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Paperback. Charlie Chaplin is the greatest icon in the history of cinema, who lived one of the most dramatic rags to riches stories ever told. Chaplin's life was marked by extraordinary contrasts: the child of London slums who became a multimillionaire; and the on-screen clown who was a driven perfectionist behind the camera. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 928 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 201 x 45. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141977508
- ISBN
- 9780141977508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.04
€ 26.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. This intriguing text overturns a myth of film history by examining new evidence surrounding the authorship of Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari - a film that still exerts its gothic spell after nearly a century. A new introduction considers the place of German Expressionist cinema within the European revival of Gothic at the turn of the 20th century. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Second Edition, New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844576494
- ISBN
- 9781844576494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.04
€ 17.99
€ 14.04
Paperback. Robinson chronicles the early use of film as vaudeville sideshow; as sheer spectacle of moving images precluding any notion of plot development or drama; and as a fledgling dramatic effort, ranging from prizefights to Passion plays. Num Pages: 248 pages, 158 photos, 16 in co. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103398
- ISBN
- 9780231103398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Paperback. Takes up the assumption shared by many fans and scholars that original horror movies are more "disturbing," and thus better than the remakes. David Roche assesses the qualities of movies, old and recast, according to criteria that include subtext, originality, and cohesion. Num Pages: 335 pages, 78 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781496802545
- ISBN
- 9781496802545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Paperback. Series: Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AN; AVGC6; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138248380
- ISBN
- 9781138248380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.60
€ 68.60
Paperback. A provocative book explores the relationship of music and the natural world. Editor(s): Rothenberg, David; Ulvaeus, Marta. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 illus. 8 figs. BIC Classification: AVS; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Edition
- 2nd edition, includes audio web links
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819569356
- ISBN
- 9780819569356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.54
€ 24.99
€ 23.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Insight Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608875504
- ISBN
- 9781608875504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.50
€ 44.99
€ 38.50
Paperback. Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APFR; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415473101
- ISBN
- 9780415473101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.64
€ 35.64
Paperback. The culture clash that permanently changed American theater Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472034451
- ISBN
- 9780472034451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.07
€ 40.07
Hardback. Breaking down walls between genres - classical, jazz, and popular, this book offers an integrated view of twentieth-century music. It demonstrates how Duke Ellington's music is as vital to musical modernism as anything by Stravinsky, and has had a lasting impact on jazz and pop that reaches from Gershwin to contemporary R&B. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGJ; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580. 336 pages, Illustrations. Breaking down walls between genres - classical, jazz, and popular, this book offers an integrated view of twentieth-century music. It demonstrates how Duke Ellington's music is as vital to musical modernism as anything by Stravinsky, and has had a lasting impact on jazz and pop that reaches from Gershwin to contemporary R&B. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGJ; AVGP. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245877
- ISBN
- 9780520245877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.90
€ 50.90
Paperback. Features guitars that made history, that changed the course of music, that inspired new generations of players and listeners. This title features Torres' classical, the amazing Gibson L-5, Rickenbacker's Frying Pan, Les Paul's Log, B B King's Lucille, Willie Nelson's Trigger, and Eric Clapton's Brownie. Num Pages: 520 pages, 500 full colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 105 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761138006
- ISBN
- 9780761138006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
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
€ 50.03
€ 50.03
Paperback. Provides an introduction to and comprehensive discussion of the music for harpsichord and other stringed keyboard instruments by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Intended as a practical guide and an interpretive study, this book consists of three introductory chapters on general matters of historical context, style, and performance practice. Num Pages: 544 pages, 112 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; AVGC3; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415974004
- ISBN
- 9780415974004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.60
€ 68.60
Hardcover. The first book in nearly a century dedicated to a close examination of the musical works of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, first son of Johann Sebastian Bach. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463591
- ISBN
- 9781580463591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.05
€ 145.05
Paperback. This textbook is a concise survey of European music from 1600 through 1750 and is designed for junior/senior level courses in Baroque music. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199942015
- ISBN
- 9780199942015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 208.41
€ 208.41
Paperback. Using classical, popular, and avant-garde music as texts, this title addresses such questions as: why do bodies develop goose bumps when listening to music and why does music sound so good when heard 'all around'. It shows how the historical conditions under which music is created affect the listening experience. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 b&w photograph, 65 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822319221
- ISBN
- 9780822319221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 68 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AV; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816644506
- ISBN
- 9780816644506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.56
€ 34.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 285 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748695652
- ISBN
- 9780748695652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.36€ 107.05
€ 111.36
€ 107.05
Paperback. Ofering an exploration of internationally distributed, multi-director episode films, this book fills a considerable gap in the history of world cinema and aims to expand contemporary understandings of authorship, genre, narrative, and transnational production and reception. Num Pages: 288 pages, 41 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748695669
- ISBN
- 9780748695669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.95
€ 40.99
€ 35.95
Hardback. A reference to a range of American musical styles, from Barbershop to Bluegrass and from Ragtime to Rockabilly. It also includes discussions on cultural, historical and geographic origins; technical musical characteristics; instrumentation and use of voice; lyrics and language; and, typical features of performance and presentation. Editor(s): Horn, David; Shepherd, John. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 176 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441160782
- ISBN
- 9781441160782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 345.80€ 300.79
€ 345.80
€ 300.79
Paperback. Authorised biography of influential musician/producer/cultural commentator Brian Eno - the 'Father of Ambient Music'. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: APB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409157625
- ISBN
- 9781409157625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.83
€ 19.99
€ 15.83
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Applause Theatre Book Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557836700
- ISBN
- 9781557836700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Paperback. As the 1970s ended, Waits felt trapped by his persona and career. But at his low point: Francis Ford Coppola asked Tom to write the score for "One From the Heart". He cleaned up, and met Kathleen Brennan. This work tells the story of a man creating that elusive American second act, and also about finding the prefect collaborator in his wife. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 121 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages, Illustrations. As the 1970s ended, Waits felt trapped by his persona and career. But at his low point: Francis Ford Coppola asked Tom to write the score for "One From the Heart". He cleaned up, and met Kathleen Brennan. This work tells the story of a man creating that elusive American second act, and also about finding the prefect collaborator in his wife. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Dimension: 166 x 121 x 9. Weight: 134.
- Publisher
- Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826427823
- ISBN
- 9780826427823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.47
€ 15.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551524085
- ISBN
- 9781551524085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.70
€ 23.99
€ 21.70