Ridiculously funny & astonishingly candid Rod Stewart's memoir is the rock autobiography of the decade". (" Daily Mail"). " One of the most entertaining revealing captivating books of the year". (" Independent"). Rod Stewart was born the working-class son of a Scottish plumber in North London. Despite some early close shaves with a number of diverse career paths ranging from gravedigging to professional football it was music that truly captured his heart
- & he never looked back. Rod started out in the early 1960s playing the clubs on London's R&B scene before his distinctively raspy voice caught the ear of the iconic front man Long John Baldry who approached him while busking one night on a railway platform. Stints with pioneering acts like the Hoochie Coochie Men Steampacket & the Jeff Beck Group soon followed paving the way into a raucous five years with the Faces the rock star's rock band whose offstage antics with alcohol wrecked hotel rooms & groupies have become the stuff of legend. & during all this he found a spare moment to write ' Maggie May' among a few others & launch a solo career that has seen him sell an estimated 200 million records be inducted into the Hall of Fame twice & play the world's largest ever concert. Not bad as he says for a guy with a frog in his throat. & then there is his not-so-private life: marriages divorces & affairs with some of the world's most beautiful women
- Bond girls movie stars & supermodels
- & a brush with cancer which very nearly saw it all slip away. Rod's is an incredible life & here thrillingly & for the first time he tells the whole thing leaving no knickers under the bed. A rollicking rock 'n' roll adventure that is at times deeply moving this is the remarkable journey of a guy with one hell of a voice
- & one hell of a head of hair."



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Ridiculously funny & astonishingly candid Rod Stewart's memoir is the rock autobiography of the decade". (Daily Mail). " One of the most entertaining revealing captivating books of the year". (Independent). Rod Stewart was born the working-class son of a Scottish plumber in North London. Despite some early close shaves with a number of diverse career paths ranging from gravedigging to professional football it was music that truly captured his heart
- & he never looked back. Rod started out in the early 1960s playing the clubs on London's R&B scene before his distinctively raspy voice caught the ear of the iconic front man Long John Baldry who approached him while busking one night on a railway platform. Stints with pioneering acts like the Hoochie Coochie Men Steampacket & the Jeff Beck Group soon followed paving the way into a raucous five years with the Faces the rock star's rock band whose offstage antics with alcohol wrecked hotel rooms & groupies have become the stuff of legend. & during all this he found a spare moment to write ' Maggie May' among a few others & launch a solo career that has seen him sell an estimated 200 million records be inducted into the Hall of Fame twice & play the world's largest ever concert. Not bad as he says for a guy with a frog in his throat. & then there is his not-so-private life: marriages divorces & affairs with some of the world's most beautiful women
- Bond girls movie stars & supermodels
- & a brush with cancer which very nearly saw it all slip away. Rod's is an incredible life & here thrillingly & for the first time he tells the whole thing leaving no knickers under the bed. A rollicking rock 'n' roll adventure that is at times deeply moving this is the remarkable journey of a guy with one hell of a voice
- & one hell of a head of hair."



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Hope I die before I get old sang Roger Daltrey over forty years ago but it didnt quite work out like that. The wild & passionate lead singer for supergroup The Who is still very much alive. The premature deaths of fellow group members Keith Moon & John Entwistle leaves Daltrey & Pete Townshend as the only survivors of the legendary b&. Roger Daltreys life is extraordinary from start to finish: he was expelled from school & written off as a violent thug
- before he made his first guitar out of a block of wood & music & The Who became his salvation. For many years he was the vouce of a generation strutting bare-chested on stage swinging the mic around like a lariat at The Whos dynamic concerts. Drawing on interviews with Daltrey himself as well as his friends & fellow musicians this is the most complete & revealing biography of one of rocks most powerful personalities.
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Regarded by many as the greatest tennis player in the history of the sport this authoritative biography charts the success of Roger Federer drawing from exclusive interviews with Federer & his family as well as the authors extensive experience covering the international tennis circuit. Comprehensive & compelling this account provides an informed overview of the Swiss tennis star from his start as a temperamental player on the junior circuit to his triumphs at the U.S. Open & Wimbledon. With entertaining anecdotes updates on Federers record-breaking career & an insiders view of the professional tennis world this inspiring biography is a definitive portrait of one champions rise to the top of his game. ...

