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My remarkable journey : a memoir / by Johnson, Katherine,author.; Hylick, Joylette,author.; Moore, Katherine(Writer at National Geographic Kids),author.; Page, Lisa Frazier,author.;

"Katherine Johnson was 97 years old in 2015, when the world caught up to her. That year, President Barack Obama awarded her the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom-the nation's highest civilian honor-for her pioneering work decades earlier as a mathematician on NASA's first flights into space. The next year, a blockbuster movie, Hidden Figures, told the world the story of the West Area Computing unit, where Katherine worked as a human computer among an unheralded cadre of African American female mathematicians. In the days before IBM introduced its first electronic computers and at a time when African Americans were subjected to inferior treatment and status, these brilliant women were among those doing the computations that helped send the United States' first manned spaceflights to the moon. Even among such a talented group, Katherine stood out. Astronaut John Glenn was reluctant to trust her computations of NASA's first electronic computers for the trajectory of his 1962 flight to the moon, until Katherine did the math by hand. "Get the girl," Glenn said then, referring to Katherine. "If she says they're good, then I'm ready to go." Now, in her definitive new memoir, Katherine shares her personal journey from a child prodigy growing up in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia to the peaceful centenarian she was in her final days. In A Remarkable Journey: The Wisdom, Grit, and Grace of a Pioneering NASA Mathematician, Katherine wraps her story around some of the basic tenets of her life-the value of knowing that no one is better than you, education is paramount, timing is everything, and asking questions can break barriers. Readers will see this heroine in full dimension-curious "daddy's girl," standout college student, pioneering professional, doting mother, grieving widow, and sage elder. They will hear the wisdom of a woman who handled great fame with genuine humility and great tragedy with enduring hope. They will see the brilliance of a young college student who latched onto a dream, inspired by a college professor who told her she would make a good "research mathematician." She would carry the mantle of that professor, who in 1933 became one of the first African Americans in the country to receive a doctorate in math, only to find his own dreams of becoming a research mathematician crushed by racism. The book moves with Katherine through 100 years of racial history, pausing to show, for example, the influential role that educators at segregated schools and Historically Black Colleges and Universities played in nurturing the dreams of trailblazers. In this uplifting narrative, readers see a woman who navigated tough racial terrain with the soft-spoken grace expected of a woman of her era, and the unrelenting grit required to make history and inspire future generations"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Johnson, Katherine G.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; African American women mathematicians; Women mathematicians; African American teachers;

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The last chance matinee / by Stewart, Mariah,author.;

"From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes the first novel in her all-new series, The Hudson Sisters, following a trio of reluctant sisters as they set out to fulfill their father's dying wish. In the process, they find not only themselves, but the father they only thought they knew. When celebrated and respected agent Fritz Hudson passes away, he leaves a trail of Hollywood glory in his wake--and two separate families who never knew the other existed. Allie and Des Hudson are products of Fritz's first marriage to Honora, a beautiful but troubled starlet whose life ended in a tragic overdose. Meanwhile, Fritz was falling in love on the Delaware Bay with New Age hippie Susa Pratt--they had a daughter together, Cara, and while Fritz loved Susa with everything he had, he never quite managed to tell her or Cara about his West Coast family. Now Fritz is gone, and the three sisters are brought together under strange circumstances: there's a large inheritance to be had that could save Allie from her ever-deepening debt following a disastrous divorce, allow Des to open a rescue shelter for abused and wounded animals, and give Cara a fresh start after her husband left her for her best friend--but only if the sisters upend their lives and work together to restore an old, decrepit theater that was Fritz's obsession growing up in his small hometown in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. Guided by Fritz's closest friend and longtime attorney, Pete Wheeler, the sisters come together--whether they like it or not--to turn their father's dream into a reality, and might just come away with far more than they bargained for"--

Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Self-realization in women; Female friendship; Sisters; Motion picture theaters;

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In the darkroom / by Faludi, Susan,author.;

"'In the summer of 2004 I set out to investigate someone I scarcely knew, my father. The project began with a grievance, the grievance of a daughter whose parent had absconded from her life. I was in pursuit of a scofflaw, an artful dodger who had skipped out on so many things--obligation, affection, culpability, contrition. I was preparing an indictment, amassing discovery for a trial. But somewhere along the line, the prosecutor became a witness.' So begins Susan Faludi's extraordinary inquiry into the meaning of identity in the modern world and in her own haunted family saga. When the feminist writer learned that her 76-year-old father--long estranged and living in Hungary--had undergone sex reassignment surgery, that investigation would turn personal and urgent. How was this new parent who claimed to be "a complete woman now" connected to the silent, explosive, and ultimately violent father she had known? Faludi chases that mystery into the recesses of her suburban childhood and her father's many previous incarnations: American dad, Alpine mountaineer, swashbuckling adventurer in the Amazon outback, Jewish fugitive in Holocaust Budapest. When the author travels to Hungary to reunite with her father, she drops into a labyrinth of dark histories and dangerous politics in a country hell-bent on repressing its past and constructing a fanciful--and virulent--nationhood. The search for identity that has transfixed our century was proving as treacherous for nations as for individuals. Faludi's struggle to come to grips with her father's reinvented self takes her across borders--historical, political, religious, sexual--to bring her face to face with the question of the age: Is identity something you "choose," or is it the very thing you can't escape?"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Faludi, Susan; Authors, American; Women journalists; Fathers and daughters.; Identity (Psychology); Sex change; Male-to-female transsexuals;

