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Biography: arts & entertainment
Despite his numerous hits and Grammy nominations - and his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - John Mellencamp remains one of America's most underrated songwriters. In Mellencamp, David Masciotra explores the life and career of this import..
29.01£
Brand: Little Brown and Company
The definitive biography of John Mellencamp featuring exclusive interviews and never-before-told details about the life of the iconic American rock and roll original.John Mellencamp is not your typical rock star.With music inspired by the work of Wi..
22.74£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
Sunday Times Celebrity Book of the Year 2010In It's Not What You Think Chris Evans had seemingly found the recipe for success. He was rich, famous, and now the owner of his own radio station and media company. What could possibly go wrong? As it tur..
15.76£
Brand: Orion
'A delight to read' Philip Pullman'Essential reading ... a genuine landmark publication' Tom ServiceA BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'The music of the British composer Michael Tippett - including the oratorio A Child of Our Time, five operas, and four..
19.80£
Brand: Faber & Faber
This new revised edition brings Mike Leigh's career up-to-date, including his film about J.M.W. Turner, Mr. Turner, and his epic masterpiece, Peterloo.Five-time Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner, the only British director to have won the top prize at b..
29.19£
Brand: Reaktion Books
Featuring many rare images, an enlightening exploration of the life and work of avant-garde multihyphenate Mina Loy. Mina Loy was born in London in 1882, became American, and lived variously in New York, Europe, and finally, Aspen until she died ..
25.61£
Brand: Faber & Faber
Miss Dior is a wartime story of freedom and fascism, beauty and betrayal and 'a gripping story' (Antonia Fraser). 'Exceptional . . . Miss Dior is so much more than a biography. It's about how necessity can drive people to either terrible deeds or a..
33.01£
Brand: Faber & Faber
Miss Dior is a wartime story of freedom and fascism, beauty and betrayal and 'a gripping story' (Antonia Fraser). 'Exceptional . . . Miss Dior is so much more than a biography. It's about how necessity can drive people to either terrible deeds or a..
26.20£
1970 was the last year of the Beatles and the first year of the supersonic Concorde-a time of new possibilities and social upheaval, and Jennifer Hosten, a young airline hostess from the Caribbean island of Grenada, was as surprised as anyone to fin..
18.95£
Brand: Random House
Read this meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness, which is also a powerful account of his life as an HIV positive man in the 1980s. In 1986 Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to make a garden..
13.80£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
The complete oral history of Monty Python - one of comedy's most legendary and influential troupes - publishing to coincide with the 50th anniversary of their BBC debut.With a foreword by John Oliver from Last Week Tonight'Some people think it's ver..
18.13£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
Stephen Fry invites readers to take a glimpse at his life story in the unputdownable More Fool Me.'Oh dear I am an arse. I expect there'll be what I believe is called an "intervention" soon. I keep picturing it. All my friends bearing down on me and..
14.70£
Brand: Little Brown and Company
Picking up where Under the Big Black Sun left off, More Fun in the New World explores the years 1982 to 1986, covering the dizzying pinnacle of L.A.'s punk rock movement as its stars took to the national and often the international stage. Detailing ..
23.65£
Brand: Abrams Books
The first biography of rapper Mac Miller, the Pittsburgh cult favorite-turned-rap superstar who touched the lives of millions before tragically passing away at the age of 26-now in paperbackMalcolm James McCormick was born on January 19, 1992. He be..
14.77£
Brand: Abrams Books
The first biography of rapper Mac Miller, the Pittsburgh cult favorite-turned-rap superstar who touched the lives of millions before tragically passing away at the age of twenty-sixMalcolm James McCormick was born on January 19, 1992. He began makin..
23.68£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
Now in paperback: the definitive biography of one of the most lauded musical geniuses in history, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, by the acclaimed composer and biographer Jan SwaffordAt the earliest ages it was apparent that Wolfgang Mozart's singular imag..
26.95£
Brand: McFarland Publishers
Peter David, award-winning writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games, has boatloads of stories to tell about his 30-year career. Whether it was attending George Takei's wedding, being described as Will Smith's bodyguard, or wa..
45.46£
Brand: Orion
'Birkin's diary entries ultimately expose the toxic reality behind one of the 20th century's most glamorous couples' Sunday TimesJane Birkin - actor, singer, songwriter and model - attained international fame with her decade-long musical and persona..
13.60£
Biography. ISBN: 9789355201362Publisher: Rupa & CoImprint: Rupa & Co.Published date: 01 Apr 2022DEWEY: 920DEWEY edition: 22Language: EnglishWeight: 440gHeight: 216mmWidth: 140mmSpine width: 20mm..
37.58£
Brand: University of Illinois Press
Now available in paperback, William C. Banfield's acclaimed collection of interviews delves into the lives and work of forty-one Black composers. Each of the profiled artists offers a candid self-portrait that explores areas from training and compos..
127.37£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
My Animals and Other Family by Clare Balding is a funny, brave, tender story of self-discovery'I had spent most of my childhood thinking I was a dog, and suspect I had aged in dog years.'Clare Balding grew up in a rather unusual household. Her fathe..
13.84£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
From original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler comes a tale of sex, drugs, excess, hairspray and and intense 20-year struggle with addiction.Guns N' Roses is one of the world's most successful rock bands, with estimated sales of 90 million albums ..
13.41£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
A silent comedy star whose legendary slapstick routines are recognisable to this day, Charles 'Charlie' Chaplin's My Autobiography is an incomparably vivid account of the life of one of the greatest filmmakers and comedians, with an introduction by ..
15.93£
Brand: Simon & Schuster
From Juno and Canadian Country Music Award winner George Canyon comes a heartfelt and candid memoir charting his humble beginnings in rural Nova Scotia, the hard-won success he found under the bright lights of Nashville, Tennessee, and all the life ..
18.62£