Biography: arts & entertainment
Results 1081 - 1104 of 1816
Biography: arts & entertainment
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. Born in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish/Nigerian parents, Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white, working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there, she escaped her small town background and discovered a different way of life - making music. This is an autobiography from the front woman of influential ska band, The Selecter. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGS; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846687914
- ISBN
- 9781846687914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. The first and authorised biography of one of the heroines of post-war British comedy, on radio, film and TV. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254. The Authorised Biography of Hattie Jacques. 240 pages, 8pp b/w plates. The first and authorised biography of one of the heroines of post-war British comedy, on radio, film and TV. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGF. Dimension: 162 x 197 x 20. Weight: 254.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845133627
- ISBN
- 9781845133627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.93
€ 23.99
€ 16.93
Hardback. A biography of a charismatic icon of Tinseltown whose rule over the hearts of American moviegoers lasted for more than half a century. It's loaded with revelations that look behind the innocent-looking baby blues that enthralled the movie-going public. Num Pages: 550 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 34. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Publisher
- Blood Moon Productions, Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978646516
- ISBN
- 9780978646516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.52
€ 27.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Liberace's lover tells all: the good, the bad, and the ugly truths about the legendary entertainer, who never publically admitted he was gay. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781856710
- ISBN
- 9781781856710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 6.00
€ 11.99
€ 6.00
Paperback. The achievements of Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly, two of the greatest popular musical figures of the Twentieth Century have been extensively documented. This book describes the artists' early years, comparing their backgrounds and influences, chronicling their meetings and examining the many amazing parallels in their lives. Num Pages: 160 pages, 54 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780951988855
- ISBN
- 9780951988855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Plume
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780147516565
- ISBN
- 9780147516565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.91
€ 29.99
€ 21.91
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442245365
- ISBN
- 9781442245365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.70
€ 33.99
€ 32.70
Paperback. Tells the story of Robert P Williams, spanning his childhood through Take That to his status as rock icon, probing his love life and his family relationships. This book tells the truth about his extraordinary life. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- REPRINT
- SKU
- KOC0008066
- ISBN
- 9780091897543
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The first ever biography of Michael Buble Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp of colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGF; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Piatkus Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749941437
- ISBN
- 9780749941437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Growing up in South Wales, Rob Brydon had a passion for radio and soon the Welsh airwaves resounded to his hearty burr. However, these were followed by years of misadventure and struggle, before, in the TV series "Marion and Geoff" and "Gavin and Stacey", Rob at last tickled the nation's funny bone. This title tells story his story. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: APT; APW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954829
- ISBN
- 9780241954829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. In the closing pages of her 1988 autobiography, the author wrote about finding her brave, loyal, and loving new husband. In this book, she looks back at the many years since then, and share her memories of a film career that took her from the Miss Burbank Contest of 1948 to the work she did in 2012.. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25-50 Photos in Insert. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062213662
- ISBN
- 9780062213662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.37
€ 14.99
€ 11.37
Paperback. Oliver Reed died as he had invariably lived: drinking with friends while making yet another film - "Gladiator". Drawing on material from those who knew him, this book reveals much about Reed's past, such as his involvement with the south London underworld, and the women in his life. Num Pages: 336 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753505199
- ISBN
- 9780753505199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.56
€ 12.56
Paperback. A new paperback edition of the story of Jack Cardiff's life in films, first as a camerman and then as a director, including his early use of the new Technicolour film camera and recreating his days on the music hall circuit during the 1920s and 30s with anecdotes about his experiences photographing the world's beautiful actresses. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; ASZH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571192748
- ISBN
- 9780571192748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.59
€ 19.99
€ 14.59
Hardback. Affectionately known as 'Koss', Paul Kossoff's playing touched people. It still does today, more than forty years after his sad and untimely death at the age of twenty-five. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Troubador Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785898815
- ISBN
- 9781785898815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.93€ 48.44
€ 58.93
€ 48.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ACXJ; AFC; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780733334764
- ISBN
- 9780733334764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.13
€ 21.13
Paperback. The reason for the decline of Orson Welles' career is a hotly debated issue. When Citizen Kane, his first film, opened in 1941, Welles was universally acclaimed as the audacious filmmaker alive. In 1947, Welles left America for Europe and lived for the best part of twenty years in self-imposed exile. This biography tells the story of this man. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099462613
- ISBN
- 9780099462613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.05
€ 27.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. An autobiography that tells Groucho Marx's rags-to-riches story with a difference. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages printed with text = 272pp total. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753519509
- ISBN
- 9780753519509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. The Oscar-winning screenwriter who broke the Hollywood blacklist. Soon to be a major motion picture starring BRYAN CRANSTON (Breaking Bad), DIANE LANE (Under The Tuscan Sun), ELLE FANNING (Maleficent), JOHN GOODMAN (Argo), LOUIS C.K. (Louie) and Academy Award winner HELEN MIRREN. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APF; BGF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Film tie-in ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473624696
- ISBN
- 9781473624696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Now in paperback this dishy and dirty memoir tells Brandi Glanville's story of surviving a high-profile divorce and bouncing back stronger. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476707631
- ISBN
- 9781476707631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.47
€ 18.99
€ 16.47
Paperback. Sequel to the 'book of the year' million-copy bestseller, BILLY, and reissued to coincide with the ITV tie-in, BILLY CONNOLLY: JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF THE WORLD Num Pages: 352 pages, 24pp colour photos. BIC Classification: AS; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274. Good, clean copy. Previous owner's details on ffep
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Headline
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KSG0006242
- ISBN
- 9780755312849
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Ten years in different directions. The third volume of Michael Palin's celebrated diaries. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 44. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780225326
- ISBN
- 9781780225326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816638024
- ISBN
- 9780816638024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. An autobiography, in which the author - painter, photographer, sculptor, film maker and writer - relates the story of his life, from his childhood determination to be an artist and his technical drawing classes in a Brooklyn high school, to the glamorous and heady days of Paris in the 1940s. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AJB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141195506
- ISBN
- 9780141195506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96