Throwing Stones

Throwing Stones
Author: Kristi Collier
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2006-09-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1429937165

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Can Andy live up to his brother's basketball legacy? When Andy Soaring's older brother, Pete, died in World War I, Andy's life changed forever. Now, five years later, Andy is fourteen and beginning to feel the weight of his brother's legacy, especially when he holds Pete's basketball in his hands. Andy dreams of leading his high-school team to the Indiana state tournament, as his brother did before him. If only Andy could be a basketball star, maybe he could ease his parents' sadness, and, more important, feel like he truly belongs to his family. But when Andy lets pride get in the way—over a girl, no less—all bets are off. Set against the backdrop of Prohibition, this stunning novel tells of one boy's search for answers—and the perfect free throw.

Throwing Stones at the Moon

Throwing Stones at the Moon
Author: Sibylla Brodzinsky
Publisher: McSweeney's
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2012-09-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 193636591X

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For nearly five decades, Colombia has been embroiled in internal armed conflict among guerrilla groups, paramilitary militias, and the country’s own military. Civilians in Colombia have to make their lives despite the threat of torture, kidnapping, and large-scale massacres—and more than four million have had to flee their homes. The oral histories in Throwing Stones at the Moon describe the most widespread of Colombia’s human rights crises: forced displacement. Speakers recount life before displacement, the reasons for their flight, and their struggle to rebuild their lives. Among the narrators: JULIA, a hospital union leader whose fight against corruption led to a brutal attempt on her life. In 2009, assassins tracked her to her home and stabbed her seven times in the face and chest. Since the attack, Julia has undergone eight facial reconstructive surgeries, and continues to live in hiding. DANNY, who at eighteen joined a right-wing paramilitary’s enormous training camp in the Eastern Plains of Colombia. Initially lured by the promise of quick money, Danny soon realized his mistake and escaped to Ecuador. He describes his harrowing escape and his struggle to survive as a refugee with two young children to support.

Throwing Stones

Throwing Stones
Author: Ken Connelly
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2009-01-29
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1440104425

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Recent stories of long-term abduction have flooded our current news. Everyone wants to know why children stay with their captor even when opportunity presents itself. The media scrambles to get expert and eye witness interviews. We place the child in front of a camera to get that smile of relief. We fail to look deeper and ask the real important questions. The young boy stands there confused and afraid. They have just been ripped from all they know, captivity. That is all about to change. In reading the life story of a former abducted child and revisiting one of the first national cases of child stealing in America, Throwing Stones; Parental Child Abduction Through the Eyes of a Child gives a dark narrative look into the life of a seven year old boy ripped from all he knows, and later returned to a life of hell at the age of eleven. His baby was brother raised to hate a woman he was too young to know. His older sister consumed with her own inner turmoil turns violently on him. Left alone to find his own way he befriends anyone who will give him a sense of self worth. A peaceful and quiet child at the beginning; little Kenny learns to lie, steal and attack anyone who he thinks is a threat. Scared to trust anyone, Kenny goes inward to protect himself. Infected with an internal struggle to hold on to dying memories of a loving mother ripped from him, he gives in. After many lies, little Kenny starts to protect the man he fears most, his Father. Regardless of his outward environment, he finds hope and strength from within. Clear and sobering, this is long overdue. No other book has been written from the childs perspective concerning Child Theft. This case takes place before there was the National Center for the Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). His abduction was the first to involve a multi-state-manhunt and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Throwing Stones

Throwing Stones
Author: Avery Cockburn
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2018-02-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781985131446

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In a sport where Murphy's Law rules supreme, one slip can mean falling behind-or falling in love. Oliver Doyle needs to win. After his reign as one of Canada's top curlers is cut short by scandal, he arrives in Glasgow to coach Scotland's next big team to a national championship. All that stands in the way of Oliver's redemption is a band of upstarts led by an infuriatingly cute skip. Luca Riley needs to chill. Or so he's always believed, crafting a Zen-like serenity to carry his underdog curlers to the edge of greatness. To reach Nationals, Team Riley just have to keep calm and beat their arch-rivals-and their hot new Canadian coach-in one final bonspiel. Luca and Oliver form an instant, irresistible bond. For the first time, Oliver shares the secret shame that's kept him off the ice for years, and Luca finds true acceptance for who he is. As the tournament races toward a nail-biting climax, Oliver must face his past before it consumes him again. And Luca must choose between the dream he can taste and the man he could love.

When People Throw Stones

When People Throw Stones
Author: Blaine Allen
Publisher: Kregel Academic
Total Pages: 180
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780825499166

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Pastor Blaine Allen helps leaders under attack respond to criticism biblically. He shows them what to do when they cannot take anymore, when the criticism is accurate, and when they don't want to forgive.

Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus

Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus
Author: Douglas Rushkoff
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2016-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0241970202

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The promise and perils of the digital economy - and how we can use it to create prosperity for all The digital economy was supposed to create a new age of prosperity for everyone. But as Facebook resells our data for billions and self-driving cars threaten to put drivers out of work, it has so far only exacerbated the gap between winners and losers. Yet the possibility of an economic Renaissance still lingers - if we seize the opportunity now. In The Growth Trap, Douglas Rushkoff identifies this crucial economic turning point and calls on everyone to remake the economic operating system from the inside out - to redistribute wealth and prosper along the way. With practical steps matched by incisive analysis, The Growth Trap offers a pragmatic, optimistic, and human-centered model for economic progress in the digital age.

Throwing Stones

Throwing Stones
Author: Kristi Collier
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2006-09-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 080507614X

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In 1923, in Pierre, Indiana, fourteen-year-old Andy realizes a dream when he makes the high school basketball team, but when an accident keeps him from playing, he ventures into journalism and begins to understand the meaning of sportsmanship.

Stones in Water

Stones in Water
Author: Donna Jo Napoli
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2002
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780192751690

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When Roberto sneaks off to see a movie in his Italian village, he has no idea that life as he knows it is over. German soldiers raid the theater, round up the boys in the audience, and pack them onto a train. After a terrifying journey, Roberto and his best friend Samuele find themselves in a brutal work camp, where food is scarce and horror is everywhere. The boys vow to stay together no matter what. But Samuele has a dangerous secret, which, if discovered, could get them both killed. Lovers of historical fiction will be captivated by this tragic, triumphant, and deeply moving novel.

Throwing Stones

Throwing Stones
Author: Christopher Ball
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2013
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0992689902

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'Throwing Stones' explores the decline of Adam Lazenby, a successful society and art photographer, when portraits of children he has made are found to have been distributed by an internet paedophile ring. He protests his innocence, claiming the images have been manipulated, but as the police, social workers and tabloid reporters delve into his life, even those closest to him start to have their doubts. His professional life falls apart, friends start to desert him and he risks losing his young daughter. 'Throwing Stones' is a challenging and thought-provoking modern drama that poses the question 'What's in your family album?' "Mid-life male photographer meets young, nubile female student-cum-artistic muse - so far it's old hat. But photographer turned playwright Christopher John Ball and co-writer Dean Sipling, whose background is film and television, bring the pairing into a thoroughly contemporary world of intercepted emails, sinister insinuation and sharp retorts." Barbara Lewis - The Stage

Boys Are Stupid, Throw Rocks at Them!

Boys Are Stupid, Throw Rocks at Them!
Author: Todd Harris Goldman
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780761135937

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Cartoons and sarcastic advice offer a tongue-in-cheek look at boys as seen by girls, including "ideas make boys' heads hurt," "boys are not potty trained," and "boys aren't housebroken."