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A matter of attitude A matter of attitude Hayden. America's Next Top DesignerFashionista with the fiercest style sense and head-turning clothes? That's Angela Jenkins. Even though her cutting-edge designs and graphic legwear sometimes draw criticism… OL13754729W
Personal strivings as a predictor of emotional intelligence Personal strivings as a predictor of emotional intelligence Ferenc Margitics,Zsuzsa Pauwlik Book Description: Personal aspirations constitute an important element of a successful way of life. These include the decisions of the individuals regarding things important for them in life and th… OL15070774W
The White Tiger The White Tiger Aravind Adiga Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells the terrible and t… OL15391590W
Paradise Paradise Jill Alexander Teenaged Paisley Tillery dreams a career as a professional drummer will take her out of her small Texas town, but when her country rock band gets a handsome new lead singer from Paradise, Texas, thos… OL16296549W
Broadway baby Broadway baby Alan Shapiro "As a little girl growing up in Boston, Miriam Bluestein fantasized about a life lived on stage, specifically in a musical. Get married, have a family--sure, maybe she'd do those things, too, but fir… OL16554922W
Spellbound Spellbound Janet McDonald Raven, a teenage mother and high school dropout living in a housing project, decides, with the help and sometime interference of her best friend Aisha, to study for a spelling bee which could lead to… OL17736674W
Speckle the spider Speckle the spider Emma Dodson Speckle's love of dance leads him to leave his home in the Bahamas, where he feels underappreciated, and travel the world in search of fame but the attention he finally gets is not what he had in min… OL18606131W
Farther Farther Grahame Baker-Smith Tells the story of a father who dreamed of being able to fly and how that dream was passed on to future generations. When a father who dreams of flying goes off to war and does not return, his son d… OL19964756W
The strays The strays Emily Bitto On her first day at a new school, Lily befriends one of the daughters of infamous avant-garde painter Evan Trentham. He and his wife are trying to escape the stifling conservatism of 1930s Australia … OL20045964W
The ghost tree The ghost tree Barbara Erskine "Before you follow the path into your family's history, beware of the secrets you may find. Ruth has returned to Edinburgh after many years of exile. Left rootless by the death of her estranged fathe… OL20857807W
A perfect ambition A perfect ambition Kevin Leman "The firstborn son of the powerful Worthington family has been groomed for political power since his first breath. Will family secrets keep him from getting there?" -- OL22313475W
Being Billy Being Billy Dianne Wolfer Billy loved his big brother, Andrew, and when they were together, Billy forgot he was different. After Andrew went away to high school, their relationship changed until the discovery of Billy's actin… OL24440316W
Ambition, Glory and Giving Your All Ambition, Glory and Giving Your All R. T. Kendall xix, 140 pages ; 20 cm OL25738597W
Fierce King Fierce King Sadie Kincaid Today is my wedding day. In a few breathless moments, I will be Mrs Alejandro Montoya. He is the King of L.A, and everything a woman could want. Handsome, powerful, rich, and hotter than hell its… OL27720239W
American dreams, lost and found American dreams, lost and found Studs Terkel Presents 100 interviews with a cross section of American people, both famous and non-famous, who discuss their personal lives and ambitions. OL3236268W
Little Toot Little Toot Hardie Gramatky Little Toot the tugboat conquers his fear of rough seas when he single-handedly rescues an ocean liner during a storm. OL40831W
Jude the Obscure Jude the Obscure Thomas Hardy Hardy's last work of fiction, Jude the Obscure is also one of his most gloomily fatalistic, depicting the lives of individuals who are trapped by forces beyond their control. Jude Fawley, a poor vill… OL44986W
Ambitious men Ambitious men Srully Blotnick 338 p. ; 24 cm OL5279253W
Le rouge et le noir Le rouge et le noir Stendhal The story of an ambitious youth without birth or fortune in France in the 19th century. OL733640W
The third child The third child Marge Piercy Under her mother's constant scrutiny and lost in the shadow of her famous senator father, Melissa is the third child in the politically prominent Dickenson family, where ambition comes first and Meli… OL87986W
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