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An impassioned homage to the divas who shake up our world and transform it with their bold, dazzling artistry.
What does it mean to be a "diva"? A shifting, increasingly loaded term, it has been used to both deride and celebrate charismatic and unapologetically fierce performers like Aretha Franklin, Divine, and the women of Labelle. In this brilliant, powerful blend of incisive criticism and electric memoir, Deborah Paredez—scholar,
...The Definitive Account of U2's Most Interesting Era
When U2 released Pop in 1997, the Irish quartet had been on a decade-long run of hits that included The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby. The band's Zoo TV tour in the early 1990s was a multimedia extravaganza that dazzled critics and sold out venues the world over. But Pop turned out to be one of U2's worst-selling albums, and the accompanying PopMart tour played
...3) Taylor Swift
Learn about the glittering story of Taylor Swift! The talented singer–songwriter who dreamed of sharing her talent with the world.
Little Taylor grew up on her family's Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania. Her life changed at six years old when she attended her first concert. Dancing and singing in the crowd as country musician LeAnn Rimes performed, Taylor fell in love with country music. Some of the kids at school didn't understand,
As seen on The Today Show, The View, and Jesse Watters
The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved television characters ever invented, Kramer, shares the extraordinary life of a comedy genius—the way he came into himself as an artist, the ups and downs as a human being, the road...
6) Camp prodigy
After attending an incredible concert, Tate Seong is inspired to become a professional violist. There's just one problem: they're the worst musician at their school.
Tate doesn't even have enough...
The only book you need to become an expert on film history, technique, and appreciation. This "gateway book will deepen readers' appreciation of milestone movies." (Library Journal)
If you are looking at this book, then you probably love watching movies and television shows. Who doesn't? But most of us do so as passive entertainment—to wind down, relax, and escape into alternative worlds. Pay close attention
...12) Apprentice in Wonderland: how Donald Trump and Mark Burnett took America through the looking glass
13) Home and Alone
Beginning with his film debut in Breaking Away, Daniel Stern has grown up on-screen before our very eyes. His connection with audiences is cemented in movies like Home Alone and City Slickers, and in his debut memoir, Home and Alone with Daniel Stern, he is the Everyman narrator on a ride into the human side...
For over three decades, director Ken Kwapis has charted a career full of exceptional movies and television, from seminal shows like The Office to beloved films like He's Just Not That Into You.
He is among the most respected directors in show business, but getting there wasn't easy. He struggled just like everyone else. With each triumph came the occasional faceplant. Using his background and inside knowledge, But What