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Built in the twelfth century as a Norman stronghold, Leeds Castle once housed kings and queens. It lay in disrepair for nearly a century until Anthony Russell's grandmother, Lady Baillie, restored the fortress to its former glory. Here, surrounded by a moat and sprawling grounds, Anthony spent his childhood. It was life of beauty and privilege, but for a shy boy often lonely. And, as Anthony reveals in his extraordinarily vivid and frank memoir,...
22) About my mother: true stories of a horse-crazy daughter and her baseball-obsessed mother : a memoir
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Forefront Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Avon Books an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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One snowy night: It's Christmas Eve and Rory Andrews is desperate to get home to her family. Problem is, her only ride to Lake Tahoe comes in the form of the annoyingly handsome Max Stranton, her long-time crush, and his big, goofy, lovable dog. A long road trip in a massive blizzard might be just what they need to face their past---and one steamy, snowy night is all it takes to bring Max and Rory together at last.
Holiday wishes: When Sean O'Riley...
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Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"The wonderfully festive sequel to Melissa Daley's uplifting tale, Molly and the Cat Cafe. "An engaging, pleasant read full of colorful characters with enough mentions of the cat cafe's cat's whiskers cookies and feline fancies to satisfy any appetite for a gentle, heartwarming story." -- BiblioManiac on Molly and the Cat Cafe "Hopeful and joyous." --Screen Wipe on Molly and the Cat Cafe The town of Stourton-on-the-Hill has its very own cat café....
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And Other Stories
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"She is a shimmering, melancholy angel, flown from Paradise to save him from the suburbs of hell. He an accountant, dreaming of a white Christmas, a little garden and someone to love. A storm of romance and slapstick, of heavenly and earthly delights, in this dystopian philosophical poem about individual freedom and the search for the good life."--Back cover.
28) Bunny Christmas
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CrackBoom! Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Max and Ruby are getting ready for Christmas. Peek under the flaps to reveal their twinkling Christmas tree, snow games, and many silly suprises!"--Back cover.
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The Library of America
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[2022]
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English
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The first Latino novelist to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, Oscar Hijuelos (1951?2013) wrote rich and radiant novels that brought the Cuban American immigrant experience into the heart of American literature. "I marveled," recalls Juan Felipe Herrera, at "how meticulous he was and how deep he got into the lives of Latino and Cuban Americans in the United States." Hijuelos launched his career with Our House in the Last World (1983), a masterful recreation...
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"Was the world's wealthiest woman--Liliane Bettencourt--heir to an estimated thirty-six-billion-dollar L'Oreal fortune, the victim of a con man? Or were her own family the real villains? This riveting narrative tells the real-life, shocking story behind the cause celebre that has captivated both France and the world. Liliane Bettencourt is the world's richest woman and the eleventh wealthiest person on the planet, as of 2016. But at ninety-four, she's...
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"In The 100 Greatest Cult Films, Christopher J. Olson highlights the most provocative, intriguing, entertaining, and controversial films produced over the last century. The movies included here have either earned reputations as bona fide cult classics or have in some way impacted our understanding of cult cinema, often transcending traditional notions of ¿́¿good¿́¿ and ¿́¿bad¿́¿ while featuring memorable characters, unforgettably shocking...
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BearManor Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Tina Cole has been a performer since she was old enough to walk and talk. She was brought up in the limelight of her famous parents: musician, Buddy Cole and Yvonne King of the singing King Sisters. Tina made her mark on the television world staring on the series Hawaiian eye at the age of 19 and continued to perform on television with her famous family, The King Family on ABC. Tina became a national sensation when she joined the cast of My Three...