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Author : David Heller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0679417575
"In this collection of wisdom and humor about motherhood, children reflect on the place of their mothers in their lives and in the world as a whole."--[taken from introduction].
Author : David Heller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0679417575
"In this collection of wisdom and humor about motherhood, children reflect on the place of their mothers in their lives and in the world as a whole."--[taken from introduction].
Author : Jen Mann
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780345549983
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A debut collection of witty, biting essays laced with a surprising warmth, from Jen Mann, the writer behind the popular blog People I Want to Punch in the Throat People I want to punch in the throat: • anyone who feels the need to bling her washer and dryer • humblebraggers • people who treat their pets like children Jen Mann doesn’t have a filter, which sometimes gets her in trouble with her neighbors, her fellow PTA moms, and that one woman who tried to sell her sex toys at a home shopping party. Known for her hilariously acerbic observations on her blog, People I Want to Punch in the Throat, Mann now brings her sharp wit to bear on suburban life, marriage, and motherhood in this laugh-out-loud collection of essays. From the politics of joining a play group, to the thrill of mothers’ night out at the gun range, to the rewards of your most meaningful relationship (the one you have with your cleaning lady), nothing is sacred or off-limits. So the next time you find yourself wearing fuzzy bunny pajamas in the school carpool line or accidentally stuck at a co-worker’s swingers party, just think, What would Jen Mann do? Or better yet, buy her book. Praise for People I Want to Punch in the Throat “People I Want to Punch in the Throat is so good that it’ll make you want to adopt all the cats in the world. I’m not sure about the correlation, but it’s that good. It should come with a warning.”—Jenny Lawson, author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened “Jen Mann has an amazing way of telling stories that will make you cringe and burst out laughing at the same time. From swinger parties to racist toddlers, she makes the suburbs unbelievably funny.”—Karen Alpert, author of I Heart My Little A-Holes “Jen Mann says the things we’re all too afraid to say. Her honest and hilarious writing style reminds me of David Sedaris and Tina Fey.”—Robin O’Bryant, author of Ketchup Is a Vegetable: And Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves “Jen Mann’s shrewd and unrelenting assault on the absurdity of suburban life is an honest peek into the occasional nightmare that is part of living the American dream. I love Jen. I wish she was my neighbor. It’s so refreshing to know that I’m not the only one who wants to punch almost everyone in the f***ing throat.”—Nicole Knepper, author of Moms Who Drink And Swear
Author : Elizabeth Benedict
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781616202682
In What My Mother Gave Me, women look at the relationships between mothers and daughters through a new lens: a daughter’s story of a gift from her mother that has touched her to the bone and served as a model, a metaphor, or a touchstone in her own life. The contributors of these thirty-one original pieces include Pulitzer Prize winners, perennial bestselling novelists, and celebrated broadcast journalists. Whether a gift was meant to keep a daughter warm, put a roof over her head, instruct her in the ways of womanhood, encourage her talents, or just remind her of a mother’s love, each story gets to the heart of a relationship. Rita Dove remembers the box of nail polish that inspired her to paint her nails in the wild stripes and polka dots she wears to this day. Lisa See writes about the gift of writing from her mother, Carolyn See. Cecilia Muñoz remembers both the wok her mother gave her and a lifetime of home-cooked family meals. Judith Hillman Paterson revisits the year of sobriety her mother bequeathed to her when Paterson was nine, the year before her mother died of alcoholism. Abigail Pogrebin writes about her middle-aged bat mitzvah, for which her mother provided flowers after a lifetime of guilt for skipping her daughter’s religious education. Margo Jefferson writes about her mother’s gold dress from the posh department store where they could finally shop as black women. Collectively, the pieces have a force that feels as elemental as the tides: outpourings of lightness and darkness; joy and grief; mother love and daughter love; mother love and daughter rage. In these stirring words we find that every gift, ?no matter how modest, tells the story of a powerful bond. As Elizabeth Benedict points out in her introduction, “whether we are mothers, daughters, aunts, sisters, or cherished friends, we may not know for quite some time which presents will matter the most."
