Summary: Seabiscuit is the remarkable tale of a thoroughbred racehorse and down-and-out jockey John "Red" Pollard, an ex-prizefighter. Together they become hard luck heroes for a troubled nation and two of the most celebrated sports figures of the twentieth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video ; a Hollywood, CA 2003
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Summary: From a renowned media critic to a man with sudden and full hearing loss, Noel Holston ran the gauntlet of diagnoses, health insurance, and cochlear implant surgery. On a spring night in 2010, Noel Holston, a journalist, songwriter, and storyteller, went to bed with reasonably intact hearing. By dawn, it was gone, thus beginning a long process of hearing-restoration that included misdiagnoses,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOLSTON, NOEL HOLHouston, Whitney
Summary: An in-depth look into the life and career of Whitney Houston, featuring never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive demo recordings, rare performances, interviews, and audio archives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE WHIStone, Dan.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: National Endowment for the Arts 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 813 STOSummary: The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Including archival footage, this film is an indispensable primary resource of a pivotal moment in American and world history. Originally screened in theaters for only a single night in 1970.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KINHouston, Cissy.
Summary: The definitive account of Whitney Houston's astonishing life, ground-breaking career, and tragic death -- complete with never-before-seen photographs -- from the only one who truly knows the story behind the headlines: her mother, Cissy Houston. Cissy has said little publicly about Whitney's heart-breaking death. Now, for the first time, she opens up and shares the unbelievable story of her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2013
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Houston, Jean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quest Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 291.44 HOUHouston, Pam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: w.w. Norton 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HoustHarrison, J. Houston (John Houston)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1975
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3755 HarriHouston, Jean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 HOUHouston, Keith
Summary: Reveals how books and the materials that make them reflect the history of human civilization, tracing the development of writing, printing, illustrating, and binding to demonstrate the transition from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the mass-distributed books of today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 HOUBündchen, Gisele
Summary: "World-renowned model and wellness advocate Gisele Bundchen presents a collection of 100 delicious, accessible recipes focused on kickstarting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle while finding balance and intention through food. Superstar model and environmental activist Gisele Bundchen believes wellness begins with food. At home, she follows an 80/20 plan, with 80% of her diet focused on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paraclete Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 234.5 HUSHouston, Keith
Summary: "The hidden history of the pocket calculator -- a device that ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, and went with us to the moon -- and the mathematicians, designers, and inventors who brought it to life." -- back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 510.28 HOUHouston, Pam
Summary: "'How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us,' Pam Houston writes. On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, this beloved writer learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing seasons, winter temperatures drop to 35 below, and lightning sparks a 110,000-acre wildfire, threatening her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio HoustonHouston, Scott.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houston Enterprises 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 786.2 HOUHurston, Zora Neale.
Contents: Mules and men -- Tell my horse -- Dust tracks on a road -- Selected articles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.092 HURWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 921 COXHousden, Roger.
Summary: Celebrates human imperfection and temptation by introducing the seven sins that can make life more satisfying and pleasurable, including sensual pleasures, foolishness, doing nothing useful, and celebrating the ordinary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 171.4 HOURolston, Holmes
Summary: How is the scientific method similar to and different from the way that Christians think? One tends to see what one is looking for. Those who think about religion also use such frameworks. They may call them creeds. Both science and religion open up "big questions." Scientists seek causes; believers seek meanings
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Publisher / Publication Date: Elm Hill Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 201.65 ROLClouston, Jennifer
Summary: "This comprehensive guide to floral embroidery features instructions for more than 80 embroidery stitches and includes more than 400 stitch combinations to create beautiful flowers, stems, leaves, twigs, and more"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: C&T Publishing 2021
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Summary: In his book, Just Listen, Mark Goulston shared his bestselling formula for getting through to the resistant people in your life. Now, in his breakthrough new book Talking to Crazy, he brings his communication magic to the most difficult group of all—the downright irrational. As a psychiatrist, Goulston has seen his share of crazy and he knows from experience that you can’t simply argue it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AMACOM, American Management Association 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 GOUClouston, Jennifer
Summary: "Embrace the versatility of crazy quilting with quick-to-sew projects! The author of best-selling Foolproof Crazy Quilting shares 10 small, useful items from a tablet purse to summer slippers, each with full-size patterns. Mix cotton, wool, linen, and silk for eclectic fabric pairings to complement each project. Beginning and experienced crazy quilters will love the dictionary of 60 embroidery...
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Publisher / Publication Date: C&T Publishing, Inc. 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 CLOClouston, Jennifer
Summary: Nothing shows off beautiful stitching and embellishments like the blank canvas of a crazy quilt. Jenny Clouston's gorgeously illustrated primer shows you how to make your own heirloom crazy quilts. Learn which fabrics, threads, and needles to use; how to piece crazy quilt blocks; how to embroider with thread, ribbons, beads, and other embellishments; how to assemble your blocks into a finished...
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Publisher / Publication Date: C&T Publishing 2013