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Two of a Kind
Yona Zeldis McDonoughN0 manners and no taste either. She turned to the woman seated next to her in the hope of discouraging any further conversation. “I'm Andy Stern,” he said, extending his hand. He had not read what she thought were her very clear signals.
Breaking the Bank
Yona Zeldis McDonoughA fresh and whimsical novel featuring a single mother in Brooklyn who suddenly discovers an ATM machine that gives her free (and unrecorded) cash; what she does with that money changes many lives—including her own.
Who Was John F. Kennedy?: Who Was...?
Yona Zeldis McDonoughThe man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever.
The Cats in the Doll Shop
Yona Zeldis McDonoughWhen Anna spots a cat in the yard behind her parents' doll shop, she is excited.
Who Was Louis Armstrong?
Yona Zeldis McDonoughIf not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician.
A Wedding in Great Neck
Yona Zeldis McDonoughThe Silverstein family is coming together in Great Neck, Long Island, for the nuptials of the youngest daughter.
Who Was Harriet Tubman?
Yona Zeldis McDonoughBorn a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer.
The Doll with the Yellow Star
Yona Zeldis McDonoughThere are more things that Claudine will lose to this terrible war. But not everything that is lost must be lost forever. Here is a moving story about lost and found lives, and the healing power of love.
All the Available Light: A Marilyn Monroe Reader
Yona Zeldis McDonoughFrom her troubled family beginnings to the infamous $13 million auction held at Christie's in New York City, All the Available Light paints an unforgettable portrait of Marilyn as you've never seen her before.
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Yona Zeldis McDonoughBorn in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old!
Who Was Sojourner Truth?
Yona Zeldis McDonoughAlmost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle.
Who Was Rosa Parks?
Yona Zeldis McDonoughIn 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.
Power and Ideology in Brazil
Peter McDonoughPeter McDonough. and regularities and although they can be traced to abiding institutional cleavages, they are only imperfectly organized in collective fashion. Many of the historically and culturally defined institutions of Brazilian politics do not ...
Voices of Sag Harbor: A Village Remembered
PreviewMy grandmother, Anna McDonough, was the eldest of the four children of Elizabeth Fraser Brown and William J. McDonough. They lived on Glover Street. She worked at the Bulova Watchcase factory as did her sisters, Nellie and Mae, brother ...
Passionate Uncertainty: Inside the American Jesuits
Peter McDonoughIn this groundbreaking book, Peter McDonough and Eugene C. Bianchi draw on interviews and statements gathered from more than four hundred Jesuits and former Jesuits to provide an intimate look at turmoil among Catholicism's legendary best ...
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