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When Someone You Love Is Polyamorous: Understanding Poly People and Relationships
By Elisabeth Sheff. 2016
Having a friend or family member come out to you as polyamorous can be confusing and stressful. Chances are, you…
have a lot of questions: Is this just a phase? Won't they settle down someday? What's going to happen to their kids? Do I have to invite all their partners over for Thanksgiving dinner? Why can't they just keep it in the bedroom?When Someone You Love Is Polyamorous offers answers to these and more questions, to help you better understand and support your polyamorous loved ones.Ex-Etiquette for Parents: Good Behavior After a Divorce or Separation
By Jann Blackstone-Ford, Sharyl Jupe. 2004
Written for both biological parents and stepparents, this helpful guide provides the tools necessary to raising well-adjusted children after a…
stressful divorce. Innovative in its technique and cowritten by a certified divorce and stepfamily expert and her own stepchildren's mother, this etiquette book provides an authentic guide for ex-spouses to interact on a civil and healthy level. Sample conversation for everyday scenarios help exes create a positive environment and ensure the mental and physical well-being of the children. Whether it's coordinating discipline between households, introducing a new partner, dealing with late child support payments, or providing a regular schedule for children, this guide empowers parents to change what they can--their attitudes and communication skills. In doing so, divorced parents can increase their self-esteem and personal growth and emerge confident that they can handle awkward situations and powerful emotions while keeping the children's best interests a priority.Stories From the Polycule: Real Life in Polyamorous Families
By Elisabeth Sheff, Tikva Wolf. 2015
Welcome to the polycule: the network created by the interconnections of polyamorous relationships. Just like the molecules that make up…
all living things, polycules come in diverse forms: large, small, tightly bound, loosely connected, static, ever-changing. How do polycules form, what do they look like, how do they transform through time, and how do they, sometimes, end?The first of its kind, this anthology brings together stories, poems, drawings and essays created by real people living in polycules. Children describe life with more than two parents; adults share what it's like to parent with more than one partner. We hear from triads, solos, people who have felt polyamorous their entire lives, and people exploring poly for the first time. Some whimsical, some hilarious, some heartbreaking, some mundane, some life-changing—all pieces reflect the diverse reality of polyamorous families.The Game Changer: A Memoir of Disruptive Love
By Franklin Veaux, Av Flox. 2015
Love Begins At 40: A Guide to Starting Over
By Lara Owen, Cherry Gilchrist. 2008
The best relationships often come after forty, when experience has taught us what kind of person suits us best, and…
we can love more wisely and kindly than we did at an earlier age. But when you are single in your 40s, 50s or 60s, how do you go about meeting a new partner? This book gives you the information and support you need to get out there and search actively for love. Interviews with couples and the authors' own experience show that it can be done, and their friendly guidance will encourage you on your way. Love Begins at 40 will show you how to: Prepare yourself, practically and emotionally, for dating again Plan a strategy that will sustain you until you meet the right partner Use internet dating dating, personal ads and introduction agencies Handle the feelings – both joyful and challenging – generated by a new relationship.The Reading Group: February (Part #3)
By Della Parker. 2016
'Brims with laughs, love, family and friendship. You will love this heartwarming read!' Trisha Ashley. Meet the Reading Group: six…
women in the seaside village of Little Sanderton come together every month to share their love of reading. No topic is off-limits: books, family, love and loss . . . and don't forget the glass of red!Kate has tried to be a good wife to her husband Anton. Ever since he got demoted at work - answering to a woman no less - Anton simply hasn't been the same. Kate wants to help, but as the months pass and Anton pulls away from her both emotionally and physically, Kate can't help but feel a bit abandoned. Then Kate means Bob: the handsome, blue-eyed carpenter that Anton has hired to refurbish their kitchen. Kate instantly feels a powerful physical connection between them . . . but dare she risk her marriage for a man she barely knows?This month the Reading Group is enjoying Lady Chatterley's Lover . . . and trying not to giggle too much at the naughty parts!Lost and Found: A Daughter's Tale of Violence and Redemption
By Babette Hughes. 2000
Lost and Found is a story of the struggle to survive and transcend murder, secrets, and abandonment. It is the…
story of a family captured by its own bloody history, and ultimately a triumphant tale of Babette's step-by-step passage from an ill-starred and dark destiny to selfhood, freedom, and a transported life.The Endings: Photographic Stories of Love, Loss, Heartbreak, and Beginning Again
