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The figurine / by Hislop, Victoria,author.;
When Helena inherits her grandparents' apartment in Athens, she is overwhelmed with memories of the summers she spent there as a child, when Greece was under a brutal military dictatorship. Her remote, cruel grandfather was one of the regime's generals and as she sifts through the dusty rooms, Helena discovers an array of valuable objects and antiquities. How did her grandfather amass such a trove? What human price was paid for them? Helena's desire to find answers about her heritage dovetails with a growing curiosity for archaeology, ignited by a summer spent with volunteers on a dig on an Aegean island. Their finds fuel her determination to protect the precious fragments recovered from the baked earth - and to understand the origins of her grandfather's collection.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Antiquities; Apartments; Archaeologists; Excavations (Archaeology); Family secrets; Grandparents; Inheritance and succession;
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The LEGO story : how a little toy sparked the world's imagination / by Andersen, Jens,1955-author.; Waight, Caroline,translator.; translation of:Andersen, Jens,1955-Liv med LEGO.English.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The extraordinary inside story of the LEGO company-producer of the most beloved and popular toy on the planet-based on unprecedented access to the founding family that still owns the company, chronicling the brand's improbable journey to become the empire that it is today"--
Subjects: Kirk Christiansen, Ole, 1891-1958; LEGO koncernen (Denmark); LEGO toys; Toy industry;
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The heiresses : a novel / by Shepard, Sara,1977-author.;
After their cousin Poppy jumps to her death, the remaining heiresses of the Saybrook family receive an ominous warning that forces them to uncover a dark truth about their family before they lose the only thing money can't buy--their lives.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Blessing and cursing; Family secrets; Family-owned business enterprises; Inheritance and succession; Murder;
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The better liar : a novel / by Jones, Tanen,author.;
"Robin Voigt is dead. If her sister Leslie had arrived at her cramped Las Vegas apartment just hours earlier, this would have been their first reunion in a decade. In the years since Robin ran away from home as a teenager, Leslie has stayed in New Mexico, taking care of their dying father, even as she began building a family of her own. But when their father passed away, Leslie received a rude awakening: she and Robin would receive the inheritance he left them together--or not at all. Now her half of the money may be beyond her grasp. And unbeknownst to anyone, even her husband, Leslie needs it desperately. When she meets a charismatic young woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Robin--and has every reason to leave her past behind--the two make a reckless bargain: Mary will impersonate Robin for a week in exchange for Robin's half of the cash. But neither realizes how high the stakes will be when Mary takes a dead woman's name. Even as Mary begins to suspect Leslie is hiding something, and Leslie realizes the stranger living in her house, babysitting her newborn son, and charming her husband has secrets of her own, Robin's wild, troubled legacy threatens to eclipse them both. An electric, twisted portrait of sisterhood and the ties that bind, The Better Liar is a stunning debut with a heart-stopping, twist-after-twist finale that will beg the question: How far would you go to get what's yours?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Secrecy; False personation; Inheritance and succession; Truthfulness and falsehood; Sisters;
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Young Frankenstein [videorecording]. by Wilder, Gene; Kahn, Madeline; Garr, Teri; Hackman, Gene; Boyle, Peter; Leachman, Cloris;
Director, Mel Brooks.Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Teri Garr, Gene Hackman, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman.A brain surgeon who inherits a family castle in Transylvania soon becomes obsessed with making his own monster after learning the family secrets.CHVRS rating: PG.DVD.
Subjects: Comedy.; Afi (American Film Institute).; National Film Registry.; Comedy.;
© 2006., 20th Century Fox,
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The uncharted flight of Olivia West / by Ackerman, Sara,author.;
1927. Olivia "Livy" West is a fearless young pilot with a love of adventure. She yearns to cross oceans and travel the skies. When she learns of the Dole Air Race--a high-stakes contest to be the first to make the 2,400 mile Pacific crossing from the West Coast to Hawai'i--she sets her sights on qualifying. But it soon becomes clear that only men will make the cut. In a last-ditch effort to take part, Livy manages to be picked as a navigator for one of the pilots, before setting out on a harrowing journey that some will not survive. 1987. Wren Summers is down to her last dime when she learns she has inherited a remote piece of land on the Big Island with nothing on it but a dilapidated barn and an overgrown mac nut grove. She plans on selling it and using the money to live on, but she is drawn in by the mysterious objects kept in the barn by her late great-uncle--clues to a tragic piece of aviation history lost to time. Determined to find out what really happened all those years ago, Wren enlists the help of residents at a nearby retirement home to uncover Olivia's story piece by piece. What she discovers is more earth-shattering, and closer to home, than she could have ever imagined.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Dole Air Race (1927); Aeronautics; Aeronautics; Inheritance and succession; Interpersonal relations; Women air pilots;
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How the penguins saved Veronica / by Prior, Hazel,author.; revision of:Prior, Hazel.Away with the penguins.;
A heartwarming story about a curmudgeonly but charming old woman, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins that proves it's never too late to be the person you want to be and that family is what you make it.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Older women; Life change events; Self-realization in women; Grandparent and child; Intergenerational relations; Inheritance and succession; Penguins; Wildlife conservation;
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Million dollar mess / by Patterson, James,1947-; Chatterton, Martin.; Tejido, Jomike.;
Rafe inherits a million dollars--and a million problems--as he finds himself struggling to fit in at one of the snobbiest schools in the country.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Middle schools; Schools; Money;
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The long way home / by Stewart, Mariah.;
Subjects: Love stories.; Dwellings; Inheritance and succession; Contractors;
© c2013., Ballantine,
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Monarch of the glen. [videorecording] / by Hampshire, Susan,1942-; Holmes, Julian.; Knights, Robert.; Mackenzie, Alastair,1970-; Morton, Alexander,1946-; Signy, Richard.; Steele, Dawn.; Stroud, Rick.; BBC Video (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.; Ecosse Films (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Susan Hampshire, Alastair Mackenzie, Dawn Steele, Alexander Morton.As Molly MacDonald comes to terms with becoming a widow, Lexie and the estate employees must come to terms with her new position in life as fiance of the laird, Archie. Includes all ten episodes from the fourth series.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: MacKenzie, Compton, Sir, 1883-1972.; Inheritance and succession; Television programs; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2010., BBC Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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