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- Like mother, like mother : a novel / by Rieger, Susan,1946-author.;
"Lila Peirera is a force to be reckoned with. Raised in 1970s Detroit by her abusive father and stern Bubbe after her mother Zelda's early death, Lila escaped the poverty of her childhood to reach stratospheric heights as editor-in-chief of The Washington Globe. There, she exposes political scandals and establishes a reputation as a no-nonsense, straight-talker. At home, she's just as tough, leaving the raising of her three daughters to her kind and loyal husband. Having always craved more of her mother's attention - and having long-questioned the circumstances surrounding her grandmother Zelda's death - Lila's youngest daughter, Grace, writes an autobiographical novel. In her book, Grace speculates that Zelda never died, rather, she abandoned her children, forcing Lila to become the hard-edged, dispassionate woman Grace grew up with. Grace's book is her attempt to make sense of her mother, but she could never have imagined that Lila would die shortly after its publication. Lila leaves Grace a posthumous directive: find out the truth about what really happened to Zelda. Zigzagging between Washington, D.C., Detroit, and New York City, and probing the truths that all families attempt to hide between generations, Like Mother, Like Mother is a smart, lively, and deeply moving novel about the inescapability of genetic inheritance"--- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Mothers and daughters;
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- The white angel : a mystery / by Gray, John,1946-author.;
"Vancouver is in an uproar over the death by gunshot of a Scottish nanny, Janet Stewart. An almost deliberately ham-handed police investigation has Constable Hook suspecting a cover-up. The powerful United Council of Scottish Societies is demanding an inquiry. The killing has become a political issue with an election not far away. The city is buzzing with rumours. Miss Stewart's fellow nannies have accused the Chinese houseboy of murder, capitalizing on a wave of anti-Chinese propaganda led by the Asian Exclusion League and enthusiastically supported by the sensational press--not to mention the Ku Klux Klan, which has taken up residence in upperclass Shaughnessy. The White Angel is a work of fiction inspired by the cold case of Janet Smith, who, on July 26, 1924, was found dead in her employer's posh Shaughnessy Heights mansion. A dubious investigation led to the even more dubious conclusion that Smith died by suicide. After a public outcry, the case was re-examined and it was decided that Smith was in fact murdered; but no one was ever convicted, though suspects abounded--from an infatuated Chinese houseboy to a drug-smuggling ring, devil-worshippers from the United States, or perhaps even the Prince of Wales. For Vancouver, the killing created a situation analogous to lifting a large flat rock to expose the creatures hiding underneath. An exploration of true crime through a literary lens, The White Angel draws an artful portrait of Vancouver in 1924 in all its opium-hazed, smog-choked, rain-soaked glory--accurate, insightful and darkly droll."--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Smith, Janet, -1924,; Murder; Nannies;
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- Ancient machines : from wedges to waterwheels / by Woods, Michael,1946-; Woods, Mary B.(Mary Boyle),1946-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 85) and index.Discusses the invention of six simple machines in various ancient civilizations from the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire.- Subjects: Simple machines; Machinery;
- © c2000., Runestone Press,
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- Ancient construction : from tents to towers / by Woods, Michael,1946-; Woods, Mary B.(Mary Boyle),1946-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 85) and index.Describes buildings and structures and examines methods and tools of construction in various civilizations around the world, from prehistoric times up until the end of the Roman Empire.- Subjects: Civil engineering; Science, Ancient; Building;
- © 2000., Runestone Press,
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- The tomb of King Tutankhamen / by Woods, Michael,1946-; Woods, Mary B.(Mary Boyle),1946-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From boy to mummy -- Clues in the valley -- A name on a door - First things first -- Into the burial chamber -- King Tut's mummy -- Epilogue.Describes the discovery of King Tut's tomb and the gold treasures found alongside it and the fascination with Egyptian history and culture that came as a result of these discoveries.- Subjects: Tutankhamen, King of Egypt; Carter, Howard, 1874-1939; Excavations (Archaeology);
- © 2008., Twenty-First Century,
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- Mario Lemieux / by Rossiter, Sean,1946-;
Includes bibliographical references (t.p. verso).- Subjects: Lemieux, Mario, 1965-; Hockey players;
- © c2001., Greystone Books,
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- Communities / by Morris, Neil,1946-;
LSC- Subjects: Communities;
- © c2010., Capstone Global Library,
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- IT technical support troubleshooting pocket guide / by Andrews, Jean,1946-; Dark, Joy.; West, Jill(Author of CompTIA Network+ guide to networks); Andrews, Jean,1946-PC troubleshooting pocket guide.;
Includes Internet addresses and index.LSC- Subjects: Microcomputers;
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- The Second World War / by Beevor, Antony,1946-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [787]-833) and index.LSC- Subjects: World War, 1939-1945.;
- © 2012., Little, Brown and Co.,
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- Big Bob, Little Bob / by Howe, James,1946-; Anderson, Laura Ellen.;
LSC- Subjects: Neighbors; Individuality; Friendship;
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