Will.i.am: The Unauthorized Biography' traces the rise to fame & fortune of William James Adams, Jr. (stage name Will.i.am). The book explores his troubled childhood & shows how his early love of flamboyant dress & his talent to rap saved him from the sad fates that befell many of his friends & neighbours. Bringing the story up to date, it reveals the truth behind his self-confessed 'freak out' in 2008, his mixed fortunes as a manager, his relationship with pop princess Cheryl Cole & his eventful first series as a judge on ' The Voice'. His role on this show has propelled Will.i.am to ever more remarkable stature, playing a key role at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert, a stint carrying the Olympic torch & working alongside NASA on a project designed to inspire children to get involved in science. He has also been praised for his philanthropic work, most recently donating the majority of his earnings from ' The Voice' to the Prince's Trust. This is the perfect book for fans of this enigmatic individual, at last revealing the truth behind the shades. ...

In November 2010 came the announcement that the nation had been waiting for. Prince William is to marry Kate Middleton. The couple had become engaged in October while they holidayed in Kenya & the news was further proof of how their love story has captivated everyone. & at last this is the true insider account of the relationship which has defined the 21st century. He is the confident young Prince who is the future of the Royal Family. She is the royal bride who is thoroughly modern & has confounded all the stereotypes of how the future Queen Consort should be. Packed with fascinating anecdotes, sharp analysis & exclusive photographs, this brilliant new book reveals the secrets of the young couple's fairy tale royal romance. They have become an item in an age which holds many new challenges for royalty & their story

Includes:: the complete guide to what the future holds for this new royal double act. Critically acclaimed royal author Robert Jobson chronicles the future king's relationship with his beautiful middle-class English bride

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![endif]--> William was the boy who would one day be king; Kate was the middle-class girl who had harboured a crush on him since her school days. Both were new students at the University of St Andrews in 2001, facing the same challenges that any new student faces ...

This lavishly illustrated book offers a complete view of the love story that has burgeoned over the last six years between Prince William & Catherine Middleton. With a look at the two central figures & how they came to meet, plus their courtship, the book moves on to cover the announcement of their engagement & how William & Catherine's lives have begun to change. The greater part of the book is devoted to the wedding: images will recall every step of the processions to the Abbey, the arrival of the groom & his supporter
- his brother Prince Harry
- plus the guests, heads of state, members of the royal houses of Europe &, of course, the members of the UK's Royal Family. Beautiful images will capture the arrival of the bridesmaids & pageboys &, finally, the bride herself. Capturing the key moments of the ceremony itself, the book will follow the carriage procession back to Buckingham Palace where the couple & their families are expected to make appearances on the famous balcony where over 30 years ago Prince William's parents made their own wedding-day appearance. The stage is set for a truly memorable occasion.

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Details: The marriage of Prince William to Catherine Middleton is one of the most significant royal events of recent times.
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A painter, poet & engraver, William Blake (1757-1827) was born in London. Poetical Sketches, his first volume of poetry, was published in 1783 & was followed by several of his best-known works: Songs of Innocence (1789), The Book of Thiel (1789), The Marriage of Heaven & Hell (1790-93), Songs of Experience (1794) ad Jeusalem (1804-20). ...

William Blake (1757-1827) was born in London, the son of a Dissenter. In touch with traditions descending from seventeenth-century radicals of his own day, including Tom Paine & Mary Wollstonecraft. He learned drawing & engraving, & later became a painter. He married in 1782, published his first poems in 1783, &, despite poverty, wrote & illustrated his own works. Songs of Innocence & of Experience appeared in 1794. ...

William Golding was born in 1911 & educated at his local grammar school & Brasenose College, Oxford. He published a volume of poems in 1934 & during the war served in the Royal Navy. Afterwards he returned to being a schoolmaster in Salisbury. " Lord of the Flies", his first novel, was an immediate success, & was followed by a series of remarkable novels, including " The Inheritors", Pincher Martin & " The Spire". He won the Booker Prize for " Rites of Passage" in 1980, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983, & was knighted in 1988. He died in 1993. ...

The paintings & engravings of William Hogarth, the subject of this biography, have always been popular, but outside art history little is known about his life in 18th-century London, where he moved in the worlds of theatre, literature, journalism & politics. ...

For the first time, William John Wills' short life is examined in its entirety. In doing so, Van der Kiste details the character & motivations behind the man whose meticulous diaries secured the Wills name for posterity. Now 150 years on, Wills' biography is a gripping tale of human endeavour. ...