and chanteuse Charlotte Rampling Num Pages: 128 pages, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 207 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785781933
- ISBN
- 9781785781933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 7.00
€ 15.99
€ 7.00