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5081) Thanks for Nothing
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From the files of Madison Finn volume 5
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Madison can't reverse her parents' divorce, but helping animals in need is a great distraction Holidays can be extra hard when your parents are divorced, and Madison is facing her first Thanksgiving since the "big D." She's used to having a full house, but when her relatives from Chicago can't make it, she feels like there's nothing to be thankful for this year. "Trying to be fair and square is impossible when you feel like part of a triangle," she...
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What can we learn from looking at married partners who live apart? In Commuter Spouses, Danielle Lindemann explores how couples cope when they live apart to meet the demands of their dual professional careers. Based on the personal stories of almost one-hundred commuter spouses, Lindemann shows how these atypical relationships embody (and sometimes disrupt!) gendered constructions of marriage in the United States. These narratives of couples who physically...
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Addicted to Love is a roadmap to recovery and healthy relationships for female sex and love addicts.
It's hard to imagine love without the pain. Women who live with love addiction are a unique breed having learned to cope in a sex-driven world by finding their worth in sexuality and being wanted. The human need for lasting, meaningful relationships is constantly sabotaged by these women's own behaviors on top of events outside their control. In Addicted...
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Slippin is a memoir in poetry form that chronicles a young girl's journey through severe emotional, physical, and sexual abuse at the hands of her father. It is a testimony to the great lengths she went to in order to survive, and the tremendous courage required to confront her trauma as an adult. Slippin is a story of hope, proof that even the deepest of traumas can be healed through courage, determination, and the presence of caring people in one's...
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A family torn apart. A daughter determined to stay together.
When the parish guardians send Lydia, daughter of convict James Knowles, to be an apprentice in the cotton mill at Caton, she is distraught at being parted from her younger siblings and mother, Betty, but she has no choice.
At the mill, Lydia is bullied by some of the other girls and things do not go well when she stands up to the ringleader. Fearing she has killed someone and with the...
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#TEAMBRIDE is the essential handbook to make sure your BFF has the hen party of her dreams! Look no further for the perfect hen party keepsake for your #teambride! Perfect for party bags, this cute book is packed with quizzes and games; party planning inspiration, checklists, and décor ideas; advice for the bride-to-be; disaster management solutions for last minute wobbles; rude recipes; and a memory section to tell the story of your friendship and...
5087) Rag-and-Bone Christmas
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Don't miss the brand-new festive saga from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Dilly Court! Paradise Row, London. December 1865. Snow is falling fast and Sally Suggs is working tirelessly to bring in enough money to keep bread on the table. Her father, a skilled rag-and-bone man, has fallen ill and now Sally has taken up his trade. But, this is a man's world and competition is fierce, and Sally's rival Finn Kelly always seems to be one step ahead....
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While financial disharmony can blow a marriage apart, financial harmony can bind it together. In this highly practical book, Mary Hunt helps couples bring the principles of intimacy-the foundation for harmony and debt-free living-into management of their money. These principles include acceptance, freedom, safety, and honesty in money matters, creating an atmosphere that unifies two lives into one. Debt-Proof Your Marriage is packed with real-life...
5089) Men Who Matter
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Do you feel like you're constantly criticized and disrespected?
Have you wondered if there are any positive male role models?
Are you tired of all the negativity around men, and ready to be inspired instead?
Here are just some of the stories you'll read in this book:
A young husband who gets out of bed early to serve guests along with his wife and kids.
A dad who still works part-time at age 85.
Male teachers who teach character along with reading...
5090) Rex and the City: A Memoir of a Woman, a Man and the Rescue Dog Who Rescued Their Relationship
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In this rich, humorous and insightful memoir, critically-acclaimed author Lee Harrington shares her story of love, loss, dysfunctional relationships, and the shelter dog who put things right. In 1997, New York City hipsters Lee and Ed were at a crossroads. Money was tight, their careers were floundering, their apartment was tiny, and their relationship, frankly, was dysfunctional. Then, on a fateful day in August, they decided on impulse to visit...
