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By Erika Armstrong. 2016
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard your flight. As you step onto my aircraft, take a quick glance into the cockpit.…
Yep, that's me sitting in the captains' seat, and that's my first officer laughing about how he accidentally locked himself out of his hotel room. Naked. Again.We're both a little ripe from flying for the last five days, but we're still smiling because we have spent years and thousands of hours training and living an uncommon lifestyle to be up here for you.For the next few hours, you have to turn your life over to us. It's hard to trust others, and there are moments when you don't have a choice about being in control. During those moments, you'll just have to tighten your seatbelt and trust that others will get you through the storm.Our route today will take you through a segment of my life up in the air, and you will see things you could never imagine. Since I have been locked in the cockpit with men for several thousands of hours over the years, I have been given a perspective few get to experience. To help you see a different perspective, too, I am giving you a checklist to use as we move along our route. It will take you from gate to gate, and when we're done, we will have both learned a little more about what it takes to fly.Now...just sit back and relax. It's going to be a bumpy ride."Erika Armstrong has worked every aspect of aviation in her twenty-five years in the industry, including an international corporate airline captain. She is an award-winning staff writer for Colorado Serenity Magazine and is a professional pilot columnist for Disciples of Flight, NYC Aviation, Contrails, Flying, LinkedIn, and Business Insider and is the owner of Leading Edge Aviation Consulting.By Loni Love, Jeannine Amber. 2013
Women who loved Steve Harvey's mega-bestseller Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, will want to read this wise,…
funny relationship advice book from no-nonsense actress and comedienne Loni Love, who says that putting yourself first is the path toward lasting love.Loni Love quit her job as an electrical engineer fifteen years ago to pursue her lifelong dream of a career in comedy. Since then she has become one of the highest-paid female standup comics in the United States and her brand of relatable humor has led her down yet another path: relationship advice. Already a regular on Loveline with Dr. Drew, Telepictures is currently developing Loni's own relationship-based TV show. In this fresh and funny advice book, Love doles out an ample serving of her unique, down-to-earth take on love, sex, and dating. Love Him or Leave Him delivers answers to women's most pressing relationship questions with the central message that treating yourself right is always the first line of attack. You may stick with him, you may bail out, but don't ever be left "stuck with the tab" or getting taken advantage of. With the assistance of Jeannine Amber, award-winning Senior Writer for Essence magazine, Love offers up juicy tidbits of romantic advice in an easy-to-read Q&A format bolstered by hilarious been-there-done-that-tales. The message of her laugh-out-loud humor is consistent throughout: Put yourself first and love will follow.By Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau. 2005
From the bestselling Baby Whisperer franchise, a concise, detailed, and reassuring guide to feeding your newborn--available exclusively as an ebook."How…
do I know if my baby is getting enough to eat?" "How often do I feed her?" "How can I tell if he's hungry?" Feeding your newborn is one of the most emotional and challenging topics facing new parents. With her practical, easy-to-follow program, Tracy Hogg will help you overcome your baby's feeding issues and contains essential information, like: - How to ensure your baby is latched on correctly - What to do if you have a low milk supply - Moving successfully from breast to bottle - When to start solids Filled with direct, reassuring advice, this handy eBook is an essential tool for new parents everywhere.By Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau. 2005
From the bestselling Baby Whisperer franchise, a concise and comprehensive guide to getting your baby to sleep through the night--available…
exclusively as an ebook."I can't get my five-week-old to sleep in her crib" "My six-week-old resists his naps" "My baby is three months old and is still waking up throughout the night" Sleep is the number one issue that plagues parents from the moment they bring their baby home from the hospital. Even the lucky ones, whose babies are naturally good sleepers, wonder when their baby will finally sleep through the night. With reassuring, down-to-earth advice, Tracy Hogg's practical sleep program will help you overcome your baby's sleep problems and works with infants from as young as one day old.By Keith Sweat. 2013
From recording artist and radio host Keith Sweat comes help for anyone struggling with relationship problems, based on his popular…
radio show "The Sweat Hotel." Gaining its title from Keith Sweat's R&B popular album and single, Make It Last Forever offers tools to help couples build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships. Here is detailed advice on how to better communicate needs and desires to your mate, including suggestions for keeping a relationship romantic and exciting for both parties. Keith also suggests how to fix, mend, and reinvigorate troubled relationships. Finally, Make It Last Forever: Dos and Don'ts reveals the single-most important ingredient of a successful relationship: compatibility. Keith tells readers why it's so crucial, how to find it, and how to sustain it over the long haul.By Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau. 1994
