Prince
1) Spare
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English
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"It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow--and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling--and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full...
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English
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An acclaimed musician, Prince Rogers Nelson was a visionary with an imagination deep enough to whip up whole worlds. But his most ambitious creative act was turning himself into one of the greatest pop stars of any era. Before his death Prince was writing a memoir, taking us into his childhood world. The second part of the book takes us through his early days as a musician through a scrapbook of writing and photos. We then follow Prince's evolution...
3) Originals
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Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Several of the iconic songs found on the album were considerable hits for the artists who recorded them. It pulls back the curtain to reveal the origins of these familiar songs, in addition to deeper album cuts, and also features Prince's majestic original 1984 version of Nothing Compares 2 U.
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Publisher
Rhino
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Prince's musical vault opens and reveals this collection of previously unreleased home recordings from 1983. It features early versions of Purple Rain; 17 Days; and Strange Relationship, as well as a cover of Joni Mitchell's A Case of You.
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Publisher
Ember
Pub. Date
2016.
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IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Michaela DePrince was known as girl Number 27 at the orphanage, where she was abandoned at a young age and tormented as a "devil child" for a skin condition that makes her skin appear spotted. But it was at the orphanage that Michaela would find a picture of a beautiful ballerina en pointe that would help change the course of her life. In this engaging, moving, and unforgettable memoir, Michaela shares her dramatic journey from an orphan in West Africa...
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Last gate of the Emperor volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Yared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime -- a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots of rules, and not much to do. His worrywart Uncle Moti and bionic lioness Besa are his only family... and his only friends. Often in trouble for his thrill-seeking antics and smart mouth, those same qualities make Yared a star player of the underground augmented reality game, The Hunt for Kaleb's Obelisk. But when a change in the game rules prompts Yared...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Kachemak Winkel's mother used to tell him that Alaska doesn't forgive mistakes. A lot of mistakes where made the day she died in a plane crash with Kache's father and brother-- and Kache still feels responsible. He fled Alaska for good, but now his aunt Snag insists on his return. Returning to his family's cabin in the woods, he finds smoke rising from the chimney and a mysterious Russian woman hiding from her own troubled past. Nadia has stayed there,...