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Hardcover. Presents a comprehensive study of the life and work of the great Baroque-era organist and composer Dieterich Buxtehude (circa 1637-1707). Originally published in 1987, it also includes description of Buxtehude's compositional output, from trio sonatas to the famed Abendmusiken: Buxtehude's yearly oratorio presentations. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 554 pages, 1 colour, 32 black and white, 98 line drawing. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
554
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2 Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580462532
ISBN
9781580462532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.78

Paperback. Mickey Rourke has had one of the most colourful and controversial careers in Hollywood. This lively study explores his many transformations - from his training as a Method Actor and early scene-stealing roles in 1980s classics such as Diner, to his stint as a boxer and his spectacular come-back in blockbusters like Sin City and The Wrestler. Series: Film Stars. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574308
ISBN
9781844574308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.69

Paperback. Aged just 17, the author walked on stage for the first time in a Glasgow comedy club and brought the house down. He only had a five-minute set but in that short time he discovered that he really could earn a living from making people laugh. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405913768
ISBN
9781405913768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Beginning in 1970, with the transformative effects of the Kent State University shootings - which the band-members witness firsthand - and ending a decade later with Devo on the cusp of superstardom (with "Whip It"), this title traces the sounds and ideas that the group absorbed and in turn brought to prominence as unlikely rock stars. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 colour and black and white in plate section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 775.
Publisher
Outline Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908279392
ISBN
9781908279392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. In the spring of 1969, the inauspicious release of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's "Trout Mask Replica", a double-album featuring 28 stream-of-consciousness songs filled with abstract rhythms and guttural bellows, dramatically altered the pop landscape. This book examines how Beefheart's opus is informed by a variety of diverse sources. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 33. Weight in Grams: 156. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages. In the spring of 1969, the inauspicious release of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's "Trout Mask Replica", a double-album featuring 28 stream-of-consciousness songs filled with abstract rhythms and guttural bellows, dramatically altered the pop landscape. This book examines how Beefheart's opus is informed by a variety of diverse sources. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Dimension: 165 x 121 x 33. Weight: 154.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826427816
ISBN
9780826427816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. The first full biography of 'the father of rock 'n' roll'. Num Pages: 256 pages, Section: 8, 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749929466
ISBN
9780749929466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Paperbooks Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909593633
ISBN
9781909593633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910162217
ISBN
9781910162217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.05

paperback. A biography of one half of the partnership responsible for films such as "The Red Shoes", "Colonel Blimp" and "The Tales of Hoffman". Written by his grandson, the book includes material from Emeric Pressburger's diaries and attempts to show what he brought to the Pressburger/Michael Powell films. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 377.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
V9780571178292
ISBN
9780571178292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 21.
Publisher
The Lyons Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762782338
ISBN
9780762782338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.26

Paperback. Filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a remarkable life, this book offers a chronicle of Kim Gordon. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571309351
ISBN
9780571309351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557837851
ISBN
9781557837851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BGL; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Clr Csm
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250134547
ISBN
9781250134547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardback. A comprehensive study of Jolson's career and touring data, providing extensive information on each of the performances. Bibliography. Num Pages: 808 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 225 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2183.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
808
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826335
ISBN
9780810826335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 643 pages. BIC Classification: APB; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
643
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553386189
ISBN
9780553386189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.59

Paperback. Bestselling authors and stars of TLC's The Little Couple return with a book that encourages readers to reach for their dreams despite the obstacles. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pg photo insert. BIC Classification: BGFA; VFJ; VFV; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501139390
ISBN
9781501139390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.28

Hardback. This is the first fully documented biography of the Italian composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), the beloved and popular composer of the opera Pagliacci. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810858800
ISBN
9780810858800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810869707
ISBN
9780810869707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.88

Paperback. This is the first fully documented biography of the Italian composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), the beloved and popular composer of the opera Pagliacci. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810858732
ISBN
9780810858732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.16

Paperback. The Grateful Dead are perhaps the most legendary American rock band of all time. For thirty years, beginning in the hippie scene of San Francisco in 1965, they were a musical institution, the original jam band that broke new ground in so many ways. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black and white photograph, 16 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 43. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Griffin Publishing United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250034007
ISBN
9781250034007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.53

Hardback. Charles Mingus is one of the most important - and most mythologized-composers and performers in jazz history. Classically trained and of mixed race, he was an outspoken innovator as well as a bandleader, composer, producer, and record-label owner. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 b/w. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260375
ISBN
9780520260375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Kris Jenner's brutally honest memoir - the never-before told story of the savvy businesswoman behind the Kardashian empire. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp 4 colour plate section. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849837507
ISBN
9781849837507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653480
ISBN
9780859653480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Plexus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653442
ISBN
9780859653442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.85

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