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"A mysterious high-stakes game proves life-threatening in this twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest The Best Friend. The Confidant. The Senator. The Boyfriend. The Executive. Five contestants have been chosen to compete for ten million dollars on the game show One Lucky Winner. The catch? None of them knows what (or who) to expect, and it will be live streamed all over the world. Completely secluded in...
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"Felicity Jin grew up literally hanging onto Mom's apron strings in their magical bakery in the quaint town of Pixie, California. Her mother's enchanted baked goods, including puffy pineapple buns and creamy egg tarts, bring instant joy to all who consume them. Felicity has always been hesitant in the kitchen herself after many failed attempts, but a takeout meal gone wrong inspires her to craft some handmade fortune cookies. They become so popular...
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In 2001 Chez Panisse was named the number one restaurant in America by Gourmet magazine -- quite a journey from 1971 when Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse as a place where she and her friends could cook country French food with local ingredients and talk politics.
As the restaurant's popularity grew, so did Alice's commitment to organic, locally grown foods and to a community of farmers and producers who provide the freshest ingredients, grown and...
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Gaby Dalkin shares 125 of her absolute favorite recipes for food lovers who want to feel great.
In her follow-up to her breakout success What's Gaby Cooking, Gaby Dalkin reveals the best way to live: Enjoy the food you love. The cookbook reflects how Gaby eats in real life, and for her, balancing moderation and indulgence is everything. No deprivation, no "bad foods" list. The only real rule? Enjoy your life by eating food you love. Complete with...
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Aunties volume 3
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"After an ultra-romantic honeymoon across Europe, Meddy Chan and her husband Nathan have landed in Jakarta to spend Chinese New Year with her entire extended family. Chinese New Year, already the biggest celebration of the Lunar calendar, gets even more festive when a former beau of Second Aunt's shows up at the Chan residence bearing extravagant gifts-he's determined to rekindle his romance with Second Aunt and the gifts are his way of announcing...
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Secret staircase mystery volume 3
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Secret Staircase Construction is under attack, and Tempest Raj feels helpless. After former client Julian Rhodes tried to kill his wife, he blamed her "accident" on the home renovation company's craftsmanship. Now the family business - known for bringing magic into homes through hidden doors, floating staircases, and architectural puzzle walls - is at a breaking point. No amount of Scottish and Indian meals from her grandfather can distract Tempest...
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I escaped volume 2
Publisher
Best Day Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"A gripping look at the 2018 California Camp Fire disaster through the eyes of one brave boy"--
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Ocean Shores volume 1
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Fog City Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Welcome to OCEAN SHORES in Oceanside, California where the ocean pounds the shore, surfers ride the early morning waves, and the local military base sends roaring jets into the sky. Steps from the sand sits a large apartment building filled with quirky tenants and possible love connections. In HOPELESSLY ROMANTIC, Ava Campbell, a pragmatic and fiercely independent woman, is housesitting for her newlywed sister Serena, whom she practically raised....
10) Martial Law
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Hardy boys undercover brothers volume 9
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2006
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English
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The Hardy brothers investigate injuries to students at the Rising Phoenix Martial Arts Center to see if they are connected and if someone at the school is to blame.
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Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Flames consume a forest, and an owl seeks refuge. Helicopter wings chop, and water drops to drench the branches below. Using spare, lyrical language, this debut picture book takes readers inside the journey of a screech owl that fled the flames to ride along with a firefighting helicopter during the 2020 California Creek wildfire. Vivid imagery highlights the fear and danger of the experience-as well as an astonishing moment of connection"--
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Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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A juicy novel of celebrity love gone wrong, pulled from the pages of today's gossip magazines Actress Lizzie Pepper was America's Girl Next Door and her marriage to Hollywood mega-star Rob Mars was tabloid gold--a whirlwind romance and an elaborate celebrity-studded wedding landed them on the cover of every celebrity weekly. But fame, beauty, and wealth weren't enough to keep their marriage together. Hollywood's "It" couple are over--and now Lizzie...
16) Pretty Woman
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Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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A corporate raider pays a gorgeous hooker to be his escort for a business week in Beverly Hills ... and then falls for her. Fifteenth anniversary special edition packed with all-new, never-before-seen bonus features
17) Killer hooks
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Crochet mystery volume 15
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"There's never a dull moment for amateur sleuth Molly Pink. Without warning, her infant granddaughter has been dumped in her lap for babysitting duties, her son has reluctantly enlisted her help investigating a potential investor in his business, and now she has to manage a high-profile bookstore event for a former Hollywood columnist who's dishing the dirt in a juicy tell-all. And when the author collapses and dies in the store just as she's about...
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2001]
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Español
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Basada en la vida real de Charley Parkhurst, excelente amazona que durante toda su vida se hizo pasar por hombre y se convirtió en uno de los conductores de diligencias más famosos de su época.
A fictionalized account of Charley (Charlotte) Parkhurst who ran away from an orphanage, posed as a boy, moved to California, and fooled everyone by her appearance. By the age of 12, Charlotte Parkhurst knows the world of the 1860s holds more opportunities...
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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In Season 2, Bel-Air is starting to feel like the hood for Will. His Philly roots run deep, but even a street-smart rapper can wrap his mind around croissants and credit cards, and his arms around upscale hotties. Includes all 24 episodes.