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New directions volume 01
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English
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"The first in a captivating series about an independent Amish woman and her struggles in career and romance"--
Susan Lapp is a hardworking Amish woman in her early twenties. She enjoys the financial independence that working two jobs--as a housecleaner and at the local deli in Lancaster--affords her. And based on her sisters' tumultuous experiences with their husbands, she has no interest in dating or marriage. She's perfectly content with her life...
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[2016]
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English
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When Sara Shaw's big idea for a Christmas initiative is stolen, she makes a wish to Santa that she'll finally have the courage to stand up for herself. Santa grants her wish but only gives her 48 hours. When she reveals to Peter Williams, the handsome owner of the company, that her boss stole her idea, she can't help but wonder if the wish is actually working. As time runs out on Sara's wish, she'll have to find a way to channel the magic and speak...
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2023.
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English
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"A candid, intensely funny memoir of ambition, gender, and a grueling decade inside Amazon.com"--
What would you sacrifice for your career? All your free time? Your sense of self-worth? Your sanity? In 2006, Kristi Coulter left her cozy but dull job for a promising new position at the fast-growing Amazon.com, but she never expected the soul-crushing pressure that would come with it. In no time she found the challenge and excitement she'd been craving--along...
4) Crane Jane!
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Jane works as crane operator at the docks, but she faces her biggest challenge when hoisting a firetruck in high winds"--
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Fog Harbor romance volume 01
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English
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"After Ingrid Erikson jeopardizes her career, she fears her future will remain irrevocably broken. But when the man who shattered her belief in happily-ever-afters offers her a sealed envelope from her late best friend, Ingrid is sent on a hunt for a hidden manuscript and must confront her past before she can find the healing she's been searching for"--
As a senior acquisitions editor for Fog Harbor Books in San Francisco, Ingrid Erikson has rejected...
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"Faith Ferguson is New York's most in-demand wedding planner, an arbiter of taste for elegant affairs, lavish ceremonies, and exclusive fêtes. She appreciates a simple celebration as much as a dazzling event, for she knows that a dream wedding is not necessarily the most expensive one. As much as Faith enjoys her work, her two failed engagements leave her with no desire to get married herself. She finds fulfillment in her close relationship with...
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"A celebration of the revolutionary potential of women working with other women, and a powerful statement about myths like the cool girly or the catty workplace. Covens. Girl Bands. Ballet troupes. Convents. In all times and places, girls and women have come together in communities of vocation, of necessity, of support. In Witches, Sam George-Allen explores how wherever women gather, magic happens. Female farmers change the way we grow our food. Online...
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[2022]
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English
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Beth, a quiet and vulnerable misfit, is the only female employee in the shipping and receiving department of a local sausage company. She lives at home where she takes care of her ailing mother who never leaves the couch and refuses to watch anything but Julia Roberts movies. The house is also shared by Beth's older brother Robbie, an outsider artist who is still trying to put the pieces back together after a failed engagement eleven years prior.
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2019.
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English
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"Wall Street banking analyst Allegra Cobb plans to quit the minute her year-end bonus hits her account, finally pursuing her yoga career full-time. But when she forms an intense relationship with the #InstaFamous guru who may hold the ticket to the life Allegra's always wanted--she's not sure if she'll be able to keep her sanity intact (and her chakras aligned) until bonus day. Still, she marches on, taking it day by extremely caffeinated day. But...
11) Trailblazer
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MEET THE HARVEY GIRLS: These real-life pioneering women were symbols of elegance in the wild frontier: taming rough manners, falling in love, and changing the face of the West forever. Grace Rogers is ready for the adventure of a lifetime. With her family's farm falling on hard times, she accepts a position with the prestigious Fred Harvey Company and heads for Juniper, New Mexico. There she meets a handsome cowboy who quickly turns her head. Too...
12) Renegade
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Cowboys and Harvey girls volume 2
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English
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"MEET THE HARVEY GIRLS. These real-life pioneering women were symbols of elegance in the wild frontier: taming rough manners, falling in love, and changing the face of the West forever. Lily Travis may be a Harvey Girl, but she's a rebel--and a romantic--at heart. Too bad her impulsive nature led her to marry a man who promised a life of ease and prosperity, only to disappear the very next day. She's kept her secret as best she can, and now she's...
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After being laid off from her job, Tess Nelson travels to Hawaii for some rest and relaxation, but a twisted ankle, lost luggage, a hotel fire, a hurricane and handsome air traffic controller Carter McConnell are more than she bargained for, and Tess realizes she must surrender control to God and have faith in his plan for her.
14) Cubicles
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A Blackboard best-selling author, Camika Spencer has perfectly captured the corporate world in this tale of success and secrets. Joyce, Margaret, and Faulkner all work for a major telephone company. Although Faulkner should be promoted, Joyce, her manager, seems determined to prevent it. And although Joyce and long-time employee Margaret used to be best friends, now they no longer speak. When an unexpected tragedy strikes at the office, Faulkner decides...
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"Rory McGovern is entering the ostensible prime of her life when her husband, Blake, loses his dream job and announces he feels like "taking a break" from being a husband and father. Rory was already spread thin and now, without warning, she is single-parenting two kids, juggling their science projects, flu season, and pajama days, while coming to terms with her disintegrating marriage. And without Blake, her only hope is to accept a full-time position...
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In this book the author traces the story of the unsung World War II workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee through interviews with dozens of surviving women and other Oak Ridge residents. This is the story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played a crucial role in one of the most significant moments in U.S. history. The Tennessee town of Oak Ridge was created from scratch in 1942. One of the Manhattan Project's secret cities, it...
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Meet a new breed of women in the workplace. Focused, balanced, and confident, these women know how to find success without losing their integrity or passions. They love the Lord, enjoy their work, and are respected by their coworkers. Does this describe you?
Or do you, like so many others, struggle with blending faith and work? You want a successful, productive career but find yourself stuck in what seems like dead end and entry-level jobs.
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Three ambitious women have heir lives turned upside down in the aftermath of a fire. Laura has returned to work at Morris and Wood after her maternity leave, only to discover that the woman she brought in to cover for her isn't planning on going anywhere. Despite her close relationship with the agency's CEO, Harry Wood, Laura feels sidelined--and out maneuvered. Mia was only supposed to be a temporary hire at Morris and Wood, but she's managed to...
19) Adrift
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Emma Turner has spent eight years running, hiding, dodging…limiting her short stays to big cities where she could easily get lost in the crowd. But when she steps onto Tempest Island, something changes. The tiny island speaks to her in ways no other place ever has, and tempts her into breaking the life rules she established long ago to keep herself safe. Instead of taking a couple days off and then moving on, as originally planned, she applies for...
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