Download or read book What Makes a Marriage Last written by Marlo Thomas and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Power couple Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue have created a compelling and intimate collection of intriguing conversations with famous couples about their enduring marriages and how they have made them last through the challenges we all share. What makes a marriage last? Who doesn’t want to know the answer to that question? To unlock this mystery, iconic couple Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue crisscrossed the country and conducted intimate conversations with forty celebrated couples whose long marriages they’ve admired—from award-winning actors, athletes, and newsmakers to writers, comedians, musicians, and a former U.S. president and First Lady. Through these conversations, Marlo and Phil also revealed the rich journey of their own marriage. What Makes a MarriageLast offers practical and heartfelt wisdom for couples of all ages, and a rare glimpse into the lives of husbands and wives we have come to know and love. Marlo and Phil’s frequently funny, often touching, and always engaging conversations span the marital landscape—from that first rush of new love to keeping that precious spark alive, from navigating hard times to celebrating triumphs, from balancing work and play and family to growing better and stronger together. At once intimate, candid, revelatory, hilarious, instructive, and poignant, this book is a beautiful gift for couples of every age and stage. Featuring interviews with: Alan and Arlene Alda • Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick President Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter • James Carville and Mary Matalin Deepak and Rita Chopra • Patricia Cornwell and Staci Gruber Bryan Cranston and Robin Dearden • Billy and Janice Crystal Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest • Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen Viola Davis and Julius Tennon • Gloria and Emilio Estefan Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan • Chip and Joanna Gaines Sanjay and Rebecca Gupta • Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka • Ron and Cheryl Howard Jesse and Jacqueline Jackson • Elton John and David Furnish John and Justine Leguizamo • LL COOL J and Simone I. Smith Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone • John McEnroe and Patty Smyth Mehmet and Lisa Oz • Rodney and Holly Robinson Peete Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Bert Pogrebin • Rob and Michele Reiner Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos • Al Roker and Deborah Roberts Ray and Anna Romano • Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams Judges Judy and Jerry Sheindlin • George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth Sting and Trudie Styler • Capt. Chesley “Sully” and Lorrie Sullenberger Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner • Judith and Milton Viorst Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt • Bob Woodward and Elsa Walsh

Download or read book It Ain t Over Till It s Over written by Marlo Thomas and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From actress, activist, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Marlo Thomas comes a unique, inspirational book “filled with stories of bold and brave women who won’t give up and won’t be held back” (Sheryl Sandberg, bestselling author of Lean In). Anyone who has ever tried to make a big life change knows it can be complicated—and frightening. Especially if you’re feeling stuck. But how do you get up the nerve to actually take the leap? Marlo Thomas’s It Ain’t Over…Till It’s Over introduces us to sixty amazing women who proved that it’s never too late to pull yourself out of a hole or to live out a dream—to launch a business, lose weight, discover a hidden talent, escape a dangerous relationship, find love, or fill a void in life with a challenging new experience. Meet an unemployed saleswoman who fought her way back from bankruptcy by inventing a simple product that earned her millions; a graphic artist who fulfilled a childhood ambition by going to med school at age forty-two; a suburban mom whose snack recipe for her daughter’s lunchbox turned into a successful business; and a middle-aged English teacher who, devastated to learn that her husband was cheating on her, refused to be a victim, filed for divorce, and began the challenging journey of rebuilding her life. From the first page to the last, It Ain’t Over…Till It’s Over speaks to women of all ages with an empowering message: The best is yet to come!

Download or read book When You Least Expect It written by Angela Bachman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Marlo Hart, a quarky fly by the seat of her pants woman who takes that 'leap of faith' and ventures off on a self-discovery mission to Seward Alaska. Between coming to terms with the loss of her parents and realizing her fate, she comes across Duncan James, a Salmon fisherman by day and pub owner by night who feels a wavering connection to the fate she has yet to find. Torn by the unexpected loss of her parents and the man who holds the secret to her discoveries, Marlo learns her happiness is a bumpy traveled road within searching out the truth to her past and what her future has yet to unfold.

Download or read book The Right Words at the Right Time written by Marlo Thomas and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-01-06 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For everyone who needs a hero or loves a good story, here is an inspiring collection of personal revelations from more than 100 remarkable men and women who share a moment when words changed their lives"--Jacket.

