Spice Girls. Sean Smith
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Page numbers taken from the following print edition: ISBN 9780008267568
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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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