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Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This Little Golden Book about Oprah Winfrey -- host of the highest-rated daytime talk show in American history, and one of the most influential and successful women in the world -- is an inspiring read-aloud for young children, as well as their parents and grandparents.
Author
Publisher
John Murray Press, part of Hodder & Stoughton Limited an Hachette UK Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It contains lots more revelations and stories and discoveries and I can't wait to share it with you all! From being escorted off the Today programme (for saying what we were all thinking) to declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave; from Tales of the Unexpected to Graham Norton's sofa, she is our most loved and most outspoken national treasure.
3) Worthy
Author
Language
English
Description
"A gripping, painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith. In a media driven landscape that crafts narratives for our celebrities, Smith recounts her story in an intimate conversation with readers. Along the way, she explores her path to accepting her power as a woman, and her discovery that a strong sense of self is every woman's right and saving grace. An...
4) Tucker
Author
Publisher
All Seasons Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Tens of millions know Tucker Carlson as the most influential and most disruptive voice in American media. But who is Tucker Carlson off camera? What created and now motivates the man who revolutionized conservatism and became the scourge of the establishment left and right? Author Chadwick Moore was granted unprecedented access to Tucker Carlson through hundreds of hours of interviews, documents, photographs, and more. His conversations with Tucker,...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"London Hughes has come a long way from secretly writing Frasier fan fiction alone in her bedroom. Between her breakout Netflix comedy special, To Catch a D*ck, her dating podcast "London, Actually," and her award-winning TV performances, London the South Londoner has taken the entertainment world by storm. And now, in this sassy, brash, fearless, and funny memoir, London is ready to inspire women of all ages and races with her story-because London...
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Best known for his wildly imaginative, gleefully absurdist television show in the 1950s, Ernie Kovacs (1919 - 1962) was also a notorious illustrator, novelist, essayist, newspaper columnist, and poet. In celebration of this cockeyed genius and his prolific creative output, Fantagraphics presents a career retrospective featuring never-before-seen photos from Kovacs's archive; excerpts of his magazine articles, columns and books, hand-notated TV scripts:...
Author
Language
English
Description
"For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC's hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show that remained hidden from their fans. Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn't possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show...
10) Paint
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public television painter is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke...until a younger, better artist steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves.
Author
Publisher
Bloom Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
There's only one thing standing in the way of Cat King saving Merry, Connecticut's Christmas festival: Grumpy town manager Noah Yates. Single dad Noah takes his responsibilities seriously. When a late season hurricane turns his town into a disaster, he's left scrambling to pick up the pieces of the town he loves. At least, until home renovation expert and smoking hot reality TV star Catalina King arrives with a camera crew and a budget big enough...
12) A stolen child
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"After months of training, former Long Island homicide detective Maggie D'arcy is now officially a Garda. She's finally settling into life in Ireland and so is her teenage daughter, Lilly. Maggie may not be a detective yet, but she's happy with her community policing assignment in Dublin's Portobello neighborhood. When she and her partner find former model and reality tv star Jade Elliot murdered--days after responding to a possible domestic violence...
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Language
English
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Description
Stripping away all artifice, RuPaul recounts the story of his life with breathtaking clarity and tenderness, bringing his signature wisdom and wit to his own biography. From his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego, navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to finding enduring love with his husband Georges LeBar and...
Author
Publisher
Black Dog and Leventhal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The first of its kind, this illustrated gift book, written by veteran Washington Post TV reporter Bethonie Butler, is a comprehensive look at the rich history of groundbreaking--and often underappreciated--television shows with leading Black characters from the last fifty years"--
Series
Life lessons with Uramichi Oniisan volume 3
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Despite his best efforts, Uramichi continues to find himself at the mercy of the outrageous demands of his fellow coworkers and management. Whether it's looking after someone's pet or younger sibling, or drumming up new designs for Hanbei's merch, the paths to escape responsibility are too few and far between. Then, just as he's reaching for a lifeline during one of his most grueling days yet, his old college acquaintance Nekota appears. Could someone...
Series
Life lessons with Uramichi Oniisan volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Uramichi is a 31-year-old host on a kids' show who leads exercise routines and teaches life lessons colored by one main theme: Adulthood sucks. Alongside mascots played by a couple of bushy-tailed twentysomethings and a singing duo whose music embodies the notion of being kicked while you're down, Uramichi wades through the misery of working life, one sardonic comment at a time...'-- provided by publisher.
Series
Life lessons with Uramichi Oniisan volume 2
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"How did the cynical Uramichi end up hosting a TV show for small children? And how long is the studio going to let him keep teaching the kids the sorrow and exhaustion of life instead of, say, the ABCs? This dark comedy manga started as a webcomic and became a bestseller across Japan -- with an anime coming soon! While grappling with unexpected overtime, unreasonable working conditions, and unflattering costumes, Uramichi makes the acquaintance of...
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!-and an exploration of what it means to ask questions of the world and of yourself.ANSWER: Who Is Amy Schneider? In eighth grade, Amy was voted "Most likely to appear on Jeopardy!" by her classmates. Decades later, this trailblazer finally got her chance. Not only did she walk away with $1.3 million while captivating the world with her impressive forty-game...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"All Jackie Goldschneider ever wanted was to be thin. As a child, she'd stand in front of the mirror, sucking in her stomach and arching her back to feel her ribs, praying to see a model-like figure looking back. As an obese teen, lonely and tormented by her weight, her doctor encouraged her to start dieting, ultimately leading to a prolonged battle with anorexia that nearly took her life. After decades of hiding her eating disorder from friends,...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The four-time winner of the Emmy for outstanding reality series, RuPaul's Drag Race never set out to win over conventional America or climb the ladder of mainstream pop culture success. Its first season was classic counterculture, developed and filmed while President G.W. Bush was in office but launched at a time when Obama fever was at a national high. Over thirteen years and about 160 drag queen contestants later, everything from its language and...
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