Download or read book DISTRACTING DAD written by Ryo Hitaka and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2024-08-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Misfortune brings an unexpected new relationship… Allie is astonished to find her whole room flooded. Her bed is like a giant sponge absorbing water leaking from the ceiling! She immediately calls her upstairs neighbor, a man she’s never seen in person. Nathan, the neighbor, is confused by the swampy mess in his kitchen and knows it must be his father’s fault. His father has done nothing but meddle in his son’s life ever since his wife died. But Nathan forgets all about his father as soon as he takes one look at the pretty downstairs neighbor who knocks on his door.

Download or read book Here We Are written by Aarti Namdev Shahani and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here We Are is a heart-wrenching memoir about an immigrant family's American Dream, the justice system that took it away, and the daughter who fought to get it back, from NPR correspondent Aarti Namdev Shahani. The Shahanis came to Queens—from India, by way of Casablanca—in the 1980s. They were undocumented for a few unsteady years and then, with the arrival of their green cards, they thought they'd made it. This is the story of how they did, and didn't; the unforeseen obstacles that propelled them into years of disillusionment and heartbreak; and the strength of a family determined to stay together. Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares follows the lives of Aarti, the precocious scholarship kid at one of Manhattan's most elite prep schools, and her dad, the shopkeeper who mistakenly sells watches and calculators to the notorious Cali drug cartel. Together, the two represent the extremes that coexist in our country, even within a single family, and a truth about immigrants that gets lost in the headlines. It isn’t a matter of good or evil; it's complicated. Ultimately, Here We Are is a coming-of-age story, a love letter from an outspoken modern daughter to her soft-spoken Old World father. She never expected they'd become best friends.

Download or read book Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World written by Bryan E. Robinson and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step-by-step guide to reestablishing work-life balance Americans love a hard worker. The employee who toils eighteen-hour days and eats meals on the run between appointments is usually viewed with a combination of respect and awe. But for many, this lifestyle leads to family problems, a decline in work productivity, and, ultimately, physical and mental burnout. Intended for anyone touched by what Robinson calls “the best-dressed problem of the twenty-first century,” Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World provides an inside look at the impact of work stress on those who live and work with workaholics—partners, spouses, children, and colleagues—as well as the appropriate techniques for clinicians who treat them. This groundbreaking book builds on the research included in three previous editions of Chained to the Desk from the best-selling author and widely respected family therapist Bryan E. Robinson. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of working from home, Robinson finds that the agonies of work stress have only become more challenging. Recent years have seen an unprecedented shift to remote work, which has made it significantly harder to maintain the already delicate work-life balance, weakened as it is by smartphones and other technology. The result is that many workaholics are more stressed and burnt out than ever before in their work, despite being constantly in the presence of family. Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World both counsels and consoles. It provides a step-by-step guide to help readers spot, understand, and ultimately recover from workaholism.

Download or read book Let Me Show You Crazy written by Peggy Tatum and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let Me Show You Crazytells the story of Laura, a young psychotherapist who is on a mission to save humanity. She has clients to counsel, friends to advise, family members to admonish, a husband to analyze, and an entire world awaiting her services. Laura is trying very hard to be a “perfect” helper, but she is discovering that being perfect is not as easy as it looks. In a small North Carolina mill town, Laura and her zany colleagues face the daunting challenge of lifting their child clients from despair, destitution, and delinquency into the salvation of good mental health. Her colleagues provide her with a foundation of support, stimulation, and comic relief. If only she could get such support from her scientist husband, who would rather scrutinize cells under a microscope than examine their relationship. Why is Laura driven to be perfect? What haunts her dreams and pushes her so-called benevolence to ridiculous heights? And how can she ever help her clients if she can’t help herself?Let Me Show You Crazyis the tale of a young woman’s journey from “blissful” ignorance to a humbler and happier understanding of her genuine self.

