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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Lillian's rise to fame and fortune spans seventy years and is inextricably linked to the course of American history itself, from Prohibition to the disco days of Studio 54. Yet Lillian Dunkle is nothing like the whimsical motherly persona she crafts for herself in the media. Conniving, profane, and irreverent, she is a supremely complex woman who prefers a good stiff drink to an ice cream cone. And when her past begins to catch up with her, everything...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Old media is over. The internet reigns. And in today's attention economy, influencers are kings. But who are they... and how do you become one? "Break the Internet" takes a deep dive into the influencer industry, tracing its evolution from blogging and legacy social media such as Tumblr to today's world in which YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok dominate. Examining the new media landscape that the rise of online celebrity has created, it is an insider...
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Classroom 13 volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Ms. Linda's cousin, the Hollywood agent Lucy LaRoux, gives each student in Classroom 13 the opportunity to become famous, but the students learn that with great celebrity comes stage fright, injury, bad press, and giving up video games.
26) Summer
Author
Series
Baxter family series. Sunrise volume 2
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
Dayne Matthews finds the perfect solution to his on-camera love scenes--his wife, Katy, will star in his next film--but in an effort to appease the press, the couple agrees to a twelve-episode reality show, which creates trouble for the newlyweds.
Author
Series
Once upon a con volume 3
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In this adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast," the teenaged star of a popular science fiction movie franchise hides out in a small town, following a tabloid scandal, and meets the bookish Rosie Thorne who is still grieving over her mother's death.
29) Love me sweet
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Delaney Masterson isnt looking for fame. Yes, she has famous parents and a reality TV show, but shes not the wild-child celebrity the paparazzi have painted her to be. UntilThe Scandal. When an old boyfriend releases a private video, Delaneys name becomes every comedians favorite punch line. To escape the media, she sneaks away to Bell Harbor, Michiganduring the worst winter in fifty years. Adventure...
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Language
English
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"Was Andy Warhol a hoarder? Did Einstein have autism? In this surprising and inventive look at the evolution of mental health, respected journalist Claudia Kalb gives readers a glimpse into the lives of high-profile historic figures through the lens of modern psychology, weaving groundbreaking research into biographical narratives that are deeply embedded in our culture. From Marilyn Monroe's borderline personality disorder to Charles Darwin's anxiety,...
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Series
People volume 380
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
This literary book is Taiwanese journalist and commentator Chen Wenqians media interviews with 10 artists, entrepreneurs and cultural leaders, including Kevin Kang-yong Tsai, Jay Jielun Chou, and Rene Ruoying Liu. The series is also produced to Chens television show “CTI Youth Forum” broadcasted at CTI Television.
33) Lee
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
As begun in the best-selling Happy Times, her first book with Assouline, Lee Radziwill's colorful journey continues in the much-anticipated Lee. In this quest or privacy and freedom within a highly publicized life, Radziwill shares her unique perspective as a witness to history, recalling the numerous cultural figures she counted among her friends, from Rudolf Nureyev to Truman Capote, and quiet moments with her children in London and New York. Filled...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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A beloved culinary historian's short takes on six famous women through the lens of food and cooking--what they ate and how their attitudes toward food offer surprising new insights into their lives. Everyone eats, and food touches on every aspect of our lives--social and cultural, personal and political. Yet most biographers pay little attention to people's attitudes toward food, as if the great and notable never bothered to think about what was on...
36) Dreams come true
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Series
Ella diaries volume 4
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Ella dreams of meeting pop star Cassi Valentine. She has all the songs and merchandise - even Bob has a Cassi Valentine bandana! But when the school enters a competition to win a visit from the star, Ella and her worst enemy ever, Peach Parker, have to work together. Can they put aside their differences? The whole school is counting on them!"
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Cash Carter, the young, world-famous lead actor of the hit television show Wiz Kids, is a favorite of the tabloids and paparazzi, who take notice of his every move. When four fans jokingly invite him on a cross-country road trip, they are shocked when he actually accepts their invitation. Getting a taste of the spotlight, this unlikely crew takes off on a journey of narrow escapes from photographers, not-so-glamorous mishaps, and surprise turns. But...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Called the angel of pop, 11-year-old megastar Jonny Valentine has everything but a father . . . and a childhood. Wayne's novel follows the preadolescent's national tour as he wows his tween fans (and the occasional adult predator) while secretly searching the Internet for his absent father, whom he hasn't seen since he was 5 or 6. In the meantime, his hard-partying mother, who doubles as his manager, is trying to ensure that the young star's career...
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