In September 1998 Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
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Is there really such a thing as a good luck charm? Ex-soldier Logan Thibault thinks he just might have found one. Haunted by memories of the friends he lost in Iraq Logan knows how fortunate he is to be home. He believes that a photograph he carried with him a picture of a smiling woman hes never met kept him safe. Even though he knows nothing about this woman he hopes she might hold the key to his destiny. Resolving to find her Logan embarks on a journey of startling discovery. Beth the woman whose picture he holds is struggling with problems of her own: her volatile ex-husband wont accept their relationship is over & threatens anyone who gets too close to her. & despite a growing attraction between them Logan has kept one explosive secret from Beth: how he came across her photograph in the first place.. . ...

Do you believe in lucky charms? While in Iraq U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photo half-buried in the dirt of a woman. He carries it in his pocket & from then on his luck begins to change. Back home Logan is haunted by thoughts of war. Over time he becomes convinced that the woman in the photo holds the key to his destiny. So he finds the vulnerable & loving Beth & a passionate romance begins. But Logan battles with the one secret he has kept from Beth: how he found her in the first place. & it is a secret that could utterly destroy everything they love.. . ...

The first play from a new British playwright Its the 1960s in Hampstead London. Bruno & Anna Mosenthal Annas brother Leo & his wife Ottilie are awaiting the arrival of a potential buyer for their jointly owned country cottage. Leo is keen to raise the asking price for the house bought through a gift for the siblings by their father a Jewish button factory owner who lost out in Berlin before the war. But when the buyer Lisa Pendry turns out to be German too Leo demands an apology for Nazi war crimes as well as money in return for the property. At Leos funeral in the 1990s Daniel his son attempts to confront the broken dreams of the previous generation of Jewish refugees. But in surviving the war marrying a Lebanese wife & denying his roots has Daniel managed to leave behind the legacy of anger & sense of victimisation that haunted his father? The Lucky Ones is published to tie in with the premiere at Londons Hampstead Theatre starring Kelly Hunter ...

Lucky Peach is a journal of food writing published on a quarterly basis by Mc Sweeneys. It is a creation of David Chang the James Beard Award-winning chef behind the Momofuku restaurants in New York Momofuku cookbook cowriter Peter Meehan & Zero Point Zero Production--producers of the Travel Channels Emmy Award-winning Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. The result of this collaboration is a melange of travelogue essays art photography & rants in a full-color meticulously designed format. Recipes will defy the tired ingredients-&-numbered-steps formula. Theyll be laid out sensibly inspired by the thought process that went into developing them. The aim of Lucky Peach is to give a platform to a brand of food writing that began with unorthodox authors like Bourdain resulting in a publication that appeals to diehard foodies as well as fans of good writing & art in general. Whats inside?-David Simon creator of The Wire & Treme remembers his father via pickles & cream.-Jonathan Gold & Robert Sietsema talk Teletubbies in Kansas City.-Theres a Choose Your Own Adventure"-style hunt for tacos through Texas & California.-Plus stuff from Harold Mc Gee Anthony Bourdain Elvis Mitchell & more!" ...

Mouse is doing his best to stay out of trouble. Cat is doing her best to land herself in it. They've both had it pretty tough so when they meet by chance they thank their lucky stars. Weird & wonderful things happen when they're together
- but how long can it last? Because everyone has their secrets
- & there can be only one winner in a game of cat & mouse. Can't there? Cathy Cassidy's hugely engaging writing has massive appeal for 8-13 year olds. Cathy's last book Sundae Girl" spent six weeks in the Bookscan top ten."

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Mouse is doing his best to stay out of trouble. Cat is doing her best to land herself in it. Theyve both had it pretty tough so when they meet by chance they thank their lucky stars. Weird & wonderful things happen when theyre together
- but how long can it last? Because everyone has their secrets
- & there can be only one winner in a game of cat & mouse. Cant there?

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One night Cassie is gazing at the twinkling sky when suddenly a shooting star zooms into her bedroom & transforms into Stella Starkeeper. Stella & Cassie fly to the secret world of the stars & Cassie discovers she is destined to be a Lucky Star -- someone who can grant real wishes. But first Cassie must collect six magical charms & use their powers wisely -- helping other people's wishes to come true. Only then will she become a fully fledged Lucky Star! In book one THE BEST FRIEND WISH Cassie meets Stella Starkeeper & is given a special charm bracelet. She must learn how to use the magical charms wisely & find someone who needs her help. Could Alex the boy staying at her mum & dad's B & B have a secret wish? ...

One night Cassie is gazing at the twinkling sky when suddenly a shooting star zooms into her bedroom & transforms into Stella Starkeeper. Stella & Cassie fly to the secret world of the stars & Cassie discovers she is destined to be a Lucky Star -- someone who can grant real wishes. But first Cassie must collect six magical charms & use their powers wisely -- helping other people's wishes to come true. Only then will she become a fully fledged Lucky Star! In book two THE PERFECT PONY WISH Cassie must find a runaway pony! Will she bring Sunbeam home in time for the showjumping championships? If only Cassie could work out what power her crescent-moon charm holds.. . ...

One night Cassie is gazing at the twinkling sky when suddenly a shooting star zooms into her bedroom & transforms into Stella Starkeeper. Stella & Cassie fly to the secret world of the stars & Cassie discovers she is destined to be a Lucky Star -- someone who can grant real wishes. But first Cassie must collect six magical charms & use their powers wisely -- helping other people's wishes to come true. Only then will she become a fully fledged Lucky Star! In book three THE POP SINGER WISH Jacey Day comes to stay at Starwatcher Towers B & B. Jacey is performing at a concert but her backing singers won't make it in time! Cassie has to find a way to help.. .maybe her flower charm holds the answer? ...