Biography: arts & entertainment
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Biography: arts & entertainment
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ANB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826220486
- ISBN
- 9780826220486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.81€ 69.20
€ 75.81
€ 69.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; APW; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Victoria University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864736956
- ISBN
- 9780864736956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Mercer University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865548770
- ISBN
- 9780865548770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.75
€ 51.99
€ 43.75
Paperback. With a keen critical eye and sharp insight Sylvia Lawson moves the essays and stories in this collection through settings in and out of Australia - across Paris, West Papua, Britain, Indonesia - listening to the distinctive local voices from our cultural margins and reclaiming concerns the metropolitan centres ignore. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868405773
- ISBN
- 9780868405773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.41
€ 30.99
€ 26.41
Hardback. Collected interviews with one of the most popular, significant figures in art comics since the 1990s Editor(s): Wandtke, Terrence R. Series: Conversations with Comic Artists Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 15 black & white illustations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJP; AKLC; BGFA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781496805508
- ISBN
- 9781496805508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.13€ 113.58
€ 127.13
€ 113.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 218 x 276 x 9. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Triumph Books United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600786341
- ISBN
- 9781600786341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.87
€ 15.99
€ 13.87
The incomparable Simone Signoret (1921-1985), one of the grand actresses of the 20th-century and one of France's most notable stars, considered herself the "oldest discovery" in Hollywood. This is a biography of the revered French movie star, Simone Signoret, and her complex personal life and career. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604735697
- ISBN
- 9781604735697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Hardcover. Moviegoers know Mary Wickes as the housekeeper in White Christmas and the crotchety choir director in Sister Act. This book, filled with behind-the-scenes stories from Broadway and Hollywood, chronicles the life of a complicated woman who brought an assortment of unforgettable characters to life on screen and stage. Num Pages: 432 pages, 54 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604739053
- ISBN
- 9781604739053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.75
€ 51.99
€ 43.75
Hardcover. Samuel Fuller (1912-1997) is known as the "Rousseau of the cinema," a mostly "B" genre Hollywood moviemaker deeply admired by "A" filmmakers. Fuller, who made 23 features between 1949 and 1989, is the very definition of a "cult" director, appreciated by those with a certain bent of subterranean taste. This volume tells his story. Editor(s): Peary, Gerald. Series: Conversations with Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617033063
- ISBN
- 9781617033063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.75
€ 51.99
€ 43.75
Hardcover. Shows how a talented, self-confident actress negotiated a creative path through seven decades of celebrity. Series: Hollywood Legends Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 70 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 234 x 40. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617037498
- ISBN
- 9781617037498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- ROUNDHOUSE PUBLISHING GROUP
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617037740
- ISBN
- 9781617037740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.13€ 113.90
€ 127.13
€ 113.90
Hardcover. Rose Thompson Hovick, mother of June Havoc and Gypsy Rose Lee, went down in theatrical history as "The Stage Mother from Hell" after her immortalization on Broadway in Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Yet the musical was 75 percent fictionalized. This book tells her full story. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617038532
- ISBN
- 9781617038532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Hardcover. For more than fifty years, Chicago drummer Jimmi Mayes served as a sideman beside some of the greatest musicians and musical groups in history. Mayes lived through racial segregation, the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the integration of rock bands, and the emergence of Motown. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617039164
- ISBN
- 9781617039164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), a former actor and one of America's most popular presidents, married not one but two Hollywood actresses - Jane Wyman (1917-2007) and Nancy Davis (b 1921). This book offers a look at three actors who left an indelible mark on both popular and political culture for more than fifty years. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33|33 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617039805
- ISBN
- 9781617039805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. Sam Goldwyn's made his first film, The Squaw Man, in 1913, and he died in 1974 at the age of ninety-one. When Samuel Goldfisch was born in the Warsaw ghetto, he was penniless; when Sam Goldwyn died in Los Angeles, he was worth an estimated $19 million. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617039997
- ISBN
- 9781617039997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
€ 36.99
€ 31.56
Hardcover. The first biography of the prodigiously hard-working actor who embodied the Western ideal Series: Hollywood Legends. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628460476
- ISBN
- 9781628460476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
€ 45.99
€ 38.57
Hardcover. Collected interviews with the director of such films as "Brokeback Mountain"; "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"; and "Life of Pi" Editor(s): Fuller, Author Karla Rae. Series: Conversations with Filmmakers (Hardcover). Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628462142
- ISBN
- 9781628462142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.13€ 113.58
€ 127.13
€ 113.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBFV; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742233581
- ISBN
- 9781742233581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.74
€ 50.99
€ 42.74
Paperback. Silvio Berlusconi's personal conduct lends itself easily to lampooning, but his reliance on force of personality and media savvy alongside a laissez-faire political stance adds up to a corrosive combination with far-reaching consequences for the future of Italian democratic politics. This edition presents his biography. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGF; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844675418
- ISBN
- 9781844675418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.91
€ 20.99
€ 19.91
Hardcover. Presents the inside story of Robert Lindsay, one of Britain's best loved, best known actors. This book describes not only the lasting influences of his childhood, schooling and family, but also how his acting started and then took off with Citizen Smith. Num Pages: 344 pages, ill. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 694. 344 pages, ill. Presents the inside story of Robert Lindsay, one of Britain's best loved, best known actors. This book describes not only the lasting influences of his childhood, schooling and family, but also how his acting started and then took off with Citizen Smith. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Thorogood
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854186065
- ISBN
- 9781854186065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.38
€ 25.99
€ 22.38
Paperback. Elfrida Eden was born into a distinguished family - her uncle was a Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden. As one of the last true 'debs' she mingled with the stars. She auditioned for Judy Garland and turned down Norman Wisdom's offer of a film role. She also turned Sean Connery down when he made a pass at her at a party after being cast as James Bond. Num Pages: 125 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Mereo
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861513311
- ISBN
- 9781861513311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. MC Flux, AKA Carl Rodney Thomas, is a top drum and bass MC. Talent-spotted for top clubs, he was soon the MC of choice. But Flux has spent plenty of time on the dark side and dicing with the law. This is his raw, colourful story, written with the help of his close friend Peter Spence. Vivid and explicit, this is not a story for the faint-hearted. Num Pages: 373 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Mereo Books
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861513557
- ISBN
- 9781861513557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.40
€ 19.99
€ 18.40
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Redcliffe Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906593230
- ISBN
- 9781906593230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.50
€ 27.99
€ 24.50