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Usborne Books & More Has 49% Increase In Sales In November, Shows Continued Growth

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Educational Development Corporation today reports historic record net revenues for the month and quarter ended November 2014.
Randall White, CEO of Educational Development Corporation, announces record net revenues of $10.9 million for the quarter ended November 2014, the largest quarterly net revenues in the Company’s history, compared to the previous high of $10.2 million recorded for quarter ended November 2004. Net revenues for November, $4.4 million were also a record month for the Company compared with the previous monthly high of $4.1 million for November 2005.  
EDC was led by the home business division, Usborne Books & More (UBAM), which recorded a 49% increase in the fiscal quarter ended November 2014.  Usborne Books & More has now recorded 18 consecutive months of growth, with the past five months, July through November 2014, each posting monthly gains in excess of 40% over the same months in 2013.
The trade publishing division, EDC Publishing, recorded net revenues of just under $1 million for the month of November and is on track to exceed last fiscal year’s record sales level which is in direct contrast to the industry segment which is down 8%.
Improved shipping rates negotiated during the quarter will materially affect the earnings for

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MonaVie – MORE Project Artist Jhonatan Rolemberg Rises Out Of A Void

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On May 10, 1993,  was born into a kind of forsaken poverty.
In a city called São Gonçalo, outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jhon grew up in an abandoned apartment without running water, energy, or a working toilet. That was the situation inside. Outside, in the bairro, prostitution, drug trafficking, and casualties surrounded him. Ever burned into Jhon’s mind was the time when he saw a person die right in front of him.
You can certainly see why others left this place behind. But, it was in this void that Jhon lived with his parents. Adding to the emptiness, Jhon had zero friends. His father was a bit of a handicap and a troublemaker, so the other kids steered clear of the Rolembergs—proof that ostracism can thrive anywhere.

“I’d always imagine myself getting out of that situation.” 

As Jhon slunk into exclusion, two blessings emerged:
He was able to avoid the world of drugs and trafficking. He just never saw himself as being a part of that. “I’d always imagine myself getting out of that situation,” Jhon said.
His mind and dreams began to flourish as he started to draw.

As he continued to draw, the dreams became bigger and bigger.

“I dreamed of being an architect, and

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