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Author
Publisher
Teach Yourself
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A practical guide for coping with the ups and downs of being a step-family. Hayman provides proven strategies for building positive relationships with your step-children, and useful suggestions for how to create a stress-free and happy family environment.
Author
Publisher
Writer's Digest Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
With behind-the-scenes stories of Weddig's own writing struggles, sections on debunking popular advice, self-care tips, and more footnotes than are strictly necessary, Gentle Writing Advice will give the unvarnished truth about the writing process and remind you of what's actually important--taking care of the writer.
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"More than a decade after the New York Times bestselling anthology The Bitch in the House spoke up loud and clear for a generation of young women, nine of the original contributors are back--along with sixteen captivating new voices--sharing their ruminations from an older, stronger, and wiser perspective about love, sex, work, family, independence, body-image, health, and aging: the critical flash points of women's lives today."--Jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"From preeminent LGBTQ scholar, social critic, and journalist Steven W. Thrasher comes a powerful and crucial exploration of one of the most pressing issues of our times: how viruses expose the fault lines of society. Having spent a ground-breaking career studying the racialization, policing, and criminalization of HIV, Dr. Thrasher has come to understand a deeper truth at the heart of our society: that there are vast inequalities in who is able to...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Opium Queen is the true story of the widely mythologized genderqueer Burmese opium-pioneer of noble Chinese descent, Olive Yang, who secretly ran an anti-communist rebel army supported by the CIA in the 1950s heyday of the Golden Triangle"--
Author
Publisher
Portfolio
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Indentured tells the dramatic story of a loose-knit group of rebels who decided to fight the hypocrisy of the NCAA, which blathers endlessly about the purity of its "student-athletes" while exploiting many of them: The ones who get injured and drop out because their scholarships have been revoked. The ones who will neither graduate nor go pro. The ones who live in terror of accidentally violating some obscure rule in the four-hundred-page NCAA rulebook,"--Amazon.com....
Author
Publisher
AK Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls "pleasure activism," a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour myth that changing the world is just another form of work. Drawing on the black feminist tradition, she...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A NYT best-selling doctor and TikToker offers a collection of quick-read insights to help a newly diagnosed generation understand ADHD"--Publisher.
What is ADHD? Who has it? What does it tell us about our brains and how we think and act? Can it limit opportunities and connection? Does it offer cerebral superpowers? What does it mean for me? World-renowned ADHD expert, best-selling author, and TikTok sensation Dr. Edward M. Hallowell (aka Dr. Ned)...
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
It's a new football season, and as the Hawks get ready to take the field again, Dr. Dani Santino has a new set of issues to tackle both personally and professionally. Between juggling a new relationship with Matt, handling her own unpredictable teenagers, and dealing with emotional athletes on and off the field--including the wild antics of star player TK King--the pressure is definitely on Dani to hold it all together.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018].
Language
English
Description
Our planet is in peril and needs your help! If you want to learn to reduce waste and save the Earth, here are practical tips and projects that make a difference! The bad news is, humans throw away too much trash. But the good news is, there are lots of easy ways you can get involved and make a difference! From ditching straws and banning glitter to hosting a plastic-free birthday party, helping to save the planet is not as difficult as you think....
Publisher
Dark Matter INK
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Not all monsters are fantasy. Some are very real, and they walk among us. They're our friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. They're the people we're supposed to trust..and they know it. Contained within this anthology are 35 never-before-published works by supremely talented authors and best-selling novelists. Brace yourself for the unexpected and unimaginable horror of...human monsters" --