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Parton, Dolly

1 hold on 3 copies

Summary: "For the first time ever, legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton brings you behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired sixty years of songwriting. Lushly illustrated and told in Dolly's inimitable voice, this rich collection offers an intimate, exclusive look at the colorful life, prolific career, and rags-to-rhinestones...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2020

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 921 PAR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PAR

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 921 PARTON, DOLLY PAR

Bolden, Tonya

Summary: "Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she grew into a rock & roll trailblazer in a time when women were rarely seen rocking out."--Front...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THA

Fain, Sammy

Format: notated music

Publisher / Publication Date: 1945

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2 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHM

Kennedy, Jimmy.

Format: notated music

Publisher / Publication Date: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. 1947

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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHM

Harris, Duchess.

Summary: Aretha Franklin was a legendary singer and activist. Her music helped shape the civil rights movement and inspired many people. Aretha Franklin: Legendary Singer explores her life and legacy. Includes infographics and glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB FRANKLIN HAR

Dawkins, Adam

Summary: Dive into Taylor Swift's enchanting journey, from her childhood in Pennsylvania to her rise as a global pop star. This book captures Taylor's deep passion for music, her strong determination, and the obstacles she tackled along the way. Written for young readers, it shares a story of dreams, grit, and the wonder of music. Let your child learn about a girl who believed in herself and made her...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Adam Dawkins 0000

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Loggia, Wendy

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Summary: "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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB LOG

Marcus, Leonard S.

Summary: "A middle-grade nonfiction book about one of America's most historically resonant images, the circumstances surrounding its creation, and the larger story it tells about Abraham Lincoln's life"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023

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Roden, Steve

Contents: Of CD 1-2: disc 1. Wind -- John Henry -- Untitled -- Then we'll need that true religion -- In the baggage coach ahead -- Blue blazes blues -- Walking on ice -- Kind lovin' blues -- If you hadn't gone away -- Beautiful mansions of gold -- I seen my pretty papa standing on a hill -- The rosary -- Mocking bird -- Froggie went a-courting -- Damfino stump -- Montana call -- When they ring the golden...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dust to Digital 2011

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Hodgkins, Lisa

Summary: "In the last half of the 19th century, the women of America were beginning to develop their own sense of style. Although influenced by European fashions and the social and economic changes of the time, they made clothing choices based upon their personal aspirations and their practical everyday needs. Providing an overview of fashion influences for each decade from the 1860s to the end of the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.2 HOD

Olson, Elsie

Summary: This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Taylor Swift. Readers learn about Swift's early life, her award-winning success in both country and pop music, and her philanthropic work. Features include a timeline, glossary, fun facts, online resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing 2022

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Stern, Scott W.

Summary: In 1918, shortly after her eighteenth birthday, Nina McCall was told to report to the local health officer to be examined for sexually transmitted infections. Confused and humiliated, Nina did as she was told, and the health officer performed a hasty (and invasive) examination and quickly diagnosed her with gonorrhea. Insisting she could not possibly have an STI, Nina was coerced into...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.74 STE

Shapiro, Kitt

Summary: In this unique combination of memoir and cultural history, we come to know one of the greatest stars the world has ever seen--Eartha Kitt--as revealed by the person who knew her best: her daughter.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2021

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SHA

Summary: Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera. For the next thirty-five years she captured the surfaces of those who visited her Massachusetts studio: families, Beat poets, rock stars, and Harvard notables.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC B

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: A television movie event based on the inspiring true story of living legend Dolly Parton's remarkable upbringing in rural Tennessee. This once-in-a-lifetime special takes place inside the tight-knit Parton family as they struggle to overcome devastating tragedy and discover the healing power of love, faith and a raggedy patchwork coat, vividly described in the well-known song of the film's...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2016

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA DOL

Rule, James S.

Format: notated music

Publisher / Publication Date: M. Witmark & Sons 1922

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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHM

McCurdy, Jennette

13 holds on 6 copies

Summary: "Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, "Your eyelashes are...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022

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Parton, Dolly

Summary: Mining over sixty years of songwriting, Dolly Parton highlights her music and brings listeners behind the lyrics by exploring the songs that have defined her journey.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2020

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 PARTON, DOLLY PAR

Summary: The documentary of the life and career of Leonard Cohen.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LEO

Summary: "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 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023

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Zee, Ginger

Summary: When Ginger Zee opened her life to readers in Natural Disaster, the response was enormous. She put a very relatable if surprising face on depression and has helped lessen the stigma surrounding mental health issues. But Ginger tells us, Natural Disaster was ""Ginger Lite" and only scratched the surface. In this moving follow-up, Ginger shares her truest self. She spent most of her life...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Avenue 2021

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ZEE, GINGER ZEE

Summary: Follow the story of singer Marian Anderson, whose talent broke down barriers around the world. Narrated by Renée Elise Goldsberry, Voice of Freedom interweaves Anderson's rich life story with this landmark moment in history, exploring fundamental questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV VOI

Rannells, Andrew

Summary: When Rannells left Nebraska for New York City in 1997, he saw the city as a chance to start over. To transform the fiercely ambitious but sexually confused teenager he saw in the mirror into the Broadway leading man of his dreams. Here he shares the drama of failed auditions and behind-the-curtain romances, the heartbreak of losing his father at the height of his struggle, and the exhilaration...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RANNELLS, ANDREW RAN

Clinton, Chelsea

Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J920 CLI

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