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Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas Machado de Assis "New translation of Machado's famous novel is for the most part faithful and readable. However, work has occasional odd errors and omissions, and fails to give sufficient attention to Machado's rhyth… OL1003017W
The Rise of Silas Lapham The Rise of Silas Lapham William Dean Howells The Rise of Silas Lapham is a novel written by William Dean Howells in 1885 about the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortu… OL10415255W
Heart of the Sea Heart of the Sea Nora Roberts Darcy Gallagher has always believed in the pull of fate, the magic of legend ... and the importance of money. She longs to find a rich man who will sweep her away--into a world filled with glamour an… OL111553W
Love in high places Love in high places Jane Beaufort Lou Morgan, daughter of an American oil king, had just about everything youth, looks, and a great deal of money. All she needed was a good marriage and she intended to settle for nothing less than a … OL11328915W
The Moneychangers The Moneychangers Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair writes an historic novel concerning the Wall Street scare of 1907. He describes how several formidable capitalists organize the fall of a rival trust company. The ruin of this enterpri… OL115069W
The privileges The privileges Jonathan Dee Smart, socially gifted, and chronically impatient, Adam and Cynthia Morey are so perfect for each other that united they become a kind of fortress against the world. In their hurry to start a new lif… OL11616178W
Alone Alone Lisa Gardner Alone . . . Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle. Just across the street, in wealthy Back Bay, Boston, an armed man ha… OL119066W
Men, money, and gold diggers Men, money, and gold diggers Je'Caryous Johnson Caleb Peterson has it all-a great job, plenty of money, and a fine fiancee in former model Paisley Terrell. They're all set to get married just as soon as she signs a prenuptial agreement, but there'… OL12006998W
The Impostor The Impostor Damon Galgut A gripping tale of guilty secrets, betrayal, and racial tension, of isolation and revenge in modern-day South Africa, from the Man Booker Prize--shortlisted author of The Good Doctor. When Adam m… OL13752060W
Too much money Too much money Dominick Dunne My name is Gus Bailey...It should be pointed out that it is a regular feature of my life that people whisper things in my ear, very private things, about themselves or others. I have always understoo… OL14916162W
Run for your life Run for your life James Patterson,Michael Ledwidge A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher is taking on New York City , killing the powerful and the arrogant. His message is clear: remember your manners or suffer the consequences! For som… OL14920188W
Envy (Luxe Series, Book 3) Envy (Luxe Series, Book 3) Anna Godbersen Jealous whispers.Old rivalries.New betrayals.Two months after Elizabeth Holland's dramatic homecoming, Manhattan eagerly awaits her return to the pinnacle of society. When Elizabeth refuses to rejoin… OL14933951W
Married By Morning (Hathaways) Married By Morning (Hathaways) Lisa Kleypas He is everything she wants to avoid... For two years, Catherine Marks has been a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters -- a pleasant position, with one caveat. Her charges' older brother, Leo Hatha… OL14982388W
The spiritualist The spiritualist Megan Chance Sometimes truth is the greatest illusion of all. In a cold January morning in 1856, Evelyn Atherton's husband is found murdered after attending an exclusive seance. Having "married up" into New York … OL15164105W
Queen takes king Queen takes king Gigi Levangie Grazer From the author of "The Starter wife", an outrageous, sexy novel about what happens when a highly visible, hugely powerful, long-married media couple splits as a result of his rather carelessly condu… OL15395862W
Novels (Blithe Images / First Impressions) Novels (Blithe Images / First Impressions) Nora Roberts A wealthy businessman reinvents himself as an out-of-work carpenter in a rural town where he falls in love with his neighbor, and a magazine mogul sets his sights on a fashion model who surprises him… OL15701303W
The narcissist's daughter The narcissist's daughter Craig Holden Fantasizing about the downfall of the Kesslers, his well-to-do boss's family, streetwise pre-med student Syd Redding meets the family daughter and quickly becomes embroiled within the Kessler dysfunc… OL15844236W
24-karat kids 24-karat kids Judy Goldstein Hired by an elite Manhattan medical practice, pediatrician Shelly Green finds herself attending some of the Upper East Side's wealthiest youngsters, a situation that leads her to become disgusted wit… OL16025181W
The Sunday wife The Sunday wife Cassandra King She's been married to a Methodist minister for 20 years, but Dean Lynch has never quite adjusted her temperament to the demands of a "Sunday wife." When she becomes friends with Augusta Holderfield, … OL16059680W
Restless in the grave Restless in the grave Dana Stabenow New York Times bestseller Dana Stabenow returns with her most outstanding novel yet, teaming up two of her most beloved characters, Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak and Alaska state trooper Lia… OL16176171W
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