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Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
An American icon and famed actor brings us on his uncharted but serendipitous journey to the top in Hollywood, clearing up misconceptions; sharing dozens of never-before-told stories from both his personal and professional lives; and offering a truly fresh perspective on a changing industry and a changing world.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Olivia Munn is an actress, comedian and television host, best known for being the face of the G4 network. She also occasionally likes to get dressed up as Wonder Woman. This is her paean to Geeks everywhere. With her trademark humor, she tells what it's really like to live in Hollywood, how to get it on, what to do when the robots invade, a timeline of great moments in Geek history, and her answers to the Unofficial Geek FAQ. Is it any wonder that...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from "America's best novelist" (Denver Post), the New York Times-bestselling James Lee Burke. Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the...
Publisher
Rutgers University Press and the Paul Robeson Cultural Center
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Paul Robeson: Artist and Citizen presents a kaleidoscopic portrait of Paul Robeson (1898-1976), the All-American football player and Phi Beta Kappa Rutgers College graduate who became a world-renowned actor, singer, motion picture star, and America's first African American politically engaged performing artist.
6) Bruce Lee
Author
Series
Mini movers and shakers volume 5
Publisher
Grow Grit Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In the new Mini Movers and Shakers children's book series comes a cast of characters who have failed, yet succeeded despite overwhelming obstacles. In the fifth volume, we meet Bruce Lee. Find out what happens in this kids book about changing the world." --Amazon.com
8) Jordan Peele
Author
Publisher
Bright Idea Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and luck, life, and learning from the school of hard knocks, from SNL's longest-serving actor, Kenan Thompson"--
10) Jordan Peele
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Jordan Peele is a groundbreaking moviemaker. His unique horror films explore important issues while drawing huge crowds. He was also the first Black screenwriter to win an Oscar. This book explores his life and his fascinating films. A table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, filmography, and sidebars are included in this title"--
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
February 19, 1942. George Takei is four years old when his world changes forever. Two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares anyone of Japanese descent an enemy of the United States. George and his family were American in every way. They had done nothing wrong. But because of their Japanese ancestry, they were removed from their home in California and forced into camps with thousands of other families who...
14) The Blackwoods
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The Blackwoods. Everyone knows their name. Blossom Blackwood burst onto the silver screen in 1962, and in the decades that followed, she would become one of the most celebrated actors of our time--and the matriarch of the most famous Black family in Hollywood. To her great-granddaughters, Hollis and Ardith, she has always just been Bebe. And when she passes away, it changes everything. Hollis Blackwood was never interested in fame. Still, she’s...
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