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Karma : my autobiography / by Boy George,1961-author.; Bright, Spencer,author.;
Told in his inimitable style, Karma will reflect on Boy George's life as a kid growing up in sixties London, through the hedonism of the seventies and the glam rock and punk rock revolution that birthed Culture Club, and the heydays of the nineties meeting musical legends like David Bowie, Madonna and Prince-as well as addressing all those rumours. The book will reveal the highs and lows of love, loss, addiction, recovery, prison, and celebrity on Boy George's journey through fame to finally embracing the man and artist that he is today.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Boy George, 1961-; Celebrities; Gay singers; Rock musicians;
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Uncle of the year : & other debatable triumphs / by Rannells, Andrew,author.;
"Candid, hilarious essays from the star of The Book of Mormon, Girls, and Big Mouth on anxiety, ambition, and the uncertain path to adulthood, which ask, how will we know when we get there? In Uncle of the Year, Andrew Rannells wonders: If he, now in his early forties, has everything he's supposed to need to be a true adult--a career, property, a well-tailored suit--why does he still feel like an anxious twenty-year-old climbing his way toward security? Is it because he hasn't won a Tony, or found a husband, or had a child? And what if he doesn't want those things? (A husband and a child, that is. He wants a Tony.) In essays drawn from his life and career, Rannells argues that we all pretend we are constantly winning. And with each success, we act like we've reached the pinnacle of happiness (for our parents), maturity (for our friends), success (for our bosses), and devotion (for our partners). But if "adulting" is just a pantomime that's leaving us unmoored, then we need new markers of time, new milestones, new expectations of what adulthood is--and can be. Along the way, Rannells looks back, reevaluating whether his triumphs were actually failures--and his failures, triumphs--and exploring what it will take to ever, ever feel like he has enough. In essays like "Uncle of the Year," he explores the role that children play in his life, as a man who never thought having kids was necessary or even possible--until his siblings have kids and he falls in love with a man with two of his own. "It's an Honor to Be Eligible" reveals the thrills and absurdities of the awards circuit (and the desire to be recognized for your work). And in "Horses, Not Zebras," he shares the piece of wisdom that helped him finally come to terms with crippling anxiety and perfectionism. Filled with witty and honest insights, and a sharp sense of humor, Uncle of the Year challenges us to take a long look at who we're pretending to be, who we know we are, and who we want to become"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Essays.; Personal narratives.; Rannells, Andrew.; Actors; Gay actors; Gay men; Gay singers; Singers;
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Unprotected : a memoir / by Porter, Billy,author.;
The incomparable Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award winner shares his life story of coming of age in a world where simply being himself was a constant struggle and how unbreakable determination led him through countless hard times to where he is now.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Porter, Billy.; Actors; African American actors; African American gay men; African American singers; Gay actors;
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Low-hanging fruit : sparkling whines, champagne problems, and pressing issues from my gay agenda / by Rainbow, Randy,1981-author.;
"A new essay collection by adored comedian and New York Times bestseller Randy Rainbow. Randy Rainbow has a few things on his mind that he wants to talk about. As a savvy social commentator tuned into the public discourse, his unfailing intuition tells him that the perspective everyone in America is clamoring for is that of a privileged white male complaining about a bunch of shit. While writing his New York Times bestseller Playing With Myself, Randy saw an America in crisis. He knew that what the country needed to get back on its high heels was a hard-hitting gay agenda and here it is--Low Hanging Fruit--a book filled with sparkling whines, a few flutes of champagne problems and a Birkin bag of the most pressing issues facing the US, from dancing TikTok grandmas, to Elon Musk, the GOP, and Donald Jessica Trump. On the down low, Randy dishes up some sex talk about life on the dating apps, Craigslist hookups and more. ("Gurl, wait till you hear the story about the fireman and the goggles ... ") Randy's longtime companion, the glamorous Chinchilla Silver Persian cat Tippi, makes an appearance as she dishes about her life Chez Randy. And, in the most highly anticipated sequel since Top Gun: Maverick, Randy continues the conversation with his mother, Gwen, because who knows better than the Jewish mother of a gay man about how to solve America's problems? Randy Rainbow's Low Hanging Fruit--a bold manifesto for a nation desperately in need of a makeover"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Rainbow, Randy, 1981-; Comedians; Gay men; Jewish men; Singers;
