Download or read book Wham George Me written by Andrew Ridgeley and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's that time of year again . . . Turn up 'Last Christmas', get the mince pies out and head back to the 80s in the remarkably honest and fascinating autobiography from one half of the world's greatest pop duo THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'I couldn't put it down. Such a fantastic book' Chris Evans, Virgin Radio ________ School mates. Band mates. Soul mates . . . When Andrew Ridgley took George Michael, the new boy at school, under his wing, he discovered a soul mate. In Wham! George and Me, Andrew tells the story of how they rode a rollercoaster of success around the world while making iconic records and surviving superstardom with their friendship intact. It is a memoir of love, music, the flamboyant 1980s and living in a pop hurricane. No one else can ever tell their story - because no one else was there . . . For the first time, Andrew Ridgeley tells the inside story of Wham!, his life-long friendship with George Michael and the formation of a band that changed the shape of the music scene in the early eighties. ________ 'A joyous celebration of the Wham! years. For anyone who was a teenager in the early 1980s, it will take you on a nostalgia trip. It's an honest but affectionate account of a remarkable duo who remained true to their origins and their friendship throughout it all' Daily Express 'As infectious as their music' Daily Mirror 'A remarkably generous memoir. In more than one sense, the biography of a friend' Spectator 'A great story' Saturday Live, Radio 4 'A lovely book. A love letter to George' Graham Norton, BBC One 'Charming, heartfelt . . . there's a real poignancy to Ridgeley's description of Wham!'s glory days' Sunday Times

Download or read book Wham O Super Book written by Tim Walsh and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wham-O's irresistible toys practically define childhood for an entire generation. The Frisbee, Hula Hoop, SuperBall, Slip 'N Slide, Silly String, and Hacky Sack are all cherished companions that brought kids together and still enjoy an enduring popularity today. Super-Book ("the most fantastic book ever created by science") showcases these amazing toys and a wide array of entertaining and downright odd playthings dreamed up by a company started by two childhood friends. Released in time for the 60th anniversary of Wham-O and featuring an engaging history of each plaything, colorful vintage packaging and ads, as well as photographs of the toys, this boisterous book is sure to inspire nostalgia and a trip to the nearest park, Frisbee in hand.

Download or read book The Wham Guide written by Daniel Wheway and published by Daniel Wheway. This book was released on 2017-01-07 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wham! were one of the most successful acts of the 1980's. Members George Michael and Andrew Ridgely scored three #1 singles on the US Hot 100 with the decade's classics Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Careless Whisper and Everything She Wants. Two of those also hit the UK#1 spot, as did Freedom and I'm Your Man.The duo's two UK studio albums Fantastic and Make It Big hit the top spot of the UK Official Albums Chart, whilst the later also hit the United States' Billboard 200 top spot, and went 6xPlatinum there! Michael and Ridgely were seemingly unstoppable - that is until the pair pulled the plug on the act themselves, bidding farewell with UK#1 The Edge of Heaven and a farewell concert in front of 72,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium.Moreover, Wham!'s Last Christmas is one of the most successful festive hits of all-time, so it only adds to the heartache for music fans all over the globe that Michael sadly passed away on Christmas Day, 2016.As Ridgely stated, Michael "had a voice that would transport you, he was the finest singer/songwriter of his generation and has left the best of himself for us".

Download or read book I m Coming to Take You to Lunch written by Simon Napier-Bell and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A veteran manager of groups like the Yardbirds, Napier-Bell was just about ready to retire when Wham! fell into his lap...those interested in what goes on backstage and behind the scenes will find Napier-Bell's stories worthwhile and entertaining.” —Publishers Weekly A gossipy, rollicking music memoir about bringing Wham! to communist China in the ‘80’s—now, in paperback London, 1983. Pop impresario Simon Napier-Bell has had enough. Tired of managing groups, and sick of the constant grief at home, with his two ex-boyfriends bickering and bleeding him dry, he’s ready to give up the music business for good. But before he gets the chance, he falls in love with a new passion: a dynamic young duo, George and Andrew, jointly called Wham!. Soon, he finds himself offering to arrange for Wham! to be the first-ever Western pop group to play in communist China – a masterstroke of publicity which, in one swift move, would make them one of the biggest groups on the planet. What follows is an exciting and unpredictable globe-trotting adventure in the company of a cast of petulant pop stars, shady businessmen and a confusion of spies, students and officials, as Napier-Bell edges closer to inadvertently becoming one of the first Westerners to break down the walls of communist China. As one reviewer put it, “some of it reads like a big, gay Bond thriller.”

