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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's daughter with nowhere to go and nothing in her pockets. But the other woman with the same name has vanished, and pretending to be her just might get Clara some money to send back home. If she can keep up the ruse, that is. Serving as a lady's maid in the household of Andrew Carnegie...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Physical Desc
320 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A look at the trials and tribulations of the Astor family captures the story of three generations of a privileged American dynasty, from the storied philanthropist to her grandson, who accused his own father of mistreating and stealing from his grandmother.
Author
Publisher
Currency
Pub. Date
c2018
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
321 pages : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The founder of "charity: water" describes the unlikely establishment of his nonprofit and the renowned transparency, marketing, and model that have helped it take a leading role in addressing the world's water crisis.
10) The fourth enemy
Author
Series
A Daniel Pitt novel volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Daniel Pitt prosecutes a beloved philanthropist whose good deeds may hide dark--and dangerous--secrets in this gripping mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. Working his way up at London law firm fford Croft and Gibson, Daniel Pitt is named second prosecutor on a fraud case with the potential to make or break his--and the firm's--reputation. The trouble is, Malcolm Vayne, the man on trial, has deep pockets, and even deeper connections....
11) Andrew Carnegie
Author
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Pub. Date
1989
Edition
[2nd ed.].
Physical Desc
xiii, 1137 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 383 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, covering her Stanford education, her inspirational relationship with her sister Rosemary, her advocacy on behalf of disabled citizens, and her role as founder of the Special Olympics.
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, map, photographs ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reveals how the Scottish immigrant arrived in the United States at the height of the Industrial Revolution, made his fortune in steel by investing in the railroads before using his wealth to fund over 2,500 public libraries around the world.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
394 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Ben Solomon accuses Elliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and wealthy philanthropist, of being a former Nazi SS officer named Otto Piatek, two lives, two worlds, and sixty years converge in a race to redemption.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The influential fashion designer describes her pursuit of creativity and independence, covering her childhood in Brussels, her struggles with cancer, and her creation of a genre-defining dress design.
Author
Publisher
Crown Forum
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 254 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Cindy Hensley was just out of college when she met and fell in love with the celebrated Navy hero John McCain. They embarked on a thrilling life together that put her at the center of American politics for over four decades. In this moving and inspiring memoir, Cindy McCain tells the story of her adventurous life with John for the first time.
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 372 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Relates how the death of the author's photojournalist son at the hands of an angry mob in Somalia led her to transform her grief into something positive by embracing the role of philanthropist and activist to preserve his legacy.
Author
Series
The tea shop mystery volume 5
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
257 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English