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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The magic of Provence	Yvone Lenard	When Yvone Lenard returned to her native France and purchased a house in a hilltop village of Provence, an enchanted world of food, wines, and unusual adventures--including chicken rustling, flirtati…	OL100245W
Taking liberty	Ann Rinaldi	After serving Martha Washington loyally for twenty years, Oney Judge realizes that she is just a slave and must decide if she will run away to find true freedom.	OL112471W
Byron	Harold Nicolson	Lord Byron's first epic poem, "Childe Harold", was published in 1812. Only 12 years later after a life including exile, marriage and fatherhood, he died aged 36 at Missolonghi in Greece. First writte…	OL1155706W
The presidents were here	Ralph V. Gary	"This is a valuable guide to places, structures and sites that were, at one time, visited by an American president. The work identifies and describes universities, hotels, homes, churches, birthplace…	OL11999985W
A countryman's lot	Max Hardcastle	Max and Vicky Hardcastle have a daydream. One day, they'll sell their cramped city-centre antiques shop and the overflowing upstairs flat and relocate to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. If they could …	OL12993071W
Birthing a nation	Susan J. Rosowski	xiii, 242 p. ; 24 cm	OL14850885W
In search of Lake Wobegon	Garrison Keillor	"In the twenty-seven years since Garrison Keillor first brought it to life, the town of Lake Wobegon has become a national treasure. Every Saturday night, when that unmistakable voice says "It has be…	OL14864559W
What a year	Tomie dePaola	Tomie has an eventful first grade year with his sixth birthday party, his first Halloween trick-or-treating followed by Thanksgiving, his first Christmas pageant, and a late night New Year's celebrat…	OL15056757W
The underground heart	Ray González	"Returning home after a long absence is not always easy. For Ray Gonzalaz, it is more than a visit; it is a journey to the underground heart.". "He has lived in other parts of the country for more t…	OL15105429W
Narrow Margins	Marie Browne	Narrow Margins is the true story of one family's journey from the financial crash of the Rover car company to an alternative and better lifestyle. Faced with the loss of everything, the house, the ca…	OL15173068W
Paradise	Larry McMurtry	"In 1999 Larry McMurtry, whose wanderlust had been previously restricted to the roads of America, set off for a trip to the paradise of Tahiti and the South Sea Islands in an old-fashioned tub of a c…	OL15283913W
Amsterdam & zijn schrijvers	J. H. van Geemert	Informatie in woord en beeld van plekken in Amsterdam die een rol spelen en leven en werk van literaire schrijvers.	OL15426418W
When all the world was young	Barbara Holland	In a memoir of growing up in Washington, D.C., during the 1940s and 1950s, the author of "Gentleman's Blood" and "Hail to the Chiefs" gives a sharp-eyed look at history, as well as insights into her …	OL15833980W
Martin's Hundred	Ivor Noël Hume	This first-hand account examines an important excavation in American historical archaeology--the discovery of a lost plantation, providing extensive evidence of English colonial life in early sevente…	OL15843993W
The tavern at the ferry	Edwin Tunis	Describes the development of settlements, taverns, and ferry crossings along the Pennsylvania and New Jersey shores of the Delaware River and the events leading to Washington's crossing of this river…	OL15845444W
Imagined London	Anna Quindlen	"This book is a tale of three cities: the fictional London that lives in the pages of writers from Shakespeare to P. D. James and Martin Amis; the historical metropolis where so many immortal authors…	OL15854409W
Four dreamers and Emily	Stevie Davies	Four chaste ladies, one of them a 60-year-old virgin, discover passionate love while attending a stuffy conference on Emily Bronte. A look at the influence of literature on love.	OL15855347W
Murder at Monticello	Jane Langton	A murder on the ground of Jefferson's mansion at Monticello leads history buff Homer Kelly on a search for Tom Dean, a young man seen trespassing on the property, who has become the prime suspect in …	OL15856148W
Boldt Castle	Paul Malo	"Each summer a quarter-million people visit Boldt Castle and learn its tragic love story. Louise Boldt, forty-one years old and mother of two, died just as her husband was attaining great wealth and …	OL15905686W
Being a Scot	Sean Connery,Murray Grigor	Summary:Being a Scot is a vivid and highly personal portrait of Scotland and its achievements. With Murray Grigor, co-writer, film-maker, friend and fellow Scot, Sean's personal quest has been to see…	OL16150217W