Biography: arts & entertainment
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Biography: arts & entertainment
Hardback. Chronicles the life and career of, Ellis Louis Marsalis, Jr., one of New Orleans' most vivacious and talented jazz musicians. Num Pages: 152 pages, 50 photographs, appendix, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578860067
- ISBN
- 9781578860067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.53
€ 53.99
€ 44.53
Paperback. * This major new biography recounts the extraordinary life of one of the most creative figures in Western culture. * Antonio Forcellino is one of the world s leading authorities on Michelangelo and an expert art historian and restorer. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640068
- ISBN
- 9780745640068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.40
€ 19.99
€ 15.40
Hardback. * A major new biography on one of the greatest artists of all time, Raphael Sanzio, written by a leading Renaissance expert. * Retraces Raphael s career by re-examining contemporary documents and accounts and interpreting the artist s works with the eye of an expert restorer. Translator(s): Byatt, Lucinda. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644110
- ISBN
- 9780745644110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.10€ 53.84
€ 63.10
€ 53.84
Paperback. Pauline Garcia Viardot, the daughter of the famous singer and composer Manuel Garcia and younger sister of the celebrated Malibran, was a singer of genius and a woman of outstanding intellect. The first biography of Viardot not only recreates the drama of the prima donna's own life, but perfectly captures the scintillating brilliance of nineteenth- Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 532
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714543710
- ISBN
- 9780714543710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.18
€ 32.99
€ 28.18
Paperback. This fascinating portrait provides a colourful picture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century life in four capitals, combining musical and literary history with an account of the social life of the period. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Overture Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714543703
- ISBN
- 9780714543703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.19
€ 25.99
€ 23.19
Paperback. Legendary soprano Maria Callas, whose singing was as sensational as her life, is the subject of this biography by author and columnist Huffington. Huffington tells of Callas' transformation from a shy, chubby girl into one of the greatest opera singers of all time, her passionate love affair with Aristotle Onassis, and her ill-fated marriage. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815412281
- ISBN
- 9780815412281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.98
€ 24.99
€ 24.98
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AMC; AN; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1923.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559364614
- ISBN
- 9781559364614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.98€ 95.25
€ 108.98
€ 95.25
Paperback. Schwarzenegger's TOTAL RECALL is a larger-than-life portrait of his illustrious, controversial and entertaining life in and out of the public eye. Num Pages: 656 pages, 4 x 16pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APF; BGFA; BGHA; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 55. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849839730
- ISBN
- 9781849839730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.26
€ 14.99
€ 11.26
Hardcover. Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) was one of the true giants of American film history. For years, however his life has been wreathed in myths, many of his own devising. Lennig has scoured European and American archives for details concerning Stroheim's life. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121383
- ISBN
- 9780813121383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.42
€ 52.42
Hardcover. Diane Arbus was one of the greatest photographers of the last century. Her portraiture of freaks, circus performers, twins, nudists and others on the social margins connected with a wide public at a deep psychological level. This biography begins at the moment Arbus quit the world of commercial photography to be an artist, and ends with her death. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: AJB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224097703
- ISBN
- 9780224097703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 30.03
€ 45.99
€ 30.03
CD-Audio. Arthur Smith is best known as a comedian, a broadcaster and an opening bat for "Grumpy Old Men". But he has also been a West End playwright, an English teacher, a failed rock star, a busker, a road sweeper and a bombsite boy in post-war Bermondsey. This memoir encompasses a range of funny and often moving experiences by this commentator. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846571794
- ISBN
- 9781846571794
CD
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.29
€ 24.99
€ 17.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 104 pages, 52 illus & 6 photos. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Grantha Corporation United States
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935677598
- ISBN
- 9781935677598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.48
€ 40.99
€ 33.48
paperback. Cholly Atkins' career has spanned an extraordinary era of American dance. This book tells of Cholly's boyhood and coming of age, his entry into the dance world of New York City, his performing triumphs and personal tragedies, and the career transformations that won him gold records and a Tony for choreographing "Black and Blue" on Broadway. Num Pages: 280 pages, 52 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; AVGJ; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231123655
- ISBN
- 9780231123655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.49
€ 46.49
Hardback. The official Austin Mahone book! Num Pages: 208 pages, full-colour, with fully integrated photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 194 x 19. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751556209
- ISBN
- 9780751556209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; BGF; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Three Rooms Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941110188
- ISBN
- 9781941110188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.68
€ 16.99
€ 15.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613730508
- ISBN
- 9781613730508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.46
€ 19.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AFY; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062382221
- ISBN
- 9780062382221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.88
€ 25.88
This much-anticipated and highly readable biography of the painter Dame Laura Knight (1877 - 1970) - one of the leading British painters of the twentieth century - explores her relationships, professional challenges and achievements and reflects the radical social and cultural shifts that took place during her lifetime. Num Pages: 260 pages, 34 full colour illustrations and 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 222 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- McNidder & Grace United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857160492
- ISBN
- 9780857160492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.87
€ 31.99
€ 27.87
Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613748527
- ISBN
- 9781613748527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.89
€ 34.99
€ 32.89
Paperback. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253207623
- ISBN
- 9780253207623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13