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The lady from Burma / by Montclair, Allison,author.;
"Murder once again stalks the proprietors of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau in the surprisingly dangerous landscape of post-World War II London."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Dating services; Murder; Suspects (Criminal investigation); Women-owned business enterprises;
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The magical match / by Baker, E. D.;
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Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Tooth Fairy (Legendary character); Fairies; Characters and characteristics in literature; Dating services; Weddings;
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The Marriage Bureau : true stories of 1940s London match-makers / by Halson, Penrose.; Halson, Penrose.Marriages are made in Bond Street.;
Recounts the story of Heather Jenner, Mary Oliver and the clients of their marriage bureau which they opened in 1940s London in order to help people find their love match.LSC
Subjects: Jenner, Heather.; Oliver, Mary (Matchmaker); Marriage Bureau; Dating services; Marriage;
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Hello, Dolly! [videorecording] / by Armstrong, Louis,1901-1971.; Crawford, Michael,1942-; Herman, Jerry,1933-Hello, Dolly.Videorecording.; Kelly, Gene,1912-1996.; Matthau, Walter.; Streisand, Barbra.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Photography, Harry Stradling ; production design, John de Cuir ; dances and musical numbers staged by Michael Kidd ; music and lyrics by Jerry Herman.Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford and Louis Armstrong.A matchmaker sets her personal sights on a tight-fisted merchant. Her plans take her through lavish sets and songs, set in the era of the turn of the century.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Herman, Jerry, 1933-; Courtship; Culture conflict; Dating services; Feature films.; Musical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Widows;
© c2013., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Hitch [videorecording (DVD) / by Dunn, Andre; Fenton, George; James, Kevin,1965; Mendes, Eva,1974; Rapaport, Michael; Smith, Will,1968; Tennant, And; Valletta, Amber,1974; Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc;
Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editors, Troy Takaki, Tracey Wadmore Smith ; original music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Marlene Stewart ; production designer, Jane Musky.Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta, Michael Rapaport, Adam Arkin, Jeffrey Donovan, Robinne Lee.Hitch is New York City's greatest matchmaker. Love is his job and when Albert Brennaman wins the heart of gorgeous society heiress Allegra Cole, Albert has Hitch to thank. So when tabloid columist Sara Melas decides to uncover the secret behind the relationships unlikely sucess, she's shocked to discover that Alex Hitchens, the charming young man she's been dating, is the legendary date doctor himself. Exposed in a front-page scoop, it's now up to Alex to try and save Albert and Allegra's relationship as well as his own.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround, mastered in high definition
Subjects: Comedy film; Dating services; Feature film; Man-woman relationships; Tabloid newspapers; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
© c2005., Columbia Pictures : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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The matchmaker's gift : a novel / by Loigman, Lynda Cohen,author.;
"From Lynda Cohen Loigman, the bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters, comes a heartwarming story of two extraordinary women from two different eras who defy expectations to utilize their unique gift of seeing soulmates in themost unexpected places in The Matchmaker's Gift. Is finding true love a calling or a curse? Even as a child in 1910, Sara Glikman knows her gift: she is a maker of matches and a seeker of soulmates. But among the pushcart-crowded streets of New York's Lower East Side, Sara's vocation is dominated by devout older men-men who see a talented female matchmaker as a dangerous threat to their traditions and livelihood. After making matches in secret for more than a decade, Sara must fight to take her rightful place among her peers, and to demand the recognition she deserves. Two generations later, Sara's granddaughter, Abby, is a successful Manhattan divorce attorney, representing the city's wealthiest clients. When her beloved Grandma Sara dies, Abby inheritsher collection of handwritten journals recording the details of Sara's matches. But among the faded volumes, Abby finds more questions than answers. Why did Abby's grandmother leave this library to her and what did she hope Abby would discover within itspages? Why does the work Abby once found so compelling suddenly feel inconsequential and flawed? Is Abby willing to sacrifice the career she's worked so hard for in order to keep her grandmother's mysterious promise to a stranger? And is there really sucha thing as love at first sight?"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Arranged marriage; Dating services; Family secrets; Grandmothers; Jewish women; Man-woman relationships; Women lawyers;
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Sorry, bro / by Voskuni, Taleen,author.;
"When Nar's non-Armenian boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes to her in front of a room full of drunk San Francisco tech boys, she realizes it's time to find someone who shares her idea of romance. Enter her mother--armed with plenty of mom-guilt and a spreadsheet of Facebook-stalked Armenian men, she convinces Nar to attend Explore Armenia, a month-long series of events in the city. But it's not the mom-approved playboy doctor or wealthy engineer who catches her eye: it's Erebuni, a woman as equally immersed in the witchy arts as she is in preserving Armenian identity. Suddenly, with Erebuni as her wingwoman, the events feel like far less of a chore, and much more of an adventure"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Bisexual fiction.; Novels.; Armenian Americans; Bisexual women; Bisexuality; Coming out (Sexual orientation); Dating services; Families; Female friendship; Mothers and daughters; Separation (Psychology); Sexual orientation;
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Fiddler on the roof [videorecording] / by Topol,1935-; Bock, Jerry.; Crane, Norma,1931-1973.; Frey, Leonard,1938-1988.; Harnick, Sheldon.; Jewison, Norman,1926-; Mann, Paul,1915-1985.; Picon, Molly.; Stein, Joseph.; Williams, John,1932-; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; Mirisch Production Company.;
Music, Jerry Bock; lyrics, Sheldon Harnick; music adapted and conducted by John Williams.Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann.Tevye is a poor milkman in czarist Russia, where he provides for three unmarried daughters and a sharp-tongued wife. Faced with mounting financial strain and growing anti-Semitism, Tevye strives to maintain balance despite the precarious nature of his situation.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD; widescreen presentation (2.35:1); 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (English), mono (Spanish), 5.1 DTS (French).
Subjects: Dating services; Fathers and daughters; Feature films.; Jewish families; Milk trade; Musical films.; Sisters; Tradition (Judaism); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2011., Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Geronimo Stilton reporter. by Stilton, Geronimo.; Costa, Davide.; Muscillo, Alessandro.; Dami, Elisabetta.;
Thea Stilton worries Geronimo Stilton, her brother and famouse Editor-in-Chief of The Rodent's Gazette, may be living the lonely bachelor life. With Ben's help, they sign Geronimo up for a dating service. But what happens when the service gives him the most unlikely match?!
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Action and adventure comics.; Stilton, Geronimo; Reporters and reporting; Newspapers; Ghosts; Mice; Adventure and adventurers; Cartoons and comics.;
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Civil Service World
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: Business & Current Affairs;
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