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"Myopic, narcissistic, hilariously self-deluded and divorced from the real world as most of us know it, hedge fund manager Barry Cohen oversees $2.4 billion in assets. Deeply stressed by an SEC investigation and by his 3-year-old-son's diagnosis of autism, he flees New York on a Greyhound bus in search of a simpler, more romantic life with his old college sweetheart, whom he hasn't seen or spoken to in years. Reeling from Barry's departure, his wife...
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls delivers his most intimate novel yet: "An astute portrait of a 30-year marriage, in all its promise and pain…. His honest, heartfelt storytelling—like a cooling breeze off a certain New England shoreline—has never felt fresher" (People).
For Griffin, all paths, all memories, converge at Cape Cod. The Cape is where he took his childhood summer vacations,...
For Griffin, all paths, all memories, converge at Cape Cod. The Cape is where he took his childhood summer vacations,...
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Red Hat Club comes a hilarious story of marriage and love and second chances
When Elizabeth Mooney escaped the shame of her "white trash" family to marry the crown prince of her small town, Howell Whittington, she never dreamed that thirty years later, she'd end up trapped in a loveless marriage to the cruel banker who's foreclosing on all her friends. Then Howe has a stroke sitting up in church,...
4) Easy silence
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The Handles have one of those quiet, suburban marriages that has ticked along for decades without anything very momentous happening. William, a distinguished violinist and leader of the Elmtree Quartet, and Grace, a modest watercolorist, enjoy a serence, domestic routine where easy silence, an acceptance of each other's ways, is the norm. The two spend each day in their respective corners of the house--William upstairs practicing, and Grace downstairs...
5) Remembrance
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Charles thought he had it all--until a devastating betrayal and the shattering loss of his family drove him to living on the streets. Beatrice is the first person who's truly cared about him. And little by little, he's finding reasons to care about rebuilding his life--and risking a sudden, courageous choice. Drawn to Charles and the temptation of a second chance, Beatrice is faced with the hardest of decisions. But his insight, secrets, and the reminder...
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Have you found yourself wilting in midlife, and wondering what you might do to flourish in your remaining years? Have you lost your way in the midlife maze due to a significant loss? Did you lose your job or desired career advancement? Did you separate or divorce? Did your last child leave home? Did your family experience a virtual storm of bankruptcy or lose your life savings in a financial meltdown? Did you or someone in your family experience the...
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"Maggie Dolin, forty-five years old, isn't dealing with getting older as well as she would like. But with her daughter about to leave for college, her husband acting increasingly distant, and her father--always her rock--deteriorating both physically and mentally, who can blame her?"--
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A week before Christmas 1951, Dr. Ralph Russell risked everything to voluntarily enter a locked federal drug-treatment facility known as a "narcotic farm."
Sixty-five years later, Dr. Russell's granddaughter Debbie suffers a debilitating crisis of identity when her father (Dr. Russell's oldest son), always her biggest fan, is accepted into hospice.
Debbie's investigation into her paternal lineage reveals family secrets and ignites her mother's volatile...
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Complacent, self-made millionaire Scott Northwood wakes up one morning to discover he's been given the ability to extend the lives of people who are about to die just when they are on the verge of achieving something important.
But there's a catch-he must shorten his own lifespan by an equivalent amount of time.
Scott plunges into a moral and emotional maelstrom as his desire to live out his own comfortable life collides with a growing sense...
10) The Retreat
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This is a poignant tale of eight women, who share an unforgettable weekend journey that opens their hearts and minds.
Some close friends, others loosely connected-have just been chosen to participate in a long weekend retreat. Each struggle with her own problems and self-doubts and is at a pivotal point in her life. As the women leave their busy worlds behind and arrive at the Serendipity Ranch in Santa Barbara, they are greeted by five female hosts...
11) Date Smarter Using Poker Strategies: In Relationships, Know When to Hold Them & When to Fold Them
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This book is about using Poker as a metaphor for dating and how any single or divorced person can make smarter choices in dating. In relationships, everyone has to know when to hold them and when to fold them and this book teaches single people how to date smarter using poker as a tool to measure the progress of the relationship.
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Your ancestors have waited your whole life for this moment...
... and the next!
What if you had an opportunity to discover and connect with your ancient origins, and the gifts passed on to you from those ancestors? What if those discoveries brought healing you never thought possible?
Amy Gillespie Dougherty, founder of Irigenics Ancestral Eye Reading, and her expert author cast give exactly that and more in this third book in a powerful series.
“The...
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From the cover of Time to Desperate Housewives, the phenomenon of women in midlife experiencing a period of tumultuous personal upheaval-a breaking point-has reached a peak in our culture. Today, more than 15 million baby boomer women report having a midlife crisis compared to 14 million men. In The Breaking Point, Wall Street Journal columnist Sue Shellenbarger looks beyond the numbers to discover the root of all this angst and examine the ways,...
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Welcome to "How to Raise Good People," the mindful parenting book that will change the way you approach parenting forever. Are you tired of feeling like you're not doing enough to help your children grow into kind, confident individuals? Do you struggle with the guilt and stress that come with modern parenting? Look no further than this book. The approach emphasizes the importance of mindful parenting and helps readers break out of the cycle of poor...
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A comprehensive guide to the female menopause, written for men to help them understand this often perplexing topic. It addresses all the important aspects of the menopause, including the physical, psychological, genito-urinary and long term symptoms that can occur. It gives essential information on options available to cope with those symptoms plus good advice for men (and women!) on practical lifestyle choices. Short and easy to dip in and out of,...
16) 1002 Questions
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Did you ever ponder the deep questions? Ever wonder at the universe, the stars, the Milky Way? Ever try to understand life and why it is the way, it is? If so, this book is not for you. This book poses practical questions we can ask ourselves, our friends, our significant others about life and what we want out of it.
Some are simple, some complex. Some require thought; some require little. Some require introspection, some just openness. Some may spark...
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G. Guild has provided a comprehensive biography of Mohammad's life: from his youth, through his development, with his learning of faith as received from a Nestorian Monk and a myriad of Jews and Christians, through his 'enlightenment' and subsequent teachings to Arabs of his determination of what purity and faith should be, as well as the inclusion of the differences, which occurred as a result of the failure of him to be accepted as a Prophet. He...
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The day comes when your kids are grown and you find yourself sitting in the middle of the tidy nest you have spent years feathering. You have encouraged your children that "you can do anything, be anything, and go anywhere," but now you cannot help but ask, "Does God have something more for me?"
Writing for those who have a dream but feel too old, too invisible, too unqualified, or as if they missed their opportunity somewhere along the way, Wendy...
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We plan, as the old proverb says, and God laughs. But most of us don't find it all that funny when things go wrong. Most of us want love, a nice home, good work, and happy children. Many of us grew up with parents who made these things look relatively easy and assumed we would get them, too. So what do you do if you don't? What do you do when you feel you've messed it all up and your friends seem to be doing just fine? For Christina Patterson, it...
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In The Beautiful Afternoon, award-winning poet and short-story writer Airini Beautrais plumbs history, literature, Star Wars, sea hags, beauty products, tarot, swimwear, environmentalism and pole dancing to deliver a virtuoso inquiry into how we become, and change, who we are.Beautrais surveys the many influences on her life, from Lord Byron and Dante to Dolly magazine and 90s R&B, with intense curiosity and a fierce intelligence. Whether saving the...
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