Download or read book Maybe Baby written by Lori Leibovich and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To breed or not to breed? That is the question twenty-eight accomplished writers ponder in this collection of provocative, honest, soul-searching essays. Based on a popular series at Salon.com, Maybe Baby offers both frank and nuanced opinions from a wide range of viewpoints on parenting choices, both alternative and traditional. Yes: "I've been granted access to a new plane of existence, one I could not have imagined, and would not now live without."—Peter Nichols No: "I can sort of see that it might be nice to have children, but there are a thousand things I'd rather spend my time doing than raise them."—Michelle Goldberg Maybe: "As we both slip into our mid-thirties, my own personal daddy dilemma has quietly taken on an urgency that I frankly didn't expect."—Larry Smith From infertility to adoption, from ambivalence to baby lust, Maybe Baby brings together the full force of opinions about this national, but also intensely personal, debate.
Download or read book Maybe Baby written by Tenaya Darlington and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2004-08-23 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Glides of Fort Cloud, Wisconsin, are a Spectacularly Dysfunctional Family. Rusty and Judy did the best they could when raising their three children, yet nothing turned out the way they planned. The Glide parents have just about resigned themselves to the fact that their kids will never live up to their expectations -- when a ray of hope comes in the form of a new baby. Judy's heart soars as Gretchen announces that she and her disturbingly hirsute boyfriend, Ray, are expecting their first child. But it soon becomes clear that Gretchen proposes to raise her child in her own way, absent any indication of its sex: no pink or blue nursery, no baby dolls or trucks, no -- to Judy's horror -- traditional male or female names. In order to be a part of their grandchild's life, Rusty and Judy must first come to terms with their daughter -- and to do that, they must look at themselves and their family with new eyes. Written with daring and humor and with the confidence of a seasoned novelist, Tenaya Darlington's debut is a funny, heartwarming, and insightful look at the real meaning of family.
Download or read book Maybe Baby written by Terry McLaughlin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It could be a screenplay—except this is no movie. Filmproducer Burke Elliot really is snowbound in a remoteMontana cabin with his glamorous star. He's here on amission—to convince Nora Daniels to sign a contractand return with him to Hollywood—and nothing isgoing to stop him. Not her meddling friends, not themanure-filled snowdrifts, not the lousy cell-phoneservice. Not even Nora's spit-up-prone bundle of joy. But while he's "making nice with the talent," the radiantactress and the unexpectedly sweet baby are wreakinghavoc with his carefully laid plan. Could "the originaliceman" be melting just a little?
Download or read book Maybe Baby written by Ashlinn Craven and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uber-organized Polly Malone leaves nothing to chance. Running her web design company on a shoestring, she's determined to make it a success. Her career plan doesn't include a man or a family. When she's approached by a stranger with an unusual request, she hasn't the heart - or the bank balance - to refuse. Sexy, wealthy, top London games entrepreneur Julian Ripley is battling for control of the company he built and picking up the pieces of his post-divorce life. But his sister makes a plea he can't refuse. When Polly and Julian meet in a dusty post office, feelings spark to life, but each harbors a secret - one that both binds and repels. Caught between family and commitments, can their love survive or is it inconceivable? Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
Download or read book Maybe Baby written by Carol Thomas and published by Choc Lit. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life throws a wrench into the works for two friends in this romantic comedy follow-up to The Purrfect Pet Sitter. Best friends Lisa and Felicity think—maybe, just maybe—they finally have everything sorted out in their lives. Lisa is in a happy relationship with her old flame, and busy mum Felicity has managed to reignite the passion with her husband, Pete, after a romantic getaway. But when Lisa walks in on a half-naked woman in her boyfriend’s flat, and Felicity is left reeling from a shocking discovery, it becomes clear that life is nothing but full of surprises.
Download or read book Maybe My Baby written by Irene O'Book and published by HarperFestival. This book was released on 1998-01-03 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maybe My Baby For babies who are fascinated by faces of other babies, here is a love poem from parent to child perfect for sharing.Dancer, astronaut, builder, athlete—what will baby grow up to be? Here is a love poem from parent to child, illustrated in a way that babies love—with funny photos of other babies. Irene O’Book is a poet and artist. This is her first book for children. She lives in Garrison, NY. Dancer, astronaut, builder, athlete—what will baby grow up to be? Here is a love poem from parent to child, illustrated in a way that babies love—with funny photos of other babies. Irene O’Book is a poet and artist. This is her first book for children. She lives in Garrison, NY.
