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Paperback. Robert Ponsonby has been at the centre of the music world both in Britain and elsewhere for some sixty years. This title presents a distillation of his experiences, achievements and friendships in that world. It paints portraits in many formats of the fifty or so figures he knew best, including conductors, composers, performers and administrators. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 black and white. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AV; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357296
ISBN
9781900357296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. The life story of the outstanding jazz vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin sheds light on South African jazz history, women in jazz, and American music as a transnational art form. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532. South African Women Thinking in Jazz. Series: Refiguring American Music. 376 pages, 32 illustrations. The life story of the outstanding jazz vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin sheds light on South African jazz history, women in jazz, and American music as a transnational art form. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 24. Weight: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349143
ISBN
9780822349143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. The American-born Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943) was a millionaire at the age of eighteen, due to her inheriting a substantial part of the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Her 1893 marriage to Prince Edmond de Polignac, an amateur composer, brought her into contact with the most elite strata of French society. This book presents her biography. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 572 pages, 29, 29 black and white. BIC Classification: ABQ; AVGC6; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 34. Weight in Grams: 824. A Life of Winnaretta Singer, Princesse De Polignac. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. 572 pages, 29, 29 black and white. The American-born Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943) was a millionaire at the age of eighteen, due to her inheriting a substantial part of the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Her 1893 marriage to Prince Edmond de Polignac, an amateur composer, brought her into contact with the most elite strata of French society. This book presents her biography. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ABQ; AVGC6; BG. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 34. Weight: 790.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
572
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580463331
ISBN
9781580463331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.81

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

Paperback. Integrates the life and poetry of George Herbert, giving us in Music at Midnight the definitive biography of the man behind some of the most famous poems in the English Language. This book sets the poetry in the whole context of the poet's life and times, so that the reader can understand the frame of mind and kind of society which produced it. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043401
ISBN
9780141043401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Hardback. Goss' biography of Carol Robinson (1889-1979) presents the life of a serious American pianist within the larger context of American intellectual life. Num Pages: 285 pages, Fr.Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826267
ISBN
9780810826267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.27

Paperback. The long-awaited biography of one of the great writers of the twentieth century - 'a wonderful blend of scholarly fact and juicy storytelling' MAIL ON SUNDAY. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827499
ISBN
9780753827499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Hardback. Tells the story of Rupert Murdoch's News International, chronicling how Murdoch built the company and its culture, and how he survived the scandal that nearly brought it down. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610390897
ISBN
9781610390897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.90

Paperback. Series: American Crime Stories. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Regnery Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621573210
ISBN
9781621573210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
AuthorHouse
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477245811
ISBN
9781477245811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. Fascinating memoir of the first female Chelsea Pensioner, who devoted her working life to the British Army. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp black & white section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGHA; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471111259
ISBN
9781471111259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.46

Paperback. An incredibly moving story of fatherhood and family - good and bad - from the star of Eastenders and Gavin and Stacey Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444715293
ISBN
9781444715293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. A sadistic father's reign of terror. A little girl's struggle to survive Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KTG0011112
ISBN
9780755318506
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 209 x 5. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Unisa Press South Africa
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868885527
ISBN
9781868885527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.36

Paperback. The award-winning memoir of a white boy growing up in Rhodesia as it went through a bloody transition to majority rule Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJP; BGA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
418
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330450102
ISBN
9780330450102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Acclaimed worldwide as the definitive biography of the Prophet in the English language. This book will be read with equal enjoyment by those already familiar with Muhammad's life and those coming to it for the first time. Num Pages: 362 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3F; BG; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society
Number of pages
362
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621330
ISBN
9780946621330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. Born into the factious world of war-torn Arabia, Muhammad's life is a gripping and inspiring story of one man's tireless fight for unity and peace. In a world where greed and injustice ruled, Muhammad created change by affecting hearts and minds. This title focuses on the life of Muhammad. Series: Enlightenment Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061782435
ISBN
9780061782435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperOne
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061155772
ISBN
9780061155772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. Michael Parkinson discusses the life of Muhammed Ali Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGS; JFD; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473651487
ISBN
9781473651487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

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
€ 17.84

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