Biography: arts & entertainment
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Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback. The life of Karl Dane was a Cinderella story gone horribly wrong. The immigrant from Copenhagen was transformed from a machinist to a Hollywood star after his turn as the tobacco-chewing Slim in "The Big Parade". This biography tells the tale of a daring yet tragic man who aimed for his wildest dreams and succeeded, if only for a short time. Num Pages: 230 pages, ca. 55 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786442072
- ISBN
- 9780786442072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.69
€ 40.99
€ 40.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; BM; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062473622
- ISBN
- 9780062473622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black and white photos throughout 16-page black and white insert. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307888389
- ISBN
- 9780307888389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.60
€ 20.99
€ 19.60
Hardback. Documents how American experimental music and its practitioners came to prominence in the West German cultural landscape between the end of the Second World War in 1945 and the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990. This work chronicles German views on American music, and American composers' pursuit of professional opportunities abroad. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 359 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJPN; AVGC6; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247550
- ISBN
- 9780520247550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.07€ 64.18
€ 84.07
€ 64.18
paperback. A celebration and critical analysis of Madonna from a feminist perspective. The book follows the first decade of Madonna?s career as a popular culture icon and includes a comprehensive listing of her songs, videos, tours, films, and stage roles. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; AVGP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- SKU
- V9780802080639
- ISBN
- 9780802080639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.87
€ 37.99
€ 34.87
paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New Generation Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755213849
- ISBN
- 9780755213849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.65
€ 18.65
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; BGF; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231144964
- ISBN
- 9780231144964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.59
€ 132.59
paperback. Armatage reintroduces film studies scholars to Nell Shipman, a pioneer in both Canadian and American film, and one of proportionately numerous women from Hollywood's silent era who wrote, directed, produced, and acted in motion pictures. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; APF; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802085429
- ISBN
- 9780802085429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.91
€ 46.91
Paperback. William Holden, a true leading man whose career spanned more than 40 years and included over 70 films and three Academy Award nominations, won an Oscar for his role in "Stalag 17" and, after films like "Sunset Boulevard", he became one of Hollywood's most powerful stars in the late 1950s. This biography covers his life and career. Num Pages: 203 pages, photos, notes, filmography, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786444403
- ISBN
- 9780786444403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.63
€ 40.99
€ 40.63
Paperback. Examines the career and the movies of Peter Cushing from his film debut in "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1939) through "Biggles" (1985). Using interviews and personal correspondence, this book provides Cushing's own views on many of his 91 films. Num Pages: 485 pages, photos, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786444953
- ISBN
- 9780786444953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.14
€ 53.14
Paperback. In this electrifying autobiography, Rik stands naked in front of his vast legions of fans and disciples and invites them to take communion with the blood he has spilled for them during his thirty year war on show business. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 col plates (24pp). BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007207282
- ISBN
- 9780007207282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.35
€ 14.99
€ 11.35
Hardcover. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AN; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610502
- ISBN
- 9780815610502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.24
€ 31.99
€ 29.24
Hardcover. Series: Sarh Mills Hodge Fund Publications. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: AGB; BGFA; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820330556
- ISBN
- 9780820330556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.51
€ 48.51
Paperback. Clarence Major is an award-winning painter, fiction writer, and poet - as well as an essayist, editor, anthologist, lexicographer, and memoirist. The Art and Life of Clarence Major is the first critical biography of this innovative African American writer and visual artist. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 black & white images and 17 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; ACXJ8; AFC; AGB; BGF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820349824
- ISBN
- 9780820349824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.65
€ 40.65
Paperback. Includes discography (p. 155-161) and index. Num Pages: 192 pages, 163 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Painted Turtle
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814335017
- ISBN
- 9780814335017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
In this autobiography, Rafkin recounts his behind-the-scenes experience working in over 80 different television series. He recounts how directing strung-out actors and dodging their blows made life on the set a world unto itself. Series: Television S. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815605423
- ISBN
- 9780815605423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.52
€ 27.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Series: North Texas Lives of Musician Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574415759
- ISBN
- 9781574415759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.03
€ 22.03
Hardcover. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1479.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610038
- ISBN
- 9780815610038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.16
€ 45.99
€ 45.16
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: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141977591
- ISBN
- 9780141977591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.75
€ 24.99
€ 17.75
Paperback. Star of the E! hit series Kendra comes a humorous memoir that captures the spirit of one of the most beloved Playboy cover models in history Num Pages: 256 pages, 8-page color insert. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Gallery
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439180921
- ISBN
- 9781439180921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.25
€ 19.99
€ 17.25
paperback. Forty years after his death, Elvis Presley remains one of the world's most beloved and iconic figures. With personal documents and previously unseen family photographs, this book also features interviews with family and friends. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099497974
- ISBN
- 9780099497974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.83
€ 14.99
€ 11.83
paperback. Danielle Steel's powerful, personal story of the 19-year-old son she lost to the masked killer called manic depression recounts the author's tender, painful memories and shares Nick's remarkable journals, bringing readers a haunting duet between a singular young man and the mother who loved him. Includes a new Afterword by the author. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552164191
- ISBN
- 9780552164191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
paperback. This definitive history of one of the great iconic bands of the 1960s and 1970s, spans the entire course of American rock and roll, with a supporting cast that includes Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Janis Joplin, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and U2. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712605403
- ISBN
- 9780712605403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.68
€ 20.99
€ 16.68
Paperback. In September 1998, the author stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. This book tells his life story - from his childhood in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television and, most importantly, the years in which - with the unswerving support of his wife, family and friends. Num Pages: 320 pages, ports. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091885670
- ISBN
- 9780091885670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.80
€ 19.99
€ 14.80