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The amusement park : 900 years of thrills and spills, and the dreamers and schemers who built them / by Silverman, Stephen M.,author.(CARDINAL)515949;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-424) and index.Remain seated -- The fun begins -- All's fair -- Royal retreat -- Vaux populi -- Earthly delights -- Humdinger -- Horseplay -- Skulduggery -- Restless spirits -- Son of blubber -- Getting serious -- The beach is divine -- Surf and turf -- What goes around-- Next chapter -- Water works -- Snakes at a picnic -- Riding the wave -- Catching clouds -- A new epoch -- To the moon -- Fortune's folly -- Just add flames -- Shaking things up -- Off the rails -- Caution to the wind -- Sugar rush -- Hold on tight --Beating a path -- By land and sea -- Birds of a feather -- Sink or swim -- Salt of the earth -- Moving right along -- Grand slam -- New worlds -- Finishing touches -- On the horizon -- Quidditch, anyone?."The history of amusement parks, from the middle ages to present day, populated by the colorful (and sometimes criminal) characters who built them, and the regular folks who sought their magical, albeit temporary, charms"--
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Amusement park owners; Amusement parks; Amusement parks;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Less of a stranger [large print] / by Roberts, Nora.(CARDINAL)341043;
Megan Miller couldn't believe Pops was actually considering David Katcherton's offer to buy their amusement park! The fun-loving stranger was just some cocky, too-good-looking cowboy type with money to burn....and a way of making her blush pinker than cotton candy. So why was she dreaming that he'd make a very different offer--one that had nothing to do with buisness?
Subjects: Large print books.; Romance fiction.; Amusement park owners; Family-owned business enterprises;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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The kid of Coney Island : Fred Thompson and the rise of American amusements / by Register, Woody,1958-(CARDINAL)666237;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Thompson, Fred, 1873-1919.; Amusement park owners;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Seduction by design : a classic love story / by Brown, Sandra,1948-(CARDINAL)341432;
"To the world, amusement park executive Hailey Ashton is a woman on her way up. Few know that beneath her tough exterior, she leads a life of quiet emptiness in the shadow of her gorgeous sister. Then Hailey meets Tyler Scott, her wealthy, self-assured new boss and the single father of a young girl. Tyler wants Hailey in his arms and in his daughter's life. But they're both about to find out that relationships and trust don't happen on demand . . . and that only true love can overcome their deepest fears." --
Subjects: Fiction.; Amusement park owners; Amusement parks; Widowers;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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And then there was you / by Roberts, Nora.(CARDINAL)341043;
Island of flowers -- Less of a stranger.Island of flowers: When Laine Simmons travels to Hawaii to reconcile with her father, she is accused of having ulterior motives by his business partner.Less of a stranger: When a good-looking stranger offers to buy her grandfather's amusement park, Megan Miller soon finds herself thinking more about him than business.
Subjects: Fiction.; Amusement park owners; Amusement parks; Family-owned business enterprises; Fathers and daughters;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 8
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Small town dreams : First impressions and Less of a stranger : two novels in one / by Roberts, Nora,author.(CARDINAL)341043; Roberts, Nora.First impressions.; Roberts, Nora.Less of a stranger.;
First Impressions - Entrepreneur Vance Banning took a residence in rural Maryland to escape business pressures--and relationships with women pursuing his bank account. To the community, he's a moody, out-of-work carpenter with a chip on his shoulder. To next door neighbor Shane Abbott, he's just a man who needs a little kindness in his life. Vance's suspicions of the stunning beauty's intense interest in him start to fade when he realizes Shane's compassion is honest and joyful--giving his heart permission to experience true love.Less of a Stranger - Megan Miller's beloved grandfather has run Joyland Amusement Park her whole life. But he's not as young as he used to be, so she agrees to help him keep their family playground going even if it means sacrificing her own dreams. So when David "Katch" Katcherton thinks he can just buy Joyland with a quickly scrawled check, Megan isn't about to let some wealthy, attractive hotshot with a need for speed take her and Pops on a merry-go-round ride--no matter how much fun and joy he's determined to bring her...
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Businessmen; Carpenters; Teachers; Amusement park owners; Family-owned business enterprises;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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Once again [sound recording] / by Roberts, Noraauthor.(CARDINAL)341043; McFadden, Amy,narrator.; Panfillo, Cristina,narrator.;
Performed by Amy McFadden and Cristina Panfillo.A collection of two stories. Cassidy St. John agrees to model for a painting, but it's the painter's eyes that really draw her in. Megan Miller finds an arrogant businessman first testing her patience, then testing her heart.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Audiobooks.; Man-woman relationships; Artists' models; Artists; Amusement park owners; Family-owned business enterprises;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Seduction by design / by Brown, Sandra,1948-(CARDINAL)341432;
Successful but deeply lacking in confidence, Hailey Ashton has had little luck with men, but when the irritating and handsome new owner of the amusement park where she works arrives on the scene, she begins to discover an inner strength and beauty she never knew she had.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Amusement park owners; Amusement parks; Widowers;
Available copies: 50 / Total copies: 57
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Seduction by design. [large print] by Brown, Sandra,1948-(CARDINAL)341432;
Successful but deeply lacking in confidence, Hailey Ashton has had little luck with men, but when the irritating and handsome new owner of the amusement park where she works arrives on the scene, she begins to discover an inner strength and beauty she never knew she had.
Subjects: Large print books.; Romance fiction.; Amusement park owners; Amusement parks; Widowers;
Available copies: 29 / Total copies: 36
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Action point [videorecording] / by Altschuler, John,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)341204; Bakkedahl, Dan,1969-,actor.; Kirby, Tim,film director.; Knoxville, Johnny,1971-actor.; Krinsky, Dave,approximately 1963-screenwriter.(CARDINAL)341203; Lundy, Brigette,actor.; Yeagley, Susan,actor.; Paramount Home Media Distribution,publisher.(CARDINAL)838761;
Director, Tim Kirkby.Johnny Knoxville, Brigette Lundy, Susan Yeagley, Dan Bakkedahl.D.C. is the crackpot owner of Action Point, a low rent, out of control amusement park. When a corporate mega-park opens nearby, D.C. and his crew of misfits risk everything to save Action Point, making for another wild ride.MPAA rating: R (crude sexual content, language, drug use, teen drinking and brief graphic nudity).DVD, NTSC, region 1, wide screen.
Subjects: DVD-Video discs.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Amusement park owners; Amusement parks; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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