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- A woman of no importance : the untold story of the American spy who helped win WWII / by Purnell, Sonia,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The never-before-told story of one woman's heroism that changed the course of the Second World War In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: "She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her." This spy was Virginia Hall, a young American woman--rejected from the foreign service because of her gender and her prosthetic leg--who talked her way into the spy organization dubbed Churchill's "ministry of ungentlemanly warfare," and, before the United States had even entered the war, became the first woman to deploy to occupied France. Virginia Hall was one of the greatest spies in American history, yet her story remains untold. Just as she did in Clementine, Sonia Purnell uncovers the captivating story of a powerful, influential, yet shockingly overlooked heroine of the Second World War. At a time when sending female secret agents into enemy territory was still strictly forbidden, Virginia Hall came to be known as the "Madonna of the Resistance," coordinating a network ofspies to blow up bridges, report on German troop movements, arrange equipment drops for Resistance agents, and recruit and train guerilla fighters. Even as her face covered WANTED posters throughout Europe, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate.She finally escaped with her life in a grueling hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown, and her associates all imprisoned or executed. But, adamant that she had "more lives to save," she dove back in as soon as she could, organizing forces tosabotage enemy lines and back up Allied forces landing on Normandy beaches. Told with Purnell's signature insight and novelistic panache, A Woman of No Importance is the breathtaking story of how one woman's fierce persistence helped win the war"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982.; Women spies; Spies; Intelligence officers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The makeup of a confident woman : the science of beauty, the gift of time, and the power of putting your best face forward / by McEvoy, Trish,author.; Loberg, Kristin.;
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- Subjects: Cosmetics.; Beauty, Personal.;
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- Sea glass : a novel / by Shreve, Anita;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 378).
- Subjects: Marriage; Man-woman relationships;
- © c2002., Little, Brown,
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- The book woman of Troublesome Creek / by Richardson, Kim Michele,author.;
"Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn't mean she's got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library Project, Cussy delivers books to the hill folk of Troublesome, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times. But not everyone is so keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and the hardscrabble Kentuckians are quick to blame a Blue for any trouble in their small town. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman's determination to bring a little bit of hope to the darkly hollers"-- Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Packhorse librarians; Traveling libraries;
- Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 3
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- Thursdays in the park / by Boyd, Hilary.;
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- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Marriage;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- A thousand heartbeats / by Cass, Kiera.;
Ages 13 upGrades 10-12LSC
- Subjects: Love stories.; Princesses; Man-woman relationships;
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- Secrets of the tulip sisters / by Mallery, Susan,author.;
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- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Sisters;
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- The unhoneymooners / by Lauren, Christina,author.;
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- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Chick lit.; Man-woman relationships; Weddings;
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- The recipe box : a novel with recipes / by Shipman, Viola,author.;
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- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Bakers;
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- Ready for marriage / by Macomber, Debbie,author.; Macomber, Debbie.Ready for marriage.; Macomber, Debbie.Family for Easter.;
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- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Marriage; Man-woman relationships;
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