Robert Petkoff
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st Touchstone hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Struggling with encroaching middle age and a broken engagement, advertising agent Finbar Dolan is forced to cancel his Christmas plans to tackle a last-minute work assignment only to learn that his estranged and abusive father has taken ill and that his siblings are unwilling to help, a situation that forces Fin to re-evaluate his choices.
Author
Pub. Date
1993
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
194 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
True love, undying loyalty, and a daring rescue fill the pages of Tor Seidler's beloved tale, rightfully compared to Charlotte's Web by The New York Times. Bagley isn't your typical trouble-making weasel-and he doesn't mind if his non-weaselly ways prompt teasing from his friends. For while other young weasels dance under the pines, Bagley thinks about Bridget, the mesmerizing fish who lives in a pond down the brook from his den. As the two unlikely...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
16 audio discs (18.5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A unique burden was inherited by the children of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his celebrated siblings, Senators Robert and Ted Kennedy. Raised in a world of enormous privilege against the backdrop of American history, this third generation of Kennedys often veered between towering accomplishment and devastating defeat. In his revelatory new book, acclaimed Kennedy historian J. Randy Taraborrelli draws back the curtain on the next generation...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 223 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Jonathan Reckford, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity, has seen time and again the powerful benefits that arise when people from all walks of life work together to help one another. In this uplifting book, he shares true stories of people involved with Habitat as volunteers and future homeowners who embody seven timeless virtues--kindness, community, empowerment, joy, respect, generosity, and service--and shows how we can all practice these to improve...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Working Backwards is an insider's breakdown of Amazon's approach to culture, leadership, and best practices from two long-time, top-level Amazon executives. Colin started at Amazon in 1998; Bill joined in 1999. In Working Backwards, these two long-serving Amazon executives reveal and codify the principles and practices that drive the success of one of the most extraordinary companies the world has ever known. With twenty-seven years of Amazon experience...
86) The green ripper
Author
Series
(John Dann),Travis McGee volume 18
Publisher
Audible, Inc. and Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
℗2011, [2014]
Edition
MP3 edition ; Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio disc (6 hr., 59 min.) : MP3 audio digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Travis McGee has known his share of beautiful girls, but true love always passed him by - until Gretel. Life aboard the Busted Flush has never been so sweet. But suddenly, Gretel dies of an unidentified illness - or so he's told. Convinced that the woman who stole his heart has been murdered, McGee finds himself pursuing a less-than-noble cause: revenge. McGee has lost not only the love of his life but also his last hope for stability. Soon, grief...
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (17 hrs, 40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reunite with Dr. Sam Beckett, a scientist who never knows whose body he is going to "leap" into next or when, where and at what moment in time he may find himself. Who will he be next? An undercover cop. A blind pianist. A harassed secretary. It's up to Sam to change the history of each person for the better, and hopefully complete the mission that will someday take him home.