When Andy Murray finally overcame Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller to secure the 2012 US Open, it was a dream fulfilled for the man from Dunblane. After four previous defeats in Grand Slam finals, Murray had finally achieved what no British man had managed since the 1930s. But the story of how he got there was just as compelling as the final itself, with as many twists & turns along the way. Writer Mark Hodgkinson has been covering that story since the start
- he was actually the first person to interview Murray for a national newspaper back in 2004, & has worked closely with Judy Murray in the past. In Andy Murray: Champion, Hodgkinson explains how Murray first emerged as a tennis player of true quality, & how his rivalry with his brother Jamie spurred him on. He looks at the close relationship Murray has with his mother, & the various coaches who haved worked with him to assess their influence on his game. In a hugely competitive era of tennis, with Federer, Nadal & Djokovic all counted to be among the greatest tennis players of all time, Murray has earned the right to be ranked alongside them all
- & this book explains how & why he has done so, becoming a true national sporting icon in the process.

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Star of ' Mock the Week' & ' Live at the Apollo' Andy Parsons performs live st&-up at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue on the London leg of his sell-out UK tour, proving once & for all that he is not only the top political comedian of his generat ...

Andy Warhol kept these diaries faithfully from November 1976 right up to his final week, in February 1987. With appearances from & references to everyone who was anyone, from Jim Morrison, Martina Navratilova & Calvin Klein to Muhammad Ali, these diaries are the most glamorous, witty & revealing writings of the twentieth century. ...

This whimsical collection of Warhol's early drawings reveals the visual musings of the man before he became the legend. The relatively unknown experiments in commercial illustration collected here were created between 1950 & 1960, pre-dating his more famous paintings & prints. ...

With a sleight of h&, Andy Warhol redefined the boundaries of painting, sculpture & film. The assembly-line effect of his ?machine-made? images allowed Warhol to fix the viewers gaze on mass culture, closing the gap between art & life, bringing the old hierarchies of art to a collapse. But who was the man behind the public pose? The Factory was driven by sexual experimentation & the obsessive pursuit of beauty, but the figure at its centre somehow remained apart. His inherent discomfort with physical intimacy & his perpetual place outside the art establishment meant that Warhol would observe but never engage, that he wanted to be seen, but was never discovered. Based on extensive interviews & insights from those who knew him best, Andy Warhol disentangles the myths of Warhol ? fraught with contradictions ? from the man he truly was, & offers a vivid, entertaining, & a detailed, insightful chronicle of his rise, as well as a critical examination of Warhol's most important works. Tony Scherman has been contributing editor for Life & written about art & music for the New York Times & Rolling Stone amongst many others. He is an aware-winning author. David Dalton was founding editor of Rolling Stone & has co-authored numerous biographies including Jim Morrison & the autobiography of Marrianne & Faithfull. ...

Details: For 21 year old Harriet, Purcell life irrevocably changes the moment she steps out of the door of her respectable
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Quart Evans (John Wayne), ex-deputy sheriff of Wyatt Earp, is now a rough & ready gunslinger. After being injured in a shootout, Evans is taken in & nursed by a Quaker family. He finds himself falling for the daughter (Gail Russell), & attempts to g ...

With their themes of healing & wholeness, the meditations & prayers in the book offer a way of connecting to the spirit that babies bring from the heavenly realm to earth. This connection can help form a deep, abiding bond with a baby, which is rooted in unconditional love & absolute & total acceptance. Such a foundation insures stability, wholeness & acceptance as an intrinsic part of the spiritual make-up we all bring into the world & carry throughout our lives. The book supports young parents, grandparents, siblings & close relatives, in accepting their roles; it helps them release old wounds from their own childhoods, which may limit the full expression of their love for their child. It provides guidance for accepting the demanding tasks of parenting & it attempts to ensure that all babies brought into the world are loved, cherished & kept safe. Our angelic connections help us forge the deepest & most heartfelt connections with our baby. ...

Anya used to dream of moving to Britain to start a br&-new life. But as she sits in a school where nobody understands her, she dreams of Polish summer skies & the place where she once belonged. Then Anya meets bad boy Dan. He's no angel, but she's sure there's a sweeter side to him. & when things begin to fall apart, Anya realizes she's not alone
- how can Dan be such bad news when being with him feels like heaven?
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Explains how Angels & Witches can work together to heal the mind, the body & the spirit, as well as how they can overcome problems & enhance any life. This book helps readers learn to cast an angelic circle, call angelic quarters & connect with their Guardian Angel. ...