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2) Look closer
Author
Language
English
Description
Simon and Vicky couldn't seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a respected law professor, she an advocate for domestic violence victims. A stable, if unexciting marriage. But one thing's for sure ... absolutely nothing is what it seems. The pair are far from normal, and one of them just may be a killer. When the body of a beautiful socialite is found hanging in a mansion in a nearby suburb, Simon and Vicky's secrets begin to unravel. A secret...
Author
Series
Dick Francis novels volume 9
Language
English
Description
It is said that everyone over a certain age can remember distinctly what they were doing when they heard that President Kennedy had been assassinated, or that Princess Diana had been killed in a Paris car crash, but I, for one, could recall all too clearly where I was standing when a policeman told me that my wife had been murdered. Bill Russell is acting as a volunteer steward at Warwick races when he confronts his worst nightmare--the violent death...
5) Rob Roy
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a harsh winter threatens the majestic Scottish Highlands, Rob Roy MacGregor is forced to borrow money from the less-than-noble Marquis of Montrose to provide for his clan. When Montrose's evil henchmen conspire to take the wealth for themselves, they thrust Rob into the most challenging battle of his life.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A modern take on the life and marriages of Henry VIII...if he were a twenty-first-century womanizing media mogul rather than the king of England. Master of the universe Harry Rose is head of the Rose Corporation, number eighteen on the Forbes rich list, and recently married to wife number six. But in 2018, his perfect world is about to come crashing to the ground. His business is in the spotlight--and not in a good way--and his love life is under...
7) Pig the elf
Author
Series
Pig the pug volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
No one loves Christmas more than Pig. And the world's greediest Pug will stay up all night to get his presents!
Author
Series
Mouse books (Judy Cox) volume 1
Publisher
Holiday House
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
On Thanksgiving Day while everyone naps, Mouse spots one pea, a perfect feast, but he cannot help adding all of the fixings--until Cat spots him.
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
According to a ancient Chinese legend, if three strangers come together before the Chinese idol Kwan Yin at midnight of the Chinese New Year, she will grant their wish. Crystal Shackleford brings Johnny West and Jerome Arbutny to her apartment to fulfill the legend of the three strangers. They buy shares in a winning lottery ticket which changes their lives, but not in the ways they expected.
10) Greed
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Zuri Maxwell isn't happy. Her job is a grind, and money is always tight. Her boyfriend, Stephon, is the best part of life, but between his income as an artist and her commission-based paycheck, they are barely scraping by. When Zuri meets a sleek entrepreneur eager to pick her brain, she jumps at the chance to talk business with someone who has everything she wants. As he wines and dines her, Zuri starts moving in elite circles, and she faces a crossroads:...
Author
Language
English
Description
In these ten stories, Rash spins a haunting allegory of the times we live in-- rampant capitalism, the severing of ties to the natural world in the relentless hunt for profit, the destruction of body and soul with pills meant to mute our pain. Yet within this world he illuminates acts of extraordinary decency and heroism. The novella, In the valley, is based on his 2009 novel, Serena. -- adapted from jacket
13) The pearl
Author
Language
English
Description
"For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems"--P. [4] of cover.
15) Humble pie
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
A naughty boy gets his just "desserts."
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A sparrow receives kindness from strangers and repays each act of kindness with a trick to get more, but at last, in a surprising twist, the sparrow is back with his original problem.
Author
Series
Betty Bunny books volume 2
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Betty Bunny's mother takes her and her siblings to a toy store where each is allowed to pick out one item, but Betty refuses to choose just one and throws a tantrum when she learns the alternative is to get nothing.
18) He started it
Author
Language
English
Description
"Beth, Portia, and Eddie Morgan haven't all been together in years. And for very good reasons--we'll get to those later. But when their wealthy grandfather dies and leaves a cryptic final message in his wake, the siblings and their respective partners must come together for a cross-country road trip to fulfill his final wish and--more importantly--secure their inheritance. But time with your family can be tough. It is for everyone. It's even harder...
19) Pig the winner
Author
Series
Pig the pug volume 3
Language
English
Description
Told in rhyming text, Pig is a greedy pug, who insists on always winning, and throws a tantrum if anything thwarts him--until one day he swallows not only all his food, but his bowl as well and when his friend Trevor saves him he learns a valuable lesson on sharing.
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