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1) The maid
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"A charmingly eccentric hotel maid discovers a guest murdered in his bed, turning her once orderly world upside down--and inspiring a motley crew of unexpected allies to band together to solve the mystery--in this utterly original debut. Molly Dunn is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and interprets people literally. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by. Since...
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Get rid of the clutter - and keep it away! Organizing expert Donna Smallin shows you how to enjoy the happy, healthy, and inviting home you long for with hundreds of time-saving, clutter-busting tips. Smallin's simple and manageable approach helps you focus on the things that will make the biggest difference in the least amount of time. Clear away the clutter once and for all, and discover the peace of mind that has been hiding underneath. Clear...
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning "death" and städning meaning "cleaning." Margareta instructs readers to embrace minimalism, and suggests which possessions you can easily get rid of (unworn clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you'd ever use) and which you might want to keep (photographs, love letters, a few of your children's art projects). Digging into her late husband's tool shed, and her own secret...
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"When an acclaimed author dies at the Regency Grand Hotel, it's up to a fastidious maid to uncover the truth, no matter how dirty."--
"Molly Gray is not like anyone else. With her flair for cleaning and proper etiquette, she has risen through the ranks of the glorious five-star Regency Grand Hotel to become the esteemed Head Maid. But just as her life reaches a pinnacle state of perfection, her world is turned upside down when J.D. Grimthorpe, the...
6) Bird People
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In an airport on the outskirts of Paris, a Silicon Valley engineer abruptly quits his job, breaks up with his wife, and isolates himself in his room. But as fate draws him and young French maid together, he may just discover the unexpected shakeup his life so desperately needs.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Martha Stewart is America's go-to source for organizing, celebrating, cleaning, decorating, and any number of other life skills. Whether it's setting the table, carving a pumpkin, or fixing a leaky faucet, these are the time-tested, Martha-approved strategies for frequent challenges and basic how-to knowledge that everyone should have at the ready. Also included are plenty of solutions for not-so-common conundrums, such as how to reupholster a chair...
9) Pip Squeak
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Series
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Laura Geringer Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
28 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pip Squeak the mouse works hard to clean the house for his friend Max's visit, but then he has to clean up after Max too.
11) The cake
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Series
Publisher
Educators Publishing Service
Pub. Date
1978
Physical Desc
16 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Phonetic storybook series for kindergarten through grade four.
12) Villa Des Roses
Publisher
Ardustry Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full Screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
It's Paris in 1913 and in the months leading up to the World War, beautiful young widow Louise Creteur arrives at the Villa Des Roses to work as a chambermaid. But the 'Villa' turns out to be a dilapidated old mansion run by an eccentric British couple. Inhabiting the crumbling manor is a colorful assortment of odd balls, opportunists and lost souls. All are presided over by Ella, the gossipy cook, who secretly spies on everyone in the house. Louise...
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Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Webster Filmore Goodhue has found temporary work as one of the mop-up crew for the Los Angeles County crime division. In other words, he cleans up grisly crime scenes for the cops. When the daughter of a recent Malibu suicide victim asks for his help cleaning up after her brother has gotten into a little trouble, every cell in Web’s brain is telling him to turn her down. But she’s very attractive, and before he knows it, he’s well on his
...14) Tag team
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Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Wrestling star El Toro teams up with his fighting partner, La Oink Oink, when a post-match mess at the stadium becomes a bit too intimidating to clean up alone.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez), a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. By a twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes), a handsome heir to a political dynasty who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Destiny throws the unlikely pair together for one night, but when Marisa’s true identity is revealed, the two...
17) Bob the dog
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Publisher
Parragon
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
[24] p. : col. ill. ; 17 cm.
Language
English
18) The golden egg
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English
Description
In The Golden Egg as the first leaves of autumn begin to fall, Vice Questore Patta asks Brunetti to look into a minor shopkeeping violation committed by the mayor's future daughter-in-law. Brunetti has no interest in helping his boss amass political favors but he has little choice but to comply. Then Brunetti's wife, Paola, comes to him with a request of her own. The mentally handicapped man who worked at their dry cleaner has just died of a sleeping...
19) Hanging Hill
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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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After a popular Bath teen's murder, police detective Zoe Benedict looks beyond the usual motives to solve the crime; while her divorced sister, Sally, takes a housekeeping job for a wealthy entrepreneur who behaves in increasingly suspicious ways.
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English
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A female Vicar named Sarah Hussein is discovered strangled in her Kingsmarkham Vicarage. The gossipy cleaning woman who discovers her body, Maxine, happens to also be in the employ of retired Chief Inspector Wexford and his wife. When detective inspector Mike Burden calls him, Wexford, intrigued by the unusual circumstances of the murder, leaps at the chance to tag along with the investigators. A single-mother to a teenage girl, Hussein was a woman...
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