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Legendary theatre artist Athol Fugard returns to the stage for the first time in fifteen years in this, his latest work. The Shadow of the Hummingbird tells the story of an ailing man in his eighties and the afternoon spent with his ten year-old grandson. In a charming meditation on the beauty and transience of the world around us, Fugard continues to mine the depths of the human spirit with profound empathy and heart. The text of the play includes...
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Maxime et Axelle se sont mariés devant Dieu et ont eu trois enfants. Au bout de quelques années, les rapports entre eux se sont tendus, jusqu'au divorce. C'est ce que nous apprenons par les lettres que Thierry et Marie-Pierre leur envoie, les accompagnant dans leur cheminement après le séisme, avec une grande amitié.
Aidé par les lettres de Thierry, un ami de son père, Maxime choisit de rester fidèle à leur sacrement de mariage et ne se...
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Most people have always been interested in sex, love and marriage. Now, this entertaining and informative book explores the surprisingly varied and energetic sex and love lives of the women and men of Queen Elizabeth's England. A range of writers, from the famous, such as Shakespeare, John Donne and Ben Jonson, and lesser-known figures popular in their time, provide, in their witty stories, poems and plays, vivid pictures of Elizabethan sexual attitudes...
5094) The Country Bride
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The third book in the dramatic new Village Secrets trilogy from the bestselling author.
The time had come to leave Creek Manor. Their relationship was doomed from the start, he was the master of the house and she the servant...
Summer, Little Creek 1879
For most of her life, Judy Begg has been a loyal servant at Creek Manor and to Jack Fox, its future lord. But just as their childhood friendship blossoms into a secret engagement he abandons her...
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Admissions rates of 6 percent? Kids applying to thirty-two colleges? Sixteen-year-olds with more impressive resumes than Fortune 500 CEOs? Has the nation lost its mind? Why yes, it has! J.D. Rothman, the Neurotic Parent of blog fame, takes readers on a hilarious satiric journey through today's insane college admissions process. The vividly illustrated book takes you from the Itsy-Bitsy Fiske Guide and Junior Kumon Tips for Preschoolers through Rejection...
5096) Laughing at the Storms
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Does being a mother sometimes feel like you've given up everything you are as a woman for your children? You're not alone.
Persuaded to marry a much older man at seventeen, the author gives up her dreams of college and singing to concentrate on being a wife and a mother. To quell loneliness and frustration she writes about her six children and the crazy, often humorous, and tender life they live. Over thirty years later, when the last leaves for...
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Are you curious about ways to create the relationship of your dreams? Perhaps you've recently ended a relationship and are ready to move on to a better, more fulfilling one or are looking for ideas to keep your current one fresh. Maybe you have been long single and are eager to get back in the dating pool.
Are you anticipating an adventure that will have you exploring your beliefs about union with another person? The authors of this book will be...
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Guided relationship questions to deepen your bond
Conversation is a powerful tool for connection, but couples may not always know where to begin. This book of questions for couples opens the door to fun and engaging discussions, helping partners connect in new ways-no matter how long they've been together. The revealing questions were written by a couples' therapist and relationship coach to spark curiosity, humor, sensuality, and creativity. By...
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A marriage gets stronger when you invite God into it. A companion study to Tony and Lauren Dungy's popular book Uncommon Marriage, this 5-week guide for couples or small groups delves into Scripture to explore the blessings and challenges couples face today. Drawing on biblical truths and their own personal experiences, Tony and Lauren share the importance of making time for each other, resolving conflict well, staying strong and committed through...
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Dating can be scary, let us help take the fear out of flirting. Flirting, some people can do it naturally and others have to struggle, but anybody can learn to be a flirt! If you find your flirting falling flat, this book is just what you need. Learn how to polish your flirting and refine it so that you can flirt with anybody with ease! Stop being a wallflower and start being a flirt, get out into the dating world with confidence. From first impressions...
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