Dolly Parton
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"A beautiful celebration of Dolly Parton’s iconic sense of style through entertaining personal stories and 450 full-color photographs, including exclusive images from her private costume archive In Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, global superstar Dolly Parton shares, for the first time, the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she developed her own, distinctly Dolly style, which has defied convention and endeared...
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"For the first time ever, legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton brings you behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired sixty years of songwriting. Lushly illustrated and told in Dolly's inimitable voice, this rich collection offers an intimate, exclusive look at the colorful life, prolific career, and rags-to-rhinestones journey of one of the most revered entertainers of our time"--...
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English
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On the rise and on the run, a young singer-songwriter arrives in Nashville to claim her destiny, but it's also where the darkness she's fled might find her--and destroy her.
Every song tells a story. She's a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her. She's also on the run. Find a future, lose a past. Nashville is where she's come to claim her destiny. It's also where the darkness she's fled might find her. And destroy her.
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2009
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IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Words and music describe different emotions in terms of color, as when everything is rosy when one feels joyful, then remind the reader that everyone experiences this same rainbow of emotions.
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"From the legendary Dolly Parton comes a story about her god-dog and Instagram personality, Billy the Kid, who is hoping to make it big as a country music star in Nashville, Tennessee. French bulldog Billy the Kid was born with an ear for music. And not just any music. He loves barking to the beat of country music! So Billy sets out to Nashville to sing his heart out. But when he meets some big bullies at the Battle of the Bow-wows, Billy worries...
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
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IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Country music legend Dolly Parton's rural upbringing in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee provides the backdrop for this special picture book. Using lyrics from her classic song "Coat of Many Colors," the book tells the story of a young girl in need of a warm winter coat. When her mother sews her a coat made of rags, the girl is mocked by classmates for being poor. But Parton's trademark positivity carries through to the end as the girl realizes that...
11) Blue smoke
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Publisher
Masterworks
Pub. Date
©2014.
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English
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For nearly five decades, Dolly Parton has been delighting fans with her music and acting roles. Her latest album lets the many facets of her personality shine. Along with original songs, it includes covers of songs from Bon Jovi and Bob Dylan.
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Collection of interviews spanning five decades of Dolly Parton's career and featuring material gathered from celebrated publications including Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, and Interview magazine. This book traces Dolly's evolution from her dirt-poor Smoky Mountain childhood to her reign as the undisputed 'Queen of Country Music.'" -- Adapted from Amazon.com summary.
14) Rockstar
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Publisher
Big Machine
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Global icon and recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Dolly Parton, has joined forces with some of rock music's most legendary artists along with today's biggest stars for her first-ever rock album. The ever-evolving Parton teamed up with an all-star roster of musicians for the 30-song collection which includes nine original tracks and 21 covers of iconic rock anthems.
15) Pure & simple
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Publisher
RCA Nashville
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Country superstar Dolly Parton's 43rd studio album features ten tracks including new originals as well as reworked versions of Tomorrow Is Forever and Say Forever You'll Be Mine.
20) Rainbow
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Publisher
Kemosabe
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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After five years, Kesha makes one of the most talked-about comebacks of 2017. Her new album includes the single Praying as well as collaborations with Eagles of Death Metal, the Dap-Kings, and Dolly Parton.