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Self-described as a 'spotty, chubby, ginger teenager' with a love
for Damien Rice and Nizlopi, Ed Sheeran was never an obvious bet to
become a global superstar. And yet that's exactly what he's
achieved, winning plenty of awards (and hearts) along the way. But
how did a young musician go from selling CDs from his rucksack to
becoming the millennial record-breaking international stadium act?
Tracing his story from his bohemian childhood in Yorkshire and
Suffolk to the release of his third album Divide, music journalist
David Nolan chronicles Sheeran's musical life and times. Featuring
exclusive interviews with friends, relatives, musical collaborators
and key figures in his rise to stardom, Divide and Conquer tells
the story of how Ed Sheeran went from school drop-out to one of the
world's most successful musicians.
Big Boots to Fill is the story of Argentina's search for a worthy
heir to the great Diego Maradona. When Maradona led Argentina to
World Cup glory in 1986 and Napoli to their first Italian title a
year later, he was regarded by many as the greatest footballer of
all time. Since then, in his homeland of Argentina, generations of
players have been hyped as the 'new Maradona'. Some of them
achieved eminence in their own right - players like the great Juan
Román Riquelme, troubled Ariel Ortega, beloved Carlos Tevez and
magical Pablo Aimar. Others wilted under the huge weight of
expectation and ended their careers in obscure backwaters, playing
in lower leagues. It was not until the emergence of Lionel Messi
that the country had a worthy wearer of the sobriquet 'the new
Maradona'. This is the tale of Argentinian football between
Maradona and Messi, of all the highly touted players who have come
and gone in between, and their struggles with the pressure of
living up to the legend of the Argentine number 10 shirt.
-- The oldest continuously settled community in the United States,
St. Augustine has weathered Spanish, British, and American
governments, several wars, and many changes in architectural
fashion
-- Richly illustrated with original watercolors and color
photographs to show representative styles and forms
-- Each chapter covers a separate era in St. Augustine's history
and discusses the city's distinctive character during that era as
well as how architectural styles evolved
-- Offers a history of attempts at historic preservation and
suggests future remedies
-- For those who appreciate diverse architectural styles
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Neil Gall - Drawing (Hardcover)
Lexi Lee Sullivan, Alexander Ross, George Newall; Introduction by David Nolan, Aurel Scheibler
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This publication brings together over 60 works on paper created
from 2005 to the present day by London-based artist Neil Gall (born
1967, Aberdeen), whose works balance the profound with the absurd.
In works that buzz with art historical reference, Gall has
consistently explored matters of perception and mimesis through the
visual language of household detritus. He translates the visceral
and psychological interactions between materials and their surfaces
- corrugated cardboard and pressed tinfoil, ping-pong balls
enshrouded in black tape - to an unsettling, surreal and sometimes
erotic effect. Essays by art historian Lexi Lee Sullivan and artist
Alexander Ross are augmented by thoughtful insights from gallerist
George Newall and an introduction from Gall's dealers David Nolan
and Aurel Scheibler.
Tell The Truth and Shame The Devil tells the inside story of the
biggest historic sex abuse case ever mounted by Greater Manchester
Police - the investigation into the systematic abuse of boys at St
Ambrose College in Hale Barns by chemistry teacher and church
deacon Alan Morris. Author David Nolan was one of Morris's victims
and was given unprecedented access to detectives investigating the
case. Nolan was there every step of the way, not only experiencing
the brutal regime of the school in the 1970s but also seeing every
twist and turn of the case unfold at first hand. He's even given
the opportunity to confront Morris 35 years on from his abusive
reign at the school. Will he take it? Jimmy Savile...Rolf
Harris...the Westminster sex abuse conspiracy...newspaper headlines
have been crammed with historic abuse cases. But what really goes
on inside such an investigation? How do officers deal with the raw
emotions of the victims - not to mention their own revulsion at the
crimes? Especially when they uncover a darker secret at the school
- stories of even more horrific abuse that have remained hidden for
decades.David Nolan takes you on a journey inside the dark heart of
an historic abuse case - there's never been a real-life crime story
like it.
Damon Albarn was the frontman of Blur and the face of Britpop.
