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Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was "just" an ordinary housewife, when clearly she wasn't? Her life is fascinating for its mysteries and its passions and, as Lucy Worsley says, "She was thrillingly, scintillatingly modern." She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness. So why--despite all the evidence to the...
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University Press of Kansas
Pub. Date
c1994
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English
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An excellent juxtaposition for any reader of the 'Little House' books. Miller's meticulous research shows again that Wilder's remarkable memory of her early life provides readers with a graphic picture of the pioneer era. So does this book
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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In 1930 a plucky girl detective stepped out of her shiny blue roadster, dressed in a smart tweed suit. Eighty million books later, Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World War II, and the sixties, and emerged as beloved by girls today as by their grandmothers. Rehak tells the behind-the-scenes history of Nancy and her groundbreaking creators. Both Nancy and her "author," Carolyn Keene, were invented by Edward Stratemeyer, who also created the...
11) Before I go
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Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Known for the wit of her writing, Catherine Cookson was the UK's most widely read novelist during her lifetime. When her Estate discovered this never-before-published memoir in the attic of her home, it was an astonishing find. Before I Go is the definitive story of her life, in the author's own candid words. While Cookson had authored previous autobiographies, none have truly touched upon the tragedy and personal anguish she experienced until now....
15) J. K. Rowling
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Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
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Provides information about the childhood, education, and career of children's book author J.K. Rowling, creator of the Harry Potter character.
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