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World War 2 books

Recent World War 2 Historical Fiction

By Cindy Burnett | June 10, 2021
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Cindy Burnett, Kristin Harmel, Erika Robuck, Mark Sullivan, Kate Quinn, Kaia Alderson, Pam Jenoff
Fay Monsen Kirby, Eileen Moody, Aline Wilson, J.P. Bryan

Tribute to an influential Texan

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld | May 31, 2021
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J.P. Bryan, Aline Wilson, Fay Kirby, Eileen Moody, Sarah Almy, Minnette Boesel, Linda Condit, Heather Firestone, Kathy Lord, Cinda Matthews, Laura Stover, Karen Pope, Ann Harder, Mary Jon Bryan, Laura Bush, Jan Felts Bullock, Nancy Powell Moore
Historical fiction

Exciting Historical Fiction Titles for Summer 2021

By Cindy Burnett | May 6, 2021
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Cindy Burnett, Kristin Harmel, Liza Nash Taylor, Vanessa Riley, Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, Georgie Blalock, Beatriz Williams, Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Nicola Harrison
Wendy and Cade Burks

Three tiny Texas gems

By Tracy L. Barnett | April 27, 2021
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Barbara Canetti, Carlos Rios, Victor Stanzel, Joseph Stanzel, Suzanne McDaniels, Wendy Burks, Cade Burks, Catherine Chandler, Betty Mundinger, Dan Mundinger Sr., Erich Mundinger, Nancy Mundinger, Will Mundinger, Calvin Mundinger, Dan Mundinger Jr.
Nonfiction reads

Favorite Recent Nonfiction

By Cindy Burnett | April 8, 2021
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Elizabeth Barnhill, Cindy Burnett, Paulina Bren, Grace Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Ali McGraw, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, Phylicia Rashad, Julia Cooke, Julia Sweig, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, Anna Malaika Tubbs, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, James Baldwin, Alberta King, Louise Little, Berdis Baldwin, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Irna Phillips, Betty White, Gertrude Berg, Hazel Scott, Olivia Campbell, Elizabeth Blackwell, Lizzie Garret Anderson, Sophie Jex-Blake
TaB

Farewell, TaB: Nostalgic Soft Drink Discontinued

By Karen Vine Fuller | December 9, 2020
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Kerri Kopp, Marguerite Radhakrishnan, Julie Aronstein Malin, Donna Frey Aronstein, Scott Aronstein, Dana Malin, Jodie Huddleson, Ellen Chandler
Geneaology

Genealogy Connect: Your Resource for Electronic Family History Books

By Joy Oria | November 17, 2020
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Bob Gomel

Eyewitness: Photographer Bob Gomel's Stories behind the Photos

By Cathy Gordon | October 21, 2020
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Bob Gomel, David Scarbrough
Historical fiction

Historical Fiction Set during WWII

By Cindy Burnett | October 15, 2020
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Cindy Burnett, Stephen Kiernan, Markus Zusak, jENNIFER rYAN, Kristin Harmel, A.J. Pearce, Leila Meacham, Jillian Cantor, Charlie Fisk, Hazel Gaynor, Judithe Little, Jennifer Rosner
Duchesne students

The Spirit of Duchesne, 60 Years and Counting

By Caitlyn McConnell | September 23, 2020
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Philippine Duchesne, Ann Caire, Sylvester Turner, Conrad Bering
Trish Morille, Lisa Sheinbaum

Let Freedom Ring: HMH Celebrates International Day of Peace

By Jenna Mazzoccoli | September 23, 2020
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Nelson Mandela, Trish Morille, Lisa Sheinbaum, Linda Lorelle, Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Sylvester Turner, Kelly J. Zúñiga, George Floyd, Gisela Cherches, Madison Petaway, Helen Shibru
Historical

Immersion in the Past: Historical Mystery Series

By Joy Oria | September 22, 2020
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Amy Stewart, Christine Trent, Sherry Thomas
Greg Funderburk

Q & A with Author Greg Funderburk

By Cindy Burnett | September 17, 2020
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Cindy Burnett, Greg Funderburk
Wes Anderson

The Colors of Houston: ‘Huestone’ Exhibit

By Haley Kurisky | August 14, 2020
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Haley Kurisky, James Glassman

Spotlighting Historical Fiction, Summer 2020

By Cindy Burnett | June 25, 2020
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Cindy Burnett, Kristin Harmel, Edgar Degas, Elise Hooper, Natalie Jenner, Jane Austen, Chanel Cleeton, Fiona Davis, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Celia Rees, Stephen Kiernan, Charlie Fisk, Susie Orman Schnall
2019 Juneteenth

A Virtual Juneteenth Celebration

By Ava Yu | June 18, 2020
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Jack Yates, Richard Allen, Richard Brock, Elias Dibble, Ramon Manning
SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft

