Biography: arts & entertainment
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Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback. This account reconceptualizes the notion of genius by placing the life and career of Ludwig van Beethoven in its social context. It explores the musical world of late 18th-century Vienna and follows the activities of the aristocratic patrons who paved the way for the composer's success. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348. Musical Politics in Vienna, 1792-1803. 252 pages, illustrations. This account reconceptualizes the notion of genius by placing the life and career of Ludwig van Beethoven in its social context. It explores the musical world of late 18th-century Vienna and follows the activities of the aristocratic patrons who paved the way for the composer's success. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JH. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight: 348.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211582
- ISBN
- 9780520211582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.73
€ 35.99
€ 26.73
Hardcover. From one of the leading scholars of the composer's works, an exploration of the unswerving artistic vision underlying Beethoven's symphonies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 illustrations; 10 music examples. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393076448
- ISBN
- 9780393076448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.59
€ 32.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Presenting a biography of Beethoven, this book offers insightful readings of Beethoven's key works. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571312566
- ISBN
- 9780571312566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 25.85
€ 40.99
€ 25.85
Paperback. An authoritative work offering a fresh look at Beethoven's life, career, and milieu. "Magisterial" -New York Review of Books. Num Pages: 624 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393326383
- ISBN
- 9780393326383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.62
€ 26.99
€ 23.62
Paperback. Beethoven is a classic study of the composer's music, written by one of the most important thinkers of our time. Throughout his life, Adorno wrote extensive notes, essay fragments and aides-memoires on the subject of Beethoven's music. This book brings together all of Beethoven's music in relation to the society in which he lived. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630458
- ISBN
- 9780745630458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.15
€ 27.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226423456
- ISBN
- 9780226423456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.26
€ 45.99
€ 35.26
Hardcover. A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's death Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316259095
- ISBN
- 9780316259095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.01
€ 27.99
€ 24.01
Paperback. As musically creative as his performances are destructive, the Who's main man gets the full biographical treatment from his childhood to his current role as a rock sage. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815410706
- ISBN
- 9780815410706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.20
€ 19.20
Paperback. Liberace's lover tells all: the good, the bad, and the ugly truths about the legendary entertainer, who never publically admitted he was gay. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781856710
- ISBN
- 9781781856710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 6.00
€ 11.99
€ 6.00
Paperback. Join Loose Women's Sherrie Hewson on her rollercoaster ride through the laughter, tears and tantrums of an extraordinary life lived on and off the screen. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280. Good copy
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0241452
- ISBN
- 9780007416257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Including various areas of Dylan's life - his immigrant antecedents, his business dealings, his various addictions and his romantic attachments - this title provides a picture of Dylan, who changed the whole course of popular music in the sixties and, over thirty years later, won three Grammys. Illustrator(s): Bernstein, Joel. Num Pages: 928 pages, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571272402
- ISBN
- 9780571272402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.36
€ 26.99
€ 18.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; BM; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062473622
- ISBN
- 9780062473622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.98
€ 34.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. The intimate yet unsparing biography of the world's first and most iconic rock star. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474604574
- ISBN
- 9781474604574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Series: Screen Classics Biography/Film Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813134635
- ISBN
- 9780813134635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.47
€ 34.47
Hardcover. Jordan is one of the most notorious celebrities in Britain today. Daily Mirror Editor, Piers Morgan, described her as 'The biggest driver of sales of tabloid newspapers in the country. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 592. Clean copy. Some shelfwear
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KST0021535
- ISBN
- 9781844540631
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Jordan is one of the most notorious celebrities in Britain today. Daily Mirror Editor, Piers Morgan, described her as 'The biggest driver of sales of tabloid newspapers in the country. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 592. Clean copy with dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0246377
- ISBN
- 9781844540631
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The nation's favourite Essex boy tells his rollercoaster story so far. Now updated with an exclusive new chapter! Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444794359
- ISBN
- 9781444794359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813533896
- ISBN
- 9780813533896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Hardcover. Unscrupulous, devilishly ambitious and undeniably charismatic, Domenico Barbaja was the most celebrated Italian impresario of the early 1800s and one of the most intriguing characters to dominate the operatic empire of the period. Dubbed the 'Viceroy of Naples', Barbaja managed both the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and La Scala in Milan. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323255
- ISBN
- 9781908323255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.89
€ 40.99
€ 26.89
Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive biographical study of Bartok as man, composer, and folklorist, including the background and development of his unique musical language and the impact of his pioneering investigations of multinational musical folklore on his composed works. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, index, footnotes, tables. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840768
- ISBN
- 9780810840768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.15
€ 101.15