One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as we know it begins to dissolve. Moving back and forth in time-from the actor's early days as a film star to...
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Auteur:Dumas, MargaretSommaire:Charley Van Leeuwen can tell by a man’s kiss whether he’s been drinking Taittinger or Veuve Clicquot. Not that she kisses many men, a fact her friends deplore. So imagine their surprise when she comes home to San Francisco with her new...
- Auteur:Andersen, Christopher P.Sommaire:
The author traces the inspirational story of the late celebrity couple's early marriage, describing their passionate shared years prior to Christopher's paralyzing accident as based on interviews with people who knew them best.
- Auteur:Whitney, CatSommaire:
Fearless. That’s how Delilah MacClare described herself before she was stripped her of her courage. Now, she’s traveled three thousand miles from her West Virginia home to the village of Chatfield in rural England. She spends her days...
- Auteur:Lee, SusanSommaire:
"The perfect childhood friends-to-lovers story--full stop."--Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners and The Soulmate EquationHer ex-boyfriend wants her back. Her former best friend is in...
- Auteur:Kendrick, AnnaSommaire:
The New York Times bestselling collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect . Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen starring in...
- Auteur:Polley, SarahSommaire:
Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, and actor Sarah Polley's Run Towards the Danger explores memory and the dialogue between her past and her present These are the most dangerous stories of my life. The ones I have avoided, the...
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Auteur:Hawkins, Lori C.Sommaire:Screenwriter Nick Conte left sleepy Sweetwater Springs for the glitz and glamor of Hollywood only to be crushed by the reality of tourist traps, fast-food joints and disappointed dreamers. Serving coffee by day and toiling away on...
- Auteur:Cox, BrianSommaire:
Many know Brian Cox as an actor of unparalleled distinction and versatility. His life story, told here, from his complicated childhood in Scotland to his rise through the film industry, is as extraordinary as his work.
- Auteur:Duberman, Martin B.Sommaire:
The inspiring life and legacy of vocal artist and civil rights icon Paul Robeson--one of the most important public figures in the twentieth century. Adapted for young adults.
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Auteur:McNicoll, SusanSommaire:The conventional opinion is that professional Canadian theatre began in 1953 with the founding of the Stratford Festival. But Susan McNicoll asks how this could be, when the majority of those taking the stage at Stratford were...
- Auteur:Keel, HowardSommaire:
This is the deliciously entertaining memoir by the coal miner's son who became an international star of stage, screen, and television. Keel speaks his mind about his many co-stars, including Judy Garland, Betty Hutton, Tammy Grimes...
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Auteur:Keeney, PatriciaSommaire:One Man Dancing is based on the true story of a young Ugandan actor-dancer growing into artistic maturity during the murderous regime of dictator Idi Amin. It follows Charles from his youth in Uganda’s colonial villages, and...
- Auteur:Monaghan, AnnabelSommaire:
Nora's life is about to get a rewrite Nora Hamilton knows the formula for love better than anyone. As a romance channel screenwriter, it's her job. But when her too-good-to work husband leaves her and their two kids, Nora...
- Auteur:Fox, Michael J.Sommaire:
This program is read by Michael J. Fox. A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox. The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly,...
- Auteur:Brenna, DwayneSommaire:
Winner, Muslims for Peace and Justice Fiction Prize, 2017 Saskatchewan Book Awards.
New Albion follows the lives of the employees of the New Albion theatre in London, England, in 1850, through the journal entries of the stage...
- Auteur:Titone, NoraSommaire:
Titone's first book is an eyeopening new look at the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. By asking why John Wilkes Booth did what he did, Titone explores fresh ground--and in so doing reveals a sibling rivalry of shocking consequence...
- Auteur:Hayde, Michael J.Sommaire:
The complete story of "Dragnet" and the theatrical feature films of producer/director/actor Jack Webb.
- Auteur:Takei, GeorgeSommaire:
A moving true story for children ages 6 to 9 about growing up in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II-from the iconic Star Trek actor, activist, and author of the New York Times bestselling graphic memoir They...
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Auteur:Mulligan, Terry David, Schaefer, GlenSommaire:Veteran broadcaster Terry David Mulligan takes readers on a galloping romp down the roads he’s travelled, from busting bad guys as a Mountie to spinning records as a DJ to sampling fine wines around the world. He reminisces about...
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