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Popular Culture January 2020
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Rocketman /
Presents a musical fantasy film about the life of English rock musician Elton John, featuring many of his songs
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Succession
Follows the dysfunctional Roy family in charge of a global media empire
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Fosse Verdon /
Drama exploring the marriage and creative partnership between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon over five decades
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Chernobyl /
Tells the story of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster
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Crown
The story of Queen Elizabeth II's reign of the United Kingdom, and how it helped to shaped the latter part of the twentieth century
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Fleabag: Season 1
Fleabag is a hilarious and poignant window into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, grief-riddled woman, as she hurls herself at modern living in London. Award-winning playwright Phoebe Waller-Bridge writes and stars as Fleabag, an unfiltered woman trying to heal while rejecting anyone who tries to help her and keeping up her bravado all along.
On order. Release date: February 11, 2020. Place your hold now!
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The good neighbor : the life and work of Fred Rogers
by Maxwell King
Drawing on original interviews, oral histories and archival documents, the author traces the iconic children's program host's personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work
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The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History
by Chris Smith
A cultural behemoth, The Daily Show ran for 16 years under the leadership of the beloved Jon Stewart, and this uncensored history of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning television show highlights its evolution. With quotes and stories shared by contributors like Stephen Colbert and Mo Rocca, guests like John McCain, and other, less well-known, individuals, no fan of the show should miss out on leafing through this entertaining, enjoyable narrative.
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On Broadway : from Rent to revolution
by Drew Hodges
A record of the art of the shows that have graced Broadway stages for the past two decades includes posters, photographs, and concept art supplemented by anecdotes by such stars as John Leguizamo, Bernadette Peters, and Lin-Manuel Miranda
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