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|title=Cher: Strong Enough
|author=Josiah Howard
|rating=4.5
|genre=Biography
|summary=Having looked at the title and sub-title, the latter being no more than the two-word title of one of her latter-day hits, I assumed this was going to be a fairly comprehensive biography of the American singer. The sub-title, ''Strong Enough'', taken from one of her latter-day hit singles, reveals nothing. Not until I had almost finished it, a little puzzled at it not being quite what I had expected, did I finally look at the blurb on the back – at which point all became clear. This was not the full story of a showbiz career which has lasted close on half a century, but for the most part an extraordinarily detailed account of her 1975 TV variety show.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0859654842</amazonuk>
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|title=Empress Dowager Cixi
|summary=I grew up watching Tommy Cooper, and watching my dad do impressions of Tommy Cooper. I thought he was hilarious (the real Tommy!) and loved his expressions as he repeatedly tried and failed to do magic tricks! This book is rather unusual as although it is a biography of sorts, giving information about Tommy's life and his history in the world of entertainment, it isn't text heavy, and so mostly Tommy's story is told through photographs and pictures.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184809311X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Peter Unwin (editor)
|title=Newcomers' Lives: The Story of Immigrants as Told in Obituaries from The Times
|rating=4.5
|genre=Biography
|summary=I think I was not the only person who at first glance found the title and sub-title slightly misleading. For me it conjured up visions of those who came across on the ‘Windrush’ in 1948 and the life they led on settling in Britain – and, perhaps, the lives of the more famous (assuming there were some) in obituary form.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1441159177</amazonuk>
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