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Granta 164: Last Notes
Featuring non-fiction by Lydia Davis, Brian Dillon, Peter Englund (tr. Sigrid Rausing) Diana Evans, Wiam El-Tamami, Tabitha Lasley, Adele Rosenfeld (tr. Jeffrey Zuckerman), Anjan Sundaram, Ed Vulliamy, Ada Wordsworth. Fiction...
Phew, Eh Readers?: The Life and Writing of Tom Hibbert
Idiosyncratic. Iconoclastic. Acerbic. Hilarious. The influence of Tom Hibbert's music writing across print, radio, TV and podcasts is incomparable. From his genre-defining work at Smash Hits to his 'Who the...
The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley and the
In early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker (the manager of the number-one country music star of the day) heard that an unknown teenager from Memphis had just drawn a crowd of...
Running the Light: 'The best novel I've ever read about comedy' Megan
'A thrilling, nauseating and painfully real depiction of what happens as youth, talent and charisma sour' MEGAN NOLAN 'Anyone wondering where The Great American Novel went: this is it on...
Hip-Hop Is History: The New York Times bestseller
A must-read for old-school hip-hop heads and burgeoning fans alike Time 'Hip Hip is not History, it's Our story. Brilliant book' Craig Charles ' Hip-Hop Is History melds a detailed...
Mortification: Eight Deaths and Life After Them
'Mark Watson is a national treasure' Richard Osman Whatever I now know about life - or think I know - I found out through failure, disappointment, mortification. I'm writing it...
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (updated): The History of the Disc
To celebrate 100 years of DJing, Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton have expanded and updated their classic account of the history of the disc jockey. The DJ was born on...
Dancing in the Dark
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When her life's passion is forbidden, how much will Ditty risk to follow her dream? When Ditty Cohen first sees a ballet on TV, the beautiful, gravity-defying dancing captivates her....
A History of Opera: The Last Four Hundred Years
This definitive work tells the entire story of the world's most extraordinary artistic medium of the last four hundred years. Opera paints the human passions with astonishing power and drama....
A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics
Billy Bragg is one of Britain's most distinctive and accomplished songwriters, whose work has articulated the passions, both personal and political, of Britain during the past five decades. A Lover...
Orchestra: The LSO: A Century of Triumphs and Turbulence
In 2004 the London Symphony Orchestra celebrates its hundredth birthday. The centenary finds the orchestra acclaimed as one of the best in the world, making music with the most charismatic...
Talkin' Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America's
The definitive history of the revolutionary Greenwich Village music scene, which fostered some of the most iconic musicians in American history--and fought for its identity every step of the way....
Tales from Shakespeare
Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this bold edition...
Tales from Shakespeare
Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Tales from Shakespeare These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Renowned writers and essayists of the 18th century, siblings...
Clubland: How the working men's club shaped Britain
The untold story of a British institution 'Brilliant.' Alan Johnson 'Compelling.' David Kynaston 'The beer drinkers' Bill Bryson.' Times Literary Supplement Ferment Magazine's Best Beer Book of the Year Pete...
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music
'An absolutely masterly work' Stephen Fry Alex Ross, renowned author of the international bestseller The Rest Is Noise , reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art...
Secondhand Cinema & Film Scripts Bargain Book Box DSH1085
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Secondhand Cinema & Film Scripts Bargain Book Box Immerse yourself in the golden age of auteur cinema with this curated collection of ten books focusing on film history, theory, and...
The Lost Music of the Holocaust: Bringing the music of the camps to
Scores sewn into coat linings, instruments hidden in suitcases, sheet music stashed among dirty laundry, concertos written on discarded food wrappers - these are just some of the ingenious ways...
Jokes, Jokes, Jokes: My Very Funny Memoir
*Nominated for Best Book at the 2025 Chortle Awards* 'Really funny & engaging. A breeze and a pleasure to read' Katherine Ryan 'As hilarious and outrageous as you might expect'...
Running the Light: 'The best novel I've ever read about comedy' Megan
'A thrilling, nauseating and painfully real depiction of what happens as youth, talent and charisma sour' MEGAN NOLAN 'Anyone wondering where The Great American Novel went: this is it on...
Shouting Out Loud: Lives of The Raincoats
'A must-read about these punk trailblazers' KATHLEEN HANNA Art students Gina Birch and Ana da Silva formed The Raincoats in 1977. Since the release of their seminal early records, the...
Time to Say Hello: My Autobiography
Katherine Jenkins is an international singing superstar who has redefined a music genre: she has brought classical music to the masses and inspired young and old with her incredible voice,...
Beyond 40: The Australian Ballet: Celebrating 40 Years of Dreams
Beyond 40 is both a review of the history of The Australian Ballet and a tribute to the current company of dancers and its young artistic director, David McAllister. It...
In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor and Me
A Rough Trade Book of the Year A Resident Book of the Year A Classic Pop Book of the Year Nominated for the 2025 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards...
