Most Popular Books by Mark MacDonald

Two friends are inexplicably drawn to a carnival-like -orchid garden. A man works obsessively on restoring a mansion he has inherited. An urban dweller is haunted by the echo of cries in the night. A traveler is lured by highway signs directing him to a place that he has always known. The stories in Home, the follow-up to Mark Macdonald''s acclaimed novel Flat, feature characters searching for truth and clarity in a world that is sometimes deceptive, usually miraculous, and often inescapable. Full of dark compulsions and seemingly irrational tendencies, Home is a place where all is not as it seems: authority figures defy reality, and fate takes charge as life and death become mere observances. Informed by terminal illness and a trust in the wonders of the world, these stories are about anxiety, foreboding, and a sense of calm resignation and peace with matters beyond our control. "An inventive, sometimes startling, work of fiction from a writer of formidable ability."--Globe & Mail "These stories have the power to slip in and engrave lingering afterimages in the mind."--Quill & Quire Praise for Flat: "Uncanny. . . . With a deadpan worthy of Kafka, and the eye of a satellite camera."--Lambda Book Report "It''s wonderful to read a novel and get such piercing insights from little things, described concisely."--Toronto Star Mark Macdonald is the book buyer for Little Sister''s, Vancouver''s legendary gay and lesbian bookstore. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies and publications, including Quickies 2 and Carnal Nation.

It''s no secret that most of us get flabbier the older we get, and it''s no surprise that the biggest spike in weight happens in the early stages of parenthood. Mark Macdonald knows the struggle himself, having gained thirty-five pounds after the birth of his son. It happened to him even as a nutritionist and former fitness model, so he knew he wasn''t alone in the struggle. Along with his wife, Abbi, Mark has created this proven eight-week program specifically geared toward parents to help them shed the weight, discover new amounts of energy, and most importantly, create new sustainable habits to keep it from coming back.

A dead man is found in his apartment, surrounded by the ephemera of his life. A distant acquaintance is called in to clean up the mess and try to make sense of the suicide, which leads to his own world being turned upside down: the things he once thought of as certain cannot now betaken for granted, subsumed by the anonymous urban chaos of city life, populated by voyeurs and outcasts in nameless flats looking for a way out and a way in. Elegantly written, Flat is a ''rear window'' for the new millennium.

Say goodbye to feeling disappointed with your body—Body Confidence is the highly anticipated fitness book from world-renowned Venice Nutrition Program founder Mark Macdonald. Macdonald’s targeted series of diet and fitness strategies are proven to burn body fat, boost energy levels, increase muscle mass, and eliminate sugar cravings for a better looking, better feeling body today. Providing a step up to holistic body care for fans of Tosca Reno’s Eat-Clean Diet or Jorge Cruise’s Belly Fat Cure, and an excellent companion to Cynthia Sass’s Cinch!, the Venice Nutrition Program’s innovative fitness plan focuses on blood sugar stabilization and a complementary program of exercise, sleep, and stress management. A foreword by bestselling author Chelsea Handler will let you know why Body Confidence is your next step to a healthier, happier tomorrow.

Provides information about the Red, Blue, and Yellow versions of Gameboy Pokemon, Nintendo Pokemon snap, the Pokemon trading card game, and the cartoon series.

"Every day we struggle to maintain the delicate balance between meeting the needs of others and meeting out own needs. For those in recovery the key to a balanced life lies in learning to set new boundaries in relationships. And helping you maintain those boundaries is what this devotional from the counselors of the Minirth-Meier Clinic is all about. Setting New Boundaries is the perfect daily companion for anyone in a recovery program.

Every detail of everything Pokemon! Grab a Pokeball and follow this guide to catch all 150 Pokemons, plus information on Myu, the 151st Pokemon. Book jacket.

The Pressures of Regional as Well as Global Free Trade Are Crossing Ever more deeply into the fabric of Canadian federalism. Based on interviews with key negotiators, and set in the entwined histories of trade policy. industrial and regional policy and federal-provincial policy Doern and MacDonald provide an integrated account of the negotiations that in 1993-1994 led to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) between the federal government, the provinces, and both territorial governments. The authors examine both the central negotiations and the trade-offs among the federal government and key clusters of provinces and sectoral representatives in fields such as investment, regional policy, procurement. the environment, and resources. Arguing that AIT and FTA/NAFTA should be seen as the fourth and fifth pillars of Canada''s bedrock institutions, joining the parliamentary system, federalism, and Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the book positions AIT as a significant achievement, signalling important changes in both federalism and policy formation. They argue that key issues regarding Canada''s social union have yet to be confronted but will increasingly occur as the AIT is built upon.

Resurrecting The Living is Mark MacDonald''s third collection of poems. Themes include love, death, beauty, national politics and just plain fun stuff. It''s selection of over 200 poems is certain to include something nearly every reader will enjoy.

