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Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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A New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2022!
NAMED A BEST PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR: Kirkus Reviews, Globe and Mail, and Chicago Public Library
"A love letter to family, home, and Indigenous traditions... This story reminds readers of the joy we experience upon returning to those whom we love and who love us." —Kirkus STARRED Review
From...
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld never thought anyone would watch their silly little sitcom about a New York comedian sitting around talking to his friends. NBC executives didn't think anyone would watch either, but they bought it anyway, hiding it away in the TV dead zone of summer. But against all odds, viewers began to watch, first a few and then many, until nine years later nearly forty million Americans were tuning in weekly. In Seinfeldia,...
783) In My Neighborhood
Author
Series
Publisher
Live Oak Media
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
In this vividly realized city of musical instruments Drum feels like an outcast because he alone, among all his family and neighbors, can't play a melody.
He adores his violin brother, cello father, and piano mother but feels he has nothing to offer to their music. When the Saxophone brothers ask him to play, Drum discovers he can claim his own sound and confidently contributes to the songs shared by all. This story of bravery and identity, infused...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
This program is read by the author.
"Kelly is so piercingly honest, you just want to reach out and give her a hug...It's totally gripping: I couldn't take my earbuds out." —Vulture
"Kelly reads the book with grace, even when she gets to the tough moments, and you'll walk away afterward with your jaw on the floor." —Shondaland
"A timely, urgent portrait of working-class
Author
Publisher
ECW Press
Language
English
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Description
“Love Bites: The Unofficial Saga of Twilight is a Twilighter essential. With beautiful full color pages, this book takes you from the beginnings of Stephenie Meyer to the future release of Breaking Dawn on the big screen. Bottom line, if it is Twilight, it is in this book. . . . I think it is safe to say that the Twilight Saga books are the Twilighter's bible, and Love Bites is the study guide.” — Cullen
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Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
As her sister's wedding approaches, high school senior Arya must navigate fraught family dynamics, the fallout of her two best friends breaking up, and a tense partnership with her rival, the frustratingly attractive student council president.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As the only T. rex in her school, Penelope is often overlooked but when she loses her confidence after signing up for the school talent show, her father and some friends help her find her courage.
Author
Series
Two dogs in a trench coat volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Sassy and Waldo have been cast in the school play and they couldn't be more excited. They love to play! Only this isn't that kind of play. Sassy and Waldo are good dogs. They will do anything for their boy, Stewart. That includes putting on a trench coat and pretending to be a new student named Salty in his class just to make sure he is happy. But this month Stewart's class is going to put on a play. PLAY! There's nothing that dogs love more than...
789) Who was Jim Henson?
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the famous puppeteer and creator of the Muppets.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
The definitive book about The Smiths, one of the most beloved, respected, and storied indie rock bands in music history.
They were, their fans believe, the best band in the world. Hailing from Manchester, England, The Smiths—Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, and Mike Joyce—were critical and popular favorites throughout their mid-1980s heyday and beyond. To this day, due to their unforgettable songs and lyrics, they are considered...
They were, their fans believe, the best band in the world. Hailing from Manchester, England, The Smiths—Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, and Mike Joyce—were critical and popular favorites throughout their mid-1980s heyday and beyond. To this day, due to their unforgettable songs and lyrics, they are considered...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
The First American. Frontiersman and backwoods attorney. Teller of bawdy tales and a spellbinding orator. A champion of liberty some called a would-be tyrant. Savior of the Union and the Great Emancipator. All these are Abraham Lincoln — in his time America's most admired and reviled leader, and still our nation's most enigmatic and captivating hero.
Timed to complement the new motion picture Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg, Lincoln:...
Timed to complement the new motion picture Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg, Lincoln:...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Becoming Jimi Hendrix traces “Jimmy’s” early musical roots, from a harrowing, hand-to-mouth upbringing in a poverty-stricken, broken Seattle home to his early discovery of the blues to his stint as a reluctant recruit of the 101st Airborne who was magnetically drawn to the rhythm and blues scene in Nashville. As a sideman, Hendrix played with the likes of Little Richard, Ike and Tina Turner, the Isley Brothers, and Sam & Dave—but...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
The acclaimed, definitive biography of Pink Floyd, from their iconic beginnings in psychedelic, Swinging London to their historic reunion at the Live8 concert ("The most complete, insightful, and current account of Pink Floyd...nearly as essential as the music itself."—Austin Chronicle)
Mark Blake draws on his own interviews with band members as well as the group's friends, road crew, musical contemporaries, former housemates,...
Mark Blake draws on his own interviews with band members as well as the group's friends, road crew, musical contemporaries, former housemates,...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME • The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history: Walt Disney.
Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films–most notably Snow...
Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films–most notably Snow...
796) Just Tyrus: A Memoir
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
The product of a 1970s mixed marriage, George Murdoch learned to fight early in life, fending off both race-baiting bullies and the demons of a dysfunctional home. Couch surfing all through high school and most of college, the quick-witted, sharp-tongued giant played football, ran drugs, and bounced at clubs to try to survive. After a false start with the WWE, he eventually became Snoop Dogg's bodyguard and traveled the world with the hip hop legend,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilarious, and inspiring book about her unconventional journey to Hollywood success and loving herself.
This "beautiful, brave book," (Jenna Bush Hager, the Today show) is the story of Rebel Wilson's remarkable personal transformation, from a painfully shy child in Australia who literally had to be dragged to drama classes and...
This "beautiful, brave book," (Jenna Bush Hager, the Today show) is the story of Rebel Wilson's remarkable personal transformation, from a painfully shy child in Australia who literally had to be dragged to drama classes and...
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Language
English
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Description
"With American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson somehow manages to avoid the pitfalls of self-indulgence and self-importance that plague most (okay, all) Hollywood autobiographies. He has, instead, written a book that is hilarious and irrepressibly daft, yet also kind, poignant, and undeniably wise. It was a joy to read." — Dennis Lehane, New York Times Bestselling author of The Given Day
Ferguson delivers a moving and achingly
...800) Dear Mr. You
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"An unconventional literary work that renders the singular arc of a woman's life through letters the award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker composes to the men, real and hypothetical, who have informed the person she is today and which reveal the complexity and power to be found in relationships both loving and fraught"--
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