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  • ¿A cuántas pintoras conoces?
    Milagros Borrego Chaves
    En este libro presentamos las biografías resumidas de 319 pintoras, planteadas no como un diccionario biográfico por orden alfabético, sino como se ha estudiado la Historia del Arte tradicionalmente, encuadrada por siglos y corrientes artísticas. Pero esta vez sólo con pintoras mujeres.19 imprescindibles que podían ser más, pero que son todas las que están, y 300 más, que tambi...
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    25,00 €

  • 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 €

  • Blues All Around Me
    B B King / B. B. King / BBKing / David Ritz
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    16,12 €

  • The Merchant of Venus
    Adriana Thornton-Cornejo / Nancy Thornton Navarro
    'Get ready to be dazzled because 'The Merchant of Venus Book'- it’s a thrilling adventure through the remarkable life of Walter Thornton, the figure in the most iconic photograph of the 1929 Stock Market Crash! Just imagine: beautiful models, Pinup girls, Hollywood stars; Thornton was a true trendsetter.' 'What sets this biography apart is its intimate narration, alternating be...
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    43,96 €

  • The Merchant of Venus
    Adriana Thornton-Cornejo / Nancy Thornton Navarro
    Embark on an extraordinary journey through the life of Walter Thornton, a luminary of the New York City beauty, modeling and advertising scene during the roaring 1920s and beyond. 'The Merchant of Venus: The Life of Walter Thornton' explores deep into the captivating narrative of a man whose legacy transcends time. In a tale as captivating as any Hollywood script, Walter Thornt...
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    47,89 €

  • The Landfill Chronicles - Unearthing Legends of Modern Music
    Dan Ouellette
    Dive into the captivating world of music with Dan Ouellette’s remarkable collection, The Landfill Chronicles: Unearthing Legends of Modern Music.For over four decades, Dan Ouellette has been at the forefront of music journalism, chronicling the lives and careers of the legends who shape modern music. His interviews and writing about giants of jazz, blues, rock, and pop have gra...
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    42,96 €

  • The Landfill Chronicles - Unearthing Legends of Modern Music
    Dan Ouellette
    Dive into the captivating world of music with Dan Ouellette’s remarkable collection, The Landfill Chronicles: Unearthing Legends of Modern Music.For over four decades, Dan Ouellette has been at the forefront of music journalism, chronicling the lives and careers of the legends who shape modern music. His interviews and writing about giants of jazz, blues, rock, and pop have gra...
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    31,25 €

  • Tuned In - Memoirs of a Piano Man
    Jim Wilson
    Tuned In is an inspiring story of one man’s relentless pursuit of a dream, and a revealing testimony to the power of music in all our lives.The unique confluence of Jim Wilson’s two careers - piano technician/confidant to the stars and a globally successful recording artist - has led to extraordinary experiences with some of the world’s most exalted music legends: singing Beatl...
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    30,99 €

  • Tuned In - Memoirs of a Piano Man
    Jim Wilson
    Tuned In is an inspiring story of one man’s relentless pursuit of a dream, and a revealing testimony to the power of music in all our lives.The unique confluence of Jim Wilson’s two careers - piano technician/confidant to the stars and a globally successful recording artist - has led to extraordinary experiences with some of the world’s most exalted music legends: singing Beatl...
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    20,82 €

  • Three And A Half Minutes of Fame
    Alex Boucher
    Signing a record deal at the age of 17 is something Alex didn’t plan for, but it sets him on a path that will bring him tantalisingly close to fame, not once, but three and a half times over the next 7 years.Things don’t always go as planned as he ditches school and jumps from US record deals to UK TV appearances, even joining a boy band in his epic quest for fame.Alex encounte...
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    33,69 €

  • Miley Cyrus
    United Library
    This book takes readers on an intimate journey through the extraordinary life and career of one of the most versatile and iconic figures in contemporary pop culture. From her early days as the teen sensation Hannah Montana to her groundbreaking transition into a mature and provocative artist, Cyrus’s story unfolds with passion, resilience, and relentless creativity.As the 'Teen...
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    11,32 €

  • Miley Cyrus
    United Library
    Este libro lleva a los lectores en un viaje íntimo a través de la extraordinaria vida y carrera de una de las figuras más versátiles e icónicas en la cultura pop contemporánea. Desde sus primeros días como la sensación adolescente Hannah Montana hasta su transición innovadora a una artista madura y provocativa, la historia de Cyrus se desenvuelve con pasión, resistencia y una c...
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    10,05 €

  • Female Force
    Martin Gimenez / Michael Frizell
    Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, born February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia, showed early signs of the charisma that would later define her career. Raised in a multicultural household with a Lebanese father and Colombian mother, Shakira grew up immersed in diverse influences that would shape her unique musical style. Discovered when she was 13, her rise to worldwide fame wa...
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    21,83 €

