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41) Maya Angelou
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From the day she was born in 1928, Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson) lived a life full of trials and triumph, struggle and success, and the magic and the power of words. This book tells the inspiring and powerful story of the girl from rural Arkansas who rose to become one of the most beloved writers in the United States and the world. Through photographs and stories, young readers will learn more about the life and words of this amazing...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2009, 2008
Language
English
Description
Bea Abbot's domestic agency does not, repeat not, investigate murder . . . that is, until she finds herself in the company of a dead man dressed as a pantomime dame. It looks like suicide, but why don't his red-spangled shoes fit? Why is the mans daughter so keen to hustle his mortal remains away without publicity? Then again, which of the women around him--two surviving wives and a daughter--really cared about him, rather than his money?
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Kurt Wagner is the star of the Age of X-Man! From the Munich circus to Hollywood Boulevard, everyone loves Nightcrawler - the biggest celebrity/super hero since Dwayne Johnson! And juggling Kurt's responsibilities as one of the X-Men and his slate of summer blockbusters would be impossible without the best support staff in the business: stunt coordinator Magma! Personal trainer Kylun! And of course, his leading lady Meggan! But something is rotten...
Publisher
Disinformation Company
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Hailed by audiences as inspirational, lauded by critics as irresistible, 'The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls' tells the story of the world's only yodeling country singing and comedy lesbian sibling duo, Jools and Lynda Topp, who have inspired a generation with their politics and celebration of joy.
47) Holiday Inn
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Screen legends Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire sing and dance in one of the most timeless holiday classics of all time. Featuring the Academy Award-winning song, 'White Christmas', Crosby plays a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open only on holidays. Astaire plays his former partner and rival in love. Follow the two talented pals as they find themselves competing for the affections of the same lovely lady.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A revealing four-part documentary series from writer/director W. Kamau Bell offering a deeply personal exploration of Bill Cosby's descent from "America's Dad" to an alleged sexual predator. Exploring the complex story of Cosby's life and work, Bell invites comedians, educators, journalists, and Cosby survivors to have a refreshingly candid, first-of-its-kind conversation about the man, his career, and his crimes. Bell takes an unfiltered look at...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A funny, fierce, imaginative memoir chronicling New York Times bestselling author and Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine's remarkable experiences filming Wild Oats in the Canary Islands and the extraordinary memories her time there brought forth of a past life on the lost continent of Atlantis"--
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"An evocative, glamorous look at the golden years of Las Vegas, captured in more than 125 lush color and black-and-white photographs. The playground in the desert built by the mob and transformed by Howard Hughes, the "fabulous, extraordinary madhouse," that is Las Vegas, Nevada, has long been regarded as the Entertainment Capital of the World. During the post-war boom years, no place was as fascinating as Vegas. Distinguished by millions of colorful...
52) Bacchanal
Author
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Evil lives in a traveling carnival roaming the Depression-era South. But the carnival's newest act, a peculiar young woman with latent magical powers, may hold the key to defeating it. Her time has come.
Abandoned by her family, alone on the wrong side of the color line with little to call her own, Eliza Meeks is coming to terms with what she does have. It's a gift for communicating with animals. To some, she's a magical tender. To others, a she-devil....
53) Annie Oakley
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
A simple profile of Annie Oakley and her sharp shooting skills.
Author
Publisher
[Paul Hemmer]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Discover actors, dancers, and musicians, ballrooms, nightclubs and theaters that give Dubuque a special place in show business history. This volume features fascinating, previously unpublished information uncovered after more than four years of research by the author who has been active in the Dubuque entertainment scene for almost 60 years"--Cover, page 4.
Author
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
This fourth autobiographical work by Maya Angelou tells of her entry into New York's circle of black artists and writers, her involvement in the civil rights movement, and changes in her personal life.
56) Ishtar
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Two terrible lounge singers become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime after they are booked in a Moroccan hotel to play a gig.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The Academy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer tells her stunning story, looking back at her life and six-decade career.
Tyson has been blessed to grace the stage and screen for six decades. She has been the church girl who once rarely spoke a word; the teenager who sought solace in the verses of the old hymn for which this book is named. A daughter and mother, a sister, and a friend, she is also an observer of human nature and the...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography of Lucille Mulhall, a Wild West performer in the early 1900s whose skills were as considerable as her male counterparts and who is often regarded as "the original cowgirl.""--
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 1881, Jacci Reed is only five years old when a man attempts to kidnap her from the steamboat her mother, Irena, works on. Badly wounded during the confrontation, Irena takes Jacci aboard the Kingston Floating Palace, a showboat tied up beside them. There, Jacci's actor grandfather tends to her mother and Jacci gets a first taste of the life she will come to lead. Fifteen years later, Jacci is an actress aboard the Kingston Floating Palace, and...
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