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On a gloomy morning in Vigàta, Giugiù Nicotra is found dead in the skeletal workings of a construction site-- a place now entombed by a sea of mud from recent days of rain and floods. Shot in the back, he had fled into a water supply system tunnel. The investigation gets off to a slow start, but all the evidence points to the world of construction and public contracts, a world just as slimy and impenetrable as mud. As he wades through a world in...
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"Shannon's good friend and retired tech billionaire, Raphael Nash, is loving his new retired life but he can't stay unoccupied for too long. He's started the Marigold Foundation that helps fund small companies and individuals who do humanitarian work around the world. It's an exciting time in Lighthouse Cove as Raphael hosts the first ever global conference inviting big thinkers from every area of industry to give presentations on eco-living. Raphael's...
3) Smashy town
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"With a turn of his crane and a swing of his wrecking ball, Mr. Gilly knocks down the old buildings. He smashes through brick and wood. He crashes through stone and glass. Then, with a push from his bulldozer, Mr. Gilly cleans it all up to make room for something brand-new!"--Amazon.
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Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"Construction equipment is a favorite of little readers and D is for Dump Truck takes children on an A to Z exploration of a backyard construction site. With bouncy poems for each letter and a glossary in the back, this book brings the thrill of construction up close and personal." --
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First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Marmalade, a trained architect who also happens to be an adorable kitten, finds allies in other construction-trade cats when her plans for the new mayor's mansion are rejected by the city planner." --
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A Sarah Burke Mystery - Tucson Police detective Sarah Burke is called in to investigate a horrific double murder in a high-dollar neighbourhood, and the tragic destiny of a rich and troubled family unfolds . . . Meanwhile, Sarahs household bulges at the seams, as her niece, her mother and her boyfriend all search for accommodation in her small spaces and crowded schedule, and her sister, as usual, does nothing to make things easier . . .
10) No colder place
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
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PIs Bill Smith and Lydia Chin go undercover to investigate suspicious deaths on a construction site in New York City, including those of a crane operator and a cement mixer. Smith is posing as a mason, Lydia as a secretary in the trailer.
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HarperBusiness
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
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With The E-Myth Contractor, Michael E. Gerber launches a series of books that apply the E-Myth to specific types of small businesses. The first is aimed at contractors. This book reveals a radical new mind-set that will free contractors from the tyranny of an unprofitable, unproductive routine. With specific tips on topics as crucial as planning, money and personnel management, The E-Myth Contractor teaches readers how to:
• Implement the ingenious...
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Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Abby loves her community and the construction workers that built it! Construction workers create everything from sidewalks to buildings. This engaging approach to curricular content invites readers to learn all about construction workers"--
16) Blonde ambition
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
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English
Description
Katie Gregerstitch is a small-town Oklahoma beauty who's come to New York to visit her long-time boyfriend. But after finding him in the arms of another woman, Katie decides to lose her cheating man and to find herself. With the help of two scheming co-workers, she lands a job at a top construction firm where she meets and falls for a great guy with an even greater secret. Now, nothing is going to stop this go-getter from getting exactly what her...
17) Construction
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[1995]
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English
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Young readers learn what's on a construction site, and what masons and joiners and other construction workers do. Includes transparent overlays.
18) American dream
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this intense crime thriller, two American entrepreneurs cut a Russian mobster out of a business deal and must face his angry vengeance as he tries to destroy their lives." --