Download or read book Woodpecker Wham written by April Pulley Sayre and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swoop and land. Hitch and hop. Shred a tree stump. Chop, chip, chop! Enter woodpecker world and get a bird's eye view of everyday life: hiding from hawks, feeding hungry chicks, and drilling holes to build homes. Woodpeckers are nature's home builders, creating holes that many other animals live in when the woopeckers move on. A variety of woodpecker species fly through these pages-perhaps some that live near you!

Download or read book Wham George Michael and Me written by Andrew Ridgeley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, Andrew Ridgeley—one half of one of the most famous bands in the world—tells the inside story of Wham!, his lifelong friendship with George Michael, and the formation of a band that changed the shape of the music scene in the early eighties. In 1975 Andrew took a shy new boy at school under his wing. They instantly hit it off, and their boyhood escapades at Bushy Meads School built a bond that was never broken. The duo found themselves riding an astonishing roller coaster of success, taking them all over the world. They made and broke iconic records, they were treated like gods, but they stayed true to their friendship and ultimately to themselves. It was a party that seemed as if it would never end. And then it did, in front of tens of thousands of tearful fans at Wembley Stadium in 1986. Andrew’s memoir covers in wonderful detail those years, up until that last iconic concert: the scrapes, the laughs, the relationships, the good, and the bad. It’s a unique and one-and-only time to remember that era, that band, and those boys.

Download or read book Pepsi Shirlie It s All in Black and White written by Pepsi Demacque-Crockett and published by Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London. Wham! Pop, glitz and glamour. And two girls with stars in their eyes. Our friendship began one windy day in 1982, outside Finsbury Park tube station. It was an instant like at first sight. We were on our way to a Wham! rehearsal. Pepsi was the new girl in the band and over a car stereo, a cassette tape and that journey to Bushey we bonded. We had no idea that we were on the first of many journeys together and that soon we'd be travelling all over Europe, Australia, America, China and Japan. Or that no matter where we went, together, we'd find a way to make every exotic destination feel like home. We'd both been teenagers during the seventies – a dreary and difficult decade, especially if you were young in London and you didn't have much money. So, in 1982, anything was possible for us – a pair of twentysomethings who hadn't been to university, who didn't have any money, who dreamt of singing and dancing, but ultimately lived for fun. Everything felt new and life was a question mark. We had no idea what was lying ahead, but we wanted to say yes. What we didn't know was that we were saying yes to a lifetime of connection that has endured whatever we've done, wherever we've been. From the side of the stage to its centre – we have many stories to tell. And it's all here, it's all in black and white.

Download or read book The Last Mission of the Wham Bam Boys written by Gregory A. Freeman and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the famed Nuremberg Tribunal, there was Rüsselsheim, a small German town, where ordinary civilians were tried in the first War Crimes Trial of World War II. As the tide of World War II turned, a hitherto unknown incident set a precedent for how we would bring wartime crimes to justice: In August 1944, the 9- man crew of an American bomber was forced to bail out over Germany. As their captors marched them into Rüsselsheim, a small town recently bombed to smithereens by Allies, they were attacked by an angry mob of civilians--farmers, shopkeepers, railroad workers, women, and children. With a local Nazi chief at the helm, they assaulted the young Americans with stones, bricks, and wooden clubs. They beat them viciously and left them for dead at the nearby cemetery. It could have been another forgotten tragedy of the war. But when the lynching was briefly mentioned in a London paper a few months later, it caught the eye of two Army majors, Luke Rogers and Leon Jaworski. Their investigation uncovered the real human cost of the war: the parents and a newlywed wife who agonized over the fate of the men, and the devastating effect of modern warfare on civilian populations. Rogers and Jaworski put the city of Rüsselsheim on trial, insisting on the rule of law even amidst the horrors of war. Drawing from trial records, government archives, interviews with family members, and personal letters, highly-acclaimed military historian Gregory A. Freeman brings to life for the first time the dramatic story. Taking the reader to the scene of the crime and into the homes of the crew, he exposes the stark realities of war to show how ordinary citizens could be drawn to commit horrific acts of wartime atrocities, and the far-reaching effects on generations.

Download or read book Wham It s a Poetry Jam written by Sara E. Holbrook and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a wild ride with poet Sara Holbrook as she guides young writers in performing their poetry with style and pizzazz. With enthusiasm and a touch of irreverence, Ms. Holbrook, a performance poet herself, explains how to use voice, rhythm, attitude, movement, and other techniques to perform poetry in a group, duo, or solo. More than thirty poems are included for young readers to practice, as well as instructions for putting on a poetry jam at school or in the community.

