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Author
Publisher
ABDO
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Colorful graphics, oversized photos, and short, engaging sentences draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of singing sensation Rihanna! This book describes Rihanna's childhood in Barbados, family, education, rise to fame, and future plans. Readers will learn how Rihanna's early interest and talent in music led to her discovery and eventually to her work with rapper Jay-Z and the release of her first album, Music of the Sun. Rihanna's other...
Author
Publisher
J. B. Lippincott Company
Pub. Date
c1949
Description
With nearly 1,500 Broadway performances, six Tony Awards, more than three million albums sold, and five Academy Awards, The Sound of Music, based on the lives of Maria, the baron, and their singing children, is as familiar to most of us as our own family history. But much about the real-life woman and her family was left untold.
Here, Baroness Maria Augusta Trapp tells in her own beautiful, simple words the extraordinary story of her romance with...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Description
"With the release of his first memoir, Not My Father's Son, Alan Cumming felt the power that came with sharing his truth. Shocking fans and readers with the reality of his childhood trauma, Not My Father's Son was a #1 New York Times bestseller and universally landed for its searing honesty and the way in which Alan relentlessly sought answers to questions about his family and his past. And, as an added and perhaps unexpected benefit, he inspired...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
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Description
"Before Billy Porter was slaying red carpets and giving an iconic Emmy-winning performance in the celebrated TV show Pose; before he was the groundbreaking Tony and Grammy Award-winning star of Broadway's Kinky Boots, ... Porter was a young boy in Pittsburgh who was seen as different, who didn't fit in. At five years old, Porter was sent to therapy to 'fix' his effeminacy. He was endlessly bullied at school, sexually abused by his stepfather, and...
Publisher
Project B.S., LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
They are the voices behind the greatest rock, pop and R&B hits of all time, but no one knows their names. Now, in this award-winning documentary, director Morgan Neville shines the spotlight on the untold stories of such legendary background singers as Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, and more.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2008
Description
"Girls Like Us" is a groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists--Carly Simon, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell--and offers an epic treatment of these mid-century women who dared to break tradition.
11) Voice of freedom
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Follow the story of singer Marian Anderson, whose talent broke down barriers around the world. Narrated by Renée Elise Goldsberry, Voice of Freedom interweaves Anderson's rich life story with this landmark moment in history, exploring fundamental questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul.
13) Kelly Clarkson
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
A brief biography of the life and career of singer Kelly Clarkson.
15) Maria by Callas
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
The definitive portrait of one of history's most extraordinarily talented women. Go beyond Callas, the original diva, and meet Maria, the woman who longed for a normal life. Told through private letters, unpublished memoirs, performances and TV interviews, the film is the first to tell the life story of the legendary Greek-American opera singer completely in her own words with never-before-seen footage.
17) My love story
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Description
Tina Turner—the long-reigning queen of rock & roll and living legend—sets the record straight about her illustrious career and complicated personal life in this eye-opening and compelling memoir.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"An unprecedented celebration of the evolution, influence, and power of women in popular music. From Bessie Smith to The Supremes, Joan Baez, Madonna, Selena, Beyoncé, Amy Winehouse, Dolly Parton, Sleater-Kinney, Taylor Swift, and scores more, women have played an essential and undeniable role in the evolution of modern music including blues, rock and roll, country, folk, glam rock, punk, and hip hop. Today, in a world once traditionally dominated...
19) Beyoncé Knowles
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
"Describes the life and career of Beyonce Knowles"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
The Cher Memoir volume 0
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Celebrity Memoirs & Biographies (Bedford)
New Books On-Order for November 2024 (Bedford)
NYT - Audio Nonfiction
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New Books On-Order for November 2024 (Bedford)
NYT - Audio Nonfiction
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Description
"After more than seventy years of fighting to live her life on her own terms, Cher finally reveals her true story in intimate detail,in a two-part memoir."--Provided by publisher.
