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2023.
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Named a Best Book of the Year by Elle, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, NPR, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, and more!
"In Britney Spears's memoir, she's stronger than ever." —The New York Times
Over 2 million copies sold of the "moving" (Time), "powerful" (Los Angeles Times), "radiant" (The New York Times), "poignant" (Vogue) #1 New...
"In Britney Spears's memoir, she's stronger than ever." —The New York Times
Over 2 million copies sold of the "moving" (Time), "powerful" (Los Angeles Times), "radiant" (The New York Times), "poignant" (Vogue) #1 New...
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2022.
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"Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, "Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn't tint hers?"...
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Frank Sinatra was the greatest entertainer of his age, invigorating American popular song with innovative phrasing and a mastery of drama and emotion. Drawing upon interviews with hundreds of his collaborators as well as with 'The Voice' himself, this book chronicles, critiques, and celebrates his five-decade career. Will Friedwald examines and evaluates all the classic and less familiar songs with the same astute, witty perceptions that earned him...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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As a young girl, Camila Cabello would cry if anyone asked her to sing. At age fifteen, she conquered her fear of singing by auditioning for The X-Factor in front of thousands of people. It took just three minutes of bravery to launch the young singer-songwriter into stardom. This revealing biography follows the young star from her early days in Cuba and Mexico, through her breakout success with the group Fifth Harmony, to her hugely successful solo...
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In honor of Sinatra's 100th birthday, Pete Hamill's classic tribute returns with a new introduction by the author.
In this unique homage to an American icon, journalist and award-winning author Pete Hamill evokes the essence of Sinatra--examining his art and his legend from the inside, as only a friend of many years could do. Shaped by Prohibition, the Depression, and war, Francis Albert Sinatra became the troubadour of urban loneliness. With his...
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"Acclaimed musical artist Michelle Williams shares the intimate, never-before-told story of how, even in the midst of enormous fame and success, she battled depression, leading her to find her true calling as an advocate for mental health--especially her own"--
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"A tender and intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable, trailblazing, and tenacious women in music, the two-time Grammy Award-winning "premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation" (New Yorker), Rickie Lee Jones. Have you met Ms. Jones? One weekend night on primetime television, a then-unknown singer and vital part of the burgeoning Los Angeles jazz pop scene skyrocketed to fame overnight after a now- iconic performance on Saturday...
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Dave Van Ronk (1936-2002) was one of the founding figures of the 1960s folk revival, but he was far more than that. A pioneer of modern acoustic blues, a fine songwriter and arranger, a powerful singer, and one of the most influential guitarists of the '60s, he was also a marvelous storyteller, a peerless musical historian, and one of the most quotable figures on the Village scene. The Mayor of MacDougal Street is a first-hand account by a...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Presents the life of the American singer and actor, describing his early life growing up in Hoboken singing in his father's bar, his gradual rise singing in clubs around New York City, and his world-class success as a recording artist.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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An account of the life of Beyoncé, from her career as a child performer, to the success of Destiny's Child, her work as an actress, and her ascension to the pop star stratosphere--one of the most successful performers ever!
17) I'm no philosopher, but I got thoughts: mini-meditations for saints, sinners, and the rest of us
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The Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actress invites readers on her journey to make the most out of life as she offers humorous personal stories and philosophical-ish musings on connection, creativity, loss, love, and closure.
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"From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up the...
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