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Hardback. Focuses on the profound impact that the author's Midwestern roots have had on his songs, politics, and prophetic character. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441142320
ISBN
9781441142320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.31
€ 82.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 8 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780394714394
ISBN
9780394714394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. One of the 'big three' of swing tenors - along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young - Ben Webster was one of the best known and most popular saxophonists from the 1930s through the 1970s. Early in his career, Webster worked with many of the greatest orchestras of the time. This book presents the story of Webster's brilliant and troubled career. Series: Jazz Perspectives. Num Pages: 400 pages, 31 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472033607
ISBN
9780472033607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.85

Paperback. Marlon Brando will never cease to fascinate us: for his triumphs as an actor as well as his disasters; for the power of the screen portrayals he gave. This title examines each of Brando's films. It brings into focus Brando's self-destructiveness, his lifelong dissembling, his deeply ambivalent feelings towards his chosen vocation. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 122 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780571244133
ISBN
9780571244133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.69

Paperback. The remarkable autobiography of the last great wartime icon. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 b/w, 10 col plates (16pp), (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGN; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007318919
ISBN
9780007318919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.23

Hardback. Trumpeter Joe Wilder is distinguished for his achievements in both the jazz and classical worlds. He was a founding member of the Symphony of the New World, where he played first trumpet, and he performed as lead trumpet and soloist with Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Lunceford, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439911273
ISBN
9781439911273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.52

Paperback. Tells the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a self-confessed legend. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099580089
ISBN
9780099580089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Tomahawk Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953192656
ISBN
9780953192656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.79

Paperback. Miles Davis was one of the crucial influences in the development of modern jazz. This book tells the story of Miles' childhood, his depressions and his relationship with heroin as well as the more familiar public career. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099281832
ISBN
9780099281832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.35

Hardcover. The world's leading reggae scholar has spent forty years interviewing Bob Marley and his closest confidants. This is the definitive telling of Marley's life. Num Pages: 480 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGS; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393058451
ISBN
9780393058451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.28

Paperback. SO good. SO funny. SO naughty. SO honest. The intimate and hilarious memoir of the country's favourite TV presenter comes to paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340833490
ISBN
9780340833490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Celebrity Profiles Publishing United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575791432
ISBN
9781575791432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Winning awards, losing love, longing for stability and affection, being pitted against Amy Winehouse by the press - Lily's meteoric rise to fame has been peppered with extreme highs and lows, no lower than when she tragically suffered a miscarriage in 2008. This title presents her story. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004403
ISBN
9781849380614
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Using insight, the author shares journals from his gruelling world tours of 1997 and 1998, as well as a record of the fulfilment of his longstanding dream to journey through Africa. He takes us through highs and lows, frustrations and exhilaration - from roving gangs of baboons in Kenya to haggling with immigration officials in Madagascar. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753510308
ISBN
9780753510308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.67

Hardback. Details the life of Charley Chase-a major force in the shaping of motion picture comedy. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 80 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833777
ISBN
9780810833777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062354969
ISBN
9780062354969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harper
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062354952
ISBN
9780062354952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.77

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
€ 13.21

Paperback. Rubina is a one-in-a-million-star. After being plucked from among the five-hundred slum children who auditioned for Danny Boyle's multi-Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire", she saw her fairytale dream of stardom come true. But what does the future hold for a little girl now trapped between Hollywood glamour and the poverty of her Mumbai slum? Num Pages: 192 pages, 8-page full colour photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 144. 8vo.Some minor wear otherwise a good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0264201
ISBN
9780552776370
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Slipknot are a notoriously controversial band who combine a talent for outrage with their music. Incredibly, their apparel of masks and boiler suits, which they refuse to remove, means that their fans still do not know what they look like. This title includes interviews and information on the mysterious nine masked men of the band. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091879334
ISBN
9780091879334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. Star of the E! hit series Kendra comes a humorous memoir that captures the spirit of one of the most beloved Playboy cover models in history Num Pages: 256 pages, 8-page color insert. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Gallery
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439180921
ISBN
9781439180921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.80

Paperback. It seems excessive..but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007257775
ISBN
9780007257775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

Hardback. .
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617136160
ISBN
9781617136160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557285485
ISBN
9781557285485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.45

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