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- Oil people : a novel / by Huebert, David,author.;
"Weaving together family saga, gothic myth, and eco-fiction, Oil People is an audacious debut novel about history and family, land and power, and oil as both contaminant and an object of wonder. It's 1987, and thirteen-year-old Jade Armbruster lives with her parents and older sister on their family petroleum museum--an old and decaying property that their father is desperately trying to sell. While she tries to live out a normal teenage existence, avoiding her best-friend-turned-nemesis and vying for the attention of a cute farmer boy, the oil swirling beneath her family's home has left a mark on all of them. For Jade, it appears as a haunting yet familiar presence that she can't quite place. It's 1862, and Clyde Armbruster catches his big break, striking Lambton County's first gusher and helping to form a community that will be known as Oil Springs. The discovery brings wealth and opportunity to him and his wife, but his daily proximity to oil leaves him infertile and may be the cause of his periodic hallucinatory visions of a red-haired girl in strange clothing. At the same time, Clyde and his wife develop a tense friendship with their eccentric and wealthy neighbours, a relationship that promises even more success until a fateful moment intertwines the two families forever, locking them into a bitter rivalry that lasts generations. As the two narratives twist and tangle together, family secrets and deceits are slowly unveiled, and the slick and lucid spectre of oil seeps off the page, revealing a portrait of a world and a land physically bleeding from the actions of the greedy and powerful. Intense and visceral, agile and lyrical, Oil People signals the arrival of a profound and vital voice."--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Gothic fiction.; Sagas.; Novels.; Families; Family secrets; Petroleum industry and trade; Secrecy;
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- Beautiful people / by Jennings, Amanda,author.;
When Victoria escapes her broken home for university in London, she is determined to reinvent herself and make a fresh start. She falls in love with Nick, who welcomes her into his privileged circle of friends, opening her eyes to a world she only ever dreamt of. Then life takes a darker turn. Twenty-five years later, the circle is reunited alongside a host of glittering guests to celebrate the wedding of Hollywood darling Ingrid Olsson to ruthlessly well-connected Julian Draper. Victoria has spent years trying to forget Nick and put the horror of what happened behind her. Now she has to face the past she tried so hard to bury. As the champagne flows and painful memories resurface, Victoria can't shake the feeling that some people seem to get away with everything. But maybe not this time. Maybe this time, someone will pay the ultimate price.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Revenge; Rich people; Social classes;
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- People pleaser : breaking free from the burden of imaginary expectations / by Vuolo, Jinger,author.; Carr, Julie Lyles,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207)."From childhood to early adulthood, Jinger Duggar Vuolo followed the expectations of others, never taking the time to discover who she truly was. It wasn't until she asked herself the question, "Who am I?" that she realized she was a people pleaser. This realization led her on a journey of self-discovery and ultimately, to rely on God for her approval and sense of self-worth. Through her faith and reliance on God, Jinger began to break free from the need for approval and discover true freedom. This book is a guide for anyone struggling with people-pleasing tendencies and seeking to find their true identity and purpose in life"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Self-help publications.; Personal narratives.; Vuolo, Jinger.; Christian life.; Christian women; Self-actualization (Psychology);
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- Careless people : a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism / by Wynn-Williams, Sarah,author.;
An insider account charting one woman's career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades, and the people who made them.- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Wynn-Williams, Sarah.; Facebook (Firm); Facebook (Firm); Facebook (Electronic resource); Online social networks; Social media; Social media; Women diplomats; Women executives;
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- The dolphin people / by Krol, Torsten.;
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- Subjects: Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.;
- © 2009., McArthur,
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- The frozen people / by Griffiths, Elly,author.;
"Meet Ali Dawson: a police officer working on crimes so old, the joke goes, that they are not only cold but frozen. The team's office is in a grimy part of the city, yet Ali's work seems like a safe desk job. But what her friends -- and even her beloved son -- don't know is that the cold case team has a secret: they can travel back in time to look for evidence. So far, Ali has only made short trips to the recent past, so she's surprised when she's asked to investigate a murder in 1850. The killing has been pinned on an aristocratic patron of the arts and antiquities, and member of a sinister group called The Collectors. She arrives in the Victorian era during a mini ice age to find another dead woman at her feet and far too many unanswered questions. But when her son is arrested, Ali attempts to return home only to find herself trapped in 1850. In a race through and against time, can Ali prove her son's innocence and discover the link between the nineteenth-century Collectors and a twenty-first century killing in time to prevent another death? Some murders can't be solved in just one lifetime."--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Time travel; Women detectives;
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- The frozen people [text (large print)] / by Griffiths, Elly,author.;
"Meet Ali Dawson: a police officer working on crimes so old, the joke goes, that they are not only cold but frozen. The team's office is in a grimy part of the city, yet Ali's work seems like a safe desk job. But what her friends -- and even her beloved son -- don't know is that the cold case team has a secret: they can travel back in time to look for evidence. So far, Ali has only made short trips to the recent past, so she's surprised when she's asked to investigate a murder in 1850. The killing has been pinned on an aristocratic patron of the arts and antiquities, and member of a sinister group called The Collectors. She arrives in the Victorian era during a mini ice age to find another dead woman at her feet and far too many unanswered questions. But when her son is arrested, Ali attempts to return home only to find herself trapped in 1850. In a race through and against time, can Ali prove her son's innocence and discover the link between the nineteenth-century Collectors and a twenty-first century killing in time to prevent another death? Some murders can't be solved in just one lifetime."--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Time travel; Women detectives;
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- Someone I like : poems about people / by Nicholls, Judith.; Manna, Giovanni,1966-.;
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- Subjects: People;
- © c2000., Barefoot,
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Mode of access: Internet.- Subjects: Religion & Spirituality;
- © , China International Book Trade
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- Aboriginal Peoples / by Hudak, Heather C.,1975-;
Discusses the way of life for the different Aboriginal Peoples living in Canada and the impact of European settlers on their lives.- Subjects: Native peoples;
- © 2006., Weigl,
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