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Biography: arts & entertainment

Paperback. Bill Wyman's account of his years with the Rolling Stones Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 348 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
1st THUS
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306807831
ISBN
9780306807831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.11

Paperback. The real story behind Dame Edna, the international superstar! Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409120582
ISBN
9781409120582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.58

Hardcover. Tells the story of the rise of modern ballet and its popularity through the life story of one of ballet's most glamorous stars, Irina Baronova (1919-2008), prima ballerina for the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo and later for Ballet Theatre in New York. Num Pages: 256 pages, 335 colour plates. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167169
ISBN
9780226167169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.64
€ 47.40

Hardcover. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226647418
ISBN
9780226647418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.03
€ 61.21

Paperback. By relating biography to the cultural and musical contours of contemporary American life, Ronald M. Radano observes jazz practice as part of the complex interweaving of postmodern culture. Radano accomplishes this by analyzing the creative life of Anthony Braxton. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AVGJ; AVGK; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226701967
ISBN
9780226701967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Hardcover. As the heady promise of the 1960s sagged under the weight of widespread violence, rioting, and racial unrest, two young men, Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen - one black and one white - took to stages across the nation to help Americans confront their racial divide: by laughing at it. This book tells the story of that pioneering duo. Num Pages: 237 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709000
ISBN
9780226709000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.59

Hardcover. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago blues-man of the 1930s. This title traces Big Bill's career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star, including his historic 1938 appearance at Carnegie Hall. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226717456
ISBN
9780226717456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Saxon brings together more than 300 letters written by the self-styled "Prince of Humbugs." Here we see him, opinionated and exuberant, with only the rarest flashes of introspection and self-doubt, haggling with business partners, blustering over politics, and attempting to get such friends as Mark Twain to endorse his latest schemes. Num Pages: 454 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231056878
ISBN
9780231056878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: APTX; BGF; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136914
ISBN
9780231136914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.44

Hardback. From 1934 to 1954 Joseph I Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, reigned over the Production Code Administration, the Hollywood office tasked with censoring the American screen. This title tells the story of Breen's ascent to power and the widespread effects of his reign. Num Pages: 440 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFA; BGF; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143585
ISBN
9780231143585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.03
€ 77.50

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 27 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: AN; AP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 924. Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935. Series: Film and Culture Series. 576 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AN; AP; BGF. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 40. Weight: 924.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159043
ISBN
9780231159043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.67
€ 80.87

Paperback. The biography of a giant in the history of blues music Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 330. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075285
ISBN
9780252075285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Beginning in 1949, while Elvis Presley and Sun Records were still virtually unknown - and two full years before Alan Freed famously 'discovered' rock 'n' roll - Dewey Phillips brought rock 'n' roll to the Memphis airwaves. This book illustrates Phillips' role in turning a huge white audience on to previously forbidden race music. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077326
ISBN
9780252077326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077760
ISBN
9780252077760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078965
ISBN
9780252078965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082009
ISBN
9780252082009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.42

Paperback. Presents a portrait and intellectual history of novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembene. This book offers a comprehensive biography of Sembene and contributes a critical appraisal of his life and art in the context of the political and social influences on his work. Translator(s): Diop, Moustapha. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; APFB; BGF; BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221513
ISBN
9780253221513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.47

Hardcover. A reading of the letters between Mozart and his father, placing them in the context of the stylized strategies of the 18th-century epistolary tradition. The book argues that the letters reveal a rebelliousness deep within Mozart's life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; AVGC4; AVH; BGF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300075427
ISBN
9780300075427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. Bob Dylan is an iconic figure in American music and cultural history. This book considers Dylan from four perspectives: his complicated relationship to blackness, the underrated influence of his singing style, his fascinating image in films, and his controversial songwriting methods that have led to charges of plagiarism. Series: Icons of America. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 208 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300181876
ISBN
9780300181876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.44

Paperback. Pearl Primus (1919-1994) blazed onto the dance scene in 1943 with stunning works that incorporated social and racial protest into their dance aesthetic. This book offers an intimate perspective on her life and explores her influences on American culture, dance, and education. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33 black-&-white illustrations in 16-page insert. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187939
ISBN
9780300187939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.05

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