Biography: arts & entertainment
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Biography: arts & entertainment
Hardback. Documents how American experimental music and its practitioners came to prominence in the West German cultural landscape between the end of the Second World War in 1945 and the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990. This work chronicles German views on American music, and American composers' pursuit of professional opportunities abroad. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 359 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJPN; AVGC6; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247550
- ISBN
- 9780520247550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.18€ 65.03
€ 84.18
€ 65.03
Paperback. Mahler's life was a remarkably complex one, his success as a conductor continually overshadowed by his craving for recognition as a composer. Recognition which never came in his lifetime. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780384450
- ISBN
- 9781780384450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. Nevill Johnson is better known as a painter and photographer than as a writer. Eoin O'Brien, close friend of Nevill Johnson and literary executor of his estate, has edited his writings in this volume for the first time. The resulting book, provides an intriguing insight into the life of one of the most innovative artists of the 20th century. Editor(s): O'Brien, Eoin. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843516293
- ISBN
- 9781843516293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 17.10
€ 20.00
€ 17.10
Paperback. A funny story of a boy growing into a man who then realizes he has only begun to grow. This book presents the story of turning points in his life, events that would make him what he is - if only he could survive them. It is filled with curiosity about nature, good humour and honesty. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099493761
- ISBN
- 9780099493761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Blue Rider Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399185724
- ISBN
- 9780399185724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.92
€ 23.99
€ 19.92
Paperback. Neil Diamond has been responsible for writing some of the most memorable songs in pop music history and he has sold in excess of 120 million albums. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Piatkus Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749950767
- ISBN
- 9780749950767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.75
€ 15.75
Paperback. Beyond her beauty and her unbroken success as a child star and mature actor, Natalie Wood possessed a star quality that entranced both women and men. This book presents her story, from exploited child star to troubled teen, through her years as a top international movie star and concludes with the revelations about her long unsolved drowning. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 178 x 46. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099431855
- ISBN
- 9780099431855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.34
€ 25.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. The lives and loves of two of the last century's most dazzling and wild women. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780878829
- ISBN
- 9781780878829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. A Life in Jazz. 220 pages, 8 pages gloss photos. A biography of Nat Gonella. This book portrays the wonderful years with Billy Cotton, Roy Fox and Lew Stone, the creation of Nat's Georgians, and his friendship with the great stars like Gracie Fields, Max Miller, Fats Waller and the legendary Louis Armstrong. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRN; BGF. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Northway Publications
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953704071
- ISBN
- 9780953704071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. Charles Handy is perhaps best known outside the business world as a wise and warm presenter of Radio 4's "Thought for the Day". Here, he leaves the management territory he has so effectively and influentially mapped in the past to explore the issues and dilemmas - moral and creative - raised by the turning points of his long and successful life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp b&w. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099481881
- ISBN
- 9780099481881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. For the first time, Roger Moore shares his recollections of his childhood, working on early television and playing some of the world's most famous roles alongside a host of legendary stars. Packed with anecdotes and memories, My Word is My Bond is as frank, funny and disarmingly charming as the legend himself. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843173878
- ISBN
- 9781843173878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.37
€ 17.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. In this highly readable, witty and colourful autobiography, Flynn reveals himself and his remarkable life as he did nowhere else. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320. 448 pages, Illustrations. In this highly readable, witty and colourful autobiography, Flynn reveals himself and his remarkable life as he did nowhere else. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight: 308.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845130497
- ISBN
- 9781845130497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.79
€ 16.99
€ 12.79
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871082203
- ISBN
- 9781871082203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.45
€ 23.99
€ 20.45
Paperback. Norman Wisdom, in his cloth cap and ill-fitting suit, is the living embodiment of the little man battling against the forces of authority and pomposity. His career in comedy has been the fulfilment of what Charlie Chaplin predicted - that Norman Wisdom would be the man to take his mantle. This work is about Norman Wisdom. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: AS; BGFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 100 x 25. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099446767
- ISBN
- 9780099446767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. Dale Winton is one of the most popular stars on television today. For over 25 years his warm and winning ways have made him one of Britain's most popular and powerful personalities on television, radio, and with live audiences everywhere. This autobiography of Dale deals with the ups and downs of a life lived to the full and more. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099573937
- ISBN
- 9780099573937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849549783
- ISBN
- 9781849549783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.21
€ 26.99
€ 20.21
paperback. Electrifying memoir by singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGFA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 578. A Memoir of Art, Race & Defiance. 480 pages, Illustrations. Electrifying memoir by singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGFA; JPVH1. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 37. Weight: 578.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857865861
- ISBN
- 9780857865861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Ever since being brought up by The Beatles, Frankie Boyle has been a tremendous liar. Join him on his adventures with his chum Clangy The Brass Boy and laugh as he doesn't accidentally kill a student nurse when a party gets out of hand. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007324514
- ISBN
- 9780007324514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.41
€ 13.99
€ 10.41
Paperback. 'If Ray Mears isn't a Great Living Englishman, then goodness me, who is? Ray is a persuader, pragmatist and populariser in the Durrell-Attenborough-Bellamy tradition.' - Robert Crampton, The Times Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BGFA; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444778212
- ISBN
- 9781444778212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
CD-Audio. Arthur Smith is best known as a comedian, a broadcaster and an opening bat for "Grumpy Old Men". But he has also been a West End playwright, an English teacher, a failed rock star, a busker, a road sweeper and a bombsite boy in post-war Bermondsey. This memoir encompasses a range of funny and often moving experiences by this commentator. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846571794
- ISBN
- 9781846571794
CD
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.65
€ 24.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 110 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553572339
- ISBN
- 9780553572339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.55
€ 9.99
€ 8.55
Paperback. The unvarnished and complete story of the life of one of America's greatest ever songwriters. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp colour pics. BIC Classification: AVGL; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751565478
- ISBN
- 9780751565478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Updated with a chapter on his 50th anniversary celebrations Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 b/w and colour photo sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Updated ed.
- SKU
- KNW0010782
- ISBN
- 9780755315895
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An enchanting account of the great and controversial composer Richard Wagner, by an artist immersed in his music. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8pp. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780228372
- ISBN
- 9781780228372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65