Download or read book The First Sandcastle written by M. E. Delgado and published by Barrio City Press. This book was released on 2008-03-02 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mesmerizing novel you always seek yet seldom find. Marlo Clemente is confronted with continuous turmoil at home. His father's boisterous views of women haunt him, as he is told that all women are evil-wanting only the material and causing all men "the worst of pains." This has dire consequences for young Marlo as he matures and struggles with loving his mother and yet facing his father's twisted representation of a world full of vixen dominance. Marlo looks to his extraordinary artistic talent and two best friends for solace from everyday home life. But one of his friends (Danny) becomes romantically involved with a young girl who ends up crushing Danny's heart. This only reinforces what his father has long since warned. Confusion sets in further when Marlo meets Desiree Castillo, a girl unlike others. For she too sees the same magic in Marlo's "sandcastle dreams" and even tells a story of the first sandcastle which (legend has it) was built long ago, near the Yucatan Peninsula. Marlo struggles to keep his dream of art school alive while still trying to find the long-lost relationship that has evaded him and his mother. He too comes to terms with his deep attraction towards Desiree only to eventually meet her "twin" cousin, Divina. A two-sided world Marlo encounters, only to wonder whether his tideless dreams will ever come to pass.

Download or read book Sugar Walls written by Brittani Williams and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite a tumultuous past, Sugar Alise Clark is determined to be successful. When she meets Dyna, owner and proprietor of Dymes Exotic Escort Service, she takes off down the path of easy money and fast living. Their friendship quickly sours when Sugar decides to branch out on her own. Sugar opens a gentleman's club called Sugar Walls and becomes involved with a new love—who happens to be the father of her sister's child. Sugar thinks she's leaving her past behind to forge a better future. It's not long before Sugar discovers that her dreams of happily ever after might not be possible. She wakes up stranded and near death, unsure of who placed her there. The two people that Sugar cared about the most are on a path toward revenge, determined to silence Sugar forever. When tragedy strikes and life-changing events are set into motion, Sugar soon realizes that fast money gets you nowhere fast.

Download or read book Vincala written by Diamond Spring and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-01-13 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love or duty? What is more important? For three kingdoms, these royal families will be put to the test. From arranged marriages, duels, and assassination attempts, these families will discover that royal blood does not make you family.

Download or read book Im More Than A Foster Child written by Ava Suggs; Marlo Suggs and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Am More than a Foster Child follows the stress and struggles of a young girl who overcomes the challenges of being bounced around to numerous foster homes “I am ten years old. I was born in Cleveland, Ohio. I attend school at Dr. Martin Luther King elementary. I often isolate myself from my peers because I spend most of my time writing in my journal. My biggest dream is to become a famous writer. I was considered a princess because I am my mom’s only daughter. My seven siblings and I were taken from my momma by the children and family services agency. I’m not sure how they got involved; all I know is that they split my brothers and me up in different foster homes. That was four years ago, and I still haven’t seen or heard from any of them. Who am I? Oh, my name is Nevaeh Jackson and this is my story”.

Download or read book Mutant Message Down Under written by Marlo Morgan and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this "New York Times" bestseller, Morgan leads readers on the fictional spiritual odyssey of an American woman in the Australian outback.

Download or read book Shadows of the Spirit written by Gene Ferrier and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl's mother commits suicide on her 16th birthday. Soon after her father sends her to live with a Grandmother she's never met on a mysterious island in the Gulf of Mexico 36 miles from the Louisiana Coast. Once there she encounters a woman more harsh and cruel than anyone she's ever known yet at the same time begins to piece together the fragments of her family's past. A past more bizarre and intriguing than anything she could have imagined. Yet the real clues to her family's past lay hidden within an abandoned house hidden deep within the cypress swamp. A house with a terrible history. It's there that the ghosts of the past reveal themselves and awaken in the young girl truths that her grandmother has tried so desperately to hide. Truths that threaten to shatter her very existence on the island and her relationship with a young man as mysterious as the Island itself. Yet once these secrets are revealed, they are so terrible that she will spend the rest of her life trying to conceal them.

Download or read book The Cinderella List written by Judy Baer and published by Steeple Hill. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since she was a child, Marlo Mayfield has kept a list of traits her Prince Charming must possess. After a series of bad relationships, Marlo's beginning to lose hope that her ideal man exists. But when she caters a party for Jake Hammond, Marlo realizes he could be the man she's been waiting for. There's only one problem: Jake is super wealthy, and Marlo's not sure she fits into his blue-blooded world. But Jake is determined to show Marlo that with a little faith and a lot of love, he just might be the one.

