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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Fourth Edition(more) »rank: 156727by: Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel
Our review: :Announcing a brand new, cover-to-cover revision of America's pregnancy bible. What to Expect When You're Expecting is a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of USA Today's 25 most influential books of the past 25 years. It's read by more than 90% of pregnant women who read a pregnancy book—the most iconic, must-have book for parents-to-be, with over 14.5 million copies in print. Now comes the Fourth Edition, a new book for a new generation of expectant moms—featuring a new look, a fresh perspective, and a friendlier-than-ever voice. It's filled with the most up-to-date information reflecting not only what's new in ... Detail |
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands(more) »rank: 1263906by: Chelsea Handler
Our review: :In this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand. Detail |
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The Daring Book for Girls CD(more) »rank: 228385by: Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
Our review: : For every girl with an independent spirit and a nose for trouble, here is the no-boys-allowed guide to everything from school yard games to great women in history! The Daring Book for Girls is the manual for everything that girls need to know—and that doesn't mean sewing buttonholes! Audio includes: Fourteen Games of Tag Queens of the Ancient World Every Girl's Toolbox The Daring Girls Guide to Danger Slumber Party Games Climbing First Aid Boys How to Change a Tire Jacks Whether readers consider themselves tomboys, girly-girls, or a little bit of ... Detail |
Audition: A Memoir(more) »rank: 127by: Barbara Walters
Our review: :Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me: “I want to be you.” My stock reply is always: “Then you have to take the whole package.”And now, at last, the most important woman in the history of television journalism gives us that “whole package,” in her inspiring and riveting memoir. After more than forty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals, murderers, inspirational figures, and celebrities of all kinds, Barbara Walters has turned her gift for examination onto herself to reveal the forces that shaped her extraordinary life.Barbara Walters’s perception of the world was formed at ... Detail |
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Mom's Family Calendar 2009(more) »rank: 303by: Sandra Boynton
Our review: :A superstar, just like Mom herself. What is it about this bestselling calendar? Is it those irresistible cows, hippos, chicks, penguins, and piggies skipping and prancing through the pages? Or is it the innovative and ultra-practical wall-calendar-meets-planner format? Yes...and yes! It's the whole package: a calendar that looks great and is indispensable for families on the go. Mom’s starts in September and runs 16 full months. Spreads feature an oversized, vertical grid with five columns across (one for each family member) and the days of the month running down the left side. With just a glance, Mom and Dad can see who ... Detail |
Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach(more) »rank: 257045by: Meryl Gordon
Our review: :A riveting look behind the gates of the house of Astor as a famous family falls apart in public. Detail |
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Captivating: Unveiling The Mystery Of A Woman's Soul(more) »rank: 195103by: John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge
Our review: :Bestselling author John Eldredge and his wife and co-author, Stasi, unveil the beauty and mystery of the feminine soul by showing readers the three core desires of every woman’s heart. Every little girl has dreams of being swept up into a great adventure, of being the beautiful princess. Sadly, when women grow up, they are often swept up into a life filled merely with duty and demands. Many Christian women are tired, struggling under the weight of the pressure to be a 'good servant,' a nurturing caregiver, or a capable home manager. What Wild at Heart did for men, Captivating can do ... Detail |
Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation(more) »rank: 1552by: Cokie Roberts
Our review: : In Founding Mothers, Cokie Roberts paid homage to the heroic women whose patriotism and sacrifice helped create a new nation. Now the number one New York Times bestselling author and renowned political commentator—praised in USA Today as a 'custodian of time-honored values'—continues the story of early America's influential women with Ladies of Liberty. In her 'delightfully intimate and confiding' style (Publishers Weekly), Roberts presents a colorful blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling women's public roles and private responsibilities. Recounted with the insight and humor of an expert storyteller and drawing on personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary sources—many ... Detail |
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Michelle: A Biography(more) »rank: 1398by: Liza Mundy
Our review: :She can be funny and sharp-tongued, warm and blunt, empathic and demanding. Who is the woman Barack Obama calls 'the boss'? In Michelle, Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait, taking us inside the marriage of the most dynamic couple in politics today. She shows how well they complement each other: Michelle, the highly organized, sometimes intimidating, list-making pragmatist; Barack, the introspective political charmer who won't pick up his socks but shoots for the stars. Their relationship, like those of many couples with two careers and two children, has been so strained at times that he has had ... Detail |
The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy: Or Everything Your Doctor Won't Tell You(more) »rank: 1163706by: Vicki Iovine
Our review: : Your doctor gives you medical advice. Your mother buys you baby clothes. But who can give you the real skinny when you're pregnant? Your girlfriends, of course -- at least, the ones who've been through the exhilaration and exhaustion, the agony and ecstasy of pregnancy. Four-time delivery room veteran Vicki lovine talks to you the way that only a best friend can-in the book that will go the whole nine months for every mother-to-be. Here is straight talk about those little things that are too strange or embarrassing to ask anyone about, practical tips and hilarious takes on everything pregnant. From ... Detail |