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FamousPick:
- J.k. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books
"It's the best children's book I have read recently."
Source:
http://J.K. Rowling's interview with Amazon.co.uk
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Skellig by David Almond
| Labels: books/children books, books/children books (Ages 9-12), books/teensSource:
http://J.K. Rowling's interview with Amazon.co.uk
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Holes by Louis Sachar
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Holes by Louis Sachar
FamousPick:
- Daniel Radcliffe, Actor Harry Potter
Source:
http://www.danradcliffe.co.uk
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Sir Richard Branson is one of Britain's most successful businessmen. He is a global entrepreneur and record-breaking adventurer best known for founding the Virgin brand of companies. Under his leadership, Virgin Group has expanded to include over 200 companies in 30 countries, focusing on aviation, hospitality & leisure, telecommunications, financial services, health and wellness and clean energy. His success isn’t limited to the boardroom; he has broken several boating records and was the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a hot air balloon. Richard was knighted in 1999 for his services to entrepreneurship & in 2007 was named one of TIME’s “Top 100 Most Influential People In the World.”
Sir Richard Branson's favorite books
- Swallows And Amazons by Arthur Ransome
(children books (Ages 9-12), children books, teens)
What was your favourite book?
"Swallows and Amazons - a lovely kids' adventure book. "
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk
Why should you listen to him?
Born in 1950, Richard Branson grew up in a traditional family and received his education at Stowe School, where he established a national magazine entitled Student at the age of sixteen.
He started a Student Advisory Centre at 17, aiming to help young people. At twenty years old, he founded Virgin as a mail order record retailer and a short while later, he opened a record shop in Oxford Street, London. In 1972, a recording studio was built in Oxfordshire where the first Virgin artist, Mike Oldfield, recorded "Tubular Bells", later released in 1973.
The first album of Virgin Records went on to sell more than five million copies. At the age of 27, Richard signed The Sex Pistols to the Virgin Records label after the group was turned down by every label in Great Britain.
Over the years, he signed many superstar names including Steve Winwood, Paula Abdul, Belinda Carlisle, Genesis, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds, The Human League, Bryan Ferry, Culture Club, Janet Jackson, and The Rolling Stones. As is evident, Branson managed to turn the Virgin Music Group into a giant success.
In 1992, the Virgin Music Group -- record labels, music publishing and recording studios -- was sold to Thorn EMI in a $1 billion US deal.
The interests of Virgin Group have since expanded into international "Megastore" music retailing, books and software publishing, film and video editing facilities, and clubs and hotels throughout 100 companies in 15 countries.
Virgin Atlantic Airways, started in 1984, is now the second largest British long haul international airline and operates a fleet of Boeing 747 aircrafts to New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Orlando, Boston, San Francisco, Washington, Dallas, and Tokyo.
The airline was founded on the concept of offering competitive and high quality first class and economy services. The airline holds many major airline awards and recently earned "Airline of the Year Award" for the third consecutive year.
In 1993, the combined sales of Virgin Group Companies exceeded $1 billion US. In addition to his own business activities, Branson is a trustee of several charities, including The Healthcare Foundation, a leading healthcare charity responsible for the launch of a health education campaign named Parents Against Tobacco, aiming to limit tobacco advertisements and sponsorships in sports.
Since 1985, Richard has actively engaged in his vocations and been involved in a number of record-breaking land and air speed and distance attempts.
In 1986, his boat, "Virgin Atlantic Challenger II," rekindled the spirit of the Blue Riband by crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the fastest recorded time ever.
One year later, the hot air balloon called the "Virgin Atlantic Flyer" was the first hot air balloon ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and was the largest ever flown at 2.3 million cubic feet capacity, reaching speeds in excess of 130 mph.
In 1991, Branson crossed the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Arctic Canada, the furthest distance of 6,700 miles, again breaking all existing records with speeds of up to 245 mph in a balloon measuring 2.6 million cubic feet.
Richard is currently in the midst of preparations to attempt a world-record setting, round-the-world hot air balloon crossing. The trip was scheduled to commence from Marrakesh North Africa early in 1997.
Richard lives in London and Oxfordshire and is married with two children.
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Kristen Stewart's favorite books:
"What is your favorite book? I actually have two. I just finished Cannery Row by John Steinbeck, which was really intense. The other is The Stranger by Albert Camus, that was heavy."
"I just read Hot Water Music, which is a collection of short stories by Charles Bukowski. I don't normally like his work because it's usually rambling and drunk, but these stories were so good."
"I love Camus. The Stranger is one of my favorite books"
"It covers fundamental ideas of good and evil," she tells the publication about the set. "Other favorite writers ... oh, it's so hard when you can only pick a couple of writers. It always seems like you are trying so hard to look like an intellectual." "
Source:
http://www.teenink.com
http://www.aceshowbiz.com
Kristen Stewart Who?
Kristen Stewart was born on April 9, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a very young, beautiful and talented American film and television actress.
She is the daughter of John Stewart, a stage manager and producer who worked for FOX and her mother is a screenwriter. She debuted in 1999 with a minor role in made-for-television film "The Thirteenth Year" and after two years she appeared in "The Safety of Objects".
Her fame started to increase in 2002 when she had a role in the major movie "Panic Room" in which she played near the great actress Jodie Foster. After "Cold Creek Manor" in 2003 she appeared
in three movies in 2004: "Speak", "Catch the kid" and "Undertow". After this she had roles in "Fierce People", "Zathura" and "In the land of women". In the beginning of 2007 she played in the horror movie "The Messengers" and her performance was appreciated.
On November 16, 2007, Summit Entertainment announced that she will play Bella Swan in the upcoming movie Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire/human romance novel of the same name. She will star opposite Robert Pattinson, who will play Edward Cullen. It is slated to begin production in February of 2008, with a release date of December 12, 2008.
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Angelina Jolie's favorite books:
- Vlad the Impaler: In Search of the Real Dracula by M.J. Trow
(history, nonfiction)
"Vlad the Impaler: In Search of the Real Dracula" centers on the 15th-century bloodsucking torturer Vlad the Impaler, and the myths surrounding his life. Bram Stoker's Count Dracula is supposedly based on the life of Vlad Tepes. "I liked Vlad the Impaler," Jolie said at the "Beowulf" premiere in 2007. "I had probably every book on him [as a child]."
Source:
http://www.abcnews.go.com
Why should you listen to her?
Angelina Jolie (full name Angelina Jolie Voight) was born on 4 June, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a famous American actress and a former model.
Stunning, smart and slightly insane, this Hollywood icon is known for romancing her costars, kissing her brother at the Oscars, exotic tattoos and commendable humanitarian efforts. The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight, she first garnered attention as a high-school computer wiz in the film Hackers after which she married costar Jonny Lee Miller. Their marriage died in 1999 just when Jolie's career was heating up. She appeared in three films that year including the seriocomic Pushing Tin which introduced her to hubby No. 2, Billy Bob Thornton, and the mental-institution drama Girl, Interrupted, which earned her an Oscar. Subsequently, Jolie made a series of blockbusters (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and bombs (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), none of which made use of her considerable acting talents. After divorcing Thornton in 2003, Jolie devoted much of her time to working with refugees in impoverished countries and raising her adopted children. In 2005, around the time her action film Mr. & Mrs. Smith was released, rumors circulated that she and recently separated costar Brad Pitt were having an affair. Although they refused to confirm the relationship, they remained tabloid cover stars for months until Jolie finally admitted in early 2006 that she was pregnant with his child.
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