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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. 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. 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

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. 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. 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. 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

hardcover. About the role of music in the author's life and the ineradicable traces it has left on her thoughts, emotions, her very being. This memoir invites us to share her story from a musical perspective. Series: Personal Takes. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; MMJT; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
American First
SKU
V9780812237467
ISBN
9780812237467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.44

Paperback. A unique testimony to modern literature's most celebrated and enduring marriage. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
Edition
0th Edition
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828786
ISBN
9780753828786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Includes bibliographical references and index. Series: The World in a Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJG; BGH; HBJF1; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190250010
ISBN
9780190250010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.37

Paperback. Founding member of Megadeth and former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine tells a never-before-heard story of the lifetime he has spent in rock 'n' roll. But this extraordinary tale, riddled with his own personal ups and downs, is also the inside account of two of the most influential heavy metal bands in the world. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007324101
ISBN
9780007324101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. The definitive autobiography from the nation's best-loved broadcaster. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238. Some Shelf Wear Very Good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KDK0015969
ISBN
9780752881751
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The definitive autobiography from the nation's best-loved broadcaster. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9780752881751
ISBN
9780752881751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is an account of Joseph Wortis' five-month analysis with Sigmund Freud, begun in September 1934. As a young and sceptical psychiatrist, Wortis asked many questions of Freud and kept detailed notes, resulting in a fascinating dialogue about psychoanalytic method. Num Pages: 234 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Edition
1st softcover ed
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568213941
ISBN
9781568213941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.25

paperback. Clare Balding grew up in a rather unusual household. Her father a champion trainer, she shared her life with more than 100 thoroughbred racehorses, mares, foals and ponies, as well as an ever-present pack of boxers and lurchers. As a toddler she would happily ride the legendary Mill Reef and take breakfast with the Queen. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780241959756
ISBN
9780241959756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. From original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler comes a tale of sex, drugs, excess, hairspray and and intense 20-year struggle with addiction. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007368488
ISBN
9780007368488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Peary, the wife of celebrated arctic explorer Robert E. Peary, joined her husband on his 1891-92 expedition to the Arctic Circle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 67. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411987
ISBN
9780815411987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. Born into a theatrical family, Chaplin's father died of drink while his mother, unable to bear the poverty, suffered from bouts of insanity, Chaplin embarked on a film-making career which won him immeasurable success, as well as intense controversy. This autobiography constructs the poor London childhood and his prodigious life in the movies. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141011479
ISBN
9780141011479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Hardback. A wry and beautifully observed memoir about coming of age in the era of conceptual art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 48 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393240719
ISBN
9780393240719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. A memoir of Michael Quealey's six years in the Basilian order in the 1960s. During his priesthood, Quealey was director of the Newman Centre at the University of Toronto and engaged in Church reform. This is a story that blends Toronto history with Catholic Church history and an inside look at 1960s counterculture. Publisher territorial rights Num Pages: 228 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPK; BGX; HRCC7; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771122429
ISBN
9781771122429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.43

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