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Liza Ross
3) The Door
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In a quiet old mansion, an aging spinster contemplates questions of murder Elizabeth Bell runs a quiet household, with no family and no more than the usual number of servants. She passes her time thinking about crime and working on her biography of a relative. When a young cousin comes to stay, life in the house becomes uncharacteristically lively. First, cousin Judy burns a hole in Miss Bell's desk. Next, they spy a burglar on the staircase-a shadowy...
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In a nearly empty house, a young woman finds herself alone with a killer As far as Carol Spencer is concerned, the war has spoiled everything. She and Don had been engaged for years and were on the verge of marriage when he was shot down in the South Pacific, leaving Carol on the verge of spinsterhood at twenty-four. She wants to take some kind of job in the war effort, but her invalid mother demands that Carol accompany her to the family's summer...
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Anyone can be a quiet influencer. But not everyone knows how.
Drawing on the enduring wisdom of the Buddha, Confucius, Rumi, Gandhi, and others, The Art of Quiet Influence shows anyone, not just bosses, how to use influence without authority, a key mindfulness principle, to get things done at work and in life. Through the classic wisdom of twelve Eastern sages, relevant insights from influence research, and anecdotes and advice from twenty-five...
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Where the sea laps the coast at Clamshell Bay in the Pacific Northwest, four women meet in a baking class. They're as different as salt, flour, yeast and water – yet when they combine, the results are as strong and unbreakable as the best friendships.
Cleo Duvall is a middle-aged baker who runs the Clamshell Bay Bakery and Cafe? in the pretty tourist town on the Washington State coast, and her cinnamon buns are Instagram-famous. The coffee shop...
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In the charming Pacific Northwest town of Clamshell Bay, as the ocean turns from glittering blue to stormy grey, Libby Brown and her three best friends settle around her kitchen table. With a plate of chocolate chip cookies and fresh coffee, Libby lets her tears fall freely as the women listen to her heartbreak.
Libby's life seems picture-perfect. She lives in her dream home, raising two precious children and supported by her loving husband,...
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The March sisters are among the most beloved characters in children's literature, and Good Wives. As Meg marries John, Jo is faced with a romantic dilemma of her own, Amy travels to Europe, and Beth becomes increasingly ill. In this sensitive and lively novel, Alcott - 'the Thackeray, the Trollope, of the nursery and the schoolroom', as Henry James called her - is on sparkling form.
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Producers Garrick Hagon and Liza Ross discuss Samuel Richardson's landmark novel Clarissa with Lucy Scott, who plays the part of Clarissa. Clarissa is one of the longest novels in the English canon; its epistolary form and narrative experimentation made it a huge challenge for the veteran team of audiobook producers and readers.
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Tad is a bored construction worker dreaming of a life of adventure until one day he is mistaken for a famous archeologist and that dream comes true. Whisked to Peru holding a sacred key, Tad helps Professor Lavrof and his beautiful daughter Sara as they race against evil treasure hunters in search of the Lost City of Paititi.
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His dark materials volume Prequel
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IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 4
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American balloonist Lee Scoresby and armored bear Iorek Byrnison meet when Lee and his hare daemon crash-land their trading balloon onto a port in the far Arctic North and find themselves in the middle of a political powder keg.
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IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 5
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This special edition of Lewis Carroll's timeless classic - complete and unabridged - is beautifully illustrated by Fran Parreño. Follow Alice's adventures as she disappears down a rabbit-hole and meets a cast of curious characters, including a White Rabbit, a Mad Hatter, and a grinning Cheshire Cat...
