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When she catches the eye of a wealthy businessman, Jordan Hadlock's future is all planned out . . . until a hunky photographer ignites a new passion in her one stormy night.Jordan Hadlock seems to have it all: a great job and Helmut Eckherdt, a rich industrialist intent on marrying her — even though she hasn't said yes. What more could she want? A clap of thunder and a pounding on her door soon give her an answer. Reeves Grant appears...
2) Heidi
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.
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Gabriel Allon novels volume 2
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A sometime Israeli spy by trade and an art restorer by preference, Gabriel Allon arrives in Zurich to clean the work of an Old Master for a millionaire banker -- only to find himself standing in his client's blood and framed for the murder. Without warning, Allon is drawn into a spiraling chain of events involving Nazi art theft, a decades-old suicide, and a bloody trail of killings -- some of them his own. The spy world Allon thought he had put aside...
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2021.
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"A chilling debut in which a detective must uncover the dark history of a luxury hotel in the Alps if she has any hope of stopping the deaths that won't let up. . . Half-hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Once a sanatorium treating tuberculosis patients, it was abandoned years ago and had fallen into disrepair. Long plagued by troubling rumours, it has recently been renovated into a...
5) Iced
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"Seven years ago, Miles Pussett was a steeplechase jockey, loving the rush of the race. But after an unfortunate event, he left horseracing behind and swore he would never return. Now he gets his adrenaline rush from riding headfirst down the Cresta Run, a three-quarter-mile Swiss ice chute, reaching speeds of up to eighty miles per hour. Finding himself in St. Moritz during the same weekend as White Turk, when high-class horseracing takes place on...
6) Switzerland
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Switzerland"--Provided by publisher.
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Life has been predictable for college student Hadley Dunn. But then she spends her sophomore year of college in Lausanne, Switzerland, and she meets a mysterious Danish girl. After tragedy strikes, she begins a search that will consume her, the city she loves, and the lives of two very different men.
8) Bloomability
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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When her aunt and uncle take her from New Mexico to Lugano, Switzerland, to attend an international school, thirteen-year-old Dinnie discovers her world expanding.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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In a tiny village in the Swiss Alps, an angel meets an American girl named Zola who has come with her father to open a school, and together Zola and the angel rescue a group of homeless orphans, who gradually change everything.
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For math prodigy Leonhard Euler, the Bernoulli family has been more than just friends. But his mentor, Master Johann, and his sons are engaged in a ruthless competition for prestige among Europe's mathematical elites. And now, their aspirations may have turned deadly. Lured into an investigation of the suspicious death of Jacob Bernoulli, his master's brother, twenty years ago, Leonhard soon discovers he's facing an elusive puzzle as complicated as...
11) The fear index
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At the nexus of high finance and sophisticated computer programming, a terrifying future may be unfolding even now.
Dr. Alex Hoffmann’s name is carefully guarded from the general public, but within the secretive inner circles of the ultrarich he is a legend. He has developed a revolutionary form of artificial intelligence that predicts movements in the financial markets with uncanny accuracy. His hedge fund, based in Geneva, makes billions. But...
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Pike Logan thrillers volume 16
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English
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"Pike Logan must stop a deranged fanatic bent on igniting an international conflagration in this explosive, action-packed thriller from New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer, Brad Taylor."
When a paragliding trip in Switzerland results in the brutal murder of the former head of Israeli intelligence, Mosad brings in terrorist hunters Aaron and Shoshana to investigate. Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill...
13) Frankenstein
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.4 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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Young scientist Victor Frankenstein, grief-stricken over the death of his mother, sets out in a series of laboratory experiments testing the ability to create life from non-living matter. Soon, his experiments progress further until he creates a humanoid creature eight feet tall. But as Frankenstein soon discovers, a successful experiment does not always equal a positive outcome.
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Auf Gipfeln und Gabeln, in Strandkörben, Seilbahnen und Theatersesseln, im Wald und auf Wellen hat Nicole Quint 50 gute Gründe gefunden, um nähere Bekanntschaft mit der schönsten Stadt der Schweiz zu schließen – Luzern. Der bloße Name beschwört Bilder vom blendend blauen Vierwaldstättersee und schneegekrönten Voralpen herauf und wie jeder fabelhafte Magier, der stets noch ein weiteres Kaninchen aus seinem Hut zaubern kann, überrascht auch...
15) Switzerland
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Most know Switzerland for its alpine scenery, its outdoor sports opportunities, its precision watches, and chocolates. But this is also a country with a rich history and many artifacts of that past on display-a 14th century cathedral here, a medieval town square there, castles, cogwheel railroads, museums rich with old masters' paintings and more. To discover the wonders of Switzerland, both classic and new, takes a bit of planning and that's where...
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Switzerland is home to the world's finest public transport system. You can't reach much of the country by car, but travellers can hop from steamer to cycle to scenic rail route with ease, allowing them to explore this alpine landscape and picturesque towns at a more relaxed pace. It is home to some of the most beautiful mountain landscapes in the world with peaks such as the Matterhorn, Eiger and Jungfrau. As a result much of its cultural attractions...
18) The Amish nanny
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Women of Lancaster County volume 2
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English
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When Ada Rupp has the chance to travel to Switzerland as the caregiver of a young child, she leaps at the opportunity. Anxious to learn more about her forebears, Ada enlists the help of a young Mennonite scholar named Daniel, but even as she develops feelings for him, she cannot get her first love, Will, out of her head or heart.
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For nearly 150 years, Switzerland has been a destination for immense numbers of tourists, who flock here to enjoy a nation of vacation riches. Though others may prefer to lie on a Spanish or French beach or tour a cultural capital like London or Paris, a steady multitude of other tourists go each year and in every season to experience the awesome views of the Swiss Alps, to ascend the mountains in funiculars or swoop down from them in skis, or to...
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Switzerland and Italy are two of the most visited countries in the world. This book gives a comprehensive overview of what these beautiful countries offer to the world.
Verdant countryside, beautiful mountains, clear lakes, pure air and friendly people, if just the thought of all this has a relaxing effect on you, than you need to go on holiday in Switzerland. Italy is where History, Art, Culture and Romance reign supreme. There is something magnetic...
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