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"At the age of nineteen, Lara Prior-Palmer discovered a website devoted to "the world's longest, toughest horse race"--an annual competition of endurance and skill that involves dozens of riders racing a series of twenty-five wild ponies across 1,000 kilometers of Mongolian grassland. On a whim, she decided to enter the race. As she boarded a plane to East Asia, she was utterly unprepared for what awaited her. Riders often spend years preparing to...
2) Love radio
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"Prince Jones, a self-professed teen love doctor known for his radio segment on the local hip-hop station, believes he can get the bookish, anti-romance Dani Ford to fall in love with him in three dates. At seventeen Prince Jones has his own segment on Detroit's popular hip-hop show, Love Radio, dishing out advice to the brokenhearted. He dreams of becoming a DJ and falling in love, but being the main caretaker for his mother, who has multiple sclerosis,...
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Nicholas Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career-ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and coworker, Herb Kovak, is murdered right in front of him and 60,000 other potential witnesses. As he struggles to come to terms with Kovak's seemingly inexplicable death, Foxton begins to question how well he knew his friend. Was the murder a case of mistaken identity or something more sinister?
4) Silks
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English
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Geoffrey Mason is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister.
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 21 cm.
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English
Description
"DJ Rubble is hosting a celebration, but when the guest of honor, Chickaletta, goes missing, it's up to the pups from Adventure Bay to save the day. Boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will love this exciting storybook, which features a lenticular design that makes the party seems to pop off the cover!"--Amazon.
Pub. Date
2005.
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1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A sharp-witted suburban wife is left alone to raise four headstrong daughters when her husband unexpectedly disappears. Things get even more hectic when she falls for her neighbor, an ex-baseball player turned radio DJ.
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2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc. On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South Bronx. Her brother, Clive Campbell, spun the records. He had a new way of playing the music to make the breaks the musical interludes between verses longer for dancing. He called himself DJ Kool Herc and this is When the Beat Was Born. From his childhood in Jamaica to his youth in the Bronx,...
8) Front runner
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"In his role as an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, Jeff Hinkley is approached by a multi-time champion jockey to discuss the delicate matter of losing races on purpose. Little does he know that the call will set off a lethal chain of events, including the apparent suicide of the jockey and an attempt on Hinkley's own life. Never one to leave suspicious events alone, Hinkley begins investigating the jockey and the races...
9) Seabiscuit
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
11) Pirate radio
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A rogue band of DJs captivate Britain in the 1960s. The music they play defines a generation and the DJs stand up to a government that, incomprehensibly, prefer jazz. The Count is a big, brash, American god of the airwaves; Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock. Radio rock is a pirate radio station situated in the middle of the North Atlantic that's populated by an eclectic crew of rock and roll DJs that include: Gavin, the greatest DJ in Britain who...
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2012.
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English
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"When race caller and television presenter Mark Shillingford calls a race in which his twin sister, Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in second when she could have won, he believes the worst: that she lost on purpose, and the race was fixed. That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, she storms off after an argument--and it's the last time Mark sees her alive. Hours later, Clare jumps to her death from the balcony of a...
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Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
280 p. ; 23 cm.
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English
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"Gorgeous, successful executive Teri Stewart spends her days working for L.A.'s hottest record company--and her nights all alone. Her best friend Nicole is determined to find Teri a man, but she hasn't had much luck-- because Teri wants more than Mr. Maybe. She's holding out for Mr. Right and won't settle for anything less. Just when Teri is ready to give up, a man from her past returns to reignite their romance. With his sultry smile and easy-going...
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Legacy trilogy (Catherine Coulter) volume 3
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English
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In 1822 Baltimore, tomboy horsewoman Jessie and dashing horseman James race against each other, but he doesn't love her. Jessie goes to England where aristocratic cousins turn her into a lady, James proposes and together they search for pirate treasure.
15) Derby stallion
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A young boy, unsure of what path to take in life, comes across a horse trainer who convinces him to train for the Derby Cup. Will he be able to convince his parents, beat the champion, and find the champion inside himself?
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Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xvi, 410 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"If you've ever spent hours in your bedroom with two turntables and an earful of tracks that sound off-beat or out of key, [this book] is the go-to guide for taking your skills to the next level. Inside, John Steventon ... walks you through the basics of mixing, the techniques and tricks you need to create your own DJ style, and how to make DJing work for you"--Amazon.com.
17) Jockey
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An aging jockey aims for a final championship, when a rookie rider arrives claiming to be his son.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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A late-night phone call is never good news, especially when you're Roxane Weary. This one is from her brother Andrew whose evening was interrupted by a visit from Addison, a hip young DJ he knows from the hotel bar where he works. She was drunk, bloody, and hysterical, but she wouldn't say what was wrong. After using his phone, she left as quickly as she appeared, and Andrew is worried. That's when he calls Roxane. But another late-night call occurs...
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 21 cm
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English
Description
"Gabe has always identified as a boy, but he was born with a girl's body. With his new public access radio show gaining in popularity, Gabe struggles with romance, friendships, and parents--all while trying to come out as transgendered. An audition for a station in Minneapolis looks like his ticket to a better life in the big city. But his entire future is threatened when several violent guys find out Gabe, the popular DJ, is also Elizabeth from school"--...
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Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
290 p. ; 25 cm.
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English
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A successful female DJ refuses to let a few romantic catastrophes keep her down in award-winning author April Sinclair's dazzlingly soulful novel that was hailed as "a Bridget Jones's Diary for black women" by the New York Times Book Review Daphne "Dee Dee" Dupree has arrived at age 41 with a career she loves, but a romantic life she doesn't. Insecure about her weight and protective of her often-broken heart, Dee Dee is an expert at hiding her inward...
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