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Family business novel volume 5
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"From the time he was a boy in Georgia, LC Duncan, patriarch and leader of the Duncan clan, has battled racism. Even now that he and his family are truly successful, the racism can still be in-your-face. Maybe it's the political climate or perhaps it's just bad timing, but LC and the rest of the Duncans are being challenged by the ultimate power-hungry racist, Sheriff KD Shrugs. Nevada Duncan is at that age when girls and sex are always on his mind....
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By day, the Duncans are an upstanding family who run a thriving car dealership in Queens. By night, they live a dangerous secret life. L.C. Duncan, patriarch of the family, is at the age when he's starting to think about retirement in sunny Florida. But the recession is taking a bite out of the business and, worrying more, he has to decide which of his children should take over. When his workaholic son Orlando gets the nod, Orlando's siblings--including...
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Niles has just returned from eight years of serving his country as a Special Forces sniper. He's looking forward to a consulting job with Dynamic Defense and spending time with his family, including his bi-polar mother, Lorna, and his hard-drinking uncle, Willie. What Niles doesn't know is that Dynamic Defense is actually a CIA front. He's not interested in joining them, but they won't take no for an answer. Bridget St. John is one of the most beautiful...
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National bestselling authors Carl Weber and Treasure Hernandez are back with their latest installment in the wildly popular Family Business saga.
Vegas Duncan's release from prison is right on time for his older brother Junior's engagement to the voluptuous Sonya Brown. Unfortunately, Junior's attempt at happiness comes to a screeching halt when Sonya's husband, the mysterious Brother X, and his army of Muslim hit men declares war on the Duncan clan....
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In his typical jaw-dropping fashion, Carl Weber returns with part two of his New York Times bestselling Family Business series. He's brought along a friend in bestselling author Treasure Hernandez, and together they've added more drama and new family members to the mix.
Welcome to the world of Duncans. By day they are upstanding citizens running one of New York's most respected car dealerships; but by night, they're criminals who control most of...
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Family business volume prequel
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"Travel back to a small Southern town where, before there was Duncan Motors, there were the Duncan brothers: Louis, aka Sweet Lou, a lover of ladies and life . . . and a man you did not want to cross; Lawrence, aka Larry, a screw-up as attracted to trouble as it was to him; and Lavernius, better known as LC, the soft-spoken college boy who simply wanted to sell cars. But the Duncan brothers weren't alone at the crossroads. There was also the mysterious...
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The death of a powerful Chinatown crime boss thrusts private eye Lydia Chin and her partner Bill Smith into a world of double-dealing, subterfuge, murder, and--because this is New York City--real estate in this new mystery by Edgar Award-winning novelist S. J. Rozan. The death of Chinatown's most powerful mogul, a powerful Chinatown crime boss, thrusts private eye Lydia Chin and her partner Bill Smith into a world of double-dealing, murder, and real...
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National bestselling author Carl Weber returns with Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt in the latest installment in the wildly popular Family Business series.
LC Duncan, patriarch and leader of the Duncan clan, is alive and well after being shot by a mysterious gunman. His near death experience has caused him and his wife Chippy to reflect on both the past and present, and together they decide that it's time to return to Waycross, Georgia for a long...
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Here are blueprints for a redesign of the entire building, ground up, to benefit women and men-as well as the bottom line. In Taking on the Big Boys, longtime labor activist Ellen Bravo explores workplace environments in both business and government. She recounts women's testimonies from offices, assembly lines, hospitals, and schools, unmasking the patronizing, trivializing, and minimizing tactics employed by "the big boys" and their surrogates,...
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Family firms in the Middle East constitute a significant component of its non-oil GDP, yet family business succession remains largely unstudied and deeply problematic. This book frames the challenges of succession planning and corporate failure in family business and details innovative solutions. It also seeks to provide a framework for conflict resolution, leadership, strategic planning, and philanthropy that is instrumental to the continuity of...
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Family Business volume 7
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Audrey and Paul marry, but the festivities are cut short when Sofia is taken into police custody at the reception. Unable to represent Sofia herself, Astrid hires a rival lawyer for her defense. With the firm in chaos, Audrey handles a pair of former clients who now want a divorce.
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Family Business volume 3
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A restaurant owner with health issues wants to formally adopt the teenager he raised, but the biological father has other ideas. Audrey, still uncomfortable with the idea of having a third child, deals with an error in the civil status of a young couple that could put their upcoming wedding in jeopardy.
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Family Business volume 1
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When 15-year-old Tom and his younger sister are brought to the police after spending a night on the street, they ask to sue their parents for neglect. Twenty-first century divorce, or a case of irresponsible parents? Either way things are not so simple for a very pregnant Audrey Lartigues, who-between a jealous husband and a persistent prosecutor-is facing a big decision.
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Family Business volume 2
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Astrid represents a divorced woman who is accused of harassing her ex-husband's new girlfriend and risks losing custody of her teenaged daughter. Meanwhile, Audrey deals with a couple of adult-film stars who have changed their minds about their prenuptial agreement at the last minute.
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Family Business volume 1
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Astrid Lartigues, founding partner at the Lartigues & Lorenzi law firm, asks her daughter, Audrey, to set up a mediation between a young mother and her parents, who want visitation rights for their granddaughter. While Audrey deals with personal issues of her own, her colleague Sofia Lorenzi counsels a divorcing couple fighting over custody of their dog.