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"The Rise of David Levinsky, written by the legendary founder and editor of the Jewish Daily Forward, is an early Jewish-American classic. According to the scholar Sam B. Girgus, "The novel is more than an important literary work and cultural document. It forms part of the traditional ritual of renewal of the American Way."" "First published in 1917, Abraham Cahan's realistic novel tells the story of a young talmudic scholar who emigrates from a small...
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Eeve Kearny may be the only person in New York worried about the disappearance of Ethel Lambston. Ethel, a bestselling author famous for her juicy exposés, is one of the best customers at Neeve's exclusive Madison Avenue boutique. But Ethel's ex-husband, her parasitical nephew, and the fashion moguls skewered in her latest article all have reason to be glad she's no longer around. When Ethel Lambston is found with her throat cut, Neeve's memories...
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Molly Murphy mysteries volume 3
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Having inherited the cases of her deceased mentor Paddy Reilly, private investigator Molly Murphy is following philandering husbands, tracking down runaway debutantes and working in a sweatshop to discover who is purloining dress designs. Then a woman's body is fished out of the East River and Molly fears it is the missing society girl everyone is talking about. Then Molly's sometimes beau, police captain Daniel Sullivan, reveals that another corpse...
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"Bianca Bridge has always dreamed of becoming a writer. But Trididadian society can be unforgiving, and having an affair with a married government official is a surefire way to ruin your prospects. So when Obadiah Cortland, a notoriously tyrannical entrepreneur in the island's beauty scene, offers her a job, Bianca accepts, realizing that working on his magazine is the closest to her dreams she'll get. As Bianca begins to embrace her power and...
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A beloved American corporation with an explosive secret. A disgraced former journalist looking for redemption. A corporate executive with nothing left to lose.
A beloved American corporation with an explosive secret. A disgraced former journalist looking for redemption. A corporate executive with nothing left to lose. When a garment factory fire Dhaka, Bangladesh claims the lives of hundreds of workers, mostly young women, a bystander captures a...
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Elsa Klensch, former host of CNN's "Style with Elsa Klensch," has an insider's knowledge of the fashion industry's most flamboyant personalities coupled with an outsider's sharp-eyed objectivity.
In Live at 10, Dead at 10:15, Klensch brilliantly evokes the worlds of fashion and design through the eyes of Sonya Iverson, ambitious Midwesterner striving to succeed in New York City. As a producer for the network newsmagazine "The Donna Fuller Show,"...
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"After growing up in privilege and marrying into money, Lila Alders has gotten used to the good life. But when her happily-ever-after implodes, Lila must return to Black Dog Bay, the tiny seaside town where she grew up. She's desperate for a safe haven, but everything has changed over the past ten years. Her family's fortune is gone-and her mother is in total denial. It's up to Lila to take care of everything... but she can barely take care of herself....
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Oloro Ile novels volume 2
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"Can she stop herself from falling before she's too far gone? As a fashion aficionado and best friend of the queen of the African island country Ọlọrọ Ilé, Iris Blakely dreams of using her talent to start a sustainable clothing line to help citizens in impoverished areas and honor the country's resources. But when she discovers that Ekon Diallo--the man who betrayed her best friend--will be her business consultant, the battle between her desires...
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"Set in the Auckland fashion scene in 2016, the story moves over the course of one night through the hopes, misapprehensions, resentments, and regrets of a small group of fashion-industry workers, divided by generation and class. The young and rich act like nothing can touch them; the tired Gen-Xers feel forever adrift. On this particularly stressful night, hairdressers, patternmakers, stylists, and a makeup artist are tasked with preparing for a...
10) Killer look
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Alexandra Cooper novels volume 18
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"New York Times bestselling author Linda Fairstein delivers a heart-pounding thriller that explores the dark secrets of Manhattan's iconic fashion scene in her latest Alexandra Cooper novel. New York City is one of the fashion capitals of the world, well-known for its glamour and style. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the runway, where American haute couture continually astounds with its creativity, daring, and innovation in the name of beauty....
