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MIDAS
The novel MIDAS is a fast-paced financial thriller set within the cutthroat world of Wall Street. The story centers on Justin Westwood, a brilliant and ambitious hedge fund manager who secretly operates an illegal, high-stakes investment program known as "MIDAS." Westwood's world implodes when several of MIDAS's wealthy clients begin dying in mysterious and brutal ways, immediately turning him …
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- 978-0-446-61732-1
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- 468 hlm.: 10 x 17 cm
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- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 AND m
Princess Daisy
The novel chronicles the life story of Princess Daisy Valensky, a beautiful, intelligent, and immensely wealthy young woman with both Russian royal blood (as the daughter of a Russian Prince) and a Hollywood legacy (as the daughter of a famous American movie star). Despite a glamorous European upbringing, Daisy’s life is shadowed by tragedy, including the death of her parents and the challeng…
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- 1
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- 978-0-5521-1660-2
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- 494 hlm.: 10 x 17 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 KRA p
Green Grow The Rushes
The novel is set in the picturesque rural landscape of England and revolves around Bess, an eccentric, passionate, and horse-loving young woman. After a series of personal difficulties, Bess decides to take charge of and manage a dilapidated small farm and stables owned by a friend. Bess faces a constant, desperate battle to save the property and its horses from financial ruin and the aggressiv…
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- 1
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- 978-1-8601-9620-9
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- 600 hlm .: 11 x 18 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 SMA g
The Famished Road
The novel is set in a impoverished, post-colonial slum in Nigeria. The story is narrated through the eyes of Azaro, a young boy who is an Abiku—a spirit-child in Yoruba mythology destined to repeatedly die and be reborn, thereby tormenting his parents. Azaro chooses to remain in the world of the living, enduring harsh suffering alongside his mother (Maa) and father (Dad). Azaro possesses the …
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- 1
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- 978-0-0999-2930-9
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- 574 hlm. : 13 x 19 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 OKR t
The Confusion
The Confusion is the second volume of The Baroque Cycle, following the interwoven stories of two major characters in the late 17th century. The narrative splits between Daniel Waterhouse, a natural philosopher and mathematician who is navigating the complex scientific and political landscape of the Royal Society before traveling to America and becoming embroiled in larger diplomatic intrigues, …
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- 978-0-0994-1069-9
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- 815 hlm.: 12 x 20 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 STE t
Soul Mountain
Soul Mountain is a fictionalized autobiography inspired by author Gao Xingjian's journey into the remote, less-developed mountain regions of China in the 1980s, following a mistaken diagnosis of lung cancer. The narrative is fractured, employing a shifting point of view between the "I" narrator, who is the author searching for spiritual refuge and ancient Chinese wisdom, and the "You" narrat…
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- 978-0-0609-3623-5
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- xi + 510 hlm.: 13x20 cm
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- Novel
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- 895.1 XIN s
Saloon : Last Chance
The novel is set in Dublin, Ireland, and focuses on the lives of two sisters, Anna and Claire, who are both navigating personal crises. Anna, a professional hairdresser, harbors a strong ambition to open her own beauty salon. After convincing her skeptical husband, she successfully launches her dream business, the "Last Chance" Salon. However, running her own business proves to be a hilariou…
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- 978-0-7181-4385-5
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- ix + 596 hlm.: 15 x 22 cm
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- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 KEY s
Three Fates
Three Fates tells the story of the three Irish siblings—Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan—who are determined to recover their family heirloom: one of a long-separated set of three small silver statues known as the Three Fates. The original statue was lifted by their great-great-grandfather, a petty thief, from a survivor of the Lusitania sinking nearly a century ago. When the heirloom i…
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- 1
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- 0-515-13567-4
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- 467 hlm. : 10 x 17 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 ROB t
Elizabeth Taylor
This is a comprehensive, unauthorized biography of the iconic American actress, Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011). The book explores the complexities of her public and private life, tracing her journey from an MGM child star to a double Oscar-winning actress, a controversial celebrity known for her nine marriages (including two to Richard Burton), her numerous affairs, health crises, and her later…
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- 0-7515-1501-9
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- vi + 560 hlm.: ilus.; 11 x 18 cm
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- Novel
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- 927.9 SPO e
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus uses its famous metaphor—that men and women originate from different planets—to frame and explain the fundamental psychological and communicative differences between the sexes. Author John Gray, a relationship counselor, posits that conflicts in relationships arise when partners forget these inherent differences and apply their own "planet's" rules to…
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- 0-7225-2840-X
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- 286 hlm.: 13 x 21 cm
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- Relationship Psychology
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- 646.78 GRA m
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