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London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen...
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Do you have a wedding dress to get into? Do you want to look spectacular on your big day? Do you want to feel more beautiful, vibrant and confident than ever when you walk down the aisle? If your answer to all the above questions is YES! - Then look no further...Countdown to the Gown is the ultimate guide for losing weight, getting in shape and looking great for your big day. Personal trainer Tim Mugabi reveals the most effective methods for fast...
4) The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car with the Star: A Book about Diphthongs and R-Controlled Vowels
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Sounds like reading volume 8
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary's wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins's colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.
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Professional wedding planner Mallory Shepard knows her job is challenging under any circumstances. But when the groom is your ex and someone invites murder, there may never be another tomorrow...
Mallory's fine-really-handling the wedding arrangements for her ex, Keith. But his fiancée, Becca, has at the last minute decided to switch from a Japanese-cherry-blossom theme to a Gone with the Wind theme. She wants to honor her ailing grandmother, who...
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WHAT IS HE HIDING FROM HER?
When impoverished Lucy Halbrook arrives at Lord Adversane's estate she knows her assignment is unusual-;not only will she act as hostess at his Midsummer's Eve play, she must also pretend to be his fiancée!
What Lucy doesn't know is that Ralph is hiding something dark and dangerous. He must uncover the truth behind his wife's death-;and Lucy is the key. She challenges him at every turn and, as each day passes, unlocks...
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A second "Mongolian Wizard" tale from Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Michael Swanwick — continuing an epic of magic and deception in an alternate Europe of railroads and sorcery.
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9) The clown in the gown drives the car with the star: a book about diphthongs and r-controlled vowel
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University of Minnesota/Millbrook Press
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2009
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IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Come along and learn all about reading! Wacky sentences and colorful art will make phonics fun!
10) The Cap and Gown
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Excerpt: "The significance of the first year in college can scarcely be overstated. The first man called to the bat in some great intercollegiate game may be pardoned for feeling a bit nervous. He realizes that players and spectators are eagerly waiting for him to give them the key-note of the contest by the way he acquits himself. The young man just entering college, if he senses the situation accurately, is equally alive to the importance of his...
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Joyce Carol Oates' stunning Gothic trilogy comes to a close with a heart-stopping tale of murder, suspense, and romance. As detective Xavier Kilgarvan sorts through clues and rumors, facts and fantasy, he is united with his beloved Perdita in a perilous challenge-the case of The Bloodstained Bridal Gown. Twelve years after solving the mystery of The Devil's Half Acre, Xavier has received an urgent plea for help. A young minister and a woman from his...
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Beacon Press
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2008
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A nurse-midwife takes readers behind the exam room door of her rural West Virginia clinic in this “utterly true and lyrical” memoir (Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean)
As a nurse-midwife and the manager of a women’s health clinic in West Virginia, Patricia “Patsy” Harman bears witness to the struggles and triumphs of every woman who walks through her exam room door. She...
As a nurse-midwife and the manager of a women’s health clinic in West Virginia, Patricia “Patsy” Harman bears witness to the struggles and triumphs of every woman who walks through her exam room door. She...
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Satan. Lucifer, Beelzebub, Abaddon: whatever he is called, the Devil means different things to different people. For some he is real, for others, he is merely a personification of evil. Many people deny the existence of the devil even though they profess to believe in God. Some say he is the source of evil, while others think blaming the Devil for the evil deeds of men is just an excuse. The devil has been caricaturized to such an extent in popular...
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For Rose Marshall, death has long since become the only life she really knows. She's been sweet sixteen for more than sixty years, hitchhiking her way along the highways and byways of America, sometimes seen as an avenging angel, sometimes seen as a killer in her own right, but always Rose, the Phantom Prom Date, the Girl in the Green Silk Gown. The man who killed her is still out there, thanks to a crossroads bargain that won't let him die, and he's...
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Gown and Out in Beverly Hills volume 13
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Pol' Atteu and Patrik Simpson take a walk down memory lane! They relive moments from the craziest clients, to the train-wreck episodes, all the way to the best dressed divas... The PPBoyz Beverly Hills revisit some of the best and worst times from Season 1 of Gown and Out in Beverly Hills and its apparent the 90210 zip code will never be the same. Who were their favorite guests?
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Gown and Out in Beverly Hills volume 12
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On This Princess Diana Tribute on Gown and Out in Beverly Hills: It's been over 20 years since the Princess Diana tragedy shook the world. Pol' Atteu received the phone call of his dreams from Her Royal Highness to design a dress that screamed America. That dream never came true for some reason. Find out why... On this very special tribute to Lady Di, the people's princess.
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Gown and Out in Beverly Hills volume 8
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Famed Pop-Artist, Sham-a-LA stops in for something glitzy and fabulous for Drag Queen Bingo in Palm Springs and offers the Boyz some couple's counseling and an invitation to co-host. Will they scream out OOOOOO69?
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Gown and Out in Beverly Hills volume 7
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Superstar, Renee Taylor, infamous from The Nanny, and most recently starred in How to be a Latin Lover and The Do Over with Adam Sandler and Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Star of the hit NBC Show, This Is Us, known for playing Little Kate, popping into the boutique. Renee must find the perfect gown for her husband, Joe Bologna's Lifetime Achievement Award, while Mackenzie seeks her first red carpet gown.
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Gown and Out in Beverly Hills volume 4
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Soap Star, Kate Linder, from the Young and the Restless is looking for the perfect gown for the Daytime Emmys and fills us in on her one day walk on that turned into a 35 Year career on TV and her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Meanwhile, Pol' seeks answers from Dr. Melmad for his ongoing back problems.
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