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Closer All the Time
by Jim NicholsThe inhabitants of Baxter, Maine, are going nowhere fast--but not for lack of trying. In this deftly written jewel of a novel, award-winning author Jim Nichols strings together the bittersweet stories of people bound together by shared geography and the insular nature of small-town life. There's Johnny Lunden, a well-meaning war veteran with a penchant for the local bar and a deep, but doomed love for his family; eight-year-old Ted Soule, who shares a first kiss with the Ophelia-like Nadia, the daughter of his Russian neighbors; and Tomi Lambert who watches the confused adults around her struggle to accept their fates. With the coastal waters of Maine serving as a backdrop, Nichols artfully explores the nature of connection--hoped for, missed, lost, and found.
Closer Than Ever: A Relationship Communication Skills Workbook for Couples
by Sonya JensenStrengthen your communication and build a brighter future together The differences between you and your partner can be the building blocks for growth in your relationship — you just need the right tools to guide you. This relationship communication workbook is filled with compassionate advice and exercises to help any couple interact productively, handle conflict, and deepen their connection. Understand the fundamentals— Grow closer with guidance for maintaining healthy communication and listening with an open mind. Practice your skills— Discover prompts and activities to help you and your partner increase self-awareness, become comfortable with vulnerability, and own your mistakes. Find inspiration from others— Learn from the stories of other couples who have improved their communication with these evidence-based techniques. For every couple —Find guidance and activities that are inclusive for couples of all backgrounds, lifestyles, and orientations. Create a deeper connection with your partner through this supportive couples therapy workbook .
Closer to Fine: A Novel
by Jodi S. RosenfeldCloser to Fine is the story of Rachel Levine, a young, Jewish, bisexual woman finding her adult footing in a world full of uncertainties. Rachel has many teachers along the way—a stubborn grandfather, a progressive rabbi, a worldly girlfriend, a wise supervisor, and an insightful therapist—but in the end, it is her own anxiety that is the best teacher of all. As Rachel learns that accepting that which she cannot control is the mark of true growth, she becomes ever more connected to the people who matter most in her life.
Closer to Nowhere
by Ellen Hopkins#1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins's poignant middle grade novel in verse about coming to terms with indelible truths of family and belonging.For the most part, Hannah's life is just how she wants it. She has two supportive parents, she's popular at school, and she's been killing it at gymnastics. But when her cousin Cal moves in with her family, everything changes. Cal tells half-truths and tall tales, pranks Hannah constantly, and seems to be the reason her parents are fighting more and more. Nothing is how it used to be. She knows that Cal went through a lot after his mom died and she is trying to be patient, but most days Hannah just wishes Cal never moved in.For his part, Cal is trying his hardest to fit in, but not everyone is as appreciative of his unique sense of humor and storytelling gifts as he is. Humor and stories might be his defense mechanism, but if Cal doesn't let his walls down soon, he might push away the very people who are trying their best to love him.Told in verse from the alternating perspectives of Hannah and Cal, this is a story of two cousins who are more alike than they realize and the family they both want to save.
Closer to the Ground
by Thomas Mcguane Nikki Mcclure Dylan TomineCloser to the Ground is the deeply personal story of a father learning to share his love of nature with his children, not through the indoor lens of words or pictures, but directly, palpably, by exploring the natural world as they forage, cook and eat from the woods and sea. With illustrations by Nikki McClure.This compelling, masterfully written tale follows Dylan Tomine and his family through four seasons as they hunt chanterelles, fish for salmon, dig clams and gather at the kitchen table, mouths watering, to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Closer to the Ground captures the beauty and surprise of the natural world-and the ways it teaches us how to live-with humor, gratitude and a nose for adventure as keen as a child's. It is a book filled with weather, natural history and many delicious meals.
Closer to the Ground: An Outdoor Family's Year On the Water, In the Woods, and At the Table
by Dylan TomineNow updated with recipes throughout A deeply personal story of a father learning to share his love of nature with his children, not through the indoor lens of words or pictures, but directly, palpably, by exploring the natural world as they forage, cook, and eat from the woods and sea. Closer to the Ground captures the beauty and surprise of the natural world - and the ways it teaches us how to live - with humor, gratitude and a nose for adventure as keen as a child's. It is a book filled with weather, natural history, and many delicious meals.
