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1. Noel Street
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Series:
Noel collection volume 3
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"The year is 1975. Elle Sheen--a single mother who is supporting herself and her six-year-old, African-American son, Dylan, as a waitress at the Noel Street Diner--isn't sure what to make of William Smith when his appearance creates a stir in the small town of Mistletoe, Utah. As their lives unexpectedly entwine, Elle learns that William, a recently returned Vietnam POW, is not only fighting demons from his past, but may also have the answer to her...
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Series:
Penderwicks volume 2
Lexile measure:
850L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
The four Penderwick sisters are faced with the unimaginable prospect of their widowed father dating, and they hatch a plot to stop him.
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Series:
Penderwicks volume 4
Pub. Date:
2015
Lexile measure:
880L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
As spring arrives on Gardam Street, there are surprises in store for each Penderwick, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to use her profits to surprise her family on her eleventh birthday go astray.
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English
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"For countless readers, Christmastime means a delicious new holiday mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. A Christmas Escape, her thirteenth noel to the season, transports us to the Mediterranean island of Stromboli for an unconventional Yuletide adventure--and an unforgettable volcanic encounter. Lonely Charles Latterly arrives at his small hotel hoping that the island's blue skies and gentle breezes will brighten his spirits....
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Pub. Date:
2009
Language:
English
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “riveting” (The Wall Street Journal) and “wonderfully entertaining” (The Boston Globe) account of Frank Lloyd Wright’s life, told through the experiences of the four women who loved him.
“Boyle handles the big themes—Wright the genius battling an uncomprehending, philistine world and Wright the man loving and loathing his women—with...
“Boyle handles the big themes—Wright the genius battling an uncomprehending, philistine world and Wright the man loving and loathing his women—with...
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English
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One person's trash is another's treasure! In his newly revised classic, All the Best Rubbish, Ivor Noël Hume traces the fascinating history of collecting from its recorded beginnings and describes the remarkable detective work that goes into establishing the probable facts about uncovered and often underappreciated treasures. Now expanded with hints, tips, and helpful information about antique-hunting online, All the Best Rubbish is the ideal book...
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Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
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"Berlin probably deserved a Pulitzer Prize." -Dwight Garner, The New York Times New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Named one of the Best Books of 2018 by The Boston Globe, Kirkus, and Lit Hub. Named a Fall Read by Buzzfeed, ELLE, TIME, Nylon, The Boston Globe, Vulture, Newsday, HuffPost, Bustle,The A.V. Club, The Millions, BUST, Reinfery29, Fast Company and MyDomaine. A collection of previously uncompiled stories from the short-story master...
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Language:
English
Description:
The White Lie (1915) is a mystery novel by Anglo-French writer William Le Queux. Published at the height of Le Queux's career as a leading author of popular thrillers, The White Lie is a story of espionage, mystery, and murder. Using his own research and experience as a journalist and adventurer, Le Queux crafts an accessible, entertaining tale for readers in search of a literary escape. Known for his works of fiction and nonfiction on the possibility...
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English
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In this Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller, Michigan Business School guru and worldwide consultant Noel Tichy brings his special brand of organisational transformation to a practical level that guarantees a leader at every level of an organisation. Why do some companies consistently win in the marketplace while others struggle from crisis to crisis? The answer, says Noel Tichy, is that winning companies possess a "Leadership Engine",...
11. Arm candy
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Language:
English
Description:
"King is an underground record producer in Detroit who's finally getting shine and being recognized for his talent. Everything would be perfect if he didn't have an addiction to arm candy. King loves beautiful women. He flaunts them at parties, kicks it with them during studio sessions, and has his way with them -- all while his woman is busy working to help support his dream. Samira is King's girlfriend, the person who has been his monetary backbone....
Author:
Publisher:
Tiffany Hughes
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
Unhappy and unable to hold down jobs, Noel is working to please others in a line of work she hates. On top of that, she is forced to live with her overbearing and more successful cousin, Stephanie. Noel wants to be able to work for herself and to pursue crafting scented home-made teddy bears full-time.With pressure from her mother to stop pursuing her dreams and an ultimatum from her cousin, time is running out for Noel. It's either become successful...
13. Restoration
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Publisher:
Diversion Books
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
Description:
In his attempt to return to the twenty-sixth century, historian Noel Kedran is transported, alongside his evil twin Leon, to the squalid streets and royal palaces of Restoration England-and into the blazing heart of the Great Fire of London. Amidst the inferno, Noel will distinguish himself as a hero, whose only hope is to get home to his own time. To do so, he will have to outwit the treacherous, equally brilliant Leon. But how can any man hope to...
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Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
Join the unforgettable heroine Margaret Thursday as she makes her way from an orphanage to the stage in this ebook collection containing the classic novels Thursday's Child and Far to Go by Noel Streatfeild, the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn't really an orphan - each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. However, when Margaret...
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
"A one-of-a-kind Christmas market offers holiday magic in this new romance from the author of The Kindred Spirits Supper Club. With a name like Astra Noel Snow, holiday spirit isn't just a seasonal specialty-it's a way of life. But after a stinging divorce, Astra's yearly trip to the Milwaukee Christmas market takes on a whole new meaning. She's ready to eat, drink, and be merry, especially with the handsome stranger who saves the best kringle for...
16. Lincoln's Park
Author:
Series:
Links in the Chain volume 1
Publisher:
Dreamspinner Press
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
Description:
Lincoln Merriweather was born an entitled brat with a silver spoon lodged so deep, it might never have come out. At the BDSM club or in business, Lincoln was a storm, blowing in and disrupting the lives of everyone he touched, until the day he met a man who peeled away the tarnished layers to expose a decent person. Lincoln found-then lost-love. Since then, he's tried to atone for his past, including walking away from his family's wealth. He opened...
17. Morgue Mama
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Publisher:
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
Description:
She was 1932 Broadway's newest sensation. Then she was murdered. Three years after the Crash that ushered in the Great Depression, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and playwright Edna Ferber finds herself a guest at Noël Coward's lavish birthday party. The British wit, enjoying the Christmas holiday season in New York and bracing for a trip to Cleveland in the new year, has filled his room with rich, famous folks whose lives continue in stark contrast...
Author:
Publisher:
Dean Street Press
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
Judy sat staring out of the railway carriage window. Of course there was a war on, but could any train that was trying at all really dawdle the way this one was doing? On the way to her new munitions work in the village of Pinlock, Judy Rest meets handsome, dynamic Nick Parsons, who turns out (after the two engage in some extremely careless talk) to be engaged in top secret work at the same factory. Nick warns her about suspicious goings-on at her...
19. Ten Way Street
Author:
Publisher:
Dean Street Press
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
"This is our new governess," said Meggie. "She's a nice sort of governess. She called us little horrors." "And toads," David chimed in. Betsy stood on one leg and held the other. "And she said we were smug and detestable little beasts." Beverley Shaw, raised in an orphanage and trained to be a governess, gets her long-awaited first job working for Margot Cardew, a brilliant stage actress (and narcissistic diva), whose three precocious children are...
20. Le dé à coudre
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Publisher:
Panthère
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
French
Description:
Si vous receviez une enveloppe contenant un dé à coudre et un ticket de transport vous conviant à un mystérieux rendez-vous juste avant Noël, que feriez-vous ? Michael, Baldwin, James, Allison, Arthur et Susan ne se connaissent pas et vivent aux quatre coins du globe. Poussés par la curiosité, tous les six répondront à cette même question en bousculant leur quotidien pour se rendre à Londres à 17 heures précises, Thackeray Street. Qui...