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2019., Adult, McClelland & Stewart Call No: Fic Fal Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Adam Coryell is your average high-school student--well, except for that obsession with fountain pens--when his life changes forever. Based on a study by a quirky Swedish professor that claims that every human being, regardless of athletic inclination, has a body that is suited to excel in at least one sport, it turns out that Adam is good--very good, in fact--at golf. Even though he'd never even picked up a golf club. Almost instantly, and with his coach, hard-nosed Bobbie Davenport by his side, Adam and his new-found talent skyrocket to a prodigy-level stardom that includes tournament titles, sponsorship deals, throngs of fans following his every move, and fodder for tabloids. But here's the catch: Adam doesn't really like golf. And as the life he once knew slips away--including the love of his life, the dream of being a writer, and everyday normalcy--he can't help but wonder if all this success and fame is worth it... or if it's enough for him.
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c2010., Adult, Emblem Call No: Fic Fal Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Get ready for the most exciting local race ever to hit a Canadian federal election! In one lane we have the incumbent Angus McLintock, the crusty old engineering Prof. who won the seat by a fluke and who has since shaken up Ottawa politics with his outspoken integrity. Lined up against him is "Flamethrower" Fox, the Conservative who practically invented low-road politics, and two others. And along for the ride - reluctantly - is Angus's Executive Assistant, Daniel Addison. For Daniel (supported by the lovely Lindsay) the campaign involves triumphs, disasters, home-baked cookie missiles, canvassing by hovercraft, and a thrilling election that catches the world's attention. It even brings the visiting U.S. President and First Lady to Angus's riverside door. All this - and chess, and love, and sub-zero male nudity - not to mention a collapsing bridge that shakes government and puts Angus in the spotlight. Hold on for the ride!"--Back cover.
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c2013., Adult, McClelland & Stewart Call No: Fic Fal Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: This is the story of a middle-aged copywriter in New York City. He's worked at the same ad agency for fifteen years, but one morning this copywriter finds himself fired from his job, and after he catches his live-in girlfriend moving out of their apartment a couple hours later, he's also single. Believe it or not, these aren't the biggest problems in this copywriter's life. There's something bigger, something that has been haunting him his whole life. Meet Earnest Hemmingway. What's in a name? Well, if you share your moniker with the likes of some of the most revered, infamous, and sometimes dreaded names in history, plenty. This is Earnest's lifelong plight, but something more recent is on his plate: His father is pressuring him to come home and play an active role in running the family clothing business. And as a complex familial battle plays out, Earnest's inherited name leads him in unexpected directions.
