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Book SynopsisThe Killers are a very British band. Their rise to fame has been meteoric, inspired, and eventful. Their album, "Hot Fuss" has made it into the Top 5 Selling Albums of 2004. This book charts that rise to fame, interviewing key players along the way, as well as placing the band in the context of the predominantly British legacy.

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Book SynopsisFascinating F1 Facts is the perfect gift for the hundreds of millions of Formula 1 motor racing fans around the world. Written by Joe Saward, who has been a fulltime F1 reporter for 30 years, the book delves into the amazing stories behind the drivers, the races and the teams. Each story is short, so it's the perfect book for picking up and putting down, when you have a moment to spare, You will be astonished by some of the stories. Saward is a storyteller with a passion for the sport - and for spinning yarns. His World Atlas of Motor Racing, in the 1980s, had a huge influence on creating interest in the sport for a whole generation of new young readers.

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Book SynopsisA rock musician on the brink, his drunken father and the grieving widow of a murder victim. Facing the Strange is a tale of three lives in free-fall at the end of the analogue age - the lives of three characters that hold the key to one another's redemption.Trade Review'One great long drunken rambling guitar solo of a novel!' Tim Pears; 'SB Sweeney writes with a clarity and wit that brings to life the less glossy side of the eighties: a world of squats, bedroom bands and cheap drugs, where a CV most likely meant a pint of cider and Vimto. The intriguing and intertwining tales make an addictive read.' Deb Googe: My Bloody Valentine and The Thurston Moore Group; 'It's La boheme meets Trainspotting, with the structure of a dream; a hole in the wall of the ordinary, an extraordinary landscape beyond.' Roger Ashton-Griffiths: Actor and Writer

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Book SynopsisWhen Patrick McGoohan first hit UK screens starring as the Danger Man in 1960 audiences were immediately impressed by his fiery persona and on-screen charisma. By the time he took on the role of Number 6 in cult show The Prisoner his fanbase was global, Hollywood beckoned and many of the actors and directors that he worked with regarded him as enigmatic genius. But who was this man who had worked variously as a chicken farmer and bank clerk before launching a hugely successful acting career simply by chance? In NOT A NUMBER Rupert Booth reveals the true character of a man known for his peculiar off-screen behaviour as much for his acting, directing and writing abilities. Why was he so puritanical, refusing to even kiss a woman for any part he played? Why did he identify so greatly with the individual's need to assert himself in the face of suppression and mediocrity and how has he become an icon of subversion? A timely exploration of the man whose declaration 'I will not be Trade Review‘Many people have tried to reach a conclusion about the sort of person that Patrick McGoohan really was. For the first time, Rupert Booth may well have found the answer.’ Rick Davy, The Unmutual Prisoner website ‘...at last an in-depth exploration of a controversial character who can teach us all to say “no” at a time when we need to...’ Dazed & Confused “A genuinely good read and the author must be congratulated. Booth has a very warm writing style, and in telling a personal story of Patrick McGoohan and his devotion to wife Joan, sprinkled with film/TV along the way, he has approached the subject matter in a more attractive way than a simple “screenography” approach. As a result we do get a view on what sort of MAN he was rather than just what sort of ACTOR he was.” – The UnmutualTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION Meeting the Man 7 CHAPTER 1 An Actor is Formed 14 CHAPTER 2 Rising Star, New Romance 39 CHAPTER 3 Not a Brand 62 CHAPTER 4 Danger Man, Risk Taker 104 CHAPTER 5 The Prisoner Arrives 145 CHAPTER 6 The Prisoner: Obsession 184 CHAPTER 7 Fall-out: The USA 221 CHAPTER 8 Kings and Desperate Men 241 CHAPTER 9 An Enigmatic Legacy 268 LIST OF IMAGES 297 REFERENCES 298

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Book SynopsisCatching Bullets: Memoirs of a Bond Fan is a wonderfully funny and touching memoir by author and Bond fan Mark O''Connell whose grandfather Jimmy was a chauffeur for Eon Productions. So while Jimmy was driving around the likes of Cubby Broccoli, Roger Moore and Sean Connery, young Mark also hitched a ride and so his infatuation with all things Bond took hold.Set against a backdrop of the Thatcher era, Duran Duran songs and his own closeted adolescence, O''Connell takes the reader on a humorous, filmic journey where Bond films fire like Bullets.Barbara Broccoli, co-Producer of the Bond movies, calls his memoir ''a completely unique...perspective on the franchise'' ''...a wholly original take on a subject that has been written about so many times with most authors covering the same topics over and over again. O''Connell''s book offers a total

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