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Bohemian Rhapsody [videorecording] / by Boynton, Lucy,actor.; Gillen, Aidan,1968-actor.; Hardy, Ben,1991-actor.; Hollander, Tom,1967-actor.; Lee, Gwilym,1983-actor.; Leech, Allen,actor.; Malek, Rami,actor.; Mazzello, Joseph,1983-actor.; Singer, Bryan,1965-film director.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.;
Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Allen Leech, Tom Hollander.An acclaimed performance by Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury fuels this powerful biodrama about the rock band Queen. The film follows the group's ups and downs through the '70s and early '80s, while chronicling Mercury's turbulent personal life, his relationships with band mates Brian May (Gwilym Lee), Roger Taylor (Ben Hardy), and John Deacon (Joseph Mazzello), his struggles with his sexual identity, and the tragic AIDS diagnosis that would lead to his untimely death.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Mercury, Freddie; Queen (Musical group); Rock groups; Gay musicians; Rock musicians; Sound recording industry;
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Bohemian Rhapsody [videorecording] / by Boynton, Lucy,actor.; Gillen, Aidan,1968-actor.; Hardy, Ben,1991-actor.; Hollander, Tom,1967-actor.; Lee, Gwilym,1983-actor.; Leech, Allen,actor.; Malek, Rami,actor.; Mazzello, Joseph,1983-actor.; Singer, Bryan,1965-film director.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.;
Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Allen Leech, Tom Hollander.An acclaimed performance by Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury fuels this powerful biodrama about the rock band Queen. The film follows the group's ups and downs through the '70s and early '80s, while chronicling Mercury's turbulent personal life, his relationships with band mates Brian May (Gwilym Lee), Roger Taylor (Ben Hardy), and John Deacon (Joseph Mazzello), his struggles with his sexual identity, and the tragic AIDS diagnosis that would lead to his untimely death.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Blu-ray disc, AVC @ 23.4 MBPS (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Mercury, Freddie; Queen (Musical group); Rock groups; Gay musicians; Rock musicians; Sound recording industry;
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Broken horses / by Carlile, Brandi,author.;
"Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, fourteen times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful as it was strange, and as nurturing as it was difficult. At the age of five, Brandi contracted bacterial meningitis, which almost took her life, leaving an indelible mark on her formative years and altering her journey into young adulthood. As an openly gay teenager, Brandi grappled with the tension between her sexuality and her faith when her pastor publicly refused to baptize her on the day of the ceremony. Shockingly, her small town rallied around Brandi in support and set her on a path to salvation where the rest of the misfits and rejects find it: through twisted, joyful, weird, and wonderful music. In Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile takes readers through the events of her life that shaped her very raw art-from her start at a local singing competition where she performed Elton John's "Honky Cat" in a bedazzled white polyester suit, to her first break opening for Dave Matthews Band, to many sleepless tours over fifteen years and six studio albums, all while raising two children with her wife, Catherine Shepherd. This hard-won success led her to collaborations with personal heroes like Elton John, Dolly Parton, Mavis Staples, Pearl Jam, Tanya Tucker, and Joni Mitchell, as well as her peers in the supergroup The Highwomen, and ultimately to the Grammy stage, where she converted millions of viewers into instant fans. Evocative and piercingly honest, Broken Horses is at once an examination of faith through the eyes of a person rejected by the church's basic tenets and a meditation on the moments and lyrics that have shaped the life of a creative mind, a brilliant artist, and a genuine empath on a mission to give back"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Carlile, Brandi.; Singers;
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