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US rock star Madonna waves the crowd as she arrives 15 September 2003 at a press conference for the worldwide launching of her book "The English Roses" which is going on sale in 100 countries and more than 30 languages. The singer, who is 45, has said she conceived "The English Roses" as the first of five children's books inspired by the Kabbalah, the system of Jewish mystical thought which she has been studying for seven years. AFP PHOTO JOEL SAGET