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A beautiful rival : a novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden / by Paul, Gill,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In this stunning new novel, Gill Paul reveals the unknown history of cosmetic titans Helena Rubinstein and Canadian-born Elizabeth Arden. It explore their infamous rivalry that spanned not only decades, but also broken marriages, personal tragedies, and a world that was changing dramatically for women. From the author of 'The Manhattan Girls'.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Arden, Elizabeth, 1878-1966; Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965; Businesswomen; Cosmetics industry;
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Princess Diana [videorecording] : a life after death / by Goodwin, Vance,film director,screenwriter,film producer.; MVD Visual (Firm),publisher.;
A different documentary from many of the recent programs commemorating the twentieth anniversary of Princess Diana's death. It is not just an anniversary program. It is a powerful summary of Princess Diana's historical, political, and social legacy.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Biographical films.; Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997.; Princesses;
For private home use only.
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Monstrous [graphic novel] : a transracial adoption story / by Myer, Sarah,author,illustrator.;
A story of Sarah, a Korean-American girl who is adopted into a white family and deals with bullies and racism throughout her school years. She escapes into the world of art. Though drawing and cosplay offer her an escape, she still struggles to connect with others.
Subjects: Biographical comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Autobiographical comics.; Graphic novels.; Personal narratives.; Myer, Sarah; Adopted children; Bullying; Cartoonists; Interracial adoption; Korean Americans; Women cartoonists;
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Defending Alice : a novel of love and race in the roaring twenties / by Stratton, Richard(Richard H.),author.;
In a novel based on a real-life case, 1920s New York society is set ablaze when Alice Jones, a working-class woman with at least one black parent, marries Leonard "Kip" Rhinelander, the son of a wealthy, prominent family, who makes international headlines after he sues for annulment, accusing her of hiding her "Negro blood."
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Jones, Alice Beatrice; Rhinelander, Leonard Kip; Interracial marriage; Marriage; Scandals; Trials (Divorce);
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Garbo / by Gottlieb, Robert,1931-author.;
Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index."Award-winning master critic Robert Gottlieb takes a singular and multifaceted look at the life of silver screen legend Greta Garbo, and the culture that worshiped her"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990.; Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion pictures;
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Euphoria / by Cullhed, Elin,1983-author.; Hayashida, Jennifer,translator.; translation of:Cullhed, Elin,1983-Eufori.English.;
A woman's life is fissured by betrayal and the pressures of duty. What had once seemed a pastoral family idyll has become a trap, and she struggles between being the wife and mother she is bound to be and wanting to do and be so much more. The woman in question is Sylvia Plath in the final year of her life, re-imagined in fictive form, which lends a voice to women everywhere who stand with one foot in domesticity and the other in artistic creation.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Plath, Sylvia; Marital conflict; Motherhood; Poets, American; Women poets;
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Halfway there [graphic novel] : a graphic memoir of self-discovery / by Mari, Christine,author.;
"A Japanese American college student reconnects with her roots in Tokyo, Japan, while wrestling with feelings of loneliness, depression, and cultural identity confusion"--
Subjects: Biographical comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Autobiographical comics.; Graphic novels.; Personal narratives.; Mari, Christine; Cartoonists; College students; Identity (Psychology); Japanese Americans; Women cartoonists; Women college students;
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The Manhattan girls : a novel of Dorothy Parker and her friends / by Paul, Gill,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.'The Manhattan Girls' is a 1920s version of 'Sex and the City', as Dorothy Parker - one of the wittiest women who ever wielded a pen - and her three friends navigate life, love, and careers in New York City. Perfect for fans of Fiona Davis, Beatriz Williams, and Renee Rosen.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Grant, Jane C., 1892-1972; Leech, Margaret, 1893-1974; Lenihan, Winifred, -1964; Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967; Female friendship; Nineteen twenties;
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Tesla [videorecording] / by Hewson, Eve,actor.; Hawke, Ethan,1970-actor.; Gross, Hannah,actor.; Almereyda, Michael,film director.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Eve Hewson, Ethan Hawke, Hannah Gross.A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Historical films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943; Electrical engineers; Inventors;
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25 great guitar solos [music] : transcriptions, lessons, bios, photos / by Johnson, Chad;
Subjects: Guitar music (Rock); Guitar music (Rock);
© c2006., Hal Leonard,
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