Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. An autobiography of Horace Silver, composer, pianist, and band leader that takes us from his childhood in Norwalk, Connecticut, through his rise to fame as a musician in New York, to his comfortable life 'after the road' in California. Editor(s): Pastras, Phil. Num Pages: 282 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRG; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426. The Autobiography of Horace Silver. 282 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Pastras, Phil. An autobiography of Horace Silver, composer, pianist, and band leader that takes us from his childhood in Norwalk, Connecticut, through his rise to fame as a musician in New York, to his comfortable life 'after the road' in California. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRG; BGFA. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 18. Weight: 424.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 282
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253926
- ISBN
- 9780520253926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Jazz pianist, trombonist, composer, educator, and community leader Horace Tapscott tells his life story, from his childhood in Houston and growing up in Los Angeles, to his early professional career, creation of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, and his work to build and serve L.A.'s black community. Editor(s): Isoardi, Steven. Num Pages: 272 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362715
- ISBN
- 9780822362715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Hardcover. Offers an extensive selection of author's letters, arranged by subject so that you can choose from themes including social life, the Court, politics, literature, and the evolution of his Gothic castle and art and book collections at Strawberry Hill. Editor(s): Hadley, William. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGL; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6 x 3. .
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593500
- ISBN
- 9781841593500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.42
€ 21.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. 'Do you want to spend your whole life on the tube? Wouldn't you rather live somewhere wild and beautiful and free?' Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; BGA; TVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- John Murray General Publishing Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719565397
- ISBN
- 9780719565397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91
Paperback. 'I'm going to tell the truth', I said suddenly, 'about what we did and why, and what it did to us.' Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719569173
- ISBN
- 9780719569173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Hardcover. Horton Foote is one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century. This book reflects upon his journey from his childhood in Wharton, Texas, through his early experiences as an actor in the theatre, to his mature vocation as a playwright. It identifies the people and influences that shaped his character and nurtured his art. Editor(s): Castleberry, Marion. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780918954916
- ISBN
- 9780918954916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.21
€ 37.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666344
- ISBN
- 9780940666344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.82
€ 32.99
€ 21.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574160956
- ISBN
- 9781574160956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.15
€ 24.99
€ 17.15
Paperback. The life and times of the late, great Tony Hinkle Num Pages: 208 pages, 42 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BGS; WSD; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 381. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223333
- ISBN
- 9780253223333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.71
€ 21.99
€ 21.71
Hardback. The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed "Stretch" because of his height (6'5"), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GTB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256532
- ISBN
- 9780823256532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.60
€ 35.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298553
- ISBN
- 9789652298553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.97
€ 18.99
€ 13.97
Paperback. Looks back to an earlier era of care for orphaned and dependent children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Within this social history and ethnography, the voices of elders - once wards of the home in the 1930s and 1940s - tell readers what it was really like to grow up in an orphanage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press Alabama
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0211642
- ISBN
- 9780817307813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Looks back to an earlier era of care for orphaned and dependent children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Within this social history and ethnography, the voices of elders - once wards of the home in the 1930s and 1940s - tell readers what it was really like to grow up in an orphanage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press Alabama
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0211643
- ISBN
- 9780817307813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. If Howard Kaylan had sung only one song, the Turtles' 1967 number 1 smash hit "Happy Together", his place in rock-and-roll history would still be secure. But that recording, named in 1999 by BMI as one of the top 50 songs of the 20th century, with over five million radio plays, is only the tip of an iceberg. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, Two Eight-Page Colour Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617808463
- ISBN
- 9781617808463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.78
€ 25.99
€ 23.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493017461
- ISBN
- 9781493017461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.07
€ 25.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590772089
- ISBN
- 9781590772089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.38
€ 17.99
€ 17.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 265 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781509809684
- ISBN
- 9781509809684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 6.00
€ 12.99
€ 6.00
Paperback. During the mid 1980s Howard Marks had forty three aliases, eighty nine phone lines and owned twenty five companies throughout the world. Following a worldwide operation by the Drug Enforcement Agency, he was busted and sentenced to twenty-five years in prison at the Terre Haute Penitentiary, Indiana. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFH1; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780749395698
- ISBN
- 9780749395698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.80
€ 12.99
€ 5.80
paperback. He was Britain's most wanted man. He spent seven years in America's toughest penitentiary. You'll like him. During the mid 1980s Howard Marks had forty three aliases, eighty nine phone lines and owned twenty five companies throughout the world. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGA; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784705909
- ISBN
- 9781784705909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.16
€ 19.00
€ 15.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Phoenix ed
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226572611
- ISBN
- 9780226572611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. This biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Num Pages: 901 pages, 51 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1448.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 901
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248649
- ISBN
- 9780520248649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.10€ 42.28
€ 54.10
€ 42.28
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252069000
- ISBN
- 9780252069000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.39
€ 46.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. This updated edition features a new preface by the author as well as an expanded notes section. Num Pages: 320 pages, Two 16pp B&W inset. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847675606
- ISBN
- 9781847675606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.76
€ 17.99
€ 12.76
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€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64