2016, ISBN: 9781501141515

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£17.99) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt white background with subject… More...

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£17.99) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt white background with subject/author's portrait colour photographic illustrated front+rear dw/dj panels,with gilt,grey and brown lettering to front and spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,immaculate plain white cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xixpp+1-265pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,a foreword (Sharon Evans, founder of Dot Com Children's Foundation),author's introduction,a prologue,25 chapters,16pp contemporary,autobiographical b/w+colour (the majority) photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece.between pp76/7 and pp172/3 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/table,and 2pp blanks at rear of the book. Kristina was born in 1977 in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East,a bleak naval town closed to foreigners under Soviet rule.Despite the limitations this imposed,Kristina's early years were spent in a creative home,in which her father's love of music saw her dancing from an early age.It was Latin music,in particular,that stirred her passion.From the age of seven, Kristina was already winning competitions and from sixteen she had established herself as a renowned dance teacher and champion.After university,her life was to change forever: she was invited to the United States to compete professionally with an American dancer - a partnership that propelled her to win international competitions.After retiring from the competitive world,Kristina joined the US TV series 'Dancing with the Stars' on their Winter Tour 2007/8 and was so popular with the public that she was invited to London to take part in 'Strictly Come Dancing'.To date this is her eighth season on the show.This brought with it a new level of fame. In this frank and heartfelt memoir,Kristina describes for the first time the struggles she faced in her younger years,when those dearest to her were falling apart,as well as the sheer nerve and determination she needed to succeed in the competitive world.From her high-profile relationships to what it is like dancing with her celebrity partners such as John Sergeant,Joe Calzaghe and Ben Cohen,she reveals the truth behind the tabloid headlines and how it feels to be at the heart of a global franchise. Speaking candidly about the impact world travel and stardom have had on her character,Kristina offers a glimpse behind the sparkle of sequins and glitter balls.This absorbing tale,sometimes sad, sometimes funny,is one of courage and honesty; and,while Kristina may not perform forever,she will keep dancing with a song in her heart. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. Available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always., LONDON.JOHN BLAKE PUBLISHING LIMITED.,2015., 5, Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1964. Reprint ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), faint toning page edges, reverse side jacket lightly foxed (few closed edge tears, edges little rubbed, flap price-clipped, minor edgewear), owner's bookplate front free flyleaf. 289 pp. This book is the companion volume to 'Australian Bush Ballads’, published in 1954. This comprehensive collection of Australia's unique bush songs has much information about life in the early days, verses by convicts, the first colonial ballads and broadsheets, and similar material. New material has been included, and many songs thought to be anonymous have been attributed to their rightful authors. Edited by Douglas Stewart and Nancy Keesing., Angus & Robertson, 1964, 0, Simon & Schuster, 2016. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. The revelatory and wildly bestselling memoir by legendary rock star Bruce Springsteen: "Glorious...a philosophically rich ramble through a rock 'n roll life...It's the lyric he was born to write" (USA TODAY, 4 out of 4 stars). Over the past seven years, Bruce Springsteen has privately devoted himself to writing the story of his life. The result is "an utterly unique, endlessly exhilarating, last-chance-power-drive of a memoir" (Rolling Stone) that offers the same honesty, humor, and originality found in his songs. He describes growing up Catholic in Freehold, New Jersey, amid the poetry, danger, and darkness that fueled his imagination, leading up to the moment he refers to as "The Big Bang" seeing Elvis Presley's debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. He vividly recounts his relentless drive to become a musician, his early days as a bar band king in Asbury Park, and the rise of the E Street Band. With disarming candor, he also tells for the first time the story of the personal struggles that inspired his best work. Rarely has a performer told his own story with such force and sweep. Like many of his songs ("Thunder Road," "Badlands," "Darkness on the Edge of Town," "The River" "Born in the U.S.A," "The Rising," and "The Ghost of Tom Joad," to name just a few), Bruce Springsteen's autobiography is written with the lyricism of a singular songwriter and the wisdom of a man who has thought deeply about his experiences. "Both an entertaining account of Springsteen's marathon race to the top and a reminder that the one thing you can't run away from is yourself" (Entertainment Weekly), Born to Run is much more than a legendary rock star's memoir. This book is a "a virtuoso performance, the 508-page equivalent to one of Springsteen and the E Street Band's famous four-hour concerts: Nothing is left onstage, and diehard fans and first-timers alike depart for home sated and yet somehow already aching for more" (NPR)., Simon & Schuster, 2016, 0<

2016, ISBN: 9781501141515

Simon & Schuster, 2016-09-27. hardcover. Acceptable. 6x1x9. WATER DAMAGED IN READABLE CONDITION minimal wear to DJ minimal wear on edges of cover stains on edges of pages slight cur… More...

Simon & Schuster, 2016-09-27. hardcover. Acceptable. 6x1x9. WATER DAMAGED IN READABLE CONDITION minimal wear to DJ minimal wear on edges of cover stains on edges of pages slight curling to DJ, Simon & Schuster, 2016-09-27, 2.5<

ISBN: 9781501141515

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