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Let's not do that again : a novel / by Ginder, Grant,author.;
"Nancy Harrison is running for Senate, and she's going to win, goddamnit. Not that that's her slogan, although it could be. She's said all the right things. Passed all the right legislation. Chapped her lips kissing babies. There's just one problem: her grown children. Greta and Nick Harrison are adrift. Nick is floundering in his attempts to write a musical about the life of Joan Didion (called Hello to All That!). And then there's his little sister Greta. Smart, pretty, and completely unmotivated, allowing her life to pass her by like the shoppers at the Apple store where she works. One morning the world wakes up not to Nancy making headlines, but her daughter, Greta. She's in Paris. With extremist protestors. Throwing a bottle of champagne through a beloved bistro's front window. In order to save her campaign, not to mention her daughter, Nancy and Nick must find Greta before it's too late. Smart, funny and tear-jerking, Let's Not Do That Again proves that, like democracy, family is a messy, fragile thing"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Political fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Mothers; Political campaigns; Political candidates;
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It's a love story [text (large print)] / by Monaghan, Annabel,author.;
"Jane Jackson spent her adolescence as "Poor Janey Jakes," the barbecue-sauce-in-her-braces punch line on America's fifth-favorite sitcom. Now she's trying to be taken seriously as a Hollywood studio executive by embracing a new mantra: Fake it till you make it. Except she might have faked it too far. Desperate to get her first project greenlit and riled up by pompous cinematographer and one-time crush Dan Finnegan, she claimed that she could get mega popstar Jack Quinlan to write a song for the movie. Jack may have been her first kiss -- and greatest source of shame -- but she hasn't spoken to him in twenty years. Now Jane must turn to the last man she'd ever want to owe: Dan Finnegan. Because Jack is playing a festival in Dan's hometown, and Dan has an in. A week in close quarters with Dan as she faces down her past is Jane's idea of hell, but he just might surprise her. While covering up her lie, can they find something true?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Child actors; Man-woman relationships; Motion picture industry;
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Kate & Frida : a novel of friendship, food, and books / by Fay, Kim,author.;
"A buoyant, mouth-watering oasis of a novel, Kate & Frida is a love letter to bookshops and booksellers, to the way stories shape how we perceive ourselves, to the passion we bring to life in our twenties, and to the last precious years before the internet changed everything. Twenty-something Frida Rodriguez comes to Paris in 1991, relishing the city's butter-soaked cuisine and seeking her future as a war correspondent. But when she writes to a bookshop in Seattle, she receives more than just the book she requests. A friendship begins that will redefine the person she thought she wanted to become. Seattle bookseller Kate Fair is transformed by Frida's free spirit, spurred to kiss her handsome coworker, to believe in herself as a writer, and to find beauty even in loss. Through the most tumultuous years of their young lives-personally and globally-Kate and Frida's friendship sustains and nourishes them as they show each other how to overcome self-doubt and the necessity of embracing joy even through our darkest hours"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Recipes.; Novels.; Bookstore owners; Bookstores; Female friendship; Friendship; Women;
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Sleeping Beauty [videorecording] / by Allen, Barbara Jo,1906-1974,voice actor.; Audley, Eleanor,voice actor.; Costa, Mary,voice actor.; Disney, Walt,1901-1966,film producer.; Felton, Verna,1890-1966,voice actor.; Geronimi, Clyde,film director.; Holmes, Taylor,1878-1959,voice actor.; Luddy, Barbara,1908-1979,voice actor.; Penner, Erdman,screenwriter.; Shirley, Bill,1921-1989,voice actor.; Thompson, Bill,1913-1971,voice actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Perrault, Charles,1628-1703.Belle au bois dormant.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Walt Disney Pictures,presenter.;
Editors, Roy M. Brewer Jr., Donald Halliday ; production designers, Ken Anderson, Don DaGradi.Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Taylor Holmes, Bill Thompson.Princess Aurora is born to King Stefan and his wife. At a ceremony for her, fairies - Flora, Fauna and Merryweather - bestow gifts of magic on the child. But the evil sorceress, Maleficent, shows up and places a curse on the princess - where Aurora will die on her 16th birthday after touching a poisoned spinning wheel. Merryweather tries to undo the damage by casting a spell that will allow princess Aurora to awake from an ageless sleep with a kiss from her true love. The fairies take Aurora to their cottage and raise her as their own child. On her 16th birthday, Aurora meets Prince Phillip and the two fall in love. Maleficent kidnaps the Prince and she tricks Aurora into touching a spinning wheel. Realizing that the Prince is in trouble, the good fairies head to Maleficent's castle and spring the Prince loose. But the Prince soon finds himself up against Maleficent when she turns herself into a fire-breathing dragon. Now the Prince has to be strong enough to withstand the powers of the evil Maleficent.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Children's films.; Animated films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Aurora (Fictitious character); Maleficent (Fictitious character); Fairies; Princesses; Sleep; Magic; Sleeping Beauty (Tale); Spinning-wheel;
