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Paperback. The contradictions between Wagner's antipathy toward the amorphous entity "The Jews" and his genuine friendships with individual Jews, are the subject of this book. Drawing on sources, including his autobiography and the diaries of his second wife, this book places Wagner's anti - Semitism in perspective with his life and work. Num Pages: 200 pages, photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786423705
- ISBN
- 9780786423705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.20
€ 61.20
Paperback. A biography of Paul Bowles, the famously enigmatic writer-composer. It questions the biographer's role, the subject's credibility, and the very nature of 'truth' in the telling of a life. It talks of Bowles' difficult childhood and of his grief over his wife's - the author Jane Bowles, who died in 1973 - illness, of exile, dreams, and madness. Num Pages: 354 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AVH; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224933
- ISBN
- 9780520224933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. With the 2001 release of "The Streets" debut single "Has It Come To This?" the landscape of British popular music changed forever. No longer did homegrown rappers have to anxiously defer to transatlantic influences. In this title, the author writes of his musical inspirations, role models and rivals. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGR; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165389
- ISBN
- 9780552165389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.36
€ 15.99
€ 12.36
Paperback. Mike Love is a founding member of the Beach Boys. With their lush vocals and endlessly inventive arrangements, the band forged art from songs about cars, surfing and first love. But beneath the Beach Boys' wholesome appearance lurked darker truths: drugs and dissent, deceit and betrayal. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571324699
- ISBN
- 9780571324699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.43
€ 8.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, photos throughout the book. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480. The Story of Johnny Griffin. 256 pages, photos throughout the book. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Dimension: 221 x 139 x 23. Weight: 480.
- Publisher
- Northway Publications
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955090851
- ISBN
- 9780955090851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.74
€ 25.99
€ 22.74
Paperback. A brutally honest memoir of addiction and recovery by Mike Doughty, the world-renowned solo artist and former lead singer and songwriter of Soul Coughing Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 tables/figures. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306818776
- ISBN
- 9780306818776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.23
€ 17.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. The story of great lost Liverpool band The La's (of There She Goes fame); the founding of independent record label, Viper. Both personal memoir from a musician and the story of Liverpool's popular music over the past 30 years. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382585
- ISBN
- 9781781382585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.56
€ 20.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. WHEN THE WORLD WAS BITTEN BY THE HARD-ROCKING, HARD-TOURING AND HARD-DRINKING WHITESNAKE, IT WAS MICKY MOODY'S GRITTY RIFFS AND SIGNATURE BLUESY SLIDE-GUITAR THAT HELPED PROPEL THEM TO INTERNATIONAL STARDOM, AS THEY SHOULDERED ASIDE CONTEMPORARY RIVALS, GOING ON TO SELL MILLIONS OF ALBUMS WORLDWIDE. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786062161
- ISBN
- 9781786062161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.82
€ 11.99
€ 9.82
Paperback. The definitive, no-holds-barred biography of one of the biggest-selling rock bands in the world, the Foo Fighters. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409118411
- ISBN
- 9781409118411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. 'All the hard-living, the drinking, the drugging, the sex, the money, all the bullshit, it was never hard. It was easy. The hard part was not dying from it.' Lemmy, as told to Mick Wall Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409160274
- ISBN
- 9781409160274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. Think you know the story of Jim Morrison and The Doors? This revelatory and explosive biography from critically acclaimed rock journalist Mick Wall will make you think again. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409151241
- ISBN
- 9781409151241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.48
€ 19.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. Mick Wall penetrates the closed world of Aussie rock legends AC/DC. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409135258
- ISBN
- 9781409135258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Lou Reed died in 2013. This is the critically acclaimed biography of the songwriter, Velvet Underground member and musician. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409153047
- ISBN
- 9781409153047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Sandy Denny laid down the marker for folk-rock when she joined Fairport Convention in 1968, but her music went far beyond this during the seventies. This book tells the story of Sandy Denny, one of the greatest British singers of her time and the first female singer-songwriter to produce a substantial and enduring body of original songs. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 242 x 36. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571278916
- ISBN
- 9780571278916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.04
€ 19.99
€ 14.04
Paperback. The real Madonna Ciccone: 30 remarkable years Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 240 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472118868
- ISBN
- 9781472118868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.50
€ 24.99
€ 17.50
Paperback. Joni Mitchell is one of the most celebrated artists of the last half-century, and her landmark 1971 album, "Blue", is one of her most beloved and revered works. This title provides an analysis of Mitchell's creative achievements: her innovative manner of marrying lyrics to melody and her inventive chords that achieve her signature blend of wonder. Num Pages: 242 pages, One Photo Insert. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364. Joni Mitchell's Blue Period. 242 pages, One Photo Insert. Joni Mitchell is one of the most celebrated artists of the last half-century, and her landmark 1971 album, "Blue", is one of her most beloved and revered works. This title provides an analysis of Mitchell's creative achievements: her innovative manner of marrying lyrics to melody and her inventive chords that achieve her signature blend of wonder. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 213 x 133 x 17. Weight: 362.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617130281
- ISBN
- 9781617130281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.83
€ 20.99
€ 19.83
Paperback. Puccini's operas are among the most popular and widely performed in the world, yet few books have examined his body of work from an analytical perspective. This volume remedies that lack in lively prose accessible to scholars and opera enthusiasts alike. Translator(s): Basani, Laura; Basini, Laura. Num Pages: 530 pages, 190 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297583
- ISBN
- 9780226297583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 53.73
€ 63.23
€ 53.73
Hardcover. This text provides an analysis of Puccini's operas, complete with 190 musical examples. It considers his musical and dramatic techniques, demonstrating how his manipulation of dense networks of themes, sophisticated harmonic techniques and orchestrations work to arouse the audience's emotions. Translator(s): Basini, Laura. Num Pages: 453 pages, 190 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 453
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297576
- ISBN
- 9780226297576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.82€ 92.90
€ 113.82
€ 92.90
Paperback. Musician, political critic, and hedonist, international superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a sensation throughout his career. His music offers a perspective on race, class, and nation on both sides of the Atlantic and he synthesized a musical language while also clearing a space for political dissent and a type of counter-cultural expression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; AVG; AVH; BGF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397650
- ISBN
- 9781566397650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.46
€ 50.99
€ 45.46
Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 20. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623567309
- ISBN
- 9781623567309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.71
€ 10.99
€ 10.71