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Harlem rhapsody [text (large print)] / by Murray, Victoria Christopher,author.;
"In 1919, as civil and social unrest grips the country, there is a little corner of America, a place called Harlem where something special is stirring. Here, the New Negro is rising and Black pride is evident everywhere ... in music, theatre, fashion and the arts. And there on stage in the center of this renaissance is Jessie Redmon Fauset, the new literary editor of the preeminent Negro magazine The Crisis. W.E.B. Du Bois, the founder and editor of The Crisis, has charged her with discovering young writers whose words will change the world. Jessie attacks the challenge with fervor, quickly finding sixteen-year-old Countee Cullen, seventeen-year-old Langston Hughes, and Nella Larsen, who becomes one of her best friends. Under Jessie's leadership, The Crisis thrives, the writers become notable and magazine subscriptions soar. Every Negro writer in the country wants their work published in the magazine now known for its groundbreaking poetry and short stories. Jessie's rising star is shining bright ... .but her relationship with W.E.B. could jeopardize all that she's built. The man, considered by most to be the leader of Black America, is not only Jessie's boss, he's her lover. And neither his wife, nor their fourteen-year-age difference can keep the two apart. Their torrid and tumultuous affair is complicated by a secret desire that Jessie harbors-to someday, herself, become the editor of the magazine, a position that only W.E.B. Du Bois has held. In the face of overwhelming sexism and racism, Jessie must balance her drive with her desires. However, as she strives to preserve her legacy, she'll discover the high cost of her unparalleled success"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Fauset, Jessie Redmon; Harlem Renaissance;
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Harlem after midnight / by Hare, Louise,author.;
"A body falls from a town house window in Harlem, and it looks just like the newest singer at the Apollo ... in this evocative, twisting new novel from the author of Miss Aldridge Regrets. Harlem, 1936: Lena Aldridge grew up in a cramped corner of London, hearing stories of the bright lights of Broadway. She always imagined that when she finally went to New York City, she'd be there with her father. But now he's dead, and she's newly arrived and alone, chasing a dream that has quickly dried up. When Will Goodman-the handsome musician she met on the crossing from England-offers for her to stay with his friends in Harlem, she agrees. She has nowhere else to go, and this will give her a chance to get to know Will better and see if she can find any trace of the family she might have remaining. Will's friends welcome her with open arms, but just as Lena discovers the stories her father once told her were missing giant pieces of information, she also starts to realize the man she's falling too fast and too hard for has secrets of his own. And they might just place a target on her back. Especially when she is drawn to the brightest stage in town"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; African American women singers; Harlem Renaissance; Male musicians; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Women jazz singers;
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Claudie finds her talent / by Alston, Bria.; Quartey, Amanda.;
Surrounded by artists, writers and dancers during the Harlem Renaissance in 1922, 9-year-old Claudie Wells longs to be good at something and sets out to find her true talent.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); American Girl dolls; Harlem Renaissance; African American girls; Ability;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Grand Budapest Hotel [videorecording] / by Abraham, F. Murray.; Amalric, Mathieu,1965-; Brody, Adrien.; Dafoe, Willem.; Fiennes, Ralph.; Goldblum, Jeff,1952-; Keitel, Harvey.; Law, Jude,1972-; Murray, Bill,1950 September 21-; Norton, Edward.; Revolori, Tony.; Ronan, Saoirse,1994-; Schwartzman, Jason,1980-; Swinton, Tilda.; Wilkinson, Tom,1948-; Wilson, Owen,1968-; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Jason Schwartzman, F. Murray Abraham, Bill Murray, Mathieu Amalric, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Tony Revolori, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Owen Wilson, Tom Wilkinson, Saoirse Ronan, Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Adrien Brody.Gustav H., the famous concierge at a legendary hotel situated in the Alps during the 1930's becomes the center of a farcical whirlwind of suspicion when one of his institution's oldest and richest patrons turns up dead, and she suspiciously leaves him her most priceless work of art -- a Renaissance painting of a boy with an apple. Infuriated that she left anything of value to anyone else, the woman's greedy and nefarious heir uses all manner of underhanded and illegal tactics to pin her death on Gustav and to silence anyone who questions his objective of inheriting every penny of her estate, leaving Gustav's trusted lobby boy Zero to clear Gustav's name and prove that the grand lady's killer is none other than her own son.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Doplby digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Hotel concierges; Hotels; Male friendship; Painting, Renaissance; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© 2014., 20th Century Fox,
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The marriage portrait / by O'Farrell, Maggie,1972-author.;
Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: a duke is quick to request her hand in marriage. Having barely left girlhood behind, Lucrezia must now make her way in a troubled court whose customs are opaque and where her arrival is not universally welcomed. In the court's eyes, she has one duty: to provide the heir. Until then, for all of her rank and nobility, the new duchess' future hangs entirely in the balance.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio, 1533-1597; Medici, Lucrezia de', 1545-1561; Florence (Italy); Renaissance;
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All things move : learning to look in the Sistine Chapel / by Marshall, Jeannie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A deeply personal search for meaning in Michelangelo's frescoes--and an impassioned defence of the role of art in a fractured age. What do we hope to get out of seeing a famous piece of art? Jeannie Marshall asked that question of herself when she started visiting the Sistine Chapel frescoes. She wanted to understand their meaning and context--but in the process, she also found what she didn't know she was looking for. All Things Move: Learning to Look in the Sistine Chapel tells the story of Marshall's relationship with one of our most cherished artworks. Interwoven with the history of its making and the Rome of today, it's an exploration of the past in the present, the street in the museum, and the way a work of art can both terrify and alchemize the soul. An impassioned defence of the role of art in a fractured age, All Things Move is a quietly sublime meditation on how our lives can be changed by art, if only we learn to look."--
Subjects: Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564; Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City); Art and religion; Mural painting and decoration, Italian; Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance;
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The Borgias : power and fortune / by Strathern, Paul,1940-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family -- a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners -- set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Biographies.; Borgia family.; Nobility; Renaissance;
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Superheroes / by Gownley, Jimmy.;
"Ages 7-12"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Graphic novels.; McBride, Amelia Louise (Fictitious character);
© 2010., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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What makes you happy / by Gownley, Jimmy.;
The second collection of comics about nine-year-old Amelia McBride and her friends, the Gathering of Awesome Super Pals (G.A.S.P.), in which Amelia tries to come to terms with her Aunt Tanner's fame and goes to Manhattan to visit her father."Ages 7-12"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Graphic novels.; McBride, Amelia Louise (Fictitious character); Children; Families; Friendship;
© 2009., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
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When the past is a present / by Gownley, Jimmy.;
"Ages 7-12"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Western comic books, strips, etc.; McBride, Amelia Louise (Fictitious character);
© 2010., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
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