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Paperback. Born into a theatrical family, Chaplin's father died of drink while his mother, unable to bear the poverty, suffered from bouts of insanity, Chaplin embarked on a film-making career which won him immeasurable success, as well as intense controversy. This autobiography constructs the poor London childhood and his prodigious life in the movies. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141011479
ISBN
9780141011479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. From original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler comes a tale of sex, drugs, excess, hairspray and and intense 20-year struggle with addiction. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007368488
ISBN
9780007368488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

paperback. Clare Balding grew up in a rather unusual household. Her father a champion trainer, she shared her life with more than 100 thoroughbred racehorses, mares, foals and ponies, as well as an ever-present pack of boxers and lurchers. As a toddler she would happily ride the legendary Mill Reef and take breakfast with the Queen. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780241959756
ISBN
9780241959756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. The definitive autobiography from the nation's best-loved broadcaster. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9780752881751
ISBN
9780752881751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The definitive autobiography from the nation's best-loved broadcaster. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238. Some Shelf Wear Very Good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KDK0015969
ISBN
9780752881751
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Founding member of Megadeth and former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine tells a never-before-heard story of the lifetime he has spent in rock 'n' roll. But this extraordinary tale, riddled with his own personal ups and downs, is also the inside account of two of the most influential heavy metal bands in the world. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007324101
ISBN
9780007324101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Robert Ponsonby has been at the centre of the music world both in Britain and elsewhere for some sixty years. This title presents a distillation of his experiences, achievements and friendships in that world. It paints portraits in many formats of the fifty or so figures he knew best, including conductors, composers, performers and administrators. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 black and white. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AV; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357296
ISBN
9781900357296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. The life story of the outstanding jazz vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin sheds light on South African jazz history, women in jazz, and American music as a transnational art form. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532. South African Women Thinking in Jazz. Series: Refiguring American Music. 376 pages, 32 illustrations. The life story of the outstanding jazz vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin sheds light on South African jazz history, women in jazz, and American music as a transnational art form. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 24. Weight: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349143
ISBN
9780822349143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

paperback. Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most unfathomable composers in the history of music. How can such sublime work have been produced by a man who seems so ordinary, so opaque - and occasionally so intemperate? This book distills the fruits of a lifetime's immersion as one of Bach's greatest living interpreters. Num Pages: 672 pages, 24pp colour. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGD; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141977591
ISBN
9780141977591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.75

Hardback. Goss' biography of Carol Robinson (1889-1979) presents the life of a serious American pianist within the larger context of American intellectual life. Num Pages: 285 pages, Fr.Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826267
ISBN
9780810826267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
AuthorHouse
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477245811
ISBN
9781477245811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. An incredibly moving story of fatherhood and family - good and bad - from the star of Eastenders and Gavin and Stacey Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444715293
ISBN
9781444715293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 209 x 5. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Unisa Press South Africa
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868885527
ISBN
9781868885527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.36

Paperback. Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her day, Dora Jordan lived a quite different role off-stage as lover to Prince William, third son of George III. Unmarried, the pair lived in a villa on the Thames and had ten children together until William, under pressure from royal advisers, abandoned her. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp inset photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; APB; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963296
ISBN
9780241963296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. An insider's account of life with Sinatra during the heady years of the Rat Pack that's as cool, original and dazzling as the man himself. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 289 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pan
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
9780330412292
ISBN
9780330412292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pallas Athene Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
40
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843680758
ISBN
9781843680758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Backbeat Books United States
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879307936
ISBN
9780879307936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.35

Paperback. Finally in paperback comes Mo' Meta Blues Questlove's New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed psychedelic, punch-drunk memoir Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 x 8pp insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; AVGR; BGFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455501373
ISBN
9781455501373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.71

Hardcover. The illustrated life story of the world's most beloved composer Num Pages: 288 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 285 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783962938
ISBN
9781783962938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 261 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Samuel Wachtman´s Sons, Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941905005
ISBN
9781941905005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

paperback. Now available in paperback, Mozart is a brilliant study of the great composer's life and creative genius, written by one of the most important social thinkers of our time. In Mozart, Elias provides insight into this case of tragic conflict between personal creativity and the tastes of a society which sought to control it. Editor(s): Schroter, Michael. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745614106
ISBN
9780745614106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.10

Paperback. Presents a selection of Mozart's letters, translated into English, complete with notes, linking commentary and chronology. Editor(s): Eisen, Professor Cliff. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BGH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
F First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441467
ISBN
9780141441467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143126065
ISBN
9780143126065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.32

paperback. A major new biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told through the prism of the women in his life Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pan
Condition
New
SKU
9780330418584
ISBN
9780330418584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

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