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Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart (born 1962)

comedian, film actor, television presenter, film director, television actor, journalist, film producer, television producer, political pundit, actor

  • College of William & Mary
Naked Pictures of Famous People
America (the book)
Earth (The Book)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Audiobook)
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

politician, comedian, dancer, film producer, television producer, playwright, film director, professor, essayist, autobiographer, singer, television actor, stage actor, journalist, human rights activist

  • California Labor School
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merry like Christmas
Gather together in my name
Letter to my daughter
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table
Gather together in my name
Poems
The heart of a woman
All God's children need traveling shoes
A song flung up to heaven
Mom & me & mom
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
Rainbow in the cloud
All God's children need travelling shoes
Conversations with Maya Angelou
Yo sé por qué canta el pájaro enjaulado
All God's children need traveling shoes
Selected from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Heart of a Woman (Writers Voices)
The collected autobiographies of Maya Angelou
Mom & me & mom
Life doesn't frighten me
Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelo
Elder Grace
Mom and Me and Mom. by Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Omnibus
Mom and Me and Mom
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
Mom and Me and Mom
Gather Together in My Name
Mom and Me and Mom
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Level 6
Mom & me & mom
Mom and Me and Mom
Letter to My Daughter
Letter to My Daughter
Prentice Hall Literature--Florida--Language and Literacy
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Silver Level
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold
Prentice Hall Literature--Silver
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Copper Level
Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now
Pearson Literature - California - Reading and Language
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Reader's Companion--Silver
And Still I Rise
I Shall Not Be Moved
Now Sheba Sings the Song
Prentice Hall Literature -- Grade Ten
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Readers Companion--Silver Level
Phenomenal Woman
Prentice Hall Literature
Celebrations
Amazing peace
Amazing peace
Conversations with Maya Angelou
Poems
His Day is Done
Kofi and his magic
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold Level
Renʹee Marie of France
Even the stars look lonesome
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me
Bearing witness
The Tragedy of Hamlet with Connections
Angelina of Italy
Quartet of Stories
Mikale of Hawaii
On the Pulse of Morning
Izak of Lapland
Where the Red Fern Grows with Connections
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
The complete collected poems of Maya Angelou
Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well
Maya Angelou
A well-tempered mind
Mother
Quartet of Poems
Kofi and His Magic
The complete poetry
Shaker, why don't you sing?
Great food, all day long
Still I rise
My painted house, my friendly chicken, and me
Singin and Swingin and Getting Merry Like Ch
Pichón
Maya Angelou Boxed Set
Soul Looks Back in Wonder
Gather Together in My Name
Maya Angelou Poetry Collection
Shaker, why don't you sing?
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Promo Pack 7 2009
Amistad
The complete collected poems
Just give me a cool drink of water 'fore I diiie
Black Pearls
Amistad, A Celebration Of The Film By Steven Spielberg
Gather Together in My Name
The poetry of Maya Angelou
A brave and startling truth
Maya Angelou - The Complete Poetry
Maya Angelou omnibus
Little People, Big Dreams Series 1 & 2
Rainbow in the Cloud
Cedric Of Jamaica (Random House Pictureback Book)
Black Pearls:Poetry of Maya Angelou
On the pulse of morning
Discovering the other America
Stranger Than Fiction
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Even the Stars Look Lonesome
Singin' and Swingin' and Getting Merry Like Christmas
Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
Ik weet waarom gekooide vogels zingen ; Dans om het bestaan ; Zingen en swingen
Amazing Peace
Even the Stars Look Lonesome
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die
Celebrations
Phenomenal Woman
Ik weet waarom gekooide vogels zingen
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Just give me a cool drink of water 'fore I diiie
Amazing Peace
Kofi and His Magic
Great Food, All Day Long
Rainbow in the Cloud
Great Food All Day Long C
Maya Angelou
Write That Book Already!
A vida não me assusta
Celebrations
The Poetry of Maya Angelou
Now Sheba sings the song
Amazing Peace : Read & Listen Edition
A brave and startling truth
Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
All God?'s Children. Dumpbin Of 36
Even Stars Look Lonesome B D/Bx24
And Still I Rise
Celebrations Book/CD Gift Set
Even the Stars Look Lonesome
Bir Kadinin Yüregi
Maya Angelou Airport
Annem ve Ben
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die
Just give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diie
Mother : a cradle to hold me
Gather Together in My Name
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Now Sheba Sings the Song
Great Food, All Day Long
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die
Even Stars Look Lonesome Hb/B X21
The Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
Music, deep rivers in my soul
Weekend glory
X36 Dumpbin Wouldn?'t Take Noth
Maya Angelou
Tant Que Je Serai Noire
On the Pulse of Morning
Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?
Mother
Graduation
Rainbow in the Cloud
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes
Music, deep rivers in my soul
Maya Angelou 4C box set
Wouldn?'t Take Nothing Bc Only
Our grandmothers
Just Give Cool Drink Etc. C/Pack(1
La vie ne me fait pas peur
Mary Ellen Mark
Poems
Angelou on Burns
Maya Angelou?
In Their Own Voices - Volumes Three and Four
Gather Together in My Name(Dumpbi
KIzIma Mektuplar
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Mrs. Flowers
The poetry of Maya Angelou
Celebrations
Kafesteki Kusun Sarkisi
The Heart of a Woman, on the Pulse
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
Gather Together in My Name
Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
I Shall Not Be Moved B Bc Only
On the Pulse of Morning
His Day Is Done
Voyage of the Amistad
Complete Collected Poems
Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merr
POESÍA COMPLETA
Benim Adımla Toplanın
Making Magic in the World
Maya Angelou
Live Life with Flair and Laughter
The Maya Angelou Autobiographies
Maya Angelou
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes
Peguin Readers 6
Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?
Virago is 40
Celebrations
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes
Mamá y yo y mamá
Een lied aan de hemel
Maya Angelou Deluxe Set (Prem)
The poetry of Maya Angelou
De reis zou licht zijn
Maya Angelou-4 Vol. Boxed Set
Encontraos En Mi Nombre
Maya Angelou Poems Just Give Me a Cool
How Sheba sings her song
Lessons in Living
Michael Palin
Michael Palin (born 1943)

