Catálogo de libros: Biografía: arte y espectáculo

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  • Journey to the Inner Light
    Terri Potts-Chattaway
    Journey to the Inner Light: The Life and Musical Voyage of Jay Chattaway, Star Trek, Jazz, and Film Composer is the story of the twentieth-century Emmy Award-winning American composer behind the scores of hundreds of beloved Star Trek television episodes. Jay rose from humble beginnings in southwestern Pennsylvania, where he grew up along the banks of the Monongahela River, sim...
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    17,26 €

  • Saturn
    Simon Jacobs
    David Bowie looks at a painting in a gallery. As he watches, the face in the portrait seems to shift, to take on his own aspects: the silhouette spills into the Ziggy Stardust mullet, then contracts into the fascist-chic pompadour of the Thin White Duke, then goes curly. An astral jewel blooms on the forehead; the left pupil dilates. Standing before it, David Bowie sees every m...
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    13,51 €

  • Moving Music
    Rikki Stein
    Renowned music manager, Rikki Stein, has spent nearly six decades moving musicians around the world, and this book recounts a lifetime of adventure on the road. Always in the right place at the right time, Rikki was part of the great countercultural moments of the last century, from Woodstock and the Vietnam War Moratorium March to the launch Glastonbury Festival.Throughout thi...
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    23,19 €

  • Brilliant Disguise
    Susan Kellam
    'An expansive, heartbreaking, and engaging memoir about weathering tragedy and coming of age.' -Kirkus Reviews'...Brilliant Disguise is a moving portrait of innocence and experience.' -Joe Hagan, author of Sticky Fingers: The Life & Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine'Brilliant Disguise does what every good memoir should: it shows how our personal journeys help shap...
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    16,50 €

  • Brilliant Disguise
    Susan Kellam
    'An expansive, heartbreaking, and engaging memoir about weathering tragedy and coming of age.' -Kirkus Reviews'...Brilliant Disguise is a moving portrait of innocence and experience.' -Joe Hagan, author of Sticky Fingers: The Life & Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine'Brilliant Disguise does what every good memoir should: it shows how our personal journeys help shap...
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    22,53 €

  • Live And Die For Hip Hop
    Tyler Idleburg
    'A true story of Love & Hip Hop.' - Keandra Clay'Such a thought-provoking story.' - Jerrod Williams'... displays a vivid image into the mind of a child, growing up without a father figure. With no proper guidance throughout his life, he resorted to the one thing that gave him comfort: Hip Hop--In following the culture, he was able to find great insight, a sense of direction, an...
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    24,35 €

  • The Great Boomsky
    Margaret B Steele
    Thirteen-year-old Milton Hudson Everett loves his job as Boomsky, the clumsy sidekick of the great magician Alexander Herrmann (1844- 1896). Beloved across America, Boomsky falls on top hats and drops trays of borrowed watches, bringing screams of laughter. But Boomsky is himself a magician’s ruse- a skilled secret assistant hiding in plain sight.For a series of African America...
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    36,29 €

  • The Great Boomsky
    Margaret B Steele
    Thirteen-year-old Milton Hudson Everett loves his job as Boomsky, the clumsy sidekick of the great magician Alexander Herrmann (1844-1896). Beloved across America, Boomsky falls on top hats and drops trays of borrowed watches, bringing screams of laughter. But Boomsky is himself a magician’s ruse- a skilled secret assistant hiding in plain sight.For a series of African American...
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    63,62 €

  • Hedy Lamarr
    United Library
    The book Hedy Lamarr unravels the fascinating life of an Austro-Hungarian-born American actress and technology innovator who became a symbol of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler on November 9, 1914, Lamarr’s journey begins with a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, marked by the controversial film 'Ecstasy' (1933). Fleeing from her first husband, Frit...
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    8,99 €

