Books
Destiny's Style: Bootylicious Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle Secrets from Destiny's Child
Author: Tina Knowles
Publication date: October 8, 2002
Pages: 224
Overview: Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling female groups, has an image and a style that's recognised worldwide. Here, Tina Knowles, creator of the world-famous Destiny's Child style and mother of Beyonce Knowles, shares the group's shopping, sewing, and lifestyle secrets, inspiring fans young and old to add a little Destiny Style to their life.
Destiny's Child has graced the covers of magazines everywhere. The group's individuality both musically and style-wise has captured the media's attention, and influenced women worldwide. Beyonce Knowles and her friends began their song and dance routines at Headliners, Tina Knowles' very successful salon in Houston. Since that time, Beyonce and her friends have gone on to become one of today's hottest groups - Destiny's Child - and Tina their costume designer, stylist and housemother. In this book, Tina not only shows how to dress as part of Destiny's Child, but shares shopping, cooking, decorating and entertaining tips. She demonstrates how to incorporate Destiny's Child style and traditions into home decorating and entertaining. She also shares the group's favourite recipes, from her old-fashioned gumbo recipe (which is so good that rap star JZ flies to Houston to have a bowl) to Beyonce's favourite peach cobbler.
Soul Survivors: The Official Autobiography of Destiny's Child
Author: Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams
Publication date: April 16, 2002
Pages: 288
Overview: Destiny's Child's inimitable music, empowering message, and singular experiences have fascinated fans for years. Their first tow albums and hit singles have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, and their recent album, Survivor, sold more than 6 million copies within four months of being released. But their success didn't come without its share of hardships and heartbreaks-their struggles with ex-members and scandalous rumors of betrayal-all of which they've handled with grace and dignity. Their faith talent, and love of performing have helped them emerge as global superstars. Now, in their own words, they have the opportunity to set the record straight.
