Bookshelf
study guides books reading lists e-books
home sign in my orders my e-books my trolley my account contact
| can't find it |

| browse books |
books
 

books

| book details |

Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words

By (author) Michael Owen

| on special |

normal price: R 1,099.95

Price: R 989.95

| book description |

The Pulitzer Prize–winning American lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896–1983) has been hailed as one of the masters of the Great American Songbook—songs written largely for Broadway and Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s. Now, in the first full-length biography devoted to his life, Ira Gershwin steps out at last from the long shadow cast by his younger and more famous brother George. It’s a life with a sharp dividing line; we witness Ira’s transformation by George’s death at thirty-eight. From carefree dreamer and successful lyricist, he becomes guardian of his brother’s legacy and manager of complex family dynamics, even while continuing to practise his craft with composers like Harold Arlen and Jerome Kern. Drawing on extensive archival sources and often using Ira’s own words, Michael Owen offers a rich portrait of the modest man who penned the words to many of America’s best-loved songs.

| product details |



Normally shipped | Usually dispatched in 3 to 4 weeks as supplier is out of stock
Publisher | WW Norton & Co
Published date | 26 Nov 2024
Language |
Format | Hardback
Pages | 416
Dimensions | 236 x 160 x 30mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 677g
ISBN | 978-1-3240-9181-3
Readership Age |
BISAC | biography & autobiography / composers & musicians

| other options |



Normally shipped | Usually dispatched in 3 to 6 weeks as supplier is out of stock
Readership Age |
Normal Price | R 1,245.95
 Price | R 1,121.95 | on special |

| back |
| your trolley |
To view the items in your trolley please sign in.
| sign in |

| specials |

The Memory Collectors: A Novel

Dete Meserve
Paperback / softback
320 pages


Enquiries only

The Coming Wave: AI, Power and Our Future

Mustafa Suleyman
Paperback / softback
352 pages
was: R 295.95
now: R 265.95
Stock is usually dispatched in 6-12 days from date of order

Living in a hut in 21st Century South Africa

Monde Ndandani
Paperback / softback
142 pages
was: R 220.95
now: R 198.95
Usually delivered in 6-12 days

Survive the AI Apocalypse: A guide for solutionists

Bronwen Williams
Paperback / softback
232 pages
was: R 340.95
now: R 306.95
Forthcoming
Let's stare the future down and, instead of fearing AI, become solutionists.
 
Copyright 2025 |  terms and conditions