Other books that might interest you

• 

  Ghetto Klown - A Graphic Novel

  John Leguizamo

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  “Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite—this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I’ve read.” (Junot Díaz) 
    
  “My man Johnny Legs has done it again … DOPENESS.” (Spike Lee)  
    
  In Ghetto Klown, celebrated performer John Leguizamo lays bare his early years in blue-collar Queens, his salvation through acting and writing, and his colorful career trajectory. He brings us onto the sets of his films opposite stars such as Al Pacino and Patrick Swayze and with directors such as Baz Luhrmann and Brian De Palma, while also opening up about his offstage life in love and marriage. In this candid memoir, Leguizamo offers a strong message of moving beyond self-doubt—and beyond the doubters—to claim some happiness.  
    
  Originally staged on Broadway in 2011, Ghetto Klown won Leguizamo Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards before being adapted into an HBO special. Now Leguizamo shares his life story in this vibrant, funny, and moving adaptation. 
    
  Includes an interview with the author!

  Show book

• 

  X Volume 3: Siege [Dramatized...

  Eric Nguyen, Duane Swierczynski

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  "Arcadia descends into chaos as old villains return to town and new ones are born! While X faces down suicidal psychos, superstitious mobsters, and thrill-junkie assassins, Leigh uncovers the secrets of his past . . . before he locked on his mask and became X! 
   
  Collects issues #9–#12. Adapted from the issues and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music. 
   
  Featuring the return of some of the original X characters from Comics’ Greatest World. 
   
  Performed by Eric Messner, Rayner Gabriel, Natalie Van Sistine, Andrew James Spooner, Steven Carpenter, Gabriel Michael, Ryan Carlo Dalusung, Stephanie Németh-Parker, James Lewis, Peter Holdway, James Konicek, Earl Fisher, Anthony Palmini, Bradley Foster Smith, Darius Johnson, David Engel, David Cui Cui, Evan Casey, James J. Johnson, Jean Rosolino, Jon Vertullo, Keith Richards, Ken Jackson, Keval Shah, Matthew Bassett, Matthew Pauli, Michael John Casey, Nanette Savard, Nickolette Kong, Nicole Perez, Nora Achrati, Patrick Boylan, Richard Rohan, Rob McFadyen, Sam Intrater, Scott McCormick, Shawn K. Jain, Sheree Wichard, Shravan Amin, Torian Brackett, Trei Taylor and Yasmin Tuazon."

  Show book

• 

  The Talk

  Darrin Bell

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  "The audiobook version of The Talk,...isn’t a graphic novel stripped of its pictures; it’s a radio play that delivers its own powerful aural experience. The production employs music, subtle sound effects and a cast that includes Bell and his little boy. The charming humor and incisive wisdom that elevates the print version of 'The Talk' are amply conveyed by these narrators in an audiobook that’s clearly been designed from the bottom up to exploit the format’s unique advantages. For some listeners, this will be a deeply personal experience; for others, an illuminating lesson in empathy. But no matter who you are, you’re ready to have “The Talk."—The Washington Post“In its audio translation, the highlight is Darrin Bell’s storytelling ability, enriched by a soundscape that includes music, sound effects, and archival audio...a powerhouse audio that should be widely recommended.”—Booklist (Starred Review)This program features multicast narration.Winner of the NAACP Image Award in Outstanding Graphic NovelsWinner of the Libby Award for Best Comic/Graphic Novel of the YearNominated for an Eisner Award for Best Graphic MemoirNamed The Year's Best Graphic Novel by Publishers WeeklyNamed one of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Best Books of 2023Named one of NPR's Books We LoveNamed one of Kirkus' Best 2023 BooksNamed one of the Washington Post's 10 best graphic novels of 2023One of TIME Magazine's Must-Read Books of the YearShortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction 2024Booklist Editors' Choice: Graphic Novels, 2023New York Public Library's Best New Comics of 2023 Top Ten PickChicago Public Library's Best Books of 2023 Top Ten PickNamed one of School Library Journal's Best Graphic Novels of 2023Named one of The Guardian's Best Graphic Novels of 2023Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She said she feared for his safety, that police tend to think of little Black boys as older and less innocent than they really are.In this immersive audiobook adaptation—with wall-to-wall sound design, an expansive music soundtrack, and full-cast narration including the author and his son—Bell uses his sharp humor to examine how The Talk shaped intimate and public moments from childhood to adulthood. While coming of age in Los Angeles—and finding a voice through cartooning—Bell becomes painfully aware of being regarded as dangerous by white teachers, neighbors, and police officers and thus of his mortality. Drawing attention to the brutal murders of African Americans and showcasing revealing insights and cartoons along the way, he brings us up to the moment of reckoning when people took to the streets protesting the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. And now Bell must decide whether he and his own six-year-old son are ready to have The Talk."In The Talk, Bell combines the overtly personal and the sociopolitical in a textured autobiography that blends raw honestly, moving memories and powerful insights on race and police relations.” —The Washington Post A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

