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44) Chita: a memoir
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[2023]
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English
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Published to mark her ninetieth birthday, this memoir from the legendary entertainer of stage and screen examines her upbringing and heritage, unique path to success, and the highs and lows of her extraordinary career.
45) Rise: my story
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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The first-ever memoir from the most decorated female skier of all time, revealing never-before-told stories of her life in the fast lane, her struggle with depression, and the bold decisions that helped her break down barriers on and off the slopes.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A beautifully written, witty memoir that is also an immersive exploration of classical music--its power, its meanings, and what it can teach us about ourselves--from the MacArthur Genius Grant-winning pianist. In Every Good Boy Does Fine, renowned pianist Jeremy Denk traces an implausible journey. His life is already a little tough as a precocious, temperamental six-year-old piano prodigy in New Jersey, and then a family meltdown forces a move to...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, fourteen times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful as it was strange, and as nurturing as it was difficult. At the age of five, Brandi contracted bacterial meningitis, which almost took her life, leaving...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Long before Gene Roddenberry put him on a starship to explore the galaxy, long before he actually did venture to space, William Shatner was gripped by his own quest for knowledge and meaning. Though his eventful life has been nothing short of extraordinary, Shatner is still never so thrilled as when he experiences something that inspires him to simply say, “Wow. ”.
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Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
Description
"The outspoken actress, talk show host, and reality television star offers up a no-holds-barred memoir, including an ... insider account of her tumultuous and heart-wrenching thirty-year-plus association with the Church of Scientology"--Dust jacket flap.
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Even as Demi was becoming the highest paid actress in Hollywood, ... she was always outrunning her past, just one step ahead of the doubts and insecurities that defined her childhood. Throughout her rise to fame and during some of the most pivotal moments of her life, [she] battled addiction, body image issues, and childhood trauma that would follow her for years all while juggling a skyrocketing career and at times negative public perception. As...
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Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In September of 2009, movie star Patrick Swayze succumbed to his year-long battle with stage four pancreatic cancer. However, during his fight, Swayze continued his storied acting career and maintained an admirable positive attitude. Penned before his death, The Time of My Life unfolds Swayze's amazing career from the breakout blockbuster movie Dirty Dancing to his television endeavors and also details how he coped with his overpowering illness.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Hall of Fame football coach Jimmy Johnson's house isn't on the way to anything. Yet, his private sanctuary on the Florida Keys' Islamorada islands is a popular destination to which college and professional coaches, general managers, and team owners regularly trek to seek advice-how to build a positive team culture, draft elite players, balance work and family life, and lead a team to win. Why? Because Jimmy Johnson has done it all-rising through...
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