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Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback. Described as "the hardest-working man in show business" James Brown's life story is that of a conscientious performer and consummate professional with a fascinating and controversial personal life. Anecdotes from a forty-year friendship and details of his life "at home" are featured in this comprehensive biography of The Godfather of Soul. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599219646
- ISBN
- 9781599219646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.36
€ 15.36
Hardback. Bernard Vorhaus recalls his days as a writer and director of silent films. Working for Paramount and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, Vorhaus crossed paths with many Hollywood stars, such as Greta Garbo and John Wayne. A pioneer, he was the first director to use flash-backs in the storyline of a film. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838673
- ISBN
- 9780810838673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.35
€ 105.35
Paperback. Discusses the authors end to his time in Korn and how his faith has influenced his relationship with his daughter, his life and his music. This book describes challenging but rewarding events over two years, and exposes the truth about how his moments of doubt and his hardships have only deepened his faith. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 5/25/08
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061431647
- ISBN
- 9780061431647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. "In all my whole career the Brick House was one of the toughest joints I ever played in. It was the honky-tonk where levee workers would congregate every Saturday night and trade with the gals who'd s Num Pages: 248 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Hachette Books United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306802768
- ISBN
- 9780306802768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.86
€ 20.99
€ 15.86
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€ 21.39
€ 21.99
€ 21.39
Paperback. This is the first biography of the musician, conductor, and director Sarah Caldwell, an indomitable force for opera in America, and the first woman to conduct at the Metropolitan Opera. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810861107
- ISBN
- 9780810861107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.15
€ 112.15
Hardback. This is the first biography of the musician, conductor, and director Sarah Caldwell, an indomitable force for opera in America, and the first woman to conduct at the Metropolitan Opera. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859470
- ISBN
- 9780810859470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.86
€ 150.86
Hardcover. Samuel Fuller (1912-1997) is known as the "Rousseau of the cinema," a mostly "B" genre Hollywood moviemaker deeply admired by "A" filmmakers. Fuller, who made 23 features between 1949 and 1989, is the very definition of a "cult" director, appreciated by those with a certain bent of subterranean taste. This volume tells his story. Editor(s): Peary, Gerald. Series: Conversations with Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617033063
- ISBN
- 9781617033063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780297609490
- ISBN
- 9780297609490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.66
€ 21.99
€ 16.66
Hardback. Translator(s): Leon, Fernando Gonzalez de. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611483185
- ISBN
- 9781611483185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.46
€ 126.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; AVGH; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892245
- ISBN
- 9788772892245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.32€ 40.89
€ 50.32
€ 40.89
Paperback. Bestselling author and award-winning actor Shirley MacLaine invites readers to share in her quest for spiritual, physical and personal harmony and truth. This is a provocative and enlightening synthesis of what Shirley has discovered in her years of searching for a deeper meaning in her life. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847392046
- ISBN
- 9781847392046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paperback.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292725843
- ISBN
- 9780292725843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.76
€ 20.99
€ 20.76
Hardcover. Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright (b. 1973) is famous around the world for his multi-faceted musical style, shown through both his recorded output and his engaging live performances. In this book, Katherine Williams combines his aspects of his life story with scholarly readings drawn from several methodologies. Series: Popular Music History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 2204.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845532932
- ISBN
- 9781845532932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.81
€ 54.81
Paperback. Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright (b. 1973) is famous around the world for his multi-faceted musical style, shown through both his recorded output and his engaging live performances. In this book, Katherine Williams combines aspects of his life story with scholarly readings drawn from several methodologies. Series: Popular Music History. Num Pages: 142 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781795194
- ISBN
- 9781781795194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.44
€ 42.44
Hardback. This first biography of Rudolph Ganz provides a balanced appraisal of his music and its effect on the western tradition. Illustrated. Extensive endnotes and appendixes. Num Pages: 211 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810828834
- ISBN
- 9780810828834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.76
€ 106.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30ill. BIC Classification: AVGU; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Plexus Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859653411
- ISBN
- 9780859653411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.46
€ 21.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. A compelling testament to Rory Gallagher and the musical life of a shy and retiring working-class hero, distinguished by his check shirts and his astounding dexterity on acoustic and electric guitar - the guitarist and blues man who blazed a trail for others to follow. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133. .
- Publisher
- Gill
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848893184
- ISBN
- 9781848893184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
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€ 13.52
€ 17.99
€ 13.52
Paperback. A candid, no-holds-barred romp through forty years of drugs, sex and rock n roll Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330445047
- ISBN
- 9780330445047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AVH; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 201 x 12. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062293312
- ISBN
- 9780062293312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.54
€ 18.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. A wild and witty self-portrait of the author, America's 'Pope of Trash', told through intimate profiles of his favourite personalities - some famous, some unknown, some criminal, some surprisingly middle of the road. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472116154
- ISBN
- 9781472116154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Roger Waters: The Man Behind the Wall is the first full biography of the author of Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and, of course, The Wall. Num Pages: 296 pages, Two 8-page color photo inserts. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617136689
- ISBN
- 9781617136689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schott
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783254084194
- ISBN
- 9783254084194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.56
€ 22.56