Biography: arts & entertainment
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Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback. Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, using railway timetables to plot an exact imaginary route across Europe. So how did this fearful figure become the one of the most respected film directors of the twentieth century? This book answers this question. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287667
- ISBN
- 9780099287667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.67
€ 19.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. Alice Cooper: Golf Monster is the full account of how Cooper became one of the biggest rock stars on the planet. Num Pages: 280 pages, b/w illustrations throughout, 8pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240. How a Wild Rock'n'roll Life Led to a Serious Golf Addiction. 280 pages, b/w illustrations throughout, 8pp colour illustrations. Alice Cooper: Golf Monster is the full account of how Cooper became one of the biggest rock stars on the planet. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA; WSJG. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight: 270.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845133580
- ISBN
- 9781845133580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.26
€ 20.99
€ 17.26
Hardback. Series: Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts. Num Pages: 239 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313265259
- ISBN
- 9780313265259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.96€ 57.47
€ 62.96
€ 57.47
Paperback. Alkan: lonely 19th century genius, virtuoso pianist and also composer of some of the most difficult and disturbingly powerful piano music. This edition, in two parts, deals first with the man, and second with his music. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871082739
- ISBN
- 9781871082739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.08
€ 25.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. This is the story of Alex James's transition from a leading light of the Britpop movement in the 1990s, to gentleman farmer, artisan cheese-maker and father of five. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007453146
- ISBN
- 9780007453146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.25
€ 14.99
€ 11.25
Paperback. A candid and ultimately inspirational memoir from the much-loved Steps star. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- SKU
- KTG0010799
- ISBN
- 9781447217411
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807086575
- ISBN
- 9780807086575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 19.02
€ 30.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753510551
- ISBN
- 9780753510551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.38
€ 20.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. With punk tunes to die for, raucous gigs to get the world jumping and lyrics that resonate with a generation, All Time Low are putting the power back into power-pop and owning stages across the globe. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; AVGU; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784189853
- ISBN
- 9781784189853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.22
€ 10.99
€ 9.22
Hardback. The memoir of one of the most recognizable contemporary artists in the world, a book filled with the 20th century's biggest celebrities in sport, art, sex, music, film, and more, by the bon vivant who was a principle contributor to "Playboy" for years. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 196 x 33. Weight in Grams: 69.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762778379
- ISBN
- 9780762778379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.89
€ 31.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 55.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762788378
- ISBN
- 9780762788378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.69
€ 20.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. Almodovar came from an austere background in rural Spain. It was the 1950s, the age of the Cold War, of mambo, of Balenciaga, of the Korean War, of the Hungarian Revolution, of the death of Stalin. But none of these events bore any impact on his village. Editor(s): Strauss, Frederic. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571231928
- ISBN
- 9780571231928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.70
€ 21.99
€ 15.70
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Merrell Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858946603
- ISBN
- 9781858946603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.28
€ 51.99
€ 40.28
Paperback. The incredible journey of the world's most recorded song through an astonishing diversity of musical genres, from gospel to heavy metal, to become a cultural icon. Num Pages: 304 pages, B&W Halftones. BIC Classification: AVGD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KNW0007896
- ISBN
- 9780745951782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 page colour insert. BIC Classification: AKB; AKT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101886212
- ISBN
- 9781101886212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.47
€ 33.99
€ 28.47
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Feral House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936239979
- ISBN
- 9781936239979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.41
€ 52.99
€ 37.41
Hardcover. Norman Rockwell, as much as Walt Disney or Ronald Reagan, provided America with a mirror of its dreams and aspirations. As the star illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post for nearly half a century, Rockwell portrayed a fantasy of civic togetherness, of American decency and good cheer. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of colour illustrations & 73 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AKLB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 775.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374113094
- ISBN
- 9780374113094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.48
€ 30.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. An autobiography of Tony Curtis, without question a Hollywood legend and part of its Golden Age. It tells his story, from his hard-knock childhood growing up in the Bronx to his wild days as a Hollywood playboy, his destructive drug addiction and his life as an artist in his eighties. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8 colour section; integrated b&w photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753515723
- ISBN
- 9780753515723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.54
€ 26.99
€ 18.54
Anthony Slide examines Thomas Dixon's films and discusses the novels from which they were adapted; and chronicles Dixon's transformation from a major supporter of the original Ku Klux Klan in his early novels to an ardent critic of the modern Klan in his last film, "Nation Aflame". Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; APFB; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123288
- ISBN
- 9780813123288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.73
€ 43.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812978513
- ISBN
- 9780812978513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.21
€ 21.99
€ 17.21
Paperback. The highly-acclaimed unauthorised biography of cult anti-hero comedian Bill Hicks. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447227069
- ISBN
- 9781447227069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.99
€ 11.99
€ 5.99
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
€ 107.26€ 80.87
€ 107.26
€ 80.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 203 x 41. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062269027
- ISBN
- 9780062269027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.91
€ 16.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. As a boy in post-War England, Kinks singer/songwriter Ray Davies fell in love with America - its movies and music, its culture of freedom fed his imagination. In this book, he tries to make sense of his long love-hate relationship with the country that both inspires and frustrates him, and where he nearly lost his life in a street shooting. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753555231
- ISBN
- 9780753555231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.50
€ 26.99
€ 18.50