“In many ways writing saved my life. It’s my hope that sharingmy experience will give hope to others who are learning to dealwith their “difference.” I want them to know they don’t have tolive their lives in a permanent “don’t ask, don’t tell” existence.Truth is a powerful tool. “But my hope for this book doesn’t stop there. I think there is amessage here for anyone who has ever suffered from a lack ofself-esteem, felt the pain of loneliness, or sought love in all thewrong places. The lessons I have learned are not limited to race,gender, or sexual orientation. Anyone can learn from my journey.Anyone can overcome a broken heart.”--E. Lynn Harris

HOUSEKEEPING 101 Accidental Housewife (n): an individual who manages the householdunexpectedly, unintentionally, by default, or by chance, withminimal skills, a glass of wine, and little interest in masteringher/his domain. Once upon a time lived the 1950s housewife who joyfully followedher domestic duties. Today’s housewife is anything but traditional,yet some things never change: mounting laundry, accumulating dust,looming clutter, and the refrain, “What’s for dinner?” Now JulieEdelman, the go-to gal for entertaining and practical householdtips and trends, turns these mundane chores into fun and easytasks. Offering real life advice and simple solutions, Julie helpsyou ? tidy up with the faucet to floor facelift: a stress-free way toclean with minimum effort to achieve maximum effect, as you dancewith dust bunnies and indulge in a bit of pampering along theway ? conquer PMS (Pretty Manageable Stains): learn how to painlesslydeal with the most common stains using everyth

Kay Redfield Jamison, award-winning professor and writer,changed the way we think about moods and madness. Now Jamison usesher characteristic honesty, wit and eloquence to look back at herrelationship with her husband, Richard Wyatt, a renowned scientistwho died of cancer. Nothing was the Same is a penetratingpsychological study of grief viewed from deep inside the experienceitself.

Unplanned pregnancies happen to women in every season of life:the newly married, the never-married, the empty-nester, theteenager, the overworked mother, the career woman. Yet we rarelytalk about how lonely and confusing this experience can be. In Surprise Child, Leslie Leyland Fields, whoexperienced two unplanned pregnancies in her forties, lyricallyweaves her own story with the stories of other women who understandthe isolation you face as expectations and plans are turned upsidedown to make room for a child. “Each year, more than three million women discover themselvespregnant–at a hard time, the wrong time, at a difficult place intheir lives. I am one of those women.…” Together, these women walk with you month-by-month through thephysical and emotional stages of pregnancy, voicing with startlinghonesty their own anxieties and struggles. Here you will find thecompanionship and hope you need to journey toward new life.

In A Long Way from Home , Tom Brokaw describes hischildhood and youth in South Dakota, and the people and places inthe American heartland of the 1940s and 1950s that continue toshape his life today. As he reflects on the American experience ashe lived and observed it during the central decades of thetwentieth century, Brokaw writes of his parents’ lives during theGreat Depression, his boyhood along the Missouri River, the happydays of his adolescence in Yankton, and his early years inbroadcast journalism on the cusp of the turbulent 1960s. As herecounts his own American pilgrimage, Tom Brokaw also explores whatbrought him and so many Americans to lead lives a long way fromhome, yet forever affected by it.

Are you worried about protecting your career in this toughmarket? Are you ready to get your dream job or that covetedpromotion? Are you eager to show the world everything you have to offer? If you answered yes, to any of those questions, this book is foryou! Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio see it all the time:women derailing their careers because they believe that if theyjust sit quietly and work hard, someone upstairs will recognizetheir contribution and deliver big rewards. However, intoday’s ultra-competitive workplace and tough economic climate ifyou want your dream job with your dream salary, and all theopportunities and fulfillment that come with it, you have to bearmed with the right strategies and big, bold moves. The Girls Guide to The Big Bold Moves For Career Success gives you everything you need to decide what you want out of yourwork life and create a plan to make it happen. Fromnegotiating a raise or a promotion to starting a new profession,finding your footing after a layoff, Fri

Everyone has a list of favorite movies, but few people trulyunderstand how much these movies reveal about our personalities.Cinescopes invites readers to find their ten favorite movies in aglossary of more than 3,000 popular films and then offersspectacular insights into what our most-loved films reveal aboutourselves. Using a unique blend of pop psychology, astrology, andcinematic analysis, Cinescopes profiles sixteen different types ofmovie fans, complete with their own unique strengths, weaknesses,secrets, and characteristic behaviors. Along the way, you'll alsodiscover how you measure up to other kinds of movie buffs,including your best and worst relationship matches, your personalnemesis, and even other movies you may enjoy. Cinescopes is awonderful conversation starter and a delightful gift forpop-culture enthusiasts of all ages.

