Posted by Elizabeth on September 1, 2010 at 3:26 pm
A revealing and intimate portrait of the world of one of the UK’s most iconic stars
Transworld Publishers reveal a first glimpse of the keenly anticipated Through My Eyes,
the first official book from Cheryl Cole.
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In the book, which will be published on 30 September 2010, Cheryl allows us an intimate glimpse behind the scenes of her busy and fascinating life. Packed full of previously unseen photographs from Cheryl’s own personal collection of favourites, together with dozens of stunning and exclusive new images, this lavishly illustrated account of her remarkable year will be a must-have for her millions of devoted fans.
In the past year, Cheryl Cole has had a number one single, number one album and was a UK Ambassador for L’Oreal and a judge on the UK’s most successful television programme, as well as continuing to be an integral member of the most successful girl band the UK has ever seen. She is releasing her second solo album this year.
She is one of the most photographed women in the world.
Cheryl Cole says:
‘Sometimes I find things happen so quickly, it’s possible to forget all those personal moments that make up the amazing experiences I’ve had over the last year. This book is filled with pictures that capture those moments, my memories and the people I’m closest to. I’m thrilled to see it all together for the first time.’
From the recording studio in Los Angeles to backstage in Dublin on the opening night of her tour with the Black Eyed Peas, Cheryl shares with us some of her stand-out moments as a solo artist. We also accompany her behind the scenes at The X Factor, into the mysterious world of the fashion shoot, on to the red carpets of the music industry’s top awards ceremonies, and into the windswept desert in California for a spectacular shoot, where we see her relaxing during rare moments of anonymity.
Through the pictures that mean the most to her and the personal stories which accompany them, told in her own words, Through My Eyes provides a revealing and intimate portrait of the world of our favourite superstar.
THROUGH MY EYES BY CHERYL COLE - AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK ON 30/09/2010
Posted by Elizabeth on August 19, 2010 at 10:20 am
Stephen Clarke’s latest novel, 1000 Years of Annoying the French, is out now. It’s for anyone who is interested to know what REALLY happened to Joan of Arc, why America would be l’Amérique if the French hadn’t threatened a cow, and why we owe the signing of the Entente Cordiale to Parisian ladies of the night. And the funniest thing is, it’s all true…
Click here to read an interview with Stephen on the brilliant expat blog and discover just how much we Brits love annoying the Frogs… i mean, French.
Click on the link below to read Stephen Clarke’s brilliant interview with the Alliance Française de Londres and find out everything you need to know about the history of Franco-British relations
If we Brits have been annoying the French for 1000 Years, would one more day really hurt?
I met Stephen at London Liverpool Street where we grabbed un crème (not a café au lait – apparently there is a big difference) and headed off to Hertfordshire for a talk and Signing at a local library.At the library, we were greeted in the most British of manners – tea, cake and vigorous handshakes. Little did the library know they had laid on a banquet, irresistible to the British male living in France – the veritable delicacy that is the cheese and pickle sandwich. Apparently 15 years of baguettes and camembert leave an Englishman craving mature cheddar and Branston’s (contrary to popular belief, the baguette, we later learned is not actually French, nor is the croissant or champagne but more on this later…) In the fabulously entertaining yet meticulously researched 1000 Years of Annoying the French, we soon see that many of the infamous ‘French’ creations are nothing less than 100% English – sorry France. Take the story of Champagne, for example…
Pierre Pérignon, native of the Champagne district and master at the abbey of Hautvillers near Épernay in 1668, actually spent much of his career trying to make Champagne less fizzy as the bottles in his winery kept exploding. The English on the other hand, thanks to the invention of coal-fired furnaces, were able to make thicker and more durable bottles capable of storing the sparkling wine. So while the French are able to lay claim to the regional name as Champagne is undeniably in France, it was the English who made bubbly what it is today, ‘Londoners could have fun with the controlled pop of a Champagne cork instead of diving for cover under the table.’ But meanwhile, in present day Hertfordshire…
After a gallon of PG tips and several kilos worth of cheese and pickle sandwiches in our bellies, we went back to London for some much needed rest and recuperation… in preparation for 1000 more years of annoying the French. A potential sequel…?
For more information on Stephen Clarke and his latest bestseller, 1000 Years of Annoying the French, go to http://www.stephenclarkewriter.com/
It’s competition madness here at Transworld towers! We have yet another fantastic giveaway for you!
Do you remember the 2008 YouTube clip that became an internet phenomenon? It showed the emotional reunion of two young men and their pet lion, Christian, after they had left him in Africa to be introduced into his rightful home in the wild.
In A Lion Called Christian those two men, Anthony ‘Ace’ Bourke and John Rendall, tell their amazing story - how they visited London from Australia in 1969 and bought a boisterous lion cub in Harrods. For a while, the three of them lived together as flatmates on the King’s Road, Chelsea, where Christian became a local celebrity. But he was growing up, fast, and even the church garden in which he exercised was becoming too small for him. How could Ace and John avoid incarcerating him in a zoo for the rest of his life?
To celebrate the paperback release of this fantastic book, we’ve got 8 copies of the TV special on DVD. Filmed in 2009, this film pulls together this amazing story, using up to date interviews, the original footage of Christian filmed in both London and Kenya, the reunion between the three and exclusive new footage of a second reunion which was to be the last time the two men would see Christian.
