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21) FAME: Beyonce
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All the single ladies know that Beyonce is one of the hottest musicians in the world, if not the hottest. From dreaming of singing as a young girl to her days in Destiny's Child to current status as a solo pop superstar, take a look behind the curtain at this stellar musician and person. She might not be a superhero, but judging all the things she's done, you'd be hard pressed not to think she is!
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The Race for the White House begins here. One of a number of candidates vying for the Republican nomination for the presidential election of 2012, Michele Bachmann has been making waves in all sectors of the world. This is your first chance to learn more about the candidate and more about the woman. You'll learn who she is, beyond all the sound bites. You'll get a sense of the woman, and not just the media story.
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TidalWave Productions presents an enthralling graphic novel capturing the remarkable journey of Taylor Swift. From her early days to the groundbreaking ERAS tour that left records shattered, this captivating retrospective delves into the career of America's adored singer/songwriter. Taylor Swift emerges as a formidable female force in this remarkable 50-page portrayal.
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The expanded graphic novel verison of the sold out comic book. Millions of fans, numerous Grammys, and a load of good press- Taylor Swift's meteoric rise has given her the sweet taste of fame at a very young age. Her fans love her, radio and television adore her, and young men everywhere wish they could date her. Join us for a look at her life, from the very beginning all the way through today.
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Female Force is a series that features biographies on strong, independent women of the world. This graphic novel goes across the pond to feature women of Europe. Biographies include Queen Elizabeth II, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Margaret Thatcher & Princess Diana. This comic book series has been featured on CNN, Fox News, BBC News, The Independent and The Telegraph.
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The sequel to the sold-out Fame series comes the story all Gleeks were waiting for: more biographies of the cast of Glee. From Diana Argron, Darren Criss, Naya Rivera and fan favorite Heather Morris, Fame takes a look at how all of these men and women became part of a global phenomenon. From the hit FOX series; it's your turn to be a Gleek.
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Focusing on her humble beginnings and the incredible events that led to her eventually becoming one of the few people in the world recognized by only their first name! Though she has paved the way for many female pop stars that came after her, from Britney Spears to Lady Gaga to Beyonce she is unique in that while many are compared to her, she is never compared to anyone else. There is still only one Madonna and even today, in her fifties, she remains...
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Building an empire from the ground up is no easy task, but it's one that has been shouldered for many years by Martha Stewart. She is a piece of media all to herself, on par with the likes of Oprah, and her name is known worldwide. Take a look inside the woman behind the corporation. We delve deep into her history, from her time as a model, to her various television shows and magazines, to her incarceration, all the way through to today. Meet the...
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About her career, Carrie Frances Fisher once said, "There is no point at which you can say, 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.'" Despite her well-documented struggle with addiction and bipolar disorder, Fisher managed to remain a powerful and relevant force in the arts. Known for her role as Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars and her humorous and acerbic writing, Fisher passed away on December 27, 2016 at the age of 60. Her death...
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It is rare for someone to emerge in America who can change our attitudes, our beliefs, and our very culture. It is even rarer when that someone is a middl0--aged, six-foot three-inch woman whose first exposure to an unsuspecting public is cooking an omelet on a hot plate on a local TV station. And yet, that is exactly what Julia Child did. The warble voiced doyenne of television cookery became an iconic cult figure and joyous rule breaker as she...
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The editor-in-chief of "Gourmet," a former restaurant critic at the The New York times, recounts her visits to some of the world's most acclaimed restaurants, both as herself and as an anonymous diner in disguise, to offer insight into the differences in her dining experiences.
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"Lisa Donovan is anyone's definition of a strong woman. She has built several lauded restaurants from the ground up, including Sean Brock's Husk empire; she raised two brilliant children with no money; she is a rape survivor; she is a profoundly talented artist. But from her early childhood, she had been told at every juncture that she wasn't enough: she came from a poor Southern family that despised its own Zuni/Mexican roots and repeatedly silenced...
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Drake, Nicki Minaj, Prince, and Beyonc changed what music means. He made a name for himself as an actor, portraying wheelchair-bound Jimmy Brooks Degrassi: The Next Generation, but when Aubrey Graham went by his middle name, Drake, he rocketed to stardom with a sound unlike any before him. From her humble beginnings in Jamaica to her childhood in Queens, New York, to her spotlight alongside high-profile personalities on the American Idol judge's...
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this beloved memoir from the author of Tender at the Bone, “Reichl writes with gusto, and her story has all the ingredients of a modern fairy tale: hard work, weird food, and endless curiosity” (The New Yorker).
“[Comfort Me with Apples] reminds you of a really great meal, well balanced and well seasoned, leaving you satisfied and wanting...
“[Comfort Me with Apples] reminds you of a really great meal, well balanced and well seasoned, leaving you satisfied and wanting...
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"Grace M. Cho grew up in a small, rural American town as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. When Grace was fifteen, her Korean mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia, a condition that would continue for the rest of her life. Part food memoir, part sociological investigation, TASTES LIKE WAR is a hybrid text about a daughter's search through intimate and global history to understand herself...
38) Praisesong for the kitchen ghosts: stories and recipes from five generations of Black country cooks
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"A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden stories of Black Appalachians through powerful essays and forty comforting recipes from the Poet Laureate of Kentucky. Years ago, when O. Henry Prize-winning writer Crystal Wilkinson was baking a jam cake, she felt her late grandmother's presence. She soon realized that she was not the only cook in her kitchen -- there were an abundance of ancestors stirring, measuring, and braising with her. These...
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"In the tradition of M.F.K. Fisher, Laurie Colwin, and Ruth Reichl, [this book] is a narrative in which food--eating it, cooking it, reflecting on it--becomes the vehicle for unpacking a life. Christensen explores her history of hunger--not just for food but for love and confidence and a sense of belonging--with a profound honesty, starting with her unorthodox childhood in 1960s Berkeley as the daughter of a mercurial legal activist who ruled the...