Praise for Deepak Chopra, M.D.: "A new medicine is in the making, one in which mind,consciousness, meaning, and intelligence play key roles. One of thearchitects of the new medicine is Dr. Chopra, a credentialed,respected physician who has 'paid his dues' as a moderndoctor." Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words "Deepak Chopra is being hailed as a modern-day Hippocrates forhis novel approach of combining ancient healing traditions withmodern research." Irv Kupcinet, Chicago Sun-Times "We can't help wishing he lived close enough to make housecalls." Judith Hooper, New York Times Book Review "Dr. Chopra's writing has great beauty, great power, greatdelight, and much common sense" Courtney Johnson, author of Henry James and the Evolution ofConsciousness "Dr. Chopra presents us with information that can help us livelong, healthy lives." Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine and Miracles

In Discovering Your Spirit Animal, shamanic healer Lucy Harmerpresents a practical approach to understanding spirit animals andapplying their power to specific situations in daily life. Writtenin clear, simple language and featuring compelling stories andanecdotes, the book explains what a spirit animal is, describes itspurpose, and shows that understanding the “medicine” of one’sspirit animal—assimilating its qualities and characteristics—allowsone to apply the lessons and messages they convey and use them forpersonal transformation. Lucy Harmer notes that particular animalsthat cross one’s path or appear repeatedly nearby probably want usto share in their medicine, their teaching, their energy, and theirspirit. Discovering Your Spirit Animal provides guidance for meeting andgetting to know one’s spirit animal through easy exercises andshamanic techniques. Lucy Harmer explains how to discover thestrengths, qualities, and skills one shares with one’s personalspirit animal, enablin

Using the occasion of her eightieth-birthday party toreflect on the past, Doris Grumbach delivers an enchanting memoirof the writers, friends, and loves who have accompanied her in mindand body through an extraordinary life of letters.

Everyone knows that rubbing a rabbit's foot will bring goodluck—but did you know this superstition was introduced to theUnited States by slaves from West Africa? Field Guide toLuck features the fascinating origins of the most popularcharms and signs—everything from crossed fingers and full moons tofour-leaf clovers and Friday the thirteenth. Each entry featuresinformation about the origins and cultural context of thesuperstition, with plenty of interesting trivia along the way. (Forthe record, Chinese fortune cookies were invented in SanFrancisco!) Also included are dozens of talismans and symbols from around theworld, including cows (India), money cats (Japan), akuaba dolls(Ghana), jade (China), and more. Best of all, Field Guide toLuck showcases many of these lucky charms with 48 pages offull-color illustrations—so you'll be sure to recognize themwherever you encounter them!

所有的Kliban人民-从逃离新泽西的Houdini到著名的成吉思汗和Sylvia Khan。 不要放下Crumb或Koren或Booth或Rodgriguez或Trudeau或其他任何人，但Kliban的 永不吃任何比您的头部和其他图画大的东西 是我多年来读过的*一一本令我大叫的书。我的意思是大腿拍打着地面滚动，无法捕捉到我的呼吸声。每次我回到它时，我都会发现一些新的细节。 -查尔斯 M 扬，滚石乐队。 All the Kliban people--from Houdini escaping New Jersey to the famed Genghis and Sylvia Khan. Not to put down Crumb or Koren or Booth or Rodgriguez or Trudeau or anybody else, but Kliban s Never Eat Anything Bigger than Your Head Other Drawings is the only book I ve read in years that made me howl. I mean thigh-slapping, roll-on-the-ground, can t-catch-my-breath howling. And every time I go back to it, I find some new detail to chuckle at. Charles M. Young, Rolling Stone.