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Swallowing Stones
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It begins with a free and joyful act--but from then on, Michael finds it impossible even to remember what it felt like to be free and joyful. When he fires his new rifle into the air on his seventeenth birthday, he never imagines that the bullet will end up killing someone. But a mile away, a man is killed by that bullet as he innocently repairs his roof. And Michael keeps desperately silent while he watches his world crumble. Meanwhile Jenna, the dead man's daughter, copes with desperation of her own. Through her grief, she tries to understand why she no longer feels comfortable with her boyfriend and why a near stranger named Michael keeps appearing in her dreams. Suspenseful and powerfully moving, this is the unforgettable story of an accidental crime and its haunting web of repercussions.
The Benediction (Multilingual Edition)
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Killing the Cure
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Join a young medical researcher as he fights an unethical gang of white collar scoundrels who pull out all the stops to prevent him from continuing his research into finding a cause and cure for cancer. "Killing the Cure" is a novel of scorching indictment of the pharmaceutical industry which will go to any extreme to protect the billions of dollars being raked in from their treatment drugs. You will cheer from the sidelines as Dr. Gregory Ortel and his brother Jared refuse to give in to the pressures. Greg's love for Serena Church, whose father controls the powerful Washington D.C. organization from behind the scenes, will keep you turning the pages into the night.
Shadow People
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Gabriel, Lydia, Alex, and Hollis are four totally different teenagers who were thrown together by accident. Or maybe they were destined to meet, for they all share emotions that unite them—loneliness, frustration, and anger. Apart they are ordinary enough, unremarkable and not much noticed. Together, in the dark of night, they are drawn to violence like moths to a flame. Gem is a girl whose path crosses theirs when she falls in love with Gabriel. Will the whirlpool of destruction swallow her, too?
The four of them are united--not by ties of friendship, but rage. Gabriel is haunted by the specters of the thugs, still at large, who murdered his brother Ben for a lousy leather jacket. Lydia is stifled by her hypercontrolling father, who holds her entire family in his viselike grip. Alec wants revenge on all the authority figures who screwed him and made him into a loser high school drop out. And Hollis wants to get back at "the system" that counted out his genius just because it was encased in a small pudgy body that no one would ever take seriously. Though they don't really like each other, this troubled quartet is nevertheless drawn to the idea of the damage they can do if they pool their strength. But then Gem Hennessey unknowingly enters into the equation. Gabriel and Alec are both in love with her. Lydia is seethingly jealous of her, since she wants Gabe for herself. And Hollis sees the destruction of all his great plans if he doesn't get rid of her--permanently. Joyce McDonald has written a tense psychological teen thriller that raises hard questions about the depth and breadth of adolescent frustration. While some teens will appreciate McDonald's writing as a tightly plotted tale of misguided fury and love gone wrong, more attentive readers will take in McDonald's message that every action has a consequence and that anger can effect change--but only if it is channeled positively. In both action and meaning, Shadow People is a noteworthy addition to post-Columbine adolescent literature. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert
McDonald's Happy Meal Toys Around the World: 1995-Present (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)
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Fast food authors extraordinaire Joyce and Terry Losonsky continue their around-the-world McDonald's odyssey with this expansive guide covering Happy Meal*r toys given out during the late 1990s in over 114 different countries. In addition to a complete listing of international Happy Meal*r toys, the book also includes the displays, pins, buttons, register toppers, banners, pogs, and assorted memorabilia distributed by the McDonald's Corporation during the same time period. Hundreds of full color photos illustrate the Happy Meal*r toys and promotional items described. Join the parade of collectors who are having world class fun exploring and collecting this vast array of merchandise. Your trip around the world continues with this delightful adventure. All aboard!
Devil on My Heels
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It’s 1959 in Benevolence, Florida, and life is as sweet as a Valencia orange for 15-year-old Dove Alderman. Whether she’s sipping cherry Cokes with her girlfriends and listening to the Everly Brothers, eating key lime pie made by her housekeeper, Delia, or cruising around town with the coolest boy in school in his silver-blue T-bird convertible, Dove’s days are as smooth and warm as the soft sand in her father’s orange groves. But there’s trouble brewing among the local migrant workers. Mysterious fires have broken out, and rumors are spreading that disgruntled pickers are to blame. Suddenly, black and white become a muddy shade of gray, and whispers of the KKK drift through the Southern air like sighs. The Klan could never exist in a place like Benevolence, Dove tells herself. Or could it? From the Hardcover edition.
Review: Benevolence, Florida, in the late 1950's doesn't seem like it could be the scene of ugly racism and violence. Fifteen-year-old Dove Alderman reads poetry, strolls through her daddy's orange groves, and rides around with Chase Tully in his silver-blue T-bird convertible. So when fires start breaking out in the groves, and nasty spats happen on the streets of Benevolence, the truth is slow to dawn on Dove. Her awakening is agonizing, but ultimately freeing. In this complex and moving novel by Joyce McDonald (Swallowing Stones, Shades of Simon Gray), a privileged teen discovers that the line between right and wrong is often blurry, but important to establish. McDonald delves into the chilling world of the Ku Klux Klan, depicting the fear at the core of the hatred. Dove's education will parallel that of young readers who may not yet comprehend the subtle and not-so-subtle ways in which one group can fear and oppress another--even half a century after this story takes place. (Ages 12 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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Study: Gay couples may communicate better - The Desert Sun
The Desert Sun, CA - May 26, 2009
Study: Gay couples may communicate betterSo, she bought a McDonald's hamburger and read a book waiting for her husband to come in. “What's for dinner?” he asked some time later. “I don't know. I'm not hungry,” she replied. Brostoff can laugh now. But not then, when a disagreement was
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SUMMER ARTS PREVIEW - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - May 21, 2009
The Star-Ledger - NJ.comSUMMER ARTS PREVIEWPatti LaBelle says she will stick to gospel when she headlines the McDonald's Gospelfest concert, taking place at Newark's Prudential Center on June 13. "It will be a total gospel set, though maybe I'll do a song like 'Over the Rainbow,' too," she says
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To sponsors, Danica Patrick is already a winner - Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - May 20, 2009
To sponsors, Danica Patrick is already a winnerAs one of the most watched sporting events, the race has a high advertising rate, said Eric Wright, vice president of research and development at the sponsorship research firm Joyce Julius & Associates in Ann Arbor, Mich. It doesn't take a winning
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May 25: Transactions, foreclosures, etc. - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - May 26, 2009
May 25: Transactions, foreclosures, etc.Dalzell, Joyce, $215266.76, 3259 Eagle St., 2008 CA 007125 NC. Washington Mutual Bank vs. Murtagh, John J, $366349.79, 312 Beach Rd., Venice, 2008 CA 007292 SC. Wells Fargo Bank vs. Barilleau, Jean Jacques, $374182.30, 4454 Diamond Cir., 2008 CA 007840
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Quicker trip to airport as motorway opens today - New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - May 14, 2009
TVNZQuicker trip to airport as motorway opens todayBut that will not stop Transport Minister Steven Joyce cutting a ribbon to mark the motorway's official opening today, almost four years after construction began. Although the extension is the third new stretch of state highway in or near Auckland he New SH20 Mt Roskill Extension Motorway Opens
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