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Pub. Date
[2017?]
Language
English
Description
"Using items found around the house, you can perform amazing tricks and illusions to amaze and entertain your friends and family. Magic You Can Do teaches kids simple, beginner tricks, and basic magic principles to get them started on the road to becoming a successful magician. This book will help youngsters learn a new skill, improve their reading, manual dexterity, public speaking, and give them self confidence."--Provided by Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Atria Books, Melcher Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
''One of Oprah’s Favorite Things of 2023. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece The Color Purple—as well as the acclaimed 1985 film from Steven Spielberg, the Tony-winning Broadway musical, and the all-new film adaptation with this gorgeously designed exploration of the novel’s enduring legacy, featuring contributions from Alice Walker, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Colman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino, Danny...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
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Description
"«En sus memorias, Britney Spears se muestra más fuerte que nunca…» -New York Times La mujer que soy es una historia valiente y asombrosamente conmovedora sobre la libertad, la fama, la maternidad, la supervivencia, la fe y la esperanza. En junio de 2021, el mundo entero escuchó hablar a Britney Spears en una audiencia pública. El impacto que causó al compartir su voz, su verdad, fue innegable, y cambió el rumbo de su vida y el de la de...
Author
Publisher
Reel Art Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This visual feast celebrates classic vampire cinema, mainstream and niche, through the many colorful ways in which the key films have been marketed and consumed. F.W. Murnau's haunting film Nosferatu had its premiere in Berlin in March 1922. Bram Stoker's widow, Florence, tried hard to sue the production company for breach of copyright but had to settle in the end for a court order to destroy all prints and negatives. The film kept resurrecting, though,...
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"¿Sabías que la primera película fue realizada por Georges Méliès? Se trataba de un paseo por el espacio titulado Viaje a la Luna y tuvo un éxito arrollador e inmediato, en Francia y en todo el mundo… Esta nueva edición de El libro del cine describe, analiza y rinde homenaje a algunas de las películas que mejor reflejan la magia del séptimo arte y que, a juicio de los autores –discutible, como suele ocurrir en estos casos–, han tenido...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From the preeminent historian of modern comedy comes an expansive history of showbiz and the culture wars There is a common belief that we live in unprecedented times, that people are too sensitive today, that nobody objected to the actions of actors, comedians, and filmmakers in the past. Modern pundits would have us believe that Americans of a previous generation had tougher skin and seldom complained. But does this argument hold up to scrutiny?...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
''In a vicious, delicious contemporary novel inspired by Shakespeare's Richard III, thelauded author of The Family Fortuna lifts the curtain on a high school thespian who'll stop at nothing to land the lead. Rory is an antihero for the ages. Like Shakespeare's Richard III, she confides in her audience, telling us exactly the lengths she'll go to to secure the leading role in Bosworth Academy's senior musical, confessing without shame that she is...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling journey through “lively tales of those who labor and dream in Sin City" (Kirkus). Las Vegas is on Luxury Standard Time: every clock in the airport is a Rolex. No dream is too big, no wish is too small—the VIP hosts in Vegas fulfill guests’ every (legal) desire. Jackpots hit when least expected. The Nevada Gaming Control Board has days to find...
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From the photographer behind the Instagram sensation Brown Girls Do Ballet, this stunning coffee-table book showcases breathtaking images of ballerinas of color of all ages and levels that reflect today’s beautifully diverse world of dance. For decades the prominent image of a ballet dancer has been a white body with pale clothing. It took 75 years for American Ballet Theatre to have its first African American female principal dancer, Misty Copeland....
Author
Publisher
Cameron Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Convinced whale songs are boring, young humpback whale Soren decides to write his own, catchier tunes, and even when his music is met with less than encouraging feedback, he finds a way to keep composing.
''From Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Eggers, Soren’s Seventh Song is a deadpan take on creativity and persistence, as told through the eyes of a humpback whale looking for a new song—with color illustrations...
Author
Publisher
Comedy Dynamics
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
I Got Questions, the debut comedy special from award winning standup comedian John Crist, is a joyride of non-stop merriment. Crist's undeniable wit combined with his feel-good comedic sensibility will have you in tears. Poking fun of the government, helicopter parents, gamers, fast food cashiers and even himself...if you've ever thought it, Crist will say it. So sit back and buckle up, because John Crist has questions.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
From one of the greatest living writers on film, a magisterial look at a century of battle depicted on screen, and a meditation on the twisted relationship between war and the movies."Thomson's own genius is his ability to remain one of the leading authorities on cinematic history, without shying away from the controversial. Cinephiles seeking provocative arguments will appreciate his work."-Library JournalInThe Fatal Alliance the acclaimed film critic...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date—a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance. A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The unauthorized, behind-the-scenes story of the stunning rise―and suddenly uncertain reign―of the most transformative cultural phenomenon of our time: the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales,...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From a beloved comedy critic, a wisecracking, heartfelt, and overdue chronicle of comedy's boom-and its magic"--
"Comedy is king. From multimillion-dollar TV specials to sold-out stand-up shows and TikTok stardom, comedy has never been more popular, democratized, or influential. Comedians have become organizing forces across culture―as trusted as politicians and as fawned-over as celebrities―yet comedy as an art form has gone under-considered...
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A laugh-out-loud YA debut that examines the realities of small-town queer life and celebrates the transformative power of drag--perfect for fans of RuPaul's Drag Race and Pumpkin. Peter Thompkins needs a public image overhaul. After a tense confrontation with one of the few other queer kids in his small-town high school, rumors about him are becoming more elaborate by the day. Meanwhile, his best friend Alan (aka teen drag queen Aggie Culture) is...
18) Unstoppable
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Latin Grammy Award–winning singer-songwriter and author of the New York Times bestseller Forgiveness returns with this nationally bestselling memoir that shares the triumphs, hardships, and lessons of life after her mother Jenni Rivera's death.
Bringing her signature warmth, humor, and positivity to the page, Chiquis Rivera picks up where her memoir Forgiveness left off.
Reeling...
Latin Grammy Award–winning singer-songwriter and author of the New York Times bestseller Forgiveness returns with this nationally bestselling memoir that shares the triumphs, hardships, and lessons of life after her mother Jenni Rivera's death.
Bringing her signature warmth, humor, and positivity to the page, Chiquis Rivera picks up where her memoir Forgiveness left off.
Reeling...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
An award-winning author presents the history and impact of both the theatrical and cinematic versions of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and how it forced audiences to confront deeply-held concepts about relationships, sex and family.
"From its debut in 1962, Edward Albee���s Who���s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was a wild success and a cultural lightning rod. The play transpires over one long, boozy night, laying bare the lies, compromises,...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The first and only Estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving exploration of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poetry, musings, and more. Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest and most controversial artists of all time. More than a quarter of a century after his tragic death in 1996 at the age of just twenty-five, he continues to be one of the most misunderstood, complicated...
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