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English
Description
San Fransisco, 1906. Two women hoping to change their fortunes, have their paths cross, when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, whose collection of Chinese antiques include the legendary Phoenix Crown and whose patronage changes the women's lives. When Henry disappears, their lives are thrown into chaos. But when the crown surfaces five years later, the women are brought together in one last quest for justice.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up the...
24) Return to Goreé
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A musical road movie, Return to Gorée follows Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour's historical journey tracing the trail left by slaves and the jazz music they created. Youssou N'Dour's challenge is to bring back to Africa a jazz repertoire of his own songs to perform a concert in Gorée, the island that today symbolizes the slave trade and stands to honor its victims. From Atlanta to New Orleans, from New York to Bordeaux and Luxembourg, the songs...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Bonus features including never before seen footage and rare concert performances by Bob Dylan. Includes everyone's prolific favorites: 'Like a Rolling Stone,' 'Blowing In The Wind,' 'Mr. Tamborine Man' & others. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
27) Let love rule
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"Kravitz looks back at his life with candor, self-scrutiny, and humor. 'My life is all about opposites,' he writes. 'Black and white. Jewish and Christian. The Jackson 5 and Led Zeppelin. I accepted my Gemini soul. I owned it. I adored it. Yins and yangs mingled in various parts of my heart and mind, giving me balance and fueling my curiosity and comfort.'" -- Dust jacket flap.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Elvis phenomenon has its roots in his birthplace where Presley began a musical journey that would take him from the wrong side of the tracks in Tupelo through Memphis to worldwide iconic status. Interviews, recordings, photographs and rare home movies reveal the influences that would inspire both his music and personality, capturing a portrait of America on the cusp of radical social change.
30) A Star is Born
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
During the downward spiral of his own music career due to alcoholism and his age, Jackson Maine helps a young singer and actress find fame.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Googoosh was Iran's most famous and beloved pop diva, until she was silenced following the 1979 Islamic revolution when female singers were labeled “temptresses” and forbidden to release records or perform publicly in the presence of men. In this award-winning documentary from First Run Features, Googoosh: Iran's Daughter, Iranian-American filmmaker Farhad Zamani provides a thoughtful examination of the phenomenon of Googoosh. Made during the...
Author
Publisher
ECW Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer she'd first met late one night in 1966 at a Yorkville coffeehouse. More conversations followed over the next four decades of friendship, and it was only after Joni and Malka completed their last recorded interview, in 2012, that Malka discovered the heart of their discussions: the creative...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Vietnamese
Description
A documentary of the Vietnamese band Dai Lam Linh, which has created "a unique form of popular music, which is both international in outlook and rooted in Vietnamese traditions and aesthetics." The group has faced numerous challenges owing to the disfavor of state-run organizations and Vietnamese censors to their experimental style.
34) Chita: a memoir
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The wildly entertaining memoir of the legendary Chita Rivera -- multi-Tony Award winner, Kennedy Center honoree, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom." --
"She was born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero--until the entertainment world renamed her. But Dolores--the irreverent side of the sensual, dark, and ferocious Chita--was always present and influential in creating some of Broadway's most iconic roles, including Anita in West...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From the Grammy nominated folk singer and songwriter, an inspiring exploration of creativity and the redemptive power of song. Mary Gauthier was twelve years old when she was given her Aunt Jenny's old guitar and taught herself to play with a Mel Bay basic guitar workbook. Music offered her a window to a world where others felt the way she did. Songs became lifelines to her, and she longed to write her own, one day. Then, for a decade, while struggling...
Author
Publisher
Audioworks, Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The musician, actress, and activist relates her life story from her childhood in Melbourne, Australia, to her iconic starring role in the classic musical "Grease" and her passionate advocacy for health and wellness in light of her battles with cancer.
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Language
English
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Description
Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon remain among the most enduring and important women in popular music. Each woman is distinct: King is the product of outer-borough, middle-class New York City; Mitchell is a granddaughter of Canadian farmers; and Simon is a child of the Manhattan intellectual upper crust. They collectively represent, in their lives and their songs, a great swath of American girls who came of age in the late 1960s. Their stories...
40) Judy
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Thirty years after rising to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. While preparing for the shows, Garland battles with management, reminisces with friends and adoring fans, and embarks on a whirlwind romance with soon-to-be fifth husband Mickey Deans, all while bravely struggling to overcome intensifying anxiety and physical decline.
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