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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Mark Haddon, author of the international bestselling novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and A Spot of Bother, returns with a collection of unsparing short stories In the prize-winning story "The Gun," a man's life is marked by a single afternoon and a rusty.45; in "The Island," a mythical princess is abandoned on an island in the midst of war; in "The Boys Who Left Home to Learn Fear," a cadre of sheltered artistocrats sets...
2) Isis orb
Author
Series
Xanth volume 40
Language
English
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"In Xanth, everyone has a talent. But that doesn't mean everyone loves his talent, and no one understands that better than Hapless. Endowed with the ability to conjure any instrument he wants, Hapless could be an extraordinary musician if only he could play a tune that didn't fall ear-piercingly flat. His one desire is to find an instrument he can play--and maybe a girlfriend or three. But like music, women have never been his forte"--Amazon.com.
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English
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London, 1913. Conversation among the privileged classes centers on the problems of Ulster, women's rights and the troublesome Balkans. Alice Fry, the independent-minded daughter of a radical publisher, is keen to test the boundaries of what's possible in work and love. Falling for Edward Cobb, the eligible son of a baronet, she goes against her political views and accepts his proposal in marriage.
But disturbing changes in her circumstance soon force...
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Language
English
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The Warner Pier tourism board is kicking off its Tough Guys and Private Eyes film festival with The Maltese Falcon, and Lee Woodyard and her Aunt Nettie are preparing a delicious chocolate noir tie-in at TenHuis Chocolade. What Lee isn't prepared for is a face from the past: Jeff Godfrey, her former stepson. The last time Jeff showed up in town, he wound up being accused of murder. Now he says he's only in Warner Pier to see Bogart on the big screen....
Author
Series
Castles ever after volume 2
Language
English
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"Your presence is requested at romantic Twill Castle for the wedding of Miss Clio Whitmore and . . . and . . . ? After eight years of waiting for Piers Brandon, the wandering Marquess of Granville, to set a wedding date, Clio Whitmore has had enough. She's inherited a castle, scraped together some pride, and made plans to break her engagement. Not if Rafe Brandon can help it. A ruthless prizefighter and notorious rake, Rafe is determined that Clio...
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Series
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In the final volume of his three-volume biography, Gary Scharnhorst chronicles the life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens from his family's extended trip to Europe in 1891 to his death in 1910. During this period, Clemens was one of the most famous people in the world. He also grapples with bankruptcy, returns to the lecture circuit, loses two daughters and his wife, and writes some of his darkest, most critical works in the last years of his life"--
Publisher
Memory Makers Books
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
Projects included: Purrcel post -- Country life -- Petroglyph -- Nina -- Hemingway's cats -- Spring flowers -- You stole our hearts -- Navy pier -- Japanese gardens -- Countless hours much love -- Thankful -- Educational options -- Eight is great -- All decked out -- Epcot -- Fiddle heads -- Dublin Irish festival -- Tool time -- Build -- Diane and Paul -- Bride/groom -- Live -- My funny Valentine -- South Texas snow -- I am me -- St. Augustine --...
17) A Summer story
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
A young woman falls in love with an educated, wealthy man, and they must defy the conventions of class-conscious turn-of-the-century England.
18) Dormant beauty
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Italiano
Description
A senator, forced to vote for a law with which he profoundly disagrees, is torn between his conscience and his loyalty towards the leaders of his party. His daughter, a right-to- life activist, falls in love with an advocate for assisted suicide. A famous actress turns towards faith and miracle cures in the hope of bringing her daughter out of an irreversible coma.
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Publisher
Emons Verlag GmbH
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
San Francisco: the home of hills and valleys, of dreamers and trailblazers, of hippies and hipsters. From the gold rush to the Golden Gate, the City by the Bay has always basked in the glow of its colourful and celebrated history and world-renowned landmarks. But for those who live and love on this compact seven-mile by seven-mile metropolis, San Francisco is a treasure trove of unusual neighbourhood sights and places that sparkle with the allure...