Whoopi Goldberg
2) The change
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Isabel Frost is a woman who has spent her life as wife, mother, grandmother--a life she feels isn't all she had hoped for, with a husband who has grown in another direction. A college graduate with a degree in science, Isabel is an amazing gamer, who plays with people all over the country. With the help of her comic-loving grandson and irreverent best friend, she must learn to control her abilities and embrace her new identity as The Change--both...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this new thriller on Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn't know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals...
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999], c1996
Language
English
Description
A fast-track executive starts her own company after a backstabbing co-worker nabs her promotion. But when she's locked out of the stuffy corporate world, she invents a dazzling male business partner to sell her ideas! Her wacky plan soon spins wildly out of control, however, when her bogus "associate" becomes Wall Street's hottest financial whiz--she must impersonate him!
Author
Publisher
Harper Horizon
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Both hilarious and helpful, this practical and unapologetic health and lifestyle guide tells it like it is for women who left middle age in the dust and want to be present, positive, and as extraordinary as ever in their golden years.
As they age, men get the gravitas of becoming "distinguished" while women become invisible. Hecht and Goldberg provide a lively conversation about growing older with no apologies. They believe that the world needs more...
8) Soapdish
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
A comedic look at a scandal-ridden TV soap opera.
10) Rat race
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A casino tycoon gives six contestants a chance to win two million dollars in a race from Las Vegas to New Mexico.
11) Supreme glamour
Author
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Supreme Glamour builds a complete picture of the charm and sophistication of The Supremes. With the assistance of her close personal friend Mark Bego, founding member Mary Wilson tells the complete story of the band, both on- and off-stage, from their beginnings as The Primettes in June 1959 to their 1964 breakthrough Motown hit, `Where Did Our Love Go', and from the departure of Diana Ross to the group's comeback in the mid-1970s. Bego's insightful...
12) Ghost
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sam and Molly are happy together and deeply in love. Walking back to their new apartment after a night out at the theatre, they encounter a thief in a dark alley. Sam is murdered and finds himself trapped as a ghost. He realises that his death was no accident. He must warn Molly about the danger that she is in. But as a ghost, Sam can not be seen or heard by the living, and so he tries to communicate with Molly through Oda Mae Brown, a psychic who...
13) Moms Mabley
Publisher
HBO Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
Jackie "Moms" Mabley was an African-American stand-up comic and showbiz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of African-American Vaudeville to become a mainstream star on the stage and TV. Mabley pushed the boundaries of comedy by tackling topics such as gender, sex, and racism, making her one of the first taboo-pushing comedians on the comedy circuit. Once billed as "The Funniest Woman in the World", she performed up until her death in 1975....
14) Eddie
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A seriously funny basketball fan wins a chance to coach her favorite team, and turns them around from a slump.
16) The color purple
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
An uneducated woman living in the rural American south who was raped by her father, deprived of the children she bore him and forced to marry a brutal man she calls "Mister" is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring self-worth and the strength to forgive.
18) The aristocrats
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Comedy veterans, Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza, use their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends to reminisce, analyze, deconstruct and deliver their own versions of the world's dirtiest joke. The joke is old burlesque and too extreme to be performed in public. It's called The Aristocrats.
20) Sarafina!
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
In a world where truth is forbidden, an inspiring teacher dares to instill in her students lessons not found in schoolbooks. In doing so, she challenges their freedom and hers.