Closing the Deal (Wicked Warrens #2)
by Marie HarteThe second stand-alone romance in the bestselling Wicked Warrens contemporary series from New York Times bestseller Marie Harte. When stubborn meets sexy, love is up for grabs…but one of them is playing for keeps. Derrick Warren has lusted after Sydney Fields ever since he first spotted her. All he has to do is let the old Warren magic do its thing…until an ex with an axe to grind shows up. Before he knows it, the perfect date ends with Sydney’s wine in his lap. Now she’s not taking his calls. To his utter shock, he realizes he’s going to have to work to win her over.Thanks to her mother’s bad example, Sydney is determined to never need a man. To her surprise, he not only satisfies her deepest desires, she finds herself craving his company. But when she realizes they’re making love, not just having sex, her old instincts kick in. And that, more than anything else, scares the hell out of her… This book has been previously published.Warning: Look out for a stubborn redhead who’s not afraid to throw her wine, her opinion, or her body at the annoyingly sexy architect determined to keep her for his own. “Closing the Deal is as hot and sexy as the 1st book in the series. With laugh out loud moments and great characters, this is another fabulous read from Marie.....”Tracy, Goodreads
Closing the Deal: Two Married Guys Reveal the Dirty Truth to Getting Your Man to Commit
by Richard Kirshenbaum Daniel RosenbergIn this hip and utterly indispensable guide, two happily married husbands and regular guys reveal the secrets to getting a man down on bended knee -- his most uncomfortable position.Over the years, Richard Kirshenbaum and Daniel Rosenberg have dispensed loads of successful relationship advice to friends, colleagues, and relatives, who then pushed the ex-bachelors to share their lessons with the masses of future brides who need help taking their existing relationships to the next level. These guys have been there and know what it takes to get even the biggest commitment phobes to take the plunge.Closing the Deal will help you make a realistic assessment of your relationship and offers a fresh perspective on how your man's mind works. You'll find a new way to drive your relationship toward marriage without resorting to game playing.The authors promote the importance of truth telling, self-positioning, and the artful use of marketing tactics to reel in your man. You don't have to be the prettiest, thinnest, or richest woman to close the deal -- there is an art to it!Closing the Deal is not about outsmarting your man to the altar -- it's about learning to understand him. Richard and Daniel explain that no matter how much a guy may love his significant other, Change is the Enemy, so wannabe brides everywhere must convince their boyfriends that marriage is man's best friend. Closing the Deal will show you how to do just that.To help future brides build their matrimonial muscles and monitor their progress, Richard and Daniel include quizzes and real-life scenarios and throw in a glossary for extra clarification.Honest and supportive, funny and straightforward, these ideal big brothers offer a sure cure for the wedding-bell blues.
Cloud Tea Monkeys
by Mal Peet Elspeth GrahamTashi lives in a tiny village at the foot of the mountains, below the tea plantations where her mother works. One day, her mother falls ill and Tashi must go alone to the plantation to earn, money for the doctor. But she is far too small to harvest the tender tea shoots and angers the cruel Overseer. Tashi needs a miracle. And then something extraordinary happens that will change her life forever. Based on a centuries-old legend of tea-picking monkeys, Mal Peet Elspeth Graham, and Juan Wijngaard have created a richly told tale of vivid characters: the heartless Overseer, the enigmatic Royal Tea Taster, and--far away--an empress with a penchant for tea.
Clouded Vision
by Linwood BarclayA terrific Linwood Barclay novella - written specially for the World Book Day Quick Reads promotionKeisha Ceylon is a psychic. At least, that's what she passes herself off as. The truth is, Keisha's real powers have more to do with separating troubled families from their money than actually seeing into the netherworld. Keisha watches the news for stories of missing family members. She gives it a few days, then moves in, tells these families she's had a vision, that she may have some clue to where these missing people are. And by the way, she charges for this service, and likes to see the money up front.Keisha's latest mark is a man whose wife disappeared a week ago. She's seen him on TV, pleading for his wife to come home, or, if she's been abducted, pleading with whoever took her to let her go. Keisha knows a payoff when she sees one. So she pays a visit to our troubled husband, tells him her vision.Trouble is, her vision just happens to be close enough to the truth that it leaves this man rattled. And it may very well leave Keisha dead.
