Geraldine Halliwell, conosciuta a livello mondiale come Ginger Spice, è salita alla ribalta come membro dell'iconico gruppo degli anni '90, le Spice Girls. Dopo la sua uscita dal gruppo, ha intrapreso una carriera solista di successo, pubblicando album e singoli di successo che hanno messo in mostra la sua dinamica personalità e il suo stile sicuro. La sua musica riflette spesso temi di emancipazione e individualità. Oltre alla musica, Halliwell ha esplorato diverse attività artistiche.
Tajemství, historie a příroda jsou nedílnou součástí ostrova Rudého kamene, kde se nachází škola pro výjimečné studenty. Rosie Frostová se na tento tajuplný ostrov dostává po ztrátě svých nejbližších, a stává se tak součástí zdejšího kouzla, ale také mnoha záhad. Musí čelit nepřátelskému zástupci ředitele školy a vyrovnat se s podlostí spolužaček, nečekanou zradou, ale i tíhou odhalených rodinných tajemství. Jak to všechno zvládne? A najde v sobě dostatek síly, aby ostrov, který se náhle ocitne v ohrožení, zachránila? Stačí pro to udělat jediné – najít víru v sebe sama a vyhrát Hry sokolí královny...
Rayguns and rockets! Spacesuited heroes caught in the tentacles of evil insectoid aliens! Who could resist such wonders?Science-fiction paperbacks exploded over the 1940s and ’50s literary landscape with the force of an alien gamma bomb. Titles such as Rodent Mutation, The Human Bat vs The Robot Gangster, Dawn of the Mutants and Mushroom Men from Mars appeared from fly-by-night publishers making the most of the end of post-war paper rationing.They were brash and seductive – for around a shilling the future was yours. The stories were often conceived around a pre-commissioned cover and a title suggested by the publisher, and the writers were paid by the word, and sometimes not paid at all. Titles were knocked out at a key-pounding pace, sometimes over a weekend, by authors now lost to literary history (plus a few professionals who could spot an opportunity) who were forced to write under pseudonyms like Ray Cosmic, Steve Future, Vector Magroon or Vargo Statten.Despite the tight deadlines and poor pay, the books’ cover artists still managed to produce works of multi-hued, brain-bending brilliance, and collected here is an overview of their output during an unparalleled period of brash optimism and experimentation in publishing.
A brilliantly imaginative novel of literary SF from the acclaimed author of XX, Rian Hughes. The Black Locomotive weaves steam trains, the history and architecture of London, and a mysterious alien artefact below the city into a work of stunning inventiveness and originality.London is built from concrete, steel and the creative urge. Old technology gives way to the new. Progress is inevitable - but is it more fragile than its inhabitants realize?A strange anomaly is uncovered in the new top-secret Crossrail extension being built under Buckingham Palace. It is an archaeological puzzle, one that may transform our understanding of history - and the origins of London itself.And if our modern world falls, we may have to turn to the technology of the past in order to save our future.
“Four years ago I walked out of the biggest pop group on the planet and embarked on a journey into the unknown. Everyone, it seemed had an opinion on what Ginger Spice should do next -- the only one who wasn’t so sure was me. I didn’t know whether I’d make it on my own or fall flat on my face but I did know that this time it was Geri, not Ginger, who would be leading the way. This book is about what it’s like to strike out on your own.”As Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls pop group, Geri Halliwell stormed the pop charts worldwide. She survived the transition to solo artist, with four No.1 hit singles in the U.K., and has managed to forge a new place in the public eye, promoting the cause of breast cancer and as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. Since the break-up of the Spice Girls, Geri has been written about more than almost any other pop artist. But how much of it is true? In a glorious mix of over 100 exclusive and beautiful photographs and an honest and heartfelt text, she reveals for the first time the real story of her life. As Geri herself puts it: “This is the real nitty gritty of what I’ve been up to over the last four years.”
Currently the most photographed woman in Britain, the former Ginger Spice sets the record straight about every aspect of her life. “Four years ago I walked out of the biggest pop group on the planet and embarked on a journey into the unknown. Everyone, it seemed had an opinion on what Ginger Spice should do next -- the only one who wasn’t so sure was me. I didn’t know whether I’d make it on my own or fall flat on my face but I did know that this time it was Geri, not Ginger, who would be leading the way. This book is about what it’s like to strike out on your own.” As Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls pop group, Geri Halliwell stormed the pop charts worldwide. She survived the transition to solo artist, with four No.1 hit singles in the U.K., and has managed to forge a new place in the public eye, promoting the cause of breast cancer and as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. Since the break-up of the Spice Girls, Geri has been written about more than almost any other pop artist. But how much of it is true? In a glorious mix of over 100 exclusive and beautiful photographs and an honest and heartfelt text, she reveals for the first time the real story of her life. As Geri herself puts it: “This is the real nitty gritty of what I’ve been up to over the last four years.”
Like many starstruck girls, Geri Halliwell grew up with one ambition. She wanted to be famous. She had the drive, the energy, the fierce determination to succeed. If only she could get that one lucky break - that one chance - she'd prove to all the doubters that she could make it, and make it BIG. But as Geri discovered, the road to fame can be a rocky one. Often broke and desperately lonely, her life became an endless round of failed auditions and dead-end jobs. Even her stint as a glamour model and her role as a game show host in Turkey, failed to gain her a foothold on the ladder to fame. Until one day, almost reluctantly, she answered an ad in The Stage. Someone was looking for candidates to form an all-girl band. The rest is history. As Ginger Spice, Geri's stage presence was formidable, her outfits legendary. The Spice Girls enjoyed a succession of number one hits, two phenomenally successful albums and a box office hit movie. But Geri wanted her feet back on the ground. It was time to walk away, to find out who she was when she wasn't Ginger Spice. Amidst a blaze of media speculation Geri left the Spice Girls in May 1998. Now, with a series of number one hit singles and a bestselling album to her credit, Geri is focusing on her solo career. Frank, funny and touchingly poignant, at its heart If Only tells the story of a young girl's rollercoaster journey to fame - a journey that took her from obscurity to the world of her dreams. Believing fame would provide the answer to life's problems, she came to understand that the real solutions lie elsewhere.
