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"Milo Andret, the genius who solved the Malosz Conjecture and won the Fields Medal for mathematics, had an unusual, even eerie mind from birth, but not until he moves to Berkeley in the 1970s to pursue a Ph. D. does he realize the extent of his singular talents. From the drug-soaked enclaves of beatnik California to the verdant lawns of Princeton University, from turbo-charged Wall Street to the quiet woods of Michigan, his reputation as one of the...
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
297 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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The crumbling friendship between writer Lita and entrepreneurial Adam is compromised by unexpected jealousies over each other's romantic entanglements, stolen blog posts and a premature offer to sell a new self-help book.
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English
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"1765. Lady Isabella Gerard, a respectable member of Georgian society, orders her maid to take her new golden gown and destroy it, its shimmering beauty tainted by the actions of her brutal husband the night before. Three months later, Lord Gerard stands at the shoreline of the lake, looking down at a woman wearing the golden gown. As the body slowly rolls over to reveal her face, it's clear this was not his intended victim. 250 years later ... When...
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Hogarth Shakespeare
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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A modern retelling of Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" moves from London after the 2008 financial crisis to the storm-ravaged American city of New Bohemia, in a story of the destructive effect of jealousy and the redemptive power of love.
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Movie mystery volume 1
Publisher
Arundel
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
387 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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After realizing how many fellow cast and crew members of "Tristan and Isolde" have met suspicious and untimely deaths, actress Anastasia Day fights her own agoraphobia as she works to uncover the culprit behind the deadly spree. But can Anastasia stop the murderer before the upcoming re-release gala, or will the gala become everyone's final curtain?
27) The lie of you
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Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 20 cm
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English
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Can you hide your deepest fear? To the outside world, Kathy is the very picture of a happy and fulfilled modern woman. She has a beautiful baby boy, a clever, handsome husband and a glamorous, high-powered job. But not everybody is fooled. Her employee, Heja, knows the truth the cracks in Kathy's marriage, her self-doubt, her fear of failure at work. Heja is perfectly placed to destroy Kathy's life. And if she succeeds, she can claim the one thing...
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 18 cm
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English
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Ann Prentice falls in love with Richard Cauldfield and hopes for new happiness. Her only child, Sarah, cannot contemplate the idea of her mother marrying again and wrecks any chance of her remarriage. Resentment and jealousy corrode their relationship as each seeks relief in different directions. Are mother and daughter destined to be enemies for life or will their underlying love for each other finally win through?
29) Glover's mistake
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Viking
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First American edition.
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247 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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David Pinner is a disaffected thirty-something college teacher who has replaced active participation in life with a snide, cynical presence online. James Glover, his younger, cooler roommate, is working in a Soho bar while he tries to figure out where he wants to go in life. Ruth Marks is a thrice-divorced woman in her late forties, a legendary American artist and former teacher of David's, newly arrived in town again. Whe David introduced Ruth to...
30) Masks
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Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1983.
Edition
Vintage International edition.
Physical Desc
141 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Following the death of her son, Mieko Toganō takes an increasing interest in the personal affairs of her widowed daughter-in-law, Yasuko. Devastated by her loss, she skillfully manipulates the relationships between Yasuko and the two men who are in love with her, encouraging a dalliance that will have terrible consequences. Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows is Mieko's mentally handicapped daughter, who has her own role to play in her mother's bizarre...
31) Watch her fall
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Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
391 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Ava Kirilova has reached the very top of her profession. After years and years of hard graft, pain and sacrifice as part of the London Russian Ballet Company, allowing nothing else to distract her, she is finally the poster girl for Swan Lake. Even Mr K - her father, and the intense, terrifying director of the company - can find no fault. Ava has pushed herself ahead of countless other talented, hardworking girls, and they are all watching her now....
32) The luxe
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Series
Luxe series (Anna Godbersen) volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Language
English
Description
In Manhattan in 1899, five teens of different social classes lead dangerously scandalous lives, despite the strict rules of society and the best-laid plans of parents and others.
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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a Division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 270 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"In his supposed memoir, Bento Santiago, an engaging yet unreliable narrator, suspects his wife, Capitu, of having an affair with his closest friend. Withdrawn and obsessive, our antihero mines the origins of their love story: from childhood neighbors playing innocently in the backyard to his brief spell in a seminary to marriage and the birth of their child--whom, he fears, does not resemble him."--
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Shay Miller has three strikes against her: no job, no apartment, no love in her life. But when she witnesses a perfectly normal looking young woman about her age make the chilling decision to leap in front of an ongoing subway train, Shay realizes she could end up in the same spiral. She is intrigued by a group of women who seem to have it all together, and they invite her with the promise: "You are not alone." Why not align herself with the glamorous...
35) My sister's ex
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Library edition.
Physical Desc
8 CDs (9 hr., 12 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rachel Merrell goes into shock when her ex-boyfriend, Jeffery Williams, begins dating her half sister Marlene Draper. At first, Rachel swears Jeff is feigning interest in Marlene just to get back at her for breaking up with him. Rachel pretends Jeff's interest in Marlene doesn't bother her, but when they unexpectedly hit it off and love begins to blossom, Rachel can't bear to watch the happy couple. Suddenly, Rachel wants Jeff back and she is determined...
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Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Ann Pearlman's The Christmas Cookie Club enthralled readers everywhere with a heartwarming and touching story about the power of female friendship. Now, in A Gift for My Sister, she once again explores the depth of the human heart, and this time it's through the eyes of two sisters. Tara and Sky share a mother, but aside from that they seem to differ in almost every way. When a series of tragedies strikes, they must somehow come together in the face...
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Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
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"Life is sweet for New Yorkers Molly and Gabe: They're young, in love, and newly engaged. But when Gabe sells his first novel--a thinly-veiled retelling of his wild love affair with ex-girlfriend Talia--and it becomes a national sensation, Molly can't help but feel like the third wheel. To make matters worse, Talia reappears in Gabe's life, eager to capitalize on the book's success and to rekindle what she had with Gabe... at least, that's how it...
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Heathcliff, an orphan, is raised by Mr Earnshaw as one of his own children. Hindley despises him but wild Cathy becomes his constant companion, and he falls deeply in love with her. When she will not marry him, Heathcliff's terrible vengeance ruins them all - but still his and Cathy's love will not die.
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