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Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Sleeping Beauty [videorecording] / by Allen, Barbara Jo,1906-1974,voice actor.; Audley, Eleanor,voice actor.; Costa, Mary,voice actor.; Disney, Walt,1901-1966,film producer.; Felton, Verna,1890-1966,voice actor.; Geronimi, Clyde,film director.; Holmes, Taylor,1878-1959,voice actor.; Luddy, Barbara,1908-1979,voice actor.; Penner, Erdman,screenwriter.; Shirley, Bill,1921-1989,voice actor.; Thompson, Bill,1913-1971,voice actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Perrault, Charles,1628-1703.Belle au bois dormant.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Walt Disney Pictures,presenter.;
Editors, Roy M. Brewer Jr., Donald Halliday ; production designers, Ken Anderson, Don DaGradi.Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Taylor Holmes, Bill Thompson.Princess Aurora is born to King Stefan and his wife. At a ceremony for her, fairies - Flora, Fauna and Merryweather - bestow gifts of magic on the child. But the evil sorceress, Maleficent, shows up and places a curse on the princess - where Aurora will die on her 16th birthday after touching a poisoned spinning wheel. Merryweather tries to undo the damage by casting a spell that will allow princess Aurora to awake from an ageless sleep with a kiss from her true love. The fairies take Aurora to their cottage and raise her as their own child. On her 16th birthday, Aurora meets Prince Phillip and the two fall in love. Maleficent kidnaps the Prince and she tricks Aurora into touching a spinning wheel. Realizing that the Prince is in trouble, the good fairies head to Maleficent's castle and spring the Prince loose. But the Prince soon finds himself up against Maleficent when she turns herself into a fire-breathing dragon. Now the Prince has to be strong enough to withstand the powers of the evil Maleficent.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.55:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS-HDHR Digital surround 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Children's films.; Animated films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Aurora (Fictitious character); Maleficent (Fictitious character); Fairies; Princesses; Sleep; Magic; Sleeping Beauty (Tale); Spinning-wheel;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Etiquette for lovers and killers : a novel / by Healy, Anna Fitzgerald,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."It's 1964 in the tiny town of Eastport, Maine, and Billie McCadie is bored to death. She's surrounded by dull people with more manners than sense, and no sign of the intrigue or romance that fill her beloved novels. That is, until an engagement ring and cryptic love letter turn up, addressed to "Gertrude." Until she meets yacht-club handsome Avery Webster. Until the unsettling phone calls and visits from a man in a fedora begin. Until she's one of the last people to see Gertrude alive ... and the first to see her dead. What follows is an intoxicating cocktail of stalking, blackmail, Jell-O salads, and champagne secrets, all served along the rocky Maine coastline. Everyone is a suspect. Everyone has a secret. And (strangely) everyone has a boat. But who is willing to kiss and tell? As the body count rises and the danger nears, why does Billie feel like she's more than just a side character? After yearning to be in the action for so long, would it be terribly unladylike to have some fun of her own?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Conduct of life; Murder; Secrecy; Social classes;
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Immortal by morning / by Sands, Lynsay,author.;
Crispinus Delacort is an immortal rogue enforcer and a homicide detective. But in his quiet city, he's more likely to be rounding up truant teens than investigating murders. So, when he learns that human bones have been found in the garden of a sprawling rural home, it's unexpected to say the least. Abril Newman can't believe her bad luck when she discovers a body buried on the grounds of her boss's home, while chasing after Gina's mischievous lab Lilith. She was just supposed to be house-sitting for a few days! And then Detective Delacort arrives. She knows she shouldn't be thinking about love when there's a crime scene outside the door. But ignoring her attraction to gorgeous Crispin is easier said than done. When Crispin realizes that a rogue is involved, he knows this won't be a simple investigation. Especially because he's so distracted by Abril's presence that all he wants is to kiss her senseless in every room of the manor. But he can woo her, solve the case, and stop a dangerous rogue by morning ... right? All in a day's work.
