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Author
Publisher
HarperLargePrint
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
250 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Description
She was the mysterious woman in the long black cloak. He was the sexy guy next door. They shared a common wall between their Capitol Hill townhouses and not much else -- until disaster scored a direct hit on the mystery woman's bedroom and the sexy guy's heart. He baked her a cake, she learned to throw a football, there were some misunderstandings in the living room, some mishaps in the yard, and some romantic moments everywhere....
Author
Publisher
Suma de Letras
Pub. Date
[bril de 2023]
Physical Desc
588 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"Elsa Benavides is a successful writer going through a creative crisis and with an obsession: to kill the main character that catapulted her to success. But the solution to her problems does not come with just electrocuting Valentina with a cell phone in the bathtub. That is just the tip of the iceberg of a deeper wound. Determined to flee so that she can embrace writing once again, she runs into Dario, her musician neighbor who recently arrived from...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"Before he became a legend, he was just a boy... On an ordinary day, you could see him. A young boy named Prince Rogers Nelson, who had parents who fought, nowhere to call home, and a collection of memories turned into sound: the shouts of anger, the purr of pigeons, the roar of cars down a busy Minneapolis street, and the whisper of cold wind on budding lilac bushes. Other sounds joined in as he taught himself to play the guitar, piano, drums, and...
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Series
Publisher
Trope Industries LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
Iconic Composers highlights the origin and contributions of some of the world's most remarkable and gifted composers throughout history. Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko along with concise, engaging bios by Nicholas Csicsko and Emi Ferguson celebrate a diverse group of composers from the past 1000 years. Iconic Composers features historical giants of music like Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven alongside 20th-century...
Author
Series
The Lillys volume 2
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"Once upon a time, the pressure to be the perfect daughter nearly broke Kayla Whitman. Desperate to find an outlet away from her controlling mother, she picked up a pair of drumsticks, forever altering the rhythm of her life. Since then, shes been determined to make her own way, finding her home with her bandmates even as she fights to keep her past and her present firmly separate. Things were simple enough when the Lillys were playing local gigs...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Description
Throughout his life, Little Richard careened between religion, sex and rock 'n' roll. A treasure trove of archival material brings to life a revolutionary figure, one who reinvented popular music as the ultimate form of self-expression.
10) Mary's idea
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
At the age of three, Mary Lou Williams taught herself how to play the piano. At the age of fifteen, she was considered a professional. An American jazz pianist and composer, Mary Lou Williams wrote hundreds of compositions, recorded hundreds of songs, and wrote arrangements for musicians, including Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. Mary’s Idea is an exquisite picture book about Mary Lou Williams, an artist often overlooked in the canon of American...
12) Southern gospel
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Samuel Allen, a 1960s rock and roller finds himself in jail. Years of anger and blame toward organized religion have led him down a road of rebellion. In a moment of divine intervention, a judge dismisses drug charges against him under the pretense that Samuel speaks to local schools and churches about the dangers of drugs. Given a second chance, he follows in his father's footsteps, overcoming the influence of a powerful church leader with a personal...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
Leon Russell is an icon, but somehow is still an underappreciated artist. He is spoken of in tones reserved not just for the most talented musicians, but also for the most complex and fascinating. His career is like a roadmap of music history, often intersecting with rock royalty like Bob Dylan, the Stones, and the Beatles. He started in the Fifties as a teenager touring with Jerry Lee Lewis, going on to play piano on records by such giants as Frank...
14) Shabu
Publisher
Indiepix Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Meet Shabu, a fourteen-year-old Dutch-Surinamese aspiring artist from "The Paperclip," an inner city apartment complex in one of Rotterdam's most notorious neighborhoods. Shabu has big dreams but even bigger problems. He's just totaled his grandmother's car and desperately needs to raise some cash before the end of the summer in order to pay her back. Utilizing his musical talent and street smarts, Shabu concocts a plan to both make the money and...
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
142 pages : illustrations (colour), portraits ; 29 cm
Description
Go on a musical journey around the world in this children's introduction. Discover the power of music and be inspired by cultures from all over the world with this extensive children's guide. This book is the perfect introduction for young readers to the world of music and celebrates music from every continent! Children can find out how instruments are made and played, and learn about the fascinating lives and achievements of great composers and musicians,...
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
211 pages ; 24 cm
Description
Award-winning, platinum-selling country music star Sara Evans is no stranger to disappointment and heartache. But in this inspirational book, she opens up, sharing intimate and revealing stories and lessons learned from her life, encouraging readers to hold onto their faith and stay positive, even when life doesn't turn out as planned. Full of wisdom, relatable advice, and laugh-out-loud moments, fans new and old will love this inspirational story...
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Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the late night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she's long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. But when Sally's friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the show,...
18) The woman in me
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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...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Mahani Teave grew up on Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, one of the most remote islands in the world, where moai statues stand and music is everywhere. When she began taking lessons on the island's only piano, she proved to be a great talent. She left Rapa Nui when she was just nine to continue her music education, wishing she didn't have to leave such a beautiful place to pursue her dreams. She became an internationally acclaimed classical...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
7 CDs (8 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
New York Times bestselling author and Nashville legend Loretta Lynn tells the story of her rise from deep poverty in Butcher Holler, Kentucky, to the top of the male-dominated country music industry.
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