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"After being rescued as infants from a sinking ocean liner in 1914, Marian and Jamie Graves are raised by their dissolute uncle in Missoula, Montana. There-- after encountering a pair of pilots passing through town in a beat up Cessna-- Marian commences her lifelong love affair with flight. At fifteen, she drops out of school and finds an unexpected and dangerous patron in a wealthy rancher who provides a plane and subsidizes her lessons, an arrangement...
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[2022]
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174 pages : color illustrations, color photographs ; 29 cm
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English
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"The film I Wanna Dance with Somebody tells the joyous, emotional, and heartbreaking story of Whitney Houston's journey from obscurity to musical super stardom. This stunning accompanying volume tells the story of bringing Whitney's life to the big screen, with behind-the-scenes photography and interviews with key cast members including star Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker), Tamara Tunie (Flight, The Devil's Advocate), and Nafessa Williams...
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[2021]
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416 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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One moment in the spotlight . . . For months I stood by, an understudy waiting in the wings, preparing for my time to shine. I never imagined he would watch in the audience that night. Canon Holt. Famous film director. Fascinating. Talented. Fine. Before I could catch my breath, everything changed. I went from backstage Broadway to center stage Hollywood. From being unknown, to my name, Neevah Saint, on everyone's lips. Canon casts me in a star-studded...
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2007.
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191 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm + 1 videodisc (DVD : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
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English
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Examines the complex political and social backdrop that allowed the Holocaust to occur, as well as its progression and aftermath, with testimony from survivors in a section of the book and on the accompanying DVD.
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2013.
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255 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 DVD (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
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English
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Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the origins of rock 'n' roll drumming (1948-1965), told by many of the groundbreaking drummers who were there and took part in the creation of the music.
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