  • Vince Guaraldi at the Piano, 2d ed.
    Derrick Bang
    Although Vince Guaraldi’s playful jazz piano themes for the early Peanuts animated television specials are well known, the composer himself remains largely unheralded. More than merely 'the Peanuts guy,' Guaraldi cut his jazz teeth as a member of combos fronted by Cal Tjader and Woody Herman, and garnered Top 40 fame with his Grammy Award-winning hit 'Cast Your Fate to the W...
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    81,39 €

  • Lady Gaga
    United Library
    The biography of Lady Gaga takes readers on a captivating journey through the extraordinary life of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known globally as Lady Gaga. Renowned for her avant-garde style, groundbreaking music, and versatile performances, Lady Gaga has left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry.Starting her artistic journey as a teenager performing at open...
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    10,25 €

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
    United Library
    The book Red Hot Chili Peppers invites readers into the vibrant and enduring world of the iconic American rock band. Formed in Los Angeles in 1982, the quartet of Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, and John Frusciante has left an indelible mark on the music landscape.With a musical palette that blends alternative rock, funk, punk, hard rock, hip hop, and psychedelic influences, ...
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    10,41 €

  • Don’t Laugh
    Sacha Jones
    As a white haired, green-eyed, ’black sheep’ growing up in a fire zone, Sacha (then Sally) feels from a young age she doesn’t fit in with her family or general environment and struggles, literally, to breathe. But when a doctor recommends ballet as a cure for her ills, though her Russian teacher tells her she is ’not built for ballet’, she finds a way to bend her build to balle...
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    16,87 €

  • The Algonquin Round Table
    Konrad Bercovici
    The facts and legends of New York’s famed artistic hub told by one of its key participants. ...
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    26,85 €

  • LRD
    Grant Maierhofer
    LRD is the second in a trilogy of books of critifiction, exploring various unknowable musicians. The first, The Compleat Lungfish, was published by Apocalypse Party. LRD looks at Les Rallizes Dénudés, in recursive, elliptical fragments, occasionally intercut with ideas from philosophers and novelists and others, exploring the world the band enacted and their strange discography...
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    20,13 €

  • And the Nobel Prize in Literature Goes to . . . Bob Dylan?
    Dimitrios P. Naskos
    '...a brilliant and fascinating analysis of Dylan and his lyrics and songs, making a major contribution to our understanding of Dylan and his work.' -Andrew Melrose, Emeritus Professor of Writing University of Winchester, UK'It’s a charming, readable excursion through one researcher’s own journey with words and music.' -Marshall Moore, Author of Love Is a Poisonous Color and Su...
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    16,57 €

  • And the Nobel Prize in Literature Goes to . . . Bob Dylan?
    Dimitrios P. Naskos
    '...a brilliant and fascinating analysis of Dylan and his lyrics and songs, making a major contribution to our understanding of Dylan and his work.' -Andrew Melrose, Emeritus Professor of Writing University of Winchester, UK'It’s a charming, readable excursion through one researcher’s own journey with words and music.' -Marshall Moore, Author of Love Is a Poisonous Color and Su...
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    22,59 €

  • From Pain to Purpose
    Nereida Velazquez
    Nereida Velazquez is a talented actress from Philadelphia who was raised in the vibrant city of Rochester, New York. She is the mother of four and grandmother of seven. She made her mark in the entertainment industry with a supporting role in the faith-based film Redeemed, which premiered on BET Plus. Nereida’s versatility as an actress is evident through her compelling perform...
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    15,60 €

  • From Pain to Purpose
    Nereida Velazquez
    Nereida Velazquez is a talented actress from Philadelphia who was raised in the vibrant city of Rochester, New York. She is the mother of four and grandmother of seven. She made her mark in the entertainment industry with a supporting role in the faith-based film Redeemed, which premiered on BET Plus. Nereida’s versatility as an actress is evident through her compelling perform...
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    12,73 €

  • The Business of People
    O.G. Euceda
    Explore the power of human connections and the profound impact it can have on our lives and careers through successful business owner and musician O.G. Euceda’s true-life story and motivating entrepreneurial path.In this inspiring book, O.G. Euceda shares his own experiences and reveals how his genuine love for people transformed his life. Through heartfelt storytelling and fun...
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    22,46 €

