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Ella A Novel [electronic resource] : by Richards, Diane.aut; cloudLibrary;
In the vein of The Paris Wife and The Personal Librarian comes this debut novel, a magnificent work of “biographical fiction” that reimagines the turbulent and triumphant early years of Ella Fitzgerald, arguably the greatest singer of the twentieth century. When fifteen-year-old Ella Fitzgerald’s mother dies at the height of the Depression in 1932, the teenager goes to work for the mob to support herself and her family. When the law finally catches up, the “ungovernable” adolescent is incarcerated in the New York Training School for Girls in upstate New York—a wicked prison infamous for its harsh treatment of inmates, especially Black ones. Determined to be free, Ella escapes and makes her way back to Harlem, where she is forced to dance for pennies on the street. Looking for a break into show business, Ella draws straws to appear at the Apollo Theater’s Amateur Night on November 21, 1934. Rather than perform a dance routine directly after “The World Famous Edwards Sisters” number, the homeless Ella, wearing men’s galoshes a size too big, risks everything when she decides to sing Judy instead. Four years later, at barely twenty-one, Ella Fitzgerald has become the bestselling female vocalist in America. Diane Richards’ Ella Fitzgerald is inspiring and intriguing—an emotionally rich, psychologically complex character, a flawed mother and wife who struggles with deep emotional scars and trauma and battles racism, sexism, and colorism as she learns to find her voice on the stage. Ella takes us from the brothels, speakeasys, and streets of Depression-era New York City to the grand hotel suites where Ella, now older and wiser, looks back on her life and finally confronts the demons from childhood that torment her. Compelling and rich in historical detail, Ella is a remarkable debut novel about an extraordinary woman.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women; Biographical; Historical; Contemporary Women;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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Funny woman. [videorecording] / by Arterton, Gemma,actor.; Everett, Rupert,actor.; Parker, Oliver,television director.; Threlfall, David,actor.; television adaptation of (work):Hornby, Nick.Funny girl.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company,broadcaster.;
Gemma Arterton, David Threlfall, Rupert Everett, Arsher Ali, Tom Bateman, Matthew Beard, Leo Bill, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Alexa Davies, Rosie Cavaliero, Alistair Petrie, Morwenna Banks.As we rejoin Sophie Straw, she's finding that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be and she desperately wants to make her own voice heard. But it's not easy as a woman in the 1970s, particularly a beautiful one when the world sees you as little more than a comic muse.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television comedies.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; Nineteen sixties; Television actors and actresses; Women comedians; Man-woman relationships; Women television personalities; Popular culture; Television comedies;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Funny girl / by Hornby, Nick.;
Includes bibliographical references."From the bestselling author of High Fidelity, About a Boy, and A Long Way Down comes a highly anticipated new novel. Set in 1960's London, Funny Girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful and humorous, Nick Hornby's latest does what he does best: endears us to a cast of characters who are funny if flawed, and forces us to examine ourselves in the process."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Humorous stories.; Women comedians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tchaikovsky discovers America [sound recording] : [a tale of courage and adventure]. by Cowling, Douglas.; Fox, Coli; Budd, Barbar; Boyes, Derek; Babiak, Walte; Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich,1840-1893.Concertos,violin, orchestraSound recording; Studio Arts Orchestra; Highland Park Girls Choir;
Piano concerto #1, 1st movement ; Danse napolitaine (Swan lake) -- Trepac (Nutcracker) -- Swing low ; Turkey in the straw ; Waltzes (Serenade, and Swan lake) -- Tea, Coffee, Chocolate (Nutcracker) -- Danse des cygnes, allegro (Swan lake) -- 1812 Overture, excerpts -- Silver (Sleeping beauty) ; Ragtime -- Overture, act II (Swan lake) -- Girls' chorus (Eugene Onegin) -- Coda, act II (Nutcracker) ; Ragtime -- Marche slav -- Violente (Sleeping beauty) -- Sugar-plum fairy (Nutcracker) -- Le sommeil, panorama (Sleeping beauty) -- Long, long ago ; Girls' chorus (Onegin) ; Waltz Op. 20, (Swan lake) -- Amazing grace ; Serenade, for strings, mvt. 1 -- Serenade for strings, finale ; 1812 overture, finale.Colin Fox, Barbara Budd, Derek Boyes, Ray Landry, Amos Crawley, Kelly Campbell, actors; Studio Arts Orchestra; Walter Babiak, conductor; Highland Park Girls Choir; Anne Cooper-Gay, Errol Gay, directors.Recorded at Manta Eastern Sound, Toronto.A dramatized story of Tchaikovsky arriving in New York in 1891 for the grand opening of Carnegie Hall. During his trip to Niagara Falls, he shares stories with a young family about his music, life, and fear of conducting. Contains over two dozen excerpts of Tchaikovsky's music, and a mosaic of well-known American music of the time, including ragtime, spirituals, and popular folk classics
