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Mary Ann Hoyt is back, with her second collection of humorous essays. Her relatable stories and anecdotes are full of dry wit and satire, with a sprinkling of poignant moments that will have you smiling, laughing, or maybe even shedding a tear.
She tells the story of how, one day in 1957, she was the reason her second grade teacher had a bad day, with 55 kids in her classroom and vomit in aisle 4. She relates her experience of being reprimanded as...
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In 2010 Phnewfula took a job as a regional promotions manager for Warner Bros. Records. There she worked with Jill Scott and Kandi Burrus. With that job she was to merge work and personal by taking her son on the road with her. She is a very active parent and spends the maximum amount of time possible with her son. Around this time she starting noticing that the conversations the two of them had while they were on the road were beyond comical. Agya...
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Bobby Collins, one of today's best and funniest comedians, uses the catch phrase 'On the Inside' to differentiate between what he really wanted to say and what he actually said. But here's the real beauty: For more than 30 years, Bobby has entertained thousands by saying exactly what he wants to say... and what he has to say is damn funny! Fortunately, On the Inside offers so much more. Bobby reveals more than his laser wit - for the first time, he...
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Robb Lightfoot lives in the country and has been fighting a losing battle against home repairs, misbehaving dogs, and his four children. He hates his minivan, but loves his leftovers. In fact, he'll eat them after they've turned green. He's an expert on how to avoid lawn care-hint, become a soccer coach-and other important topics, such as the best way to scream when a bat is trapped in your tent. Robb was the first to reveal the connection between...
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Calm Your Baby Tits is a joyful and sarcastic ride through being a parent in the millennial's world. Filled with short stories, each chapter is the perfect length for someone to sit down, read a bit, and feel like they accomplished something. Inspired by the blog, Calm Your Baby Tits, these are the best, never before heard stories. Varying in degrees of attitude, Calm Your Baby Tits is the hilarious, must read book of right now.
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The Upside of Downsizing is a humorous look at the challenges and opportunities to be found in letting go of some of our material things. With personal insights, illustrations and photos, Vanessa Goodwyn shares her journey from a large home to a smaller abode, and how she and her husband disposed of a small mountain of "stuff" in the process.
TUOD offers useful tips, practical ideas and pointers that can be helpful to anyone interested in adopting...
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In this essay collection of midlife cares and craziness, C. R. Yeager takes us on a Tilt-A-Whirl ride of suburbia with his wife and adopted Chinese daughter. The banshees, as he calls them, provide ample opportunity for wise buffoonery, wearing 'mankiller' shoes that could "devour Simon Cowell," playing with dolls that would frighten Godzilla, and generally diverting life into a mine shaft. En route he also turns his attention to modern inconveniences...
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C. R. Yeager's second canter through the minefield of suburban family life mixes hilarity and heart with considerable flair. Whether lamenting the loss of cuteness in adolescents ("My idea of a tweeny still conjures someone in a frilly smock on a swing reading Charlotte's Web, not little Ms. Bowflex"), deconstructing lawn jockeys ("blind spots in our racial awareness"), or assessing his family's penchant for traveling with half the house ("My wife's...
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The Wedding MC Jokebook includes 100 tried and true wedding jokes for any wedding mc including a guide with tips on how and when to use the jokes. Wedding jokes are organized into six categories, making it easy for any wedding mc to select jokes for wedding reception. Mark and Lee also share their foolproof technique for delivering the jokes in the most hilarious way possible.
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This book, titled Hilariously Infertile, is on a mission to make others who have struggled with infertility, laugh (perhaps while their feet are still in the stirrups and their vaginas are enjoying the fresh air of the fertility clinic). It is a comedic, self-deprecating, look into the harsh, scary, and often sad world of infertility. Hilariously Infertile will make you laugh out loud while wishing you could have a glass of wine with the author and...
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During his 20's and 30's, Rick Kaempfer worked in radio, producing legendary shows by Hall of Famers John Records Landecker and Steve Dahl & Garry Meier. During his 40's, Kaempfer became a full-time writer. He wrote or co-wrote four books during that time ("The Living Wills", "Records Truly Is My Middle Name", "$everance", and "The Radio Producer's Handbook"), while also serving as the primary caregiver and stay-at-home dad for three growing boys...
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The witty memoir of local Dallas writer/mother Len Bourland as glimpsed through excerpts of her award winning columns from the Reagan Era to whatever this era is now. Sort through your laundry with hers as she begins in the Pre-soak halcyon days of a carpooling doctor's wife and her Normal years of raising two sons and a daughter to her Spin Cycle of divorce and depression. In her Second Cycle her load increases as she emerges as a working mother...
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So here's the thing. As far as I can see, there are three kinds of people in my day to day existence. First there are the super efficient- those who are energetic and organized, who invariably look immaculate, whose children always have clean, ironed uniforms and shiny hair that no louse would dare to invade. These are the people on the P&C, the ones who have calendars and organizational apps they actually use and exercise schedules and bottles of...
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The Wife's Heart: Healing from Your Husband's Porn Addiction and Adultery provides readers with Biblical tools to cope with a porn- or sex-addicted husband. It gives guidance on how to deal with triggers, set boundaries in a healthy way, and most importantly, heal a broken heart with the love of God. "My husband is addicted to porn. I'm hurting, and I feel so alone." When a wife discovers her husband has committed adultery or is addicted to pornography,...
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"To love at all is to be vulnerable." - C.S. Lewis
Most couples want to deepen their relationship but they aren't sure HOW to grow closer. The good news is they can start the path toward relational intimacy with just one carefully crafted discussion question a day. Christian marriage speakers and authors, Brad and Heidi Mitchell, have designed a book of questions to help every couple discover more about each other and take their relationship to a...
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Husbands have received God's call to love their wives in the same way Christ loves His Bride, the Church. When a husband displays this kind of love in his marriage, he goes against the grain of our humanity. He engages in behavior many would consider revolutionary in today's society. More significantly, when a husband loves his wife as Christ loves the Church, he brings great joy and sweet peace to his home and marriage. For His Eyes Only is a devotional...
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Pope Francis' reflection on the beauty of married love presented in two chapters: • Our everyday love: a remarkable commentary on Saint Paul's hymn of charity (1 Cor 13:4-7). • Growing in conjugal charity: a profound and concrete reflection on the growth of love within marriage, as experienced every day and throughout life. The pope's magnificent text is divided into 27 small sections, each containing: • A general introductory question • The...
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This is How We Do It, but to Montell and Kristin Jordan, this phrase is more than just the title of one of Montell's most popular songs. It is a clear statement about how they have approached every day of their more than twenty years of marriage. When the couple entered a marriage covenant together in front of God, family and friends years ago, divorce was never an option, and today it is still not. That is quite a stance in a world where divorce...
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You've heard Christopher West talk about love before… but not like this. In this revealing book, renowned speaker and author Christopher West discusses the topic of love and relationships, but he does it through the lens of his own powerful and personal experience. If you've ever wondered what to do with that deep cry of your heart to love and be loved, read on. Love Is Patient, but I'm Not offers West's reflections on Pope Francis' book The Joy...
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Growing and building a great marriage does not happen by accident. Taking your relationship to the next level requires attention and effort. Even people in great marriages face challenges and encounter difficulties. What tools can you place in your hands to build the marriage you desire? In The 21 Undeniable Secrets of Marriage, best-selling author and communicator, Dr. Allen Hunt, shares the life-giving principles that are necessary for success in...
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