Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah

Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah
Author: Kathy Iandoli
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2021-08-17
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1982156864

In a definitive and “excellent homage to a star who left this planet too soon” (Questlove), the life, career, tragic death, and evolution of Aaliyah into a music legend are explored—now updated with new material featuring in-depth research and exclusive interviews. By twenty-two years old, Aaliyah had already accomplished a staggering amount: hit records, acclaimed acting roles, and fame that was just about to cross over into superstardom. Like her song, she was already “more than a woman” but her shocking death in a plane crash prevented her from fully growing into one. Now, two decades later, the full story of Aaliyah’s life and cultural impact is finally and lovingly revealed. Baby Girl features never-before-told stories, including studio anecdotes, personal tales, and eyewitness accounts on the events leading up to her untimely passing. Her enduring influence on today’s artists—such as Rihanna, Drake, Normani, and many more—is also celebrated, providing Aaliyah’s discography a cultural critique that is long overdue. “There’s no better way to pay your respect to R&B’s true angel than to lose yourself in the pages” (Kim Osorio, journalist and author of Straight from the Source) of this “dazzling biography” (Publishers Weekly) that is as unforgettable as its subject. This book was written without the participation of Aaliyah’s family/estate.

Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah

Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah
Author: Kathy Iandoli
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2022-08-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1982156856

"By twenty-two years old, Aaliyah had already accomplished a staggering amount: hit records, acclaimed acting roles, and fame that was just about to cross over into superstardom. Like her song, she was already "more than a woman" but her shocking death in a plane crash prevented her from fully growing into one. Now, two decades later, the full story of Aaliyah's life and cultural impact is finally and lovingly revealed. Baby Girl features never-before-told stories, including studio anecdotes, personal tales, and eyewitness accounts on the events leading up to her untimely passing. Her enduring influence on today's artists--such as Rihanna, Drake, Normani, and many more--is also celebrated, providing Aaliyah's discography a cultural critique that is long overdue. "--Provided by publisher.

Departures (Tremontaine Season 1 Episode 13)

Departures (Tremontaine Season 1 Episode 13)
Author: Ellen Kushner
Publisher: Serial Box
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2016-12-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1682100456

Season 1 of Tremontaine, the hit episodic online serial set in Ellen Kushner's Swordpoint universe, reaches its riveting conclusion. Kaab and Diane, enemies bound by common interests, forge a new understanding. Micah and Rafe receive unexpected offers of employment. And Will, now the Duke Tremontaine in name only, languishes at Highcombe House, where it is hoped—by some—that he may yet recover. This episode is brought to you by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman, who can't wait to share what they've got up their sleeves for Season 2 of Tremontaine!

Alaya ́s Angel

Alaya ́s Angel
Author: Anthony Trollope
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 526
Release: 2018-04-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3732634574

Reproduction of the original: Alaya ́s Angel by Anthony Trollope

Aaliyah

Aaliyah
Author: Victoria Christopher Murray
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2009-10-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416566988

From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian comes the fourth book in the The Divas series. Diamond, India, Veronique, and Aaliyah are fifteen-year-old high school sophomores on their way to becoming the hottest new group to hit gospel music—The Divas. That is, if they win the team talent competition. Now, the fourth book in the series follows Aaliyah, as she comes face to face with a secret from her past.. Straight-A student and “brainiac” of the group, Aaliyah is an only child living with her father, the deputy Chief of Police in Los Angeles. Even though Aaliyah isn’t interested in singing, she’s shown a remarkable, natural talent since childhood. It takes a bit of persuading to get Aaliyah to be a part of the Divas, but she gives in, and joins the group to be close to her friends. During one of their rehearsals, the girls hear a song by Zena, a successful African American singer. All the other girls are inspired and imagine themselves being as successful one day—except for Aaliyah, who turns off the CD and grumbles that they can find a better role model. Then, when Aaliyah learns that Zena will be attending their performance—accompanied by her father—her whole world comes crashing down. And all of her friends, who’d been told that Aaliyah’s mother died when she was a baby, suddenly realize where her natural singing ability came from…

The Adventures of Major John Tiltborough

The Adventures of Major John Tiltborough
Author: Gary Cross
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 765
Release: 2020-05-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 198450570X

Retired Major John Tiltborough was enjoying his time in the high mountain ranges in the snow and cold hunting for deer. Unbeknown to John, he was about to stumble across a massive child abduction and pornography organisation. After saving three young teenage children he now has to get his old team on side to develop a mission to save hundreds of children. Along the way he encounters romance, and forbidden pleasures from his new Mossad wife. Then the race truly begins to see if John’s extensive military experience can save the children before he is hunted down and killed instead. If he survives, he will need to master a plan to kill off those linked with this organisation called The Centre.

Narrative Research in Health and Illness

Narrative Research in Health and Illness
Author: Brian Hurwitz
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1405146192

This comprehensive book celebrates the coming of age of narrativein health care. It uses narrative to go beyond the patient's storyand address social, cultural, ethical, psychological,organizational and linguistic issues. This book has been written to help health professionals andsocial scientists to use narrative more effectively in theireveryday work and writing. The book is split into three, comprehensive sections;Narratives, Counter-narratives and Meta-narratives.

Chasing 33%

Chasing 33%
Author: Jitendra Jain
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2017-03-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1946822965

Did you hate the Board exams too? Yes, that struggle was REAL! Two sixteen-year-old boys are all set to take on their board exams. Set in the lush greenery of the 1990’s Assam, this walk down the nostalgic lane is replete with references to the teenage years of any kid, tongue-in-cheek humor and laugh-out-loud moments. The narrative transports you to your own teenage years as you look back fondly reminisce on your own journey. The boys are different – average in science and maths, but with their own equations for life, spirited yet sensitive, with a thousand questions and sassy answers. Rendered through the eyes of a young lad who couldn’t be bothered by the rat race, Chasing the dreaded 33% is sure to leave you smiling and laughing your gut out with the writer’s wry sense of humor! This book is a beautiful reminder that life is far more than just numbers that are ascribed to you after testing your memory against unfair standards.

The Flux

The Flux
Author: Ferrett Steinmetz
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0857664646

The second edge-of-your-seat adventure in an urban fantasy series featuring a bureaucracy-obsessed magician, his rebellious daughter—and a spectacularly original magic system Love something enough, and your obsession will punch holes through the laws of physics. That devotion creates unique magics: videogamemancers. Origamimancers. Culinomancers. But when ‘mancers battle, cities tremble… Aliyah Tsabo-Dawson: The world’s most dangerous eight-year-old girl. Burned by a terrorist’s magic, gifted strange powers beyond measure. She’s furious that she has to hide her abilities from her friends, her teachers, even her mother—and her temper tantrums can kill. Paul Tsabo: Bureaucromancer. Magical drug-dealer. Desperate father. He’s gone toe-to-toe with the government’s conscription squads of brain-burned Unimancers, and he’ll lie to anyone to keep Aliyah out of their hands—whether Aliyah likes it or not. The King of New York: The mysterious power player hell-bent on capturing the two of them. A man packing a private army of illegal ‘mancers. Paul’s family is the key to keep the King’s crumbling empire afloat. But offering them paradise is the catalyst that inflames Aliyah’s deadly rebellious streak . . .