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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Office Wife The Office Wife Faith Baldwin 1929. Faith Baldwin was one of the most popular and prolific mid-twentieth century authors of romance fiction. She published eighty-five books, many of them focused on women juggling family and caree… OL14848054W
Lincoln's men Lincoln's men Daniel Mark Epstein Lincoln's Men is the first narrative portrait of the three young men who served as Lincoln's secretaries during the Civil War. John Nicolay and John Hay lived in the White House, across the hall from… OL14981283W
Truck driver Truck driver Connor Syrewicz This book presents information on the job of truck driver, describing the work truck drivers do, the difference between independent operators and company employees, qualities required for truck drivi… OL17893348W
Me and Miss M Me and Miss M Jemma Forte The time has come for Miss M to find out a few home truths, and for Fran to get her life on track and to win back her Mr Right. OL17900966W
The Apprentice Lover The Apprentice Lover Jay Parini When Alex Massolini's brother is killed in Vietnam, he drops out of Columbia University and leaves his conservative family behind for Capri to become secretary to Rupert Grant, a famous British novel… OL1913088W
Heroine worship Heroine worship Sarah Kuhn Asian-American superheroines Evie Tanaka and Aveda Jupiter protect San Francisco from perilous threats in the second book in Sarah Kuhn's snarky and smart fantasy trilogy. OL19714305W
Mr. Churchill's secretary Mr. Churchill's secretary Susan Elia MacNeal "London, 1940, and Maggie Hope has graduated at the top of her college class, but her gender qualifies her only to be the newest typist at No. 10 Downing Street. Her indefatigable spirit and remarkab… OL19969249W
Good morning, Mr. Mandela Good morning, Mr. Mandela Zelda La Grange Zelda la Grange grew up in South Africa as a white Afrikaner who supported the rules of segregation. Yet just a few years after the end of Apartheid she would become a most trusted assistant to Nelso… OL19982003W
Welcome to the real world Welcome to the real world Carole Matthews Fern has the voice of an angel but as an underpaid barmaid and pub singer, she's going nowhere fast. Then she enters the TV talent show Fame Game and this could be her big break. But then, things are… OL21180610W
Welcome to the real world Welcome to the real world Carole Matthews Fern Kendal dreams that one day her talent will be 'discovered' and that singing in the local pub with her oldest friend Carl will be nothing but a distant memory. There again, in the real world drea… OL24307577W
The fringes of power The fringes of power Colville, John Rupert Sir. This is undeniably interesting but hopelessly long at nearly 700 pages of text. It covers about a 15 year period when the author was one of the secretaries to Winston Churchill, and for 4 or 5 years … OL4933923W