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1) The fourth K
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English
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A PRESIDENTIAL DYNASTY. AN ARAB TERRORIST ATTACK. DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE. Mario Puzo envisioned it all in his eerily prescient 1991 novel, The Fourth K.
President Francis Xavier Kennedy is elected to office, in large part, thanks to the legacy of his forebears– good looks, privilege, wealth–and is the very embodiment of youthful optimism. Too soon, however, he is beaten down by the political process and, disabused of his...
President Francis Xavier Kennedy is elected to office, in large part, thanks to the legacy of his forebears– good looks, privilege, wealth–and is the very embodiment of youthful optimism. Too soon, however, he is beaten down by the political process and, disabused of his...
2) San Miguel
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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The lives of three women on turn-of-the-twentieth-century San Miguel are shaped by ambition and circumstance, including the wife of a Civil War veteran who hopes to recover her health, her rebellious daughter, and a librarian who wonders if the island's peace will endure.
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Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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With the dawn of the twentieth century on the horizon, the fortunes of the venerable Vanderbilt family still shine brightly in the glittering high society of Newport, Rhode Island. But when a potential scandal strikes, the Vanderbilts turn to cousin and society page reporter Emma Cross to solve a murder of a fortune teller and the disappearance of Consuelo Vanderbilt.
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English
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Based on the true history of the uncrowned kings of Sicily: the story of a family, restless and ambitious, shrewd and determined to be richer and more powerful than anybody else. In this grand, sweeping epic inspired by the real lives of history-making titans, international best-selling author Stefania Auci brings to life the dark secrets, the loves and betrayals, and the cruel acts of revenge that marked the Florio family's century of influence....
7) Gormenghast
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Gormenghast trilogy volume 2
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English
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"The castle of Gormenghast is home to the ancient family of Groan, where nothing has changed in thousands of years. The dynasty is threatened by the charming and evil kitchen-boy, Steerpike. With the birth of a new heir, Titus Groan, Steerpike begins his ruthless ascent to power. As he charms, outwits and terrorizes the castle's inhabitants, only Titus, the young timid Earl of Groan, stands in Steerpike's way."--Container of video
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English
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A missing woman leads her twin sister on a twisted scavenger hunt in this clever debut novel that will keep you guessing until the endfor readers of Gone Girl and The Girl Before.“Ahoy, Ava! Welcome home, my sweet jet-setting twin! So glad you were able to wrest yourself away from your dazzling life in the City of Light; I hope my death hasnt interrupted anything too crucial.”Ava Antipova has her reasons for running away: a failing family vineyard,...
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Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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In 1966 Illinois, twelve-year-old Wilhelmina, convinced that she, her parents, and sisters are Abraham Lincoln's family reincarnated, determines to keep them from suffering the same fates, which is complicated when she and her father become involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
12) Target Lancer
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Nathan Heller novels volume 14
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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When a favor for a friend leads to the murder of a Mafia contact, Nathan Heller, a 1960s private investigator with contacts in the government and mob, uncovers a dire conspiracy to assassinate JFK.
Long before November 22, 1963, Nathan Heller, g2sP.I. to the Stars,g3s knows that a conspiracy is in the works. Several years earlier, Heller had been involved with the Kennedys, the Mob, and the CIA in the early stages of a plan to assassinate Fidel Castro....
13) Code name 711
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Double vision volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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"For his second mission with Pandora, Linc Baker must go deep undercover in Washington, DC, using American spy history to catch a government mole bent on taking out the president"--
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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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''A "beautifully written" (Hilary Mantel) story of love, madness, sisterly devotion, and control, about the two beloved daughters of renowned 1700s English painter Thomas Gainsborough, who struggle to live up to the perfect image the world so admired in their portraits. Peggy and Molly Gainsborough—the daughters of one of England's most famous portrait artists of the 1700s and the frequent subject of his work—are best friends. They spy on their...
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