actor, comedian, diarist, singer, film actor, television presenter, television actor

  • University of Oxford, Shrewsbury School
Michael Palin's Hemingway adventure
Diaries 1969-1979
Travelling to work
Diaries 1969-1979
Halfway To Hollywood Diaries 1980 To 1988
Halfway To Hollywood Diaries 19801988
The Pythons' Autobiography By The Pythons
Halfway to Hollywood
Halfway to Hollywood (Reissue) Vol. 2
Travelling to Work
Travelling to work
Python Years
Diaries 1969-1979
Complete Michael Palin Diaries
Hemingway's chair
Sahara
Pole to pole with Michael Palin
Himalaya
Full Circle
New Europe
Limericks
Around the World in Eighty Days
Brazil
Happy Holidays
More ripping yarns
Time Bandits
Hemingway's chair
The Perfect Journey? (Guardian Piccadilly Competitio)
Ripping yarns
The mirrorstone
North Korea Journal
The truth
The Weekend
The Perfect Journey?
Monty Python's Tunisian Holiday
Himalaya
Erebus
The missionary
The truth
The truth
Sackful of Limericks
The Complete Ripping Yarns
Michael Palin's Travel Compendium
Monty Python at work
The Brand new Monty Python papperbok [sic]
Oxtravels Meetings With Remarkable Travel Writers
New Europe
The mirrorstone
Michael Palin
Cyril and the House of Commons
The truth
May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth
Discovering Kings Cross A Popup Book
Bert Feggs Nasty Book for Boys and Girls
Halfway to Hollywood
Cyril and the dinner party
A Pocketful of Python
Michael Palin Diaries 1969-1979
Time bandits
Michael Palin
Himalaya
Pole to Pole
The secret policeman's other ball
Small Harry and the Toothache Pills (Magnet)
Cyril and the House of Commons
Golden Age of Railway Posters
Brazil
Great Railways Journey's of the World
Time bandits
Cyril and the House of Commons
Jack and the Beanstalk (We All Have Tales S.)
Hemingway's Chair
The very best of Monty Python
Mirā sutōn fushigina kagami
New Europe
Time for a change
Diaries 1999-2010
Small Harry and the Toothache Pills
Around the World in Eighty Days
Van pool tot pool
Het nieuwe Europa van Michael Palin
Dr. Fegg's Encyclopeadia of All World Knowledge
D'un pôle à l'autre
De stoel van Hemingway
New Europe
Pole to Pole
Der Spiegelstein
Erebus
John Lennon
John Lennon (1940-1980)

record producer, actor, guitarist, film producer, poet, composer, film actor, pianist, singer, painter, film director, public figure, peace activist, political activist, recording artist

