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Hickam, Homer.

Summary: The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir--a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space . . . and who made those dreams come true. With the grace of a natural storyteller,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Publishing Group 1999

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Elbow (Musical group)

Contents: The birds (8:04) -- Lippy kids (6:06) -- With love (4:12) -- Neat little rows (5:40) -- Jesus is a Rochdale girl (3:18) -- The night will always win (4:25) -- High ideals (5:39) -- The river (2:51) -- Open arms (4:54) -- The birds (reprise) (1:32) -- Dear friends (5:01).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Downtown Records 2011

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ELB

Lepp, Royden

Summary: Jet searches for his place in the Taylor family, while shades of his past return to call him home and convince him that he will never belong. Oz Taylor may know Jet Jones' secret, but convincing the rest of his family may be harder than he counted on. As Oz plots to rid the Taylor farm of the rocket boy, Jet tries to prove himself to the family that has taken him in, in hopes of finding the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Archaia 2014

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 LEP

RFD Boys (Musical group)

Contents: Golden rocket -- RFD Boys introduction -- Billy in the low ground -- Detroit city -- Prison walls of love -- Walkin' shoes -- Love no one but you -- Gold watch & chain -- Possum lick -- Are you missing me? -- Sit by the river -- I'm my own grandpa -- Shackles & chains -- Chit chat -- Black Mountain rag.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Schoolkids' Records 1995

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK RFD

Isham, Mark.

Contents: Coalwood -- Sputnik! -- The rocket book -- Ain't that a shame (Fats Domino) -- The search for Auk 13 -- I was lucky to know him -- My prayer (The Platters) -- That'll be the day (Buddy Holly) -- It's a thing of glory -- I won't shed a tear -- The black phone -- The dreams of boys -- Searchin' ; Yakety yak (The Coasters) -- Cape Coalwood -- Miss Riley -- Splitting the sky -- Speedo (The...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Classical 1999

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC OCT

Dixon, Franklin W.

Summary: Two teenage sleuths help their detective father search for a famous rocket scientist whose disappearance endangers the launching of the Firebird Rocket. The launching of the Firebird Rocket is endangered when a famous rocket scientist disappears without a trace on his way to the Woomera Monitoring Station in Australia. Assigned to the case, Fenton Hardy tells his sons he needs their help. And...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1978

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC DIX

Contents: How can you be mean to me / Dale Vaughn -- Mystery train / Elvis Presley -- Raging sea / Gene Maltais -- She's the one that's got it / Allen Page -- Put your cat clothes on / Carl Perkins -- Don't be gone long / Bob Doss -- Mean, mean man / Wanda Jackson -- The train kept a-rollin' / Johnny Burnette & His Rock 'n' Roll Trio -- Mad dog in town / Rocky bill Ford -- Jitterbop baby / Hal Harris --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Records Ltd. 0000

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ROC

Summary: Examines America's reaction to humankind's first space satellite 50 years ago and how it brought us closer to nuclear annihilation. Americans feared that the rocket that had launched Sputnik could deliver a nuclear bomb to our shores. Near panic resulted. Using recently declassified footage, this film uncovers how President Eisenhower and Premier Khrushchev averted global disaster. Includes...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Varied Directions International 2007

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF FEV

Rocket From the Tombs

Contents: Frustration -- So cold -- What love is -- Ain't it fun -- Muckraker -- 30 seconds over Tokyo -- Sonic reducer RFTT -- Never gonna kill myself again -- Amphetamine -- Down in flames -- Final solution RFTT -- Life stinks.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Smog Viel Records 2004

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK Rocke

Summary: The extraordinary story of Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, whose tireless fight on and off the ice ignited, and forever changed, a generation. As a young boy from blue collar Québec, Richard had a dream to play in the National Hockey League. Beneath his soft-spoken, working class exterior burned a passion that transformed this young factory worker into "The Rocket." In the 1950s pre-helmet...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Manufactured and marketed by Palm Pictures, LLC 2007

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ROC

Backstreet Boys

Contents: We've got it goin' on (3:39) -- Quit playing games (With my heart) (3:52) -- As long as you love me (3:40) -- All I have to give (4:36) -- Anywhere for you (4:40) -- Hey, Mr. DJ (Keep playin' this song) (4:24) -- I'll never break your heart (4:48) -- Darlin' (5:31) -- Get down (You're the one for me) (3:50) -- Set adrift on memory bliss (3:30) -- If you want it to be good girl (Get yourself a...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Zomba Recording Corporation 1997

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BAC

(Sandy) Alex G.

Contents: Poison root -- Proud -- Country -- Bobby -- Witch -- Horse -- Brick -- Sportstar -- Judge -- Rocket -- Powerful man -- Alina -- Big fish -- Guilty.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Rocket From the Tombs

Contents: Raw power -- So cold -- What love is -- Ain't it fun -- Transfusion -- Life stinks -- Muckraker -- 30 seconds over Tokyo -- Satisfaction -- Sonic reducer -- Never gonna kill myself again -- Final solution -- Foggy notion -- Amphetamine -- Read it & weep -- Seventeen -- Frustration -- Down in flames -- Search & destroy.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Smog Veil Records 2002

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK Rocke

Beastie Boys

Contents: So what'cha want -- Paul Revere -- Shake your rump -- Make some noise -- Sure shot -- Intergalactic -- Ch-check it out -- (You gotta) Fight for your right (to party) -- Pass the mic -- Don't play no game that I can't win -- Body movin' -- Sabotage -- Hold it now, hit it -- Shadrach -- Root down -- Brass monkey -- Get it together -- Jimmy James -- Hey ladies -- No sleep till Brooklyn.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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Beach Boys

Contents: California girls--Darlin'--Do it again--Don't worry baby--Fun fun fun--God only knows--Good vibrations--Help me Rhonda--Heroes and villains--I get around--Little deuce coupe--Sloop John B--Surfin' safari--Surfin' USA--Wouldn't it be nice--you're so good to me

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: International Music Publications 0000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 783.242 BEA

McCann, Michelle Roehm

Summary: Presents short profiles of famous men throughout history, from King Tut to Crazy Horse to Stan Lee to Shaun White.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 MCC

SPANIC BOYS.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1992

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SPA

Lock, Deborah

Summary: Looks at the science behind rockets and rocketry, with experiments to try at home that demonstrate the principles involved.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2015

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LOC

Los Lonely Boys (1996- )

Contents: Seǫrita (4:09) -- Heaven (3:46) -- Crazy dream (4:48) -- Dime mi amor (3:27) -- Hollywood (4:14) -- More than love (3:20) -- Nobody else (4:42) -- Onda (8:55) -- Real emotions (4:04) -- Tell me why (3:24) -- Velvet sky (4:40) -- La contestacin̤ (3:15).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Or Music 2003

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LON

Beastie Boys

Contents: Beastie boys -- Slow and low -- Shake your rump -- Gratitude -- Skills to pay the bills -- Root down -- Believe me -- Sure shot -- Body movin' -- Boomin' granny -- Fight for your right -- Country Mike's theme -- Pass the mic -- Something's got to give -- Bodhisattva vow -- Sabrosa -- Song for the man -- Soba violence -- Alive -- Jimmy James -- Three mc's and one dj -- The biz vs. the nuge --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Capitol Records 1999

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