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Biography: arts & entertainment

The memoir of the late Lita Grey Chaplin (1908-1995), the only one of Chaplin's wives to have written an account of life with Chaplin. Her memoir is an extraordinary Hollywood story of someone who was there from the very beginning. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834323
ISBN
9780810834323
Condition: New

€ 90.38

Paperback. A rock memoir of the legendary Hollies front man and member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp insets. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241968048
ISBN
9780241968048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Born into Hollywood royalty, Drew Barrymore is one of the biggest stars of her generation. Despite an unconventional childhood, she has built a life and career of her own that millions of fans admire. This is a portrait of Drew's life in stories as she looks back on the adventures, challenges and incredible experiences she's had. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753557099
ISBN
9780753557099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tomahawk Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955767012
ISBN
9780955767012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.36

Hardback. This book offers the life story of the actor and musician who is perhaps the most bankable star in Hollywood today. Series: Greenwood Biographies. Num Pages: 133 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 239 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313376108
ISBN
9780313376108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.25

Paperback. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810852181
ISBN
9780810852181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.87

Paperback. During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers". He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood. This text brings William Grant Still out of the archives and examines his place in America's musical heritage. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 1 table, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHN0001970
ISBN
9780520215436
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Since his death in 1896, William Morris has come to be regarded as one of the giants of the Victorian era. The author has managed to encompass all the different facets of Morris' complex character, shedding light on his immense creative powers as artist and designer of furniture, fabrics, wallpaper, stained glass, and as a poet, and novelist. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Publisher
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571255597
ISBN
9780571255597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 32.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1018. Romantic to Revolutionary. 848 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 52. Weight: 1014.
Publisher
Merlin Press
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366808
ISBN
9780850366808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.12

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: AJC; APB; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455620340
ISBN
9781455620340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.32

Paperback. An uproarious look at bestselling author Carrie Fisher's Hollywood hangover, adapted from the sold-out one-woman show of the same name which the Los Angeles Times called a 'Beverly Hills yard sale of juicy anecdotes'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847397836
ISBN
9781847397836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.82

Hardcover.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843513223
ISBN
9781843513223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 20.49

Paperback. "An exceptionally vivid and penetrating insight into Hollywood film-making.. Qualifies for that exclusive niche reserved for film star memoirs that are worth much more than a casual flick on the bookshop shelf" (Jonathan Coe, Observer) Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447289531
ISBN
9781447289531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Hardback. This is a history spanning almost a hundred years. The author, Edward Eliscu, describes the course of his life from his family's emigration to America, his experiences in the Broadway theatre, his migration to Hollywood, and his eventual recognition as a celebrity in the entertainment field. Editor(s): Eliscu, David. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840126
ISBN
9780810840126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.45

Paperback. Combines biography with social and cultural history to examine the lives of Frances Marion and the other women who shaped filmmaking from 1912 through the 1940s. Marion was Hollywood's highest paid screenwriter - male or female - for almost three decades and wrote almost 200 produced films. Num Pages: 475 pages, 62 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; APFD; BGF; BGH; DSBH; DSG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214927
ISBN
9780520214927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411593
ISBN
9781572411593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. A vivid portrait of one of the blues' most influential female artists, and the popular poetry of her lyrics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 B&W photos, 45 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Edition
Rev Exp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872866218
ISBN
9780872866218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.64

Hardback. Updates and expands Claghorn's previous book, Women Composers and Hymnists (Scarecrow, 1984), presenting succinct biographies for female composers in both secular and sacred music. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831308
ISBN
9780810831308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.28

Hardback. Discovered in a pillowcase, the long-lost memoirs of designer Orry-Kelly, Hollywood legend and three-time Oscar winner, are at last ready for their close-up. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APFX; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Allen & Unwin Australia
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760290955
ISBN
9781760290955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.46

Paperback. WONDERLAND AVENUE is the careering autobiography of someone who wilfully, skilfully and enthusiastically abused all the cards that life dealt. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349101750
ISBN
9780349101750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Hardback. Between these pages, the reader finds Woody Allen reflecting on his major preoccupations - the battle of the sexes, the conflict between reality and fantasy in his films, mortality, religion and the role that chance plays in the unfolding of our lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635288
ISBN
9781566635288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.24

Paperback. In an unprecedented television program, Woody Allen spoke to the camera for the first time about the entire range of his work, in an interview with Richard Schickel. But the presentation contained only a small fraction of the interview. This book reprints the complete conversation between the two men. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636025
ISBN
9781566636025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Bjorkman, Stig. Num Pages: 432 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571223176
ISBN
9780571223176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.01

Paperback. aeo This is new in paperback. aeo This book is the first comprehensive discussion of the life and work of Americaa s finest comedian. aeo The hardback sold extremely well, and was widely and favourably reviewed. Num Pages: 230 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745608907
ISBN
9780745608907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.26

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