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By Melissa Croce. 2020
&“Hilarious.&” —Cosmopolitan A laugh-out-loud, tongue-in-cheek guidebook filled with hilarious and helpful advice—from how to dodge family members&’ unwanted questions about…
babies to successfully creating a fake partner during wedding season—for anyone trying to survive and thrive in the midst of singledom. Perfect for fans of Hey Ladies! and Single State of Mind.So, you&’re single. Whether existing sans partner is a new state of being or you&’ve been on this solo journey for a while, the fact of the matter is this: being single is actually awesome. You can do whatever you want, travel wherever you want, and be your truest, most free self. But there are a lot of people out there—your mom, your married best friend, the wedding industry, society—who see things differently. To them, singledom is something to avoid at all cost, no matter how many times you tell them you love your life the way it is. The limit does not exist when it comes to telling Aunt Carol you still don&’t want to be set up with her neighbor&’s ex-stepson. Now, Melissa Croce gives you the tips, tricks, and sage advice you need to graciously endure all of the cringe-worthy scenarios your single self may dread, from awkward small talk with an ex to navigating well-meaning but insensitive relatives. And it helps you truly flourish in your singledom, offering activities like quizzes aimed at helping you find a new hobby and tarot spreads for that cozy Saturday night in. Part real-world guide, part commiseration, and part celebration, Single and Forced to Mingle will steer you through the ups and downs of being single, reminding you just how good it feels to be free.By Trevor Greene, Debbie Greene. 2013
At the age of forty-one, Trevor Greene, a journalist and a reservist in the Canadian Forces, was deployed to Afghanistan,…
leaving behind his fiance, Debbie, and his young daughter, Grace. On March 4, 2006, while meeting with village elders in a remote village in Kandahar Province, Trevor removed his helmet, confident that a centuries-old pact would protect him from harm. Without warning, a teenage boy under the influence of the Taliban walked up to him and landed a rusty axe in his skull, nearly splitting his brain in two. Initially, Debbie was told that Trevor would not survive. When he did, she was told that he would never be able to communicate or move on his own. But after years of rehabilitation, setbacks and crises, Trevor not only learned how to talk and move again, but in July 2010, he stood up at his wedding, Debbie at his side and Grace carrying their rings down the aisle as their flower girl. March Forth is a remarkable story of love told in two voices: first in Trevor's, up until the attack; then in Debbie's, as she works tirelessly to rehabilitate her fiance. Together, Trevor and Debbie have written the next chapter in their remarkable story.Qué es la participación en las redes sociales? Es el número de veces que se comparte, me gusta y comentarios.…
Una gran cantidad de seguidores es excelente, pero una audiencia comprometida es mejor que una grande: calidad sobre cantidad. Hay ciertas métricas que se utilizan para medir la participación en las redes sociales. Incluyen: Uso de hashtags de marca. Menciones. Click-throughs. Crecimiento de audiencia y seguidores. Gustos. Comentarios. Retweets / compartidos. Tus seguidores pueden empezar a interactuar con tu contenido de forma natural. Pero a menudo, es posible que deba animarlos un poco. Aquí hay algunos trucos para ayudarte con eso. Evalúe su compromiso: vea cuántos seguidores tiene, el número promedio de acciones y comentarios que recibe en cada publicación y cualquier otro número relevante. Asegúrese de continuar monitoreando estos números. Elija su estrategia: cada empresa tiene diferentes objetivos y las estrategias son, por tanto, diferentes. Tu estrategia dependerá de tus objetivos. Esto podría ser educar a la audiencia, recopilar comentarios, cambiar la percepción del público, etc. Comprenda a su audiencia: no es fácil involucrar a personas que no conoce.By Daniel Urpina Arca. 2017
Alocada y reflexiva Banal y profunda Desternillante y seria Abelino es un chico marginado un aut…
ntico metepatas que no sabe integrarse por desconocer las normas que imperan en su mundo p p Contrariamente a lo que cabr a esperar los avatares de la vida le llevar n a conseguir convertirse en el l der de su clase Esto le dar la confianza necesaria para atreverse a salir con Eva e intentar luchar por su amor a pesar de sus constantes equivocaciones p Risas garantizadas acompa adas por una continua reflexi n lograr n que todos disfruten con esta lecturaBy Howard Stern. 1993
Who is Howard Stern and why does he say the most outrageous things? Ask the millions of devoted fans who…
tune in to his notorious daily radio talkathon, the "Howard Stern Show," where he deflates celebrities' egos, attacks the politically correct, and begs women to take their clothes off.By Kristin Weber. 2021
Is adulthood a curse? What should I do with all these participation trophies? As young adults try to figure things…
