Entertainment & Performing Arts

Absent Friends: A Tribute To Sir Ken Dodd is a fantastic collection of humorous and heartfelt stories, poetry, photographs and artwork all dedicated to the one and only, Master of Mirth, King of Comedy the Squire of Knotty Ash...Sir Ken Dodd! The...

Guillermo del Toro is a complete and intimate study of the life and work of one of modern cinema's most truly unique directors, whose distinct aesthetic and imagination are unmatched in contemporary film. Widely regarded as one of the most imaginative...

There's nowhere quite like Piccadilly Circus.From the moment they emerge, blinking from the underground station, visitors to Piccadilly Circus face a sensory onslaught. Its streets and alleyways merge into an intoxicating thoroughfare, with the power to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627311007Author Sandra NiemiFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S.

'An incredibly valuable and inclusive resource for young LGBT+ people... A much needed reminder that nobody needs to go through the queer experience alone.' Calum McSwiggan As TikTok and social media stars, every day Matthew and Ryan invite millions of...

John Tusa has been Managing Director of London's Barbican Centre for more than a decade. In that time, he has been a notable controversialist, speaking up for the need for the arts, defending their achievements and arguing for more funding. This...

The World According to Questlove Mo' Meta Blues is a punch-drunk memoir in which Everyone's Favorite Questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the...

This book needs no introduction. The hardback edition was the hottest seller of 2004. WH Smith cited it as the record holder for most copies of an autobiography sold in one week. In fact it has turned out to be the surprise darling of the book trade!...

"I recall the long hours I sat for him... From time to time, as I posed, half-asleep, I looked at the artist standing at his easel, with features drawn, clear-eyed, engrossed in his work. He had forgotten me, he no longer knew I was there, he simply...

'A total joy' Laura Kay, author of The Split'Hilarious and unexpectedly moving' Richard Roper, author of Something to Live For'Brilliantly written, properly funny and poignant, and such a great takedown of the more absurd aspects of life in the 21st...

It's Sapiens for teenagers.' The TimesLIFE IS WEIRD.Nothing gives you a sense of perspective like finding out just how weird.I'm an extremely curious chap and with this book I wanted to share the content of my noggin, because I think these are the 147...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636140681Author Greg PratoFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Akashic Books,U.S.Publisher Akashic Books,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385347013Author Neil Patrick HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 264gDimensions(mm)...

It's the start of a new year, so why not record your thoughts alongside Dawn's warm and witty observations. It's a brilliant way to pay-attention to and remember the days you're living through . . .'Beautiful, like Dawn, and stuffed full of goodies' JO...

Music historian and journalist Tim Riley's biography challenges many popular assumptions about Lennon's life, from his widely misunderstood 'Working Class Hero' origins to his epic romance with Yoko Ono. Riley also explores Lennon in all his...

'He achieves the miraculous,' the sculptor Auguste Rodin wrote of dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. 'He embodies all the beauty of classical frescoes and statues'. Like so many since, Rodin recognised that in Nijinsky classical ballet had one of the greatest and...

In Being Oscar ,one of America's most celebrated criminal defence attorneys recounts the stories and cases of his epic life. The Mafia's go-to defender, he has tried an estimated 300 criminal cases, and won most of them. His roster of clients reads like...

Shirley MacLaine has established herself as a fearless, iconoclastic thinker and seeker of truth. Her eagerly-awaited new book features an irresistible blend of stories from her life as a Broadway and Hollywood star combined with her lifelong search for...

At twenty-one, Kathy Valentine was at the Whisky in Los Angeles when she met a guitarist from a fledgling band called the Go-Go s?and the band needed a bassist. The Go-Go s became the first multi-platinum-selling, all-female band to play instruments...

Ken Kwapis has worked for more than thirty years in Hollywood. With time has come experience, and with experience he has charted a career full of hits, from The Office to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and become one of the most reliable and...

For more than sixty years Ken Dodd discomknockerated audiences in packed venues across Britain with his unique blend of madcap humour. Despite his advancing years he continued to perform his legendary five-hour sets to his adoring fans: his final tour,...

For more than sixty years Ken Dodd discomknockerated audiences in packed venues across Britain with his unique blend of madcap humour. Despite his advancing years he continued to perform his legendary five-hour sets to his adoring fans: his final tour,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401310790Author Stephen GloverFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 132mm * 28mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401310790Author Stephen GloverFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 132mm * 28mm

While Felicia Pearson is a brilliant actor in a truly chilling role, what's most remarkable about 'Snoop' is what she has overcome in real life. Born a three-pound, cross-eyed crack baby in East Baltimore and raised in a foster home, Snoop proved she...

The Lost Diaries is a wide-ranging anthology of the world's greatest diarists, each of them channelled onto paper through the considerable psychic force that is Craig Brown. Arranged on a day-to-day basis, spread throughout an entire year,...

George Harrison was always known as the 'quiet Beatle' As part of the biggest band in pop history, he took a back seat to Paul McCartney and John Lennon, but his talent shone through in the composition of classic songs such as 'Something' and 'Here Comes...

'A wonderful account of a life filled with far more ups and downs than its subject's languid demeanour ever suggested.' Miles Jupp.Even if the name doesn't ring a bell, you'd recognise David Tomlinson's face - genial and continually perplexed, he was Mr...

From the bestselling author of When All is Said comes a delicious new novel about a young woman who can hear the dead - a talent which is both a gift and a curse.'A wonderfully unexpected tale of love, death and everything in between' Graham...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648283164Author Claudia ChristianFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Floating World PressPublisher Floating World PressWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm)...

A journey into the headspaces and workplaces of some of Britain's most unique artists, from the co-author of the critically acclaimed Holloway. 'Very good - up my street' Sir Quentin Blake ...

Check out Little Voice on Apple TV+! Little Voice is inspired by a lost song from Sara Bareilles's first studio album. This updated New York Times bestselling collection of essays by seven-time Grammy nominated singer songwriter Sara Bareilles "resonates...

As fascination with the Rat Pack thrives in films and on television, Dean Martin remains one of the group's most enigmatic members. The Hollywood image of Dean Martin with a martini in one hand and a woman in the other continues to dominate public...

"I defy any woman to flick through Modestly, through Dina's musings on bullying, eating disorders, maternity wear, contouring and feminism, and not find something they can relate to" - METRO 'This is the story of my life. It's about me as a Muslim Brit...

Healed is the powerful, moving and deeply personal story of actor Manisha Koirala's battle against ovarian cancer. From her treatment in the US and the wonderful care provided by the oncologists there to how she rebuilt her life once she returned home,...

In Last Night at the Viper Room, acclaimed author and journalist Gavin Edwards vividly recounts the life and tragic death of acclaimed actor River Phoenix-a teen idol on the fast track to Hollywood royalty who died of a drug overdose in front of West...

The ultimate collection of stunning photographs documenting the career of one of the world's greatest superstars There has never been or will there ever be an artist like Prince. "A 5' 3? Mastermind . . . satiated with virtuosity, controversy,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780757002779Author Dirk BenedictFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Square One PublishersPublisher Square One PublishersWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm)...

The son of a deranged Italian immigrant, Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837) was the most celebrated of English clowns. The first to use white-face make-up and wear outrageous coloured clothes, he completely transformed the role of the Clown in the pantomime...

A candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston a decade after her passing On February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In the decade since, the world...