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Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"No other investigation across his entire FBI career would ever match the level of intensity, excitement, suspense, and drama of operation "Paesan Blues"-this book is the inside look at that undercover investigation centered on an Italian mafioso and his associates in Miami and Italy"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Scarface meets Moby Dick in this groundbreaking, darkly comic novel about a young man's attempt to capitalize on his mother's murky legacy -- a story steeped in Miami's marvelous and sinister magic. Failed Pitbull impersonator Ismael Reyes -- you can call him Izzy -- might not be the Scarface type, but why should that keep him from trying? Growing up in Miami has shaped him into someone who dreams of being the King of the 305, with the money, power,...
Author
Publisher
Little Brown Ink
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Reach for the stars in this exciting graphic novel about three ambitious, space-loving kids who must put their differences aside to save their summer camp before it closes...for good. Welcome to Camp Launchpad! Summer is in full swing, which means a new class of kids has arrived to attend the best space camp in Florida...or at least, it used to be. With growing competition from the trendy rival camp next door, Camp Launchpad needs all the help...
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Series
Language
English
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Retired romance novelist Sara Medlar has been comfortably sharing her large home with her niece Kate and her "honorary grandson" Jack. It's a convenient arrangement given the Medlar Three, as they've become known, are often working closely together to solve mysteries in their small town of Lachlan, Florida. But when real estate agent Kate announces she's been given the listing for the town's storied Lachlan House, it sets off alarm bells for Sara...
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"It's 1961, and for Margo Hightower, everything is about to change. True, her engagement is off, her family has fallen in scandal, and she's completely broke. But she's just been hired as assistant to photographer Slim Aarons -- famous for his vibrant pictures of high society, royalty, and Hollywood stars -- and she knows this opportunity is her ticket to something better. From the bright beaches of Acapulco to glitzy parties in New York, Margo is...
Author
Series
Apocalypse Cult series volume 4
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Agents from the FBI and Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigate a series of murders linked to conspiracy theorists and doomsday cults.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Frances Ha meets No One Is Talking About This in a debut that follows two twenty-something siblings-turned-roommates navigating an absurd world about to suffer great change -- a Seinfeldian novel of existentialism and sisterhood. It's March of 2019, and twenty-eight-year-old Jules Gold-anxious, artistically frustrated, and internet-obsessed -- has been living alone in the apartment she once shared with the man she thought she'd marry when her younger...
9) Walt Disney World hacks: 350+ park secrets for making the most of your Walt Disney World vacation
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know... -If you can't land a coveted Advance Dining Reservation in Disney Springs, you can try checking OpenTable.com for more availability? -Disney Genie+ actually comes with "extras" (like free digital PhotoPass downloads)? -Park prices can vary day-by-day so you can plan ahead to build your trip around the cheapest days and parks on the schedule? Hack your next Disney vacation to experience as much Disney magic as possible. With this book...
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A hypnotist specializing in helping clients overcome their deep-seated issues, including anxiety and addiction, takes on a skeptical former high school nemesis and failed writer who broke her heart years ago and accidentally completely changes his personality.
12) Timid
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Cecil Hall and his family have just moved from Florida to Massachusetts, near Boston. Cecil is anxious about making friends because he doesn't know where he'll fit in. His older sister, Leah, thinks he should befriend the other Black kids at his new school, but Cecil isn't sure how he'd go about doing that. He wants to be known for his comics-making talent, anyway. But the few kids who are impressed by Cecil's art aren't always nice to him. When...
13) The Pecan Man
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The Pecan Man is a beautiful work of Southern fiction whose first chapter was the first-place winner of the 2006 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition in the unpublished novel category.
In the summer of 1976, recently widowed and childless, Ora Lee Beckworth hires a homeless old black man to mow her lawn. The neighborhood children call him the Pee-can Man; their mothers call them inside whenever he appears. When the police chief's
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"With the Great War finally behind them, thousands of civilians and business moguls alike flock to South Florida with their sights set on making a fortune. When wealthy industrialist Robert Barnes and his wife, Anna, build Marbrisa, a glamorous estate on Biscayne Bay, they become the toast of the newly burgeoning society. Anna and Robert appear to have it all, but in a town like Miami, appearances can be deceiving, and one scandal can change everything....
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Scholars, advocates, and architects assess America's affordable housing crisis and suggest various strategies to rectify it, including numerous images of important, recently built houses and complexes. On any given night, more than 650,000 people in the United States--many with families and full-time jobs--experience homelessness. The shortfall in affordable housing is estimated to be 5 million units or more. Devastating effects of these conditions...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Timed to the start of the first trial in March 2024, this essential volume collects the four unprecedented indictments against Donald Trump and features extensive commentary by NYU law professors and MSNBC contributors Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissmann. In the long span of American history, Donald Trump is the first former president to face criminal indictment. He is the subject of a series of explosive charges across four cases: the January 6...
Author
Publisher
Maeva Ediciones
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Palm Beach, 1960. Beatriz Pérez, una chica rebelde e independiente, vive en Estados Unidos desde que tuvo que exiliarse de Cuba junto a su familia. Sin embargo, no puede superar la pérdida de su hogar, de sus amigos y de su hermano. Mientras la Guerra Fría se extiende como un huracán sobre las costas del estrecho de Florida, Beatriz se ve atrapada entre el choque de la política cubanoamericana y un romance prohibido. Cuando las cambiantes mareas...
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