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Biography: arts & entertainment

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334. Paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. NAIL
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KRF0022514
ISBN
9780141014289
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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

€ 35.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. The long-awaited memoir from one of the world's most acclaimed musical talents. She created the soundtrack of our lives. At last, she shares hers Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088867
ISBN
9781844088867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007333561
ISBN
9780007333561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Hardback. Medardo Rosso (1858-1928) is one of the most original and influential figures in the history of modern art. This book offers an historically substantiated critical account of his life and work. It negotiates the competing cultural imperatives of nationalism and internationalism that shaped the European art world at the fin de siecle. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 color photographs, 80 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AB; ACX; AFKB; AGB; BGF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294486
ISBN
9780520294486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; BM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062469755
ISBN
9780062469755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.61

paperback. Offers insights into Picasso's life and work. This title reveals Picasso at the height of his powers, producing not only the costumes and sets for such Diaghilev Ballets Russes productions as Parade and Tricorne but some of his most important sculpture and paintings. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951290
ISBN
9781845951290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.20

paperback. Intends to recreate the Pablo Picasso's life and work during the decade of 1907-17 - a period during which the artist and Georges Braque invented Cubism and to that extent engendered modernism. Bringing a fresh light to bear on the artist's sensationalised private life, this title presents a view of this paradoxical man of his paradoxical work. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951566
ISBN
9781845951566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.20

paperback. A biography that establishes the complexity of Picasso's Spanish roots, his aversion to his native Malaga and his passion for Barcelona and Catalan 'modernisme'. It introduces material on the artist's early training in religious art. It provides fresh insights into the artistic failures of Picasso's father as an impetus to his sons' triumphs. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 185 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951559
ISBN
9781845951559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.20

Paperback. An intimate portrait of the life of Eleanor 'Erlund' Hudson (1912-2011), the watercolourist, etcher and designer who was best known for her evocative depictions of women at work during the Second World War. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: AFCC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 218 x 7. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
John Catt Educational Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909717213
ISBN
9781909717213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.04

Paperback. The first full-scale, monumental life of Barbara Stanwyck, the first to delve into her complex life and to explore her extraordinary range of films. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 310 b&w photos throughout. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
1056
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439194065
ISBN
9781439194065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.10

Paperback. Bernard Herrmann is a music composer who in over 40 scores enriched the work of directors like Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese. He scored for "Fahrenheit 451", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", and "Psycho". This title is his biography exploring the inter-relationships between his music and his personal life. Num Pages: 429 pages, 31 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
429
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition, With a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229396
ISBN
9780520229396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Covers Brian's early days, from his childhood in Hertfordshire and his schooldays at Eton and Oxford to his job in the family coffee business in the City and his service with the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War. This book contains a selection of the most memorable characters and locations from his years on the Radio Four programme. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APW; BGFA; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprinted Ed
Publisher
Virgin Books London
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KLN0015044
ISBN
9780753507902
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Covers Brian's early days, from his childhood in Hertfordshire and his schooldays at Eton and Oxford to his job in the family coffee business in the City and his service with the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War. This book contains a selection of the most memorable characters and locations from his years on the Radio Four programme. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APW; BGFA; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprinted Ed
Publisher
Virgin Books London
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KLN0017957
ISBN
9780753507902
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages, 855 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 274 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1644. Steve McQueen and the Making of Le Mans. 464 pages, 855 photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APF; BGF; WSPC. Dimension: 209 x 274 x 31. Weight: 1702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Bentley Publishers
Edition
1st
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780837602349
ISBN
9780837602349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.42
€ 87.60

Hardcover. The memoir of one of the greatest American violinists of the 20th century. Born in 1905 in Portland, Oregon, Louis Kaufman studied violin at New York's Institute of Musical Art. He went on to became the most sought after violin soloist in Hollywood, playing in some 500 films. Num Pages: 384 pages, 70 b&w photographs, 8pp colour insert. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299183806
ISBN
9780299183806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.73

paperback. Hell-raiser Shane MacGowan's acclaimed and surprisingly lucid memoir. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan
Condition
New
SKU
9780283072048
ISBN
9780283072048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.29

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Virgin Books London
Number of pages
400
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0018258
ISBN
9780753505090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Virgin Books London
Number of pages
400
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0015118
ISBN
9780753505090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Virgin Books London
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KNW0008356
ISBN
9780753505090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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