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Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback. In just seven years, Grace Kelly made eleven feature films. They established her as one of the screen's iconic beauties, and as a performer of rare intelligence and wit. This book tells the story of her transformation from convent girl from Philadelphia to last star of Hollywood's Golden Age to European princess. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099515371
- ISBN
- 9780099515371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.62
€ 21.99
€ 17.62
Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABQ; AC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300224290
- ISBN
- 9780300224290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.53
€ 16.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 45. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571225002
- ISBN
- 9780571225002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.07
€ 21.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. Tells the story of a band called Pixies and how they turned their distinctive, warped breed of dynamic surf-punk into music legend. This book describes the life, death and rebirth of this band. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753513835
- ISBN
- 9780753513835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.70
€ 24.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APTD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509811434
- ISBN
- 9781509811434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910350348
- ISBN
- 9781910350348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.74
€ 10.74
Paperback. The lead guitarist of Grammy Award-winning mega-band KoRn tells the incredible story of his life after leaving the hardcore music scene and of God leading him back to the band---now in paperback. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA; BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718091507
- ISBN
- 9780718091507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.83
€ 16.99
€ 13.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764349720
- ISBN
- 9780764349720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.77
€ 30.99
€ 20.77
paperback. Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most unfathomable composers in the history of music. How can such sublime work have been produced by a man who seems so ordinary, so opaque - and occasionally so intemperate? This book distills the fruits of a lifetime's immersion as one of Bach's greatest living interpreters. Num Pages: 672 pages, 24pp colour. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGD; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Fourth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141977591
- ISBN
- 9780141977591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.17
€ 24.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. Augustus John studied at the Slade with his sister Gwen before both of them went to Paris. He lived and worked at feverish speed and his drawings were astonishing for their fluid lyrical line, their vigor and spontaneity. His life became a complex tale of two cities, London and Paris, of two wives and many families. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 41. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951849
- ISBN
- 9781845951849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 26.14
€ 38.99
€ 26.14
paperback. In the summer of 1972, during a compulsory stint in the South African military, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman heard the music that would forever change his life. A decade later, on yet another military base, Craig Bartholomew Strydom heard the same music. It would have a profound effect. Who was this folk singer who resonated with South Africa's youth? Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171717
- ISBN
- 9780552171717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.39
€ 16.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Ignite Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993204418
- ISBN
- 9780993204418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.94
€ 16.94
Paperback. Cutting through 'Fridamania', this book explores Frida Kahlo's life, art and legacies, while also scrutinizing the myths, contradictions and ambiguities that riddle her dramatic story. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231983
- ISBN
- 9781780231983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.91
€ 22.91
Paperback. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels and her mother dies of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela is mistreated and she sees the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1KBB; ASDL; BGFA; BTP; YFY; YNDB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571314478
- ISBN
- 9780571314478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.93
€ 11.99
€ 9.93
Hardback. In this autobiography Unity Spencer writes about her unconventional childhood, her unconventional father and her life as an artist in her own right. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 202 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Publisher
- Unicorn Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910065600
- ISBN
- 9781910065600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.40
€ 15.40
Paperback. The life of Hollywood's number one movie actor, the elusive Robert De Niro, who shuns the limelight and rarely gives interviews, written by the leading film critic and biographer of Spielberg, Kubrick, Woody Allen and George Lucas. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 b/w plates. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0013144
- ISBN
- 9780006532309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Many people know that Claude Monet was a founder of French Impressionism, a master of landscape painting whose works include Sunrise and Water Lilies. Biographic: Monet presents an instant impression of his life, work and fame, with an array of irresistible facts and figures convered into infographics to reveal the artist behind the pictures. Num Pages: 96 pages, full colour photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVT; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781452899
- ISBN
- 9781781452899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Colour photography throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; BGF; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840336221
- ISBN
- 9781840336221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 47.28
€ 50.99
€ 47.28
Paperback. A biography, reissued to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of her death. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 466. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. A biography, reissued to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of her death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 36. Weight: 466.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408807088
- ISBN
- 9781408807088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.92
€ 21.99
€ 15.92
Paperback. Set in Kenya during 1996, this engaging novel tells the story of Griff, who takes a job teaching at a small, struggling school in Nairobi. But how does a naive and privileged mzungu fit in? Throughout his tale, he will endure El Nino floods, bulldozed slums, street justice, and widespread corruption, all while trying to figure out his place. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905762330
- ISBN
- 9781905762330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.03
€ 13.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. An extraordinarily moving and honest memoir by John Lennon's sister revealing for the first time the often painful and lonely childhood that was to have such reverberations for his and her own life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340839256
- ISBN
- 9780340839256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.12
€ 16.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. From the author of MR SELFRIDGE, the glittering story of two remarkable women - Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein - and their legacy which touches the lives of virtually all women today: the creation of the modern cosmetics and beauty industry. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; BGF; JFCK; KNSX; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474606493
- ISBN
- 9781474606493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.07
€ 21.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. A new critical biography of Joseph Beuys, arguably the most important and controversial German artist of the late twentieth century. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; ACXJ; AFKP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780237350
- ISBN
- 9781780237350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.19
€ 21.99
€ 17.19
Paperback. The UK's biggest-selling classical artist reveals how her angelic voice has shot her to superstardom.. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752884479
- ISBN
- 9780752884479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04