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2281) The happiest lion cub
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A lion cub prince, with passion for music, struggles with his destiny to be king. In the savanna lands of Africa lives a lion cub who dreams of being a musician. But his father is against this desire because he expects his son to become king of all the animals. And in order to become the king, he must learn how to growl menacingly, not how to play instruments and sing. Will this lion cub really have to abandon his dreams to fulfill his destiny?"...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"For a brief period of about five years in the early 1940s, Preston Sturges sat on the top of Hollywood. At the time, he was one of the few people, along with Orson Welles and Frank Capra, who both wrote and directed his films. Sturges's films including The Great McGinty (1940), Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Palm Beach Story (1942), The Miracle of Morgan Creek (1942), and Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) have become classics of American comedy and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Today everyone knows the name of John Wilkes Booth, the notorious zealot who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. But in his lifetime, the killer was an actor who was well-known among fans of the theater well-known but less famous and less admired than his brother Edwin. In the 1860s, Edwin Booth ranked among the greatest and most-respected stars of the stage. He lived in New York and sympathized with the Union cause, while his younger brother stomped the...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Selena Estrella Herrera's family moves to El Paso to help care for her grandfather, and she tries to reinvent herself by claiming her identity as *Strella--but the project her team chooses is about the singer Selena after whom *Strella is actually named.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"For many decades, Marion Davies's story has been a source of fascination to the public. From her humble days in Brooklyn to her rise to fame alongside press baron William Randolph Hearst, her story seems like a modern fairy tale. Gossip columnists and fan magazines have tried to capture her unique story for over one hundred years, and biopics and documentaries have tried to incorporate her story into countless screenplays. Amid the interest, the...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed media critic J. Hoberman's masterful and majestic exploration of the Reagan years as seen through the unforgettable movies of the era The third book in a brilliant and ambitious trilogy, celebrated cultural and film criticJ. Hoberman's Make My Day is a major new work of film and pop culture history. In it he chronicles the Reagan years, from the waning days of the Watergate scandal when disaster films like Earthquake ruled the box office...
2287) Skip beat!: 38
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Shojo beat edition.
Language
English
Description
Finally meeting her mother, Kyoko learns important information about her own birth and background.
2288) Skip beat!: 36
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Shojo beat edition.
Language
English
Description
When her true love, Sho, breaks up with her after becoming famous, Kyoko Mogami decides to get revenge by beating Sho in show business.
2289) Skip beat!: 37
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Shojo beat edition.
Language
English
Description
Sensing Kyoko's potential, the president of LME created the Love Me Section for her, but knows she won't be a true star until her wounded heart heals, and though Kyo has gained strength, she now must face her mother, the person who hurt her the most.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Today, Dr. Mae Jemison is famous for being the first Black woman to travel into outer space. But when she was growing up, she felt torn between two passions: science and dance. It seemed like an impossible choice. There had to be some way to make room for both-and Mae found one. As an adult, she combined her gifts of scientific logic and artistic creativity and became an astronaut." --publisher's website.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
James Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976) is widely recognized for his work as a screenwriter, playwright, and author, but he is also remembered as one of the Hollywood Ten who opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee. Refusing to answer questions about his prior involvement with the Communist Party, Trumbo sacrificed a successful career in Hollywood to stand up for his rights and defend political freedom.
In Dalton Trumbo, authors Larry Ceplair...
2292) Skip-beat!: 9
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Shojo Beat manga edition.
Language
English
Description
Kyoko's big chance is finally here! Her performance in Sho's promo clip impressed some important people, and now she's been asked to act in the year's most anticipated drama! But Ren is the leading man and the character Kyoko is supposed to play is damaged and scary! Can Kyoko overcome her fear of Ren and her shame about her demons, or will this chance of a lifetime slip through her fingers?
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A white rock'n'roll guitarist on stage with the Godfather of Soul. In this unvarnished account of toiling under one of popular music's most notorious bosses, Damon Wood details his six years spent playing guitar for James Brown's Soul Generals. In a memoir certain to fascinate Mr. Dynamite's millions of fans, as well as musicians and industry insiders, Wood recalls how a chance encounter with James Brown led him to embrace soul and funk music under...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
For more than twenty years John Ford and John Wayne were a blockbuster Hollywood team, turning out many of the finest Western films ever made. Ford, known for his black eye patch and for his hard-drinking, brawling masculinity, was a son of Irish immigrants and was renowned as a director for both his craftsmanship and his brutality. John “Duke” Wayne was a mere stagehand and bit player in “B” Westerns, but he was strapping and handsome, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"No Crying in Baseball is a rollicking, revelatory deep dive into a one of a kind film. Before A League of Their Own, few American girls could imagine themselves playing professional ball (and doing it better than the boys). But Penny Marshall's genre outlier became an instant classic and significant aha moment for countless young women who saw that throwing like a girl was far from an insult. Part fly on the wall narrative, part immersive pop nostalgia,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In November 2000 DeRogatis, a Chicago journalist and music critic, received an anonymous fax that alleged R. Kelly had a problem with 'young girls.' DeRogatis thought breaking the story would have an impact. Instead, Kelly's career flourished. After eighteen years of tenacious journalism, he tells the story of Kelly's career, his own investigations, and brings the story up to the moment when things finally seem to have changed. The result is a darkly...
Author
Series
Paws of Fame volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Monkey is a young Neapolitan Mastiff; larger than life, full of energy and eager to please. But his human doesn't like him. He shouts at him all the time - Monkey doesn't know why - and he won't feed him. Monkey's so hungry his ribs are showing. Eventually his owner gives him away, saying Monkey is too aggressive, and Monkey finds himself in a rescue centre where he's cared for - but by people who are scared of him. Meanwhile, up and coming animal...
2298) Kageki shojo!: 6
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Performing at the Culture Festival could be Sarasa's big break--that is, if her audition is good enough to snag her the role. But she's not the only student with big dreams: Yamada is trying out for Juliet, but does she have the confidence to succeed?
2299) Oprah
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and career of Oprah Winfrey, focusing on her confidence, empathy, motivation, and generosity.
2300) Like brothers
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The multitalented writers, directors, producers, and actors (The League, Transparent, Togetherness, and The Mindy Project) share the secrets of their lifelong partnership in this unique personal memoir"--
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