Commemorating the Crew Dragon: Experiencing the Historical Launch from Home

By Savannah Kuchar | May 27, 2020
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Robert Behnken, Douglas Hurley, Jim Bridenstine
Esther Almaraz, Alma Connor, Daniel Irr, Julia Irr, Audrey Leonard,

Perspectives on the Pandemic: From Polio to Coronavirus

By Karen Vine Fuller | May 20, 2020
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Lucy Leonard, Esther Almaraz, Audrey Leonard, Daniel Irr, Alma Connor, Julia Irr
John Lindholm, George Parker,

War Bird Flyover Salutes 75th Anniversary of V-E Day

By Karen Vine Fuller | May 8, 2020
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George Parker, Scott Rozzell, John Lindholm, Robert Parker, David Parker, Maggie Parker, Ed Levin, Abraham Chock, Danny Friedman, Baron Miller, Al Barr, John McCullough, Ted Panaretos, Katie Parker, Emma Parker, Ethan Parker
Books for Women’s History Month

Historical Fiction Reads for Women’s History Month

By Cindy Burnett | March 26, 2020
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Cindy Burnett, Whitney Scharer, Lee Miller, Man Ray, Louisa Treger, Virginia Courtauld, Stephen Courtauld, Amy Stewart, Constance Kopp, Elise Hooper, Dorothea Lange, Marie Benedict, Hedy Lamarr, George Antheil, Therese Anne Fowler, Alva Vanderbilt
Historical fiction

5 Historical Fiction Titles that Everyone Should Read

By Cindy Burnett | March 5, 2020
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Susan Meissner, Jennifer Robson, Graham Moore, George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, Paul Cravath, Nikola Tesla, Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell, Steve Jobs, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paulette Jiles, Marie Benedict, Hedy Lamarr, George Antheil, Cindy Burnett
Self-portraits

Revisionist History: Moody Center Exhibit Reexamines Past

By Pooja Salhotra | February 25, 2020
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Pooja Salhotra, Alison Weaver, Omar Victor Diop, Frederick Douglass, Dom Nicolau, Serge Attukwei Clottey, Mary Sibande, Works by Robin Rhode, Sammy Baloji, Pascale Marthine Tayou
Lucy Dremond, Ramon Manning, Nikole Hannah-Jones

Emancipation Park Kicks Off Lecture Series

By Pooja Salhotra | December 13, 2019
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Nikole Hannah-Jones, Melanie Lawson, Lucy Dremond, Ramon Manning, Damien Sneed, Jason Oby
Cindy Burnett, Fiona Davis,

An Interview with Fiona Davis: A Focus on Historical Buildings in New York City

By Cindy Burnett | November 14, 2019
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Fiona Davis, Julie Satow, John Lennon, Cindy Burnett
Deb Schmidt

Talk Like a Pirate or Walk the Plank!

By Karen Vine Fuller | September 19, 2019
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John Baur, Mark Summers, Dave Barry, Deborah Nowinski, Deb Schmidt, April Palatino, Rick Palatino, Jimmie Brannen, Jason Brannen, Sabrina Brannen, Joey Brannen, Charles Davis, Clint Blankenship, Kaitlin Monte
Museum of the Moon

50 Years Later, Neighbors Reflect on Moon Landing

By Pooja Salhotra | April 19, 2019
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Linda Linder, John F. Kennedy, David Rae, Aric Hoek, Barbara Reichlin, Luke Jerram, David Kring
Queen Elizabeth

Highlighting Queen Elizabeth for Women's History Month

By Mary Cohrs | March 5, 2019
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Robert Hardman, Mary Cohrs
Amazing Place staff celebrating Elvis

The King is in the Building: Happy Birthday, Elvis!

By Karen Vine Fuller | January 8, 2019
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Elvis Presley, Tillie Wiedemann, Madeline Zimmermann, Mayson Zimmermann, Rayna Williams, Liz Kenny, Andrew Fuller, Karen Vine Fuller, Kathy Vine Kalland, Thomas Fuller, Phyllis Childress, Bev Taylor, Marilyn Lyne, Cindy Siegel, Dale Waller, Clayton Finney, Gary Finney
Taylor Janak, Regina Janak

A Full Sock Salute

Rain, the train and honoring President George H.W. Bush
By Cathy Gordon | December 7, 2018
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George H. W. Bush, Taylor Janak, Regina Janak, Ronald Reagan, Gordon Hitzfelder, Anastasia, George Bush, Laura Bush, Jenna Bush, Harris Hitzfelder, Florence Hitzfelder, Hart Hitzfelder, Emelia Hitzfelder
John Lisenby, Nancy Lisenby, George H.W. Bush,

George H.W. Bush

Neighbors remember the president
By Pooja Salhotra | December 7, 2018
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George H. W. Bush, John Lisenby, Nancy Lisenby, Stephanie Linder, Barbara Bush, Linda Linder, George W. Bush, Dorothy Bush