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Audra McDonald
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This folio recreates the remarkable program Audra sang for the American Songbook Series for Jazz at Lincoln Center. It features vocal/piano arrangements for all 13 tunes bridging the work of upcoming and time-tested songwriters: Bein' Green * Damned Ladies * God Give Me Strength * My Heart * My Stupid Mouth * To a Child * Wonderful You * and more.
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Piano/vocal arrangements of 22 terrific songs from Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald: Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home * As Time Goes By * Baby Moon * Build a Bridge * Cradle and All * How Glory Goes * I Double Dare You * I Follow * I Hid My Love * I Think It's Going to Rain Today * I Wanna Get Married * Is It Really Me? * A Little Bit in Love * The Man That Got Away * See What I Wanna See * Stars and the Moon * Supper Time * Tell Me * Tess's Torch...
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"This stunning new novel is Jodi Picoult at her finest--complete with unflinching insights, richly layered characters, and a page-turning plot with a gripping moral dilemma at its heart. Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents...
5) The Vote
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PBS
Pub. Date
2020.
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The Vote tells the dramatic story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
9) Origin
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Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay, ORIGIN chronicles the tragedy and triumph of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global phenomenon of epic proportions.Portrayed by Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“King Richard”), Isabel experiences unfathomable personal loss and love as she crosses continents and cultures to craft one of the defining American books of our time. Inspired...
10) Respect
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Universal Studios/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, 'Respect' is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
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[2017]
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The fantastic journey of Belle, a bright and independent young woman who takes her father's place as the prisoner of a beast in his castle. As Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff, she and the Beast slowly begin to look beyond their initial reactions to each other and see who they truly are. But back in Belle's village, her father's fears for her safety drive him to rally the villagers to free Belle from the castle--a plan that goes awry,...
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2016
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Jodi Picoult tackles issues of race and privilege in this ebook original short story, a prequel to her upcoming novel Small Great Things. In “Shine,” the master storyteller and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Time and My Sister’s Keeper introduces readers to the unforgettable Ruth Brooks.
Today is Ruth’s first day of third grade at Dalton. The prestigious...
Today is Ruth’s first day of third grade at Dalton. The prestigious...
17) The vote
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PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
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One hundred years after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, it tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in US history.
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Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
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Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and work of one of Broadway's greatest legends, the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master composer and lyricist's 80th birthday, many of musical theater's brightest stars gathered to perform more than two dozen sensational numbers from Sondheim's illustrious career. Performances include America; We're Gonna Be Alright; Love Will See Us Through; Pretty Women; Ladies Who Lunch; and more.
