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The definitive biography of the deeply complex and widely misunderstood matinee idol of Hollywood's Golden Age. Devastatingly handsome, broad-shouldered and clean-cut, Rock Hudson was the ultimate movie star. The embodiment of romantic masculinity in American film throughout the ¿¿50s and ¿¿60s, Hudson reigned supreme as the king of Hollywood. As an Oscar-nominated leading man, Hudson won acclaim for his performances in glossy melodramas (Magnificent...
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Mario D'Arrigo transports his readers across time to life in war-torn 1940's Sicily as seen through the eyes of a young boy. In Mario's village the invasion of Sicily began with a wave of American warplanes dropping bombs indiscriminately. He recounts his parents' struggle with poverty and a passing War, and his mother's tenacious pursuit to immigrate to America to educate and improve the lot of her children. But how does a family in poverty raise...
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Angelic intervention volume 8
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Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy know that an angel's work is never done, especially during a time as wondrous as New Year's Eve. With an apprentice angel, Will, under their wings, they descend upon Times Square in New York City eager to join in the festivities. And when Will spies two lonely strangers in the crowd, he decides midnight is the perfect time to lend a heavenly helping hand. Lucie Farrara and Aren Fairchild meet after bumping into each other--seemingly...
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At first enjoying a peaceful retirement, former Quebec homicide detective Armand Gamache reluctantly agrees to help a neighbor search for her missing estranged husband and teams up with two former colleagues on a search that reveals the workings of a psychologically damaged mind.
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A tragic suicide may have ended the earthly life of Harriet Deison, but it didn't end the love story she shared with her husband, Pete. Their connection continued through Pete's vivid dreams of Harriet sent from her new home in heaven.
Pete and Harriet Deison were enjoying a full life of being parents, grandparents, and partners in ministry when deep depression spiraled Harriet into a darkness that caused her to take her own life. Suddenly thrust...
71) Colors of Heaven
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A story of love and friendship set against the violence of Apartheid in South Africa. It is a story of the ups and downs of the lives of the three main characters, and how their lives intersect over the years.
73) The kill society
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Sandman Slim volume 9
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"Sandman Slim returns in this stunning, high-octane ninth thriller in the series, filled with the intense, kick-ass action and inventive fantasy that are the hallmarks of New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey. Sandman Slim has been to Heaven and Hell and many places in between, but now he finds himself in an unknown land: the far, far edge of the Tenebrae, the desolate home of the lost dead. Making his way inland with nothing but his unerring...
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The beloved chaplain of Loyola University's men's basketball team offers a memoir of her life of service along with common sense wisdom and spiritual guidance from one hundred years of living.
"Part memoir and part spiritual guide, Wake Up with Purpose! captures the humor, wisdom, and common sense that have made Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt an icon of faith and joy. Join Sister Jean on an inspiring journey through her first century of life, and discover...
75) Hercules
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
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When the goddess Hera, wife of Zeus, discovers her husband's mortal son Hercules, she vows to destroy him. Thus begins Hercules's legendary and epic journey in which he is forced to take on a series of seemingly impossible tasks. He battles an array of both amazing and terrifying beasts, including the mighty Cretan Bull, the many-headed Hydra, the ferocious Nemean Lion, and the three-headed guardian of hell, Cerberus. With the help of the gods Athena...
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Creedence horse rescue volume 2
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When a kitchen fire forces young widow Elle Brooks to move in with her friend Bryn on the Heaven Can Wait Horse Rescue ranch, she never expects to end up in the arms of handsome rancher and veterinarian Brody Tate.
78) My last duchess
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Hugo Wilde, the Duke of Lindow, must convince Lady Astley, the only woman for him, that their powerful attraction, his castle, and his eight mischievous children add up to a match made in heaven.