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The Picture Of Durian Gray
The novel follows Dorian Gray, a stunningly beautiful young man in Victorian London who becomes infatuated with his own image. Under the influence of the cynical Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian wishes that a magnificent portrait of himself would bear the burden of age and sin, while his own body remains untouched. The wish is granted, and Dorian plunges into a life of decadent, ruthless hedonism and …
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- 978-0-194-79126-7
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- 72 hlm.: ilus.; 13 x 20 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 WIL o
The Coldest Place on Earth
This simplified text recounts the true, famous, and dangerous race to the South Pole that occurred in 1910–1912. The narrative details the rivalry between two major polar explorers: Robert Falcon Scott (England) and Roald Amundsen (Norway). The book contrasts their approaches to the expedition: Scott's reliance on ponies and motor sledges versus Amundsen's superior use of dogs and skiing expe…
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- 978-0-194-78903-5
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- 56 hlm.: ilus.; 13 x 20 cm
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- Biography/History
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- 919 VIC t
Restore Me
Restore Me continues the story of Juliette Ferrars, a young woman with a lethal touch, who has successfully overthrown the totalitarian regime known as The Reestablishment and now reigns as the new Supreme Commander of North America. With her complicated love interest, Warner, by her side, Juliette is thrust into the overwhelming and terrifying world of political leadership. Juliette is woef…
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- 978-1-4052-9178-1
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- 435 hlm.:
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- Novel
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- 823 MAF r
Rise
Riise: Start Living the Life You Were Meant to Lead serves as a practical blueprint for personal and professional success. Author Royston Guest, a business growth strategist, argues that the biggest barrier to achieving greatness is an individual's own closed mindset and limiting beliefs. The book provides readers with actionable tools and strategies, including the WEALTHY PROCESS, to define…
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- 978-1-473-69538-2
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- xxx + 315 hlm.: ilus.; 14 x 22 cm
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- -
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- 658.4 GUE r
Charming As A Verb
Charming As A Verb is a witty, contemporary Young Adult novel following Henri "Halti" Haltiwanger, a charismatic and ambitious high school senior in New prestigious York City academy. Henri, a dutiful, first-generation son of Haitian immigrants, is working every "hustle"—including a deceptively elaborate dog-walking service—to prove he deserves a spot at Columbia University. His immense cha…
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- 978-0-062-82426-4
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- 327 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 PHI c
The Starter Wife
The Starter Wife is a gripping psychological thriller told largely from the perspective of Claire Westcott, the new wife of college professor, Byron. Claire constantly fears she cannot measure up to Byron's first wife, Colleen, a famous painter who disappeared eight years ago and was presumed dead by suicide, though her body was never found. Claire's anxiety escalates when she begins receivi…
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- 978-1-538-71571-0
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- 340 hlm.: 13 x 21 cm
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- Novel Psychological Thriller
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- 823 LAU t
Persuasion
Persuasion tells the story of Anne Elliot, a quiet, intelligent, and perceptive woman of 27 who is living with profound regret. Eight years earlier, Anne was engaged to Captain Frederick Wentworth, a naval officer, but was persuaded by her arrogant family friend, Lady Russell, to break off the match because Wentworth lacked wealth and social connection. The novel begins as Anne's vain and fi…
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- 978-629482-275-7
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- vi + 318 hlm.: 11 x 18 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 AUS p
Sense And Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility follows the trials of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (representing Sense, or reason) and Marianne (representing Sensibility, or emotion), after their father's death leaves them suddenly impoverished and vulnerable in the rigid society of early 19th-century England. They are forced to move to a modest cottage, where their romantic lives diverge dramatically. Elinor, govern…
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- 978-629-7532-46-2
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- vi + 472 hlm.: 11 x 18 cm
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- Romantic Fiction
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- 823 AUS s
The Book Of Lost Things
Set against the backdrop of World War II and the personal tragedy of wartime London, the story follows David, a twelve-year-old boy deeply traumatized by the death of his mother. He grows resentful and isolated after his father quickly remarries. David seeks refuge in his books, only to begin hearing their whispers. He is violently transported to a dangerous, magical, and distorted land that…
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- 978-1-442-42934-5
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- 339 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 CON t
Defending Andy
Defending Andy is a powerful and deeply moving memoir written by registered nurse Marilyn Azevedo about her son, Andy, and his courageous three-year battle with a rare form of cancer. The story begins when Andy is a high school student, and it chronicles his struggles through surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation. Crucially, the book details a second, equally devastating battle: the mother'…
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- 978-1-558-74906-1
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- xvii + 350 hlm.: ilus.; 14 x 22 cm
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- Health Advocacy and Social Issues
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- 362.196994 AZE d
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