The definitive account of Whitney Houstonâ??s astonishing life, ground-breaking career and tragic death â?? complete with never-before-seen photographs â?? from the only one who truly knows the story behind the headlines: her mother, Cissy Houston.
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Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped
Cissy Houston
Harper Large Print
2013
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Contemplative and private, Cissy Houston has said little publicly about her daughter Whitney′s tragically early death. She hasn′t spoken to the press about the funny, warm memories from her daughter′s childhood or the lovely, quiet moments the two shared as Whitney became a woman-much less the trying and troubling times when Cissy and her family tried to save the superstar′s life while it careened out of control. Now, for the first time, Cissy will tell the unabridged and unbelievable story of her daughter′s life as well as her own, addressing Whitney′s brightest and darkest moments while helping fans around the world understand the complexities of this extraordinary star who died much too young. A legendary gospel singer in her own right, Cissy shows how the lessons from her musical journey helped to shape Whitney′s career-from teaching Whitney to use her voice, to witnessing Whitney′s first experiences in the music business, to keeping her daughter level-headed throughout her meteoric rise to fame. However, Cissy does not shy away from the difficult realities of her daughter′s life. Offering an insider′s perspective unlike any other, she sets the record straight about Whitney, exploring both her turbulent marriage and her misunderstood struggles with drug abuse with a candor, honesty, and respect that have long been missing accounts of Whitney′s life. Ultimately, Cissy goes behind the tabloid headlines to show the true, human side of this strong, successful, yet flawed musical icon, capturing the dramatic depths and soaring range of an extraordinary woman, along with the pain and heartbreak of a grieving mother as she struggles with an impossible loss.
Evil words. Words that should never have been spoken. Words that she should not have heard.But she did. And she believed them.Everything changed when Cissy heard those words that day. She was five.What torment is wrought when wicked words are spoken? Can Cissy's ravaged life be redeemed? Or will she wreak havoc on all who love her?Can the lie be undone? Is there a word powerful enough to break the curse and undo the unsavory heritage?
"Cissy" is a collection of three plays on gender and young LGBTQ+ folk by the acclaimed playwright Dave Deveau. In "Nelly Boy," an unknown man sits in a nondescript room trying to discover how Nelly came to be running naked along the side of a six-lane highway. Nelly's world slowly unfolds; following Nelly's epic journey through suburbia, we discover the inner workings of a brilliant teenage mind trying to grapple with the greater picture. Caught in the middle of opposing gender ideals, Nelly is forced to confront hatred and his/her own perceptions of the world in order to survive. "My Funny Valentine" examines the 2008 murder of 14-year-old Lawrence Laetitia King who asked Brandon McInerney to be his valentine. The next day, during first period, McInerney took out a gun and shot King twice in the head. On February 13, King was declared brain-dead, but was left on life support so organs could be removed for donation. King passed away on February 14, 2008 - Valentine's Day. "My Funny Valentine" enters the minds of people on the fringes of a murder that will forever affect them. It tackles the fracturing of opinion in the face of a horrendous act within a community and invites the audience to search for its own humanity amid the confusing and chaotic implications King's death brings to the surface. In searching through this thick haze, it enables us to find our hearts. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls" is the story of 9-year-old Fiona who comes out as a boy and wants to be called Fin. Fin has always had this feeling - knowing something is different but not knowing what it was or how to say it. As Fin cuts his hair short and changes his name, his family works to understand and adjust to Fin's gender identity. Dad is accepting of the change right away, but Mom doesn't quite get it at first. We see Fin's family struggle with this change and through the course of the play ultimately begin to accept and embrace Fin for who he is. Three powerful, intensely relevant plays by "one of Vancouver's finest playwrights and one of our country's finest gay writers" (Mark Robins, Vancouver Presents).
WINNER of the WILLA Literary Award for Best Young Adult Fiction"admirably evokes the dusty, gritty aura of Depression-era Colorado" - Publisher's Weekly"With subtlety and insight, Taylor introduces readers to complexities and truths about love and family" - American Library Association"Taylor nails small-town agrarian Dust Bowl life in the '30s." - School Library JournalOn the Depression era Colorado plains, there's nothing but dust and empty farms. It's an unforgiving background to the violence in Cissy Funk's life. She's alone on a scrap of a farm with her mother and brother, and her mother hasn't recovered from the death of Cissy's baby sister. She's turned cold, and mean, and she's turned against Cissy, singling her out, leaving bruises and a breaking heart. When Cissy's Aunt Vera turns up, with her warm hugs and pretty clothes, it looks like there just might be hope on the horizon after all. Vera is determined to make sure Cissy is safe and loved, despite her sister in law, despite the hard times, despite her own fears. But these hard times are more than failed crops and no work. There's a trouble in Cissy's family that no one is willing to tell her about, and it's threatening to bring her fragile happiness crashing down. When there's nothing but dirt, dust, and the faintest glimpse of delight, Cissy has to find the strength to grab onto what she can. Her family might not be what she thought it was, but maybe it can be exactly what she needs.
A historical novel
Cissy Duck's Pet Heaven: Second Book in the Cissy Duck Book Series
Joanne Bobb
LifeRich
2025
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Cissy Duck's Pet Heaven: Second Book in the Cissy Duck Book Series
Joanne Bobb
LifeRich
2025
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Kathy Garver, the teenage heartthrob from the hit series Family Affair (1966–1971), was no one-hit wonder, but a journeywoman actress who appeared in such classic films as Night of the Hunter and The Ten Commandments long before she became a television icon. This memoir is a recollection of a working actress’s experiences, from the many films, television shows, and stage plays in which she performed, to her second career as a voice-over specialist in popular animated films and audiobooks. Featuring anecdotes, Hollywood history, and details of her relationships with such stars as Charlton Heston and Jon Provost, Surviving Cissy is a veritable quilt of Kathy’s exciting life.
Miss Wallis's ... Curtain-Raisers. (Little Miss Muffet.-Cupid in Ermine.-The Prior Claim.-A Sudden Squall.-Cissy's Engagement.-My Son and I.).
Ellen Lancaster Wallis
British Library, Historical Print Editions
2011
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This book is a Restoration Party that gifts you with an intentional plan on how to recycle your past, remove your masks, and fire your representatives through repurposing old wounds, vaccinating your future and making your priorities a necessity - giving yourself permission to find your way back to the best parts of you.
Sweetie Ladd's Historic Fort Worth
Cissy Stewart Lale
Texas Christian University Press,U.S.
1999
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Presents twenty-eight paintings from the Landmark Series, paintings of historic Fort Worth structures, many of which no longer stand today with text elucidates each painting, explaining details and their historical significance.