Parenting is something you do. Family is something you are.--TRACY HOGG Before her untimely death in 2004, Tracy--aka the Baby…
Whisperer--and her longtime collaborator, journalist Melinda Blau, conceived a fourth book that would apply the commonsense principles of baby whispering to the "whole family." This ground-breaking book explains why "family" is defined by much more than the relationship between parent and child. By widening the lens to focus on the family as an entity, Blau uses the Baby Whisperer philosophy to illuminate how the multiple bonds and interactions that unfold within a household of adults and children coalesce to form a larger family dynamic. By taking this wider perspective, she enables readers to see everyday challenges--such as sibling rivalry, communication, and time management--with fresh eyes. Informed both by research and stories of real families, this new book is filled with the handy tips and memorable acronyms that Baby Whisperer fans have come to expect. The advice is simple, practical, and often counterintuitive (asking kids to help more around the home can make them happier; setbacks can often make a family closer). The hopeful message is that with insight, awareness, and "family-think," we can actually design our families to be happier and more productive, improving the daily lives of parents and kids--and, thereby, benefiting society as a whole in the process.By Whitney Joiner, Haley Kilpatrick. 2012
Today's middle school girls have it rough.In a few short years, they go through an incredible number of biological and…
emotional changes, making this the most formative--and riskiest--time in their lives. Groups turn on each other, a trusted childhood friend can reveal secrets by sending a text message or updating a Facebook status, and deciding where to sit in the cafeteria can be a daily struggle. As any tween will tell you, life for a middle school girl can be summed up in one word: drama. Haley Kilpatrick's own turbulent middle school experience inspired Girl Talk, a nonprofit organization in which high school mentors offer a "just been there" perspective to tween girls, helping them build self-esteem and develop leadership skills. Here, Haley delivers the definitive guidebook, packed with anecdotes from real girls around the country, who offer their insight into why her friends' approval is suddenly vitally important, why she feels pressured to be perfect, why she's no longer telling her parents everything, and what three vital things adults can offer to the girls in their lives to downplay the drama. Filled with practical strategies from tweens and teen mentors to help adults understand what girls today are facing, The Drama Years is a must-read for anyone struggling to help girls navigate the often difficult transition into adolescence.By Agapi Stassinopoulos. 2004
In ancient times, the Greeks created the gods and goddesses to represent the various personalities of human nature. In Gods…
and Goddesses in Love, Agapi Stassinopoulos tells the stories of the primary goddesses and gods, and how their myths can provide insight into your own romantic relationships. Included are two fun and fascinating quizzes: one for women to determine their own dominant personality type and which goddess she most embodies; and a second that will help every woman understand more about the "god" she is involved with, or searching for. In the book, the seven archetypal goddesses are portrayed in modern terms, highlighting not only each goddess's unique strengths but also the pitfalls or stumbling blocks she is likely to encounter in a relationship with her partner. Also included are interviews with real couples who reveal how they overcame obstacles to find true love. For anyone who desires the self-knowledge and empowerment to find their ideal other, Gods and Goddesses in Love is an uplifting, instructive, and enlightening guide for achieving greater fulfillment in love.By Liz Tuccillo, Greg Behrendt. 2006
He's Just Not That Into You--based on a popular episode of Sex and the City--is tough love advice for otherwise…
smart women on how to tell when a guy just doesn't like them enough, so they can stop wasting time making excuses for a dead-end relationship. It's the best relationship advice you'll ever receive.For ages, women have come together over coffee, cocktails, or late-night phone chats to analyze the puzzling behavior of men. He's afraid to get hurt again. Maybe he doesn't want to ruin the friendship. Maybe he's intimidated by me. He just got out of a relationship. Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo are here to say that--despite good intentions--you're wasting your time. Men are not complicated, although they'd like you to think they are. And there are no mixed messages. The truth may be, He's just not that into you. Unfortunately, guys are too terrified to ever directly tell a woman, "You're not the one." But their actions absolutely show how they feel. Reexamining familiar scenarios and classic mindsets that keep us in unsatisfying relationships, Behrendt and Tuccillo's wise and wry understanding of the sexes spares women hours of waiting by the phone, obsessing over the details with sympathetic girlfriends, and hoping his mixed messages really mean, "I'm in love with you and want to be with you." He's Just Not That Into You is provocative, hilarious, and, above all, intoxicatingly liberating. It deserves a place on every woman's night table. It knows you're a beautiful, smart, funny woman who deserves better. The next time you feel the need to start "figuring him out," consider the glorious thought that maybe, He's just not that into you. And then set yourself loose to go find the one who is.By Terry Mcmillan. 2010
An exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of Waiting to Exhale—the novel that changed African American fiction forever. Terry…
McMillan's Waiting to Exhale was more than just a bestselling novel—its publication was a watershed moment in literary history. McMillan's sassy and vibrant story about four African American women struggling to find love and their place in the world touched a cultural nerve, inspired a blockbuster film, and generated a devoted audience. Now, McMillan revisits Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin fifteen years later. Each is at her own midlife crossroads: Savannah has awakened to the fact that she's made too many concessions in her marriage, and decides to face life single again—at fifty-one. Bernadine has watched her megadivorce settlement dwindle, been swindled by her husband number two, and conned herself into thinking that a few pills will help distract her from her pain. Robin has an all-American case of shopaholism, while the big dream of her life—to wear a wedding dress— has gone unrealized. And for years, Gloria has taken happiness and security for granted. But being at the wrong place at the wrong time can change everything. All four are learning to heal past hurts and to reclaim their joy and their dreams; but they return to us full of spirit, sass, and faith in one another. They've exhaled: now they are learning to breathe. .By Rachel Starnes. 2016
When she fell in love with her brother's best friend, Rachel Starnes had no idea she was about to repeat…
a painful family pattern--marrying a man who leaves regularly and for long stretches to work a dangerous job far from home. Through constant relocations, separations, and the crippling doubts of early parenthood, Starnes effortlessly weaves together strands from her past with the relentless pace of Navy life in a time of war. Searingly honest and emotionally unflinching--and at times laugh out loud funny--Starnes eloquently evokes the challenges she faces in trying to find and claim a sense of home while struggling to chart a new path and avoid passing on the same legacy to her two young sons. At once a portrait of the devastating strains that military life puts on families and a meditation on what it means to be left behind, The War at Home is a brave portrait of a modern military family and the realities of separation, endurance, and love that overcomes. Praise for The War at Home:"Rachel Starnes's The War at Home navigates the joys, fears, compromises, and casualties that create the terrain of marriage. And if you are a military spouse, her memoir will reveal thoughts you never even knew you had. This is a wise and fearless book." --Siobhan Fallon, author of You Know When the Men Are Gone "One of the most honest and genuine memoirs I've ever read, as well as one of the most finely written. There's not a false note in these pages. Rachel Starnes's story is at once both singular and emblematic. . . . The War at Home is that rare thing: a book about the here and now that promises to last well beyond next month or next year." --Steve Yarbrough, award-winning author of The Realm of Last Chances and Safe from the NeighborsFrom the Trade Paperback edition.By Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht, Ben H. Winters. 2013
Blind dates, bad kissers, breakup texts, nightmare hook ups--it's a jungle out there! Luckily, the authors of the bestselling Worst-Case…
Scenario series have created the most comprehensive handbook for surviving the wilds d'amour through every phase of a relationship, from courting and getting hitched to breaking up and moving on. Collecting hundreds of the best of the worst dating and sex scenarios from across the 27-book series--and featuring dozens of new entries--this bedside bible of illustrated, expert advice on romantic and not-so-romantic disasters will keep readers amused and safe in equal measure. Also including an appendix of pickup lines to avoid (or use), handy excuses, guide to body language, an "It's Not You, It's Me" letter template, and more.By Raeann Berman, Bernard Shulman. 2009
The fastest-growing segment of our population is people 85 and older, and many of them are now cared for by…
their children. This comforting and poignant guide bridges the gap between elderly parents and the adult children who care for them, with trusted answers to questions most asked by caregivers in this challenging situation. Covering health, finances, living arrangements, communication, and emotional struggles, Caring for Your Aging Parents offers caring, professional advice for the increasingly difficult decisions that caregivers face, including: Making the right choice between home care and assisted living Coping with memory-loss and dementia Expressing care and concern without sending mixed messages Counteracting negative behavior Encouraging other family members to help with caregiving Managing stress and taking care of yourself With a wealth of resources and reassuring answers, Caring for Your Aging Parents helps caregivers foster a loving, cooperative relationship with their parents in this new chapter of their life. *** "It's a terrific book." Newsday "Useful, easy to read, and most informative." - Dr. Daniel Thursz, president, National Council of the Aging "Full of information..." Washington Post "One of the best books on eldercare." Ken Dychtwald, Age Wave ***By Peggy Williamson. 2015
