Thayer, Nancy
Summary: "Lisa Hudson feels more alive than she has in a long time after hiring hunky carpenter Mack Whitney to renovate her old Nantucket home. There's no denying the spark growing between them--despite the fact that Mack is ten years her junior. But her twentysomething children, Juliet and Theo, on the island for the summer, worry that the new relationship will only lead to Lisa's heartbreak. Yet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2020
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC THABraun, Lilian Jackson
Summary: Qwill and his cats vacation in Mooseville, but when the carpenter he hires disappears, he begins to investigate what may be a serial killer's plan to wipe out the area's woodworkers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1989
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRAEvanovich, Janet.
Summary: Single mom Lizabeth Kane isn't exactly carpenter material--she's never picked up a hammer in her life. But she desperately needs the construction job that builder Matt Hallahan is offering. And even though he knows trouble is ahead, Matt can't refuse Lizbeth's irresistible smile. Matt Hallahan isn't exactly relationship material--he has always been too busy working on other people's houses to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAudio 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC EVAKorth, Philip A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bowling Green State University Popular Press 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 331.8832 KORMacLaughlin, Nina.
Summary: "Nina MacLaughlin spent her twenties working at a Boston newspaper, sitting behind a desk and staring at a screen. Yearning for more tangible work, she applied for a job she saw on Craigslist--Carpenter's Assistant: Women strongly encouraged to apply--despite being a Classics major who couldn't tell a Phillips from a flathead screwdriver. She got the job, and in Hammer Head she tells the rich...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MACLAUGHLIN, NINA MACSummary: Adam Bede, an honest, hard-working carpenter, has his heart set on marrying his sweetheart, pretty dairymaid Hetty Sorrel. Hetty wants nothing to do with her boring life on the farm and she allows herself to be seduced by the heir to a local estate. She finds herself abandoned and pregnant from her ill-fated dalliance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2 entertain/BBC Video 2007
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ADAEllison, Mark
Summary: "Over the past forty years Mark Ellison has designed and constructed some of the most stunning marvels of architecture that you've never seen. He built a staircase that the famed architect Santiago Calatrava called a masterpiece. He worked on the iconic Sky House, which Interior Design named the best apartment of the decade. He's even worked on the homes of David Bowie, Robin Williams, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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Summary: "A groundbreaking biography reevaluating the life and legacy of transcendent musician Karen Carpenter. As one of the biggest-selling acts of the 1970s, the Carpenters are celebrated for their melodic pop and unforgettable hits like “Close to You,” “Yesterday,” and “Top of the World.” Though Karen is rightly recognized as one of the greatest singers in popular music, the tragedy of her early...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARPENTER, KAREN O'BRGirzone, Joseph F.
Summary: Tells the story of Joshua, the simple, hardworking man who does beautiful carpentry and has an extraordinary effect on everyone he meets, transforming them with warmth and love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1994
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GIRLee, Laura Piper
Summary: "Hannah Tate can hardly believe her sleep-deprived eyes when she finds an engagement ring hidden in the closet. Killian, her super responsible, incredibly attractive boyfriend--and the father of her new baby, Bowie--is finally going to propose. But a romantic night out goes horribly wrong when Killian reveals he's dumping Hannah, not proposing. Furious and heartbroken, Hannah takes Bowie and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square and Co. 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LEESummary: Cheer on Manny and his gang of can-do helper tools. Rusty heroically overcomes his fear of heights to lead the team in repairing a jungle gym, and makes a grateful new friend. Pat surprises everyone, including himself, when he is the one who finds a clever solution to a really big problem. And Dusty solves the oh-too familiar mystery of 'Where do socks go?' when a clothes dryer seems to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV HANRoberts, Nora.
Summary: A wealthy businessman reinvents himself as an out-of-work carpenter in a rural town where he falls in love with his neighbor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC ROBSummary: A carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as together they battle the national health care system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2018
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ICarlsen, Spike
Summary: "Carpenter Spike Carlsen, his wife, and their recently blended family of five kids set out to build a cabin on the north shore of Lake Superior. Part building guide and part memoir, Cabin Lessons tells the funny, wry, and heartwarming story of their eventful journey--from buying land on an eroding cliff to (finally) enjoying the hideaway of their dreams. Learning as they go, and learning about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 690.80 CARLivesey, Margot.
Summary: Verona and Zeke fall instantly in love, but since they both have complications in their lives, Verona leaves less than twenty-four hours later.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LIVSteel, Danielle.
Summary: It is New Year's Eve when the storm of the century hits northern California. In a quiet neighborhood in San Francisco, the lives of three strangers are about to collide. For Quinn Thompson, what happens in the storm's wake will bring down a barrier he has built around himself since his wife's death. For neighbor Maggie Dartman, it will spark friendship at a time when she needs it most. And for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2004
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Summary: A young drifter with a passion for solitude and carpentry, Carlisle McMillan purchases some land near Wolf Butte, South Dakota, a region considered sacred by the Sioux, and sets out to build a life for himself among the locals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shaye Areheart Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WALWiggs, Susan
Summary: "Natalie Harper feels she must sell the bookshop she's inherited to pay for her grandfather's care, but he refuses to acquiesce, and renovation of the store and its studio apartment push her life in a whole new direction. Besides, she loves the store and its books provide welcome solace for her overwhelming grief. After she moves into the small studio apartment above the shop, Natalie carries...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Wiggs 2020Abram, Norm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.837 ABREliot, George
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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ELIGray, Shelley Shepard
Summary: "A solitary sort, forty-two-year-old Atle Petersheim spends his time hard at work in his wood shop. But as the days get long, he realizes just how lonely he's become. When his longtime crush, Sadie Mast, a widow and mother of three, asks him to help her build a room in their barn for her son Cale, Atle can't say no. Eager to pursue Sadie at last, he turns to bookmobile librarian Sarah Anne...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRAJimenez, Abby
Summary: "People expect big things from Alexis Montgomery. She's a thirty-seven-year-old doctor from a wealthy and prestigious family full of world-renowned surgeons. Only, Alexis is tired of living up to her family's dreams for her. Now she's about to take her bravest step yet: start living her life for herself. Daniel Grant is a twenty-eight-year-old small-town carpenter with a heart of gold and a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forever 2022
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Summary: When Colorado carpenter Gary Adams spots two mysterious creatures in the woods near his house, he calls on his friend, veterinarian Cammy Rivers for advice. But like Gary, Cammy has never seen an animal resembling this beautiful species. But when the Department of Homeland Security puts a call out for Gary and Cammy because of these animals, the two risk everything to protect the innocent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC KOOBlake, Ashley Herring
Summary: "An interior designer learns to rebuild her love life from the ground up with zero blueprints in this new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care. For Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she's been focused on her career-her friends might say she's obsessed, but she's just driven. When Pru Everwood asks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jove 2022