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Heartland. [videorecording] / by Brooke, Lauren.Heartland.Videorecording.; Conkie, Heather.; Dimarco, Steve.; Grewal, Tina.; Johnston, Shaun.; Marshall, Amber.; Morgan, Michele.; Power, Keith.; Dynamo Films.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Seven24 Films.;

Disc 1. There and back again -- The big red wall -- Severed ties -- Secrets and lies.Disc 2. Endngs and beginnings -- Steal away -- Walk a mile -- The family tree.Disc 3. The Pike River cull -- The heart of a river -- The silent partner -- Broken Heartland.Disc 4. Cowgirls don't cry -- Riders on the storm -- Eclipse of the heart -- Faking it.Disc 5. All I need is you -- Written in stone -- Bonus features.Director of photography, Craig Wrobleski ; music, Keith Power.Amber Marshall, Michele Morgan, Shaun Johnston, Graham Wardle, Nathaniel Arcand, Chris Potter.Season 8 begins with Amy arriving back from the European Equestrian circuit, still riding high on the opulent lifestyle and adrenaline of working with Prince Ahmed's high-performance horses. But if she thought life at HEARTLAND was going to pick up where it left off, she is sorely mistaken. Amy's time away has changed her and everyone else back home. And as the family struggles through secrets, rivalries and misunderstandings, Amy and Ty must find solid ground in their relationship. By the end of the season they have persevered and grown as a couple, moving forward into their future.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.

Subjects: Brooke, Lauren.; Coming-of-age television programs.; Families; Horse whisperers; Horses; Ranches; Teen television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

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The Last King. by Gaup, Nils,film director.; Ulimoen Øverli, Ane,actor.; Oftebro, Jakob,actor.; Hivju, Kristofer,actor.; D. Soldal, Torkel,actor.; Magnolia Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Ane Ulimoen Øverli, Jakob Oftebro, Kristofer Hivju, Torkel D. SoldalOriginally produced by Magnolia Pictures in 2016.Set in the Middle Ages, in the midst of a great civil war. A monarch is murdered. His soldiers escape with the infant heir to the throne. The warriors risk their life to shepherd him across snowy mountains to claim his rightful place on the throne.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Foreign films.; Drama.; Motion pictures.;

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Evil Does Not Exist. by Hamaguchi, Ryusuke,film director.; Shibutani, Ayaka,actor.; Omika, Hitoshi,actor.; Kosaka, Ryuji,actor.; Nishikawa, Ryô,actor.; The Criterion Collection (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Ayaka Shibutani, Hitoshi Omika, Ryuji Kosaka, Ryô NishikawaOriginally produced by The Criterion Collection in 2023.In a secluded, snowy mountain village, widower and single father Takumi leads a modest life gathering water, wood, and wild wasabi for a friend’s udon shop. Yet this peaceful existence is threatened when a pair of corporate reps arrive to launch a glamping site, sparking resistance from community members who fear the project’s potentially pernicious impact on the environment.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Japan.; Motion pictures--Asia.;

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Agent of Happiness. by Bhattarai, Arun,film director.; Zurbo, Dorottya,film director.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Originally produced by Film Movement in 2024.Can satisfaction with one’s life be rated on a scale from one to ten? Amber, a government happiness agent, travels the Bhutanese Himalayas surveying people's happiness. On his remote mountain journey, he is forced to confront his own struggle for fulfillment and question what makes him happy.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Documentary films.; Philosophy and religion.; Social sciences.; Travel.; Instructional films.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Mental health.; Health.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Emotions.;

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The Enchanted. by Trapé, Elena,film director.; Pérez Prada, Daniel,actor.; Costa, Laia,actor.; Latido Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Daniel Pérez Prada, Laia CostaOriginally produced by Latido Films in 2023.Irene is a woman in her thirties with a four-year-old daughter who has just separated from her husband and cannot find her place in the world. Determined to get by at whatever cost, she flees to a remote village in the mountains to try to rebuild her life, with the help of the lush vegetation, omnipresent nature and legends around her.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Families.; Motion pictures--Spain.; Motion pictures--Europe.;

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Beyond the Summit. by Narváez, Eduardo,film director.; Guayasamin, Isabel,film director.; Pragda (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Originally produced by Pragda in 2022.An exciting and inspiring story about Zuko's life, which exemplifies the human spirit's perseverance and resilience in the face of adversity. He worked as a professional mountain guide for 15 years before being injured and losing the mobility of his legs. However, this does not deter him, and he demonstrates to us, through his inner search and the expedition to Kilimanjaro, that limits only exist in our minds.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Physical education and training.; Documentary films.; Africa.; Disabilities.; Mountaineering.; People with disabilities.;

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Red Shoes. by Eichelmann, Carlos,film director.; Ascacio, Eustacio,actor.; Tábora, Georgina,actor.; Solián, Natalia,actor.; Molina, Phanie,actor.; Pragda (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Eustacio Ascacio, Georgina Tábora, Natalia Solián, Phanie MolinaOriginally produced by Pragda in 2022.In a remote place in the mountains of the northern Mexico, lives Artemio, a farmer who sees his desolate plot of land and his own life slip through his fingers. When he receives the shocking news about his daughter whom he hasn't seen for years, he decides to leave for the city in search of truth and redemption, but he's faced with a brutal world, completely unknown to him.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Mexico.; Families.; Motion pictures--Latin America.;

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