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Based on three years of research and reporting as well as 850 interviews with sources, many of whom have never before spoken for publication, Oprah is the first comprehensive biography of one of the most influential, powerful, and admired public figures of our time. Anyone who is a fan of Oprah Winfrey or who has followed her extraordinary life and career will be fascinated and newly informed by the closely observed, detailed, and well-rounded portrait...
2) Worthy
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English
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"Jada Pinkett Smith was living what many would view as a fairy-tale. But appearances can be deceiving, and as she felt more and more separated from her sense of self, emotional turmoil took hold. A rollercoaster from the depths of suicidal depression to the heights of self-acceptance and healing, Worthy is a woman's journey to finding herself again. Smith answers question about her childhood, marriage, parenting style, career choices, and the scrutiny...
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"From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date--a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance."--Publisher's description.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Sometimes the messiest stuff and the biggest mistakes can take you someplace wonderful. With the help of their hit TV show, Fixer Upper, the husband and wife team of Chip and Joanna Gaines have transformed the seemingly everyday work of renovating homes and flipping houses in Waco, Texas, into something much more. With their fun personalities, good humor, strong love of family, and unique design style, they've managed to capture the hearts of Americans...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"This book takes a look at the amazing life of Oprah Winfrey, from her youth to her big break in Chicago hosting the Oprah Winfrey Show. The title is complete with photographs from Oprah's youth through today, simple text, and a timeline. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO"--Provided by publisher.
6) Tucker
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All Seasons Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
vii, 254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"Tens of millions know Tucker Carlson as the most influential and most disruptive voice in American media. But who is Tucker Carlson off camera? What created and now motivates the man who revolutionized conservatism and became the scourge of the establishment left and right? Author Chadwick Moore was granted unprecedented access to Tucker Carlson through hundreds of hours of interviews, documents, photographs, and more. His conversations with Tucker,...
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Publisher
Immedium
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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"This is an autobiography of a Latina TV news anchor. Growing up near Sacramento, CA, little Leticia dreams of being a TV newscaster. But no one on TV looks like her. This shy, small-town girl overcomes barriers, like her fear of public speaking, to become the first in her hardworking Mexican family to attend college. Then, starting as an intern, she climbs the ladder, travels to different cities, and reports on a rainbow of stories. Eventually she...
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Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
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IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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830L
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108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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"The story of how a young Southern girl who was raised on a pig farm became one of the most influential and inspiring people in the world. We all know Oprah Winfrey as a talk-show host, actress, producer, media mogul, and philanthropist, but the "Queen of Talk" wasn't always so fortunate. She suffered through a rough childhood and went on to use her personal struggles as motivation. Oprah's kindness, resilience, and determination are just some of...
10) Oprah Winfrey
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Philomel
Pub. Date
2021.
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IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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54 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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"After film critic Gene Siskel asked her, "What do you know for sure?" Oprah Winfrey began writing the "What I Know For Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine. Saying that the question offered her a way to take "stock of her life," Oprah has penned one column a month over the last fourteen years, years in which she retired The Oprah Winfrey Show (the highest-rated program of its kind in history), launched her own television network, became America's...
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Atria Español
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Primera edición en rustica.
Physical Desc
186 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates ; 22 cm.
Language
Español
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"From the cohost of Univision's Despierta America (the Spanish Good Morning America) and the 2015 winner of the most watched beauty pageant in the United States comes an inspiring and fascinating memoir about achieving the American dream. Francisca Lachapel is not your traditional beauty queen. Rising from humble beginnings in the Dominican Republic, she struggled to make ends meet as a newly arrived immigrant in New York City. When she heard about...
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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Gallery books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"An insightful, candid, and inspiring memoir from Karamo Brown--Queer Eye's beloved culture expert--as he shares his story for the first time, exploring how the challenges in his own life have allowed him to forever transform the lives of those in need. When Karamo Brown first auditioned for the casting directors of Netflix's Queer Eye, he knew he wouldn't win the role of culture expert by discussing art and theater. Instead he decided to redefine...
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Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
197 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates, color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
Español
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The Emmy Award-winning TV host of "El Gordo y la Flaca" has made headlines around the world with his amazing weight loss. For the first time, he shares his experience on what caused him to be overweight and how he is winning the battle of the bulge.
El anfitrión premiado de la programa de televisión "El gordo y la flaca" salió en primera plana con su pérdida de peso asombrosa. Aquí por primera vez comparte su experiencia en lo que causó su...
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Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
260 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
"With over 30 years of experience in Hispanic media, Luz Mar̕a--or Luzma--has been a witness to the breakout of stars like Jennifer L̤pez, Sof̕a Vergara, and Thal̕a, among many others, and she reveals how they all achieved success, secrets that she herself has applied in her professional life, and which she now reveals to her readers"|Amazon.com.
"En reveladoras conversaciones con Sofía Vergara, Ismael Cala y Emilio Estefan--entre muchos otros--y...
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Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial USA, LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
xii, 234 pages ; 19 cm
Language
Español
Description
Una colección de ensayos de la columna "What I Know For Sure" en la revista O, The Oprah Magazine. Organizados por tema, los ensayos se tratan de la alegría, la resistencia, la conexión, la gratitud, la posibilidad, el asobmro, la claridad y el poder.
A collection of essays from Winfrey's "What I Know For Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine. Organized by theme, these essays offer a rare and powerful glimpse into the mind of one of the world's...
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