When a family secret comes to light, lives are changed forever in this honest, beautiful, and sometimes painful memoir. When Mark, adopted at birth, set out to FIND his genetic family as an adult, he found something he never expected-three full-blood siblings, including a persistent sister who would alter the course of his life. He finds himself faced with the emotional task of coming to know his entire birth family, along with the unintended impact it has on his parents and his marriage. This raises age-old questions around the understanding of his own identity and his place in the world-now framed in extraordinarily real and explicit terms: What defines family? Nature or nurture? Life rarely affords such an opportunity for self-examination. The story focuses on the relationship that develops between Mark and his sister, Rachel, as they discover each other through constant letters and eventual face-to-face meetings. When Rachel learns that Mark and his wife are struggling with having children, a radical idea takes over-could she, a sister he never knew and still barely knows, one who lives on the other side of the country, possibly carry their child? Would they trust her to? Including original correspondence between Rachel, Mark, and their biological mother, Marilyn, Love & Genetics follows the events of a tumultuous year in an astonishing story of love, loss, and the meaning of family.

Mark MacDonald has been a Final Fantasy fanatic since its inception, playing past games in the series through several times and having detailed knowledge of the entire storyline. Here he gives a complete walkthrough of the quest from start to finish--with a massive full-color section and maps of all areas. Captioned pictures illustrate the best strategies and secrets.

This is the fifth in a series of five exciting new Sudoku books being published by Puzzle Emporium. Each book contains 200 Sudoku puzzles, with solutions, that come in five different difficulty levels. The levels of difficulty are easy, medium, hard and very hard with this final book containing random puzzles that are mixed in their awkwardness! This particular book is aimed at any Sudoku player and contains puzzles that could be described as varying in difficulty. Have fun and, if you enjoy our book, please investigate some of the other Puzzle Emporium publications.

In a quiet, upscale neighborhood just outside Kansas City, Missouri, there is an unthinkable secret-and eleven-year-old Devin Holloway is pretty sure that he knows what it is. After observing his American-born neighbor engaging in what he perceives as an unlikely conversation with a man of middle-Eastern descent, Devin decides to take action and enlists his sixty-two-year-old widowed neighbor, Fay Gillison, as his reluctant compatriot. In his quest to uncover what turns out to be an imminent plan to devastate America''s Heartland, Devin-and Fay''s-efforts to prove his theory escalate into a harrowing race against time between a well-educated, technically brilliant and extremely focused jihadist group and an equally determined young boy.

Embark on an eye-opening journey to revitalize your church''s reputation, control your message, and create a communication strategy for reaching the lost for Jesus Christ. Your church needs to reconnect with community. This book will help you to discover how. Discover your thread in this easy-to-read and easy-to-lead book.

Orphaned and living hand to mouth, Jimmy Small is one of hundreds of boys working Newspaper Row near the dangerous Five Points intersection, a nexus for gambling, alcohol and brawls in the summer of 1907 New York City. At night, Jimmy dreams of owning his own newsstand. Sleeping in a garbage-littered alley, he awakens to find a young boy next to him who does not remember his last name or his past. Jimmy, who is street wise, and Philip, who is well educated, form a partnership and contend daily with other dirty and conniving newsboys competing to make sales. When Philip is kidnapped by young thugs who believe he is the son of wealthy parents, all seems lost. Will a quarter dollar and a promise be enough for Jimmy to save his friend and business partner? Will the mystery of Philip''s identity and Jimmy''s dream of owning a newsstand ever be fulfilled?

Mysterious messages haunt 16-year-old Tom Barnes as he works at his new telegraph station in the New England town of Rockley Cove in 1911. Tom''s skills with the telegraph save the Morgan family fortune and lead Tom into a budding relationship with Walter Morgan''s daughter, Grace. Tom and his sidekick Ben keep receiving a cryptic message. It contains one word: "Donner" and it sends Tom and Ben on a convoluted quest to unlock the mystery, find a kidnapped boy and outwit the dastardly Hooper clan. When the biggest storm of the season sweeps in along the coast, Tom picks up a distress signal from a passenger liner named the Olivia carrying Grace Morgan. Unable to find help, Tom must act. With the aid of his friend Bill, a reformed member of the Hooper gang, Tom commandeers a hulking motorboat and sets out for the imperiled Olivia and her passengers. Amid the deadly, tossing waves, Tom''s courage and resolve are tested and his hard-earned success hangs on every decision. Will they reach the Olivia in time? Can he save Grace? Can he find the kidnapped boy and solve the "Donner" mystery?

STRUGGLING to make his way, 15-year old Andy Nelson is a gifted mechanic in a 1910 Midwest town. He finds a wallet, but his greedy boss, Seth Talbot, wants the money. Andy refuses, banks the money, and hides the empty wallet. This act defines the course of Andy¿s life and he is forced to flee.During his journeys, Andy helps an entrepreneur dislodge his biplane from a barn roof, striking up a friendship and a new job. When Andy learns to fly, he is entered in a great air race. But his past sneaks up on him when the greedy Talbot tracks him down to destroy his reputation and life. Caught in a doubly dangerous race for the skies and the pursuit of justice, Andy¿s integrity and courage will be tried and tested as never before.

"The Child Named Orange," is Mark MacDonald''s latest collection of poems. Elegies for both the poets Randall Jarrell and Casare Paseve; poems that travel through time and space; poems of love; poems about the art of poetry itself and then some. Written in an open and accessible style, this book contains something for everybody.

68 pages of wonderful love poems in the European Troubadour tradition, each poem accompanied by at least one, sometimes three, European and Chinese classical art images. A wonderful gift for a very specials someone.