While his peers have gradually fallen by the wayside, Albarn has
survived Britpop to completely re-invent himself as the mastermind
behind the global phenomenon that is Gorillaz. With his eclectic
solo projects - such as the currently much-revered The Good, The
Bad and the Queen - and his work with legends like Soul music icon
Bobby Womack, he has proven again and again that he is one of
British music's most respected, innovative and important
personalities. And in 2015, with the release of The Magic Whip,
Blur's first album for over a decade, Damon Albarn will take his
place once more as an iconic jewel in the crown of the British
music scene. This fully up-to-date book - the only available
dedicated biography of Albarn - covers his multiple musical
personas in depth, with first-hand interviews by those close to
Albarn in his formative years, as well as social and musical
context that covers the Britpop era and Albarn's re-emergence as
the Godfather to the i-Pod generation.
She's Hollywood's highest-paid female star with millions of fans
all over the world and she's barely out of her teens. Emma Watson's
life has been an incredible story, one in which a girl whose
parents divorced when she was very young ended up finding stability
on a film set among the cast and crew of the Harry Potter movies. A
film set that became her home for the next ten years. Like her
fellow stars of the franchise, she has had to live her early years
out in public. As a nine-year-old, she had never acted
professionally before she was cast as Hermione Granger - the
character that author JK Rowling based on herself. These days Emma
Watson has grown up to be a sleek, international star dealing with
being part of a global phenomenon that shows no sign of diminishing
even as it reaches its story's end. As much at home at a fashion
show as she is at a film premiere, Emma Watson's every utterance is
news - even her hairstyle makes headlines around the world. She's
already been the face of Burberry and her passion for fashion runs
very deep.
Tony Wilson was the co-founder of Factory Records and The Hacienda,
he kick-started the careers of Joy Division, Happy Mondays, and New
Order, he put the Sex Pistols on television for the first time and
was the inspiration behind the film "24 Hour Party People." From
his unique childhood growing up with a gay father and a domineering
mother to his tragically early death in 2007 after battling the NHS
for a drug that could prolong his life, David Nolan investigates
the lives and times of the man they called "Mr. Manchester."
Drawing on nearly 50 interviews with musicians, DJs, writers,
actors, family, and friends--including Wilson's partner of 17 years
Yvette Livesey, "You're Entitled To An Opinion . . ." paints a
picture of a unique, driven, and chaotic man whose inspiration and
influence is still being felt today across the worlds of music and
television.
In a world of boy bands and manufactured pop, Jake Bugg's
simply-strummed tales of life on the council estate where he grew
up have connected with music fans around the world. Bugg has turned
the music industry inside out with the unexpected success of his
country folk songs with a rockabilly twist. He's taken the sounds
of the 1950s and 60s into the 21st century. But how did a teenager
from Nottingham - a city whose music scene was previously notable
for one hit wonders and novelty records - go from the bottom of the
bill to the top in such a short space of time? Journalist David
Nolan has immersed himself in the Nottingham music scene and
tracked down the key players who helped Jake along the way. Here,
for the first time, is Bugg's story, in this unofficial biography.
Jake Bugg: is he The Council Estate Bob Dylan, The Cockiest Lonnie
Donegan Wannabe in Nottingham or The King of the Clifton Delta?
Maybe he's all three.
Thrust into the international spotlight at the 2012 Olympic Games
thanks to her moving performances of 'Abide with Me' at the opening
ceremony and 'Read All About It (Part III)' at the closing
ceremony, Emeli Sande is now an international superstar. However,
her breakthrough came much earlier, in August 2011, with the
release of her first single, 'Heaven', which peaked at number two
on the UK Singles Chart. Since then Emeli has been unstoppable,
releasing her debut album 'Our Version Of Events' in 2012 to
critical acclaim - an album which went on to be the UK's bestseller
in 2012. What many don't realise, though, is that Emeli is more
than just a singer. An avid pianist and songwriter from an early
age, Emeli has co-written songs for a huge number of artists
including Tinie Tempah, Alesha Dixon, Cheryl Cole, Professor Green,
Leona Lewis and even Susan Boyle. And while music has always been
her first love, Emeli is a firm believer in the importance of
education, and was studying for a degree in medicine at Edinburgh
University before deciding that music had to take precedence,
Winning the Critics' Choice Brit Award in 2012 has confirmed the
young Scottish singer as one of the great musical talents of a very
talented generation, and while publicly 2012 was a hugely
successful year for Emeli, privately it was too as she married her
long-term boyfriend Adam Gouraguine in his home country of
Montenegro.
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