Queen Meryl : the iconic roles, heroic deeds, and legendary life of Meryl Streep / Erin Carlson ; illustrations by Justin Teodoro.
This is the story of how an awkward, ambitious suburban teen from humble beginnings transformed herself into a high school homecoming queen, and later, the most celebrated actress of our time. Meryl Streep came of age during the women's movement of the seventies, and has worn her activism on her sleeve even when it was unfashionable. As she reached forty, the age when many leading ladies fade away, Streep plunged forrward, leaping into roles that interested her and winning a pile of awards along the way. Meanwhile, she remained an unlikely box-office draw, steering The Devil Wears Prada to blockbuster success and critical acclaim. She never tackles the same character twice. Instead, she leverages her rarified platform to channel a range of dynamic, complicated women - Joanna Kramer, Karen Silkwood, Julia Child, Margaret Thatcher, and Katharine Graham, to name a few - rather than play second fiddle to the male lead. Her Streepness will have none of that. Journalist and author Erin Carlson documents all of Meryl's Oscars, accents, causes, memes, friendships, and feuds. Curated with illustrations by artist Justin Teodoro, along with unexpected sidebars, lists, and intermissions, Queen Meryl is a captivating and inspiring portrait of an artist and trailblazer still at the top of her game.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316485272
- ISBN: 0316485276
- Physical Description: x, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-300) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : gird your loins! -- From geek to Streep -- Runaway Meryl -- Mother Meryl -- Meryl goes nuclear -- Meryl the lion -- Meryl the heartbreaker -- Meryl the martyr -- Middle-aged Meryl -- Meryl the immortal -- Meryl the river goddess -- Meryl the romantic -- Mozart Meryl -- Meryl the wallflower -- Meryl the shape-shifter -- Meryl the editrix -- Meryl the nun -- Meryl masters the art of French cooking -- Meryl the stateswoman -- Meryl the superhero -- A Streeping genius. |
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Subject: | Streep, Meryl. Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography. Nonfiction. |
Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 14 of 14 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Clinton PL - Clinton | B STREEP (Text) | 36806002102679 | BIOGRAPHY 2ND FLOOR | Available | - |
Coatesville-Clay Twp PL - Coatesville | B STREEP (Text) | 78321000030616 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Eckhart PL - Main | BIO STREEP meryl (Text) | 840191002734590 | Biographies - Upper Level | Available | - |
Greenwood PL - Greenwood | NONFICTION BIOGRAPHY Streep (Text) | 36626104079603 | 2nd Floor Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Jackson Co PL - Seymour Main Library | B STREEP, MERYL (Text) | 37500004636128 | Biographies | Available | - |
Mooresville PL - Mooresville | 921 STR (Text) | 37323005456481 | NONFIC | Available | - |
New Castle-Henry County PL - New Castle | 792.028 CARL (Text) | 39231033601812 | Adult Non-fiction Collection | Available | - |
North Madison Co PL - Ralph E. Hazelbaker Library (Summitville) | B STREEP CAR (Text) | 30419300557736 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Osgood PL - Osgood Main Library | 921 STR (Text) | 39692000980077 | Adult Non-fiction Area | Available | - |
Porter County PL - Valparaiso Public Library | 921 STREEP (Text) | 33410016433247 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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