Clouds over California
by Karyn Parsons"An absolute gem!" —Lisa Moore Ramée, author of A Good Kind of TroubleA moving novel about how a girl's family and friendships are turned upside down—just as the world is changing in 1970s Los Angeles, for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Renée Watson. Stevie&’s life is fluctuating rapidly. She's starting over in a brand new middle school. Quiet and observant, it's hard for her to make friends. Plus, her mind is too occupied. The tension in her home is building as her parents' arguments are becoming more frequent. To top it all off, Stevie's older cousin Naomi is coming to live with the family in an attempt to keep her from a "bad" crowd—The Black Panthers. Stevie agrees to keep Naomi's secrets. She's the cool big cousin, after all, and Stevie can't help but notice the happy, positive effect the Black Panthers are having on Naomi's confidence and identity—just like how Mom is making decisions for herself, even when Dad disapproves. Stevie feels herself beginning to change as well. But one thing remains the same: she loves both of her parents, and she loves them together. Can her family stay in one piece despite the world shifting around them?
Cloudstreet: A Novel
by Tim Winton“Cloudstreet gets you inside the very skin of postwar working-class Australians the way Joyce makes you feel like a turn-of-the-century Dubliner.” —Elizabeth Ward, The Washington PostAfter two separate catastrophes, two very different families leave the country for the bright lights of Perth. The Lambs are industrious, united, and—until God seems to turn His back on their boy Fish—religious. The Pickleses are gamblers, boozers, fractious, and unlikely landlords.Change, hardship, and the war force them to swallow their dignity and share a great, breathing, shuddering house called Cloudstreet. Over the next twenty years, they struggle and strive, laugh and curse, come apart and pull together under the same roof, and try as they can to make their lives.Winner of the Miles Franklin Award and recognized as one of the greatest works of Australian literature, Cloudstreet is Tim Winton’s sprawling, comic epic about luck and love, fortitude and forgiveness, and the magic of the everyday.“Winton is a one-man band of genius.” —Carolyn See, Los Angeles Times“Nothing short of magnificent . . . A wonderful read.” —Andrew Yule, Time Out (New York)“[A] marvelous postmodern novel of family life . . . One of those rare novels that warm the heart, as well as spark the imagination.” —Kirkus Reviews
Clover (Katy #4)
by Susan CoolidgeThis book continues the author's What Katy Did series, focusing on her younger sister Clover, who has now taken over running the busy Carr house. This is the fourth book of the series beginning after Katy's wedding. Clover, the "woman of the house" is now in her early twenties and "little" Phil is now twelve. After Phil's serious illness during the winter, Dr. Carr sends him, with Clover and a "chaperone" to watch over him, to the mountains of Colorado for the healing fresh air. Clover makes many new friends readily in their rooming house and is befriended by Dr. Carr's friend, Dr. Hope, and his wife. Clover is reunite with a dear cousin, Clarence Page, now a rancher with an English partner, who happens to live nearby. It is a warm tale of coming of age, healing and learning to make your way in the new West frontier.
Clover Hendry's Day Off
by Beth MorreyA hilarious and empowering perimenopausal Ferris Bueller&’s Day Off, about Clover Hendry, 46, and the day she decides to stop keeping the plates spinning, say F@#! it all, and finally get hers.Today is not the day to mess with Clover Hendry. Clover hasn&’t said &“No&” a day in her life. Until today. Normally a woman who tips her hairdresser even when the cut is hideous, is endlessly patient with her horrendous mother, and says yes every time her boss asks her to work late—today, things are going to be very different. Because Clover is taking the day off. Today, she&’s going to do and say whatever she likes, even if it means her whole life unravels.What made Clover change her ways? Why doesn&’t she care anymore? There&’s more to this day than meets the eye.Clover Hendry's Day Off is a joyful, raging, galvanizing story about putting life on pause, pleasing yourself, and getting your own back. Whatever it takes. Because when Clover stops caring, she can start living.
Club Dread (Hunted #2)
by Walter SorrellsIn this follow-up to "Fake ID," Chastity and her mother have just settled in San Francisco, where Chass is starting her own band. When a pop star is killed, Chass gets involved in the dangerous underground club scene to solve the murder.
