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Biography: arts & entertainment

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
BenBella Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939529640
ISBN
9781939529640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, B&W throughout; 16p color insert. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608194193
ISBN
9781608194193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. A biography of the musician and composer Arthur Russell, one of the most important but least known contributors to the downtown New York music scene during the 1970s and 1980s. It traces Russell's odyssey from his hometown of Oskaloosa, Iowa, to countercultural San Francisco, and eventually to New York, where he lived from 1973 until his death. Num Pages: 448 pages, 85 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344858
ISBN
9780822344858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Winner of the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival, Frank Skinner's humour is a mixture of laddishness and philosophy. This is the story of the highs and lows of his life and career. He tells how he inherited his father's passion for football, as well as his passion for alcohol. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col., ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Arrow Book Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099426875
ISBN
9780099426875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. When Billy J. Kramer's "Do You Want To Know A Secret?" by Lennon and McCartney topped the charts in 1963, he was the first singer in the world to have a number one hit with a Beatles song, apart from the Fab Four themselves. This propelled the teenage Kramer into the fast lane. Series: Studies in Popular Music. Num Pages: 200 pages, 30 black and white photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 23.
Publisher
Equinox Publishing (UK)
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781793619
ISBN
9781781793619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.45

Paperback. The first full biography of 'the father of rock 'n' roll'. Num Pages: 256 pages, Section: 8, 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749929466
ISBN
9780749929466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. A name synonymous with ground-breaking music, Tony Visconti has worked with the most dynamic and influential names in pop, from T.Rex and Iggy Pop to David Bowie and U2. This is the compelling life story of the man who helped shape music history, and gives a unique, first-hand insight into life in London during the late 1960s and '70s. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 b/w, 60 col plates (32pp). BIC Classification: AVG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007229451
ISBN
9780007229451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. 'Packs a surprising, epic, life-affirming punch' THE SUNDAY TIMES Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA; BT; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749928759
ISBN
9780749928759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The creator of the "Hunchback of Notre Dame", "Henry VIII" and "Captain Bligh", Charles Laughton's career spans 50 films and 40 stage roles. This book offers biography that follows him from his parents' hotel in Scarborough to his climactic assumption of the role of King Lear in Statford at the end of his life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581956
ISBN
9780099581956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Marlon Brando will never cease to fascinate us: for his triumphs as an actor as well as his disasters; for the power of the screen portrayals he gave. This title examines each of Brando's films. It brings into focus Brando's self-destructiveness, his lifelong dissembling, his deeply ambivalent feelings towards his chosen vocation. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 122 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571244133
ISBN
9780571244133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a remarkable life, this book offers a chronicle of Kim Gordon. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571309351
ISBN
9780571309351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Giving a frank account of his life, the author reveals what turned a once optimistic young man into this grumpy middle-aged git. It's a journey that takes him from a first gig as a ventriloquist's dummy, to working in an artificial leg factory and delivering incontinence pads for the NHS, before he finally ends up on stage at the Comedy Store. Num Pages: 384 pages, plate section. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KIN0007857
ISBN
9780552775250
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. A monograph on Coco Chanel that chronicles the life and legacy of one of history's most influential couturiers. It includes detailed photographs and sketches of her designs, along with fashion photography and catwalk shots, that pay tribute to one of the world's most highly regarded fashion houses and the woman behind it. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AKT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 187 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Carlton Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780979021
ISBN
9781780979021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago bluesman of the 1930s. This book traces Big Bill's career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star to his influential role in the post-World War II folk revival. Num Pages: 366 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007090
ISBN
9780226007090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Hardback. The author is a stand-up comedian, idiot and feminist. This book details her twelve years of anonymous toil in the bowels of stand-up comedy and the sudden epiphany that made her, unbelievably, one of the most critically acclaimed British stand-up comedians this decade. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781780892207
ISBN
9781780892207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 6.00

Hardcover. Scouted at the age of ten, signed to an international modeling agency by twelve, and now considered the most in-demand model at only eighteen, the author is lucky. In this book, you can get a front row look at the fashion and modeling world, through his eyes, as he shares his personal stories, photographs and letters. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; JFCA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Bantam Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593077764
ISBN
9780593077764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. A biography of rock legend Freddie Mercury. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised, Updated ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749956080
ISBN
9780749956080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1018. Romantic to Revolutionary. 848 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 52. Weight: 1014.
Publisher
Merlin Press
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366808
ISBN
9780850366808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated with an 8-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198114
ISBN
9781845198114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.50

Paperback. Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats, artists and spies. She broke rules of style and decorum, seducing both men and women, yet in her work expected the highest standards. Num Pages: 544 pages, 2 x b&w insets. BIC Classification: AKB; AKTH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 34. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036854
ISBN
9780141036854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 202 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062273178
ISBN
9780062273178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 353 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 220 x 31. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Frog Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883319953
ISBN
9781883319953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. Sums up the life of Julian Cannonball Adderley, a man who used a gargantuan technique on the alto saxophone, pride in heritage, devotion to educating youngsters, and insatiable musical curiosity, to bridge gaps between jazz and popular music in the 1960s and '70s. Series: Hal Leonard Jazz Biography Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8-Page Black and White and Colour Photo Insert. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781458419798
ISBN
9781458419798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.45

Paperback. The first biography of the legendary, beloved, long-running band Little Feat, by veteran music journalist Ben Fong-Torres Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823633
ISBN
9780306823633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

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