"Explores the life of Tyler Perry, including his difficult childhood and troubled family life, his rise from a struggling playwright to a movie mogul, the controversy over his works, and his status as an entertainment icon"--Provided by publisher.
"In this young readers' adaptation of his adult memoir Dear America, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas tells his story, in light of the . . . undocumented immigrants . . . in the United States"--Provided by publisher.
what growing up in the South taught me about life, love, and baking biscuits
Witherspoon, Reese
2018
American Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon discusses the joys of southern living, including some of her grandmothers recipes, midnight barn parties, backyard bridal showers, and more.
"The movement of people--what Americans call 'immigration' and the rest of the world calls 'migration'--is among the defining issues of our time. Technology and information crosses countries and continents at blistering speed. Corporations thrive on being multinational and polyglot. Yet the world's estimated 244 million total migrant population, particularly those deemed 'illegal' by countries and societies, are locked in a chaotic and circular debate about borders and documents, assimilation and identity. An issue about movement seems immovable: politically, culturally and personally"--Provided by publisher.
Provides an overview of the life and career of Spike Lee, discussing his formative years, movies, relationships, political beliefs, successes, and other related topics.
