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Author
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells the terrible and transfixing story of how he came to be a success in life--having nothing but his own wits to help him along.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"From the celebrated author of book club favorite The Violin Conspiracy: A gripping page-turner about a professor who uncovers a shocking secret about the most famous American composer of all time-that his music was stolen from a young Black composer named Josephine Reed. Determined to uncover the truth and right history's wrongs, Bern Hendricks will stop at nothing to finally give Josephine the recognition she deserves. Bern Hendricks has just received...
44) Ego is the enemy
Author
Publisher
Portfolio, Penguin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
""While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I've found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition." --from the prologue Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact,...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Margot met Zach in Paris, and they spent the perfect evening together: sealed with a kiss and a promise that if the universe wants them to be together, fate will find a way. One year later, Margot has finished high school and moves to New York, ready to roll up her chef's-coat sleeves in Manhattan's restaurant scene. She enlists the help of Ben, the line cook at her restaurant, to find Zach. She's sure he's her soul mate... but what if the universe...
46) Fame
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
Story about students at the High School of Performing Arts, New York. Dance sequences include an audition, classes, a ballet solo by Antonia Franceschi, and the ensemble numbers "Fame" and "I sing the body electric."
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Poppy is a waddling, toddling pig with big dreams. She wants to be a star! But she soon discovers that's not as easy as it sounds. It's only when Poppy feels the magic of gliding and sliding, swirling and twirling on ice that our most persistent pig truly believes in herself: Poppy, star of the rink!"--Jacket.
48) The favourite
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Early eighteenth-century England is at war with the French. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her friend Lady Sarah tends to her ill health. When a new servant Abigail arrives, Sarah takes her under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become time-consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps in to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their growing friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The possibilities are endless in this uplifting ode to the power of potential. With lyrical text by bestselling author Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and images by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt -- the team behind CreativeSoul Photography -- each page of The Me I Choose To Be is an immersive call for self-love that highlights the inherent beauty of all Black and brown children. "--
50) Babylon
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, Babylon traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When five hypersuccessful women agree to appear on a reality series set in New York City called Goal Diggers, the producers never expect the season will end in murder ... Brett's the fan favorite. Tattooed and only 27, the meteoric success of her spin studio, and her engagement to her girlfriend, has made her the object of jealousy and vitriol from her castmates. Kelly, Brett's older sister and business partner, is the most recent recruit, dismissed...
Author
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
All Kyoko's dreams are coming true! She's got a best friend (okay, so Moko still needs to come to terms with their bosom-buddyhood, but she's learning). She's finally going to high school (so what if a mean girl is picking on her --Kyoko knows how to deal with bullies). And she's landed a spot in Sho's new video (Yes! Revenge! Bwa ha ha ha!). Life doesn't get any better than this.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Yellowjackets meets The Cloisters in this beguiling coming-of-age story about class, reinvention, and destiny, set against the backdrop of two mysterious deaths.
Middle-class Rosie Macalister has worked for years to fit in with her wealthy friends on the Yale equestrian team. But when she comes back from her junior year abroad with newfound confidence, she finds that the group has been infiltrated by a mysterious intruder:
Publisher
Pegassus Films
Pub. Date
2012
Language
Español
Description
Doña Diabla: Desde recién casada Ángela descubre que su esposo le es infiel. Por venganza ella decide servirse de los hombres explotándolos pero la llegada de su hija a la hacienda le complica las cosas, pues uno de sus amantes le cuenta la vida de Doña Diabla.
El amor que yo te dí: Interesante enredo amoroso, en el que una elegante pareja comete robos de joyas a la alta escuela, y son perseguidos por un inspector de policía al que siempre...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Now that Kyoko Mogami's true love Sho has made it big as an idol, he's dumping her. Determined to beat Sho in show business, Kyoko lands a role in a TV show as a giant chicken and then tries out for a big commercial. There she meets her love rival Moko, who's having rival woes of her own. Can Kyoko and Moko overcome their differences to act as a team? By the creator of Tokyo Crazy Paradise.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
"Ren's manager Yashiro comes down with a nasty cold in the middle of an important shoot, and dares Kyoko to take over his job! Of course Kyoko accepts, but she's in way over her head with a pack of new responsibilites and the scorn of everyone who thinks she's doing a bad job. But the more time Ren spends with Kyoko the more he sees her kind and gentle side. Will all her hassles be worth his change of heart?"--Cover.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After fourteen years in the making, renowned and beloved graphic novelist Sammy Harkham finally delivers his epic story of artistic ambition, the heartbreak that it can bring, and what it means to be human. Set in and around 1971 in Los Angeles, Blood of the Virgin follows an immigrant film editor named Seymour who is desperate to make his own movies. But without money or clout, he has no choice but to spend his days slumming it for the worst and...
58) Gold diggers
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A floundering second-generation teenager growing up in the Bush-era Atlanta suburbs, Neil Narayan is authentic, funny, and smart. He just doesn't share the same drive as everyone around him. His perfect older sister is headed to Duke. His parents' expectations for him are just as high. He tries to want this version of success, but mostly, Neil just wants his neighbor across the cul-de-sac, Anita Dayal. But Anita has a secret: she and her mother Anjali...
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