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2) Johnny Depp
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A biography of motion picture actor Johnny Depp, from childhood to struggling actor to superstardom.
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This title introduces Jim Brown who has had a great influence on his sport and in his society. Career highlights, battles along the way, and humanitarian contributions are discussed. Brown's legacy is told through informative sidebars, captivating photos, and engaging text. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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In this "debut essay collection, featuring never-before-seen photos, actress Lily Collins ... is opening a ... conversation about the things young women struggle with: body image, self-confidence, relationships, family, dating, and so much more. For the first time ever, Lily shares her life and her own deepest secrets, underlining that every single one of us experiences pain and heartbreak"--Amazon.com.
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This informative title highlights the life of Marilyn Monroe. Readers will learn about Monroe's background from her birth as Norma Jean through her unstable childhood in foster homes and orphanages to her marriage to James Dougherty at age 16. Monroe's early work is discussed, from her beginnings as a model with Blue Book Modeling Agency to her signing with Twentieth Century Fox Studios, and her becoming Marilyn Monroe, through early films such...
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"Women have made some of the most important scientific discoveries of all time. In this title, readers learn about Hedy Lamarr from her early career as a Hollywood actress to her invention of a frequency-hopping mechanism that is now used in cell phones and GPS technology. A timeline, sidebars, fun facts, glossary, and index supplement the text." -- Publisher's website.
10) Jennifer Lopez
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Acting, music, dancing-Jennifer Lopez does it all, and does it well. Now learn how this savvy businesswoman has also developed a personal brand that has influenced fashion, design, and beauty.
13) Charlie Chaplin
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Traces the life of world famous movie comedian who rose from a childhood of poverty to become a successful and influential film maker