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Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The definitive biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time--Barbara Walters--a woman whose personal demons fueled an ambition that broke all the rules and finally gave women a permanent place on the air, written by bestselling author Susan Page. Barbara Walters was a force from the time TV was exploding on the American scene in the 1960s to its waning dominance in a new world of competition from streaming services and social media...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A compelling celebration of more than ninety of the world's most influential composers from the medieval period to the present day, 'Composers' reveals the fascinating stories of their lives, loves, and works. Profiles offer revealing insights into whatdrove each individual to create the musical masterpieces--symphonies, concertos, and operatic scores--that changed the direction of classical music and are still celebrated and treasured today"--
7) Fi: a memoir
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From the award-winning New York Times-bestselling author, Alexandra Fuller, comes a career defining memoir about grieving the sudden loss of her twenty-one-year-old child. "Fair to say, I was in a ribald state the summer before my fiftieth birthday." Andso begins Alexandra Fuller's open, vivid new memoir, Fi. It's midsummer in Wyoming and Alexandra is barely hanging on. Grieving her father and pining for her home country of Zimbabwe, reeling from...
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
These insightful biographies highlight men and women who have struggled to overcome adversity to accomplish their goals. Along the way, these inspiring people have blazed a trail through history. Anyone who has seen The Sound of Music knows how Maria von Trapp's life began--but what happened after the final scene? Discover what Maria's life was like after fleeing Nazi-occupied Austria for America. With intriguing facts about her life in the nunnery,...
14) Stephen Curry
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Stephen Curry is arguably one of the greatest shooters in the history of the NBA. He was an essential part of the Golden State Warriors rise to greatness in the 2010s, returning the team to the NBA Finals and helping to lead them to their first championships in forty years. After leading little known Davidson College to back-to-back NCAA tournament Regional Finals in his sophomore and junior years, Curry entered the 2009 NBA Draft as a top prospect...
16) The football 100
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The sports media powerhouse, over the course of 100 essays, spanning more than 600 pages, reveals the greatest football players of all time-and uncovers the history of the NFL in the process, bringing to life the extraordinary athletic talents who changedthe way the game is played.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas, the first principals in the Dance Theatre of Harlem, who traveled the world as highly celebrated stars in their field and whose legacy was erased from history until now. At the height ofthe Civil Rights movement, Lydia Abarça was a Black prima ballerina with a major international dance company-the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She was the first Black ballerina on the cover of Dance...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abbeville Press Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Discover 28 of the greatest players in women's soccer today, including the stars of the dominant U.S. national team, like Megan Rapinoe and Mallory Pugh, and their top competitors around the world, such as Marta and Vivianne Miedema"--
20) Calvin Coolidge
Author
Series
Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A portrait of America's thirtieth president looks at the conservative policies that marked his leadership, including cutting taxes, balancing the federal budget, and promoting corporate productivity, as well as his innovative use of public relations.
