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The boys' club : a novel

The boys' club : a novel

Katz, Erica, author
2020

Alex Vogel has always been a high achiever who lived her life by the book--star student and athlete in high school, prelaw whiz in college, Harvard Law School degree. Accepting a dream offer at the prestigious Manhattan law firm of Klasko & Fitch, she promises her sweet and supportive longtime boyfriend that the job won't change her. Yet Alex is seduced by the firm's money and energy . . . and by her cocksure male colleagues, who quickly take notice of the new girl. She's never felt so confident and powerful--even the innuendo-laced banter with clients feels fun. In the firm's most profitable and competitive division, Mergers and Acquisitions, Alex works around the clock, racking up billable hours and entertaining clients late into the evening. While the job is punishing, it has its perks, like a weekend trip to Miami, a ride in a client's private jet, and more expense-account meals than she can count. But as her clients' expectations and demands on her increase, and Alex finds herself magnetically drawn to a handsome coworker despite her loving relationship at home, she begins to question everything--including herself. She knows the corporate world isn't black and white, and that to reach the top means playing by different rules. But who made those rules? And what if the system rigged so that women can't win, anyway? When something happens that reveals the dark reality of the firm, Alex comes to understand the ways women like her are told--explicitly and implicitly--how they need to behave to succeed in the workplace. Now, she can no longer stand by silently--even if doing what's right means putting everything on the line to expose the shocking truth.

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The children's train : a novel

The children's train : a novel

Ardone, Viola, 1974-, author
2021

Based on true events, set in post-World War II Italy, seven-year-old Amerigo learns that a train will take him away from the rubble-strewn streets of the city to spend the winter with a family in the north, where he will be safe and have warm clothes and food to eat. Together with thousands of other southern children, Amerigo will cross the entire peninsula to a new life. As he comes to enjoy his new surroundings and the possibilities for a better future, Amerigo will make the heartbreaking choice to leave his mother and become a member of his adoptive family.

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Find me in Havana

Find me in Havana

Burdick, Serena, author
2021

Cuba, 1936: When Estelita Rodriguez sings in a hazy Havana nightclub for the very first time, she is nine years old. From then on, that spotlight of adoration - from Havana to New York's Copacabana and then Hollywood - becomes the one true accomplishment no one can take from her. Thirty years later, her young adult daughter, Nina, seeks answers to her mother's mysterious death. Based on true events and exclusive interviews with Nina Lopez.

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Good neighbors : a novel

Good neighbors : a novel

Langan, Sarah, author
2021

Gruff has-been rock star Arlo Wilde and his beautiful ex-pageant queen wife Gertie are welcomed into the neighbourhood by Maple Street's Queen Bee, Rhea Schroeder - a lonely community college professor. When a sinkhole opens in a nearby park, Rhea's daughter Shelly falls inside. The search for Shelly brings a shocking accusation against the Wildes that spins out of control. Suddenly, it is one mom's word against the other's in a court of public opinion that can end only in blood.

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Gutter child : a novel

Gutter child : a novel

Richardson, Jael Ealey, 1980- author
2021

Set in an imagined world in which the most vulnerable are forced to buy their freedom by working off their debt to society. Elimina Dubois is one of only 100 babies taken from the Gutter and raised in the land of opportunity as part of a social experiment led by the Mainland government. But when her Mainland mother dies, Elimina's life takes another unexpected turn, she will discover that what she needs more than anything may not be the freedom she longs for after all.

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The Ickabog

The Ickabog

Rowling, J. K., author
2020

Once upon a time there was a tiny kingdom called Cornucopia, as rich in happiness as it was in gold, and famous for its food. From the delicate cream cheeses of Kurdsburg to the Hopes-of-Heaven pastries of Chouxville, each was so delicious that people wept with joy as they ate them. But even in this happy kingdom, a monster lurks. Legend tells of a fearsome creature living far to the north in the Marshlands... the Ickabog. Some say it breathes fire, spits poison, and roars through the mist as it carries off wayward sheep and children alike. Some say it's just a myth... And when that myth takes on a life of its own, casting a shadow over the kingdom, two children -- best friends Bert and Daisy -- embark on a great adventure to untangle the truth and find out where the real monster lies, bringing hope and happiness to Cornucopia once more.