out and answer deep, soul-heavy questions, they&’re given flak for living in &“extended adolescence.&” In a world that insists we can (and should) have it all, Adulting for Jesus uses humor to offer topical advice and encouragement for those who are asking, &“Is this really all there is?&” Develop realistic expectations and a healthy, godly outlook on life for: relationshipscallingblessingsservingsabbathsocial mediaanxiety Readers will find that by learning to laugh at themselves and find humor in situations, the reduced stress and anxiety makes the ride so much more enjoyable. Most importantly, the more young adults learn about God and see His faithfulness in their lives, the more they grow to love His will, even if it&’s not exactly what they imagined.By Cameran Eubanks Wimberly. 2021
The fan favorite alumna of the Bravo hit series Southern Charm offers a witty and candid collection of essays on…
dating, pregnancy, and parenthood.Growing up in South Carolina with a family that goes back ten generations, Cameran Eubanks knew from a young age that Southern women are expected to want the white picket fence life. But Cameran has never been your typical Southern belle, and she was always determined to flout expectations. She set out to paint the town red, enjoy her single life, focus on her successful real estate career, maybe join the cast of a hugely popular reality show…and then she met her future husband, Jason. After falling in love and getting married, Cameran faced the same dilemma so many women encounter: whether or not to have kids. Ultimately, her own journey to motherhood was anything but simple. Now, she takes you deeper into her life—from her first foray into reality TV on The Real World to dating in her twenties to the honest truth about her pregnancy and motherhood—to get to know the person behind the camera. Known as the voice of reason on Southern Charm, she&’ll share the same honest advice she gives to her castmates and guide y&’all through dating, pregnancy, and motherhood. Charming, hilarious, and a hell of a lot fun, One Day You&’ll Thank Me is for anyone who has ever wondered if they should or can.By Jennifer Aaker, Naomi Bagdonas. 2020
Anyone—even you!—can learn how to harness the power of humor in business (and life), based on the popular class at…
Stanford's Graduate School of Business. &“The ultimate guide to using the magical power of funny as a tool for leadership and a force for good.&”—Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of When and DriveThere exists a mistaken belief in today&’s corporate world: that we have to be serious all the time in order to be taken seriously. But the research tells a different story: that humor can be one of the most powerful tools we have for accomplishing serious things. Studies show that humor makes us appear more competent and confident, strengthens relationships, unlocks creativity, and boosts our resilience during difficult times. Plus, it fends off a permanent and unsightly frown known as &“resting boss face.&”Top executives are in on the secret: 98 percent prefer employees with a sense of humor, and 84 percent believe that these employees do better work. But even for those who intuitively understand humor&’s power, few know how to wield it with intention. As a result, humor is vastly underleveraged in most workplaces today, impacting our performance, relationships, and health.That&’s why Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas teach the popular course Humor: Serious Business at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where they help some of the world&’s most hard-driving, blazer-wearing business minds build levity into their organizations and lives. In Humor, Seriously, they draw on findings by behavioral scientists, world-class comedians, and inspiring business leaders to reveal how humor works and—more important—how you can use more of it, better.Aaker and Bagdonas unpack the theory and application of humor: what makes something funny and how to mine your life for material. They show how to use humor to make a strong first impression, deliver difficult feedback, persuade and motivate others, and foster cultures where levity and creativity can thrive—not to mention, how to keep it appropriate and recover if you cross a line.President Dwight David Eisenhower once said, &“A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.&” If Dwight David Eisenhower, the second least naturally funny president ever (after Franklin Pierce), thought humor was necessary to win wars, build highways, and warn against the military-industrial complex, then you might consider learning it too.Seriously.By Halle Butler. 2020
From the author of the 'great' (Dolly Alderton), 'terrific' (Zadie Smith) The New Me, comes a subversive, hilarious portrait of…