"The Old Bus" is about a young man named Josh whose parents are divorced and he decides not to go…
live with his mother when his dad loses his job and has to go out of town in search of work. It is an intriguing story told by Josh as he faces challenges, trouble, and situations requiring him to make responsible decisions and never lose sight of his Christian values. The action packed novel takes the reader along through an adventurous story about Josh, his friends, and the criminals that intend to see him meet an early demise.By L. Cameron Mosher. 2013
The title of the book, "I'm OK! I'm just not finished" captures the essence of Cam Mosher's message to the…
world. "You are absolutely OK, right now, as you are, with all the unfinished things about you in your body, in your thoughts, in your mistakes, in everything about you. Come to accept yourself as an amazing, magnificent, human work in progress. You came into life an amazing bundle of potential, you continue to be that amazing bundle of potential, and you have the rest of your life to work on finishing the marvelous work of realizing your amazing potential. Let's get on with it!" The book expands on this core message with simple principles for empowered living, how to understand and comprehend the issues of your life, how to build strong relationships, how to deal with conflict, and how to boil life down to the key decisions that build self-esteem and generate positive experience and results. This book supports you to build self-esteem by reframing and remaking the decisions by which it was lost or diminished. Empowered living is driven by simple principles and simple decisions that you can learn and make. It's not complicated; complications lie in circumstances. You learn to focus your life on Being (who you are), and deal with your Doing (behaviors and accomplishments) separate from your fundamental being. Mistakes become learning opportunities; struggles become opportunities for growth; life becomes good. With sections on personal empowerment and empowered relationships, Cam provides a comprehensive roadmap for empowering your whole life, personally and professionally. Filled with encouraging opportunities in each chapter to reflect and record notes to self, and concluding with an inventory of what you have in your life and what you want in your life, I'm OK! I'm just not finished--A Handbook for Empowerment is way more than another self-help book to read and toss in the pile. It contains the opportunity and the means to truly change your life!By Josie Brown, Martin Brown. 2011
Wives, here's what he thinks about sex: "In spite of their bravado, men are a bundle of insecurities when it…
comes to questions of sexual performance...Having your sexual organs on the outside rather than on the inside can make a big difference. A woman can fake an orgasm, but a man can't fake an erection...." Husbands, here's what she thinks about your lies: "Does she know when you're lying? You better believe she does. Each man pulsates microscopic hints that signal his thoughts and actions to the woman whose goal it is to stay first and foremost in his mind.God help him if he's a lousy liar to begin with..." Wives, here's why he has affairs: "He isn't mature enough to weight the consequences. No wife should blame herself for that, although many often do..." Husbands, here's how she feels about orgasms: "Don't end the evening by asking her, 'Did you come?' It's akin to taking a trip with a kid who asks every five minutes, 'Are we there yet?' Since you don't know unless we tell you otherwise, your wife will say, 'Yes honey, thanks for rockin' my world!'-- just to get you off her back (front, or whatever.) Believe me, you'll know when she enjoys sex with you; because she won't be able to shut up about it..." In this book, you'll find! So read on...By Robert A Williams, David A Winnett, Robert E Rockwell, Elizabeth A Sherwood. 2010
Children learn best through hands-on exploration, observation, and discovery. With more than 100 activities, The Preschool Scientist gives children the…
opportunity to actively engage, experiment, create, and discover the exciting world of science. Using a unique inquiry-based approach, these activities explore science through learning centers, integrating this important subject into the entire classroom. Each of the activities has "Keep it Simple" and "Add a Challenge" sections so teachers can adjust the difficulty to their unique classrooms. Organized by theme, chapters include: &8226; Alike and Different &8226; Exploring Motion &8226; Exploring Change&8226; Exploring Tools &8226; Working with Water&8226; Light and Shadows &8226; Getting to Know Our World With this hands-on approach, children will have fun developing problem-solving skills while becoming comfortable with exploring their world.By Martin Aitken, Josefine Klougart. 2016
"Scandinavia now has its own Virginia Woolf. Few get as close to the human mind as Klougart"--Mari Nymoen Nilsen, VGThe…