By Jessica Ennis, Caitlin Cronenberg, Mary Harron. 2018
Featuring some of today's most beloved actors, these piercing photographic vignettes capture female characters in the throes of powerful emotional…
transformations. Photographer Caitlin Cronenberg and art director Jessica Ennis collected stories of heartbreak, relationship endings, and new beginnings—fictional but often inspired by real life—and set out to convey the raw emotions that are exposed in those most vulnerable of states. Collaborating with celebrated talents such as Julianne Moore, Keira Knightley, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Cronenberg and Ennis developed each character, built her world, and then photographed as she lived the role before the camera. The resulting collection is a bold look at the experience of losing or leaving love and will speak to anyone who appreciates art, photography, and the strength of facing emotional depths head-on.Murphy's Boy
By Torey Hayden. 1983
When Torey Hayden first met fifteen-year-old Kevin, he was barricaded under a table. Desperately afraid of the world around him,…
he hadn’t spoken a word in eight years. He was considered hopeless, incurable, but Hayden refused to believe it. With unwavering devotion and gentle, patient love, she set out to free him—and slowly uncovered a shocking, violent history and a terrible secret that an unfeeling bureaucracy had simply filed away and forgotten. But she never gave up on this tragic “lost case.” For a trapped and frightened boy desperately needed her help—and she knew in her heart she could not rest easy until she had rescued him from the darkness.Bilingual Deaf and Hearing Families: Narrative Interviews
By Barbara Bodner-Johnson, Beth Sonnenstrahl Benedict. 2012
This study emphasizes the importance of family support for deaf members, particularly through the use of both American Sign Language…
(ASL) and spoken and/or written English. Research has shown how these factors influence such areas as a child's development, performance in school, and relationships with brothers and sisters. In this volume, authors Barbara Bodner-Johnson and Beth S. Benedict concentrate on the vital, positive effects of bilingualism and how families that share their experiences with other families can enhance all of their children's achievement and enrichment. Bilingual Deaf and Hearing Families: Narrative Interviews describes the experiences of ten families who have at least one deaf family member. In five of the families, the parents are hearing and they have a deaf child; two of the children in these families have cochlear implants. In three families, both the parents and children are deaf. In one family, the parents are deaf and their daughter is hearing; and in one family, the parents and one child are deaf and they all have cochlear implants, and the deaf child's twin is hearing. The interviews were conducted in the families' homes using set topics and questions. The family discussions cover a wide range of subjects: cochlear implants, where they live, their thoughts about family relationships, how they participate in the Deaf community, how they arrive at certain decisions, their children's friendships, and the goals and resiliencies they have as a family.Great Sex: A Man's Guide to the Secret Principles of Total-Body Sex
By Michael Castleman. 2004
Do you want to be a great lover and enjoy consistently great sex? Would you like reliable erections that don't…
wilt in the middle of lovemaking? Would you like superb ejaculatory control? Would you like your penis to be as large as it possibly can be? Do you want women to sing your sexual praises? All these sexual benefits can be yours if you read Great Sex and take its message to heart. Author Michael Castleman is the nation's top journalist specializing in men's sexuality. He has been a sex educator, counselor, and writer for 30 years, including 5 years as the expert who answered the sex questions submitted to the Playboy Advisor. Written with the help of an advisory board that includes some of the nation's leading sex therapists, Great Sex is certain to help you overcome your sex problems; become a better, more confident lover; and enjoy the sex of your dreams. Castleman's message is surprisingly simple: Stop imitating the rushed, all-genital sex you see in pornography. Instead, cultivate the opposite: leisurely, playful, total-body, massage-based lovemaking that includes the genitals, of course, but is not focused on them. Sex inspired by pornography is a major reason why men think their penises are too small and why they have erection and ejaculatory problems. With wit, wisdom, and down-to-earth sympathy for men, Castleman discusses his own penis--like yours, it's a little too small--and his own struggles with balky erections, rapid ejaculation, and not expressing orgasm at all. Then, based on state-of-the-art sex therapy techniques, leading sexology texts, and almost 400 medical journal articles, he reveals how to overcome these issues and enjoy a satisfying and exciting sex life. What's more, the sexual style Castleman advocates is the way most women prefer to make love. Take Castleman's advice and you'll benefit by having a lover who is more arousable, responsive, enthusiastic, and complimentary. In other words, when you embrace sensual, creative, whole-body lovemaking, everybody wins. You have fewer sex problems. The woman you love gets what she wants in bed. And you both enjoy sex that's hotter, more erotic, and more fulfilling.Every Day Love: The Delicate Art of Caring for Each Other
