Personal Development Fiction

Life is never peaceful in Chris Erskine's house, what with the four kids, 300-pound beagle, chronically leaky roof, and long-suffering wife, Posh. And that's exactly the way he likes it, except when he doesn't. Every week in the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune (and now and then in many other papers), Erskine distills, mocks, and makes us laugh at the absurdities of suburban fatherhood. And now, he's gathered the very best of these witty and wise essays - and invited his kids (and maybe even Posh) to annotate them with updated commentary.

Sheila Katz has it all: a successful amateur theater debut, a husband who looks like a movie star and performs in bed like a man twenty years his junior, plus two wonderful grown children. True, her son became Catholic when he married - not a Jewish mother's dream. But Sheila is sure that any day now her daughter will announce her engagement to a wonderful Jewish boy. When the announcement comes though, there's one small change to Sheila's script. Jenny's intended is a wonderful Jewish girl.

Some people will judge you very negatively for being on the lookout, approaching and seducing cute younger women. Let them judge you because their judgments are meaningless and worthless. Others will watch in envy - wishing they were you.

"El hombre sufre tan terriblemente en el mundo que se ha visto obligado a inventar la risa". Friedrich Nietzsche. Pero... ¿es esto cierto? Dondequiera que miremos, parece haber una crisis, ya sea económica, climática, política o bélica. Muchas veces, al mismo tiempo. En este escenario, ¿hay espacio para el humor? SÍ, aunque no sea obvio, los tiempos de crisis son los más propicios para la risa. Es cuando se vuelve más necesaria y útil, porque, como dice Sergio de la Calle, "en medio del caos, el humor es la brújula para orientarse; en los accidentes emocionales, un airbag; y, en la oscuridad, un faro".

This book is a wake-up call to those impacted by adoption and to those who interact with them. Adoption and Suicidality will speak to anyone with direct experience of adoption and suicide or suicidal ideation, plus anyone who wants to know how to better help adopted people (and others in the adoption constellation) who are struggling.

Holly loves making marmalade. Now she has a chance to leave her stressful city job and pursue her dream - of returning to the Dorset landscape of her childhood to open Bitter Orange, a shop celebrating the fruit that first inspired her. Holly's mother Ella has always loved Seville. So why is she reluctant to go back there with Holly to source products for the shop? What is she frightened of - and does it have anything to do with the old Spanish recipe for Seville orange and almond cake that Ella keeps hidden from her family?

The world is changing right in front of our eyes. And it often feels like there is very little we can do about it. Perhaps you are searching for guidance and support with the challenges you find yourself facing each day. Or maybe you find yourself worrying about the future for yourself or society. Whatever the case, this book is a must-listen.

When her husband left her pregnant, with a four-year-old child and a restaurant on the verge of bankruptcy, the only things Holly McGinty had time for were her kids - and working hard to stay out of the poor house. Five years later, business is booming and her boys are happy, but she's still putting her own needs at the bottom of her priority list. That doesn't stop her from daydreaming about her oldest son's sexy scout leader, though.

À 33 ans, Nina ne se remet pas de sa rupture avec Paul. Alors qu'elle se voyait la bague au doigt prête pour fonder une famille, elle doit faire le deuil de sa relation et des enfants qu’elle imaginait déjà. Triste et en colère, elle ne rêve que d’une chose, partir loin de Montréal et s'évader. Par chance, elle gagne un séjour dans une auberge, l’auberge de Vie.

Officer Nicole Nolan holds the gun steady in her hands, knowing that life will be forever altered once she pulls the trigger. Her position as a small-town police officer is to protect those who cannot protect themselves. It is her career, and her life. Amanda stands where protection does not exist. With several failed relationships behind her, Amanda turns a blind eye to the possessiveness Josh displays in order to soothe her desperate need to be loved. As the mental abuse turns violent, Amanda must deal with the denial and embarrassment of being a victim once again.

When was the last time you had writer's block? You wanted very badly to write, but you couldn't think of what to write about! This collection of writing prompts will get your creative juices flowing and having you fill up page after page in no time, at all! This collection of writing prompts is a powerful and useful reference to use whenever you need something to kick-start your writing! And best of all, you have no excuse to not get started right away!

Albert Espinosa never wanted to write a book about cancer - so he didn’t. Instead, he shares his most touching, funny, tragic, and happy memories in the hopes that others, healthy and sick alike, can draw the same strength and vitality from them.

Often children can find it difficult to go to sleep. It's much more fun to play with friends and family. Their busy minds find it difficult to unwind, and sleep can become problematic. The story has been crafted to include specific sleep time suggestions. The narration and pace of the story are designed to slow your child's rhythm down and bring them to gentle, restful sleep. The audiobook run time is around 30 minutes, and it will become a part of your child's bedtime routine.

Coming from one empathetic parent to another, the tips in this book are real, clever, honest, and designed to make life with a terrible two- or three-year-old a little bit more manageable. Hilarious, helpful, and handy, this book will be appreciated by any parent who has asked: "Why didn't anybody warn me that unconditional love would be so much work?"

Planets, stars, and constellations feature prominently in this beautiful, original poetry collection from Lang Leav. Inspired by the wonders of the universe, the best-selling poetess writes about love and loss, hope and hurt, being lost and found. Lang's poetry encompasses the breadth of emotions we all experience and evokes universal feelings with her skillfully crafted words.

Have you ever wondered if you could make a change in this world, if it is actually possible to effect the lives around you? If you have wondered, then this is for you. Jared is a counselor who is fed up with life. He can’t see the good he is capable of, nor anything worthwhile he has ever done. He is ready to throw in the towel, when an old man comes into his life and gives him a second chance.

One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a little girl named Coco, and her older sister Marcelle. In return for their kindness, the soldier tells the sisters marvelous tales, each story connected to the keepsake he carries in his pocket: a perfect, tiny, silver donkey.

Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort During the Time of COVID-19 is a collection of essays, poems, and interviews to serve as a lifeline for negotiating how to connect and thrive during this stressful time of isolation as well as a historical perspective that will remain relevant for years to come.

Outrageously confident and sweetly indignant, The Honest Toddler tackles everything from preferred toddler foods (unbroken crackers and undiluted juice), unconditional love (accept them as they are-pants or no pants), sleep and potty training methods (none), play date etiquette (mi casa es not su casa), and the proper response to random aggression at the playground (embrace it, park justice is messy but swift).

"Ernst ist das Leben, heiter ist die Kunst", schrieb Friedrich Schiller. Doch was ist Heiterkeit eigentlich? Und wie bekommen wir sie in unser ernstes Leben zurück? In Zeiten, in denen uns im Angesicht globaler Krisen intuitiv erst einmal anders zumute ist, macht sich Axel Hacke auf die Suche nach einem fast vergessenen Gemütszustand, nach einer Haltung dem Leben gegenüber, in der wir seltsam ungeübt geworden sind.