English-language debut from one of Denmark's most exciting, celebrated young writers, One of Us Is Sleeping is a haunting novel about loss in all its forms.Working in the vein of Anne Carson, Josefine Klougart's novel is both true-to-life and incredibly poetic in its relating of a brief, intense love affair and the grief and disillusionment that follow its end. While she recounts the time with her lover, the narrator is also heading back home, where her mother is dying of cancer. This contrast between recollection and the belief that certain things will always be present in your life--your parents, your childhood home, your love--and the fact that life is a continual series of endings runs throughout the book, underpinning the striking imagery and magnificent prose.A powerful novel that earned Klougart numerous accolades and several award nominations--including the Readers Book Award--One of Us Is Sleeping marks the launch of a major new voice in world literature.Josefine Klougart has been hailed as one of Denmark's greatest contemporary writers. She is the first Danish author ever to have two of her first three books nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize. She's been compared to a range of authors, including Joan Didion, Anne Carson, and Virginia Woolf.Martin Aitken has translated dozens of books from the Danish, including works by Dorthe Nors, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Peter Høeg, and Kim Leine, among others.By Simi Linton. 2006
"I read My Body Politic with admiration, sometimes for the pain that all but wept on the page, again for…
sheer exuberant friendships, for self-discovery, political imagination, and pluck. . . . Wonderful! In a dark time, a gift of hope. -Daniel Berrigan, S. J. "The struggles, joys, and political awakening of a firecracker of a narrator. . . . Linton has succeeded in creating a life both rich and enviable. With her crackle, irreverence, and intelligence, it's clear that the author would never be willing to settle. . . . Wholly enjoyable. " -Kirkus Reviews "Linton is a passionate guide to a world many outsiders, and even insiders, find difficult to navigate. . . . In this volume, she recounts her personal odyssey, from flower child . . . to disability-rights/human rights activist. " -Publishers Weekly "Witty, original, and political without being politically correct, introducing us to a cast of funny, brave, remarkable characters (including the professional dancer with one leg) who have changed the way that 'walkies' understand disability. By the time Linton tells you about the first time she was dancing in her wheelchair, you will feel like dancing, too. " ---Carol Tavris, author of Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion "This astonishing book has perfect pitch. It is filled with wit and passion. Linton shows us how she learned to 'absorb disability,' and to pilot a new and interesting body. With verve and wonder, she discovers her body's pleasures, hungers, surprises, hurts, strengths, limits, and uses. " -Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, author of Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in American Culture and Literature "An extraordinarily readable account of life in the fast lane. . . a brilliant autobiography and a great read. " -Sander L. Gilman, author of Fat Boys: A Slim Book While hitchhiking from Boston to Washington, D. C. , in 1971 to protest the war in Vietnam, Simi Linton was involved in a car accident that paralyzed her legs and took the lives of her young husband and her best friend. Her memoir begins with her struggle to regain physical and emotional strength and to resume her life in the world. Then Linton takes us on the road she traveled (with stops in Berkeley, Paris, Havana) and back to her home in Manhattan, as she learns what it means to be a disabled person in America. Linton eventually completed a Ph. D. , remarried, and began teaching at Hunter College. Along the way she became deeply committed to the disability rights movement and to the people she joined forces with. The stories in My Body Politic are populated with richly drawn portraits of Linton's disabled comrades, people of conviction and lusty exuberance who dance, play-and organize--with passion and commitment. My Body Politic begins in the midst of the turmoil over Vietnam and concludes with a meditation on the U. S. involvement in the current war in Iraq and the war's wounded veterans. While a memoir of the author's gradual political awakening, My Body Politic is filled with adventure, celebration, and rock and roll-Salvador Dali, James Brown, and Jimi Hendrix all make cameo appearances. Linton weaves a tale that shows disability to be an ordinary part of the twists and turns of life and, simultaneously, a unique vantage point on the world.By Mary Pipher. 2008
"Simple solutions for survival in this family-unfriendly culture...Eye-opening...heart-wrenching and uplifting."--San Francisco Chronicle Even more resonant today than at its original…
publication twelve years ago, The Shelter of Each Other traces the effects of our society's "anti-family" way of life, where parents are overtaxed, children are undersupervised, and technology is rapidly dictating how we interact. As she did in her number-one bestseller Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher illuminates how our families are suffering at the hands of shifting cultural norms, and she snaps our gave into crisp focus. Drawing on the fascinating stories of families rich and poor, angry and despairing, religious and skeptical, and probing deep into her own family memories and experiences, Pipher clears a path to the strength and energy at the core of family life. Compassionate and heart-wrenching, The Shelter of Each Other is an impassioned call for us to gather our families in our arms and hold on to them for dear life.