By Judy Ford. 2010
A peek into love that comforts and thrives, Every Day Love is filled with stories and experiences that are often…
overlooked as insignificant. These small moments from the heart of a relationship are actually nothing less than the nuts and bolts of loving. Full of tiny tales of lovers' quarrels, heartaches, and glorious triumphs, this book gives readers snapshots of the loving nuances that transform our differences into common bonds, the small yet noteworthy actions that keep love fresh, every day. In experiencing these small but lovely moments, readers learn from reading Every Day Love? how to avoid pitfalls and celebrate the differences between themselves and their love -- after all, wasn't it curiosity about those differences that piqued your interest in the first place? Proving that it's the delicate pinch of difference that keeps lovers fascinating and fascinated, this book celebrates the effort and determination required to love an imperfect someone. Every Day Love proves that the best part about love is the resolve that keeps it lively.Cómo hacer una mamada
By Nicole Nichols, I. Fernandez. 2016
¿Quieres saber cómo puede ser tan divertido para ti como para él? Nichole Nichols lo ha conseguido de nuevo con…
su libro. Sin toterías. ¿Alguna vez sentiste que dar placer a tu compañero era algo que hacías sin más? Bien, Nichole Nichols deja a un lado los tabúes y te da las mejores herramientas para que también tenga un lado positivo para ti. Dar placer a tu hombre debería ser un viaje excitante e íntimo para ambos mientras le haces que se sienta como en el cielo. Aprende a superar lo que sientes y encontrar tu zona de confort. En cada capítulo recibirás sustanciosos consejos sobre cómo superar al miedo a descender a esa zona de tu pareja. Nichols pone énfasis en que placer dado es placer ganado. ¡Y recuerda que un buen trabajo lleva a sexo fantástico a continuación! Encontraréis los mejores consejos de una autor que invita a que encuentres tu nivel de comodidad mientras averiguas cómo dar placer a tu pareja. ¡Realiza los deseos más profundos y secretos al tiempo que ensalzas su confianza Y LA TUYA! Veamos, chicas. Tu hombre puede que lo pida o puede que no, pero es justo lo que quiere. Es normalmente su deseo, escondido y secreto, que se lo hagas. Puede que lo haya pedido una vez o dos, pero cuando no le funcionó dejó de pedírtelo. Puede que sea uno de los afortunados y se lo hagas de vez en cuando. Pero si de verdad quieres que se sienta un hombre seguro y deseado tienes que hacer realidad su pequeño sueño. Y disfrutará tremendamente cuando le des justo lo que quiere y de la forma que le dé un placer extraordinario. Cuando leas este libro tendrás la confianza necesaria para aseguraros los dos un buen rato... y tu hombre se preguntará de dónde sacaste todo eso. (¡Y te adorará por ello!) Coge confianza En estas páginas hay muchas de las habilidades que hacen falta para satisfacer a tu hombre junto con consejos sobre cómo puedes disfrutarlo tú también. Aprenderás cómSplitopia: Dispatches from Today's Good Divorce and How to Part Well
By Wendy Paris. 2016
Engaging and groundbreaking, Splitopia challenges outdated, negative assumptions about divorce with sharp wit, searing honesty, rigorous research, and intimate interviews,…
and offers guidance for healthier, happier splits. When Wendy Paris announced that she and her husband were separating, friends forecast a tsunami of devastation—for both of them and their child. But as Paris would discover, divorce has improved dramatically in recent decades, due to changes in laws and family structures, advances in psychology and child development, and a new understanding of the importance of the father. Yet disapprobation and fear persist. In this incisive book, Paris cuts through the moralizing and myopia, and explores the new cultural phenomenon of the “good” divorce. Splitopia chronicles Paris’s own divorce in real time; shares insights from happily divorced couples, international experts, and the latest research; and follows her own divorced parents’ possible reunion. Splitopia calls for a more flexible view of how we wed and how we part, and offers support for creating loving families, whatever the legal relationship status. Divorce is no one’s first choice, but as with other difficult, unwanted experiences, it can lead to growth, deeper connections, and a more fulfilled life.AARP Meditations for Caregivers: Practical, Emotional, and Spiritual Support for You and Your Family
By Barry J. Jacobs, Julia L. Mayer. 2016
Family caregiving has its challenges: emotional overload, time constraints, anxiety, burnout, missed work, adult sibling conflicts, and marital issues. AARP…
