Forbes walks through the colorful and boundless career of Dolly Parton, pop icon, writer, actress, entrepreneur, and “Book Lady.” Following a childhood dream, Parton created The Imagination Library, which is about to reach the landmark of distributing over 100 million books to children worldwide since 1995.
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