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"Hoping to glean more information about his father, Aqua agrees to join the dating reality show We're About to Fall in Love for Real! Most of the production's teenage-celeb cast members are in it for the exposure, but not all publicity is good publicity. When the footage can be edited for maximum drama, 'reality' becomes whatever the director wants it to be -- even if that means leaving someone's reputation on the cutting room floor..."-from back...
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"Jacci Reed loves her life on the Ohio River in 1896 as part of the Kingston showboat family, but shadows of her past and the death of her mother linger in her memory. With the help of the showboat owners' son, can she find answers before those shadows overtake her and threaten her life?"--
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"In this tongue-in-cheek memoir-cum-life manual-cum-cookbook, complete with all of Ginger's Southern-inspired favorite recipes, fans will learn about some of Ginger's most vulnerable and celebratory moments. Each chapter will be organized around a theme or lesson from Ginger's life, from her grandmother's brand of Southern resilience to fighting for what you're worth, how a big girl can look good on a motorcycle, finding love, and making damn good...
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"Perhaps the best place in 1943 Hollywood to see the stars is the Hollywood Canteen, a club for servicemen staffed exclusively by those in show business. Murder mystery playwright Annie Laurence, new in town after a devastating breakup, definitely hopes to rub elbows with the right stars. Maybe then she can get her movie made. But Hollywood proves to be more than tinsel and glamour. When despised film critic Fiona Farris is found dead in the Canteen...
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"The Magic Life" chronicles the journey of three magician hopefuls: a 17-year-old from Beijing who travels to the U.S. to attend magic school, a 25-year-old trying to make rent by performing on Hollywood Blvd for tips, and a 32-year-old New York University MBA graduate who moves to Los Angeles to perform at the world famous Magic Castle. The film depicts the challenges of following an unconventional career path. Forget about parents, family, or friends...
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"From the best-selling author of My Weird School: a new entry in the cheerful and engaging biography series centered on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Lucille Ball could pick up radio signals through her teeth? Or that her career was almost destroyed because she was a registered Communist? Bet you didn't know that, as a studio executive, she green-lit both Star Trek and Mission: Impossible! Siblings Paige and Turner have collected...
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"Lulu's show has just received its closing notice. Lulu and the rest of the company are devastated. Lulu takes readers back in time to just after she made her onstage debut and of Lulu and Jayne rising in popularity and esteem. However, there is one critic who is determined to break Lulu's career. With additional casting drama happening with Jayne, Amanda, and new girl Olivia, the news about the show closing comes as a real blow to everyone. When...
11) Selena Gomez
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From a girl who loved performing for her family in Texas to one of "Time" magazine's most influential people, Selena Gomez is an emblem of her generation whose empathy and courage have guided her throughout her career.
12) Amargosa
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In the remote California ghost town of Death Valley Junction (pop 10) stands the Amargosa Opera House, where for the past 33 years former New York dancer and artist Marta Becket has performed her own ballets in the theater she spent seven years handpainting with stunning murals.
13) Oshi no ko: 2
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"Ten years after the murder of pop idol Ai Hoshino, her young (and unusually mature) twins are now poised to enter high school. While her death has had a profound effect on the children, it's manifested in polar-opposite ways. Ruby is determined to follow in her mother's footsteps and become an idol, but Aqua has no desire to stand in the spotlight. Instead, he works behind the scenes in the entertainment industry, all while harboring an ulterior...
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The author focuses on areas where the specifically Jewish contribution has been little explored. he surveys popular music, musical theatre, and drama, focusing on key figures including Bob Dylan, Arthur Miller and others. The author also tackles the issue of race and American Jewish culture, as well as focusing on stage and film adaptations of Anne Frank's diary and on Steven Spielberg's Schindler's list.
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For centuries, Jews lived in diverse countries with vibrant theatrical cultures, yet they were one of the few peoples without a sanctioned theatrical tradition of their own. In the modern era, however, Jews came to be among the most important creators of popular theater and film in America. Why? In Theatrical Liberalism, Andrea Most illustrates how American Jews used theater to navigate encounters with modern culture, negotiating a position for themselves...
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Scope and Content: This collection documents various advertising and publicity activities for movie theaters owned by the Crescent Amusement Company and managed by Russell Parham Sr. The date span of the material is 1929-1983 with the bulk being 1930-1950. The majority of the collection focuses on the Princess Theatre in Nashville, with a number of news clippings and photographs featuring advertising campaigns for specific films. In addition to the...
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