Download or read book Mothers Before written by Edan Lepucki and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who was your mother before she was a mother? Essays and photos from Brit Bennett, Jennifer Egan, Danzy Senna, Laura Lippman, Jia Tolentino, and many more. In this remarkable collection, New York Times–bestselling novelist Edan Lepucki gathers more than sixty original essays and favorite photographs to explore this question. The daughters in Mothers Before are writers and poets, artists and teachers, and the images and stories they share reveal the lives of women in ways that are vulnerable and true, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always moving. Contributors include: Brit Bennett * Jennine Capó Crucet * Jennifer Egan * Angela Garbes * Annabeth Gish * Alison Roman * Lisa See * Danzy Senna * Dana Spiotta * Lan Samantha Chang * Laura Lippman * Jia Tolentino * Tiffany Nguyen * Charmaine Craig * Maya Ramakrishnan * Eirene Donohue * and many others

Download or read book The Big Book of Simplex Crosswords written by Mary O'Brien and published by O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2009-07-13 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Simplex Crossword formula has been hugely successful and made bestsellers of Books 1 to 6. Appearing daily in the Irish Times for over forty years, the crossword has attracted a devoted following. The Big Book of Simplex Crosswords combines the first two bestselling titles in the Simplex series in a new edition. Great value for crossword-addicts everywhere!

Download or read book Pocket Posh Crosswords written by The Puzzle Society and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-21 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sophisticated and feminine puzzle book is small in size but big on fun and style. Pocket Posh Crosswords has 75 fun puzzles. The cover features an irresistibly tactile design. It is the perfect accessories and go with everything. It is the perfect take-along; plus, this little gem slips nicely into either a purse or pocket. This sophisticated and feminine puzzle book is small in size but big on fun and style. Pocket Posh Crosswords has 75 fun puzzles. The cover features an irresistibly tactile design. It is the perfect accessories and go with everything. It is the perfect take-along; plus, this little gem slips nicely into either a purse or pocket. Fun and smart. What's not to love? * Pretty, smart. The slim design of this popular puzzle book makes is the go-to puzzle book for energetic girls. * Puzzles are a smart form of exercise. According to the American Society on Aging, 84 percent of people polled spend time daily in activities such as puzzle solving. While there isn't conclusive evidence that doing puzzles increases brain function, it certainly can't hurt!

Download or read book Between the Lines written by Jodi Picoult and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told in their separate voices, sixteen-year-old Prince Oliver, who wants to break free of his fairy-tale existence, and fifteen-year-old Delilah, a loner obsessed with Prince Oliver and the book in which he exists, work together to seek his freedom.

Download or read book Love and Other Puzzles written by Kimberley Allsopp and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the clues doesn't always lead you where you might expect ... A witty, warm-hearted and appealing novel about how stepping out of our comfort zones can sometimes be the best – and worst – thing that can ever happen to us. Rory's life is perfectly predictable, ordered and on track – just the way she likes it. She walks her 12,000 steps a day, writes her to-do list and each night she prepares her breakfast chia pods and lays out her clothes for the next day. She's doing everything right. So why does everything feel so wrong? Deep down, she knows her life and career – not to mention her relationship – are going nowhere, and so Rory, in a moment of desperation, takes an uncharacteristic step: letting the clues of The New York Times crossword puzzle dictate all her decisions for a week. Just for a week, she reasons. Just to shake things up a bit. What's the worst that could happen? A delightfully witty, deliciously original and astringently refreshing rom-com that reads like you're inhaling a zingy citrus cocktail made by Nora Ephron, at a party thrown by Dolly Alderton and Beth O'Leary. 'Warm, witty, charming and romantic, Love and Other Puzzles is a glorious debut. It's so clever and satisfying and I can't wait for the world to get their hands on it.' Jessica Dettmann 'Love and Other Puzzles has more heart than Harry Burns, more zingers than Daniel Cleaver and is hotter than Fitzwilliam Darcy emerging from a lake, partially clothed. If you love rom coms as I do, you will meet cute with this wonderful twist on the genre.' Lauren Sams Totally charming ... a lovely and witty first novel about finding the gorgeous sweet spot between comfort and spontaneity ... perfect for fans of Marian Keyes, Minnie Darke, Dolly Alderton and Meg Mason.' Booktopia 'A charming, clever and wickedly funny twist on, and homage to, the genre.' Australian Financial Review

