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Paperback. Tom Watkins is the famously entertaining pop Svengali with killer commercial instincts and prodigious talent for design who propelled the Pet Shop Boys, Bros and East 17, among others, to global stardom. In this book, he takes us through his extraordinary and colourful life into the inner-circle of 80s pop-culture. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AVGP; BGFA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753541975
ISBN
9780753541975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.67

Paperback. In 2014, Forbes listed Calvin Harris as the world's highest paid DJ for the second year running and he has just scored his fifth number one hit - and his third this year. But just who is Calvin Harris? This biography of the chart-topping sensation, charts Harris' journey from struggling musician to international superstar. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845029678
ISBN
9781845029678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

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

€ 7.79

paperback. Includes an account of Bernard's Salford childhood, the early days of Joy Division, the band's enormous critical and popular success, and the subsequent tragic death of Ian Curtis. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552170499
ISBN
9780552170499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.44

Hardcover. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810882812
ISBN
9780810882812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.29

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taschen GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836561631
ISBN
9783836561631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.68

paperback. David Niven's bestselling anecdotes of Hollywood in its heyday - now packaged as a 'Great Read'. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 pages photographs. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 3. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
HODDER & STOUGHTON
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340839959
ISBN
9780340839959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Hardback. Biography of actress Sharon Tate, wife of director Roman Polanski, who was murdered by the Manson cult forty years ago. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306818899
ISBN
9780306818899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. A biography that offers a fresh account of Robert Schumann's life. It confronts the traditional perception of the doom-laden Romantic, forced by depression into a life of helpless, poignant sadness. It frees Schumann from one hundred and fifty years of myth-making and unjustified psychological speculation. Num Pages: 496 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300163988
ISBN
9780300163988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.68

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: 294.
Publisher
Penguin Group
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241959756
ISBN
9780241959756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444758504
ISBN
9781444758504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Charles Handy is perhaps best known outside the business world as a wise and warm presenter of Radio 4's "Thought for the Day". Here, he leaves the management territory he has so effectively and influentially mapped in the past to explore the issues and dilemmas - moral and creative - raised by the turning points of his long and successful life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp b&w. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099481881
ISBN
9780099481881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.67

Paperback. A vivid and revelatory first-hand account of one of the most evocative periods in popular music, written by one the era's greatest songwriters. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white and colour in plate section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908279576
ISBN
9781908279576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

paperback. Memoir from the iconic fashion inventor, philanthropist, socialite and powerful feminist, Diane von Furstenberg Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp colour. BIC Classification: AKB; AKT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471140297
ISBN
9781471140297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Aged just 17, the author walked on stage for the first time in a Glasgow comedy club and brought the house down. He only had a five-minute set but in that short time he discovered that he really could earn a living from making people laugh. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405913768
ISBN
9781405913768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Hardcover. This newly expanded edition contains approximately 40 new photos which complement the original 150 pictures documenting Barbara McQueen's three-and-a-half year relationship with the movie icon, which includes candid shots from 1977 to 1980 - McQueen's years out of the spotlight. Num Pages: 260 pages, Over 180 photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 302 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1706. 260 pages, Over 180 photographs. This newly expanded edition contains approximately 40 new photos which complement the original 150 pictures documenting Barbara McQueen's three-and-a-half year relationship with the movie icon, which includes candid shots from 1977 to 1980 - McQueen's years out of the spotlight. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Dimension: 238 x 302 x 25. Weight: 1718.
Publisher
Dalton Watson
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854432551
ISBN
9781854432551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.09

Hardcover. The first publication to consider the relationship between these two major artists of the High Renaissance Num Pages: 272 pages, 180 color illus. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 229. .
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857096095
ISBN
9781857096095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 48pp b&w illistrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
514
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571218196
ISBN
9780571218196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.83

Paperback. Translator(s): Benderson, Bruce. Num Pages: 1136 pages, 60 B&W photos. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 253 x 46. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Running Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762455966
ISBN
9780762455966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.07

Paperback. A new edition with a new after word and details of John Entwistle's death and The Who's ongoing career. Num Pages: 632 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Publisher
Omnibus Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844498079
ISBN
9781844498079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. The authorised biography of Oliver Reed, one of Britain's best loved actors. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472112637
ISBN
9781472112637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. A biography of comic genius Spike Milligan, who died in February 2002, by one of Britain's leading biographers. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 or 24 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 314. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KHN0000361
ISBN
9780340826126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A biography of comic genius Spike Milligan, who died in February 2002, by one of Britain's leading biographers. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 or 24 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 314.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KNW0008917
ISBN
9780340826126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A gifted and charismatic entertainer, Josh White (1914-1969) was one of the best-known folk-blues artists of his day. In this biography, Elijah Wald traces White's journey from the "coloured" side of Greenville, South Carolina, to the heights of Manhattan cafe society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGH; AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558492691
ISBN
9781558492691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.57

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