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An American icon and famed actor brings us on his uncharted but serendipitous journey to the top in Hollywood, clearing up misconceptions; sharing dozens of never-before-told stories from both his personal and professional lives; and offering a truly fresh perspective on a changing industry and a changing world.
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2024.
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English
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Inspire young scientists with the biographies of 50 fascinating women in science past and present, each paired with a hands-on experiment that brings the history and principles of science to life. Women have been involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) for thousands of years. While many have faced obstacles because of their gender, things are changing for the better, and today there are more women than ever working in these...
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[2023]
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English
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This film offers an in-depth portrait of the man who created the atomic bomb and changed the world forever. Featuring interviews with the widely respected authors and historians Alexander Larman and Guy Walters, the film also explores Oppenheimer's later preoccupation with the potential dangers that scientific inventions could pose to humanity.
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[2024]
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English
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"In the spirit of Ben Macintyre's greatest spy nonfiction, the truly unbelievable and untold story of Frederick Rutland-a debonair British WWI hero, flying ace, fixture of Los Angeles society, and friend of Golden Age Hollywood stars-who flipped to become a spy for Japan in the lead-up to the attack on Pearl Harbor"--
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[2024]
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Español
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"Con cinco años, Hannah Pick-Goslar huyó con su familia a Ámsterdam para escapar de la Alemania nazi. El primer día de cole allí, entabló amistad con una niña extrovertida y avispada llamada Anne Frank. Durante unos años maravillosos las dos fueron inseparables y disfrutaron de tranquilas fiestas de pijamas y juegos infantiles en el barrio de Rivierenbuurt. Sin embargo, un día de 1942 las vidas de ambas cambiaron para siempre. La ocupación...
11) Kylie minogue
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Discover the life of Kylie Minogue, the Australian princess of pop! Little Kylie grew up with her parents and her younger sister, Dannii, in Melbourne, Australia. She loved singing, dancing and spinning around in her room, but she felt shy in front of other people. Her confidence and courage grew as she watched her sister perform, so she auditioned for a role in a TV show and she got it! From there, she moved on to a role in Australian soap Neighbours. Kylie...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades-a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed. Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem in 1937 and grew up in a household of love and sophistication. As a young boy, he made his stage debut working with Lotte Lenya in an Ira Gershwin/Kurt Weill production where Williams ended up...
15) Lenny Henry
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Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Sir Lenny Henry, the multi-talented comedian, actor, writer and activist.
16) Hija legítima
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Pub. Date
[2024]
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Español
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"A poignant and moving memoir-in-essays from stand-up comedian Aida Rodriguez on the power of overcoming hardship and transforming pain into laughter"--
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2023.
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Español
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"Tras casi treinta años cubriendo el deporte más elegante del mundo, el periodista Sebastián Fest rememora en este libro las decenas de conversaciones que ha mantenido con Rafael Nadal sobre el tenis y la vida misma. Dentro y fuera de las pistas. Encuentros en Mallorca, París, Madrid, Londres, Nueva York, Miami, Acapulco, Buenos Aires, Shanghái, Melbourne, Dubái, Atenas y otros escenarios que han acogido los más grandes torneos del tenis mundial...
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