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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...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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First edition.
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244 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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English
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The "Fox & Friends" meteorologist discusses her marriage to a 9/11 firefighter, her battle with multiple sclerosis, and the impact of sexism on her career, revealing the strength of deliberate optimism in the face of any challenge.
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2023.
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English
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For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC's hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show in this "no-holds barred" (People) instant New York Times bestseller.
Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn't...
Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn't...
4) Prime Time
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A cable TV reporter looking for her big break is determined to secure an interview with a war hero — but a protective and tempting man stands in her way . . .More than anything else, cable TV reporter Andrea Malone wants a network job. And it could be hers if she gains a coveted interview with the aging General Ratiff — especially if she uncovers the secret that drove him into seclusion at his Texas ranch. But Lyon Ratiff, the general's...
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IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
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"The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, "--Amazon.com.
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Shop-til-u-drop collection volume 1
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English
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Gemologist Andrea Adams is suffering a bad case of burnout at her plum job in the New York Diamond District. So she swaps the Big Apple for Louisville, Kentucky, and joins the S.T.U.D. television shopping network as its newest host. When she's paired up with a hunky but clueless Ken doll of a cohost, Andrea wonders if she made the right move. Top it all off with foul play, a trip to Myanmar, and lots and lots of rubies, and you've got a story any...
7) One day
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Over twenty years, snapshots of an unlikely relationship are revealed on the same day--July 15th--of each year. Dex Mayhew and Em Morley face squabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. And as the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed, they must come to grips with the nature of love and life itself. Soon to be a major motion picture from Focus Features/ Random House Films.
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Hailey Dean thrillers volume 2
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English
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The brutal slayings of a string of her patients in New York and a horrific attempt on her own life leave Hailey Dean down, but not defeated. After a yearlong respite back home in the Southland, former violent crimes prosecutor Hailey Dean finally returns to her apartment in the sky overlooking Manhattan. Hailey's determined to rebuild a normal life and settle back into her growing practice as a therapist. But in a twist of fate, Hailey agrees to follow...
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
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xvii, 444 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"Barbara Jill Walters was a force form the time TV was exploding on the American scene in the 1960s to its waning dominance in a new world of competition from streaming services and social media half a century later. She was not just a groundbreaker for women (Oprah Winfrey announced at age seventeen that she wanted to be Barbara Walters) but also expanded the big TV interview and then dominated the genre. By the end of her career, she had interviewed...
10) Bossypants
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From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon, comedian Tina Fey reveals all, and proves that you're no one until someone calls you bossy.
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"Every weekday for decades, a kind man named Mister Rogers stepped through a door in his TV house, spoke directly into the camera while he changed from street clothes into a cardigan and sneakers, and sang, "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood." Offering unconditional love, this soft-spoken icon was a household name for tens of millions of children, as well as their parents who grew up with this friendly neighbor themselves. Fred Rogers (1928-2003)...
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It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A local news legend is on the hunt for a sensational headline, and soon the gang are hot on the trail of two murders, ten years apart. To make matters worse, a new nemesis pays Elizabeth a visit, presenting her with a deadly mission: kill or be killed. While Elizabeth grapples with her conscience...
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Shop-til-u-drop collection volume 3
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English
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Despite her negligible negotiating skills, gemologist Andie Adams is sent to Colombia to broker a deal on emeralds for her home shopping network. And the best part---she gets to go alone! But when her guide---and her Spanish---disappear and a taxi driver "kidnaps" her, can cute cohost Max get her out alive?
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Shop-til-u-drop collection volume 2
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English
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Gemologist and television gem show host Andrea Adams, having her church mission to the Kashmir region of Pakistan ruined by her boss's insistence that she bring her pretty boy co-host along to shoot on location, becomes part of a murder investigation when two of the guides are killed.
16) Made to last
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"TV host Miranda Woodruff has built a perfect life for herself onscreen. But everything could fall apart when she falls in love for real"-- Provided by publisher.
17) Going there
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[2021]
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Publisher Annotation: For more than forty years, Katie Couric has been an iconic presence in the media world. In her brutally honest, hilarious, heartbreaking memoir, she reveals what was going on behind the scenes of her sometimes tumultuous personal and professional life - a story she's never shared, until now. Of the medium she loves, the one that made her a household name, she says, "Television can put you in a box; the flat-screen can flatten....
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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...
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John Murray
Pub. Date
2021.
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ix, 438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and color), portraits ; 24 cm
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English
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"BAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from Monkey to the Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit, creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, MIRIAM MARGOLYES, OBE, is the nation's favourite (and naughtiest) treasure. Now, at the age of 80, she has finally decided to tell her extraordinary life story - and it's well worth the wait. Find out how being conceived in an air-raid gave her curly hair; what pranks led to...
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