Houston, 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: 921 HOUHouston, 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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE WHIHouston, 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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Clouston, 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 CLOSummary: Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes it may already be too...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE JUSSummary: Walter Keane became a worldwide celebrity and talk show fixture in the 1950s after he pioneered the mass production of prints of big-eyed kids, and used his marketing savvy to sell them cheaply. Unfortunately, he claimed to be the artist. That role was played by Margaret, his shy wife. The ruse broke up their marriage and led to a divorce and a dramatic courtroom battle to prove authorship of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BIGSummary: A woman struggling with insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Her new confidence empowers her to live fearlessly, but what happens when she realizes her appearance never changed?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE IMoulton, Sara
Summary: The ultimate everyday cookbook you'll turn to again and again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxmoor House 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 MOUSummary: Inspired by the shocking true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire. When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately, murder.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2022
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE HOUPak, Jiyeon
Summary: A young girl notices that her grandfather is unhappy and thinks a new chair might cheer him up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PAKJenoff, Pam.
Summary: Paris, 1919. The world's leaders have gathered to rebuild from the ashes of the Great War. But for one woman, the City of Light harbors dark secrets and dangerous liaisons, for which many could pay dearly. Brought to the peace conference by her father, a German diplomat, Margot Rosenthal initially resents being trapped in the congested French capital, where she is still looked upon as the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MIRA 2013
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Lam, Andrew.
Summary: "Remarkable how the nursery caught the telepathic emanations of the children's minds...The children thought lions, and there were lions..." -From The Veldt by Ray Bradbury By turns funny, moving, romantic and surreal, and filled with unexpected twists and turns, each of the tales on this lineup has a magical element. Andrew Lam 's The Palmist performed by James Naughton A chance encounter on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Symphony Space, Inc 2009
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Pham, Thien
Summary: "Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam. After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive. Things don't get much easier once they resettle in California. And through each chapter of their lives, food takes on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 PHAPollack, Pam
Summary: Highlights the life and accomplishments of the creator of the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" movies, whose technological innovations have had a major impact on the film industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2014
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We have 2 in the district. Place a hold to request one.Adams, Pam.
Summary: A cumulative nursery rhyme about the chain of events that started when Jack built a house. Told on board pages with holes cut out to help illustrate the rhyme.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's Play (International) 2000
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE ADAJenoff, Pam
Summary: "Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fiancé was killed in a pogrom. When her ship bound for America is turned away at port, she has nowhere to go but to her cousin Lily, who lives with her family in Brussels. Fearful for her life, Hannah is desperate to get out of occupied Europe. But with no safe way to leave, she must return to the dangerous underground work she thought...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Park Row Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JENJenoff, Pam
Summary: "Life is a constant struggle for the eighteen-year-old Nowak twins as they raise their three younger siblings in rural Poland under the shadow of the Nazi occupation...Helena discovers an American paratrooper stranded outside their small mountain village...Risking the safety of herself and her family, she hides Sam--a Jew--but Helena's concern for the American grows into something much...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Park Row Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JENCarruthers, Pam
Summary: All of us have wondered what our birth date says about us, and now The Birthday Oracle can reveal its full significance. With a reading for every day of the year, this fascinating book combines astrological expertise with numerology and tarot to reveal your personality profile and identify your strengths and weaknesses. Consult The Birthday Oracle for insight and direction in all areas of your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcturus 2010
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Jenoff, Pam
Summary: Inspired by the harrowing true stories of those who hid from the Nazis in the sewers, this emotional testament to the power of friendship follows Ella, an affluent Polish girl, as she helps Sadie and her pregnant mother survive despite the worsening dangers of the war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Park Row Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JENLeach, Pam.
Summary: Celebrate the spirit of friendship by making and giving one of the gorgeous modern friendship bracelets in this book using one of twenty colorful and modern designs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.59 LEAPoston, Ashley
Summary: "Florence Day is a ghostwriter for one of the most prolific romance authors in the industry, and she has a problem-after a terrible break-up, she no longer believes in love. It's as good as dead. When her new editor, a too-handsome mountain of a man, won't give her an extension on her book deadline, Florence prepares to kiss her career goodbye. But then she gets a phone call she never wanted to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jove 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC POSBray, Adam
Summary: "Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know is crammed with weird and wonderful Star Wars trivia, strange-but-true facts and fascinating "Did you know?" Q&As via a highly engaging infographic design. Find out who cleans the floors of the Death Stars and what takes 1,000 years to digest its victims! From movie-making trivia to quirky facts you never knew, this guide will excite new and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2015
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Summary: Highlights the life and accomplishments of the founding father, from his childhood as an orphan in the West Indies to his role in developing the Constitution and his tragic death in a duel with Aaron Burr.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017
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Summary: "In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J.K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her love of literature...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2012