two colleagues, each more like the other than they would care to admit.'Wretchedly riveting' Jia Tolentino, New Yorker'Butler is an essential contemporary voice' Literary Hub'A master of writing about work and its discontents' The MillionsMegan is only twenty-four but her life feels like a dead end. Working as a gastroenterologist's receptionist and resenting the success and happiness of her friends, the only thing that makes her feel better is obsessively critiquing the behaviour of her colleague, Jillian. A grotesquely optimistic thirty-five-year-old single mother, Jillian's chirpy positivity obscures her mounting struggles - until her downfall is precipitated by the purchase of a dog . . .'Outrageous and amusing ... reads like rubbernecking or a junk-food binge, compelling a horrified fascination and bleak laughter' Kirkus'The funniest book I've read in a long time, but also one of the most important ones' The RumpusBy Fernando Fabiani. 2021
El médico de familia Fernando Fabiani desmonta, con grandes dosis de humor, muchos de los mitos sobre salud que anidan…
en el imaginario popular. En esta versión ampliada descubrirás nuevos mitos, entre ellos todos los referentes al COVID. «¿TE PUEDO HABLAR CLARO?» es a la relación médico-paciente lo que «tenemos que hablar» a las relaciones de pareja. No presagia nada bueno. Es una de esas preguntas que los médicos nunca deberíamos hacer en una consulta. Igual que otras como «¿y eso cómo ha llegado a ese sitio?», «¿es usted la mujer o la madre?» o «¿para qué sirve un piercing ahí?». «¿TE PUEDO HABLAR CLARO?» es una pregunta necesaria antes de que abras el libro. Porque no trae buenas noticias. Ojear estas palabras puede ser ya un punto de no retorno. ¿Estás preparado para abrirlo? Puedes dejarlo cerrado y seguir siendo feliz creyendo en los cortes de digestión, evitando andar descalzo para no resfriarte, echando la cabeza para atrás cuando sangras por la nariz o pensando que si algo te pica es que está sanando. O, por el contrario, puedes atreverte a leer estas páginas. Pero, ¿TE PUEDO HABLAR CLARO? Este es el libro que tu madre no quiere que leas porque va a tirar por tierra muchos de sus grandes dogmas sobre la salud; y su lectura puede acarrearte acaloradas discusiones con amigos e incluso puede hacer que te expulsen del grupo de WhatsApp de padres del colegio... Tras el éxito de Vengo sin Cita y Vengo de Urgencias, vuelve Fernando Fabiani (@FernandoFabiani), médico de familia, decidido a hablar claro a los pacientes. Y lo hace más directo que nunca y dispuesto a no dejar mito con cabeza utilizando para ello una herramienta infalible, el humor. Abre este libro y... ¡Que no te cuenten mitos!By James Patterson, Matt Eversmann. 2021
"These are the stories America needs to hear about the remarkable young men and women who serve." - Admiral William…
H. McRaven, US Navy (Ret.). The most moving and powerful war stories ever told, by the men and women who lived them. Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson, the world&’s #1 bestselling writer, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down. These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms. Here, in the voices of the men and women who&’ve fought overseas from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, is a rare eye-opening look into what wearing the uniform, fighting in combat, losing friends and coming home is really like. Readers who next thank a military member for their service will finally have a true understanding of what that thanks is for.By Ann Yost. 2019
St. Lucy Found Dead in Funeral Home Sauna—Freshly Anointed Chief Of Police, Hatti Lehtinen, Investigates in A Yarn Over Murder,…
a Cozy Knitting Mystery from Ann Yost—Red Jacket, Michigan, On the Keweenaw Peninsula—A year after her marriage break-up and return to Michigan’s remote Keweenaw Peninsula, Hatti Lehtinen has settled into a peaceful life within the Finnish community as shopkeeper at Bait and Stitch, a hybrid fishing-and-yarn store.When Hatti's beloved dad, Pops, breaks his leg in a snowmobiling accident, the mayor tags Hatti to fill Pop's role as the town police chief, and entire police force. Assured the job entails little more than prying quarters from frozen parking meters, Hatti steps up.But Hatti's peaceful existence is short lived when the town's reigning St. Lucy is found dead in the funeral home sauna on the eve of the St. Lucy Festival. Now with a murder to investigate, Hatti's situation is complicated when she discovers the prime suspect is her brother-in-law, Reid Night Wind, a circumstance sure to bring her face-to-face with the husband who dumped her a year earlier—a man she’d hoped to never see again this side of the Pearly Gates.With the counsel of her knitting circle, Hatti launches her investigation, fearing someone among those she's known all her life is a murderer. With the list of suspects growing like increases in a Finnish wedding ring shawl, the answer comes from an unlikely source. But can the town of Red Jacket ever be the same?Publisher's Note: The Bait and Stitch Cozy Mystery Series will be enjoyed by readers who appreciate clean, wholesome and humorous mysteries in ethnic settings. Readers who enjoy knitting mysteries as well as fans of Joanne Fluke, CeeCee James, Mildred Abbott and the Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries will not want to miss this captivating series by Ann Yost.The BAIT & STITCH SERIES:A Pattern for MurderA Yarn Over MurderA Double-Pointed MurderA Fair Isle MurderBy Kliph Nesteroff. 2021
