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Biography: arts & entertainment
Kay Swift (1897-1993) was one of the few women composers active on Broadway in the first half of the 20th century. Vicki Ohl describes a remarkable life, which included being the first woman to write a Broadway musical and eloping to Oregon with a rodeo cowboy she met at the 1939 World's Fair. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36ill.21mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- New Haven
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300102611
- ISBN
- 9780300102611
Condition: New
€ 81.96
€ 81.96
Paperback. For years now, the author has been loved as presenter of "Ready Steady Cook", and, recently, co-presenter of "This Morning" with Philip Schofield. Never one to shy away from a good laugh or cry on national TV, she has none-the-less never talked about herself to the public, preferring to keep her private life private. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 412. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KEX0205023
- ISBN
- 9780141038865
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 224 pages. Melinda Ferguson is a well-known, award-winning True Love magazine journo and bestselling author of Smacked: a harrowing journey of addiction and Hooked. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Jacana Media
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781920601126
- ISBN
- 9781920601126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.91
€ 21.99
€ 19.91
Paperback. Gauguin: A Life - in graphic novel form Num Pages: 144 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB; BGF; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- SelfMadeHero
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910593271
- ISBN
- 9781910593271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.16
€ 16.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. As a teacher and organist-choirmaster Healey Willan inspired generations of singers, musicians, and composers. As a composer he created some 800 works, including operas and symphonies as well as organ, piano, chamber, vocal, and band music. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill.mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; AVS; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Toronto
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802081360
- ISBN
- 9780802081360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.61
€ 53.61
Paperback. This new edition of Journeyman, Ewan MacColl's vivid and entertaining autobiography, has been re-edited from the original manuscript, and includes a new introduction by Peggy Seeger, for whom he wrote the unforgettable The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Num Pages: 512 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079368
- ISBN
- 9780719079368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.81
€ 32.99
€ 32.81
Paperback. Polanski is one of the most talented and distinguished of modern film makers. Covering Polanski's films as director, this book addresses the eclecticism, ambiguity and paradoxes of his cinema, while seeking out the common elements in his films. It examines the autobiographical effect of Polanski's films, his characters and diverse narratives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26 mono illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845112974
- ISBN
- 9781845112974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.23
€ 32.99
€ 28.23
Hardback. The first narrative biography of the Runaways, told with the participation of many of the band's surviving members Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Hachette Books United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306820397
- ISBN
- 9780306820397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.26
€ 43.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- AuthorHouse
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477245811
- ISBN
- 9781477245811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.12
€ 16.99
€ 14.12
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838647
- ISBN
- 9781843838647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.94
€ 45.99
€ 38.94
Hardcover. Lennie Tristano occupies a rare position in jazz history. Emerging from an era when modernism was the guiding principle in jazz, Tristano explored musical avenues that were avant-garde even by modernism's experimental standards. This title sheds light on the important role Tristano played in the jazz world. Series: Jazz Perspectives. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 musical examples, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472113460
- ISBN
- 9780472113460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.93
€ 66.93
Hardcover. By the time Eunice Grayson played James Bond's girlfriend she had already become one of the first reality TV stars. Her leading men included Sean Connery and Roger Moore, and she co-starred in a record-breaking run of 'The Sound of Music'. This is the inside story of an original Bond girl and some of the best-loved films ever made. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Signum
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956653475
- ISBN
- 9780956653475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810877597
- ISBN
- 9780810877597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.14
€ 113.14
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
€ 15.99€ 12.77
€ 15.99
€ 12.77
Going Platinum: KISS, Donna Summer, and How Neil Bogart Built Casablan...
Ermilio, Brett, Levine, Josh
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762791330
- ISBN
- 9780762791330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.98
€ 25.99
€ 21.98
Paperback. Bruno Walter, one of the twentieth century's greatest conductors, lived a fascinating life in difficult times. This book is a biography of Walter. It tells of Walter's close friendship with Gustav Mahler, his relations with Thomas Mann and his family, and his romantic involvement with the soprano Delia Reinhardt. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVGC4; BGF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803290082
- ISBN
- 9780803290082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.84
€ 39.84
Paperback. The long awaited story of one of Britain's greatest comic legends. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0296129
- ISBN
- 9780007177851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AC; BGF; JFC. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197445
- ISBN
- 9781845197445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.08
€ 38.99
€ 36.08
Hardback. A definitive new biography, deftly interweaving an account of Turner's early life with profound scholarly and aesthetic appreciation of his work Series: J.M.W. Turner: A Life in Art. Num Pages: 552 pages, 350 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AGB; BGF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 241. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300140651
- ISBN
- 9780300140651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.14
€ 131.14
Hardback. Nearly one hundred years after the death of its composer, the music of Claude Debussy has lost none of its appeal. In this authoritative biography, author Eric Frederick Jensen brings together the most recent biographical research, including a revised catalogue of Debussy's compositions and the first complete edition of his correspondence. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 music examples, 15 halftones (gallery). BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199730056
- ISBN
- 9780199730056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.05€ 41.16
€ 51.05
€ 41.16