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What Happened, Miss Simone?: The Nina Simone Diaries
Written by Alan Light
Hardcover 320 Pages
Jazz
November 2015 |

Inspired by the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? , an intimate and vivid look at the legendary life of Nina Simone, the classically trained pianist who evolved ... editor-in-chief Alan Light comes a biography of incandescent soul singer and Black Power icon Nina Simone, one ...

The Collected Plays of Neil Simon:Volume 2
Written by Neil Simon
Paperback 752 Pages
Drama
November 1986 |

They can't take away the pleasure that Neil Simon's plays have given literally millions ... Simon," bear eloquent witness to the unique genius of this master playwright who so magnificently blends the joy of laughter and the love of life. 9780452263581 Simon, Neil 1986-11-01 Plume Books (Drama) ...

Neil Simon's Memoirs: The Complete Memoirs
Written by Neil Simon
Hardcover 672 Pages
Theater Studies
November 2016 |

The complete memoirs of playwright Neil Simon--the author of such iconic works as Lost in Yonkers ... This omnibus edition combines Neil Simon's two memoirs, Rewrites and The Play Goes On , into one volume that spans his extraordinary five-decade career in theater, television, and film. Rewrites takes Simon ...

I Put a Spell on You:The Autobiography of Nina Simone
Written by Nina Simone
Paperback 192 Pages
Jazz
Lives & Letters
September 2003 |

James Baldwin used to tell Nina Simone, "This is the world you have made for yourself, now you have to live in it." Simone has created for herself a world of magnificent peaks. Often compared to Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf, Simone is known as one of the greatest singers of her ...

Simon's Cat Off to the Vet . . . and Other Cat-astrophes
Written by Simon Tofield
BC 240 Pages
Graphica
Humor
October 2015 |

Guaranteed laugh out loud material, Tofield's secret is successfully relating Simon's cat to any cat. Simon's cat is certainly the Snoopy of the cat world. -- Chicago Tribune Simon's Cat Off to the Vet and Other Cat-astrophes is a sweet, humorous look at feline behavior from ...

Simon's Cat: It's a Dog's Life
Written by Simon Tofield
Hardcover 128 Pages
Graphica
October 2019 |

Whilst patrolling his territory, Simon's Cat dips into the lives of dogs and their owners ... by one distinctly bemused feline. 9781786897008 Tofield, Simon 2019-10-01 Canongate Books (Graphica) 9781786897008 Simon's Cat: It's a Dog's Life ...

Simon Ellis, Spelling Bee Champ
Written by Claudia Mills
BB 144 Pages
Middle Grade (8-12)
October 2015 |

spelling bee, where they will be competing against the two other classes in third grade. Simon Ellis, who just happens to be good at a lot of other things, is also very good at spelling. But Simon's best friend, Jackson, tells him that it's getting boring losing to Simon all the time. Simon is stuck ...

Simon Thorn and the Viper's Pit
Written by Aimee Carter
Hardcover 304 Pages
Middle Grade (8-12)
February 2017 |

Simon Thorn only recently discovered that he's an Animalgam--one of a secret race who can shift into animals. Now, for the first time in his life Simon has real friends to train and study ... Orion, who's bent on taking over the animal world. To rescue his mom, Simon must head cross-country ...

Simone Martini in Orvieto
Written by Nathaniel Silver
Hardcover 240 Pages
November 2022 |

painter Simone Martini Painter to popes, princes, and scions of Renaissance dynasties, Simone Martini (ca. ... of their construction, multimedia techniques, and imagery. A focus of the book--the first on Simone Martini in English ... refuge and stronghold of the Guelph political faction. The publication sheds light on Simone's early ...

Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles
Written by Michelle Meadows
Hardcover 40 Pages
Picture Books (3-7)
December 2020 |

A lyrical picture book biography of Simone Biles, gymnastics champion and Olympic superstar. Before she was a record-breaking gymnast competing on the world stage, Simone Biles spent time in foster ... backyard. When she was six years old, Simone's family took shape in a different way. Her grandparents ...

Simon B. Rhymin'
Written by Dwayne Reed
Paperback 256 Pages
Middle Grade (8-12)
January 2022 |

on Good Morning America! Eleven-year-old Simon Barnes dreams of becoming a world-famous rapper ... age and afraid to use his voice. Simon prefers to lay low at school and at home, even though he's ... on something that affects their community, Simon must face his fears. With some help from an unexpected ally ...

Simon B. Rhymin' Gets in the Game
Written by Dwayne Reed
Paperback 240 Pages
Early Chapter Books (6-10)
March 2024 |

The humorous and heartwarming third book in the Simon B. Rhymin' series, by America's favorite rapping teacher from Chicago, will have readers bopping along to the beat as Simon joins the community basketball team. When eleven-year-old Simon Barnes joins the basketball team, he's so excited ...

Neil Simon's Memoirs
Written by Neil Simon
Paperback 696 Pages
Lives & Letters
December 2017 |

The complete memoirs of Neil Simon, the greatest--and most successful--American playwright of all ... Simon's two memoirs, Rewrites and The Play Goes On , into one volume that spans his extraordinary five-decade career in theater, television, and film. Rewrites takes Simon through his first love, his first ...

