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BARLOW, GARY with HAVERS, RICHARD: : My Take

LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC,2006.

ISBN 0747587647.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,subject's b/w portrait photographic front panel with white+gilt lettering,rear panel with montage'd b/w biographical photographs also with with gilt+b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually 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 plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a yellow headband and immaculate b/w reproduction photographs illustrated eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-278pp [paginated] includes subject's foreword/prologue/preamble,16 chapters,Full Circle ending,32pp mixture of contemporary b/w+colour auto+biographical photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp56/7,pp120/21, pp152/53 and pp 216/17 respectively, acknowledgements,picture credits; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table,a dedication and to the rear,a note on the authors with note on type to its verso. Take That: the original,the biggest British boy band ever.Their records sold millions,their concerts sold out in less time than it took to play one of their singles.When they split in 1996 a Samaritans helpline was set up specially for their devastated fans. Gary Barlow,the band's front man,was the voice and talent behind many of their eight No. 1 hits.His songs,including 'Back For Good','Pray', and 'A Million Love Songs',were the sound of the early nineties.Tipped as the next Elton John,a glittering solo career was predicted.So how come,less than two years later,he had been dropped by his label,written off as a has been and consigned to pop oblivion? 'MY TAKE' is Gary's engaging story of his ride on the rollercoaster of fame - his apprenticeship in the working men's clubs of the north of England,his unstoppable ambition,the life-changing moment when he met Nigel Martin-Smith,the Manchester modelling agent who wanted to put together a boy band, the high-jinks and pressures of band life,the three lads who became and are his best friends,and how the dream crumbled,just as Robbie Williams became a megastar and made Gary the butt of his jokes. But Gary,though he retreated from the public eye,let his weight balloon and battled with depression,wasn't finished yet.He built up a career as a songwriter,writing hits for Delta Goodren,Charlotte Church and Blue among others. More importantly he became a husband and a dad. And,softened by a happy home life,he began to reassess the crazy Take That years.Could there be a way to live the dream again? Ten years on,Take That have made one of pop's great comebacks - a phenomenal sellout reunion tour,a new album and a whole new take on their music.Candid, confident and down-o-earth,Gary Barlow is definitely back for good. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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