Download or read book Maybe Baby It s You written by Charlie Shanian and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cast: 1m., 1w. (May be expanded up to 14m., 11w.) Maybe Baby, It's You is a comedy about the search for that most elusive of entities, the soul mate, and told in a series of 11 vignettes that cover ground from the first kiss to the not-so-golden years of marriage. We take a raucous ride through male-female relationships with two searchers with a laundry list of must-have qualities for a mate that swiftly dwindles down to "warm and breathing" as the only prerequisite; a mild-mannered Midwesterner whose blind date turns out to be the Greek goddess Medea; a film noir couple who realize that their razor-sharp banter is hiding their fear and vulnerability; a gorgeous, charming brain surgeon who is always "Mr. Wrong" due to his penchant for spastic, arrhythmic club dancing; a couple celebrating their wedding anniversary who realize that marriage may not have ended their search for a soul mate; an elderly divorced couple who entertain the fantasy of a reconciliation at their grandson's soccer game; and other would-be and shouldn't-be couples trying to find each other. Maybe Baby, It's You. Or maybe ... it isn't. Simple set. Approximate running time: 90 minutes."--Publisher's website.
Download or read book No Maybe Baby written by Marcy Hanson and published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Marcy Hanson ever wanted to be was a mom. The youngest of five in a boisterous, close knit family, she never anticipated that having children would be a problem. But when she settled down with her high school sweetheart and they decided to start trying to build their own family, what was supposed to be the simplest thing in the world became a battle of doctors, prayers, and crushed dreams. In No Maybe Baby Marcy shares her journey of infertility through raw honesty and hopeful humor. Starting with the first inclinations of a problem, then progressing through the a-typical adoption of three children, and ultimately ending with the painful decision to stop all further physical possibility of pregnancy, she recounts her journey through this taboo topic. Written as both a glimmer of hope for those struggling with infertility and a what-not-to-do guide for others, No Maybe Baby is the open story of hope, faith, and a girl who just wanted to be a mom.
Download or read book Maybe Yes Maybe No Maybe Maybe written by Susan Patron and published by Orchard Books (NY). This book was released on 1993 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the household is one mother (a waitress) and three daughters, PK's nightly job is to give five-year-old Rabbit a bath. Rabbit's job is "to get clean". Annd Megan's job--according to PK--is to be "almost a teenager" and a total pain. Together, the sisters ease past the rough edges of growing up--hormones, weird pancakes, and the riddle of the universe.
Download or read book Maybe Baby written by Kim Golden and published by Kim Golden . This book was released on 2014-03-21 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine finding out you could never have a baby with the man you love... Expat American Laney Halliwell finds out the hard way when Niklas tells her he had a vasectomy before they met and isn't interested in reversing it. Why should he? They've got his kids from his first marriage and an enviable life in Stockholm. What if you fell in love in the most unexpected way...? But Laney wants more. So when a friend suggests she look into an alternative sperm bank in Copenhagen to find a potential father for her baby, things don't go exactly as planned. Especially when Laney meets Mads and finds herself falling in love. ** 2014 Readers' Favorite Book Award Bronze Medalist in Fiction-Drama **
Download or read book Maybe Baby written by Sue Saunders and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people find the road to having a family is not the smooth one they always expected. Whether there is an unforeseen physical problem, the lack of a suitable partner, or no problem that can be diagnosed, many people wind up seeking help. Pamphlets and brochures are handed out, but there is also a whole world of emotions and decisions to be worked through by all those involved, and this book explores that aspect of this complex process. From coming to terms with not being able to provide your partner with a child that belongs to just the two of you, or cultural resistance to the idea of IVF or donors, to the growing numbers of single women and same-sex couples who wish to become parents every bit as much as heterosexual couples, this book looks into the range of options and emotions to be thought about, with the long-term good of the hoped-for child always at front of mind. The author, who went through her own infertility trauma, later worked as a counsellor at a fertility clinic for almost 20 years, and has talked to many people in many different circumstances, shares a wide range of experiences in these pages. There are case studies throughout, and each chapter ends with two practical bullet lists: Things to Think About; and Things That Might Help.
Download or read book I Ain t Me No More written by E.N. Joy and published by Urban Soul. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helen wasn't just born the devious vixen of New Day Temple of Faith. There has to be something rooted deep within her to make her feed off of the pain she inflicts on other people. Perhaps it is her own pain that she has suppressed for so many years. It's an unimaginable pain that creates an internal prison in which her mind is the only captive. Whatever the cause, once the demons within her break free, those around her better beware. Helen feels no shame about the fact that she hasn't been saved. Will the divas of New Day Temple of Faith think Helen is worth saving? More importantly, can God save Helen from not only her evil past, but from herself?
Download or read book Beloved written by Toni Morrison and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 2006-10-17 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Toni Morrison’s Beloved is a spellbinding and dazzlingly innovative portrait of a woman haunted by the past. Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has borne the unthinkable and not gone mad, yet she is still held captive by memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. Meanwhile Sethe’s house has long been troubled by the angry, destructive ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Sethe works at beating back the past, but it makes itself heard and felt incessantly in her memory and in the lives of those around her. When a mysterious teenage girl arrives, calling herself Beloved, Sethe’s terrible secret explodes into the present. Combining the visionary power of legend with the unassailable truth of history, Morrison’s unforgettable novel is one of the great and enduring works of American literature.
