"Destiny's Child" - Tapa blanda

This fantastic illustrated biography traces the story of Destiny's Child, from the orginal quartet started by Beyonce Knowles, to the Grammy-award winning, septuple-platinum, superstar trio who bestride the modern pop world like a spandex colossus. In the last two years of a ten-year career plagued by controversy, Destiny's Child, under the watchful eye of Beyonce's manager father Mathew Knowles, have weathered dizzying ups and downs, including a lawsuit filed against them by two ex-members. But the group have come through it all, and their third album, Survivor, is another global smash. With colour photos throughout, inside info about Beyonce and fellow group members Kelly and Michelle, a guide to their albums and a look at what the future holds for them, this is the amazing story of Destiny's Child, behind the scenes and in full.

Ian Gittins is a freelance journalist based in London who has been writing about music since 1985. He has contributed to the Independent, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph, and music magazines such as Q and Melody Maker. In 1992/3 he lived in Novosibirsk, Siberia, from where he wrote for the New York Times and Moscow Times.