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A news media frenzy hurled the quiet resort community of Pinehurst, North Carolina, into the national spotlight in 1935 when hotel magnate Ellsworth Statler's adopted daughter was discovered dead early one February morning weeks after her wedding day. A politically charged coroner's inquest failed to determine a definitive cause of death, and the following civil action continued to expose sordid details of the couple's lives. More than half a century...
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American Pickers volume 8
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Thanks to his vast collection of stuffed animals and weird curios, lifelong picker and yard sale aficionado Lester is known by his neighbors as the "spooky collector." Tension builds between Mike and Frank over the value of the animals.
64) Hidden Treasures
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Everyone is looking for a bargain nowadays. People go to yard sales auctions and flea markets wanting ti discover something of value.
One of the greatest treasures we have is the Bible. There are wonderful truths buried in the pages of his book that will help us discover our worth and value.
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Farah rocks volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
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Eleven-year-old Farah spends much of her summer trying to earn money to attend an enrichment camp at her new school, but someone is sabotaging her by taking down her fliers. Includes glossaries and instructions for growing crystals.
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One of the dark, eerie tales that can only come from Stephen King, originally a part of the #1 New York Times bestseller Everything's Eventual, "The Road Virus Heads North" tracks an author who buys a creepy painting at a yard sale which was painted by a metal-head neighbor just before he committed suicide.
68) Wishful drinking
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Carrie Fisher reads her New York Times Bestselling Memoir! Finally, after four hit novels, Carrie Fisher comes clean (well, sort of) with the crazy truth that is her life in her first-ever memoir. In Wishful Drinking, adapted from her one-woman stage show, Fisher reveals what it was really like to grow up a product of "Hollywood in-breeding," coming-of-age on the set of a little movie called Star Wars, and becoming a cultural icon and bestselling...
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The garage sale, the yard sale, the rummage sale...It makes just as much sense now to hold one; it's just as much fun as to attend one. Garage sales make sense because they can make you money. Rather than throw out your old cluttering mess, or allowing it to fester and take up space in your home, with a bit of hard work and planning, you can transform that mess into a nice little stack of bills.
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Cul-de-sac kids volume 15
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Stacy Henry wants to earn money for the Cul-de-sac Kids Club. But she can't get permission from Abby, the club president, who is out of town.The rest of the kids vote to go ahead with a yard sale. The friends make signs, and everyone brings old treasures for the big day. But one night, some of their treasures disappear!Is there a bandit in the neighborhood? Who is stealing from the Cul-de-sac Kids?
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Hungarian tea house mystery volume 2
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"When Hana spots a rare wolf figurine at a local yard sale, she knows it's her lucky day. The owner says he received the wolf from someone he doesn't trust and he just wants it our of his life. Hana is inspecting her new prize when she finds a tiny microchip attached to the bottom. When she shows the figure to her police detective boyfriend, Erik, Hana is shocked to learn that the chip is actually a tracking device. They decide to confront the seller...
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Andy is excited to take his favorite toys-Woody the cowboy and Buzz Lightyear the space ranger-to camp with him this year. But when Woody's should tears, Andy's mom places Woody on a high shelf. To make matters worse, Andy's mom is having a yard sale, and Woody accidentally ends up outside where he is stolen by a toy collector! Now, it's a race against time as the toys try to rescue their friend before the toy collector sells him to a museum in Japan!...
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The Masks Find a New Home is a mystery/crime novella. This story is about a young couple, Connor and Harley Blackwell, they both come in contact with the masks at Aubrey McCann's yard sale. So they decided to purchase the masks because they looked interesting to them. And as Connor is working at PetalStones Entertainment, strange things start to happen. The story is being told from Connor's perspective. So can you figure out what's really going on...
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"It's a wonder to behold what happens when love moves in. Former child star Fiona Hume left the biz a decade ago, after she left rehab. She retreated to Baltimore and bought an old mansion downtown with dreams of restoring it into a masterpiece--maybe creating an artist's studio for herself. And living an artist's life. That was the plan. Ten years later, Fiona's huge house is filled with junk purchased at thrift stores, yard sales, or picked up from...
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April showers bring murder!
Donations are pouring in for the charity yard sale, but as Kay and her friends sort through the glassware and gently used appliances, they discover a real skull in a box of old Halloween decorations.
The find re-opens a years-old missing person case, giving a local family closure but opening up a trunk-load of questions.
Kay is on the job, digging into a cold case that someone never wanted brought to light.
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Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC
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2009
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Forget fashionistas. Meet the bargainista. Annie Korzen is a thrifty woman with expensive tastes. Raised by an immigrant mother who reused tea bags, Annie learned early on how to be an economista.
In Bargain Junkie, Korzen shares her hilarious tales from the trenches—the garage sales, estate sales, thrift stores, rummage sales, and online auctions. Korzen haggles, scrimps, saves, and stretches her dollars and her imagination so she
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Joe Grey mysteries volume 7
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Fans of Lillian Jackson Braun and Rita Mae Brown and cat lovers everywhere will delight in this newest mystery featuring two furry felines on the scent of a killer.
Famous novelist Elliot Traynor is temporarily living in Molena Point. He and his wife don't have much to do with the villagers, which is fine with them since no one particularly likes Vivi. But their arrival has coincided with some peculiar happenings in the town, culminating with a...
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BOOM! Studios
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2013
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Have you ever wondered where the Bravest Warriors got their super rad weapons? Were they found in a yard sale, was it some prize after a series of training, or was it just a twist of fate and a lot of luck that lead our heroes to their most trusted weapons? Find out the true story in this issue!
79) Passages
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The Toy Master is dead. Long live the Toy Master!In this second installment, the shroud of mystery surrounding Neil's tragic end is unraveled, revealing the chilling fate that awaits Lucy and the sinister doll from the yard sale. In this collection, you'll journey beyond the confines of the toy collection, confronting the malevolent forces lurking in the shadows, poised to rewrite the very fabric of reality.Step once more into the gripping narrative...
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"[A] richly atmospheric tale. You can imagine Hitchcock curling up with this one."
-USA Today
Author Hallie Ephron's fast paced and disturbingly creepy Never Tell a Lie is a page-turning thrill ride that maestro Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud to call his own. A descent into gripping suburban terror, this stunner by the Ellen Nehr Award-winning mystery reviewer for the Boston Globe has been called "a snaky, unsettling tale of psychological...