Download or read book When the House Was Bright Pink written by Jacqueline Chan Valencic and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the House was Bright Pink Welcome to a world where yo-yos and Hula Hoops, Jell-O and Kool-Aid, "Father Knows Best," "American Bandstand," drive-in theaters, and homecooked meals are the norm. Welcome to a time when e-mail and cell phones don't exist; when girls can't wear pants to school; when houses mustn't stay bright pink.. This collection of short coming-of-age stories in verse travels to a 1950's, 1960's America, where the world seemed safer-at least in Mountain View, California. These stories, though reflecting a bygone era, speak to us in the present. For the need to be heard, to be seen, to be recognized are as perennial as the stars in the sky, as eternal as time flying by. These verses were written for grown-ups, but can be read by children twelve years and older. Read a poem a day, or a poem a week..Enjoy the illustrations. Enjoy. Follow a "homely" middle child's observations and struggles while growing up in a nine-member family. See how family provides the foundation for an overall happy, memorable childhood. See how family buoys her from drowning in a larger, harsher world-a world torn between rejecting her and molding her into a "proper" American. The center of this world is pre-Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Region. Enjoy. About the Author Jacqueline Chan Valencic didn't become obsessed with writing "rhymes" until she was laid off from a high tech company in 2001. The rhymes kept coming; she couldn't stop-It was too much fun. She was 53 years young. Since childhood, writing was just something she did-a natural extension of the self: in diaries, letters, short stories, essays, free-verse, and even in an unpublished novel. None of these writing mediums, however, exhilarated her as much as writing poems that rhyme. To her, it was and is the most challenging.and stimulating. Her poetic heroes?-Robert Louis Stevenson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Ogden Nash, Dr. Seuss, and Shel Silverstein. Born in China and raised in Mountain View, California, Ms. Valencic now works and lives with her husband, Jay, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Download or read book How to Entertain Distract and Unplug Your Kids written by Matthew Jervis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun and practical guide to keeping kids engaged and off your phone. Face it. Your kids don’t want you around ALL the time! As much as you’d like to build that go-cart or that amazing tree house for them, you also need a little time for yourself! Sure, we’d all like to hand our kids the phone when things get tough, but down deep we know that screen time will not build world leaders. So how does a parent like you keep those little rug rats entertained and engaged in a meaningful way while you get your own stuff done? Well, this book is a good start! With these simple tricks, you will turn their boredom into fun, teachable, and productive (sometimes) moments in this irreverent yet practical guide. From photo bombing magazines in the dentist’s office to sock matching speed trials to making bread, this book provides spontaneous activities that kids can do with or without you, leaving time for you to do parent stuff like making dinner, reading the paper, or enjoying a glass of wine.

Download or read book Torchwood Consequences written by Andrew Cartmel and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saving the planet, watching over the Rift, preparing the human race for the twenty-first century... Torchwood has been keeping Cardiff safe since the late 1800s. Small teams of heroes, working 24/7, encountering and containing the alien, the bizarre and the inexplicable. But Torchwood do not always see the effects of their actions. What links the Rules and Regulations for replacing a Torchwood leader to the destruction of a supermarket? How does a witness to an alien's reprisals against Torchwood become caught up in a night of terror in a university library? And why should Gwen and Ianto's actions at a local publisher's affect Torchwood more than a century earlier? For Torchwood, the past will always catch up with them. And sometimes the future will catch up with the past... Featuring sci-fi stories by writers for the hit Torchwood series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television, including James Moran and Joseph Lidster, plus Andrew Cartmel, Sarah Pinborough and David Llewellyn.

Download or read book Dudes Dog Days written by Tyler Reynolds and published by Epic Spiel Press. This book was released on 2021-09-22 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun on an epic scale for tweens! Zany, neighborhood adventure for middle grade readers 8-14. A Dude’s best friend is his dog! It’s summertime, so Deven gets a new video game, Grandad gets a new used RV, and Jayden finally gets a dog! You know how it is with dogs--you want to take them everywhere: On a police chase Up the elevator On the roof To the theater See how the Dudes handle a bear’s snack attack, rooftop ammo retrieval, and soccer-bombs from the Treehouse of Doom! Get the most out of the Dude days of summer in Dudes Dog Days! The Dudes are a diverse group of preteen boys with awesome ideas for IRL action. These five best friends find clever ways to have fun and, incidentally, turn their suburban neighborhood upside down! The Dudes Adventure Chronicles is a modern series for intermediate readers 8-14 who are looking for laughs. Each chapter book provides several realistic capers that keep kids reading to find out how it all comes out--or doesn't, with hilarious consequences! This diary of Dude-approved adventures is filled with classic boy fun like: battles, corny jokes, zombies, treehouses, secret codes, and summer fun! Spoilers: Classic humor without movie tie-ins or fart jokes! Appeals to kids who like funny, realistic fiction without a tacked-on message or ripped-from-the-headlines problem. Lacking in butts, farts, and crude humor, this series is perfect for fans of Gordon Korman, Dave Pilkey, Jeffrey Brown, Mike Lupica, Gary Paulsen, and Kwame Alexander. If they like Beverly Cleary's Henry Huggins or Barbara Robinson's The Worst Best Christmas Pageant Ever, they'll love the Dudes! Warning to Parents: The Dudes’ insane take on parents, school, and the PTA just might be catching. Anecdotal evidence suggests that readers of the Dudes may imagine some resemblance between the Dudes’ parents and their own. Classic summer reading. Lends itself to read-a-louds that have the whole family cracking up. Makes a Great Gift for smart kids who need some laughs.

Download or read book How to Train Your Dad written by Gary Paulsen and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Gary Paulsen, the award-winning author of Hatchet, comes a laugh-out-loud eco-adventure about a boy, his free-thinking dad and the puppy-training pamphlet that turns their summer upside down. Twelve-year-old Carl is fed up with his dad; he may be brilliant, but bin-diving for food, scouring through rubbish for 'salvageable' junk and wearing clothes fully sourced from garage sales is getting old. Increasingly worried by what his schoolmates will think – and encouraged by his riotous best friend – Carl decides to use a puppy-training pamphlet to 'retrain' his dad’s mindset . . . a crackpot experiment that produces some hilarious results! How To Train Your Dad is a fierce and funny novel about family, friendship and green-living from middle-grade master Gary Paulsen.

