Spice Girls. Sean Smith

      

Copyright

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      Source ISBN: 9780008267582

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Also by Sean Smith

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      George

      Adele

      Kim

      Tom Jones: The Life

      Kylie

      Gary

      Alesha

      Tulisa

      Kate

      Robbie

      Cheryl

      Victoria

      Justin: The Biography

      Britney: The Biography

      J.K. Rowling: A Biography

      Jennifer: The Unauthorized Biography

      Royal Racing

      The Union Game

      Sophie’s Kiss (with Garth Gibbs)

      Stone Me! (with Dale Lawrence)

Dedication

      To Megan

      Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Note to Readers

      5  Also by Sean Smith

      6  Dedication

      7  Contents

      8  PART ONE: THE WANNABES

      9  1 Irrepressible

      10  2 Casting the Net

      11  3 Mein Herr

      12  4 In Search of the Magical Key

      13  5 Melanie Chisholm Superstar

      14  6 A Model Girl

      15  PART TWO: HERE COME THE SPICE GIRLS

      16  7 The Student House

      17  8 Making It Happen

      18  9 The Big Fight

      19  10 Hang On to Your Knickers

      20  11 The Power of Girls

      21  12 The Genius of Geri

      22  13 Spice All Over the World

      23  14 A Schedule Not a Life

      24  15 Stop Right Now

      25  PART THREE: SPICE WOMEN

      26  16 Nightmares and Fairytales

      27  17 Dark Clouds

      28  18 Baby Love

      29  19 Look at Me

      30  20 Reasonable Doubt

      31  21 The Return of the Spice Girls

      32  22 Olympic Gold

      33  23 Spice World Again

      34  Last Thoughts

      35  Spice Stars

      36  Acknowledgements

      37  Select Bibliography

      38  List of Searchable Terms

      39  Picture Section

      40  About the Publisher

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