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Pauline Quirke was a skinny child, a slim teenager, a curvy woman, then - according to her bathroom scales (curse them) - just plain fat.

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Born into the poorest and least-promising background and with only a loving mother's support to help her, Martine has dared to follow her dreams of stardom and has packed more in her twenty-four years than most. Her story starts with a life on the run from a violent father, drinks, drugs, abduction and even an attempted murder.

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As lead singer and extraordinary frontman of SLADE, Noddy Holder was one of the most successful musicians of the '70s and '80s. The epitome of the Glam Rock look and lifestyle, they released anthem after anthem as they mixed pure pop madness with football chant choruses.

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In this compelling memoir, Thomas Paul Burgess recounts his time as a member of Ruefrex, one of Northern Irelands most successful punk rock bands. Through a series of revealing vignettes, he traverses strife-torn Belfast and bohemian London, revealing another side of the punk rock story.

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This book offers the life story of the actor and musician who is perhaps the most bankable star in Hollywood today.

How did Will Smith rise to the top of the Hollywood A-list

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Why does Willie Nelson keep going down the road, steady as a mountain stream, creating an illusion for the millions that sit in awe of him as he sings the same repertoire night after night

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During the 1970s a young woman called Linda Kuehl, planning to write a biography of Billie, recorded interviews with more than 150 people. Kuehl died in 1978 and her book never came out, but her recordings survived to provide the raw material for this extraordinary account of the life of America's First Lady of Jazz.

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Although women may have found greater film success in the areas of screenwriting, editing, design, and producing, there have certainly been many whose contributions as directors are quite significant. This guide to their careers and films profiles the most noteworthy. Chapters are divided into two segments: biographical and critical.

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The memoirs of dancer, producer and director Peter Wright, one of the foremost dance creators from the 1950s to today

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It's the first (and probably last) celebrity memoir from beloved character actor William Sanderson. He put an awful lot of work into this. Please buy it.

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A musician of rare artistry, the self-effacing yet charismatic Yo-Yo Ma connects with his audiences with startling effectiveness. Above all, he is committed to the ever-evolving musical odyssey of his Silk Road Ensemble, itself part of a broader Silk Road Project aiming to explore the deep and varied artistic connections between East and West.

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A Danish musician here presents the most accurate, comprehensive work on a major figure in American jazz: Lester Willis Young (1909-1959), better known as `Pres' or `Prez,' from the nickname `President' given to him by Billie Holiday.

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The wildly entertaining and well-reviewed autobiography of entertainment icon Jerry Blavat is now in paperback!

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When Sam Cooke was shot dead in a cheap motel in Hollywood, he was one of America's most successful pop stars. This biography follows Cooke's life in a racist America where his voice was one of the first to reach beyond the segregated audiences and command a white following, Cooke himself becoming a player in the fledgling civil rights movement.

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He came from Outer Space...

It was the greatest invention in the history of pop music the rock god who came from the stars which struck a young David Bowie like a lightning bolt from the heavens.

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From the New York Times bestseller, the story of jazz, told through the journeys of three towering artists

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The fascinating story of Vincent van Goghs two groundbreaking years in Paris, where he transformed himself from a provincial unknown into one of the worlds great visionary artists.

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With warmth and compassion, Jill shares her own experiences of loss and helps you through the most difficult time of your life.

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