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Synopsis: "With the publication of "Lena Horne: The M-G-M Years", cinema historian Stephen Burne begins in 1942 when Lena Horne became the first black actress and movie star to sign a long-term contract with M-G-M, one of Hollywood's top studios. M-G-M then transformed Lena into a movie goddess after initial uncertainties of how to employ her talents on screen at a time when African Americans were greatly discriminated against with whole chains of movie theaters in the South refusing to run any films with black actors in a too prominent a role.   Critique: Succinct, fascinating, detailed, and featuring a...

Synopsis: The first weeks of the year 1964 were cold, gray, and somber, as America was reeling from the tragic death of its vibrant young President. But then something began piercing through the desolate haze: a sound, both new, yet also echoing the thrilling, unbridled energy of early Rock and Roll -- it was an energy that had been almost utterly tamed in recent years.   Up to this time, British bands had been wholly unsuccessful at gaining a lasting foothold in American Rock and Roll. But suddenly, all of that changed forever as four young men led an army...

Synopsis: As a Doctor Who fans, do you know which Doctor ate fish Fingers and custard? What the final works of the tenth Doctor said before his regeneration? How many years the Doctor vowed to guard Missy in The Vault?   With the publication of "Doctor Who Trivia Quiz and Random Facts: 2005-2017" and its focus on the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors in one of the most enduring science fiction television series in history, Doctor Who expert M. A. Cassata poses 300 questions and answers -- plus many random fun Doctor Who show facts from 2005-2017. Many of these...

Clinton is a small shoreline town 25 miles east of New Haven, founded in 1663 when a committee appointed by the General Court at Hartford laid out a settlement called the Hornonoscitt  Plantation.  The town was the birthplace of Yale College in 1701; and was the hometown of choice for a family and their performing bears, who, for years, headlined with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circuses.

“Pallenberg Wonder Bears - From the Beginning is a captivating narrative you couldn't have dreamed up, but won’t want to put down.  I've been in publishing for a long time and at this point it takes something really unique to raise my eyebrows  -- and this story certainly did, from the very first page.” 
-- Justin Race, Director, Purdue University Press

Peggy’s Puzzles - Volume One is divided into four distinct parts. Part One, is
comprised of revised Sam Loyd puzzles that are suitable for children as well as
adults. The New York Times called the book "A great wit sharpener for the
whole family".

Author Bio: Peggy Adler is an American author & illustrator and investigative
researcher. Her work includes "Pallenberg Wonder Bears - From the Beginning"
(BearManor Media, 2022), "Images of America CLINTON" (Arcadia Publishing, 2019); five titles for New York City publishers (The John Day Company & Franklin
Watts); illustrations for two dozen others and art work for the Bronx Zoo and the Humane Society of the United States.

Synopsis: In "Platinum Widow: Who Killed Jean Harlow's Husband?", prodigal private investigator Porter Down, takes a perilously deep dive into one of the most notorious unsolved Hollywood mystery of all time!   A work of fiction based on an historical incident, in Platinum Widow", author Gregory William Mank takes the reader on a wild and wicked time machine ride back to Golden Age Hollywood, and the events surrounding the shocking death of MGM producer Paul Bern, 65 days (and nights) after his marriage to Platinum Blonde Bombshell, Jean Harlow.   Was it suicide? Was it murder? This fascinating novel weaves...