Club Sandwich: A Novel
by Lisa SamsonHey, Friend- Do you know what it's like give to 100 percent and still feel like it's not-and you're not-enough for anybody? To be caught between caring for an aging parent and raising young children? I lived in that place for four years. Ivy Schneider lives in this place, too, and she isn't at all happy about it. Her husband Rusty spends ten months a year on the road singing in a gospel quartet, and her mom gets sicker every day, requiring increasingly more care and time. Ivy's dad took off years ago but still comes around-for free meals. Her brother and sister are more than happy to let responsibility rest on Ivy's shoulders. Maybe she could handle it all if only her darling three-year old terror, Trixie, would just "go" on the potty. Who will take care of Ivy while she takes care of the world? No one, it seems. Then Ivy runs an ad in the paper to find folks like herself: women of the "sandwich generation," squeezed between the demands of raising young children and caring for an aging parent. Soon she and the other women of Club Sandwich are building uncommonly deep friendships, witnessing the reality that in fact no woman can be everything to everybody, and discovering firsthand that they can do more than they imagined possible with the help of each another and with a strong dose of faith. If your life is about caring for others, I dedicate this book to you. Welcome to the club. You are most definitely not alone. Grace, Lisa
Clueless
by Bobbie ReidAsk any woman: some men don't "get it" when it comes to the opposite sex. Ask any man and there's a good chance he'll agree. So how can men and women communicate and fulfill their very different needs and desires? In Clueless, Bobbie Reid provides witty insights, real solutions and sage advice for overcoming the male/female conundrum, one step at a time, to achieve happier,more fulfilling relationships.
Clues to the Universe
by Christina LiThis stellar debut about losing and finding family, forging unlikely friendships, and searching for answers to big questions will resonate with fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Rebecca Stead.The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is building rockets with him. When he dies unexpectedly, all Ro has left of him is an unfinished model rocket they had been working on together.Benjamin Burns doesn’t like science, but he can’t get enough of Spacebound, a popular comic book series. When he finds a sketch that suggests that his dad created the comics, he’s thrilled. Too bad his dad walked out years ago, and Benji has no way to contact him.Though Ro and Benji were only supposed to be science class partners, the pair become unlikely friends, and Ro even figures out a way to reunite Benji and his dad. But Benji hesitates, which infuriates Ro. Doesn’t he realize how much Ro wishes she could be in his place?As the two face bullying, grief, and their own differences, Benji and Ro try to piece together clues to some of the biggest questions in the universe.A Washington Post KidsPost Summer Book Club selection * A Junior Library Guild Selection * A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
Clydeo Takes a Bite Out of Life (Clydeo)
by Jennifer AnistonFrom global superstar and everyone’s F-R-I-E-N-D Jennifer Aniston comes a delectable and fun-filled picture book about self-discovery and self-confidence starring her food-loving dog Clydeo! Everyone in the Clyde family knows what their “thing” is, except Clydeo.Clydeo doesn’t love to surf like his uncle. He isn’t into painting blindfolded like his cousin. And digging for dinosaur bones like his aunt is definitely not his thing. Clydeo tries everything he can think of, but nothing seems to make his world sparkle. Will Clydeo ever find what he loves to do most?Find out in this relatable and heartwarming story brought to you by actress, producer, and entrepreneur Jennifer Aniston.
Co-Parenting Works!: Helping Your Children Thrive after Divorce
by Tammy G DaughtryWhat if your child’s “life-after-divorce” could be better than you’ve hoped for? As the post-divorce dust settles, your child’s chances of leading a healthy, successful life are directly linked to how you and your former spouse relate. So instead of listening to statistics, read this book to discover real world co-parenting strategies from author, counselor, and co-parent Tammy Daughtry. Discover how you can make positive co-parenting work for you and your child by: • Understanding how today’s actions will affect your child in five, ten, and twenty years • Teaming with your child’s co-parent to develop strategies in the best interest of your children • Helping your child feel at ease in both homes • Increasing your child’s self-esteem while minimizing anxiety • Integrating stepparents into your co-parenting team Co-parenting isn’t easy. But with these strategies for success, you’ll be prepared to create an enjoyable childhood and a healthy upbringing that will impact your child for a lifetime. Take heart—the future can be better and brighter than you’ve dared to hope.
