Biography: arts & entertainment
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Biography: arts & entertainment
Hardback. From his humble theatrical beginnings in upstate New York, to Radio City Music Hall and on to Hollywood, Gavin MacLeod was on the fast track to success. However, a few hard life lessons---like dealing with a divorce---taught Gavin that the key to happiness was only through a deep faith in God. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780849947629
- ISBN
- 9780849947629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.34
€ 24.99
€ 23.34
Hardback. In print for the first time since 1790, this theatrical memoir of England's greatest mimic and one of the foremost actors and managers of the late eighteenth century, includes accounts of some of the great dramatic figures of the day, including David Garrick, Samuel Foote, Peg Woffington, John Rich and others. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838637678
- ISBN
- 9780838637678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.49
€ 122.49
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
€ 20.04
€ 20.04
Hardback. Art Pepper (1925-1982) is generally considered the greatest alto saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation. Editor(s): Selbert, Todd. Series: Writings on a jazz original. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815410676
- ISBN
- 9780815410676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.78
€ 31.99
€ 28.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810882218
- ISBN
- 9780810882218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.01
€ 21.01
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
€ 122.57
€ 122.57
Hardback. This is the first biography of jazz clarinetist Kenny Davern. Drawing from Davern's many interviews and the recollections of his friends and family, Meyer tells the story of the man and his music and why both were unique and irreplaceable. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810876927
- ISBN
- 9780810876927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.69
€ 155.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810869707
- ISBN
- 9780810869707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.76
€ 140.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810869264
- ISBN
- 9780810869264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.59
€ 141.59
Paperback. This is the first biography of the musician, conductor, and director Sarah Caldwell, an indomitable force for opera in America, and the first woman to conduct at the Metropolitan Opera. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810861107
- ISBN
- 9780810861107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.15
€ 112.15
Hardback. This is the first biography of the musician, conductor, and director Sarah Caldwell, an indomitable force for opera in America, and the first woman to conduct at the Metropolitan Opera. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859470
- ISBN
- 9780810859470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.86
€ 150.86
Paperback. A biography about Anna May Wong, an Asian American woman who became the country's most famous film actress of Chinese descent. It takes you on a journey through Wong's early years in Los Angeles and her first Hollywood pictures. It is also examines the scope of race, gender, and power and their impact on her personal growth as a Chinese American. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859098
- ISBN
- 9780810859098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.26
€ 82.26
Hardback. This is the first fully documented biography of the Italian composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), the beloved and popular composer of the opera Pagliacci. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810858800
- ISBN
- 9780810858800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.47
€ 176.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810857292
- ISBN
- 9780810857292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.72
€ 83.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810854277
- ISBN
- 9780810854277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.41
€ 141.41
Hardback. This first full-length biography of a legendary and award-winning Hollywood writer, producer, and director (Duck Soup, My Favorite Wife, An Affair to Remember, Going My Way, andThe Bells of St. Marys) explores the directors life as filtered through his art. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810852631
- ISBN
- 9780810852631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.48
€ 113.48
Paperback. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810852181
- ISBN
- 9780810852181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.60
€ 113.60
Paperback. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810848993
- ISBN
- 9780810848993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.46
€ 63.46
Hardback. This is the autobiography of Ronnie Maasz's 50-plus years as a cameraman. Rather than tell a chronological tale, the book is a humorous and light-hearted collage of international locales, quirky people, exciting events, and special effects gone wrong that the author has encountered along the way. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AJRD; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810848832
- ISBN
- 9780810848832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.82
€ 117.82
Paperback. No. 2 in the series, co-authored by Ron Fritts, Ella Fitzgerald: The Chick Webb Years & Beyond 1935-1948, chronicles Ella's life from her discovery and development by Chick Webb, the shock of Webb's early death, her years as a bandleader, her success as a solo singer, marriage to Ray Brown, and her first tour of England. Series: Ken Vail's Jazz Itineraries. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF; G; YNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810848818
- ISBN
- 9780810848818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.27
€ 69.27
paperback. Series: Ken Vail's Jazz Itineraries. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGJ; BGF; G; YNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810848801
- ISBN
- 9780810848801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.30
€ 77.30
hardcover. This is the first of a two-volume set which covers the life and music of this legendary jazz leader. Covering the early years from 1890 to 1930, the text tells of the life of one of the major influencers of jazz music while also providing a glimpse of what life was like during the roaring 20s. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 840 pages, 44 b&w photographs, bibliography, index, chronology, discography. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 188 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780810845794
- ISBN
- 9780810845794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.74
€ 129.74
Paperback. Blind Tom was the stage name of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a blind black pianist born into slavery in 1849. In this focused, consequential study, Southall reformulates the debate surrounding Blind Tom and expands its dimensions significantly. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVH; BGF; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845459
- ISBN
- 9780810845459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.10
€ 59.10
Hardback. The author sheds some much-needed light on one of the most interesting anomalies in American musical history_Septimus Winner a.k.a. Alice Hawthorne. Num Pages: 328 pages, 28 b&w photographs, footnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845404
- ISBN
- 9780810845404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.49
€ 140.49