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Running a successful fashion empire in Paris and New York that hides the pain of a failed marriage, Timmie O endures a sequence of meaningless relationships before a surprise bout of appendicitis places her under the care of alluring but married French doctor, Jean-Charles Vernier.
Polskie tłumaczenie streszczeniem w języku angielskim: Prowadząc udane imperium mody w Paryżu i Nowym Jorku, Timmie O przeżywa serię bezsensownych relacji, zanim...
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"Aunque el diablo se vista de seda, ¿diablo se queda? Lizzy Banks está decidida a llevar las riendas de la empresa familiar, una firma de moda masculina. Paro ello, creará una colección espectacular, pero un lanzamiento de este calibre requiere un modelo a la altura. El elegido es James Rowan, un YouTuber descarado, muy atractivo y sin modales. ¿Podrá Lizzy hacer de James el caballero perfecto sin caer en la tentación del diablo?"--Cover.
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Augsburgo, 1920. El estado de ánimo en la villa es optimista respecto al futuro. Paul Melzer ha regresado del frente y toma las riendas de la fábrica decidido a que el negocio familiar recupere su antiguo esplendor. Las cosas van bien incluso para su hermana Elizabeth, que regresa a casa ilusionada con un nuevo amor.
16) Furtka do piekła
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Znana z "Gry w ludzi" Anna idzie za ciosem. Nie poprzestaje na udziale w rozbiciu grupy handlującej ludźmi, stworzonej przez jej byłego męża. Podejmuje współpracę z międzynarodowymi agencjami do ścigania przestępczości zorganizowanej, by w końcu postawić przed Międzynarodowym Trybunałem Sprawiedliwości szefów mafii, którzy wymyślili cały proceder. Ludzi, którzy sami siebie nazywają bogami. Po raz kolejny kładzie na szalę własne...
17) Pretty evil
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Meet Camilla Black: an affluent, respected, influential fashion magazine editor, who lives it up in her beautiful Mayfair apartment. But Camilla's glamorous life is a lie. Behind her poised exterior beats the cold dark heart of a vigilante killer, a murderer hell-bent on wreaking vengeance upon bad men. Camilla expects to get away with murder. She's careful. And anyway, it's worth the risk. She's making the world a better place with each predator...
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"Tengo que contarte una historia, ma chére. Mi historia. Rosa Kusstatscher ha construido un imperio de la moda gracias a su capacidad de encontrar el conjunto perfecto para cada ocasión. Pero esta noche, mientras se prepara para el encuentro más importante de su vida, esa seguridad que la caracteriza flaquea. ¿Qué acontecimientos la han llevado a este momento? Mientras se esfuerza por seleccionar un vestido y elegir el tono correcto de pintalabios,...
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W 1943 roku Rosa musi zmierzyć się ze zdradą najbliższej jej osoby. 15-latka nie może dłużej pozostać w Oberfals - decyduje się wyruszyć z niewielkim bagażem, by odkryć swoje miejsce na świecie. Rosa ze zdziwieniem odkrywa, że to w niezwykłym świecie mody czuje się jak ryba w wodzie. Kobieta rozpoczyna swoją nową przygodę, stając się krawcową tworzącą unikalne kreacje, które zachwycą niejednego krytyka. Spotyka również...
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Kryminały są Twoim ulubionym gatunkiem literackim? Przepadasz za kryminałami autorstwa Agathy Christie, a przy tym chętnie sięgasz po rodzimych autorów? W takim przypadku Alek Rogoziński ze swoją powieścią "Lustereczko, powiedz przecie" powinien pojawić się na Twojej czytelniczej liście. Podczas trwającego konkursu Mister Polonia jeden z uczestników popełnia samobójstwo, czego świadkiem jest Róża Krull. Autorka kryminałów stara...
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