American singer & TV personality Kelly Rowland rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destinys Child. She sold forty million albums & twenty million singles with the group & more than four million solo albums & eighteen million solo singles. This biography details her childhood strife with an alcoholic
- & then absent
- father life on the edge as a teenage R&B star in Destinys Child an ill-fated early solo career & finally finding success on her own as well as taking centre stage as a judge on X-Factor. Kellys rocky childhood growing up in Houston as the only black girl in her school. How her poverty-stricken family was torn apart & she & her mother fled their alcoholic father when she was seven never to see him again. Details the highs & lows of being in Destinys Child the cat-fights the accusations of favouritism the hours of training & the lowdown on life in what would soon become according to the 2005 World Music Awards the worlds best-selling girl group of all time. Kellys struggle to shine while hiding in her band mates Beyonces shadow & her endurance of rumours that Mathew Knowles
- whom shed moved in with
- was her father. An in depth look at Kellys early solo career (including her first two albums) her collaborations & her acting career as both a singer in sitcoms & an actress in worldwide box office hit films. Kellys split from Beyonces father as manager & the reasons behind it her change in musical style & her dramatic decision not to have Beyonce involved with her third album unlike previous solo efforts to which her ex-band mate contributed. Recording her third solo album in a period of insecurity when shed been without a record label for over a year & feared never getting a deal again. Kellys success as a Number 1 selling artist & her time as a UK X-Factor judge as she becomes just as much a big name in the UK as she is in the USA.



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No one knows eight-time world champion surfer Kelly Slater better than Kelly himself. In this revealing & heartfelt illustrated tribute written with surfing veteran Phil Jarratt the worlds best surfer riffs on a life filled with big wins big money & big loves. Interviews with friends & fellow surfers unearth juicy anecdotes & hundreds of photographs-some never before published-capture the greatest victories & the quietest moments in equal measure. This beautifully produced book marks the first time Slaters story has been told in full colour & reflects the latest twists & turns in an incredible & unconventional life. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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On the eve of his eightieth birthday Ken Dodd is still touring the country performing in packed venues an average of two nights a week with his legendary four hour sets. 'I do it because that is what I do. I do it because that is what I am ' he said when asked why he continues with this punishing schedule. Ken Dodd's career has spanned over five decades as he went from singer to actor & presently most famously comedian. He is considered the last great music-hall inspired variety comic but what drives this man whose career has been tainted by hardship? Dodd still lives in his childhood home of Knotty Ash & has never married despite having two-long term fiances. In 1989 his strange relationship to money culminated in a trial for tax evasion & he was also famously stalked by a mystery woman. How did this feather-duster salesman become one of the most loved though least-lauded British comedians of all time? Stephen Griffin interviewed friends colleagues & fellow comedians to get inside the mind of the original Diddyman. ...

Ken Doherty is one of the most talented & successful snooker players ever to have picked up a cue & the only player ever to win the Under 21 Amateur & World Snooker Championships. In this honest & emotional autobiography Ken tells how he went from the World Snooker final at the Crucible to qualifying tables of Prestatyn & back again
- & reveals what it means to lead a Life in the Frame. Born in Ranelagh a south-eastern district of Dublin Ireland Doherty leart his trade in the legendary Jasons snooker hall standing on a biscuit tin to try & reach the balls. Coached by former Irish international Paddy Miley the young Doherty found he had a natural talent with the cue & entered in to various amateur competitions including the Irish Amateur Championships. In 1989
- at the ripe age of 20
- Doherty won the World Amateur Championship & was duly invited to become a professional of the game. Four years later after losing his first Grand Prix to Jimmy White Ken went on to win his first ranking title the Welsh Open which was enough to catapult the Darlin of Dublin into the top 16 players in the world. Doherty etched his name in the record books in 1997 by becoming only the third player outside the United Kingdom to win the World Championship beating Stephen Hendry 18-12 in the final at the Crucible. Returning to Ireland a hero Doherty would go on to play in two more World Championship finals & stay in the top 16 for over a decade.


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Astonished by the wonderful spectacle that is the wall of death Gary Margerum has photographed the travelling show for over a year. The bright red vintage Indian motorcycles & smartly turned out riders seem to perform a feat from the past before the eyes of a modern world. He has captured this extraordinary life through his magnificent photographs & has also documented the lives of the famous Ken Fox Troupe. With unique access to the last travelling wall of death in Europe this biographical sketch follows the Hell Riders throughout their tour of the British Isles capturing all aspects of this astonishing way of life. ...

Ken Hom brings us 100 inspired recipes for stir fries which are easy-to-follow delicious dishes designed to appeal to all palates. With 20 new recipes & 80 favourites from his collection Ken not only covers oriental stir fries but

Includes:: non-Asian dishes as well such as stir-fried fusilli alla carbonara. The book is divided into chapters on chicken fish & seafood beef pork & vegetable dishes. There are also sections on techniques for chopping & frying how to use a wok & recommendations for oils & sauces. Stir frying is regarded as a healthy & popular cooking method & all grocers sell ready-prepared stir-fry vegetables. As one of the worlds greatest authorities on cooking with a wok Ken shows us that the versatility & convenience of stir frying never compromises the flavour.

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John Hills definitive study looks at the career & work of British director Ken Loach. From his early television work (Cathy Come Home") through to landmark social realsim films (" Kes") & modern examinations of British society (" Looking For Eric") this landmark study reveals Loach as one of the great European directors." ...

Ken Sprayson was the man the stars turned to for something a bit special in the way of motorcycle racing frames
- Geoff Duke Mike
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