Download or read book Maybe Baby On the Mother Side written by Kate Lawler and published by Seven Dials. This book was released on 2022-03-24 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The honest, entertaining and brilliantly relatable Sunday Times bestseller. Kate Lawler has never been maternal. And yet here she is: mother to Noa, after years of going back and forth about having children at all. This is the story of her journey from parentally undecided to early motherhood, via raging hormones, sleepless nights, emergency hospital trips, mum guilt, unspoken regrets and post-natal depression. This book is not a parenting manual. It won't tell you what to pack in your hospital bag, or how to get your baby to sleep. It may not help you with feeding or dealing with tantrums. But it will show you that you're not alone - and that it's perfectly possible, and maybe even normal, to love your child with all of your heart while also feeling lost, alone and resentful. Whether you're an expectant parent, a new parent, firmly in the thick of it, or still parentally undecided, this book is for you, as Kate writes honestly and hilariously about the ups and downs of pregnancy, birth and early parenting, as well as the impact of a new baby on relationships, your sense of self and everything in between. It's a book that, with Kate's usual candour and wit, will help mums and dads everywhere feel seen - and completely understood. 'Wow what a read! I love it. Kate's honest, open, funny account of motherhood with all its highs and lows is a breath of fresh air and relatable for so many.' Gemma Atkinson 'Honest, brave and relatable mixed with humour. Kate, you've nailed it. Whether you are an expectant parent or simply not sure, Maybe Baby will give you tears and laughter - both in equal measures!' Frankie Bridge 'Maybe Baby is beautifully honest, open and brilliant. Full of humorous anecdotes, Kate has written a book for the EVERY-woman - those wanting children, those not, and those who are indecisively on the fence about the whole thing. Kate sharing her experiences, especially with PND, will help open up important conversations and support so many going through a similar situation.' Giovanna Fletcher 'This isn't just another mum book. Raw, honest, brutally funny, Kate has nailed the highs, lows, peaks and troughs of this rollercoaster of a parental ride.' Anna Whitehouse
Download or read book A Killing Smile written by Christopher G. Moore and published by Christopher G. Moore. This book was released on 2004 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Killing Smile First in the Land of Smiles Trilogy by Christopher G. Moore n 1957 Richard Mason's The World of Suzie Wong shocked the world with an exotic tale set in Hong Kong, then in 1973 Paul Theroux's Saint Jack followed with a powerful story set in Singapore, and in 1991 Christopher G. Moore's A Killing Smile has registered a tour de force with a haunting drama set in Bangkok. A Killing Smile is a simple but deep story about the aftermath of events following the death of a successful Los Angeles attorney's wife. Lost, confused, and angry, Lawrence Baring, Esq. goes to Bangkok and confronts Tuttle--the man his wife, Sarah, had once loved. The story follows the conflict and enveloping relationship of Baring and Tuttle in the underworld of Bangkok's Patpong, Soi Cowboy, and the late night meeting spot called HQ where spies, gangsters, diplomats, pimps, businessmen, writers, teachers, travellers gather along side the women they buy for the night. The novel is filled with twists and turns and atmosphere and absolutely fascinating characters shipwrecked in a society they vaguely understand.
Download or read book The Laughing Baby written by Caspar Addyman and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few things in life are more delightful than sharing in the laughter of a baby. Until now, however, psychologists and parenting experts have largely focused on moments of stress and confusion. Developmental psychologist Caspar Addyman decided to change that. Since 2012 Caspar has run the Baby Laughter project, collecting data, videos and stories from parents all over the world. This has provided a fascinating window into what babies are learning and how they develop cognitively and emotionally. Deeper than that, he has observed laughter as the purest form of human connection. It creates a bond that parents and infants share as they navigate the challenges of childhood. Moving chronologically through the first two years of life, The Laughing Baby explores the origin story for our incredible abilities. In the playful daily lives of babies, we find the beginnings of art, science, music and happiness. Our infancy is central to what makes us human, and understanding why babies laugh is key to understanding ourselves.
Download or read book Maybe Baby written by Andrea Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When college coed Tylar Preston goes to work for the wealthy Sinclair family's stables the summer going into her senior year, she quickly makes an impression, but not the one she would've chosen! Enter the smoking' hot, Trey Sinclair, an arrogant, high-powered attorney that is spending the summer managing the ranch. Though first impressions illicit instant dislike, that quickly changes after Trey pulls Tylar from unspeakable danger. After that, the dynamics quickly change. Trey finds himself inexplicably drawn to the innocent and unworldly young woman; he feels the need to protect her from the dreams that haunt her, as the unraveling of her past continues to pose danger. Spirited and stubborn, Tylar proves to be a challenge to the relentless and somewhat controlling young lawyer. Together, their often bumpy journey weaves itself mysteriously, comically and definitely passionately down a path that promises to engage and move the reader in this emotionally stirring story. For anyone who has ever been in love, or in lust, "Maybe Baby" will stir those forgotten feelings of passion and emotion within you; making you ageless as you travel the romantic and sensual journey with Tylar and Trey. Mature Content 18+
