Biography: arts & entertainment
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Biography: arts & entertainment
Hardback. An important study of horn-player Pee Wee Erwin and the big band era of music. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 453 pages, 69ill. BIC Classification: AVGF; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 453
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810819450
- ISBN
- 9780810819450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.05
€ 154.05
Paperback. Known as one of the great producers and promoters of the film industry, Eric Pommer had a life-long commitment to German film - despite his emigration in 1933 - and worked in France and Britian, as well as the United States. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819307
- ISBN
- 9781571819307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.73
€ 44.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Marlboro Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780910395427
- ISBN
- 9780910395427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.97
€ 50.97
Paperback. Born in Minnesota and raised in Chicago, Jenny Vincent was educated at a progressive private school and Vassar College. Introduced to international folk music at an early age, she remains a performer and champion of this "music of the people." Series: CounterCulture S. Num Pages: 168 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; BGF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826342263
- ISBN
- 9780826342263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.25
€ 20.99
€ 19.25
Hardcover. Few American artists in any medium have enjoyed the international and lasting cultural impact of Duke Ellington. This title paints a portrait of the life and times of this towering figure, taking him from his youth in the black middle-class enclave of Washington, DC, to the heights of worldwide acclaim. Num Pages: 720 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112633
- ISBN
- 9780226112633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.73
€ 63.73
Hardback. In this autobiography Unity Spencer writes about her unconventional childhood, her unconventional father and her life as an artist in her own right. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 202 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Publisher
- Unicorn Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910065600
- ISBN
- 9781910065600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.19
€ 15.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 104 illus & 2 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 248 x 22. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935677727
- ISBN
- 9781935677727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.16
€ 40.99
€ 34.16
Paperback. Tyler Oakley, pop culture phenomenon and the most prominent LGBTQ+ voice on YouTube, brings you his funniest untold stories in his first book. Now in paperback! Num Pages: 304 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; JFSK; UD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471162077
- ISBN
- 9781471162077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.78
€ 11.99
€ 9.78
Paperback. Three decades after his death, Nick Drake is recognized as one of the true geniuses of English acoustic music. This groundbreaking biography reconstructs a vanished life while perfectly capturing the bohemian scenes surrounding the music business in London in the late '60s and early '70s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Piatkus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749951337
- ISBN
- 9780749951337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.37
€ 15.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. The moving, gripping and tell all autobiography of Traci Lords, a former child porn queen, electronica maven and cult movie and TV star. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- It Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060508210
- ISBN
- 9780060508210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.98
€ 10.99
€ 8.98
Paperback. The Sunday Times top ten bestselling memoir of Tracey Thorn's 30-year pop career with Marine Girls and Everything But The Girl, and her collaborations with Paul Weller, Massive Attack and Todd Terry. Num Pages: 384 pages, Integrated b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088683
- ISBN
- 9781844088683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Gallery Books
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416587002
- ISBN
- 9781416587002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.10
€ 16.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. This is the bizarre and not entirely fabricated story of Factory founder Anthony Wilson. Part fiction, part reality, comic and tragic turns, Wilson tells his own unique story in his own unique way for the very first time. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: APF; APT; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Trans-Atlantic Pubns
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752220253
- ISBN
- 9780752220253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.25
€ 14.99
€ 12.25
Paperback. Mike Leigh may well be Britain's greatest living film director; his worldview has permeated our national consciousness. Written with the co-operation of Leigh himself, this book gives detailed readings of the nine feature films he has made for the cinema, as well as an overview of his work for television. Series: British Film Makers. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 180 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719072376
- ISBN
- 9780719072376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.07
€ 33.07
Paperback. A name synonymous with ground-breaking music, Tony Visconti has worked with the most dynamic and influential names in pop, from T.Rex and Iggy Pop to David Bowie and U2. This is the compelling life story of the man who helped shape music history, and gives a unique, first-hand insight into life in London during the late 1960s and '70s. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 b/w, 60 col plates (32pp). BIC Classification: AVG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007229451
- ISBN
- 9780007229451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.17
€ 14.99
€ 11.17
Paperback. This is the legendary insider's account of the lives of the Rolling Stones. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 216. My Rollercoaster Ride with Keith Richards. 380 pages, Illustrations. This is the legendary insider's account of the lives of the Rolling Stones. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Dimension: 180 x 131 x 27. Weight: 206.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843582632
- ISBN
- 9781843582632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Hardcover. The author is one of Scotland's most recognisable faces. Best known for playing Jamesie Cotter in Rab C Nesbitt, he is also famed for appearing in much-loved Scottish comedies Scotch & Wry and Naked Video, as well as for writing the classic comedy-drama The Steamie. In this revealing autobiography, he tells his life story. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845028893
- ISBN
- 9781845028893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.08
€ 19.99
€ 14.08
Paperback. This is not the distorted truth that some may want you to believe - this is the real story. Witty, revealing and fascinating, this book is a must-read for any worthwhile music fan. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238. My Life as Oasis's Drummer. 288 pages, illustrations. This is not the distorted truth that some may want you to believe - this is the real story. Witty, revealing and fascinating, this book is a must-read for any worthwhile music fan. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 21. Weight: 240.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843584995
- ISBN
- 9781843584995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. An electrifying tell-all autobiography from one of rock's greatest legends -- Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849833219
- ISBN
- 9781849833219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.28
€ 14.99
€ 11.28
Paperback. Tells the story of author's formative years in the pre- and post-punk music scenes of London, counting down, from fifty to number one: attendance at seminal gigs and encounters with musical heroes; schoolboy projects that became national success stories; the style culture of punks, mods and skinheads and the tribal violence that enveloped them. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780434021673
- ISBN
- 9780434021673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.83
€ 20.99
€ 20.83
Paperback. A new edition with a new after word and details of John Entwistle's death and The Who's ongoing career. Num Pages: 632 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844498079
- ISBN
- 9781844498079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.76
€ 26.99
€ 19.76
Hardback. This text follows the career of Peter Cushing, one of England's finest actors, from regional theatre to the role of the world's most famous detective. It details his career as Holmes through anecdotes and reminiscences from colleagues and Cushing himself. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838741
- ISBN
- 9780810838741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.03
€ 89.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APB; AVH; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperPB
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003174
- ISBN
- 9780062476784
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APB; AVH; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperPB
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003173
- ISBN
- 9780062476784
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99