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Disney Press
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Average Rating:
2.7 stars
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Sally Skellington is the official, newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack, who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams -- if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town. Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties, Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr. Finkelstein for a different cage. But when Sally and Zero...
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Series:
Love and Inheritance volume 2
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
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From the award-winning writer of the original Upstairs Downstairs-the second novel in an irresistible trilogy about an Earl's family and his servants at the turn of the twentieth century. As 1901 comes to an end, there is much to be grateful for: The Dilberne fortune has been restored, and the grand Dilberne Court, with its one hundred rooms, has been saved. Lord Robert's son, Arthur, is happily married to Chicago heiress, Minnie, who is pregnant...
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Gardini shares his deep love for Latin and encourages us to engage with a civilization that has never ceased to exist, becuase it's here with us now, whether we know it or not. Even readers without a single lick of Latin grammar can discover how this language is still capable of restoring our sense of identity, with the power that only useless things can miraculously express.
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Once an innocent college-bound girl, Precious Cummings rapidly took over her lover's LA drug hustle. Now with a nationwide empire handed to her by kingpin El Guapo, she and her sexy partner Marlo control the country's most formidable crews. Their new ways to move product send profits into the stratosphere--and turn up the heat between her and Marlo. And with her new L.A. night club becoming the place to be, there's no limit to what Precious can rule....
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Does this crown make me look old?" said the Queen never. Her longevity, health and physical stamina are legendary. Now the longest reigning monarch in British history, Elizabeth II has spent over half a century on the throne, rarely taking a sick day and, in her tenth decade, remains amazingly comfortable in her own skin. How does one do it, Ma'am? For the first time, step behind Palace doors to unlock the little-known strategies behind the Queen's...
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Series:
Dark Maji volume 5
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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She died protecting the man she loved. She died by his hands. And on that blood soaked grave, vengeance grew. Quinn Darkova leads a listless existence in the dark realm. As honored guest and beloved by Mazzulah, she wants for nothing. But when Risk enters the realm to save her, the dark god can't resist a good bargain. Lazarus is not the man he once was. Consumed by his own grief, he's a beast whose sole motivation in life is getting revenge on the...
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Series:
Inconvenient Brides volume 6
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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A new baron accused of murder. A young lady who knows he is innocent. When she helps free him, they will be forced to marry. Can their mutual dislike lead to true love?A steamy historical suspense romance, about a young woman driven to do the right thing, a lord who does not quite appreciate the gesture, and a murder investigation that could end their new relationship before it begins.Her conscience drives her to act ...Miss Lily Abbott knows the...
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"Ellinor, a 35-year-old media consultant, has not been feeling herself; she's not been feeling much at all lately. Far beyond jaded, she picks through an old diary and fails to recognise the woman in its pages, seemingly as far away from the world around her as she's ever been. But when her coworker vanishes overnight, an unusual new task is dropped on her desk. Off she goes to meet the Norwegian Postal Workers Union, setting the ball rolling on a...
12. Long live music!
Publisher:
Creative Editions
Pub. Date:
1996
Language:
English
Description:
Presents a history of musical instruments beginning with the flute in about 40,000 B.C. and including mention of pipes, trumpets, drums, opera, and jazz.
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Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Language:
English
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"In this exhilarating journey into underground parties, pulsating with life and limitless possibility, acclaimed author Amin Ghaziani unveils the unexpected revolution revitalizing urban nightlife. Far from the gay bar with its largely white, gay male clientele, here is a dazzling scene of secret parties—club nights—wherein culture creatives, many of whom are queer, trans, and racial minorities, reclaim the night in the name of those...
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Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
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"The acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut is a memoir about coming of age as a queer, biracial teenager within the fierce contradictions of Boca Raton, Florida, a place where cult-like privilege, shocking social and racialdisparities, rampant white-collar crime, and powerfully destructive standards of beauty hide in plain sight. As a child in Florida, T Kira Madden lived a life of extravagance--from her exclusive private...
15. Long live man
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Series:
New Directions paperbook volume 127
Publisher:
New Directions Books
Pub. Date:
1962
Language:
English
16. Long Live Us!
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Publisher:
IP KIdz
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
Description:
Once upon a time, in a cave under a bridge, there lived a Greedy Troll - and he was hungry! How long would he have to wait for his next meal? Soon he hears trip-trap, trip-trap, trip-trap, and hurries out. He discovers the Three Bears, who are on a quest to capture Goldilocks and bring her to justice. They persuade the Greedy Troll to wait for their return. Then more fairytale Goodies arrive, all chasing Baddies and planning to bring them back for...
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Publisher:
Cuidono Press
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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The world had been at war for three years in 1942 when a group of students in Munich began to distribute leaflets challenging the German people to resist the Nazis. Himmler personally ordered the arrest and execution of those responsible. Traute Lafrenz was part of that circle, which came to be known as the White Rose. She was arrested but, unlike her friends Hans and Sophie Scholl, escaped execution. Decades later, in conversation with Peter Normann...
18. Long Live You!
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Publisher:
Spry Publishing LLC
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
Description:
Everyone reaches a place in life where concerns or conflicts have raised hurdles--either low or high--in their path. It can be easy to lose your footing during life's most challenging times. Obstacles such as health issues, financial concerns, and family troubles, as well as life-changing events such as marriage, divorce, new careers, relocating, and even the death of a loved one can leave us feeling off balance and without focus or hope. Renowned...
19. Long Live Rock
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Publisher:
Leslie Baldacci
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
Lisette DuPre is a ballet teacher whose life and marriage have, become as rigidly, prescribed as the positions of her art. Soon to be an empty nester, she feels inauthentic, almost mechanical. Her passions have dimmed. Her husband has a huge secret. When their teenage daughter calls from the first-aid tent at a rock concert, Lesette comes face-to-face with rock icon, Shane Stewart, singer for the Disgracefuls, a band that was the soundtrack of her...
20. Long Live Love
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Publisher:
NorBooks
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
"Long Live Love" or "The Triumph of Love" is a novel set in the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius.Bernard Lebon, a young draughtsman, falls deeply in love with Reena Goolamsingh, a Pre-primary school teacher.Bernard is a Creole - a Mauritian of African origin - and a Roman Catholic.Reena, on the other hand, is a Mauritian of Indian origin, born and raised in the Hindu religion.Mauritius being a multiracial and multicultural country, it goes without...