Alison Fraser
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"Authoritative as it is amusing, this book distills everything Benjamin Dreyer has learned from the hundreds of books he has copyedited, including works by Elizabeth Strout, E. L. Doctorow, and Frank Rich, into a useful guide not just for writers but for everyone who wants to put their best foot forward in writing prose. Dreyer offers lessons on the ins and outs of punctuation and grammar, including how to navigate the words he calls 'the confusables,'...
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This is a magnificent coming of age story of a remarkable woman mariner and shipwright. It is two stories in one showing against all odds how Margret O' Lee is undaunted in her quest for victory! It is romantic, fun, adventurous, thrilling, and heart warming!
This is great family entertainment to be read by one and all!
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Provocative political commentator Arianna Huffington yanks back the curtain on the unholy alliance of CEOs, politicians, lobbyists, and Wall Street bankers who have shown a brutal disregard for those in the office cubicles and on the factory floors. As she puts it: The economic game is not supposed to be rigged like some shady ring toss on a carnival midway. Yet it has been, allowing corporate crooks to bilk the public out of trillions of dollars,...
4) Temptation
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The year is 1909, and Temperance O'Neil is a woman ahead of her time. At 29, she is happily married to her work helping single mothers on the streets of New York. Unfortunately, Angus McCairn -- her new stepfather -- controls the purse strings to her substantial inheritance. Angus insists she quit her career and live in his house in Edinburgh. Temperance heads for Scotland with one mission -- to drive Angus crazy. Angus asks her to pose as housekeeper...
5) Odder
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"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her." --
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New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance brings her trademark breakneck pace to this fun and exciting novella, where fan favorite Ali Reynolds takes on double responsibilities as both sleuth and bride. Ali Reynolds is finally getting married to her longtime love B. Simpson. They wanted a simple Christmas Eve wedding, but nothing is ever simple with Ali. Even as a motley crew of her friends-Leland Brooks, Sister Anselm, and others-descend on Vegas,...
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"As her former husband takes his place as the 45th President of the United States, his children have also been thrust into the media spotlight?but it is Ivana who raised them and proudly instilled in them what she believes to be the most important life lessons: loyalty, honesty, integrity, and drive. Raising Trump is a non-partisan, non-political book about motherhood, strength, and resilience. Though Ivana writes about her childhood in communist...
9) Family Games
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Sloane (Megan Boone, The Blacklist) returns to her childhood home in a secluded part of Texas in anticipation of the marriage between her estranged father, Roan (Larry Bryggman), and family friend Kathryn. Feeling that the upcoming nuptials is a betrayal of her departed mother's memory, Sloane plans to confront Roan and Kathryn and ruin the wedding. Joining Sloan is Barrett (Derek Cecil, House of Cards), who prepares to meet the family for the first...