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2019.
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English
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"A memoir by the celebrated singer-songwriter and social activist Ani DiFranco In her new memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream, Ani DiFranco recounts her early life from a place of hard-won wisdom, combining personal expression, the power of music, feminism, political activism, storytelling, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and much more into an inspiring whole. In these frank, honest, passionate, and often funny pages is the tale of one woman's...
45) Amy, my daughter
Author
Publisher
It Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life and legacy of Amy Winehouse, with never-before-seen photographs, going beyond her public persona to reveal the woman.
46) California girls
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Language
English
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Three sisters, after getting dumped in the same week, set out to help each other start over and rebuild their lives.
The California sunshine's not quite so bright for three sisters who get dumped in the same week... Finola, a popular LA morning show host, is famously upbeat until she's blindsided on live TV by news that her husband is sleeping with a young pop sensation who has set their affair to music. While avoiding the tabloids and pretending...
47) Cat's Cradle
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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A young writer decides to interview the children of a scientist primarily responsible for the creation of the atomic bomb.
Cat's Cradle is Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book...
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RP Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"From jazz and blues, hip hop and R&B, pop, punk, and opera, Black women have made major contributions to the history and formation of musical genres for more than a century. In this fully illustrated middle grade anthology, 50 strong, empowering, and inspiring Black women singers' bios will teach kids to follow their dreams, to think outside the box, and to push the boundaries of what's expected. Written by music writer and journalist Jordannah Elizabeth...
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English
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An intimate portrait of the two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, who is a muse to some of the 20th-century's most influential rock musicians, reveals the strength, resilience and inner and outer beauty—as well as her strong sense of heritage and devotion to her family—that helped her survive and thrive the music world.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Takes a look into the life of one of the most enigmatic and flamboyant pop stars of our time. Includes Jackson's death and memorial, behind-the-scenes footage, and features candid contributions from Janet Jackson, Brooke Shields, Quincy Jones, Sheryl Crow, and Diana Ross.
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Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Reckless Daughter tells the story of Mitchell and also of the fertile, exciting musical time of which she was an integral part, one that had a profound effect that can still be felt today on American music and the industry.
52) Chita: a memoir
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English
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"The long-awaited and wildly entertaining memoir of the star of stage and screen, the legendary Chita Rivera—three-time Tony Award–winner, Kennedy Centers honoree, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero—until the entertainment world renamed her. But Dolores—the irreverent side of the sensual, dark and ferocious Chita—was always present center stage, and was influential in creating...
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The legendary singer reflects on a half-century of show business, tracing her humble origins and partnerships with Burt Bacharach and Hal David through her friendships with fellow artists and appointment as Global Ambassador for the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.
Author
Series
Spellsong cycle volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
After being pulled by a sorcerer from her boring life in Ames, Iowa, Anna Marshal must now defend her new kingdom of Defalk from the greedy rulers of neighboring kingdoms.
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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An intimate memoir from international pop star Melanie Chisholm–better known as Mel C. or Sporty Spice–chronicling her trajectory from small-town girl to overnight icon as part of the Spice Girls. 25 years ago, The Spice Girls, a girl band that began after five women answered an ad in the paper, released their first single. 'Wannabe' became a hit and from that moment and, almost overnight, Melanie Chisholm went from small town girl to Sporty...
57) I'm no philosopher, but I got thoughts: mini-meditations for saints, sinners, and the rest of us
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Publisher
Harper Celebrate
Language
English
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"Aristotle. Socrates. Descartes. And now, Chenoweth. (How about some women, am I right?) From television actress, Broadway star, and New York Times bestselling author Kristin Chenoweth comes I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts, an inspiring high-design, colorful book featuring philosophical-ish musings on connection, creativity, loss, love, faith, and closure. Just like Kristin’s grandmother inspired her to trust her heart and develop her own...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The popular singer traces the story of her life and career from her Arizona upbringing in a musical family and her rise to stardom in Southern California to her role in shaping 1970s sounds and her collaborations with fellow artists.
59) Here and now
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Follows a singer in New York City after she receives a bleak medical diagnosis and struggles to process the news while preparing for a local performance and encountering family, friends, and colleagues.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
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Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked,...
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