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  Donovan: Book 3

  Pearl Cove

  by Elizabeth Lowell

  He might help her...if the price is right. Surrounded by potential enemies, Hannah McGarry faces the mystery of her husband's suspicious death, the prospect of bankruptcy...and the disappearance of the fabulous Black Trinity necklace that was to be her financial security. Desperate, she calls Archer Donovan, a silent partner in Pear Cove, her late husband's pearl farm venture. He might help her...if the price is... (more)
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  Bright Lights, Big Ass

  A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why It Often Sucks in the City, or, Who Are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me?

  by Jen Lancaster

  Jen Lancaster hates to burst your happy little bubble, but life in the big city isn't all it's cracked up to be. Contrary to what you see on TV and in the movies, most urbanites aren't party-hopping in slinky dresses and strappy stilettos. But lucky for us, Lancaster knows how to make the life of the lower crust mercilessly funny and infinitely entertaining. Whether she's reporting rude neighbors to Homeland... (more)
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  Veil of Pearls

  by M. L. Tyndall

  Be swept away to Charleston of 1811, a city bustling with immigrants like Adalia, who is a runaway slave so light-skinned that no one guesses her past. Terrified her secret will be discovered, she settles into a quiet life making herbal remedies for a local doctor. But when Morgan, the handsome son of a prominent family, sweeps her into his glamorous world—a world in which the truth about Adalia’s heritage would... (more)
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  The Pearl

  by John Steinbeck

  A poor fisherman finds the Pearl of the World. However, things go terribly wrong when greed and paranoia rear their ugly heads.
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  Oz: Book 10

  Rinkitink in Oz

  by L. Frank Baum

  A classic in Baum’s series of "Oz" adventures, and one of his most delightful and imaginative stories. Filled with whimsical characters that quickly endear themselves to young readers, it relates the exciting adventures of the jolly monarch Rinkitink and his talking goat Bilbil, who arrive on the island kingdom of Pingaree only to be caught in the middle of a war between Pingaree and a neighboring kingdom.... (more)
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  Girl with a Pearl Earring

  by Tracy Chevalier

  New York Times bestseller where history and fiction merge seamlessly in Tracy Chevalier's luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Through the eyes of sixteen-year-old Griet, the world of 1660s Holland comes dazzlingly alive in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings.
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  Redwall: Book 9

  Pearls of Lutra

  by Brian Jacques

  The Tears of All Oceans are missing. Six magnificent rose-colored pearls, which inspire passion and greed in all who see them, have been stolen and passed from hand to hand, leaving a cryptic trail of death and deception in their wake. And now Ublaz Mad Eyes, the evil emperor of a tropical isle, is determined to let no one stand in the way of his desperate attempt to claim the pearls as his own. At Redwall Abbey,... (more)
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  War with the Newts

  by Karel Čapek

  One of the great anti-utopian satires of the twentieth century, an inspiration to writers from Orwell to Vonnegut, at last in a modern translation. Man discovers a species of giant, intelligent newts and learns to exploit them so successfully that the newts gain skills and arms enough to challenge man's place at the top of the animal kingdom. Along the way, Karel Capek satirizes science, runaway capitalism,... (more)
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  Strand of Pearls: One Woman's Journey to Light and Peace

  In her memoir, Strand of Pearls , author Deborah Livingston recounts her journey from childhood abuse, frequent tragedy, and adult addiction to a spiritual transformation that brought her an inner peace and joy available to us all. Deborah was the first of three children born to a Canadian father and a New England mother-parents who were worlds apart in their own upbringings and views of the world. From two to... (more)
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  Chinatown Mystery: Book 1

