The Classic Personal Development BestsellerThe next time they try to pull something like that on you, it's not going to work! Bosses, friends, family members, they've made your life hell -- until now. Based on fourteen years of research and observation, Dr. Robert Bramson's proven-effective techniques are guaranteed to help you right the balance and take charge of your life. Learn how to:• Stand up to anyone -- without fighting• Blunt a sniper's attack• Get stallers off the dime• Move a complainer into a problem-solving modeLearn the six basic steps that allow you to cope with just about anyone. Reclaim the power that rightfully belongs to you in any relationship.
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From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street comes this moving picture book about the perils of perfectionism.Lucas goes to the perfect school in the perfect neighborhood. But life at home is not so perfect. His dad’s old work truck stalls in front of the school. The electricity is out when he gets home, and he doesn’t even have time to show his mom his report (on which he received a perfect score) before she rushes off to her night job.That night, Lucas dreams of a strange light, which he follows down the fire escape, into the alleyway, clear out of his neighborhood, all the way to the place where the perfect people live. Everything there is more beautiful than he could have imagined. But is it possible things aren’t as perfect as they seem?This lyrical, richly illustrated picture book highlights the beauty to be found in even the humblest of homes and in a family that may not be materially rich but is rich in love.
It is not easy raising a family and balancing work and personal commitments in academia, regardless of gender. Parents endure the stress of making tenure with the demands of life with children. While
This glorious new picture book from two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall is as lavish and moving a tribute to a storied, beloved place as Hello Lighthouse.Over a hill, at the end of a road, by a glittering stream that twists and turns stands a farmhouse.Step inside the dollhouse-like interior of Farmhouse and relish in the daily life of the family that lives there, rendered in impeccable, thrilling detail. Based on a real family and an actual farmhouse where Sophie salvaged facts and artifacts for the making of this spectacular work, page after page bursts with luminous detail and joy. Join the award-winning, best-selling Sophie Blackall as she takes readers on an enchanting visit to a farmhouse across time, to a place that echoes with stories.
The second in a spellbinding middle-grade graphic novel series full of mischievous magical hijinks, family secrets and self-discovery.Could there be even MORE witches in Brooklyn?!Effie is excited to meet so many witches, but what's going on with her friends? Suddenly Effie isn't the new kid in school anymore, and it seems like her friends are happy to grow their little group, but Effie isn’t so sure. On top of that, learning magic is HARD WORK!Effie just wants to have fun being a witch, but her life in Brooklyn is about to get weird(er).Witches of Brooklyn: What the Hex?! is the second in an exciting full-colour graphic novel series, perfect for fans of Sabrina, The Awakening Storm and The Okay Witch.
Winner of the Women's Prize For Fiction 2024'A masterpiece of historical fiction' MONICA ALI, chair of judges for the Women's Prize for FictionSixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. But over the next decade, as a vicious civil war tears through her hometown of Jaffna, her dream takes her on a different path as she sees those around her, including her four beloved brothers and their friend, get swept up in violent political ideologies and their consequences. Desperate to act, she must ask herself: is it possible for anyone to move through life without doing harm?'An unforgettable account of a country and a family coming undone… Brotherless Night is a spectacular work of historical fiction' Guardian'A heartbreaking exploration of a family fractured by civil war' BRIT BENNETT, bestselling author of THE VANISHING HALF'Blazingly brilliant' CELESTE NG, bestselling author of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE'Stunningly great' Curtis Sittenfeld, bestselling author of ROMANTIC COMEDY, via Twitt
Blue the SilkWing is content. Life in his Hive is safe; he loves his family; he has enough to eat. And Pantala has been at peace for as long as he can remember -- SilkWings and HiveWings live and work
With the sweeping romance of Passenger and the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song, this standout YA contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, the first in a planned trilogy, is utterly fresh and unique.Don’t forget the rule. No one can know what you are. What we are. You must never tell anyone about monsters.Joan has just learned the truth: her family are monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers.And the cute boy at work isn’t just a boy: he’s a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to bring her family down.Joan will have to embrace her own monstrousness if she is to save herself, and her family. Because in this story…she is not the hero.Dive deep into the world of Only a Monster, where hidden worlds dwell in the shadows, beautiful monsters steal life from humans with just a touch, and secrets are the most powerful weapon of all.
Oh, boys! Prep and Goth are about to graduate, which means the boys are starting to deal with more real life things as a polycule. They’re doing it! They’re really trying! Prep, Goth, Jock, and Nerd each get vulnerable and share their relationship insecurities…and agree to work through them together with healthy communication and a lot of heart. The boys realise that they want to be in each other's futures, and start taking some big steps, like meeting Nerd’s family and deciding to move in together.They might be growing up a little bit, but the boys still keep things light with some hair dye misadventures, volunteering to model for a life drawing class, and gamifying the four-way kiss. Plus, Prep and Prep GF recount the high school origins of their rivalry. Through navigating the adventures of dating life, the boyfriends come to understand themselves and each other in new and profound ways.Their polyamorous relationship continues to blossom, and that means learning about everybody’s qu
“Madcap fun, with an entertaining new cast of characters and Osman’s trademark wit. Delightful!” —Shari LapenaFrom the #1 bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club SeriesA brand new mystery. An iconic new detective duo. And a thrilling new murder to solve . . .Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him at home. His days of adventure are over. Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s job now.Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. Working in private security, every day is dangerous. She’s currently on a remote island protecting mega-bestselling author Rosie D’Antonio, until a dead body and a bag of money mean trouble in paradise. So she sends an SOS to the only person she trusts . . .As a thrilling race around the world begins, can Amy and Steve outrun and outsmart a killer?Solving murders. It’s a family business.
It was a story that Cassie Bowman couldn't resist:Lore Rivera loved two men - until one of them shot the other...'A special novel' CHRIS WHITAKER'One of the summer's buzziest debut novels' GOODREADS'A fantastic debut' WASHINGTON POST'I absolutely loved it' ASHLEY AUDRAIN'A masterful work of suspense' POPSUGAR*****Lore Rivera was married to two men at once, until on a baking hot day in 1986, one of them found out and shot the other. A secret double life, a tragic murder. That's the story the world knows.It's not the story that fascinates Cassie Bowman.Carrying the weight of her own family tragedy, true-crime writer Cassie wants to know more about the mysterious woman at the heart of it all, Lore.How did one woman fall in love with two different men? How did she balance the love and the lies?To her surprise, Cassie finds that Lore is willing to talk. To finally tell her heartbreaking story - about how a dance became an affair; how a marriage became a murder.As the two women grow closer,
In the last two decades there has been a plethora of research on a range of subjects collectively and rhetorically known as ‘work-life balance’. The bulk of this research, which spans disciplines incl
Evangelical Identity and Gendered Family Life provides a sociological and historical analysis of gender, family, and work among evangelical Protestants. In this innovative study, Sally Gallagher trace
Without denying the difficulties that confront migrants and their distant kin, this volume highlights the agency of family members in transnational processes of care, in an effort to acknowledge the t
In the past decade or so, scholars in the United States have identified the emergence of a new, distinct stage of life, as adolescence has become protracted, and most young people of recent generation
In the past decade or so, scholars in the United States have identified the emergence of a new, distinct stage of life, as adolescence has become protracted, and most young people of recent generation
