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"The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope. In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice--her truth--was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey--and the strength at the core of one of the greatest...
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2015.
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English
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A "narrative of [rock guitarist and actor Brownstein's] escape from a turbulent family life into a world where music was the means toward self-invention, community, and rescue. Along the way, Brownstein chronicles the excitement and contradictions within the era's flourishing and fiercely independent music subculture, including experiences that sowed the seeds for the observational satire of the popular television series Portlandia years later"--Dust...
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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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Punto de Lectura
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©2010
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Español
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"Existen pocas cantantes capaces de provocar en el público una entrega tan apasionada y generar simpatía y aceptación totales. Una de ellas fue Selena, asesinada cuando apenas tenía 23 años de edad y empezaba una de las carreras más exitosas dentro de la música, con reconocimiento en México y Estados Unidos ..."--Page 4 of cover.
13) Beyoncé
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Golden Books
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[2023]
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English
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Created in partnership with Ebony Jr., this captivating Little Golden Book biography celebrates Beyoncé's rise from a shy little girl to a world-famous superstar. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling...
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University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Diva, heroine, icon, and--to the most devoted--a goddess. Stevie Nicks sings of spell casters and dream smiths, stars of the silver screen, her grandmother Alice and Alice in Wonderland, Joan of Arc, the power of sibyls and sylphs. This book tells her story, from the bleached Arizona landscape of her childhood to the strobe-lit Night of a Thousand Stevies celebrations, highlighting throughout her strengths as singer, songwriter, and performer"--
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Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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A tribute to the late music and screen performer describes the author's experiences during a munchkin luncheon, a late-night spree at the Minnesota Judy Garland Museum, and an encounter with Liza Minnelli, in an account that also evaluates the phenomenonof celebrity hero worship.
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"For the first time ever, legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton brings you behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired sixty years of songwriting. Lushly illustrated and told in Dolly's inimitable voice, this rich collection offers an intimate, exclusive look at the colorful life, prolific career, and rags-to-rhinestones journey of one of the most revered entertainers of our time"--...
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Crown Archetype
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2016.
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English
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"Inspired by the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?, an intimate and vivid look at the legendary life of Nina Simone, the classically trained pianist who evolved into a chart-topping chanteuse and committed civil rights activist. From music journalist and former Spin and Vibe editor-in-chief Alan Light comes a biography of incandescent soul singer and Black Power icon Nina Simone, one of the most influential, provocative,...
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Heyday
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Feels Like Home is a love letter to Ronstadt's Mexican American roots. It tells of her coming of age in the world between Tucson and the Rio Sonora region of northern Mexico, presented through stories, photographs, and recipes"--
Ronstadt effortlessly evokes the magical panorama of the high desert, offering a personal tour of the place where she came of age. Braiding together her recollections of people and their passions in a region little understood...
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