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Aisleyne

Author : Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace

Publisher : Random House

Page : 174 pages

File Size : 28,13 MB

Release : 2011-09-30

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1780573642

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Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace is the ultimate Big Brother survivor, and in Aisleyne: Surviving Guns, Gangs and Glamour, she reveals a shocking life story that surpasses any reality-show plotline. Her childhood journey began in a crazy punk household, where Siouxsie Sioux and Boy George were regular visitors. It shattered for the first time with the nightmare of seeing her half-naked dad dragged bleeding from the bathroom by police after a suicide attempt, and it ended when she saw her mum start a strict new life as a devout Jehovah's Witness. Hospitalised after an extreme bullying incident at school, Aisleyne left home at 16, having been cut off by her mother and let down by her father. Alone in London, Aisleyne's lifeline was a place in a hostel, where she shared the roof over her head with the frightened women and predatory men of the city's gang culture. While some of her friends were lost to drugs, knives and gun crime, Aisleyne vowed to pick herself up and get out of there. Aisleyne threw herself into a new career as a promotions girl and glamour model. Slowly making a name for herself, Aisleyne's big break came when she was selected to compete on Big Brother in 2006, and she was voted the most popular female housemate that year. Three years on, Aisleyne is living proof that it is possible to escape the streets and make good. She's become a successful businesswoman, fashion designer and established media celebrity. This is her remarkable story.





The Hell of it All

Author : Charlie Brooker

Publisher : Faber & Faber

Page : 423 pages

File Size : 37,97 MB

Release : 2009-10-22

Category : Humor

ISBN : 0571255523

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Brooker on the BNP Party Political Broadcast: 'Nick Griffin's first line is "Don't turn it off!", which in terms of opening gambits is about as enticing as hearing someone shout "Try not to be sick!" immediately prior to intercourse.' Brooker on Philip from The Apprentice: 'If it were legal or even possible to do so, he'd probably marry himself, then conduct a long-term affair with himself behind himself's back, eventually fathering nine children with himself, all of whom would walk and talk like him. And then he'd lock those mini-hims in a secret underground dungeon to have his sick way with his selves, undetected, for decades.' Brooker on Royal Ascot: 'Every year it's the same thing: a 200-year-old countess you've never heard of, who closely resembles a Cruella De Vil mannequin assembled entirely from heavily wrinkled scrotal tissue that's been soaked in tea for the past eight decades, attempts to draw attention away from her sagging neck - a droopy curtain of skin that hangs so low she has to repeatedly kick it out of her path as she crosses the royal compound - by balancing the millinery equivalent of Bilbao's Guggenheim museum on her head.'



TEN: The decade that changed my future

Author : Rylan Clark

Publisher : Seven Dials

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 16,64 MB

Release : 2022-09-29

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1399603930

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Rylan is pure class and so is his book. Big attitude, big teeth, big heart.' - Louis Theroux Funny and outspoken, Rylan is one of the UK's most-loved presenters and a true household name. Rylan first emerged on our screens in September 2012 and in the ten years since then has become a one-of-a-kind national treasure. In this brand-new memoir, Rylan invites us deeper into his world to reflect on all the things he's learnt from a decade in the limelight, whilst also pulling back the curtain on his personal journey. Covering everything from fame and celebrity to his mental health and identity, family and relationships to his love of reality TV, he recounts his life lessons with humour, candour and a huge amount of heart. From the moments that have shaped him to the mistakes that have made him, and the unusual pastimes that have obsessed him along the way. With unforgettable stories about his rise to fame, his biggest regrets and his special bond with his beloved mum, TEN: The decade that changed my future is as warm and honest, enormously entertaining and full of surprises as its brilliant Sunday Times bestselling author. This is Rylan as you've never seen him before - an intimate, fascinating and joyful insight into an extraordinary ten years on the telly and in our hearts.