Meditations for Caregivers blends emotional and spiritual motivation to minimize the strains while helping caregivers view their work as a mission from the heart. Chapters are organized by theme, including topics such as accepting your feelings, knowing your limits, seeking support, and managing stress. Each reading offers a poignant meditation, an anecdote drawn from the author's personal or clinical experience, and hands-on or psychological advice to foster coping skills and a sense of fulfillment.The meditations in this dispensable book will provide you with solutions to typical caregiving challenges, offer relief and renewal through mindfulness, and inspire you to find meaning and value in the work you do.Talking Back to Facebook: The Common Sense Guide to Raising Kids in the Digital Age
By James P. Steyer. 2012
A smart, urgently needed book that helps parents and their kids navigate today's online landscape--from the founder and CEO of…
the nation's leading authority on kids and the media.Now, more than ever, parents need help in navigating their kids' online, media-saturated lives. Jim Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense Media, the nation's leading kidsand- media organization, and the father of four children, knows that many parents and teachers--unlike their technology-savvy kids--may be tourists in the online world. In this essential book, Steyer--a frequent commentator on national TV and radio-- offers an engaging blend of straightforward advice and anecdotes that address what he calls RAP, the major pitfalls relating to kids' use of media and technology: relationship issues, attention/addiction problems, and the lack of privacy. Instead of shielding children completely from online images and messages, Steyer's practical approach gives parents essential tools to help filter content, preserve good relationships with their children, and make common sense, value-driven judgments for kids of all ages. Not just about Facebook, this comprehensive, no-nonsense guide to the online world, media, and mobile devices belongs in the hands of all parents and educators raising kids in today's digital age.Count on Me: Tales of Sisterhoods and Fierce Friendships
By Adriana V. Lopez, Las Comadres Para Las Americas. 2011
Friendships can bring us peace, fill the emotional shortcomings in our romantic relationships, and help us remember what lies deep…
inside every one of us. For more than twenty-five years, the international organization Las Comadres Para Las Americas has been bringing together thousands of Latinas to count on, lean on, help, and advise one another. Comadre is a powerful term. It encompasses the most important relationships that exist between women: best friends, confidantes, coworkers, advisers, neighbors, godmothers to one's children, and even midwives. Edited by acclaimed author and editor Adriana V. López, this collection of stories features twelve prominent Latino authors who reveal how friendships have helped them to overcome difficult moments in their lives. Fabiola Santiago, Luis Alberto Urrea, Reyna Grande, and Teresa Rodríguez tell their stories of survival in the United States and in Latin America, where success would have been impossible without a friend's support. Esmeralda Santiago, Lorraine López, Carolina De Robertis, Daisy Martínez, and Dr. Ana Nogales explore what it means to have a comadre help you through years of struggle and selfdiscovery. And authors Sofia Quintero, Stephanie Elizondo Griest, and Michelle Herrera Mulligan look at the powerful impact of the humor and humanity that their comadres brought to each one's life, even in the darkest moments.Comment faire plaisir à la personne qu'on aime
By Bernard Levine, Anne Brunet. 2016
L'amour grandit quand vous faites savoir à quelqu'un que vous l'aimez. Comment faire plaisir à la personne qu'on aime est…
rempli de surprises romantiques et passionnantes pour que l'être aimé se sente spécial. Donner rend heureux. Faites plaisir à la personne que vous aimez avec ces idées romantiques et voyez l'extase et la passion surgir dans votre vie amoureuse !For a time of growing concern about living well with serious illness and getting the best possible end-of-life care, Life…
After the Diagnosis delivers a compassionate and sensitive guide for patients, families, and caregivers.In Life After the Diagnosis, Dr. Steven Z. Pantilat, a renowned international expert in palliative care, shares innovative approaches for dealing with serious illness, outlines the steps that patients should take, and demystifies the medical system. He makes sense of what doctors say, what they actually mean, and how to get the best information to help make the best medical decisions. Dr. Pantilat covers everything from the first steps after the diagnosis and finding the right caregiving and support, to planning your future so your loved ones don't have to. He offers advice on how to tackle the most difficult treatment decisions and discussions and shows readers how to choose treatments that help more than they hurt, stay consistent with their values and personal goals, and live as well as possible for as long as possible.Overcoming Passive-Aggression, Revised Edition: How to Stop Hidden Anger from Spoiling Your Relationships, Career, and Happiness
By Tim Murphy, Loriann Oberlin. 2016