At Home with Andre and Simone Weil
Written by Sylvie Weil
Hardcover 192 Pages
Judaica
October 2010 |

famed philosopher aunt Simone and mathematician father André. Born into a freethinking Jewish family in France in 1909, Simone Weil was one of the twentieth century's most original philosophers, influencing Albert Camus, T. S. Eliot, Simone de Beauvoir, Pope John XXIII, Czeslaw Milosz, and Susan Sontag. ...

Lost and Found: Adele & Simon in China
Written by Barbara McClintock
Hardcover 40 Pages
Picture Books (3-7)
October 2016 |

When siblings Adèle and Simon visit their uncle in China, he buys them each gifts for their trip. Simon picks out a hat, a flute, a fan, and other small items, while his sister selects a camera ... they visit and the adventures they have... and, of course, what item Simon managed to lose at each stop along ...

Gymnastics Superstar Simone Biles
Written by Jon M Fishman
Paperback 24 Pages
Sports
January 2019 |

Gymnast Simone Biles won four Olympic gold medals in 2016, and she plans to compete at the Olympics again in 2021. This carefully leveled text with engaging photos and critical thinking questions ... 9781541545786 Gymnastics Superstar Simone Biles ...

Simon B. Rhymin'
Written by Dwayne Reed
Hardcover 240 Pages
Middle Grade (8-12)
March 2021 |

Morning America! Eleven-year-old Simon Barnes dreams of becoming a world-famous rapper that everyone calls ... to use his voice. Simon prefers to lay low at school and at home, even though he's constantly ... that affects their community, Simon must face his fears. With some help from an unexpected ally and his ...

Adventure Time: Marcy & Simon
Written by Pendleton Ward
Paperback 160 Pages
Graphic Novels
December 2019 |

After the events of the Adventure Time(TM) finale, Marceline must help Simon make amends for his ... and Simon's time as Ice King, Marceline and Simon have finally reunited after the events of the Adventure Time(TM) finale. But when Simon's memory begins to fail, Marcy must work together with Finn, Jake, ...

Simon Sort of Says
Written by Erin Bow
Hardcover 320 Pages
Middle Grade (8-12)
January 2023 |

important--hopeful." -- New York Times Simon O'Keeffe's biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad ... But the story the whole world wants to tell about Simon is the one he'd do anything to forget: the one starring Simon as a famous survivor of gun violence at school. Two years after the infamous event, ...

Simon Sort of Says
Written by Erin Bow
Paperback 336 Pages
Display Middle Grade
Middle Grade (8-12)
June 2024 |

important--hopeful." -- New York Times Simon O'Keeffe's biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad ... But the story the whole world wants to tell about Simon is the one he'd do anything to forget: the one starring Simon as a famous survivor of gun violence at school. Two years after the infamous event, ...

Fantasies of Nina Simone
Written by Jordan Alexander Stein
Paperback 320 Pages
Jazz
The Paperback Front Table
September 2024 |

Since her death in 2003, Nina Simone has been the subject of an astonishing number of rereleased, ... and soundtracks. In Fantasies of Nina Simone , Jordan Alexander Stein uses an archive of Simone ... Simone the performer, civil rights activist, and icon, and her own fantasies about herself. Stein ...

Sydney & Simon: To the Moon!
Written by Paul Reynolds
Paperback 48 Pages
Early Chapter Books (6-10)
August 2017 |

Eager to win a chance to meet a real-life astronaut, twin mice Sydney and Simon use STEAM thinking ... true for twins Sydney and Simon. But first they have to come up with the most creative project about the Earth's moon. While Sydney's work is all about the art, and Simon's is all about the data, ...

Who Is Simone Biles?
Written by Stefanie Loh
Paperback 56 Pages
Biographies
April 2023 |

Simone Biles in this book from the New York Times Best-Selling Who HQ series. In 2021, Simone Biles ... expected Simone to dominate these games. With seven Olympic medals, twenty-five World Championships medals, ... That summer, however, Simone became more than just a legendary athlete. She became an advocate for mental ...

Simon and the Bear
Written by Eric A Kimmel
Hardcover 40 Pages
Holiday
September 2014 |

and the Hanukkah Goblins . Before Simon sails to America, he promises his family that he will get a job and send for them. Simon's mother knows he will need a miracle, so she reminds him to celebrate Hanukkah wherever he may be. Little does either of them know that Simon will spend the first night of Hanukkah ...

Simone Breaks All the Rules
Written by Debbie Rigaud
Hardcover 320 Pages
Young Adult (12+)
June 2021 |

and heartfelt rom-com from bestselling author Debbie Rigaud is pure Black girl joy. Simone Thibodeaux is about ... parents send Simone to an all-girls high school and enforce strict no-dating rules. As for prom? Simone ... family, obviously). Simone is desperate to avoid the setup -- especially since she has a serious crush ...