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Reflects on the central mystery of faith: how new life springs from death. Invites readers to contemplate the central mysteries of Christ's incarnation, passion, death, and new life. ... Read more

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An orphaned Vietnamese boy, his baby brother, and a lost girl try to escape the war in a boat. They head south to try and find the Americans for help. They prove to be very brave, and overcome many obsticals, but will they all make it alive and well. ... Read more

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Chapters: Puerto Rican Figure Skaters, Megan Williams-Stewart, Rohene Ward, Puerto Rican Figure Skating Championships, Victoria Muniz. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Megan Williams-Stewart (born June 27, 1987) is an American figure skater. She began representing Puerto Rico in the 2008-2009 season. She is the 2009 Puerto Rican silver medalist. Williams-Stewart was born in Takoma Park, Maryland and raised in Ellicott, Maryland. Her mother was a speed-skater and was a five-time competitor at the U.S. Speedskating Championships and won a medal at the North American Speedskating Championships. Williams-Stewart first qualified for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in the 2002-2003 season. Skating on the junior level, she finished 13th at the 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. In the 2004-2005 season, she qualified for the 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the senior level and placed 10th. Because of that placement, she was given a Junior Grand Prix assignment the following season. In the 2005-2006 season, Williams-Stewart competed at the 2005-2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Andorra and finished 5th. At the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, she repeated her 10th place finish from the previous year. In the 2006-2007 season, having aged out of Juniors, Williams-Stewart was no longer eligible to compete on the Junior Grand Prix. She was sent to the Ondrej Nepela Memorial, a senior international competition, and won the event ahead of former European Champion Júlia Sebestyén. At the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, she placed 13th. In the 2007-2008 season, Williams-Stewart was assigned to another senior international competition, the Nebelhorn Trophy. There, she won the silver medal behind reigning European Champion Ca...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9199934 ... Read more

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Chapters: Megan Williams-Stewart, Rohene Ward, Victoria Muniz. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Megan Williams-Stewart (born June 27, 1987) is an American figure skater. She began representing Puerto Rico in the 2008-2009 season. She is the 2009 Puerto Rican silver medalist. Williams-Stewart was born in Takoma Park, Maryland and raised in Ellicott, Maryland. Her mother was a speed-skater and was a five-time competitor at the U.S. Speedskating Championships and won a medal at the North American Speedskating Championships. Williams-Stewart first qualified for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in the 2002-2003 season. Skating on the junior level, she finished 13th at the 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. In the 2004-2005 season, she qualified for the 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the senior level and placed 10th. Because of that placement, she was given a Junior Grand Prix assignment the following season. In the 2005-2006 season, Williams-Stewart competed at the 2005-2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Andorra and finished 5th. At the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, she repeated her 10th place finish from the previous year. In the 2006-2007 season, having aged out of Juniors, Williams-Stewart was no longer eligible to compete on the Junior Grand Prix. She was sent to the Ondrej Nepela Memorial, a senior international competition, and won the event ahead of former European Champion Júlia Sebestyén. At the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, she placed 13th. In the 2007-2008 season, Williams-Stewart was assigned to another senior international competition, the Nebelhorn Trophy. There, she won the silver medal behind reigning European Champion Carolina Kostner and ahead of Finnish skater Laura Lepistö, who would go o...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9199934 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Australian Nursing Journal, published by Australian Nursing Federation on September 1, 2009. The length of the article is 1086 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Justice as a basic human need: this was no ordinary death. As an inquest later revealed, Mr Ward's death (which occurred while he was in custody for a traffic offence) was slow, cruel, horrible, and 'wholly unnecessary and avoidable'.(ethics)
Author: Megan-Jane Johnstone
Publication: Australian Nursing Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2009
Publisher: Australian Nursing Federation
Volume: 17Issue: 3Page: 29(1)

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Shadow-dodging through the glamorous world of 1950s Hollywood and its seedy flip side, this debut novel is a gem of the darkest hue. It tells the story of schoolteacher Lora King, who assumes the role of amateur detective when her brother, Bill, a junior investigator with the district attorney's office, marries a young Hollywood wardrobe assistant with a murky past.

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Couldn't finish it
I got halfway through Die a Little (disc 3 of the unabridged audiobook read by Ellen Archer) before I gave up on it. Megan Abbott can definitely write, so I'll probably try another of her books (specifically the one I've heard the most about, Queenpin), but I'm marking this one up under the lost-time column.

When Lora King's brother Bill marries the mysterious Alice Steele after a quickie courtship, Lora begins to notice that her new sister-in-law doesn't seem to have any history. Currently working in wardrobe in Hollywood, Alice has a friend named Lois that seems to tell Lora a lot about their past together (as does a certain photo on a certain playing card), and Lora takes it upon herself to find out just who this woman is that her brother has married.

Abbott has set Die a Little in the 1950s, and for good reason. A lot of the goings-on are not quite so shocking to modern readers, and enveloping them in a less permissive time makes them a little easier to take as such. (I mean, who in Hollywood these days doesn't have some naked photos just waiting for the right offer to surface?)

My main problem with Die a Little is, unfortunately, with Lora herself. I simply didn't find her worthy of being a protagonist. I suppose the fault could lie with Archer's reading, but I don't think that's so in this case. The events and supporting characters around Miss King are, for the most part, intriguing -- especially given the time period -- but they do nothing to make her more interesting. And if falling into bed with a man she's just met doesn't make her interesting, nothing will.

A riveting tale of femme fatales, obsessive love, and unexpected double-crosses
A riveting tale of femme fatales, obsessive love, and unexpected double-crosses, Megan Abbott's novel set in the glamorous but duplicitous world of 1950s Hollywood is superbly narrated by Ellen Archer in this complete and unabridged audiobook edition (6.5 hours, 6 CDs). A noir story about a brother, a sister, and the brother's wife with a shady past, Die A Little focuses upon the hostile bond of two women made sisters through marriage. The blood sister takes on the role of amateur detective, in order to dig into the past of her sister-in-law, but the deeper she delves the more potential jeopardy she unleashes. A darkly thrilling and suspenseful story throughout, impressionably revealing the seedier side of show business glamour.
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In this powerful collection of her best poetry, prophet and world traveler Megan McKenna lifts the veil of the sacred realm and offers us rare glimpses into the Marrow of Mystery. This collection is from the pen of a peregrine soul who helps us see God wherever we are and explore the marrow of mystery in the people we encounter, prayers we utter, natural world we inhabit, and mysterious space we embody.

As one of today's most popular and beloved writers, speakers, retreat leaders, and ministers, McKenna draws from her vast education and experiences to cast light on the physical and mystical realms. Broken into four parts - Incarnations, Incantations, Intrusions, and Infusions - McKenna's rich poetry captures moments in time that lead us to ever-transcending, timeless truths. Sometimes stark, often warm, and always provocative, McKenna's poems get to the heart of faith, love, friendship, loss, justice, peace, freedom, and humanity. ... Read more