Let’s face it, making a relationship work takes patience, perseverance, energy and an unflagging commitment to maintain a happy healthy relationship. And sometimes, it takes a little help from a wise and knowledgeable friend. Written by...
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Author:Wachs, Kate M.Summary: -
Author:Jiang, JiaSummary:Jia Jiang's inspiring account of conquering his fear of rejection, offering a completely new perspective on how to turn a no into a yes. Filled with great stories and valuable insight, it is a fun and thoughtful examination of daring to...
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Author:Morrison, ToniSummary:In this 1983 short story-the only short story Morrison ever wrote-we meet Twyla and Roberta, who have known each other since they were eight years old and spent four months together as roommates in St. Bonaventure shelter. Inseparable...
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Author:Blais, Marie-Claire, Spencer, NigelSummary:With this astounding fourth novel in her ongoing series of contemporary masterpieces (These Festive Nights, Thunder and Light, Augustino and the Choir of Destruction, and Rebecca, Born in the Maelstrom), Marie-Claire Blais invites us...
- Author:Jewell, LisaSummary:
Ralph and Smith are flatmates and best mates-until, that is, the gorgeous Jemima moves in. Then suddenly they're bickering about a lot more than who drank the last beer. Of course, Jem knows that one of them is the man for her-but is it...
- Author:Sanchez, AlexSummary:
Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers, first sex, and conflicting feelings about each other.
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Author:West, Beverly, Bergund, JasonSummary:C'mon get happy! Scientists, psychologists and cutologists around the world agree—cuteness not only lowers your blood pressure, improves your health and increases your longevity, it just plain makes you feel better! Now, in Pure...
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Author:Curtis, Jaime MorrisonSummary:Prudent Advice isn't what your mother taught you- — t's more. Delivering 500 mini-lessons meant to educate and entertain, Curtis writes with wit and fresh insight into motherhood wrought from her own experiences and those of...
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Author:Curtis, Jaime MorrisonSummary:Thoroughly modern and atypically witty, this keepsake edition overflows with insight that is occasionally time-honored (There is no substitute for baking soda), sometimes tactical (Anytime you are debating whether to shower or not, take...
- Author:Newton, RobertSummary:
"I don't know if it's possible for people to change, not really. The way you're made up, the important stuff, I reckon you're born with that ... when it matters, when it really matters, we are who we are."...
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Author:Cabot, Meg.Summary:It's an all new school year for Princess Mia, with all new classes, all new challenges . . . and all new worries. With a baby brother at home who won't stop crying and a potential eco-disaster in her native land that has all...
- Author:Stone, Jennifer L.Summary:
In Prerequisites for Sleep, her first published short story collection, Jennifer L. Stone has created a fictional world rich with dilemmas. From the young unwed mother paying the price for both her own mistakes as well as her family's,...
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Author:Porter, Eleanor H.Summary:When orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.
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Author:Adderson, CarolineSummary:These nine razor-sharp stories herald the return of one of Canada’s most accomplished writers to the short story form. Stylistically varied and linguistically confident, here are compulsively readable stories that plumb the complexities...
- Author:Barker, EricSummary:
Eric Barker draws upon science to reveal the truth beyond the conventional wisdom about human relationships. What he's uncovered is surprising, counterintuitive, and timely, and it will change the way you interact in the world and...
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Author:Rosser, James "Butch"Summary:At the edge of one of America's most defining eras in its history, salvation comes from the most unlikely source: video games. Playin' To Win: A Surgeon, Scientist and Parent Examines the Upside of Video Games is inspired, in part, by...
- Author:Franco, Marisa G.Summary:
Instant New York Times bestseller Is understanding the science of attachment the key to building lasting friendships and finding "your people" in an ever-more-fragmented world? How do we make and keep friends in an era of...
- Author:Battigelli, Rosanna MicelottaSummary:
The characters in Pigeon Soup & Other Stories are navigating relationships and grappling with issues of translocation, language and identity, religion and culture, and food. These tales portray the dark places they inhabit...
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Author:Gelbwasser, MargieSummary:Two families. Four teens. A summer full of secrets. Every summer, hidden away in a lakeside community in upstate New York, four teens leave behind their old identities... and escape from their turbulent lives. But when he’s back in...
- Author:Geoffrion, DanièleSummary:
Les pensées de ce recueil nous réservent de découvrir une recherche personnelle, lucide et sans compromission. L’auteur nous invite à partager sa réflexion sur le sens de la vie et la complexité des rapports humains, à explorer l’espace...
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