Biography: arts and entertainment

Introduction by Richard CarpenterThe definitive biography of one of the most enduring and endeared recording artists in historythe Carpentersis told for the first time from the perspective of Richard Carpenter, through more than 100 hours of exclusive interviews and some 200 photographs from Richard's personal archive, many never published.

Bach has remained a figure of continuous fascination and interest to scholars and readers since the original Master Musicians Bach volume's publication in 1983 - even since its revision in 2000, understanding of Bach and his music's historical and cultural context has shifted substantially.

From the iconic, award-winning artist and designer, a graphic memoir of leaving Cuba, becoming American, and fighting for freedom, here and there.

As a boy, Michael Simkins always wanted to be someone.

Renowned for his masterful storytelling, Alan J.

There are many skills one needs to produce a piece of dance.

Throughout the world, people regard Peter Sellers purely as a comedic genius: surely, one of the greatest ever to have lived.

William Hogarth is a house-hold name across the country, his prints hang in our pubs and leap out from our history-books.

Miriam Hopkins (1902--1972) first captured moviegoers' attention in daring precode films such as Dr.

Vincenzo Bellini on Stage and Screen, 1935-2020 offers nine case studies of the history of Vincenzo Bellini's operas on stage, on screen, and in sound, video and performance art.

Carl Czerny, eine zentrale Figur der Musikgeschichte des 19.

***Ein kämpferisches Leben zwischen Lindenstraße und Christopher Street***Der erste Kuss zweier Männer in einer deutschen Fernsehserie machte Georg Uecker, alias Dr.

Robert Schumann is one of the most intriguing-and enigmatic-composers of the nineteenth century.

This is Julian Clary's story, in his own words - the tale of an awkward schoolboy who became a huge worldwide success on stage and screen.

One of the most important ballet choreographers of all time, Marius Petipa (1818 - 1910) created works that are now mainstays of the ballet repertoire.

While best known as the creator of Peanuts, Charles M.

Manuel de Falla's music perfectly reflected the full-blooded passion and intellectual aspirations of early 20th century Spanish culture.

Racecar driver Earnhardt was at the top of his gameuntil a minor crash resulted in a concussion that would eventually end his 18-year career.

The Stooges Brass Band always had big dreams.

'Mark Lewisohn knows the Fab Four better than they knew themselves' The GuardianThis extended special edition of Mark Lewisohn's magisterial book Tune In is a true collector's item, featuring hundreds of thousands of words of extra material, as well as many extra photographs.

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Full of never-before-seen illustrations, Life Sketches is an inspiring and elegant portrait of Robert Batemans life as an artist and of his belief that Nature is an infinite source of reason, imagination, and invention.

"Tras una vida sumamente complicada en lo profesional y más aún en lo personal, Hector Berlioz decidió lanzarse a la empresa autobiográfica como una necesidad de justificación ante los ataques sufridos por crítica y público parisinos, así como ante la ausencia de apoyo de las instituciones.

The New York Times Bestseller“A gripping journalistic procedural… Spotlight meets Erin Brockovich.

This is the fascinating story of Mary Maguire, a 1930s Australian ingenue who sailed for Hollywood and a fabulous life, only to have her career cut short by scandal and tragedy.

Ir has been said that no music amplifies the french ideals of precision and good taste better than the work of Maurice Ravel, yet his background could scarecly have been more cosmopolitan.

Theatre Library Association's Wall Award Finalist Silent film superstar Douglas Fairbanks was an absolute charmer.

I didn t know it at the time, as I didn t have a word for it then, but I ve repowered several times in my life.

"e;Ida Lupino (1918-1995) was more than a gorgeous image of film noir in the forties and fifties who starred in classics such as They Drive By Night, High Sierra, and Road House.

Investigator and #1 New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin pulls back the curtain on America's notorious Kardashian family's meteoric rise to fame, and the dark secrets they've struggled to hide in Kardashian Dynasty.

As heard on BBC 6 Music with Shaun Keveny, BBC Radio 5 Live and Talk Radio with Eamonn HolmesThe age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed.

The tempestuous, scandalous love affair of the 20th century's Romeo and Juliet was second in fame and notoriety only to that of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and by many accounts, even more corrupt.

Jahrhundertdiva Maria Callas – die größte Sopranistin ihrer ZeitMaria Callas war die bedeutendste Opernsängerin des 20.

The definitive biography of David Smith, the trailblazing American sculptor who pioneered Abstract Expressionism in three dimensions.

In At the Piano: Interviews with 21st-Century Pianists, Caroline Benser explores the kaleidoscopic world of twenty-first-century pianism through a series of extended interviews with eight major pianists: Leif Ove Andsnes, Jonathan Biss, Simone Dinnerstein, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Stephen Hough, Steven Osborne, Yevgeny Sudbin, and Yuja Wang.

Ein Botschafter des Blues und Ikone der schwarzen KulturMusik war die einzige Fluchtmöglichkeit für Riley »B.

The king of radio comedy from the Great Depression through the early 1950s, Jack Benny was one of the most influential entertainers in twentieth-century America.

Dolores del Rio's enormously successful career in Hollywood, in Mexico, and internationally illuminates issues of race, ethnicity, and gender through the lenses of beauty and celebrity.

The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume Oneand since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.

Actor Anthony James has played killers, psychopaths, and other twisted characters throughout his Hollywood career.

An incisive and insightful celebrity memoir by Jaleel White, one of the most beloved icons of nineties pop culture and TV history, renowned for his portrayal of Steven Urkel on the hit sitcom Family Matters.

Jesse didn't want to go to school anymore.

"e;Once I started this incomparable story, I couldn't put it down, and I cannot get it out of my mindnor will I ever.

Shaunie Hendersonwife, mother, entrepreneur, producer, and creator of the hit TV show Basketball Wivesopens up about finding love, offers advice for raising strong, smart, grounded Black children in today's world, and reveals how to define your career and personal life by your own terms in this inspirational memoir.