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Intimate and revealing, Spice Girls is the definitive story of the world's most iconic girl group. Through compelling new research and interviews, Sunday Times best-selling biographer Sean Smith reveals what life was really like for five fiercely independent and ambitious young women who were propelled to international fame in the 90s with unstoppable momentum.

Running away from your problems doesn't solve anything - but sometimes it's more fun than dealing with them Elise was spending a lot of time crying on buses. She had just graduated from university; had a shiny new flat, her first proper job and a budding relationship - and they were making her miserable. Sitting at work one day, she hit upon the obvious solution. Run 5,000 miles around the coast of Britain, carrying her kit on her back. Six months later Elise set off, with absolutely no ultra-running experience, unable to read a map and having never pitched a tent before.

Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon is unlike any artistic portrait you've ever heard before. Recorded over a series of 30 hours of conversation between Simon, Malcolm Gladwell, and Broken Record podcast co-host Bruce Headlam, the conversation flows from Simon's music to his childhood in Queens, NY, his frequent collaborators including Art Garfunkel, and the nature of creativity itself. Gladwell and Headlam traveled from the mountains of Hawaii to Simon's own backyard studio to record an artist they've idolized since childhood.

A young Aretha Franklin captivates her community with the song "Respect" during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, in this striking biography that will embolden today's young listeners to sing their own truth. When Aretha Franklin sang, she didn't just sing ... she sparked a movement. As a performer and a civil rights activist, the Queen of Soul used her voice to uplift freedom fighters and the Black community during the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Her song "Respect" was an anthem of identity, survival, and joy.

A lyrically told, exquisitely illustrated biography of influential Jewish artist and activist Ben Shahn"The first thing I can remember," Ben said, "I drew."As an observant child growing up in Lithuania, Ben Shahn yearns to draw everything he sees--and, after seeing his father banished by the Czar for demanding workers' rights, he develops a keen sense of justice, too. So when Ben and the rest of his family make their way to America, Ben brings both his sharp artistic eye and his desire to fight for what's right.

Seven boys who dreamed of being a singer in different places. Until they reach the top position with the name of 'BTS'...Their sweat and tears were the foundation of BTS growth. Seven boys run toward the dream of being a singer. Namjoon, Yoongi, Seokjin, Hoseok, Jimin, Taehyung, Jungkook. They dreamed of a singer since childhood. And in order to make that dream comes true, they constantly practiced rap, singing, dancing, writing songs, and building their skills.

Vendeur, conducteur de camion, livreur d'huile à chauffage, plongeur, cuisinier, serveur – Michel Forget a fait tous les métiers avant de trouver sa voie?: la scène. Enfant hyperactif et turbulent, il a été élevé majoritairement par des femmes. Durant un séjour au centre de réadaptation Boscoville (que l'on appellerait aujourd'hui «?centre jeunesse?») – une décision difficile que sa mère a dû prendre et qui lui sauvera la vie –, il rencontre des intervenants bienveillants qui lui montreront le droit chemin.

America's favorite football player turned morning talk show host Michael Strahan reads his book of motivational advice on how to turn up the heat and go from good to great in pursuit of your personal ambition. Michael Strahan spent his childhood on a military base in Europe, where community meant everything, and life, though idyllic, was different. For one, when people referenced football they meant soccer.

A publishing event from music legend Paul Simon: an intimate, candid, and definitive biography written with Simon's participation'but without editorial control'by acclaimed biographer and music writer Robert Hilburn.

"A beautiful book...about nature the way Walden was a book about nature. It should be read by everyone who still retains the capacity to feel anything" ( The New York Times ). Stunningly written and fiercely observed, a new edition of a classic work of nature writing about a year on an Ohio farm, by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Josephine Johnson. Originally published in 1969, The Inland Island is Josephine W.