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Adult Winter Reading Challenge
Best of 2023: Adult Non-Fiction
NYT - Audio Nonfiction
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Best of 2023: Adult Non-Fiction
NYT - Audio Nonfiction
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"In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice--her truth--was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey--and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history. Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears's groundbreaking book illuminates...
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[2024]
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From the author of the award-winning Shadows of Pecan Hollow comes a novel set in the country music world of 1970s Nashville about a struggling musician who writes a hit song that both promises her long-sought-after fame and implicates her in a heinous crime.
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2023.
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"La mujer que soy es una historia valiente y asombrosamente conmovedora sobre la libertad, la fama, la maternidad, la supervivencia, la fe y la esperanza. En junio de 2021, el mundo entero escuchó hablar a Britney Spears en una audiencia pública. El impacto que causó al compartir su voz, su verdad, fue innegable, y cambió el rumbo de su vida y el de la de infinidad de personas. La mujer que soy revela por primera vez la increíble peripecia...
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"The Girl Group Sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, took over the airwaves by capturing the mix of innocence and rebellion emblematic of America in in the 1960s. As songs like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Then He Kissed Me," and "Be My Baby" rose to number one, Girl Groups cornered the burgeoning post-war market of teenage rock and roll fans, indelibly shaping the trajectory...
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"Taylor Swift is a music star. As a child, Taylor knew she loved to sing. From her family's Christmas tree farm to her first Grammy award at age 20, this young star has accomplished a lot. And it was just the start! In 2018, Taylor decided to use her platform to speak out for causes that were important to her. This young star has so much she still wants to accomplish--and she has the determination to get it done! Learn about Taylor's journey as a...
6) Goodbye girl
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[2024]
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A Miami criminal defense lawyer helps a Grammy-winning popstar who signed an onerous contract as a teen that leaves her ex-husband with all her royalties.
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2024.
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"FIRST THINGS FIRST, hip-hop is not just the music, and women have played a big role in shaping the way it looks today. FIRST THINGS FIRST takes readers on a journey through some notable firsts by women in hip-hop history and their importance. Factual firsts like Queen Latifah becoming the first rapper to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Lauryn Hill making history as the first rapper to win the coveted Album of the Year Award at the GRAMMYs,...
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2023.
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Introduces the four women who inspired, styled, wrote for, remixed, and ultimately helped create the legend of the Rolling Stones and transformed them into international stars, but who were themselves marginalized by the male-dominated rock world of the late 60s and early 70s.
The Rolling Stones's innovative music and iconic performances defined a generation. Behind these larger-than-life rock stars were four women who inspired, styled, wrote for,...
11) Taylor Swift
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[2023]
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"Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Taylor Swift, the Grammy Award-winning and multiplatinum artist. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers!"--Amazon.
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