  • Female Force
    Martin Gimenez / Michael Frizell
    Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, born February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia, showed early signs of the charisma that would later define her career. Raised in a multicultural household with a Lebanese father and Colombian mother, Shakira grew up immersed in diverse influences that would shape her unique musical style. Discovered when she was 13, her rise to worldwide fame wa...
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    8,65 €

  • Monkee Business
    Eric Lefcowitz
    The Monkees had everything-a popular TV show, hit records, and adoring fans. Everything but control over their careers. Author Eric Lefcowitz chronicles the kaleidoscopic journey of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork, following each of the four Monkees, together and apart, from 1965 to the present day. A must-read for music fans, 'Monkee Business' is a def...
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    15,45 €

  • Biographies of Most Famous People in History
    Herbert Foster
    The biography of: Pascal, Newton, William Gibson, Edmund Stone, Mozart, CHARLES XII. OF SWEDEN, Robin Hood, Matthew Hopkins etc. Meet the people who help shaped the world through their contributions and achievements as artists, inventors, philanthropists, political leaders, religious leaders, scientists, writers, and others.  ...
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    17,71 €

  • Tom Jobim - Trayectória Musical
    Sergio Cohn / Tom Jobim
    Tom Jobim (1927-1994) fue el autor de una delicada revolución. La transformación que puso en marcha a partir de la bossa nova fue tan sutil que a menudo olvidamos cuán profundamente esta alteró el curso de la música brasileña, como si todo hubiera sido 'muy natural'.'Si como hombre fui un pequeño burgués adaptado, como artista, me vengué a través de las amplitudes del amor'.La ...
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    19,24 €

  • Elza Soares - Trayectória Musical
    Elza Soares / Sergio Cohn
    Elza Soares (1937-2022) es el mejor Brasil. Con su voz singularmente ronca Elza se atrevió a darle nombre a las muchas formas de hambre que experimenta la humanidad: hambre no solo de comida, sino también de libertad sexual, de igualdad racial, de arte y belleza.'Siempre pensé que las mujeres debían ser libres. Luchar, vivir, amar, ser felices y tener libertad. Desde que era un...
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    19,24 €

  • Gilberto Gil - Trayectória Musical
    Gilberto Gil / Sergio Cohn
    Gilberto Gil (1942) no es solo un músico. Desde su juventud como uno de los líderes de la contracultura a su madurez como uno de los ministros de Cultura más respetados a nivel mundial, Gil es la más completa manifestación de lo que significa ser un artista popular brasileño.'Haciendo canciones, operando musicalmente, vas descubriendo que puedes hablar de todo. Y no solo puedes...
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    23,40 €

  • Mercedes Sosa - Trayectória Musical
    Mercedes Sosa
    Mercedes Sosa (1935-2009) fue una inmensa cantora y la portavoz consciente de sus ideas en los momentos más diversos - a veces extremadamente difíciles - de su vida y de la historia del país. Su compromiso era artístico y político, era personal y trascendía cualquier frontera.'Nosotros, los cantores, tenemos la obligación de mostrar las obras de los nuevos autores y compositore...
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    19,24 €

  • Josh Binney (hardback)
    T Dennis Reece
    This biography traces Josh Binney’s unusual film and stage career, which ranged from praise for his direction in Boston of the play Pinocchio to imprisonment in Montana for movie investment fraud. Particular attention is paid to his work in the 1940s for All American News, one of the major independent producers of films for the Black market. Binney’s credits there led The Times...
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    42,71 €

  • Josh Binney
    T Dennis Reece
    This biography traces Josh Binney’s unusual film and stage career, which ranged from praise for his direction in Boston of the play Pinocchio to imprisonment in Montana for movie investment fraud. Particular attention is paid to his work in the 1940s for All American News, one of the major independent producers of films for the Black market. Binney’s credits there led The Times...
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    31,39 €

  • Life of Beethoven
    Anton Schindler
    'DURING the painful illness of full four months which terminated in the death of Ludwig van Beethoven, he was one day conversing with Hofrath von Breuning and myself on the subject of Plutarch’s Lives. Breuning took advantage of the long-wished-for opportunity to ask Beethoven, apparently without any particular object, which of his contemporaries he should prefer for his biogra...
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    20,80 €

  • Letters to Dead People (Dyslexia-friendly Edition, Volume 1)
    Henry Nash / Ivor Share
    Ever wondered what drove the Great and the Good in History? What questions would you ask them if you got the chance?What’s the connection between Boudica and JK Rowling? Where did Walt Disney get some of his insights from? Who was Nettie Honeyball? Many of the answers are here in this book, which is a collection of entertaining letters written to more than fifty of the icons of...
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    14,12 €


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