Al Roker
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Formats
Description
In this gripping narrative history, Al Roker from NBC’s Today and the Weather Channel vividly examines the deadliest natural disaster in American history—a haunting and inspiring tale of tragedy, heroism, and resilience that is full of lessons for today’s new age of extreme weather.
On the afternoon of September 8, 1900, two-hundred-mile-per-hour winds and fifteen-foot waves slammed into Galveston, the booming
...Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
vi, 305 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Description
"A gripping new history celebrating the remarkable heroes of the Johnstown Flood--the deadliest flood in U.S. history--from NBC host and legendary weather authority Al Roker. Central Pennsylvania, May 31, 1889: After a deluge of rain--nearly a foot in less than twenty-four hours--swelled the Little Conemaugh River, panicked engineers watched helplessly as swiftly rising waters threatened to breach the South Fork dam, built to create a private lake...
Author
Series
Billy Blessing mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
p2011
Physical Desc
7 sound discs (ca. 69 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The third book in the “Morning Show Murders” series by bestselling author and iconic news personality Al Roker, The Talk Show Murders finds Billy Blessing with a plate full of danger as secrets from his past threaten to make a comeback.
Before Billy Blessing was a five-star celebrity chef from New York City, before he was ever on TV, he lived another life under another name: Billy Blanchard, wily con man of the Windy City. Billy did time for his...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (8 hr., 30 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Been There, Done That is a funny, heartfelt, and empowering collection of life lessons, hard-won wisdom, and instructive family anecdotes from Al and Deborah's lives, from their parents and grandparents, and from dear friends, famous and not. Here, Al and Deborah candidly share childhood obstacles like obesity and growing up in the segregated South; the challenges and blessings that come from raising very different kids; hard-won truths about marriage...
8) 3D sun
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Experience the Sun like never before in this documentary that takes audiences into outer space to see exactly what the Sun does and what it means to people on Earth.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (252 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps: Billie Blessings has gone from beloved chef, restaurant owner, and morning show segment host to #1 suspect in a murder case when one of the executives at the network dies from poisoning. Morning Show Mystery: Murder on the Menu: Beloved cooking show host Billie Blessings finds herself in hot water when a dead body turns up in the car of one of her guests, a temperamental celebrity chef, with dark secrets...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Flint Lockwood is a young inventor who dreams of creating something that will improve everyone's life. Sam Sparks is a weathergirl covering the town's weather phenomenon, but chooses to hide her intelligence behind a perky exterior. Tim Lockwood is Flint's technophobic father. Brent is the town bully who has plagued Flint since childhood. Mayor Shelbourne exploits Flint's newest invention so he can put the town, and more importantly himself, on the...
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Series
Pub. Date
2012
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Description
Your trusted guide to surgical weight-loss
Sixty percent of individuals over the age of 20—or 58 million people in the U.S.—are overweight. As the obesity epidemic continues to grow, many Americans are researching the benefits and complications of weight-loss surgeries. Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies, 2nd edition is the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to understanding the impact of surgical weight-loss before, during, and after
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