Co-Parenting from the Inside Out: Voices of Moms and Dads
by Edward Kruk Karen L. KristjansonKaren L. Kristjanson shares the stories of a variety of divorced and separated couples who co-parent. Effective co-parenting, or sharing significant parenting time with an ex-spouse, is one of the best gifts separated parents can give to their children. The interviews in Co-Parenting from the Inside Out are with real moms and dads in diverse circumstances, showing them making choices, sometimes struggling, and often growing. Their stories offer insights into wise decision-making, as well as practical strategies that strengthen families. Parents can see that they are not alone as they navigate their feelings and build a future. While pain exists in most stories, there is also hope. Co-parents often feel that they have become more confident and compassionate, and parent better than before. The effects of their personal growth and their children’s are the silver lining in the dark pain of divorce. Karen L. Kristjanson has brought together real life co-parenting stories that inspire separated parents and help them understand co-parenting better, offering practical tips and tools that directly benefit families.
Coaching Champions
by Jess GibsonAlthough mentoring is a popular buzz word today, throughout history dominant cultures have passed down the importance of teaching the next generation not only a trade, but ethics, spirituality, and the rewards of a job well-done. Jess Gibson knows that success is far more than merely developing skills. Just as vital is developing character. Future leaders invariably learn how to achieve their most grandiose dreams when they are fortunate enough to be taken under the tutelage of a proven leader - a mentor with the experience of years who cares about a young lion yearning to conquer the world. How can we be mentors? Thought-provoking answers fill this conversational, anecdote-packed, how-to book written to appeal any reader.
Coaching nutricional para niños y padres: Tu hijo querrá comer bien
by Yolanda Fleta Jaime Giménez¿Has intentado alguna vez que tus hijos coman sano y no lo has conseguido? Muchas veces, lo que falla al procurar que nuestros hijos coman mejor son las estrategias con las que afrontamos este cambio. Quizá se deba a la falta de tiempo para preparar meriendas sanas, al poco autocontrol de los niños frente a los dulces o a no tener claro qué alimentos son los más saludables y adecuados. Este libro aporta información nutricional y estrategias de coaching nutricional para conseguir no solo que nuestros hijos coman sano, sino también que se sientan mejor con ellos mismos y desarrollen su inteligencia emocional. Con los ejercicios que se proponen, podremos identificar cual es la motivación de cada miembro de la familia para alimentarse bien y fijar objetivos realistas y asequibles, renovaremos la relación con la comida (y nos despediremos del azúcar), trabajaremos la disciplina, sabremos qué alimentos nos convienen y cuáles no, yaprenderemos a elaborar un menú semanal todos juntos.
Coaching nutricional para niños y padres: Tu hijo querrá comer bien
by Yolanda Fleta Jaime Giménez¿Has intentado alguna vez que tus hijos coman sano y no lo has conseguido? Muchas veces, lo que falla al procurar que nuestros hijos coman mejor son las estrategias con las que afrontamos este cambio. Quizá se deba a la falta de tiempo para preparar meriendas sanas, al poco autocontrol de los niños frente a los dulces o a no tener claro qué alimentos son los más saludables y adecuados. Este libro aporta información nutricional y estrategias de coaching nutricional para conseguir no solo que nuestros hijos coman sano, sino también que se sientan mejor con ellos mismos y desarrollen su inteligencia emocional. Con los ejercicios que se proponen, podremos identificar cual es la motivación de cada miembro de la familia para alimentarse bien y fijar objetivos realistas y asequibles, renovaremos la relación con la comida (y nos despediremos del azúcar), trabajaremos la disciplina, sabremos qué alimentos nos convienen y cuáles no, yaprenderemos a elaborar un menú semanal todos juntos.
Coast Road: A Novel
by Barbara DelinskyHailed as &“a heartwarming story&” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), a celebration of what matters most in life, Barbara Delinsky&’s profoundly moving New York Times bestseller is as richly textured and captivating as the Northern California landscape in which it is set.Jack McGill chose his architectural career over his family, and returned home from yet another business trip to find that his wife, Rachel, had left him. Now, six years later, a car accident has left Rachel clinging to life, and she and their two daughters desperately need him. Putting work on hold for the first time in his life, Jack decides to sit by his ex-wife's bedside. As he meets Rachel's many new friends, and tries to cope with two teenage daughters and their problems, he learns more about a woman he never really knew, her expressive art, and the secret that made her leave. Much to his astonishment, Jack begins to see Rachel, his daughters, and the story of his marriage with new eyes.