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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
973.51 STE
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"Short, plain, balding, neither soldier nor orator, low on charisma and high on intelligence, Madison cared more about achieving results than taking the credit. To reach his lifelong goal of a self-governing constitutional republic, he blended his talents with those of key partners. It was Madison who led the drive for the Constitutional Convention and pressed for an effective new government as his patron George Washington lent the effort legitimacy;...
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
650.1 ACU
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"Year after year, readers pulled me aside at events and said, "I've never had a problem starting. I've started a million things, but I never finish them. Why can't I finish? According to studies, 92 percent of New Year's resolutions fail. You've practically got a better shot at getting into Juilliard to become a ballerina than you do at finishing your goals. For years, I thought my problem was that I didn't try hard enough. So I started getting up...
43) The gift
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It is the 1950s in a small town in the midwest and a boy falls in love with a girl who is already pregnant by another. The novel describes the way they handle the situation and the reaction of both families. By the author of Accident.
44) The gift
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In Home for Christmas, reporter Jason Law returns home to win back the heart of the girl he left behind. It would take all his skills to win back Miss Davis, especially, faith. In All I want for Christmas, identical twin boys Zeke and Zack wished for only one gift from Santa this year: a new mom! But convincing their love-wary dad that their music teacher, Miss Davis is his destiny and part of Santa's plan, isn't as easy as they'd hoped. And in Gabriel's...