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Page : 1012 pages

File Size : 12,54 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Africa

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The Amy Winehouse Quiz Book

Author : Chris Cowlin

Publisher : Andrews UK Limited

Page : 18 pages

File Size : 19,34 MB

Release : 2011-07-28

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1908582677

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Saturday 23 July 2011 will be etched on the memories of music fans both in the UK and the world over as the day the music industry lost a hugely talented female singer who still had so much to give, but her legacy will live on forever. Amy Winehouse's first album, which she released in 2003 at the age of 19, showcased her distinctive soulful style and received critical acclaim as well as multi-platinum status, and this was followed by an even more successful album as well as solo singles and collaborations, ensuring her place among the world's greatest female artists. By the end of her short career and troubled life, Amy had sold 1,753,418 singles and 3,982,571 albums in the UK alone and had been the recipient of 23 music accolades, including Grammy, Ivor Novello, MOBO, BRIT and Mercury awards. This quiz book is a tribute to Amy’s talent and to a life and career cut short so tragically and will ensure that her memory is treasured in the hearts and minds of all music fans.



Best Baby Names for 2015

Author : Siobhan Thomas

Publisher : Random House

Page : 462 pages

File Size : 28,42 MB

Release : 2014-11-06

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1473503116

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Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier with this ultimate baby-naming guide. With all the information on the latest naming trends, this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide is full of inspirational names. Including: - A-Z directories of over 8,000 names and their meanings - Over 100 inspirational lists - Naming trends for 2015 - Tips for choosing the perfect name for your baby Including modern names and variants, plus classics that have stood the test of time, this naming guide has everything you need for finding the perfect name for your new arrival.



Class and Contemporary British Culture

Author : A. Biressi

Publisher : Springer

Page : 336 pages

File Size : 48,76 MB

Release : 2013-04-23

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1137314133

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How does culture articulate, frame, organise and produce stories about social class and class difference? What do these stories tell us about contemporary models of success, failure, struggle and aspiration? How have class-based labels been revived or newly-minted to categorise the insiders and outsiders of the new 'age of austerity'? Drawing on examples from the 1980s to the present day this book investigates the changing landscape of class and reveals how it has become populated by a host of classed figures including Essex Man and Essex Girl, the 'squeezed middle', the 'sharp-elbowed middle class', the 'feral underclass', the 'white working class', the 'undeserving poor', 'selfish baby boomers' and others. Overall, the book argues that social class, although complicated and highly contested, remains a valid and fruitful route into understanding how contemporary British culture articulates social distinction and social difference and the significant costs and investments at stake for all involved.



The Handbook of Interior Architecture and Design

Author : Graeme Brooker

Publisher : A&C Black

Page : 726 pages

File Size : 19,31 MB

Release : 2013-10-24

Category : Design

ISBN : 1472539028

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The Handbook of Interior Architecture and Design offers a compelling collection of original essays that seek to examine the shifting role of interior architecture and interior design, and their importance and meaning within the contemporary world. Interior architecture and interior design are disciplines that span a complexity of ideas, ranging from human behaviour and anthropology to history and the technology of the future. Approaches to designing the interior are in a constant state of flux, reflecting and adapting to the changing systems of history, culture and politics. It is this process that allows interior design to be used as evidence for identifying patterns of consumption, gender, identity and social issues. The Handbook of Interior Architecture and Design provides a pioneering overview of the ideas and arrangements within the two disciplines that make them such important platforms from which to study the way humans interact with the space around them. Covering a wide range of thought and research, the book enables the reader to investigate fully the changing face of interior architecture and interior design, while offering questions about their future trajectory.



Living Dolls

Author : Natasha Walter

Publisher : Virago

Page : 190 pages

File Size : 39,45 MB

Release : 2011-05-26

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0748132066

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I once believed that we only had to put in place the conditions for equality for the remnants of old-fashioned sexism in our culture to wither away. I am ready to admit that I was wrong.' Empowerment, liberation, choice. Once the watchwords of feminism, these terms have now been co-opted by a society that sells women an airbrushed, highly sexualised and increasingly narrow vision of femininity. Drawing on a wealth of research and personal interviews, LIVING DOLLS is a straight-talking, passionate and important book that makes us look afresh at women and girls, at sexism and femininity - today.