From Kliph Nesteroff, &“the human encyclopedia of comedy&” (VICE), comes the important and underappreciated story of Native Americans and comedy.It…
was one of the most reliable jokes in Charlie Hill&’s stand-up routine: &“My people are from Wisconsin. We used to be from New York. We had a little real estate problem.&” In We Had a Little Real Estate Problem, acclaimed comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff focuses on one of comedy&’s most significant and little-known stories: how, despite having been denied representation in the entertainment industry, Native Americans have influenced and advanced the art form. The account begins in the late 1880s, when Native Americans were forced to tour in wild west shows as an alternative to prison. (One modern comedian said it was as &“if a Guantanamo detainee suddenly had to appear on X-Factor.&”) This is followed by a detailed look at the life and work of seminal figures such as Cherokee humorist Will Rogers and Hill, who in the 1970s was the first Native American comedian to appear The Tonight Show. Also profiled are several contemporary comedians, including Jonny Roberts, a social worker from the Red Lake Nation who drives five hours to the closest comedy club to pursue his stand-up dreams; Kiowa-Apache comic Adrianne Chalepah, who formed the touring group the Native Ladies of Comedy; and the 1491s, a sketch troupe whose satire is smashing stereotypes to critical acclaim. As Ryan Red Corn, the Osage member of the 1491s, says: &“The American narrative dictates that Indians are supposed to be sad. It&’s not really true and it&’s not indicative of the community experience itself…Laughter and joy is very much a part of Native culture.&” Featuring dozens of original interviews and the exhaustive research that is Nesteroff&’s trademark, We Had a Little Real Estate Problem is a powerful tribute to a neglected legacy.By Sir Walter Scott.
By Tony Lewis. 2020
Con la agencia viene el personal de su tío: un zombi que apenas puede mantenerse unido, un zombi del tamaño…
de una cabina telefónica y con un coeficiente intelectual de un solo dígito, un profesor loco y Ronnie, que tiene la capacidad de hacerse invisible. Skullenia parece ser el último lugar que necesitaría una agencia de detectives. Al menos eso es lo que piensa Ollie, hasta que el Conde Jocular lo encarga para ayudar a resolver una serie de desapariciones inexplicables. ¿Pero Ollie ha mordido más de lo que puede masticar? Con la ayuda de su variado equipo y algunos personajes francamente ridículos, intenta resolver este desconcertante misterio.By Alison Throckmorton. 2021
This laugh-out-loud funny book features our fancy feathered friends living the life of the rich and famous.These fabulous birds have…
had enough and are ready to start living life—not just the way they want, but the way they deserve! Featuring various birds in their own Real Housewives scenarios, Feathered & Fabulous is the perfect blend of snark, sass, and medication.Adelaide is going to buy that exquisite fur coat, Faye is going to drop that idiot husband of hers, and Patrice is going to show off those legs because she's not afraid to flaunt it. Stunning, funny, and sarcastic, Feathered & Fabulous is sure to make everyone laugh.• UNIQUE, GLITZY, AND FUN: Just like your favorite Real Housewives or the beloved Kris Jenner, this book is unapologetic and fabulous. With sassy humor and a flashy cover, these birds are fresh, fashionable, and ready to tell the world.• HILARIOUS SHARE AND GIFT-BUY: Feathered & Fabulous is a perfect housewarming present, gag gift, stocking stuffer, or present for yourself, your martini-loving gal pal, your reality television buddies, or even the divorcee in your life.• BIRD HUMOR ON TREND: The internet is seeing an influx of bird humor—The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America has sold over 50,000 copies! People who love birds and people who love to hate birds will love Feathered & Fabulous.By Jean Shepherd. 1978
By Divino B'Atista. 2021
Marina es una pequeña ciudad litoral que todos los años se convierte en escenario del gran festival de música "Aguas…
Sonoras". Durante dos días, la tranquilidad de Marina da lugar a una agitación frenética de jóvenes de la ciudad y alrededores. Daniel Vandres es cantante del grupo "Sound of Silence", atracción principal del festival. Él, por cierto, no imaginaba que se cruzaría en el camino de la soñadora Josy, quien sólo piensa en el trabajo pero es convencida por su hermana de ir al festival y divertirse un poco. Roberta nutre un amor platónico por Daniel desde su infancia y es capaz de cualquier locura con tal de que el cantante la note. Es en medio de una de esas locuras que ellas conocen a Beto y a Miguel, dos jóvenes que harán a Josy repensar un poco sobre su concepto de la diversión.By Pam Rosenberg. 2011
Want to know what kind of sounds a space turkey makes? Ever wonder what games monster children play? You'll find…
the answers to these silly questions in this book. From Valentines Day through Christmas, you can keep your family and friends ho-ho-ho-ing.By R. K Sadler, Hayllar, T. A. S. 1982