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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and The Book of Two Ways comes a deeply moving novel about the resilience of the human spirit in a moment of crisis. Diana O'Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. She's an associate specialist at Sotheby's...
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Cotton Malone novels volume 15
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English
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"In New York Times bestseller, Steve Berry's, latest Cotton Malone adventure, one by one the seven precious relics of the Arma Christi, the weapons of Christ, are disappearing from sanctuaries across the world. After former Justice Department agent, Cotton Malone, witnesses the theft of one of them, he learns from his old boss, Stephanie Nelle, that a private auction is about to be held where incriminating information on the president of Poland will...
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Walt Fleming novels volume 3
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Sun Valley sheriff Walt Fleming returns in this high-intensity thriller as he thwarts a plan to steal a rare wine at the annual wine auction. When a bomb detonates just as the auction revs up, the investigation explodes as well, pulling Walt in a dozen different directions.
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Paul Cunningham has eluded many traps in his long career as a Navy SEAL, but there's no way out of this one. On a rare visit home, he gets "volunteered" for a local charity bachelor auction, and the community is counting on him. Then he discovers that the sexy she-wolf with the winning ticket is Lori Greypaw-the one woman he could never resist. And she has plans for Paul that go way beyond a simple date. For the first time in his bachelor life, this...
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Everyone knows the nature-loving Gorillas have their own way of doing things. But that's not going to stop Laval from training them to be warriors. Or Wilhurt from stealing their CHI! Will the Gorillas keep their mellow, or will they go bananas? Then, Rizzo the Raven holds an auction between Crooler and Windra--two of the most vicious animals in Chima. This may be one deal that's too hot for even a Raven to handle!"--P. [4] of cover.
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Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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As a tribute to her late father, a legendary sports journalist, Tuesday Jones is planning a cancer benefit, with racing memorabilia and a drivers' meet and greet being auctioned off. Donating a vintage stock car is ex-racing star Diesel Lange. When Tuesday looks into his piercing blue eyes, she feels like it would be so easy to lose herself -- but can she trust him with her fragile heart?
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Severn House
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Everyone in Chouteau Forest knows the legend of the Cursed Crypt. It's claimed that the restless spirit of a professor nicknamed Mean Gene Cortini, buried in Chouteau Forest University's crypt, has been causing death and destruction in the Forest for almost two centuries. Local residents are used to disease and natural disasters striking every seven years. But not murder. When Trey Lawson outbids the wealthy Du Pres family at the university's annual...
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"Addie's getting into the spirit for the upcoming Charity Auction--especially since she's got an 1843 copy of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol to donate. Her former colleagues at the Boston Public Library have confirmed that its worth runs toward the high five figures, which should help with the new pediatric wing. Her mood darkens, though, when a visitor from the past appears--Jonathan Hemingway, the father of her late fiancé. His presence stirs...
13) Cardinal Black
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Matthew Corbett mysteries volume 7
Publisher
Cemetery Dance Publications
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Cardinal Black is the latest installment in Robert McCammon's unique series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett, professional problem solver, who has been called "the Early American James Bond." December 1703 finds Berry Grigsby living as Mary Lynn Nash in a small English village, where she has fallen victim to Professor Fell's involuntary drug experiments. Her mind is quickly deteriorating under the drug's influence, and the only way...
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Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2016
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English
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With enormous fanfare, a huge crowd of celebrities, political refugees, orphans and other assorted characters have gathered to bid on the iconic slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. Among the bidders, a love-crazed memorabilia junkie hopes to purchase the fabled footwear for his lover gone astray.
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Boxcar children volume 85
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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When the Alden children join a group of volunteers to fix up an old house for senior citizens, they try to explain the puzzling behavior of their coworkers as well as investigate some unusual events.
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Rising of the shield hero (Manga) volume 17
Publisher
One Peace Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Naofumi and company head for the dragon hourglass with one of the four holy heroes of another world, Kizuna. But first, they need to earn some money--and they're going to do just that by putting on strange masks and starting an auction! But when they arrive at their destination, Naofumi begins to feel uneasy."-- cover page 4.
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Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"Diana O'Toole tiene la vida calculada al milímetro: se casará a los treinta, tendrá hijos a los treinta y cinco y se mudará a los suburbios de la ciudad de Nueva York. Todavía no está comprometida, pero sabe que su novio, Finn, un residente de cirugía, está a punto de proponerle matrimonio en su próxima escapada romántica a las islas Galápagos. ¡Justo antes de su trigésimo cumpleaños! Sin embargo, la vida le tiene reservado otro destino...
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Kimani romance volume 567
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
With his wings permanently clipped, an all navy pilot is back in his Virginia hometown, facing a scandal. His life takes another turn when he makes the winning bid at an auction for a date with a reluctant bachelorette.
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Ize Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Jooheon heads to the fabulous city of Las Vegas with one goal in mind--nab every Relic he can at the secret auction. But first he has to face fierce competition in the bidding war, including his archenemy, Chairman Kwon. The ante is upped even further when a powerful Deity-class Relic is revealed, one that Jooheon must get at all costs to prevent the tragic past from repeating itself... The die is cast, and a mad scramble for the ultimate prize begins"--...
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