Download or read book The Wham Curse written by Virgil Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inexplicable murder of a young Apache boy draws Deputy Bren Allred and Apache Tribal Policeman Victor into a mystery that can only be solved when they tie the murder to a century old robbery of Army Paymaster Major Wham. Set in both the old West and today's ranch country, the story explores the natural and cultural history, and people of the contemporary rural southwest.

Download or read book Bare written by George Michael and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Michael is one of the world's top pop music vocalists. This book tells how the boy from a working class background made it to the top of the music charts in countries all over the world. It tells the story of George's involvement with the group Wham and of the $3 million deal with the Coca Cola company. George's songs, his music, his craft as well as his family, friends and life on and off the road are all included. His observations amd comments on other musical stars are also quoted.

Download or read book The Wham Curse written by Virgil Alexander and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A legendary cold case from Arizona history may help solve the suspicious death of an Apache boy in this mystery series debut. More than a century ago, Maj. Joseph Wham was killed during a payroll robbery in Arizona Territory. The case was never solved, leaving behind a legacy of death and distrust. Now the mysterious killing of a young Apache boy has local law enforcement wondering if the tragic incident might be connected to the curse of Major Wham’s lost payroll. For Dep. Bren Allred and Apache Tribal Policeman Allen Victor, the nineteenth-century mystery may be their only hope for justice. But the two law officers must contend with local politics, cultural differences, and limited resources. As dangers mount, so does their list of suspects—which includes ranchers, activists, and an unknown horseman. Against the expansive backdrop of historic places, open vistas, Native American culture, and rural life, The Wham Curse tells an authentic tale of the Old and New West.

Download or read book Wham Bam Ba Da Boom written by Larry Revene and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An errant young filmmaker turns a corner in life, and steps into the smarmy subterranean world inhabited by porn stars and gangsters - playpen of the damned. A first hand history by one who experienced the paradigm shift from titillation to penetration in adult films. During the 1970's the mob was heavily involved in porn and making films in NYC meant dealing with some of the toughest customers in town. Porn was profitable, illegal and a loadstone for gangsters and profiteers attracted to the easy cash from 8 mm smut loops. Possibly one of the most influential sociological changes since the industrial revolution, the advent of hardcore sex films in public places, stripped away much of the quasi-moral vestiges of the ninetieth century Victorian era. It was a time when mores, morals and modesty changed inexorably. Pornography was not the only sociological shift; it was happening in the arts, politics and society in general. Whether pornography was a catalyst or a by-product of this change is difficult to cleave, but it certainly played a big part in challenges for first amendment rights.

Download or read book George Michael written by Rob Jovanovic and published by Piatkus. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Michael is an enigma. While he is one of the most open and vocal pop superstars on the planet, he also fiercely protective of his privacy. From the formation of Wham! In 1981 he immediately found fame and fortune beyond his wildest dreams. His music formed the soundtrack to the 1980s and he achieved all of this despite growing up in a dysfunctional family where his father openly proclaimed that George had no talent. Wham! split in 1986 but Michael went on to greater things as a solo artist. Along the way he has been embroiled in several controversies, but in refreshing contrast to other superstars, he has been happy to address his issues head-on in the media. Rob Jovanovic's biography tackles all the issues that formed George Michael and his place as a cultural icon. It also, for the first time, analyses Michael's musical output and groundbreaking videos.

Download or read book George Michael written by James Gavin and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In George Michael: A Life,“Gavin’s engrossing biography of the singer takes the measure of a gifted, tragic, and infuriating man” (New York Times Book Review). George Michael was an extravagantly gifted, openhearted soul singer whose work was both pained and smolderingly erotic. He was a songwriter of true craft and substance, and his music swept the world, starting in the mid-1980s. His fabricated image—that of a hypermacho sex god—loomed large in the pop culture of his day. It also hid—for a time—the secret he fought against revealing: Michael was gay. Soon his obsession with fame would start to backfire. As one of the industry’s most privileged yet tortured men began to self-destruct, the press showed little sympathy. George Michael: A Life explores the compelling story of a superstar whose struggles, as well as his songs, continue to touch fans all over the world. Acclaimed music biographer James Gavin traces Michael’s metamorphosis from the shy and awkward Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou into the swaggering, dominant half of the leading British pop duo of the 1980s Wham! He then details Michael’s sensational solo career and its subsequent unraveling. With deep analysis of the creative process behind Michael’s albums, tours, and music videos, as well as interviews with hundreds of his friends and colleagues, George Michael: A Life is a probing, definitive portrait of a pop legend.

Download or read book The WHAM Spectrometer written by Stephen L. Tufte and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Whim wham Book written by Duncan Emrich and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of riddles, jokes, jump rope rhymes, wishes, summer camp songs, and other Americana alive in the United States today.