Tomorrow's Here Today: Lightning Seeds, Football and Cosmic Post-Punk
A Louder than War Book of the Year A Waterstones Book of the Year A Rough Trade Book of the Year A Resident Book of the Year 'All Ian Broudie's...
Phew, Eh Readers?: The Life and Writing of Tom Hibbert
Idiosyncratic. Iconoclastic. Acerbic. Hilarious. The influence of Tom Hibbert's music writing across print, radio, TV and podcasts is incomparable. From his genre-defining work at Smash Hits to his 'Who the...
Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism
'Outstanding, I want to press it into the hands of every newly diagnosed person' Fern Brady 'Like a Martian's guide to living on Earth. Funny, enlightening and gobsmacking' Frank Skinner...
The Closest Thing to Crazy: My Life of Musical Adventures
'Fabulously readable' STEPHEN FRY 'Wildly entertaining' DAILY EXPRESS 'Rollicking ... ebullient ... Christmas present problems are instantly solved' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A rollercoaster ride through music... His world has a...
1984: The Year Pop Went Queer
'MAGNIFICENT!' CAITLIN MORAN 'A riveting read about a pop revolution hiding in plain sight' PETE PAPHIDES 'Very funny and very moving' JUDE ROGERS In 1984, pop came out of the...
Searching for Dexys Midnight Runners
'Skilfully written, engaging and sensitive' HELEN O'HARA 'Hugely readable' MOJO 'A compelling, moving book' THE TIMES In the early 1980s, the pop charts were dominated by musicians tarted up in...
Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies
In 1971, college student Ted Chapin found himself front row center as a production assistant at the creation of one of the greatest Broadway musicals, Follies . Needing college credit...
The Musical Human: A History of Life on Earth - A BBC Radio 4 'Book of
A FINANCIAL TIMES SUMMER BOOK OF 2021 PICK A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Full of delightful nuggets' Guardian online 'Entertaining, informative and philosphical ... An essential read' All...
Comic Genius: Portraits of Funny People
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This star-studded tribute to the legendary comics of our time gathers together the kings and queens of comedy's golden age - including the likes of Steve Martin, Carl Reiner and...
Volcanic Tongue: A Time-Travelling Evangelist's Guide to Late
Volcanic Tongue presents the first ever collection of multi-award-winning author David Keenan's music writings. Keenan has been writing about music since publishing his first fanzine, inspired by The Pastels and...
Volcanic Tongue: A Time-Travelling Evangelist's Guide to Late
Volcanic Tongue presents the first ever collection of multi-award-winning author David Keenan's music writings. Keenan has been writing about music since publishing his first fanzine, inspired by The Pastels and...
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival
'Superb and timely' KATE MOSSE 'Impressive, important, deeply moving' SARAH WATERS 'Brilliant' ANTHONY HOROWITZ What role could music play in a death camp? What was the effect on those women...
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival
'Superb and timely' KATE MOSSE 'Impressive, important, deeply moving' SARAH WATERS 'Brilliant' ANTHONY HOROWITZ What role could music play in a death camp? What was the effect on those women...
Songs In The Key of MP3: The New Icons of the Internet Age
It's 2013. You're a teenager squinting at your laptop in the dead of night, flicking between iTunes and YouTube and PirateBay. Endless reams of artists unspool at the click of...
Mortification: Eight Deaths and Life After Them
'Mark Watson is a national treasure' Richard Osman Whatever I now know about life - or think I know - I found out through failure, disappointment, mortification. I'm writing it...
The Secret Life of Houdini
Using exclusive access to newly uncovered archives, Kalush and Sloman reveal the clandestine agreements in which the British and Americans recruited Houdini to be an active secret agent. In exchange...
Mozartiana
The book titled Mozartiana by the author J. Solman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Essential Groucho: Writings by, for and about Groucho Marx
No Groucho is not my real name, I'm just breaking it in for a friend.' Presenting the greatest and most hilarious examples of Groucho, one of the most influential and...
Royal Academy of Dance: Celebrating 100 Years
With a global membership of 14,000 and a presence in 84 countries, the Royal Academy of Dance has grown from its foundation in 1920 into one of the world's most...
Messiah: The Wordbook for the Oratorio
The book titled Messiah: The Wordbook for the Oratorio by the author Handel, George Frederic. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Strong Female Character: Nero Book Awards Winner
BRITISH BOOK OF THE YEAR: AUDIOBOOK WINNER 2024 NERO BOOK AWARDS WINNER 2023 WINNER, NON FICTION BOOK 2023, BOOKS ARE MY BAG AWARDS SHORTLIST, BOOKSHOP.ORG INDIE CHAMPIONS SHORTLIST, AMAZON NON-FICTION...
The Spectaculars: Battle of the Stars
Jump onboard the Wondria... The Spectaculars is an enchanting adventure series filled with magic, theatre and danger, perfect for drama lovers. For fans of Nevermoor, The Train to Impossible Places...