Until the moment he receives a frantic call from his father, Daniel believed his parents were headed into a peaceful retirement. They had sold their home in London and set off to begin life anew...
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Author: Smith, Tom RobSummary:
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Author: Helgesen, Sally, Goldsmith, MarshallSummary:
This book seeks to help women identify specific behaviors that keep them from realizing their full potential, no matter what stage they are in their career.
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Author: Tursten, HeleneSummary:
Maud is an irascible eighty-eight-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and ... no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of...
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Author: Austin, Lynn N.Summary:
The king's sudden death leaves his son Manasseh as the new ruler. Overcome with sorrow, Manasseh is angry toward God and begins a reign of terror that shocks the kingdom. His own insecurity...
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Author: Austin, Lynn N.Summary:
God has blessed Hezekiah--his kingdom is flourishing. The people are prospering and the city of Jerusalem is safe from invaders. But the king worries that his beloved wife may be barren. After all...
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Author: Beattie, AnnSummary:
Nina and her brother Andrew share a strong bond: during childhood, they helped each other survive the cruelty of their physician father. Their mother has not fared so well: she is a drunken...
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Author: Austin, Lynn N.Summary:
While a motherless girl longs for her daddy and a young lady hopes for a second chance at love, this poignant tale explores the uncertainty that stalks the homefront as the "War to End All Wars"...
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Author: Fluke, JoanneSummary:
The tour bus carrying the Cinnamon Roll Six overturns, sending the band members to the hospital--and the keyboard player to a bizarre and untimely death. Soon Hannah discovers the victim's...
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Author: Fluke, JoanneSummary:
One summer in Lake Eden, Minnesota, Hannah Swensen attends the grand opening of a newly refurbished hotel, where her famous red velvet cupcakes will be served in the new Red Velvet lounge. But...
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Author: Pieper, Martha Heineman, Pieper, William JosephSummary:
Now, with Smart Love, parents can avoid common childrearing mistakes, and obey their natural desire to ensure their children's perfect happiness and emotional well-being.
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Author: Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
Sarah Brandt is shattered when she learns that a woman has inquired at Hope's Daughters Mission for Catherine, the abandoned child she has taken as her daughter. The woman claims she was Catherine...
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Author: McDonald, IanSummary:
In the moon's near-feudal society, you must fight for every inch you want to gain. And that is just what Adriana Corta did. Now, at the twilight of her life, Adriana finds her corporation...
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Author: Applebaum, AnneSummary:
From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gulag and the National Book Award finalist Iron Curtain, a revelatory history of one of Stalin's greatest crimes-the consequences of which still...
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Author: Greenberg, Amy S.Summary:
The acclaimed author of A Wicked War now gives us the little known story of Sarah Polk: remarkably influential First Lady, and brilliant master of the art of high politics--a crucial but...
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Author: Donoghue, EmmaSummary:
To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It's where he was born, where he and his Ma eat and play and learn. But to Ma, it's the prison where she's been held for seven years...