Download or read book Distract My Hunger written by X. Williamson and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2011-02-02 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes who we are is deeply hidden within our genes A spellbinding story about discovering ones own nature, and how it can be completely different from what you expected. Can our essence have more to it than simple, plain humanity? Do we really know who we are deep down to the core? Iris is a regular teen; she loves parties and wants to fall in love but something dark and unexpected lurks within her veins She discovers she was born a vampire and is just waking up to her true self. Lifes complexity, well kept secrets and a thrilling twist in Iriss seek for her true nature. If you thought you knew everything about vampires, you are up for a surprise Nothing you ever believed about them will ever stay the same

Download or read book The North Dakota Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 1 includes "The installation of Frank Le Rond McVey ... as president of the University of North Dakota. Programs and proceedings" called Inauguration number, dated Sept. 1910.

Download or read book The New Father A Dad s Guide to the First Year Fourth Edition The New Father written by Armin A. Brott and published by WW Norton. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best-selling guide to the first year of fatherhood, trusted by hundreds of thousands of new dads and their partners This indispensable handbook, from the author of the million-selling Expectant Father, provides a reassuring month-by-month overview of your baby’s first year. It covers the milestones in your child’s development; ways you can bond with your child and support your partner; and what’s going on with you, as a new dad. The fourth edition of The New Father features a user-friendly new design and is updated from cover to cover with the latest information about healthcare, financial planning, parental leave and work-life balance, and much more. It incorporates the expertise of leading pediatricians and researchers, and the real-life experiences of hundreds of dads and moms. Illustrated with stress-relieving cartoons, The New Father is a friendly, readable, and inclusive companion for all new dads. (Moms will love it, too!)

Download or read book Sticky Notes written by Dianne Touchell and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven-year-old Foster has always been close to his father, but now his father is changing and forgetting things, Mum is tired and grumpy, and Foster feels invisible.

Download or read book The Modern Dad s Dilemma written by John Badalament and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2009-07-10 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told through the stories of a diverse group of fifteen real dads who have attended John Badalament’s pioneering workshops, The Modern Dad’s Dilemma is filled with practical information, road-tested activities, and key skills dads can put to use right away.

Download or read book Dad s Wisdom written by Alex Alberto Alvarez and published by A. A. Alvarez Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underpinned by stoic values, this uplifting guide forges a timeless bond between the author and his daughter through a blend of personal anecdotes, universal principles and actionable advice, from fostering resilience and emotional intelligence to developing financial literacy and healthy relationships. Conceived in the wake of a cancer diagnosis, “Dad’s Wisdom: A Blueprint for Life” stands as an enduring legacy—a time capsule where the author’s young daughter can find him again when she seeks his wisdom in later years. Teeming with personal anecdotes, universal truths, and actionable advice, each chapter is meticulously crafted to nurture an emotionally resilient and intellectually mature individual. And even though these insights on resilience, self-belief, empathy, and gratitude were penned primarily for his daughter, their profound meanings resonate widely, transforming abstract concepts into tangible life lessons and providing a roadmap to cultivate emotional strength, confront adversity, and uncover the essence of living. Diving deep into strong values, it emphasises the significance of nurturing positive friendships, extends concrete advice on financial management and investing, and delves into the art of choosing the right life partner. But above all, it inspires us to live purposefully, to cherish our families, and to love our children above all else. Dispensing wisdom that is both deeply personal and universally resonant, “Dad’s Wisdom: A Blueprint for Life” is not a must-read; it’s a must-experience—a warm embrace captured in print and a lasting footprint in the sands of time from a loving father to his precious daughter, and to the world.

Download or read book Saving the Single Dad s Bookstore written by Nicole Lam and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A doubtful owner. A determined employee. Together, can they build a future? After inheriting his late grandfather’s bookstore, Dominic Tang must make a big decision: keep it or sell. But manager Gianna Marchesi insists she can prove he should keep Tang’s Terrific Tomes open if he’ll stay in town for two months. Falling for the charms of the store—and Gianna—comes easy. But when property damage threatens his already-tight budget, will Dominic risk everything to follow his heart? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

Download or read book Lucky Girl written by Fiona Gibson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-12-17 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stella Moon isn’t much for change. Why else would she have left her hometown to study music in London only to scurry back to teach scales to overgrown brats and the occasional curious adult? But sometimes you can’t escape change, especially when it’s staring you in the face (like, for instance, your boyfriend walking out on you), nipping at your heels (new kids next door who’ve decided your house is more fun to play at than theirs), whispering in your ear (sexy stranger who shows up in unexpected places) and knocking on your door (the return of Dad, who’s had more than a few falls from TV chef grace). With the world bearing down on her, it looks as if Stella has no choice but to embrace change and see where it takes her. Lucky girl.