  Show book

• 

  #304 girls The Mercedes Ladies -...

  CarlWarner

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Summary 
  Driven by her desire to leave Detroit and never return, Brownie, 17, hitches her wagon to a star, Darnell Jackson. "Mr.Michigan" Darnell is a six-foot four-inch point guard prodigy with a guaranteed scholarship to the University of Michigan. A Projected lottery pick in the NBA draft.Brownie soon realizes that maybe Darnell isn't such a sure thing. After All Darnell surrounds himself with lames. Peanut, and Scooter, who drag Darnell into the sewer, selling drugs. "When you walk with lames Darnell you will limp too." After witnessing Darnell’s narrow escape from a drug raid, Brownie decides to take her future into her own hands. . Seeing Darnell risk there way out of the ghetto Brownie decides to take control of her future by joining 
  The Mercedes Ladies. 
  An ultra-chic girl group that believes sex is currency. The Ladies are led by a fierce manipulative drug mule, JaQua Outlaw, 19. 
  JaQua is a street poet with ambitions of being larger than Cardi B. The groups stylist, Kamino, 20, is JaQua's girlfriend. A bonafide songstress and the glamour of the group. With fame come wealth and notoriety. That notoriety brings The Ladies to the attention of Dennis, 44, a notorious drug dealer who wants in on this new age hustle, When Dennis asks Brownie to do a favor, she can't refuse. Brownie's actions lead her boyfriend, Darnell, and The Ladies on a collision course to murder

  Show book

• 

  Adam Bede

  George Eliot

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans – an ironic 'deception' given that Adam Bede, her first novel, is written unashamedly from a feminist standpoint. The story centres on a pastoral love triangle. Two young men, carpenter Adam Bede and squire Captain Arthur Donnithorne, are both in love with the mercurial Hetty Sorrel. There's a further love interest between Adam and beautiful lay preacher Dinah Morris. The setting is a country village in the north of England in the last years of the eighteenth century. The author paints a wonderful landscape of contemporary life as it really was, and excels in the portraits of her characters. Each is flawed, each has their own passions, each is unique, and through this great novel, Eliot put her stamp on literature and on the way we view the vagaries of character, helping us to see people as they really are. This is one of the greatest novels in the English language. First published in 1859, Adam Bede has never been out of print since, which speaks volumes about its timeless quality.

  Show book

• 

  ISLAND of a LOST PILOT THE

  Rajesh Bhatia

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The book is about a young man, Rohan, a trainee pilot, who is sent abroad for his training. He is trapped by the drug mafia and the adventure starts. His father moves for his rescue and he too is trapped. The story is full of so many twists and surprises that it will not be fair to disclose any part or outline of the story, as it will mar the thrill of reading the book. The book includes everything from a crime plot, mystery, hijacking, air-crashes, skullduggery, detective work, surprises, thrill, mathematical deductions, adventure, and a beautifully ended story.

  Show book