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Bridgerton series volume 2
Language
English
Description
When notorious rake Anthony Bridgerton announces that he has chosen a prospective bride, he faces unexpected opposition when his intended's meddlesome sister Kate decides to protect her innocent sister from the wicked aristocrat.
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Language
English
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"All the Time in the World proffers a miscellany of customs, traditions, and pleasures people have pursued throughout the ages. An antidote to the contemporary cult of Getting Things Done, the book takes its cue from the medieval books of hours, which prescribed certain readings and contemplations for various parts of the day and year. Full of witty bon mots, interesting etymologies, and arresting anecdotes, the book encompasses an array of cultures...
Author
Series
Bridgerton series volume 6
Language
English
Description
In every life there is a turning point. A moment so tremendous, so breathtaking, that one knows one's life will never be the same. For Michael Stirling, London's most infamous rake, that moment came the first time he laid eyes on Francesca Bridgerton.
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Language
English
Description
"Girl, Woman, Other is a celebration of the diversity of Black British experience. Moving, hopeful, and inventive, this extraordinary novel is a vivid portrait of the state of contemporary Britain and the legacy of Britain's colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean. The twelve central characters of this multi-voiced novel lead vastly different lives: Amma is a newly acclaimed playwright whose work often explores her black lesbian identity; her...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla, who chooses to refuse all offers and await a reunion with the man she loves, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families, their losses and loves, unspool ... against a backdrop of a rapidly changing Oman, a country evolving from a traditional, slave-owning society into its...
7) The Greenwood encyclopedia of daily life: a tour through history from ancient times to the present
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Explores ordinary life through time and across the globe.
Author
Series
Bridgerton series volume 5
Language
English
Description
Assuming that his long-time correspondent, Eloise Bridgerton, is a homely, quiet, unassuming spinster sho would be desperate for an offer of marriage, Sir Phillip proposes through the mail, never expecting to discover that his prospective fiancee is a stunningly beautiful young woman who is the toast of London.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
"At the age of twenty-two, Ernest Hemingway wrote his first short story, Up in Michigan. Seventeen years and forty-eight titles later, he was the undisputed master of the short-story form and the leading American man of letters.The Short Stories,introduced here with a revealing Más información...preface by the author, chronicles Hemingway's development as a writer, from his earliest attempts in the chapbookThree Stories and Ten Poems,published in...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Teens heading out to help with a charity event learn how to practice a variety of community courtesies in all kinds of public places. How do you act on public transportation, in a movie theater, in a restaurant, in a gym, at a laundromat, when shopping or as a guest? This video teaches teens that small courtesies can add up to big impressions anywhere.--Kanopy.
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"We Should Get Together is the handbook for anyone who's ready for better friendships, now. Have you recently moved to a new city and are struggling to make friends? Do you find yourself constantly making plans with friends that fall through? Are you more likely to see your friends' social media posts than their faces? You aren't alone. Millions of adults struggle with an uncomfortable and persistent ache: platonic longing, which is the unfulfilled...
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Language
English
Description
In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning "death" and städning meaning "cleaning." Margareta instructs readers to embrace minimalism, and suggests which possessions you can easily get rid of (unworn clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you'd ever use) and which you might want to keep (photographs, love letters, a few of your children's art projects). Digging into her late husband's tool shed, and her own secret...
Author
Series
Bridgerton series volume 4
Language
English
Description
Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for...well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret...and fears she doesn't know him at all. Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought of as nothing but an empty-headed charmer,...
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