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334 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"A tender, witty debut novel about a single mother raising her daughter among the upper crust of New York City society in the late twentieth century from a nine-time Moth StorySLAM champion. Laura hails from the Upper East Side of Manhattan, born into old money, drifting aimlessly into her early thirties. One weekend in 1981 she meets Jefferson. The two sleep together. He vanishes. And Laura realizes she's pregnant. Enter: Emma. Despite her progressive...
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Laura: I met my One & Only when I was 2 years old. Abandoned on the steps of The Devils Angel's doorsteps by my no good mother. Bone Crusher found me with a note that said "Sorry I don't know which one of you is her father but I'm not fit to take care of her. Please raise her, protect her, love her and teach her right from wrong. She's better off with you than me. Her name is Laura Caroline Johnson, she's two days old. Her birthday is July 14th."...
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260 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm.
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English
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"When Nicole Georges was two years old, her family told her that her father was dead. When she was twenty-three, a psychic told her he was alive. Her sister, saddled with guilt, admits that the psychic is right and that the whole family has conspired to keep him a secret. Sent into a tailspin about her identity, Nicole turns to radio talk-show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger for advice -- Calling Dr. Laura tells the story of what happens to you when you...
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#1 I had reported from different parts of China, but this was my first time in the northeast. I could sense a connection between the Korean and Chinese cultures. The area we were in was home to millions of citizens of North Korea, one of the most isolated and repressive countries in the world.
#2 We met our guide, a Korean-Chinese man in his late thirties, at the hotel....
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#1 Modern-day parenting has fallen into the trap of trying to manage children's behavior, and this has caused many parents to become frustrated and worn out with their children.
#2 Positive parenting helps parents get rid of their fear and control and tap into the wellspring of love and connection. It allows parents to have fun with their children again, and it helps...
9) Laura
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Fox film noir volume 1
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1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Laura tells the shocking story of a Park Avenue society beauty murdered in her apartment, which brings detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) to New York's most elegant neighborhood. As he tries to get inside the head of the victim, Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney), he also questions the men in her life -- the acerbic critic Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb) and playboy fiancé Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price). Lulled by her stunning portrait, fine liquor,...
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xviii, 156 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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"Many girls in elementary and middle school fall in love with the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. What they don't always realize is that Wilder's books are autobiographical. This narrative biography describes more of the details of the young Laura's real life as a young pioneer homesteading with her family on many adventurous journeys. This biography, complete with charming illustrations, points out the differences between the fictional...
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Book Preview: #1 When Laura Schroff walked into my office in 1978, I was impressed by her confidence and charmed by her personality. But I needed to know more about her values. She told me that she cared about her family and friends, loyalty, and making a difference in people's lives.
#2 Laura is a remarkable woman who, despite my reservations, went out of her way to help a young...
12) Laura's Revenge
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Welcome to the Laura McNaughty Adventures. The stories are suitable for all age groups, from kids of all levels, to teens and adults too. It's just good family reading. And the books can be read in any order as the stories stand alone. Laura's Revenge is the first of the Laura McNaughty Adventures Books where you meet Laura and her family and friends for the first time. You will also be introduced to some of the more colourful characters she encounters...
13) Laura Bush
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The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of former First Lady Laura Bush in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help young readers develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a table of contents, author biography, timeline, glossary, index, and other informative backmatter. Author/Illustrator biography Glossary of key words Index Table of contents Timeline of key events The My...
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Get the Summary of Laura Schlessinger's The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: In her most provocative book yet, Dr. Laura urgently reminds women that to take proper care of their husbands is to ensure themselves the happiness and satisfaction they yearn for in marriage.
Women want to be in love, get married, and live happily ever after. Yet disrespect...
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Nacho y Laura volume 4
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Español
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"Nacho y Laura estan creciendo, y ya pueden asumir pequĕnas responsabilidades.En este nuevo titulo, Laura acude a consultar al medico. Las conocidas ilustraciones de Liesbet Slegers y el texto en letra mayuscula facilitaran la lectura de los mas pequĕnos" --http://www.casadellibro.com/busqueda-generica?busqueda=9788426397812&nivel=5&auto=0&maxresultados=-1.
"Young children will easily identify with Laura when she gets sick and has to go to the...
16) The Lauras
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Didnt realize my mother was a person until I was thirteen years old and she pulled me out of bed, put me in the back of her car, and we left home and my dad with no explanations. I thought that Ma was all that she was and all she had ever wanted to be. I was wrong.As we made our way from Virginia to California, returning to the places where shed lived as a kid in foster care and as a teenager on the run, repaying debts and keeping promises, I learned...
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Deutsch
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Komm, wir finden einen Schatz! Laura ist glücklich. Die Ferien haben angefangen und nächste Woche geht es zu den Großeltern. Opa hat ihnen eine Bootsfahrt versprochen und Tommy denkt nur noch an eins: in See zu stechen - wie ein echter
Pirat! Doch dann sagt Opa ab. "Was nun?", fragt sich Laura. Ob ihr Freund, der Stern, vielleicht eine Idee hat?
18) Laura
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Montréal, 1954. Les rues fourmillent d'enfants qui sautent à la corde, de garçons qui se bousculent, jouant au hockey en se prenant pour Maurice Richard. Sous un arbre du quartier, qui a fait son chemin entre les dalles de béton, Laura Lacaille et son amie Francine Gariépy discutent vivement. Les deux jeunes filles de onze ans ont déjà des idées bien arrêtées sur la vie. Mais aujourd'hui, le sujet de leur conversation animée est cet oncle...
19) Laura
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In the doorway of an elegant New York apartment, blood seeps over silk negligee, over polished wood floors and plush carpet: a beautiful young woman lies dead, her face disfigured by a single gun shot.
But who was Laura? What power did she hold over the very different men in her life? How does her portrait bewitch even Mark McPherson, the hard-bitten detective assigned to find her murderer?
One stormy night, Mark's investigation takes an unexpected...
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#1 On a cold February evening in 1829, Captain Charles Hawkins returned home to his wife, who was having an affair with his attorney, William Allison McRea. He shot McRea, but it was too late. The young man had escaped.
#2 The next morning, the sun temporarily turned the island's warehouses and wharves pale shades of rose and tangerine. Captain Charles Hawkins was impatient,...
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