Download or read book Growing Up Laughing written by Marlo Thomas and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny is a book that only Marlo Thomas could write -- a smart and gracious, witty and confident autobiographical journey. For as long as Marlo Thomas can remember, she's lived with laughter. Born to comedy royalty--TV and nightclub star Danny Thomas--she grew up among legendary funny men, carved much of her career in comedy and, to this day, surrounds herself with people who love and live to make others laugh. In this long-awaited memoir, Thomas takes us on a funny and heartwarming adventure, from her Beverly Hills childhood, to her groundbreaking creation of That Girl and Free to Be . . . You and Me, to her rise as one of America's most beloved actress-comediennes, to her marriage to talk-show king Phil Donahue. Her youth was star-studded--Milton Berle performed magic tricks (badly) at her backyard birthday parties. George Burns, Bob Hope, Sid Caesar, Bob Newhart and other great comics passed countless hours gathered around her family's dinner table. And behind it all was the rich laughter nurtured by a close and loving family. Growing Up Laughing is not just the story of an iconic entertainer, but also the story of comedy. In a voice that is curious, generous and often gleeful, Thomas not only opens the doors on the funny in her own life, but also explores the comic roots of today's most celebrated comedians, in personal interviews with: Alan Alda, Joy Behar, Stephen Colbert, Billy Crystal, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Griffin, Jay Leno, George Lopez, Elaine May, Conan O'Brien, Don Rickles, Joan Rivers, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Ben and Jerry Stiller, Lily Tomlin, Robin Williams and Steven Wright.

Download or read book Let Love Have the Last Word written by Common and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An insightful memoir that uncovers unique stories about matters of the heart.” —Essence The inspiring New York Times bestseller from Common—the Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Golden Globe–winning musician, actor, and activist—explores how love and mindfulness can build communities and allow you to take better control of your life through actions and words. Common believes that the phrase “let love have the last word” is not just a declaration; it is a statement of purpose, a daily promise. Love is the most powerful force on the planet, and ultimately the way you love determines who you are and how you experience life. Touching on God, self-love, partners, children, family, and community, Common explores the core tenets of love to help us understand what it means to receive and, most importantly, to give love. He moves from the personal—writing about his daughter, to whom he wants to be a better father—to the universal, where he observes that our society has become fractured under issues of race and politics. He knows there’s no quick remedy for all of the hurt in the world, but love—for yourself and for others—is where the healing begins. In his first public reveal, Common also shares a deeply personal experience of childhood molestation that he is now confronting…and forgiving. Courageous, insightful, brave, and characteristically authentic, Let Love Have the Last Word shares Common’s own unique and personal stories of the people and experiences that have led to a greater understanding of love and all it has to offer. It is a powerful call to action for a new generation of open hearts and minds, one that is sure to resonate for years to come.

Download or read book Kissing my Co worker written by J. Sterling and published by J. Sterling. This book was released on 2021-12-16 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I've had a crush on my co-worker Declan since the day I started working at Rockline Studios. Trust me, if you could see this man, you'd have a crush on him too. It's been two years since my first day of work... two years since my head has been filled with fantasies and daydreams about the things I could do to him. Two years of.... SITTING BY AND DOING NOTHING because dating within the office is forbidden, frowned upon, something we're not supposed to do. The night of Rockline's infamous New Year's Eve party changes everything. Will my new years wish finally come true?

Download or read book Ricky written by Whitney Collins and published by Sarabande Books. This book was released on 2024-08-25 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Whitney Collins, the award-winning author of Big Bad, come twenty-three new dark and derelict (and hilarious) tales about—you guessed it—love. With Ricky, Collins applies her sharp eye, black humor, and generous heart to love stories (and the stories we tell ourselves about love). Among the wacky, tacky, lovesick, and lovelorn characters are: Ilona, the misanthropic mother and unhappy fiancé who is increasingly transfixed by a rash of local shark attacks; Imogen, the sperm bank client who cultivates the love she madly desires inside herself; and Aurora Flood, the coma survivor on a mission to plant a sacred seed from the Olive Garden. Blending elements of southern gothic, speculative fiction, and horror, Ricky & Other Love Stories is political and personal, bitter and sweet: ultimately, a lot like love.

Download or read book Paranormal Horror Contemporary Science Fiction Fantasy Bundle written by Brian Rathbone and published by White Wolf Press, LLC. This book was released on with total page 2333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bundle containing: The Turner Chronicles by Mark Eller The Mark of a Druid by Rhonda Carpenter God Wars by Mark Eller & EA Draper Lure by Brian Rathbone

Download or read book For the Love of Mac written by Sandra Reed and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I read somewhere that while we cannot direct the wind we can adjust our sails, simple yet profound. It was a Thursday when I filed for divorce. I know because most memorable things seem to happen to me on Thursdays. I could not change the past, but I could do something about the future. It was definitely time for some adjusting. Had I known what lie ahead, I may have given it more thought. Looking back on the last three years of singlehood I am amazed at the people, places and events that invaded my life, showering me with pleasure and pain. My name is Mac and this is an account of my journey, my steps as a divorced woman that tested my sanity and sense of humor. It has been filled with unexpected turns and uncharted roads, but isnt that what life is? Ive learned to cherish the steps, knowing that most of us never realize our dreams or ever reach our destinations. Our steps may be thoughtfully planned and well calculated but most often were forced to take side steps, back steps or just go in circles as forces over which we have no control dictate. I know it is the journey and not the end that is significant and eagerly wait for what comes next.