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The last garden in England

The last garden in England

Kelly, Julia, 1986- author
2021

Emma Lovett, who has dedicated her career to breathing new life into long-neglected gardens, has just been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to restore the gardens of the famed Highbury House estate, designed in 1907 by her hero Venetia Smith. But as Emma dives deeper into the gardens’ past, she begins to uncover secrets that have long lain hidden. Venetia Smith has carved out a niche for herself as a garden designer to industrialists, solicitors, and bankers looking to show off their wealth with sumptuous country houses. When she is hired to design the gardens of Highbury House, she is determined to make them a triumph, but the gardens - and the people she meets - promise to change her life forever. 1944: When land girl Beth Pedley arrives at a farm on the outskirts of the village of Highbury, all she wants is to find a place she can call home. Cook Stella Adderton, on the other hand, is desperate to leave Highbury House to pursue her own dreams. Widow Diana Symonds, the mistress of the grand house, is anxiously trying to cling to her pre-war life now that her home has been requisitioned and transformed into a convalescent hospital for wounded soldiers. But when war threatens Highbury House’s treasured gardens, these three very different women are drawn together by a secret that will last for decades.

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Laziness does not exist : a defense of the exhausted, exploited, and overworked

Laziness does not exist : a defense of the exhausted, exploited, and overworked

Price, Devon, author
2021

A social psychologist uncovers the psychological basis of the "laziness lie", which originated with the Puritans and has ultimately created blurred boundaries between work and life with modern technologies and offers advice for not succumbing to societal pressure to "do more". Price believed that productivity was the best way to measure his self-worth-- until his health began to suffer. Here he explains that the "laziness lie" began with the Puritans, and has continued to proliferate as digital work tools have blurred the boundaries between work and life. We become caught in a constant cycle of achievement-hunting and burnout. Price encourages us to let go of guilt. By becoming attuned to our own limitations and needs we can begin to resist the pressure to meet outdated societal expectations.

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The nature of fragile things

The nature of fragile things

Meissner, Susan, 1961- author
2021

April 1906: Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant who answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. Then a stranger at the door sets in motion a transforming chain of events. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women. The fates of these three women intertwine on the eve of the devastating San Francisco earthquake, thrusting them onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear.

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People like her : a novel

People like her : a novel

Lloyd, Ellery, author
2021

"A ... suspense debut about an ambitious influencer mom whose soaring success threatens her marriage, her morals, and her family's safety." -- Publisher's description.

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The princess spy : the true story of World War II spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones

The princess spy : the true story of World War II spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones

Loftis, Larry, author.
2021

Chronicles the extraordinary life of OSS spy Aline Griffith, who performed deep-cover intelligence missions during and after World War II throughout the upper echelons of European politics and society.

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Rocks and minerals : geology from caverns to the cosmos

Rocks and minerals : geology from caverns to the cosmos

Hirsch, Andy, 1987- author, illustrator
2020

"In this volume, join a crystal-crazy fanboy and a famous rock hunter on a geological journey that will take them to the summit of a volcano, deep within the earth, and even into outer space! They'll learn about the unstoppable forces that shape our planet and they might even pick up a gemstone or meteorite along the way."--Provided by publisher.

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Sorrow and bliss : a novel

Sorrow and bliss : a novel

Mason, Meg, author
2021

Pushing away her devoted husband, a once-successful writer moves back into her bohemian childhood home, where she struggles to come to terms with the mental illness that has overshadowed her life.

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Superstore surprise

Superstore surprise

Stilton, Geronimo, author
2020

It's the grand opening of Trap's new superstore, but nothing is working: the lights won't turn on, the doors won't open, and the loudspeaker is broken. Geronimo must figure out who's trying to sabotage the event.

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Waiting for the night song

Waiting for the night song

Dalton, Julie Carrick, author
2021

"An urgent message from her long-estranged best friend Daniela brings Cadie back to her childhood home. There, they are forced to face a dark secret that ended both their idyllic childhood bond and the magical summer that takes up more space in Cadie's memory than all her other years combined."--Publisher's description.

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