  The Case of the Goblin Pearls

  by Laurence Yep

  What would you do if your famous movie-star aunt asked you to be a jar of ointment in Chinatown's New Year's parade? And what if disaster struck in the middle of the parade and someone stole the priceless Goblin Pearls right in front of you? Worse still, what if your great-aunt still thought she was the famous action heroine Tiger Lil and decided to catch the thieves? What else could you do but become her... (more)
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  Pearls: A Natural History

  by Neil H. Landman, Paula Mikkelsen

  A book with the luster and allure of its subject, Pearls is the most spectacular volume ever produced on this prized gem. Blending history, science, and the jeweler's art to celebrate these natural treasures-as in Abrams' hugely successful Amber-this lavishly illustrated volume, shimmering with new color photography and archival images, traces the natural and cultural history of pearls around the world. ... (more)
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  Bead Romantique: Elegant Beadweaving Designs

  by Lisa Kan

  Inspired by art history, this step-by-step guidebook features 17 designs influenced by the Gothic, Renaissance, Victorian, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco eras reinterpreted in the artist’s distinctive, contemporary style. Emphasizing a mix of vintage findings, beads, lamp work, buttons, and modern components, this jewelry brings a feminine mystique and sophistication to ordinary beadwork. Each project builds on simple... (more)
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  Creative Beading, Vol. 3: The Best Projects from a Year of Bead&Button Magazine

  • Step-by-step instructions for beadweaving, stringing, wirework, and more • More than 75 stunning projects • Editor-tested, beader-approved! Exciting new beadweaving techniques, creative stringing ideas, and playful wirework projects. That’s what readers have come to expect from Bead&Button magazine, and that’s what they’ll find in Creative Beading, Vol. 3, the annual bumper book of the best... (more)
• The Mystery of the Missing Pearls (The/Invincible Abdullah ; Vol 3)Haji U. Hutchinson

  

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  The Mystery of the Missing Pearls (The/Invincible Abdullah ; Vol 3)

  by Haji U. Hutchinson

  The Mystery of the Missing Pearls - Invincible Abdullah Series, vol. 3 - This time Abdullah's adventures take him and his friend Zaki to Malaysia, where the riddle of a mad man is their only clue to the plot of an evil magician. The martial arts of a blind man and a fortune in stolen pearls add to the mystery.
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  1000 Dessous

  by Gilles Néret

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  Tears of Mermaids: The Secret Story of Pearls

  by Stephen G. Bloom

  For Tears of Mermaids , Stephen G. Bloom traveled 30,000 miles to trace a single pearl—from the moment a diver off the coast of Australia scoops from the ocean floor an oyster containing a single luminescent pearl to the instant a woman on the other side of the world fastens the clasp of a strand containing the same orb. Bloom chronicles the never-before-told saga of the global pearl trade by gaining access to... (more)
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  Create jewelry : pearls : luxurious designs to make and wear

  by Marlene Blessing, Jamie Hogsett

  The editors of Beadwork magazine reveal the elegance of pearls with projects, photography, and history in this tribute to nature’s iconic gemstone. Step-by-step instructions for 20 stunning projects involving natural, freshwater, and imitation pearls are accompanied by photos to guide jewelry makers of all ability levels through the wide range of materials, colors, and shapes used in these elegant and wearable... (more)
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  Pigs Don't Wear Pearls

  by Celeste T. Parker

  A large part of “the girl experience” is reading and believing in fairytales. While dreams definitely do come true, God- in His infinite wisdom- has a unique one for each of us. For some, marriage is part of the happy ending. For others, it is not. Yet most girls are groomed from an early age to go to great lengths seeking the acceptance and attention of their male counterparts. Pigs Don't Wear Pearls reminds its... (more)
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  Thirteen Pearls

  by Melaina Faranda

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  Skyship Academy: Book 1

  Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars

  by Nick James

  "A definite must-read!" — JAMES DASHNER , New York Times bestselling author of The Maze Runner A devastated Earth’s last hope is found in Pearls: small, mysterious orbs that fall from space, and are capable of supplying enough energy to power entire cities. Battling to control the Pearls are the Skyship dwellers—political dissidents who live in massive ships in the Earth’s stratosphere—and the corrupt... (more)