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When the immensely wealthy Francis Reboul asks Sam Levitt to take a job in Marseille, it's impossible for Sam and Elena Morales to resist the possibility of adventure - to say nothing of the pleasures of the region. Soon the two are enjoying sunshine, wine and bouillabaisse. But as a competition over Marseille's valuable waterfront grows more hotly disputed, Sam, representing Reboul, finds himself in the middle of an intrigue-ridden and dangerous...
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Sam Levitt mysteries volume 3
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
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161 pages ; 22 cm
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"The beloved author at his effervescent best: his master sleuth, Sam Levitt, eating, drinking, and romancing his way through the South of France-even as he investigates a case of deadly intrigue among the Riviera's jet set. Billionaire Francis Reboul is taking in the view at his coastal estate, awaiting the arrival of vacationing friends Sam Levitt and Elena Morales, when he spies a massive yacht whose passengers seem a little too interested in his...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
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317 pages ; 24 cm.
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A collection of 10 short stories and two novellas by the author of the National Book Award finalist, So Much for That, is set in America and Britain and explores the dynamics of real estate and personal possessions and how they act as both revelatory proxies and the catalysts of power dynamics in relationships.
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When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world. Most of all, she...
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Beacon Press
Pub. Date
c2012
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x, 326 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
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Reveals the land grab taking place around the world and how corporate and governmental promises about the benefits of development are masking environmental and social destruction and the transfer of wealth out of host countries.
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Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
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289 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Enter Zillow, the nation's #1 real estate website and mobile app. Thanks to its treasure trove of proprietary data and army of statisticians and data scientists, led by chief economist Stan Humphries, Zillow has been able to spot the trends and truths of today's housing market while acknowledging that a home is more than an economic asset. In ZILLOW TALK, Humphries and CEO Spencer Rascoff explain the science behind where and how we live now and reveal...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2014
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201 p. ;
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"In How to Add Value to Your Home, McGillivray shows homeowners and investors how they can make the most of their investment. It covers the renovations that make sense, the large and small ways to add value as well as the 'when' and 'how' to add a rental suite to your home. How to Add Value to Your Home is packed with photographs, sidebars, and plenty of helpful tips, tricks and stories drawn from Scott's years of experience. Step-by-step instructions...
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Minotauro
Pub. Date
2023.
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430 pages ; 23 cm
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"Cuando Louise se enterade que sus padres han muerto, teme volver a casa. No quiere dejar a su pequeña con su ex y volar a Charleston. No quiere enfrentarse a la residencia donde se amontonan los restos de la vida académica de su padre y de la constante obsesión de su madre por los títeres y los muñecos. No quiere aprender a vivir sin las dos personas que mejor la han conocido y más la han querido del mundo entero. Sobre todo, no quiere tener...
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National Learning Corporation
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
231 pages
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The Handbook of Real Estate Passbook® prepares you for your test by allowing you to review terminology in the subjects you need to study. It provides a comprehensive encyclopedia of terms in the areas that will likely be covered on your upcoming exam.
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Lydia Chin and Bill Smith mysteries volume 14
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The death of a powerful Chinatown crime boss thrusts private eye Lydia Chin and her partner Bill Smith into a world of double-dealing, subterfuge, murder, and--because this is New York City--real estate. Choi has left the Tong headquarters building to his niece, who hires Lydia and her partner, Bill Smith, to accompany her to inspect it. The building is at the center of a tug-of-war between Chinatown preservation interests--including Lydia's brother...
18) RocknRolla
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
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1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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In London, a real-estate scam puts millions of pounds up for grabs. This attracts some of the city's scrappiest tough guys, along with its more established underworld types. All are looking to get rich quick. While the city's seasoned criminals vie for the cash, an unexpected player -- a drugged out rock 'n' roller presumed to be dead but is very much alive. He has the multi-million dollar prize fall, literally, into his hands.
19) The means
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Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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242 pages ; 24 cm
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Shelly Means, a wealthy stay-at-home mom and disgraced former PTA president, is poised to get the one thing in life she really wants: a beach house in the Hamptons. Who would have guessed that Shelly, the product of frugal Midwesterners, or her husband George, an unrepentant thrift shopper, would ever be living among such swells? But Shelly believes it's possible. It might be a very small house, and it might be in the least-fancy part of the Hamptons....
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Dixie Hemingway mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
vi, 262 p. ; 22 cm.
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In the sixth installment of the wildly popular Dixie Hemingway mystery series, Dixie is caring for the cat of a prickly old man whose granddaughter shows up with baby in tow. Dixie desperately tries to save this young woman and her infant from murderous con artists ready to kill in order to hold on to the millions they stole from naive investors. The villains, though, are not run of the mill criminals; they are among the socially prominent movers...
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