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Biography: arts & entertainment

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

€ 32.99
€ 27.95

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
€ 17.80

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

€ 7.88

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
€ 11.92

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

€ 38.77

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

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.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571244133
ISBN
9780571244133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

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
€ 14.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694568
ISBN
9781894694568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.05

Paperback. This is the only book in English on Swiss artist Sonja Sekula, who enjoyed considerable success in America in the 1940s and 1950s. Published to accompany the exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Luzern (11 June to 25 September 2016). Editor(s): Kunstmuseum Luzern. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 327 x 15. Weight in Grams: 962.
Publisher
Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783858815125
ISBN
9783858815125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.15

Paperback. Sun Ra's music as it is about his passionate, often wildly unorthodox views on the galaxy, black people and spiritual matters. With the various incarnations of his inimitable Arkestra, his repertoire ranged from boogie-woogie to swing to be-bop to fusion to New Age, and his influence extended throughout the jazz and rock worlds. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841950556
ISBN
9781841950556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.90

paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405918558
ISBN
9781405918558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. As a kid, Stacey dreamed of becoming a star. But at 17, it looked like her dream was shattered when she got pregnant by mistake. Always the fighter, new single mum Stacey rallied, found a college with a creche for her son Zachery and waitressed at night, determined that he should have the opportunities she didn't. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Group
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718158170
ISBN
9780718158170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Hardback. Covers half a lifetime and the range of Frayn's theatrical writing. This title reflects on his path into theatre: the 'doubtful beginnings' of his childhood, his subsequent scorn as a young man and, surprisingly late in life, his reluctant conversion. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; BGF; BGL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0003665
ISBN
9780571240555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Laurel and Hardy can still reduce audiences to helpless laughter, as Simon Louvish attests in this chronicle of their lives and works. Num Pages: 544 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 136 x 30. Weight in Grams: 438.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215904
ISBN
9780571215904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Santa Monica Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595800862
ISBN
9781595800862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Hal Leonard
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881888829
ISBN
9780881888829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.92

Paperback. Illustrated large format. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KEX0238436
ISBN
9781846056697
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Phillips, Gene D. Series: Conversations with Filmmakers. Num Pages: 234 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Roundhouse Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st NAP
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578062973
ISBN
9781578062973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 354 pages, 30. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770410121
ISBN
9781770410121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.94

Paperback. * David Bowie is one of our greatest icons. This is the definitive biography. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 32, colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 400.
Edition
0th Edition
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751542936
ISBN
9780751542936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardback. "Tomkins reveals his unpublished film artwork and behind-the-scenes photographs from [a] .. career that spanned more than 50 years in both British and Hollywood cinema"--Amazon.com. Num Pages: 168 pages, 75 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 258 x 23. Weight in Grams: 962.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750956178
ISBN
9780750956178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2-color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 369 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408842157
ISBN
9781408842157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

Paperback. The next installment in a powerful and extraordinary life story by one of Britain's best-loved television stars Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KAK0007152
ISBN
9781447222484
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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