To enter, all you have to do is email your name and address to competition@transworld-publishers.co.uk with ‘Lion Called Christian’ in the subject line.
In modern India, the moon plays an important part in every day life. India’s unmanned moon mission was even named after the Hindu moon god, Chandra.
I am a film maker, and when I finished writing The Book of the Moon, I had the good fortune to work with a young Indian animator, Nandita Jain. Nandita had read my book and we decided to explore the possibility of making a short film about mankind’s relationship with the moon. With the book as inspiration Nandita directed and drew this beautiful and moving two minute film, Man And The Moon. I am very proud of it. Next year we are going to show the film at the Jaipur Festival of Literature. Thank you for taking the time to watch it. I hope you enjoy it.
James Fergusson’s A Million Bullets - The real story of the British Army in Afghanistan, published by Bantam Press, has been named British Army Military Book of the Year 2009.
Six books were shortlisted for the award in May, with the winner being decided by a vote open to all Army personnel. A Million Bullets proved a popular choice, receiving over half of the total votes cast.
The British Army Military Book of the Year Award was launched in 2008 and is organised by the Army’s Library and Information Service. It was won last year by Patrick Bishop’s 3 Para.
A Million Bullets was described by Peter Bergen as ‘a riveting, blistering, deeply reported narrative of the recent British military interventions in Afghanistan’ and Antony Loyd advised that ‘if you read anything on Afghanistan this year, then read this strong, intelligent book of crafted anger and insight’.
James Fergusson was presented with his award at an event at Prince Consort’s Library in Aldershot on 4 November.
Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion, is back with his new book The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. Here he is telling us what the book is about and why it’s important that we all read it:
At fourteen, Toronto school friends Steve “Lips” Kudlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever. Their band Anvil went on to become the “demi-gods of Canadian metal,” releasing one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982’s “Metal on Metal”. The album influenced a musical generation including Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax. All those bands went on to sell millions of records but Anvil’s career would take a different path – straight to obscurity.
When Hollywood screen writer Sacha Gervasi was just 15 years of age he stumbled upon the opportunity to roadie for the band who, at the time, were set for mega stardom. 20 years on and Sacha, Lips and Robb are reunited in Sachas directorial debut. Transworld will be publishing Anvil! The Story of Anvil to coincide with the film’s UK release in Spring next year. It’s the autobiography of Lips and Robb, two inspirational aging rockers who are now in their mid-fifties, and still heroically following their dream.
Here at Between The Lines we are always looking for exciting new ventures so when I got the chance to attend the premier of Anvil! The Story of Anvil at the London Film Festival I obviously donned my leathers and screamed Rock On! to the world. With an introduction from fellow rocker and supporter of the band, Keanu Reeves, the evening could be described as nothing other than…totally bodacious!
The film was a massive success with the audience whooping, screaming and occasionally shedding a tear as the band give a truly honest, personal account of their life and maintaining their dreams since their short lived success in the early 1980s.
Right on cue, as the last of the credits disappeared from the screen, lead singer and guitarist Lips leapt on stage and treated the audience to a 5 minute guitar solo followed by a full band performance of their 1982 hit Metal on Metal.
The video below tells what happened when the film was taken to the Sundance Film Festival recently.
If you want to spot some famous (and not so famous yet familiar) faces have at look at this special BBC clip recorded outside the cinema in Leicester Square. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7683762.stm
It would be difficult not to have noticed, and become excited by, the vast array of football related books that Transworld has published over the last few months. Capello by Gabriele Marcotti, Football: My Life by Lou Macari and Carra: My Autobiography by Jamie Carragher have all had great success, and have become yet more titles for us to be proud of. Of course we know they’re great but obviously it’s even better when other publications recognise that Transworld have the best titles. So when highly acclaimed football magazine Four Four Two reviewed all three of these titles in their November edition we really thought that it was something to shout about.
So here’s what they had to say.
Capello by Gabriele Marcotti
BEST BOOK, 4-star review, The Don Uncovered – Intriguing insight into England’s enigmatic coach: “A thought-provoking, impeccably researched book on an enigmatic subject”
Football, My Life by Lou Macari
4-star review, Quality and tragedy – Macari: a “broken old record” well worth listening to: “In a field awash with vapid ‘my story’ shelf-fillers, Macari’s reasoning that there is space for his own tale is watertight. After all, his story – unlike most – is a remarkable one… Football, My Life is certainly no misnomer… Macari’s sign-off, the simple claim most of us find so hard to understand – that football is ‘only a game’ – could hardly come from a better-qualified source”
Carra: My Autobiography by Jamie Carragher
5-star review, Top man, top memoirs – At last, an autobiography of Premier League standard: “Many recent Premier League autobiographies have been pretty lame affairs, veering from the tedious (Michael Owen) to the defensive (Rio Ferdinand) via the utterly deluded (Ashley Cole). Hallelujah, then, for Jamie Carragher. The Liverpool defender is that rarest of things: a self-aware footballer with a genuine insight into the game he’s playing, the nous to explain it clearly, and the honesty to say what he thinks… Carragher has clearly been itching to write this amusing, anecdote-packed biog, and he’s never short of an opinion… it’s this frankness that makes Carra compelling reading… Essential reading for Kopites, it should also be issued to any cynic who believes that footballers don’t care as much about our game as the fans”