Author : Edan Lepucki
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781683358879
Who was your mother before she was a mother? Essays and photos from Brit Bennett, Jennifer Egan, Danzy Senna, Laura Lippman, Jia Tolentino, and many more. In this remarkable collection, New York Times–bestselling novelist Edan Lepucki gathers more than sixty original essays and favorite photographs to explore this question. The daughters in Mothers Before are writers and poets, artists and teachers, and the images and stories they share reveal the lives of women in ways that are vulnerable and true, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always moving. Contributors include: Brit Bennett * Jennine Capó Crucet * Jennifer Egan * Angela Garbes * Annabeth Gish * Alison Roman * Lisa See * Danzy Senna * Dana Spiotta * Lan Samantha Chang * Laura Lippman * Jia Tolentino * Tiffany Nguyen * Charmaine Craig * Maya Ramakrishnan * Eirene Donohue * and many others
Author : Michele Filgate
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781982107352
“You will devour these beautifully written—and very important—tales of honesty, pain, and resilience” (Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and City of Girls) from fifteen brilliant writers who explore how what we don’t talk about with our mothers affects us, for better or for worse. As an undergraduate, Michele Filgate started writing an essay about being abused by her stepfather. It took her more than a decade to realize that she was actually trying to write about how this affected her relationship with her mother. When it was finally published, the essay went viral, shared on social media by Anne Lamott, Rebecca Solnit, and many others. This gave Filgate an idea, and the resulting anthology offers a candid look at our relationships with our mothers. Leslie Jamison writes about trying to discover who her seemingly perfect mother was before ever becoming a mom. In Cathi Hanauer’s hilarious piece, she finally gets a chance to have a conversation with her mother that isn’t interrupted by her domineering (but lovable) father. André Aciman writes about what it was like to have a deaf mother. Melissa Febos uses mythology as a lens to look at her close-knit relationship with her psychotherapist mother. And Julianna Baggott talks about having a mom who tells her everything. As Filgate writes, “Our mothers are our first homes, and that’s why we’re always trying to return to them.” There’s relief in acknowledging how what we couldn’t say for so long is a way to heal our relationships with others and, perhaps most important, with ourselves. Contributions by Cathi Hanauer, Melissa Febos, Alexander Chee, Dylan Landis, Bernice L. McFadden, Julianna Baggott, Lynn Steger Strong, Kiese Laymon, Carmen Maria Machado, André Aciman, Sari Botton, Nayomi Munaweera, Brandon Taylor, and Leslie Jamison.
Author : Leah Ingram
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005-05
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780595336210
Did you know that the average person buys nearly 50 gifts each year--and that finding the perfect present is a quandary most gift-buyers face with each gift-giving occasion they celebrate? Well, here's the solution they've been seeking: Gifts Anytime: How to Find the Perfect Present for Any Occasion. This new book offers down-to-earth gift-giving ideas and etiquette for all occasions--from weddings to anniversaries, business situations to birthdays and more. It also teaches readers how to gather gift intelligence about family and friends, and how to write thank-you notes from the heart.
Author : Jay Payleitner
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780736976664
“God, please help me...another game of Candy Land...” Quite a few dads spend time with their kids. However, many have no clue what their kids really need. Enter author Jay Payleitner, veteran dad of five, who’s also struggled with how to build up his children’s lives. His 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad combines straightforward features with step-up-to-the-mark challenges men will appreciate: a full year’s worth of focused, doable ideas—one per week, if desired uncomplicated ways to be an example, like “kiss your wife in the kitchen” tough, frank advice, like “throw away your porn” And, refreshingly... NO exhaustive (and exhausting) lists of “things you should do” NO criticism of dads for being men and acting like men Dads will feel respected and empowered, and gain confidence to initiate activities that build lifelong positives into their kids. Great gift or men’s group resource!
Author : Lorraine Paul Noznisky
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781460218105
Mother’s Statement: This book is about our experience with my daughter Debra’s walk with cancer. It is every mother’s nightmare — losing a child. It began the first day my daughter was diagnosed. Never did I consider the possibility that my diary would serve any purpose other than to try to understand the mystery and confusions, or lack of information, or misinformation during her treatments; also our hopes, disappointments, the roller-coaster of emotions, and the confusing medications. We have never been able to verify her treatments, as after numerous requests, we were not given Debra’s medical records.