Download or read book An Abbreviated Life written by Ariel Leve and published by Harper. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mesmerizing... A portrait of something familiar gone wildly, tragically awry." —The New York Times “Sometimes, a child is born to a parent who can’t be a parent, and, like a seedling in the shade, has to grow toward a distant sun. Ariel Leve’s spare and powerful memoir will remind us that family isn’t everything—kindness and nurturing are.” —Gloria Steinem Ariel Leve grew up in Manhattan with an eccentric mother she describes as “a poet, an artist, a self-appointed troublemaker and attention seeker.” Leve learned to become her own parent, taking care of herself and her mother’s needs. There would be uncontrolled, impulsive rages followed with denial, disavowed responsibility, and then extreme outpourings of affection. How does a child learn to feel safe in this topsyturvy world of conditional love? Leve captures the chaos and lasting impact of a child’s life under siege and explores how the coping mechanisms she developed to survive later incapacitated her as an adult. There were material comforts, but no emotional safety, except for summer visits to her father’s home in South East Asia-an escape that was terminated after he attempted to gain custody. Following the death of a loving caretaker, a succession of replacements raised Leve—relationships which resulted in intense attachment and loss. It was not until decades later, when Leve moved to other side of the world, that she could begin to emancipate herself from the past. In a relationship with a man who has children, caring for them yields a clarity of what was missing. In telling her haunting story, Leve seeks to understand the effects of chronic psychological maltreatment on a child’s developing brain, and to discover how to build a life for herself that she never dreamed possible: An unabbreviated life.

Download or read book The Long Goodbye written by Meghan O'Rourke and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Anguished, beautifully written... The Long Goodbye is an elegiac depiction of drama as old as life." -- The New York Times Book Review From one of America's foremost young literary voices, a transcendent portrait of the unbearable anguish of grief and the enduring power of familial love. What does it mean to mourn today, in a culture that has largely set aside rituals that acknowledge grief? After her mother died of cancer at the age of fifty-five, Meghan O'Rourke found that nothing had prepared her for the intensity of her sorrow. In the first anguished days, she began to create a record of her interior life as a mourner, trying to capture the paradox of grief-its monumental agony and microscopic intimacies-an endeavor that ultimately bloomed into a profound look at how caring for her mother during her illness changed and strengthened their bond. O'Rourke's story is one of a life gone off the rails, of how watching her mother's illness-and separating from her husband-left her fundamentally altered. But it is also one of resilience, as she observes her family persevere even in the face of immeasurable loss. With lyricism and unswerving candor, The Long Goodbye conveys the fleeting moments of joy that make up a life, and the way memory can lead us out of the jagged darkness of loss. Effortlessly blending research and reflection, the personal and the universal, it is not only an exceptional memoir, but a necessary one.

Download or read book Things My Mother Never Told Me written by Blake Morrison and published by Random House. This book was released on 2003 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a series of letters from his parents' passionate World War II courtship, Morrison uncovers a startling, touching story. This follow-up to his critically acclaimed 1993 memoir paints the unforgettable picture of a quietly determined heroine and of a son's search to learn the truth about her.

Download or read book Iron John written by Robert Bly and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2004-07-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this deeply learned book, poet and translator Robert Bly offers nothing less than a new vision of what it is to be a man.Bly's vision is based on his ongoing work with men and reflections on his own life. He addresses the devastating effects of remote fathers and mourns the disappearance of male initiation rites in our culture. Finding rich meaning in ancient stories and legends, Bly uses the Grimm fairy tale "Iron John," in which the narrator, or "Wild Man," guides a young man through eight stages of male growth, to remind us of archetypes long forgotten-images of vigorous masculinity, both protective and emotionally centered.Simultaneously poetic and down-to-earth, combining the grandeur of myth with the practical and often painful lessons of our own histories, Iron John is a rare work that will continue to guide and inspire men-and women-for years to come.

