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His name is George Floyd : one man's life and the struggle for racial justice / by Samuels, Robert,1984-author.; Olorunnipa, Toluse,1986-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A landmark biography by two prizewinning Washington Post reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyd's life and legacy-from his family's roots in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, to ongoing inequality in housing, education, health care, criminal justice, and policing-telling the singular story of how one man's tragic experience brought about a global movement for change. The events of that day are now tragically familiar: on May 25, 2020, George Floyd became the latest Black person to die at the hands of the police, murdered outside of a Minneapolis convenience store by white officer Derek Chauvin. The video recording of his death set off a series of protests in the United States and around the world, awakening millions to the dire need for reimagining this country's broken systems of policing. But behind a face that would be graffitied onto countless murals, and a name that has become synonymous with civil rights, there is the reality of one man's stolen life: a life beset by suffocating systemic pressures that ultimately proved inescapable. This biography of George Floyd shows the athletic young boy raised in the projects of Houston's Third Ward who would become a father, a partner, a friend, and a man constantly in search of a better life. In retracing Floyd's story, Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa bring to light the determination Floyd carried as he faced the relentless struggle to survive as a Black man in America. Placing his narrative within the larger context of America's deeply troubled history of institutional racism, His Name Is George Floyd examines the Floyd family's roots in slavery and sharecropping, the segregation of his Houston schools, the overpolicing of his communities, the devastating snares of the prison system, and his attempts to break free from drug dependence-putting today's inequality into uniquely human terms. Drawing upon hundreds of interviews and extensive original reporting, Samuels and Olorunnipa offer a poignant and moving exploration of George Floyd's America, revealing how a man who simply wanted to breathe ended up touching the world"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Floyd, George, 1973-2020.; African American men; African Americans; African Americans; Black lives matter movement.; Murder victims; Police brutality; Racism; Trials (Police misconduct);
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Boldly go / by Walters, Eric,1957-;
"In this novel for middle readers, fourteen-year-old Houston is on his way to the International Space Station as part of a secret NASA study."--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Astronauts; Teenagers;
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Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family / by Kennedy, Susan.; Houston, Rob(Editor); Parrish, Margaret.; Ross, Stewart.; Grant, R. G.;
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Subjects: Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; Windsor, House of.; Queens; Monarchy;
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The world's fastest Indian [videorecording (DVD)] / by Donaldson, Roge; Goggins, Walton; Grant, Saginaw; Gribble, David; Hopkins, Anthony,1937; Ladd, Diane; Lawford, Christopher; Robinson, J. Peter; Alliance Atlantis (Firm;
Director of photography, David Gribble ; editor, John Gilbert ; music, J. Peter Robinson ; costume designers, Nancy Cavallaro, Jane Holland ; production designers, Robert Gillies, J. Dennis Washington ; visual effects supervisor, Kent Houston.Anthony Hopkins, Saginaw Grant, Diane Ladd, Walton Goggins, Christopher Lawford, William Lucking, Aaron Murphy, Laurel Moglen, Paul Rodriguez, Jessica Cauffiel.Burt Munro, a Kiwi from far south New Zealand has been building and rebuilding his motorcycle for the last 40 years, dreaming of the day when he and the bike can go to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats and see what they can really do. When Burt's heart goes bad on him, his dreaming is threatened to come to an end. Luckily, Burt is not ready to stop dreaming. He decides to mortgage his house and bring his dream to life. He and the motorcycle head for American to participate in 'Speed Week'. His journey from Long Beach to Utah brings him through a cross section of American 'characters'. Each recognizes in Burt, that burning desire to achieve a dream and each helps him in the way that they can to make that dream happen. When Burt finally stands on Bonneville Salt Flats, by himself thinking of all the greatness that has transpired here and now he, Burt Munro, can at last test himself on this 'sacred groundCanadian Home Video Rating: PGDVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital
Subjects: Munro, Burt, 1899-1978; Feature film; Indian motorcycle; Speed record holders;
© c2006., Magnolia Pictures, ; Distributed by Alliance Atlantis,
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Wings of ebony / by Elle, J.;
Half-god, half-human Rue is snatched from her Houston home to Ghazan, a secret land of gods, by her estranged father, then must face an evil determined to steal everything from her.Ages 14 up.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Magic; Fathers and daughters; Gods; Sisters; Good and evil;
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The Puttermans are in the house / by Feldman, Jacquetta Nammar.;
Told from different points of view, the Putterman cousins, twins Sammy and Matty, and Becky, have been at odds, but when Hurrican Harvey hits Houston, they soon find that they need each other more than ever.Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Hurricane Harvey, 2017; Baseball; Families; Cousins;
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Rescue road : one man, thirty thousand dogs, and a million miles on the last hope highway / by Zheutlin, Peter.;
Introduction -- Dog's best friend -- On the road again -- All aboard -- Saving dogs -- Lone star state of mind -- Houston, you have a problem -- Hard times -- Acadiana -- Long day's journey into night -- Gotcha day -- Epilogue -- Author's note.LSC
Subjects: Dog rescue.; Animal welfare.; Human-animal relationships.;
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Infinite country : a novel / by Engel, Patricia,author.;
Moving their family to what they believe will be a safer but temporary home in Houston, two young parents are forced to choose between an undocumented status in America and returning to the violence of war-torn Bogotá.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Colombians; Illegal aliens; Deportees; Families;
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GarageBand for dummies / by LeVitus, Bob,author.;
Subjects: GarageBand (Computer file); Digital audio editors.;
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Trial by fire [videorecording] / by Zwick, Edward,film director,film producer.; Stewart, Allyn,film producer.; Nelson, Kipp,film producer.; Soros, Alex,film producer.; Fletcher, Geoffrey,1970-screenwriter.; Dern, Laura,actor.; O'Connell, Jack,1989-actor.; Meade, Emily,1989-actor.; Pettyjohn, Jade,2000-actor.; Perry, Jeff,1955-actor.; Coy, Chris,1986-actor.; Guleserian, John,director of photography.; Rosenblum, Steven,editor of moving image work.; Jackman, Henry(Henry Pryce),composer (expression); Flashlight Films,presenter.; Rubber Duckie Productions,presenter.; Bedford Falls Company,presenter.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music by Henry Jackman ; editor, Steven Rosenblum ; director of photography, John Guleserian.Laura Dern, Jack O'Connell, Emily Meade, Jade Pettyjohn, Jeff Perry, Chris Coy.In 1992, Cameron Todd Willingham, a poor, uneducated heavy metal devotee with a violent streak, was convicted of an arson-related triple homicide and put on death row. This is the true-life Texas story of the unlikely bond that formed between Willingham and Elizabeth Gilbert, a Houston mother of two, who battled against the state for twelve years to try to save Willingham by exposing suppressed evidence and illogical conclusions.14A.MPAA Rating: R; for language throughout, some violence, disturbing images, sexual material and brief nudity.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Crime films.; Willingham, Cameron Todd, 1968-2004; Judicial error; Crime;
For private home use only.
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