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1) I see London
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International school volume 1
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"Maggie Carpenter is a small-town Southern girl who's never been kissed. She's ready for a change..she accepts a scholarship to the International School in London, where she's suddenly mingling with the privileged offspring of diplomats and world leaders. When Maggie meets Hugh...she finds herself living the life she has always wanted...The only problem? There's someone else...Half French, half Lebanese and impossibly rich, Samir Khouri has made it...
2) Our fault
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Culpable volume 3
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"Nick and Noah's rocky relationship is struggling through its worst moment, and it seems that nothing can go back to the way it was before. They will have to surmount a new and frightening set of challenges to finally understand if they are really made for each other or if being apart is their only chance to be happy. Love is not always enough, and forgiveness sometimes doesn't fix what's been broken. But can you forget such a strong connection? How...
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Get the Summary of John Stamos's If You Would Have Told Me in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. John Stamos's memoir, "If You Would Have Told Me," chronicles his life from a dream-filled childhood in Orange County to his struggles with fame, substance abuse, and personal loss. Stamos recounts his early fascination with performance, his rise to fame on "General Hospital," and his iconic role as Uncle Jesse on "Full...
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"Traveling the world with my father, watching him interact with people, famous and ordinary, observing up close his balls-out sense of adventure, and having a larger-than-life personality to live up to had a profound effect on me and the formation of my character." -From the foreword by Steve Aoki, Grammy-nominated producer and Billboard award-winning DJ
Hiroaki "Rocky" Aoki was a man who succeeded in everything he pursued. From world-class wrestling,...
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Get the Summary of Matt Singer's Opposable Thumbs in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Opposable Thumbs" by Matt Singer chronicles the careers of film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel. Ebert, who began as a reporter, unexpectedly became a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times at 24, winning a Pulitzer Prize and developing a conversational critique style. Siskel, who lost his parents early, found solace in movies...
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Get the Summary of Patrick Stewart's Making It So in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Patrick Stewart's memoir, "Making It So," chronicles his journey from a working-class upbringing in Northern England to international fame as an actor. Stewart recounts his childhood in Mirfield, where he developed a love for storytelling and cinema despite living in a home without modern conveniences. His father's post-war struggles...
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Get the Summary of Bob Saget's Dirty Daddy in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Dirty Daddy" by Bob Saget is a memoir that delves into the comedian's life, filled with humor, loss, and personal growth. Saget's narrative is non-linear, reflecting his free-associative thought process and frequent temporal shifts. He discusses his early stand-up days, his dark comedic material, and the profound losses he has faced,...
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Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino gives fans the inside scoop they've been begging for with his explosive tell-all.
In this page-turning whirlwind of action-packed, unbelievable stories, Mike paints a raw and uncensored picture of his rise to stardom, steep fall, and amazing renaissance, all told with unwavering honesty. Divulging everything from drug-fueled orgies to what really happened behind the scenes of reality television's most loved and dysfunctional...
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Get the Summary of Tom Felton's Beyond the Wand in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Beyond the Wand" is Tom Felton's candid memoir, where he reflects on his life and career, including his early indiscretions and the challenges of growing up in the public eye. He shares intimate details about his nurturing family, with his three brothers significantly influencing his personality and interests. Felton's childhood...
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Get the Summary of Heather Gay's Bad Mormon in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Heather Gay's memoir "Bad Mormon" recounts her life from a curious child in a devout Mormon family to a reality TV star grappling with her faith. Raised with the belief that her family and religion were exceptional, Heather's childhood was filled with church activities, pioneer values, and a strong sense of community. Despite her adherence...
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Get the Summary of Jill Duggar's Counting the Cost in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Counting the Cost" is Jill Duggar's memoir detailing her life within the Duggar family, known for their strict Christian values and reality TV show. Jill describes growing up in a household with regulated music and dance, homeschooling, and a focus on modesty and sexual purity. She recounts her father's influence after attending...
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Get the Summary of Paris Hilton's Paris in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Paris Hilton's memoir recounts her life's journey, from her privileged yet challenging upbringing to her rise as a celebrity and businesswoman. She reflects on her family's legacy in the hospitality industry and her early exposure to high society, which shaped her values and work ethic. Paris shares candid memories of her first club experiences,...
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Get the Summary of Sam Staggs's Finding Zsa Zsa in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Finding Zsa Zsa" by Sam Staggs chronicles the Gabor family's history, from their Jewish roots in Central Europe to their ascent into Hollywood glamour. The Gabors, led by matriarch Franceska and later by Jolie, crafted a mythos of exotic ancestry while navigating anti-Semitism by aligning with Catholicism for social mobility. Vilmos...
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Get the Summary of Henry Winkler's Being Henry in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Being Henry" chronicles the life of Henry Winkler, from his audition for "Happy Days" to his rise to fame as the Fonz. Winkler, a Jewish New Yorker with dyslexia, found solace in acting despite his parents' high expectations and his academic struggles. His parents, German Jewish refugees, were strict and had prejudices, yet Winkler's...
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A biography of the gunsmith behind every firearm manufactured today.
John Browning was the most influential gun designer who ever lived. After building his first firearm at aged thirteen, he went on to create a series of radical blueprints for pistols, rifles and machine guns that changed the way wars were fought and streets were policed.
But who was the man behind the weapons? How did he manage to revolutionize the way guns worked? And what drove...
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For hundreds of years, the Lees of Virginia descendants of Col. Richard Lee's son, William Lee, have been denied their heritage - denied their birthright by historians and scholars that refuse to allow the truth to be known. I am referring to the descendants of William Lee and his wife Alice Felton as the "Lost Descendants of William Lee". Because of past speculation that was considered as truths, and opinions that were published as facts by outdated...
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This is the first biography of the man who, as J.P. Morgan's CEO and the leading banker of his generation, helped establish U.S. economic policy through his broad-reaching financial, political and social connections.
Edward Lamont offers fresh insight into the turbulent period between the two world wars through this fascinating account of the life of the most influential banker of his era. The first biography of J. P. Morgan's CEO. Eward Lamont...
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A biography of the remarkable-and in her time scandalous-seventeenth-century writer Margaret Cavendish, who pioneered the science fiction novel.
"My ambition is not only to be Empress, but Authoress of a whole world."-Margaret Cavendish
Margaret Cavendish, then Lucas, was born in 1623 to an aristocratic family. In 1644, as England descended into civil war, she joined the court of the formidable Queen Henrietta Maria at Oxford. With the rest...
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There are people who have played a significant role in revolutionizing their fields of expertise throughout history. In addition to Ted Turner's contribution to the development of contemporary media, Henry Ford and Albert Einstein both transformed the industrial world.
The American legend Benjamin Franklin is one of the comparatively few people who have approached and revolutionized so many various subjects and fields of study.
Franklin had a long...