Russell ' The Voice' Watson is a star with a real story to tell. While most stars of today find success early, Russell was still working in a Salford factory at the age of 30. He spent the evenings singing in working men's clubs for extra cash to keep the bailiffs from his family's door. The chairman of Manchester United gave him his big break in May 1999: the opportunity to sing at Old Trafford. His extraordinary performance was quickly followed by a record deal & his phenomenal debut album.

Despite his outward success, Russell struggled with his health & family life. His rapid rise to fame led to a bitter divorce from his childhood sweetheart & his private life being splashed across the tabloids. Then last year he was struck down by a life-threatening brain tumour. This plunged Russell into a deep depression & it was only the thought of leaving his two children fatherless that kept him going. Just when it seemed he was fully recovered he collapsed again while recording & had to have emergency surgery on a second brain tumour that threatened his voice, his sight & his life.

Now, in his own words, Russell tells us the amazing story of his life.



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Glasgow in the 1950s was a deprived & often violent place. Meg Henderson was part of a large family, & when the tenement block in which they lived collapsed they had to move to the notorious Blackhill district where religious sectarianism & gang warfare were part of daily life. Yet despite appalling conditions, there was warmth, laughter & a remarkable spirit, and Meg ...

Glasgow in the 1950s was a deprived & often violent place. Meg Henderson was part of a large family, & when the tenement block in which they lived collapsed they had to move to the notorious Blackhill district where religious sectarianism & gang warfare were part of daily life. Yet despite appalling conditions, there was warmth, laughter & a remarkable spirit, and Meg ...

Linda Williamson, acclaimed medium & author of the bestselling Contacting the Spirit World, recounts her own experiences ...

Faced with a perpetual mealtime battle with her baby Millie, Jennie Maizels discovered it wasn't that Millie did not want eat, she just didn't want to be spoon-fed by anyone else. Faced with this independence, Jennie Maizels was forced to dream up ideas for foods that Millie could hold, like a mini pizza or a rice ball, until she was able to feed herself, & life became simple again. But all babies go through a stage when finger-held foods are the best way to feed them. Jenny Maizels has come up with a beautifully illustrated book using a wide range of healthy ingredients, cooked & uncooked, hot & cold, savoury & sweet. ...

Fingerprints of the Gods is the revolutionary rewrite of history that has persuaded millions of readers throughout the world. ...

Fingerprints of the Gods is the revolutionary rewrite of history that has persuaded millions of readers throughout the world. ...

The winner of seven Tonys, seven Grammys, an Oscar, & a Pulitzer Prize, Stephen Sondheim has become synonymous with the best in musical theatre. Now, in Finishing the Hat, he has not only collected his lyrics for the first time, he's giving readers a rare, personal look into his extraordinary shows & life.

Along with the lyrics for all of his productions from 1954 to 1981
- including West Side Story, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Sweeney Todd, which have starred some of the most famous & talented actors in the world from Johnny Depp & Catherine Zeta Jones, to Judi Dench & Alan Rickman, Finishing the Hat is a celebration of the act of creation. Sondheim discusses his relationship with his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II, & his collaborations with legends Leonard Bernstein, Richard Rodgers, Angela Lansbury, & countless others. His anecdotes
- rich with history, personal insights, & intimate details
- transport us back to a time when theatre was a major pillar of American culture. & throughout the book, Sondheim analyses his work & dissects his own songs as well as those of others, offering unparalleled insight into songwriting that will be studied for years to come.

Brilliant, poignant, scathing, & funny, Finishing the Hat is the newest production Sondheim can add to his list of classic works.






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