Subjects: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893; Music appreciation; Orchestral music; Ballets; Music;
© p1993., Classical Kids : Distributed in Canada by A&M Records,
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Scars of Dracula. by Ward, Roy,film director.; Lee, Christopher,actor.; Matthews, Christopher,actor.; Waterman, Dennis,actor.; Hanley, Jenny,actor.; Gwynn, Michael,actor.; Throughton, Patrick,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Christopher Lee, Christopher Matthews, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Michael Gwynn, Patrick ThroughtonOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1970.When a young girl is found dead with two fang marks upon her neck, the farmers of Kleinenberg know who is responsible - the evil Count Dracula. They decide to take immediate action and march on his castle with bundles of straw and plenty of oil. They set fire to the castle and as they watch the blaze from a safe distance, they feel sure that, once and for all, the Count has met his end. But killing Dracula, Prince of Darkness, is no easy task and soon the Count is up to his evil tricks once more…Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Motion Pictures.; Cult films.; Motion pictures, Great Britain.;
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We all live here : a novel / by Moyes, Jojo,1969-author.;
"Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is ... complicated. So when her real dad-a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago-suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: about love, and what it actually means to be family"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Divorced women; Families; Fathers and daughters; Stepfathers;
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We all live here [text (large print)] / by Moyes, Jojo,1969-author.;
"Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is ... complicated. So when her real dad-a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago-suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: about love, and what it actually means to be family"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Divorced women; Families; Fathers and daughters; Stepfathers;
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We all live here [sound recording] : a novel / by Moyes, Jojo,1969-author.; Coleman, Jenna,1986-narrator.; Blackstone Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Jenna Coleman."Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is ... complicated. So when her real dad-a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago-suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: about love, and what it actually means to be family"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Divorced women; Families; Fathers and daughters; Stepfathers;
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Echo Park [electronic resource] : by Connelly, Michael.aut; cloudLibrary;
In 1993 Marie Gesto disappeared after walking out of a supermarket. Harry Bosch worked the case but couldn't crack it, and the twenty-two-year-old was never found. Now, more than a decade later, with the Gesto file still on his desk, Bosch gets a call from the District Attorney. A man accused of two heinous murders is willing to come clean about several others, including the killing of Marie Gesto. Taking the confession of the man he has sought-and hated-for thirteen years is bad enough. Discovering that he missed a clue back in 1993 that could have stopped nine other murders may just be the straw that breaks Harry Bosch.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Crime; Police Procedural; Suspense;
© 2006., Little, Brown and Company,
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Common outlaws [videorecording] / by Druska, John.; Iaccarino, Louie.; Loomis, Gregory P.; Phase 4 Films (Firm);
Louie Iaccarino, John Druska, Gregory P. Loomis.Set in the "timeless" River City, Indiana, The Hurley Boy's set out to absolve the sins of their wrongfully accused father. But what is the cost of revenge? A tragic tale of family, revenge, and the consequences of hate.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (16:9, 1.85) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 stereo sound.
Subjects: Fathers and sons; Fathers; Feature films.; Revenge; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Western films.;
© 2014., Distributed by Phase 4 Films,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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