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Charlie Chaplin is the greatest icon in the history of cinema, who lived one of the most dramatic rags to riches stories ever told. Chaplin's life was marked by extraordinary contrasts: the child of London slums who became a multimillionaire; and the on-screen clown who was a driven perfectionist behind the camera. This book tells his story.

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Simon Louvish's new book looks afresh at The Tramp, the mask behind the man, his ceaseless struggle against adversity, and his capacity to represent our own fears, foibles, dreams, inner demons and hopes.

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Includes an account of Bernard's Salford childhood, the early days of Joy Division, the band's enormous critical and popular success, and the subsequent tragic death of Ian Curtis.

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'Entertaining...revealing, shocking' BERNARDINE EVARISTO

'Sublime' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS

Actor and director Zawe Ashton brings us a unique look at life, work and the absurdities of today's world

Zawe Ashton has been acting since she was six.

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The director holding the camera as well as acting in front of it

Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his work, from his humble theatrical beginnings in music halls to winning an honorary Academy Award.

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Featuring forewords from bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, this is the official and fully authorised biography of the worlds most revered and celebrated drummer.

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An insightful memoir from a counterculture legend

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'Nothing makes me happier than talking about depression. Packed with stories, humour and a bit of the serious stuff, I will literally write the book on how it feels to be told "Cheer up, Love"' Susan Calman

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Perfectly slated to coincide with an upcoming biographical film on Elvis, this giftable Christmas book -- celebrating all things Elvis Presley -- provides an intimate and rare look at Elvis's most iconic holiday songs and invites you to share a blue Christmas with the King himself.

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A meditation on the colour spectrum by the painter, poet and film-maker, Derek Jarman. He explains the use of colour in medieval painting through the Renaissance to the modernists. It also discusses the meaning of colour in literature, science, philosophy, psychology, religion and alchemy.

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A life lived through music from Stuart's with the Beatles when he was three, a youthful dalliance with northern soul and the radical effects of punk on his politics. A life affirming journey through the land where ordinary life and pop come together to make music.

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A leading historian argues that Johnny Cash was the most important political artist of his time

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A brilliant, beautifully written memoir from Suede founder and lead singer Brett Anderson.

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The definitive biography of John Coltrane, and the first book to do justice to one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time.

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From the heart of one of the most beloved performers in music comes a candid memoir that chronicles professional triumph, private heartbreak, and personal victory--a coming-of-age account of a very private search for harmony and a very public rise to fame.

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Originally published as: Fukugan no eizao: watashi to Kurosawa Akira. Japan: Bungeishunju, A2006.

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The concluding thoughts of one of Britain's greatest film-makers (Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, Hope and Glory, The General ...)

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The concluding thoughts of one of Britain's greatest film-makers (Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, Hope and Glory, The General ...)

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A visionary, Band was also at the vanguard of the transition to home video and streaming, making and distributing direct-to-video movies long before the major studios caught on.

In this revealing tell-all, Band details the dizzying heights and catastrophic depths of his four decades in showbiz.

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In an industry dominated by white men, Connie Chung stood alone, the first and only Asian woman to break into the television news industry. This is her extraordinary story, told with incisive wit and remarkable candour.

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John Constable and Maria Bicknell might have been in love but their marriage was a most unlikely prospect. For seven long years the couple were forced to correspond and meet clandestinely. But it was during this period of longing that Constable developed as a painter.

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"A biography of filmmaker, anthropologist, and mystic Harry Smith"--

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The extraordinary memoir of the legendary founder of Creation Records.

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For decades, Walter Cronkite was known as the most trusted man in America. Millions across the nation welcomed him into their homes, first as a print reporter for the United Press on the front lines of World War II, and later as a host of numerous documentary programs and as anchor of the CBS Evening News. This title tells his story.