Download or read book Coffee Break Crosswords Book 1 written by Collins Puzzles and published by Collins. This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give your mind a linguistic workout with 200 new quick crossword puzzles. These will have you searching for the dictionary!

Download or read book Large Print Crossword Puzzles written by Parragon Book Service Limited and published by Parragon. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large Print Crossword Puzzles is packed with over 200 puzzles to complete.

Download or read book The Kids Book of Crosswords 1 written by Gareth Moore and published by Buster Books. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creators of the hugely popular Kids' Book of Wordsearches 1, this new addition to the series has over 150 crossword puzzles to complete. Addictive, fun and conveniently compact, this book of crosswords will provide hours of entertainment.

Download or read book Two Across written by Jeffrey Bartsch and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly awkward teenager Stanley Owens meets his match in beautiful, brainy Vera Baxter when they tie for first place in the annual National Spelling Bee-and the two form a bond that will change both of their lives. Though their mothers have big plans for them-Stanley will become a senator, Vera a mathematics professor-neither wants to follow these pre-determined paths. So Stanley hatches a scheme to marry Vera in a sham wedding for the cash gifts, hoping they will enable him to pursue his one true love: crossword puzzle construction. In enlisting Vera to marry him, though, he neglects one variable: she's secretly in love with him, which makes their counterfeit ceremony an exercise in misery for her. Realizing the truth only after she's moved away and cut him out of her life, Stanley tries to atone for his mistakes and win her back. But he's unable to find her, until one day he comes across a puzzle whose clues make him think it could only have been created by Vera. Intrigued, he plays along, communicating back to her via his own gridded clues. But will they connect again before it's all too late?

Download or read book Cryptograms Puzzle Books for Adults written by Puzzle King Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-02 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Large Print Cryptogram Puzzle Book for Adults is a fun way for teens, adults, or seniors to sharpen their minds and test their logic skills. Including 400 Cryptoquotes from various sources including celebrities, historic characters, and books. Additional Features: Suitable for most Levels Medium to Hard Challenge Plenty of Puzzles 400 Cryptoquote / Cryptoquip puzzles Detailed instructions on how to solve the puzzles plus some tips Perfectly Sized - 7" x 10" Large Print - 5 well-spaced Puzzles per page Solutions and Hints can be Found at the Back of the Book Premium Matte Color Cover Puzzle King Publishing: Puzzle Books for Everyone!

Download or read book So you want to be a medical mum written by Emma Hill and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-02-14 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2006 over 60% of medical graduates in the UK were female, and the number of women going to medical school as 'mature students' is steadily increasing. Some of these women will, at some point, choose to have a baby, but the question always asked is how to fit it in with a medical career? Along with the problem of finding time to actually have a baby, and coping as a pregnant doctor, there is the problem of finding information when it is most needed. This book addresses this problem, bringing a wealth of information together in one easy-to-use resource. Written by a mother, who has faced the joys and frustrations of combining medicine and being a mother, this book is a "one-stop-shop" for all mothers and mums-to-be.

Download or read book The Book with the Missing First Page written by Alex Andronov and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book with the missing first page is a collection of short stories with a think-back guarantee. If you don't have a single thought between starting the book and finishing it, the author will personally think for you for at least ten seconds. At turns funny, moving and engaging, it is the sheer variety that keeps you wondering what could possibly be coming next: a man willing to turn his girlfriend over to the police because of bad sex, Arthur's brother Clive or an interview with a smoking beagle.

Download or read book It s Not Always Rainbows written by Joey Paul and published by Bug Books. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The LGBTQ rainbow covers people from all walks of life. Catherine and her friends all have to struggle for acceptance in their own lives. Parents, friends, teachers, pretty much everyone seems to have their opinion on how they should live. The only people who don’t tell them what they should do are each other and the people inside the LGBTQ community. So when people from that community start getting attacked and then murdered, Catherine feels she has to do something to stop it. Dealing with her own issues with her religious parents is tough enough, but what do you do when who you are is the reason someone wants you dead?