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The Bettencourt affair : the world's richest woman and the scandal that rocked Paris / by Sancton, Thomas(Thomas Alexander),1949-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Was the world's wealthiest woman--Liliane Bettencourt--heir to an estimated thirty-six-billion-dollar L'Oreal fortune, the victim of a con man? Or were her own family the real villains? This riveting narrative tells the real-life, shocking story behind the cause celebre that has captivated both France and the world. Liliane Bettencourt is the world's richest woman and the eleventh wealthiest person on the planet, as of 2016. But at ninety-four, she's embroiled in an incredible controversy that has dominated the headlines and ensnared a former president of France in the controversy. Why? [It is] thanks to an artist and photographer named Francois-Marie Banier, who was given hundreds of millions of dollars by Liliane. Liliane's daughter, Francoise, considers Banier a con man and filed a lawsuit against him, but Banier has a far different story to tell. It's all become Europe's biggest scandal in years, uncovering a shadowy corporate history, buried World War II secrets, illicit political payoffs, and much more. Written by Tom Sancton, a Vanity Fair contributor and former Time correspondent currently living in France, The Bettencourt Affair is part courtroom drama; part upstairs-downstairs tale; part business narrative of a glamorous global company with past Nazi connections; and part character-driven story of a complex, fascinating family and the intruder who nearly tore it apart"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Bettencourt, Liliane.; Bettencourt, Liliane; Banier, François-Marie.; Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-; L'Oréal (Firm); Scandals; Swindlers and swindling; Businesswomen; Billionaires; Older women;
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Desperate glory : the story of World War I / by Wilson, John(John Alexander),1951-;
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918.; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2008., Napoleon,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Winnie-the-Pooh / by Milne, A. A.(Alan Alexander),1882-1956.; Shepard, Ernest H.(Ernest Howard),1879-1976.;
The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday.LSC
Subjects: Winnie-the-Pooh (Fictitious character); Teddy bears; Stuffed animals (Toys);
© c2006., Dutton Children's Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The world of Christopher Robin : the complete When we were very young and Now we are six / by Milne, A. A.(Alan Alexander),1882-1956.; Shepard, Ernest H.(Ernest Howard),1879-1976;
Subjects: Poetry.; Nonsense verses.;
© [1958]., McClelland and Stewart,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Winnie-the-Pooh: the complete BBC collection [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Milne, A. A.(Alan Alexander),1882-1956.;
Read by Alan Bennett.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.Alan Bennett reads A. A. Milne's much-loved stories about a small bear and his friends. The collection includes Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and A Party for Pooh.Ages 5 to 8.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Winnie-the-Pooh (Fictitious character); Teddy bears; Stuffed animals (Toys); Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
© 2021., Yoto Inc.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Alexander and the wind-up mouse / by Lionni, Leo,1910-1999.;
Alexander, a real mouse, wants to be a toy mouse like his friend Willy until he discovers Willy is to be thrown away."Grades 1-3"--Page [4] of cover."F&P text level L"--Page [4] of cover.LSCCaldecott honor book
Subjects: Mice; Friendship; Toys;
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Alexander at the end of the world : the forgotten final years of Alexander the Great / by Kousser, Rachel Meredith,1972-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-388) and index.and index.This biography of Alexander the Great's final years focuses on his seven-year journey through the unknown eastern borderlands of the Persian empire to reach Afghanistan and fulfill his quest to rule the world.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.;
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The untimely resurrection of John Alexander Macneil / by Choyce, Lesley,author.;
In this standalone novel set in Cape Breton, NS, 90-year-old John Alexander MacNeil wills himself back to life after his heart stops one night, and finds "Death" sitting at his kitchen table. What follows is a tale on the edge of reality, full of love, doubt, and the inexplicable details of an extraordinary life. John Alex needs to muster all the wisdom and courage he has to protect those around him from the dangers of an ever-changing world and the grim reaper he has come to know.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Reality; Death; Old age;
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Tangled vines : power, privilege, and the Murdaugh family murders / by Glatt, John,author.;
"In Tangled Vines, bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigious Murdaugh family and the shocking double murder that led to the downfall of its patriarch, Alex Murdaugh. Among the lush, tree-lined waterways of South Carolina low country, the Murdaugh name means power. A century-old, multimillion-dollar law practice has catapulted the family into incredible wealth and local celebrity--but it was an unimaginable tragedy that would thrust them into the national spotlight. On June 7th, 2021, prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh discovered the bodies of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, on the grounds of their thousand-acre hunting lodge. The mystery deepened only months later when Alex himself was discovered shot in the head on a local roadside. But as authorities scrambled for clues and the community reeled from the loss and media attention, dark secrets about this Southern legal dynasty came to light. The Murdaughs, it turned out, were feared as much as they were loved. And they wouldn't hesitate to wield their influence to protect one of their own; two years before he was killed, a highly intoxicated Paul Murdaugh was at the helm of a boat when it crashed and killed a teenage girl, and his light treatment by police led to speculation that privilege had come into play. As bombshells of financial fraud were revealed and more suspicious deaths were linked to the Murdaughs, a new portrait of Alex Murdaugh emerged: a desperate man on the brink of ruin who would do anything, even plan his own death, to save his family's reputation"--
Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Personal narratives.; Murdaugh, Alex (Richard Alexander), 1968-; Murdaugh, Alex (Richard Alexander), 1968-; Lawyers; Murder;
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The mistress [sound recording] : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.; Cendese, Alexander,1981-narrator.; Brilliance Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Alexander Cendese.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Mistresses; Rich people; Artists; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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