  • The Business of People
    O.G. Euceda
    Explore the power of human connections and the profound impact it can have on our lives and careers through successful business owner and musician O.G. Euceda’s true-life story and motivating entrepreneurial path.In this inspiring book, O.G. Euceda shares his own experiences and reveals how his genuine love for people transformed his life. Through heartfelt storytelling and fun...
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    14,56 €

  • Black, Buddhist, B-Boy, & Beyond
    Kyva Holman
    With wit and humor, and delightfully idiosyncratic style, Kyva Holman boldly explores his life, evolution, and hybridity. Presenting snapshots of individual years, he creates a collage of reflections on personal and collective events of significance, weaving in primary material from his ’vault’ of lyrics and writings to convey his perspective as it was in various periods. Bring...
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    17,76 €

  • The Light Pours Out of Me
    Rory Sullivan-Burke
    John McGeoch was the unsung hero of the post-punk era. Blazing a trail with some of Britain’s biggest bands and most revered artists - Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Armoury Show and Public Image Ltd. - John left an undeniable and indelible mark on music. This trade paperback edition of the authorised biography has black and white photographs. The Light Pours Out of M...
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    25,70 €

  • What Makes Sammy Jr. Run?
    Alex Belth
    'You want to see me driving up and down the Sunset Strip in my car picking up girls, right? Well, you don’t think I’d be stupid enough to let you see that side of me, do you?'-actor Warren Beatty, Esquire 1967 For more than a hundred years, we’ve made celebrity worship a national pastime. Celebrities charm us with their beauty, ability, and fame; we want to know everything abou...
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    17,99 €

  • The Wizard Of Wall Street And His Wealth
    Trumbull White
    The history of any man who had been able to distinguish himself by acquiring in his lifetime the greatest amount of wealth ever accumulated by one man, would necessarily be of interest, even if his success had been won by the most ordinary of methods or the most marvelous succession of good fortune. But when that man is one whose career was full of the most dramatic incidents; ...
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    17,01 €

  • Orbit
    Todd Matthy
    Rush, the Canadian band, takes center stage in a captivating comic book biography. With record-breaking sales, chart-topping hits, and an enduring influence on musicians worldwide, Rush’s extraordinary journey unfolds within these pages, showcasing the remarkable tale of a band that shaped generations. ...
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    21,83 €

  • Orbit
    Todd Matthy
    Rush, the Canadian band, takes center stage in a captivating comic book biography. With record-breaking sales, chart-topping hits, and an enduring influence on musicians worldwide, Rush’s extraordinary journey unfolds within these pages, showcasing the remarkable tale of a band that shaped generations. ...
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    8,65 €

  • Affective Memories
    Laurence Luckinbill
    This is the riveting, brutally honest story of a man’s struggle to make something of himself in the theater. Coming from meager circumstances in the Ozark Mountains, he fights his way up the shaky ladder toward fame. He makes mistakes, goes down blind alleys, fails and succeeds, again and again. But he never quits.Rising from family alcoholism and dysfunction, Luckinbill takes ...
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    27,61 €

  • The Dow Twins’ Legacy
    Harold A. Dow
    The legendary Dow Twins dominated the world of Black disco and entertainment for an unprecedented fifty years. Attractive, charismatic, and identical, they had a Midas touch when it came to business ... and women. This memoir tells their amazing story from their beginnings hosting parties for their peers-black college students-to their years as managers and promoters at two of ...
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    24,20 €

  • A Psychological Biography of Hiram 'Hank' Williams
    Ph.D. Paul R. Nail
    Volume II picks up in 1943-44, right where Volume I left off, with Hank’s courtship and marriage to first wife, Audrey (Sheppard) Guy Williams, his rise to fame at the Louisiana Hayride, 1948-49, and at the Grand Ole Opry, 1949-50, before success began closing in on him by December 1950.Hank was only 27 years old at the time, and no one knew that he had only two more years to l...
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    49,67 €


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