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Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback. This biography examines Hawtrey's origins as a child star and as a performer in revue and the Will Hay films. It looks at his career on radio and television, and then at the sad, slow decline of a belligerent, alcoholic recluse on the Kent coast. Num Pages: 128 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001369
- ISBN
- 9780571210893
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A cradle-to-grave study of Yehudi Menuhin, one of the known and loved of the twentieth century's classical musicians. Menuhin was born in New York of Russian Jewish immigrants. He demanded to play the violin when only four and proved prodigiously gifted; newspapers were soon dubbing him 'Miracle Boy'. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8pp integrated b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 42. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001787
- ISBN
- 9780571206797
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. 'A story of courage, heart, of coming back for more, of love and struggle and the power of both' Joseph O'Connor Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172. 'A story of courage, heart, of coming back for more, of love and struggle and the power of both' Joseph O'Connor Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0021588
- ISBN
- 9781444795189
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
Paperback. A classic rock autobiography of Meat Loaf's bizarre life. After surviving an abusive childhood, during which he was almost murdered by his alcoholic father, he starred in one of the biggest stage and film musicals ever, then went on to record the third best-selling album of all time. This book shows the ups and downs of his life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1x8 b/w + 1x8 colour illustration sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753504437
- ISBN
- 9780753504437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The third instalment of Clive's autobiography. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Main Market
- SKU
- KSS0004722
- ISBN
- 9780330315227
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Grateful Dead were one of the most fascinating rock bands and cultural phenomena of the twentieth century. Despite having few mainstream hits, from 1965 to 1995 the Dead blazed an extraordinary incendiary trail across the rock firmament. This book deals with their life and work. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 53. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171977
- ISBN
- 9780552171977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Somehow Jim Davidson transformed from foul-mouthed stand-up comic to being the face of BBC light entertainment, Chairman of the British Forces Foundation and close friend of Prince Charles. This autobiography details this remarkable change. It re-evaluates his life in a critical and self-aware manner. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 34. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091883126
- ISBN
- 9780091883126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ANB; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSS0005765
- ISBN
- 9781605985572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 466 pages, 24. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Plume
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780147516282
- ISBN
- 9780147516282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Color photos throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cameron & Company Inc
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781937359911
- ISBN
- 9781937359911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.34
€ 33.99
€ 32.34
Paperback. Now available in paperback to coincide with the 50th anniversary of his death, this biography corrects many of the myths surrounding the often controversial Thomas Beecham. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KKD0009048
- ISBN
- 9781843836261
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Simon Callow plunges headlong into Wagner's world to discover what it was like to be Wagner, and to be around one of music's most influential figures. The perfect introduction to the Master. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 388. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper. Includes newspaper cutting of review of the book in The Times
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0007672
- ISBN
- 9780008105693
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. * A vivid, accessible life of one of the most romantic figures of the nineteenth century, written with a fantastic sense of location. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Abacus London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0009123
- ISBN
- 9780349116877
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 202 x 28. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316382953
- ISBN
- 9780316382953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.53
€ 18.99
€ 16.53
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316734974
- ISBN
- 9780316734974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.70
€ 23.99
€ 16.70
Paperback. This is life on the road with James Blunt, with the backdrop story being the 'All the Lost Souls' tour, including photos never seen before Num Pages: 384 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755319954
- ISBN
- 9780755319954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Vibrant and candid memoirs of the late, great British character actor, Pete Postlethwaite. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780220031
- ISBN
- 9781780220031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Writing with grace, wit, and remarkable candor, actress Claire Bloom looks back at her crowded life: her accomplishments on stage and screen; her romantic liaisons with some of the great leading men of our era; and at "the most important relationship" of her life--her marriage to author Philip Roth. of photos. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little Brown Hardbacks (a & C)
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089444
- ISBN
- 9781844089444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Spanning 1979-1987, this title charts the author's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 370. Clean copy with some shelf wear with minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- KSS0008355
- ISBN
- 9780141039800
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The remarkable life story of the legendary singer, from impoverished Iowa farm boy to superstardom. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 334. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- W&N
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0010066
- ISBN
- 9780753826577
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1648. An Illustrated Exploration of the Artist, His Life and Context, with a Gallery of 300 of His Greatest Works. 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight: 1648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anness
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754823476
- ISBN
- 9780754823476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.74
€ 23.99
€ 17.74
Hardcover. Visually stunning picture book biography about modern art phenomenon Jean-Michel Basquiat, written and illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Javaka Steptoe. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 246 x 13. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316213882
- ISBN
- 9780316213882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
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
€ 10.99
€ 10.08
Paperback. Radio broadcasts from the Cotton Club from 1927 onwards brought national recognition to Duke Ellington and his band; recordings of his compositions - particularly Saddest Tale, Echoes of Harlem, Black and Tan Fantasy, and Mood Indigo - spread their fame internationally. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 183 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 193 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292. Good copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0011723
- ISBN
- 9781904341666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95