  • Liverpool College of Art, Calderstones School
Lennon remembers
John Lennon in his own words
The John Lennon Letters
John Lennon
The Beatles anthology
The Lennon tapes
Last interview
Lennon on Lennon
Imagine John Yoko
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--World Literature
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories
Imagine
Real love
In His Own Write
Yellow submarine
Skywriting by word of mouth, and other writings, including The ballad of John and Yoko
All We Are Saying
The John Lennon Letters
John Lennon - Imagine
John Lennon - Imagine
The Lennon companion
Lennon - The Solo Years
John Lennon - Guitar Collection
The Lennon play
Tourism Statistics
Peace at Last
In his own write; & A spaniard in the works
Hospitality management
Great Songs of Lennon and Mccartney
158. The John Lennon Collection
Search for liberation
The John Lennon conversations
Skywriting by Word of Mouth
The Lennon play: In his own write
A Spaniard in the works
John Lennon - Greatest Hits
50 by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Ai
The writings of John Lennon
The Playboy interviews with John Lennon and Yōko Ono
The John Lennon Collection
Lennon - The Solo Years
John Lennon in his own write
EKM #248 - John Lennon - Imagine
Real love
In His Own Write
Amor verdadero
Power To The People The Hits
The Penguin John Lennon
The lyrics of John Lennon
Society and health in Guyana
Imagine
In his own write ; and A Spaniard in the works
The Great Songs of John Lennon
Cal 96 Artwork
Bag one
Strawberry Fields Forever
Ai: Japan Through John Lennon's Eyes
John Ono Lennon
Lennon and Mccartney, Together Alone
Songs of John Lennon
A Hard Day's Night
The lyrics of Lennon & McCartney
En flagrant délire
Sometime in New York City
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles Lyrics
Por Su Propio Cuento Un Espaolito En Obras
John Lennon Piano Solos
Una Mala Faena
Last Lennon Tapes
Double fantasy
John Lennon
Golden Beatles
Lennon & McCartney
Best of the Beatles Greatest Hits
Beatles Anthology
Shaved Fish
The Beatles, 1962-1966
Hey Jude
Imagine
Muntliga röksignaler och andra stycken, däribland Balladen om John och Yoko
Les Beatles, Yoko Ono et moi
Beatlemania
Lennon and Mccartney
Le yoga des Beatles
Jon renon 120 no kotoba
Penny Lane
Playboy Interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Oh! Darling
Imagine =
"Gimme some truth"
Lennon and McCartney
Zwei Jungfrauen oder wahnsinnig in Da nemark
Real love
Homenaje a John Lennon
Yellow Submarine
Beatles Piano Solos
Imagine
Plastic Ono Band
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez (born 1969)

film actor, film producer, dancer, choreographer, television actor, fashion designer, autobiographer, executive producer, voice actor, television producer, singer

True love
Amor verdadero
True Love
Jennifer Lopez - This Is Me ... Then
Jennifer Lopez - The Hits
Con Pollo
Shades of blue
The Back-Up Plan
Maid In Manhattan
The Boy Next Door
Jennifer Lopez
Wish
Suze Randall
Suze Randall (born 1946)

photographer, model, director, erotic photography model, film producer, film director, film actor, pornographic film director

Kinky Nylons
Suze
Suze - The Exploits Of Playboy's Top Photographer/Model
James Franco
James Franco (born 1978)

actor, television actor, film actor, film director, film producer, playwright, poet, film editor, teacher, television presenter

  • Instituto San Martín Curicó, Yale University
Actors Anonymous A Novel
Actors Anonymous
California Childhood
Palo Alto
The Dangerous Book Four Boys
The disaster artist
Dirigere Herbert White
Flip-Side
Directing Herbert White
Strongest of the Litter
Thing Postcard Book
Howl
Palo Alto
The Interview
Directing Herbert White
Hollywood Dreaming
Straight James, gay James
True Story
The Sound and the Fury
On Story--Screenwriters and Filmmakers on Their Iconic Films
Burn Country
Anonim Aktörler
Actors Anonymous
The deuce
New film stills
Don Quixote
John Osborne
John Osborne (1929-1994)

actor, playwright, film actor

A better class of person
Almost a gentleman
The entertainer
Look Back in Anger
Luther
Luther
West of Suez
Tom Jones
Déjàvu
Inadmissible evidence
Plays for England
You're not watching me, Mummy, and Try a little tenderness
Epitaph for George Dillon, and, The kitchen, by Arnold Wesker, and, The Hamlet of Stepney Green. by Bernard Kops
A patriot for me
Look back in anger and other plays
Watch it come down
Damn you, England
Very like a whale
Look back in anger
Plays for England: The blood of the Bambergs [and] Under plain cover
Look back in anger
The end of me old cigar
The right prospectus
A better class of person (an extract of autobiography for television) ; and, God rot Tunbridge Wells
Four plays
A sense of detachment
Plays one
Plays two
Epitaph for George Dillon
The picture of Dorian Gray
A subject of scandal and concern
The gift of friendship
Tom Jones, a film script
A patriot for me ; and, A sense of detachment
West of Suez. A patriot for me. Time present. The hotel in Amsterdam
Before anger
Inadmissible evidence; a play
The world of Paul Slickey
A place calling itself Rome
Collected plays
Inadmissable evidence, a play
The hotel in Amsterdam
Three plays
Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler
Rigth prospectus
Time present
Epitaph for George Dillon
' On reflection'
Saltley College centenary 1850-1950
Under plain cover
The entertainer
A bond honoured
Tom Jones, a film script
Inadmissable evidence
The Old South
The poetry of Philip Pacey
Déjv̀u
Inadmissible evidence
Tom Jones
Blick zurück im Zorn / Der Entertainer
Inadmissible evidence
A patriot for me
A bond honoured
Epitaph for George Dillon
Look back in anger
Tom Jones
The Hotel in Amsterdam
A patriot for me
Look back in anger
Habeṭ aḥorah be-zaʻam
A subject of scandal and concern
The world of Paul Slickey
Look back in anger
A patriot for me
Jeune homme en colère
Luther
Plays for England
West of Suez
Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler
The entertainer
Three plays
Time present