Subjects: Vampire fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Romance fiction.; Novels.; Immortalism; Man-woman relationships; Mate selection; Vampires;
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This much is true / by Margolyes, Miriam,author.;
"BAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from Monkey to the Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit, creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, MIRIAM MARGOLYES, OBE, is the nation's favourite (and naughtiest) treasure. Now, at the age of 80, she has finally decided to tell her extraordinary life story--and it's well worth the wait. Find out how being conceived in an air-raid gave her curly hair; what pranks led to her being known as the naughtiest girl Oxford High School ever had; how she ended up posing nude for Augustus John as a teenager; why Bob Monkhouse was the best (male) kiss she's ever had; and what happened next after Warren Beatty asked 'Do you fuck?' From declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave to being told to be quiet by the Queen, this book is packed with brilliant, hilarious stories. With a cast list stretching from Scorsese to Streisand, a cross-dressing Leonardo di Caprio to Isaiah Berlin, This Much Is True is as warm and honest, as full of life and surprises, as its inimitable author"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Margolyes, Miriam.; Lesbian actresses; Motion picture actors and actresses; Television personalities; Women television personalities;
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Chef's choice : a novel / by Alexander, T. J.,author.;
When Luna O'Shea is unceremoniously fired from her frustrating office job, she tries to count her blessings: she's a proud trans woman who has plenty of friends, a wonderful roommate, and a good life in New York City. But blessings don't pay the bills. Enter Jean-Pierre, a laissez-faire trans man and the heir to a huge culinary empire -- which he'll only inherit if he can jump through all the hoops his celebrity chef grandfather has placed in his path. First hoop: he needs a girlfriend, a role that Luna is happy to play ... for the right price. She's got rent to pay, after all! Second hoop: they both need to learn how to cook a series of elaborate, world-renowned family recipes to prove that Jean-Pierre is a worthy heir. Admittedly, Luna doesn't even know how to crack an egg, but she's not going to let that-or any pesky feelings for Jean-Pierre-stop her.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Queer fiction.; Transgender fiction.; Novels.; Cooks; Dating (Social customs); Friendship; Gender identity; Gender-nonconforming people; Inheritance and succession; Sexual minorities; Transgender people;
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It's ok to go up the slide : renegade rules for raising confident and creative kids / by Shumaker, Heather.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index."When it comes to parenting, sometimes you have to trust your gut. With her first book, It's OK Not to Share, Heather Shumaker overturned all the conventional rules of parenting with her "renegade rules" for raising competent and compassionate kids. In It's Ok To Go Up the Slide, Shumaker takes on new hot-button issues with renegade rules such as: - Recess Is A Right - It's Ok Not To Kiss Grandma - Ban Homework in Elementary School - Safety Second - Don't Force Participation Shumaker also offers broader guidance on how parents can control their own fears and move from an overscheduled life to one of more free play. Parenting can too often be reduced to shuttling kids between enrichment classes, but Shumaker challenges parents to reevaluate how they're spending their precious family time. This book helps parents help their kids develop important life skills in an age-appropriate way. Most important, parents must model these skills, whether it's technology use, confronting conflict, or coping emotionally with setbacks. Sometimes being a good parent means breaking all the rules"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Child rearing.; Parenting.; Child development.; Education; Confidence in children.; Creative ability in children.;
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