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Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Monarchs : they're just like us. They entertain their friends and eat and worry about money. Henry VIII tripped over his dogs. George II threw his son out of the house. James I had to cut back on the alcohol bills. In Behind the Throne, historian Adrian Tinniswood uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court, taking the reader on a remarkable journey from one Queen Elizabeth to another and exploring life as it was lived by...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated guide from the HausWitch store and brand founder explains how to create a beautiful, healing living space using earth magic, meditation, herbalism, self-awareness, tarot, astrology, feminist spirituality, and interior decoration.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Habits of the Household by award-winning author Justin Whitmel Earley equips you with simple habits for mealtimes, bedtimes, and other daily routines to shape your home in the rhythms of God's love"--
Parenting happens in habits. We make meals, get in cars, discipline, and do bedtime. Earley shows how these ordinary routines are the opportunities to live out the love of God in profound ways. He gives readers the tools you need for parenting and...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
English
Description
Nicholas becomes the head of the family when his father dies unexpectedly. Keeping watch over his mother and his sister Kate becomes an even greater challenge when Nicholas discovers that his father lost the family fortune due to ill-advised investments. Without a shilling to his name, Nicholas turns to his wealthy but unforgiving Uncle Ralph for help.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From gender expert and professional facilitator Kate Mangino comes Equal Partners, an informed guide about how we can all collectively work to undo harmful gender norms and create greater household equity. As American society shut down due to Covid, millions of women had to leave their jobs to take on full-time childcare. As the country opens back up, women continue to struggle to balance the demands of work and home life. Kate Mangino, a professional...
7) Penhallow
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
The murder of tyrannical family patriarch Adam Penhallow leads to suspicion, accusations, and backstabbing among his family.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Renuka Sharma is a dutiful wife, mother, and daughter-in-law holding the fort in a modest rental in Delhi while her husband tries to rack up savings in Dubai. Working as a receptionist and committed to finding a place for her family in the New Indian Dream of air-conditioned malls and high paid jobs at multi-nationals, life is going as planned until the day she strikes up a conversation with an uncommonly self-possessed stranger at a Metro station....
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The British Royal Family is the most well-traveled monarchy in history. The Queen alone has been around the world 42 times, clocking up over one million air miles. This series tells the inside story of the monarchy on the move, taking viewers inside some of the most famous and yet secretive transport in the world.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Elizabeth wasn't born to be queen. But when her uncle abdicates and her father steps in as king, everything in her life changes. There is one thing that never wavers, however: her endearing love of her Corgis--especially the new puppy Susan, a gift for her eighteenth birthday. Susan is by her side during Elizabeth's WWII service, falling in love with Philip and getting married, the death of her father King George VI, her accession to the throne,...
14) The 1900 house
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
A four-part documentary television program that brings a modern British family from 1999 back to life in 1900 Victorian London.
15) MOVING DAY
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"A Victorian House in San Francisco describes the trials and tribulations of being moved from the spot it has occupied for over one hundred years to a new spot six blocks away"--
18) HOME IS A WISH
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
A child moves far away from everything comforting and familiar, but slowly discovers home is where the heart is.
Author
Publisher
Podium
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"When Finlay Ashowan joins the staff of the King and Queen of Daxaria, he's an enigma. No one knows where he comes from or how he came to be where he is, which suits Fin just fine. He's satisfied simply serving as the royal cook, keeping nosy passersby out of his kitchen, and concocting some truly uncanny meals. But Fin's secret identity doesn't stay hidden for long. After all, it's not every day a house witch and his kitten familiar, Kraken, take...
20) ANYTHING
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
After moving to a new apartment, a father tells his daughter to wish for three Anythings, but when she admits she wishes to return to their old home, her dad helps her realize home is where they are together.
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