Whoopi Goldberg
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Have you noticed that things aren't as civil as they once were? Or that rudeness is no longer an exception but a lifestyle? Sure you have. All you need to do is set foot outside your door to see that bad manners are taking over everywhere. People are yakking on cell phones in restaurants, even at church. Folks in carpools wear enough cologne to make our eyes bleed. Complete strangers think it's OK to rub a pregnant lady's belly. Passengers abuse flight...
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Sugar plum ballerinas volume 1
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When her mother moves the family to Harlem and enrolls her in the Nutcracker School of Ballet, reluctant dancer Alexandrea is picked to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in the big recital.
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Sugar plum ballerinas volume 2
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Brenda Black prides herself on her logical and orderly mind, but when her spoiled cousin Tiffany visits, Brenda tells a lie and must rely on the help of her Sugar Plum Sisters to help make things right.
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Plum Fantastic: When her mother moves the family to Harlem and enrolls her in the Nutcracker School of Ballet, reluctant dancer Alexandrea is picked to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in the big recital.
Toeshoe Trouble: Brenda Black prides herself on her logical and orderly mind, but when her spoiled cousin Tiffany visits, Brenda tells a lie and must rely on the help of her Sugar Plum Sisters to help make things right.
7) Dancing diva
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Sugar plum ballerinas volume 6
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When Epatha tries to spice up the choreography of the new ballet in Harlem with her free-spirited style, the rest of the Sugar Plum ballerinas encourage her to keep her toes in line.
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Sugar plum ballerinas volume 3
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Perfectionistic Jerzey desperately wants to be a good ballet dancer like her sisters, but her efforts to learn are repeatedly thwarted, until she finds help in an unexpected place.
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Sugar plum ballerinas volume 4
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Nine-year-old Terrel Liu tries to sabotage her father's new relationship with the aunt of her ballet class nemesis.
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Sugar plum ballerinas volume 5
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Triplets Jessica, JoAnn, and Jerzey and their friends in ballet class try to keep the building that houses The Nutcracker School from being torn down, while also trying to rescue a stray kitten.
12) Supreme glamour
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Supreme Glamour builds a complete picture of the charm and sophistication of The Supremes. With the assistance of her close personal friend Mark Bego, founding member Mary Wilson tells the complete story of the band, both on- and off-stage, from their beginnings as The Primettes in June 1959 to their 1964 breakthrough Motown hit, `Where Did Our Love Go', and from the departure of Diana Ross to the group's comeback in the mid-1970s. Bego's insightful...
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Jackie "Moms" Mabley was an African-American stand-up comic and showbiz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of African-American Vaudeville to become a mainstream star on the stage and TV. Mabley pushed the boundaries of comedy by tackling topics such as gender, sex, and racism, making her one of the first taboo-pushing comedians on the comedy circuit. Once billed as "The Funniest Woman in the World", she performed up until her death in 1975....
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"These are 50 exciting new recipes for America's most decadently delicious food, from classic Southern preparations to new twists by chefs across the country, paired with 25 perfect sides--the best of the crispiest birds around, as selected by the founder of the South Beach and New York City Wine & Food Festival...Lee Brian Schrager, founder and director of the New York City and South Beach Wine & Food Festivals, roadtripped to find the 50 most delicious...
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They say sixty is the new forty. Whoopi Goldberg wants to know, Why can't sixty be sixty and proud of it? Laugh-out-loud funny and downright helpful, Two Old Broads tells it like it is for all of us who left middle age in the dust and want to be present, positive, and as extraordinary as ever in our golden years. You've survived the past; why not embrace the present and prepare for the future so you have more time to laugh along the way?
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American crisis: Battlefield setbacks, questioning of George Washington's leadership from his own generals, and the flight of Congress from Philadelphia to Baltimore prompt Thomas Paine to write that "These are the times that try men's souls."
Across the Delaware: Using the element of surprise, General Washington gets two much-needed victories at Trenton and Princeton.
An American in Paris: Benjamin Franklin settles in as America's ambassador to...
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Fearing that things can deteriorate further, delegates from each state meet once again in Philadelphia to draft a new Constitution.
James interviews former U.S. soldiers to find out what it's like for them, and learns that farmers are having trouble paying off taxes since all their food went towards feeding soldiers.
Sarah, staying with Abigail Adams in Boston, is thrilled to see Mum Bett freed and resolves to fight for civil rights.
The Revolutionary...