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The powerful drama of Willy Loman & his tragic end. Ever since it was first performed in 1949, Death of a Salesman has been recognized as a milestone of the American theater. In the person of Willy Loman, the aging, failing salesman who makes his living riding on a smile and a shoeshine, Arthur Miller redefined the tragic hero as a man whose dreams are at once insupportably vast and dangerously insubstantial. He has given us a figure whose name has...
2) What light
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English
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When Sierra falls for Caleb, a boy who made a terrible mistake years before, she is determined to help him find forgiveness, despite the disapproval and suspicions they meet.
5) Yard sale
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Selling most of her personal possessions when her family is forced to move from their house into a small apartment, Callie struggles while watching other people buy her things before coming to realize what truly makes a home.
6) The rummager's handbook: finding, buying, cleaning, fixing, using, and selling secondhand treasures
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Publisher
Storey Communications
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
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English
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Sarah Winston's garage sale business has a new client: the daughter of a couple who recently died in a tragic accident while away on a trip to Africa. Their house is full of exotic items from around the world that need to be sold off. When Sarah learns that the deceased were retired CIA agents, the job becomes more intriguing -- but when an intruder breaks in and a hidden camera is found, it also becomes more dangerous. And Sarah has enough on her...
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English
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Good news! Fannie’s back in town—and the town is among the leading characters in her new novel.
Along with Neighbor Dorothy, the lady with the smile in her voice, whose daily radio broadcasts keep us delightfully informed on all the local news, we also meet Bobby, her ten-year-old son, destined to live a thousand lives, most of them in his imagination; Norma and Macky Warren and their ninety-eight-year-old Aunt Elner; the oddly...
Along with Neighbor Dorothy, the lady with the smile in her voice, whose daily radio broadcasts keep us delightfully informed on all the local news, we also meet Bobby, her ten-year-old son, destined to live a thousand lives, most of them in his imagination; Norma and Macky Warren and their ninety-eight-year-old Aunt Elner; the oddly...
10) Cranberry autumn
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Publisher
Four Winds
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
When Grandmother and Maggie help organize an antique sale in Cranberryport, Mr. Whiskers feels useless until he helps Grandmother make a big profit.
14) The big sale
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Series
Publisher
Millbrook
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Jeff and Jenna take some old toys to sell at Grampa's tag sale, but they bring home much more than they sell.
15) Our garage sale
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c1984
Language
English
Description
A child describes his family's garage sale.
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Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Mr. Al Foxword is one persistent salesman! He will do just about anything to sell you this book. Al tries every trick of the trade. But just when you're ready to close the book on him, he comes up with a clever tactic you simply can't refuse!
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English
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"In Secondhand, journalist Adam Minter takes us on an unexpected adventure into the often-hidden, multibillion-dollar industry of reuse: thrift stores in the American Southwest to vintage shops in Tokyo, flea markets in Southeast Asia to used-goods enterprises in Ghana, and more. Along the way, Minter meets the fascinating people who handle-and profit from-our rising tide of discarded stuff, and asks a pressing question: In a world that craves shiny...
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Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Good Morning America co-anchor Lara Spencer is a life-long yard saler. She grew up happily following her mom to garage sales, auctions, flea markets, and thrift stores, and on the way, learned what to look for and how to turn those second-hand finds into stylish interior design. For Spencer, a former host of Antiques Roadshow, "junque" hunting is more than a hobby. She moonlights as an antiques dealer and interior designer, and clients often can't...
20) Tool for sale
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Series
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Manny would never sell any of his tools. Or would he? Mrs. Portillo has a yard sale and Pat the hammer ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time.