Author : Orna Donath
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781623171384
Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in life, yet we rarely talk about the possibility that the opposite might also be true—that women who have children might regret it. Drawing on years of research interviewing women from a variety of socioeconomic, educational, and professional backgrounds, sociologist Orna Donath treats regret as a feminist issue: as regret marks the road not taken, we need to consider whether alternative paths for women currently are blocked off. She asks that we pay attention to what is forbidden by rules governing motherhood, time, and emotion, including the cultural assumption that motherhood is a “natural” role for women—for the sake of all women, not just those who regret becoming mothers. If we are disturbed by the idea that a woman might regret becoming a mother, Donath says, our response should not be to silence and shame these women; rather, we need to ask honest and difficult questions about how society pushes women into motherhood and why those who reconsider it are still seen as a danger to the status quo. Groundbreaking, thoughtful, and provocative, this is an especially needed book in our current political climate, as women's reproductive rights continue to be at the forefront of national debates.
Author : Gretchen Bitterlin,Dennis Johnson,Donna Price,Sylvia Ramirez,K. Lynn Savage
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-12
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781107687226
Ventures 2nd Edition is a six-level, standards-based ESL series for adult-education ESL. Ventures 2nd Edition Level 2 Student's Book with accompanying Self-study Audio CD contains 10 units composed of six lessons each on relevant adult-learner themes. The two-page lessons are designed for an hour of classroom instruction. Culture notes and speaking, reading, and writing tips enrich and support exercises. Review units include sections focusing on pronunciation. It also includes a self-study CD with audio for the listening lessons, readings, and picture dictionaries.
Author : Taylor Bideau
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781483421384
Living in New York City can be tough. Between the many demands of the big city and trying to survive its daily hustle and bustle, Fria, a young adult doing her best to make sense of her life, knows that challenges exist around every corner. Love is hard to find, the commute is stressful, she is constantly broke, and her boss is a spawn of hell. Life, she's come to realize, is just downright unfair. An orphan at fifteen, Fria never really knew her father. The loss of her mother will always have a profound effect on her life. Thanks to her ability to see dead people, Fria knows that a normal life is a fairytale. Somewhat resigned to her fate, Fria trudges through everyday hardships, convinced that she is cursed by a strain of unnatural bad luck.
Author : Lisa Erspamer
Publisher : Crown/Archetype
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780804139687
Including letters from Melissa Rivers, Shania Twain, will.i.am, Christy Turlington, and Kristin Chenoweth Just in time for Mother's Day, the next book in the A Letter to My series (after A Letter to My Dog and A Letter to My Cat) takes on mothers, with celebrities and civilians writing letters of gratitude and admiration to the women who raised them, alongside gorgeous, intimate photos.
Author : Alice L. Waltmire
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781477253045
In 1932, at age four, Alice moved with her family of five in the dilapidated house on the hill, above the creek bed where hobos, weary of riding the rails looking for work, often camped. The front yard had not a blade of grass and was riddled with gopher holes like the top of a salt or pepper shaker. In the upcoming years, the United States teetered on whether to enter the war already begun in Europe. Alice chronicles the vicissitudes of The Great Depression and perilous war years, while she and her family coped with the challenges of living their ordinary lives. The author brings warmth and humor as she relates wildly off-beat and entertaining incidents that lift the spirit with the joys of living, no matter the clouds of history.
Author : Mohammad Zaripour
Publisher : Library and Archives Canada
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-17
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781738070800
Communication is the key to a successful relationship with family, friends, spouses, and especially amongst those living with vision loss. This book will help you to see the world from the perspective of blind people. The topics covered range from how to interact with a blind person to personal interviews with people living with sight loss. These personal accounts provide a unique perspective on the world of vision loss. While the book’s content may not be a complete novelty for you. It’s intended to assist sighted people in understanding the world blind people live in everyday and to show those living with sight loss that they aren’t alone in their struggles. This book is a tool for both sighted and those living with sight loss. Use to learn and teach others about the complexities of vision loss.