Roger Federer is a legend not only in the world of tennis but also in the wider sporting arena. With a record-breaking tally of 16 Grand Slam titles to his name he shows no sign of slowing down & in 2010 added another Australian Open win to his collection as well as taking the trophy in the end-of-season ATP World Wide Tour Finals in London. This authoritative & affectionate biography traces the rise of Federer from his first tentative strokes with a tennis racket to how he dealt with being sent away to a training academy where he struggled to communicate in a French-speaking part of Switzerland; & how he handled the sudden death of his first real coach & mentor. It looks at his development as a sportsman & how he has matured into a family man with his marriage to Mirka Vavrinec & the birth of their twin girls. It also examines how Roger bounced back from arguably one of the most challenging periods of his career as following a serious illness & a dip in form his run of successive Wimbledon championship wins was ended & he was toppled from the number one spot by his long-time rival Rafael Nadal. In characteristic style Federer silenced his critics by winning the French Open title for the first time reclaiming his Wimbledon crown & ending 2009 at the number one position for the fifth time. ...

Have you struggled for just the right phrase when grappling with a class assignment? Crafting an office memo do you want greater clarity & concision? Pounding away at a last-minute blog entry havent you ever thought There has to be a better word for this? Now there is. Under the time-tested & respected banner of Rogets Thesaurus here is an array of words & their definitions organized by meaning. With this volume at your side you need never be stalled or stymied for an appropriate expression whether speaking of the higher reaches of philosophy or holding forth on art music or poetry--or other highbrow pastimes. The more you expand your vocabulary the richer & clearer your writing & conversation will become. & the better youll be able to say exactly what you mean joining intellectual discussions with complete confidence that youve found just the right words. ...

Roget's Thesaurus" ranks as one of the greatest English language reference works used for generations by anyone looking for help in order to write a letter prepare a speech solve a crossword or write any manner of prose or poem. Its sales exceed 32 million copies. This edition has been revised & updated to include all the latest buzzwords & phrases. In addition this new edition of Roget contains useful panels of additional information that include such nuggets of information as signs of the zodiac & the origins of familiar"ations that have become an integral part of our everyday language." ...

Roget's Thesaurus" is the world's most famous & trusted word-finder. First published in 1852 it has now sold over 32 million copies worldwide & has become the indispensable desk companion for generations of speakers & writers of English. Unlike most other thesauruses it groups words thematically rather than in a straight A-Z sequence thus offering the writer & speaker a much more creative & subtle means of finding new ways to express their thoughts: it is essential for anyone who wants to improve their command creative use & enjoyment of English & is perfect for composing speeches or for writing all manner of prose & poetry. It remains definitively a writer's best friend. " Roget's Thesaurus" is part of the Penguin Reference Library & draws on over 70 years of experience in bringing reliable useful & clear information to millions of readers around the world
- making knowledge everybody's property."
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The leaders of the worlds villainous forces are being picked off one by one in a series of mysterious attacks & Dr Nero is forced to take temporary control of G.L.O.V.E. when Diabolus Darkdoom is seriously injured. He then discovers that Otto who has now been missing for several months since Dreadnought is leading the attacks. Under pressure from the remaining members of the ruling council Nero is left with no choice but to issue a capture or kill order for Otto. Wing learns of the order & persuades Raven to allow him to join her on her mission to retrieve Otto. Other members of the ruling council suspicious of Neros relationship with the boy have initiated their own missions to eliminate Otto. Wing & Raven find themselves in a deadly race against time to track Otto down before the other G.L.O.V.E. assassins get to him. Their pursuit takes them to a secret facility hidden deep within the Amazon rainforest where they face a mysterious operative even deadlier than Raven. Meanwhile back at H.I.V.E. the schools own automated defence systems turn against the pupils & staff. & there is no one there to stop it. ...

Kyralia is facing threats at home & abroad as a rogue killer stalks its capitals streets while the neighbouring kingdom of Sachaka is breeding a rebellion that could destabilise the entire region. High Lord Akkarin & Soneas son Lorkin has a legacy of heroism to live up to but despite his good intentions his incarceration in Sachakas rebel traitor stronghold could destroy the tenuous peace between the two countries. Angered by Lorkins seeming defection the Sachakans blame the Kyralian ambassador Danny--and they are a savage people when roused. & back home in the University two young novices are about to remind the Guild that sometimes their greatest enemy comes from within.. . ...