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83) High on arrival
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The author, best known for her role on the sitcom "One Day at a Time," reveals her story of growing up in a legendary rock-and-roll family, the demons she has battled, and the redemption and peace she ultimately found.
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"A Woman's Words, is a frank, insightful account of the life of legendary folksinger Mary Travers of the trio Peter, Paul and Mary, told in her own words in essays, opinion columns, speeches, stage monologues and poetry, written over the last 25 years of her life"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The iconic singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in the Deep South, her years of being overlooked in the music industry, and the stories that inspired her enduring songs. Lucinda Williams's rise to fame was anything but easy. Raised in a working-class family in the Deep South, she moved from town to town each time her father-a poet, a textbook salesman, a professor, a lover of parties-got a new job,...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Even while Amanda is both celebrated and attacked for her fearlessness in asking for help [in her artistic endeavors], she finds that there are important things she cannot ask for--as a musician, as a friend, and as a wife. She learns that she isn't alone in this--that so many people are afraid to ask for help, and it paralyzes their lives and relationships. In this ... book, she explores these barriers in her own life and in the lives of those around...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and has one of the greatest and most recognizable voices in popular music. She has been nominated for a Grammy 46 times, and with Yentl she became the...
91) Frank: the voice
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Sinatra endowed the songs he sang with the explosive conflict of his own personality. He also made the very act of listening to pop music a more personal experience than it had ever been. In "Frank: The Voice," Kaplan reveals how he did it, bringing deeper insight than ever before to the complex psyche and turbulent life behind that incomparable vocal instrument.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this stirring biography of a true artistic and social icon, young readers learn how Aretha's talent, intelligence, and perseverance made her a star who will shine on for generations to come. --
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sinatra is the story of an American icon who held the imagination of millions for more than fifty years and whose influence in popular music was unsurpassed in the twentieth century. As a child, he said, he had heard "symphonies from the universe" in his head. No one could have imagined where those sounds would lead him. Tracing the arc of this incredible life, from the humble beginnings in Hoboken to the twilight years as a living legend in Malibu,...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter at a summer party on Martha's Vineyard blossomed into an improbable but enduring friendship between Simon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. An intimate, vulnerable, and insightful portrait of the bond that grew between two iconic and starkly different American women, this work is a celebration of kinship in all its many forms.
98) Amor verdadero
Author
Publisher
New American Library, an imprint of Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
Uno de los más influyentes artistas latinas en la historia se abre sobre periíodo definitorio más de su vida, dos años durante el cual se llevó todo lo que tenía que elevarse por encima de los desafíos más grandes que jamás se había enfrentado.
99) Beyoncé
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From Destiny's Child to working with her husband, Jay-Z, Beyoncé has had an incredible solo career, she is always taking her music to new places. Enthusiasts will learn about her music, her acting career, and even her work as a fashion designer.
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