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Polygyny, the practice of having multiple wives, has existed since ancient times and is, still practiced in many countries throughout the world. In We Want for Our Sisters What We Want for Ourselves, Dr. Patricia Dixon (aka Dr. Ra Heter) argues that the practice is one the African American community should consider adopting as well. According to Dixon, the concept of monogamy was, spread by Christianity and created, an unrealistic and romanticized...
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New parents are hipper, more educated, and more sophisticated than ever, but they're also highly competitive--a lethal combination when turbocharged by the anxieties of raising a baby. And for many couples, it's not just any baby, but the perfect baby. These "excessively motivated" parents will not sabotage Junior's future by denying him Mandarin lessons, a nursery chandelier (just like the one Gwyneth's kids enjoy), or advanced infant yoga. A hilarious,...
4283) A Secret Cornish Summer
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'Gloriously uplifting and unashamedly warm-hearted' – Bestselling author FAITH HOGAN 'A lovely, summery read full of secrets and hope' – Bestselling author JO THOMAS An unforgettable tale of romance, humour and heart set against the stunning backdrop of the Cornish coast, from the Sunday Times bestseller. When Eden steps out of her beautiful coastal cottage to find a Speedo-wearing, suntanned stranger doing yoga in next door's garden, she is immediately...
4284) Just a Girl
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Taking a hard look at the societal constraints on teenage girls, Morris Award nominee Carrie Mesrobian tells one girl's story with bracing honesty and refreshing authenticity. By her senior year of high school, Rianne has exhausted all the fun there is to have in small-town Wereford, Minnesota. Volleyball season is winding down, the parties feel tired, and now that she's in a serious relationship with reformed player Luke Pinsky, her wild streak has...
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Susan remembers a time when she and Edward couldn't get enough of each other. They would talk for hours on end. Edward wouldn't want to leave when he dropped Susan off after a date, and they would just talk about everything. Now she asks, "Why doesn't Edward talk to me? We used to talk for hours when we were dating and I knew everything about him, but now I can't get him to open up with me and share any of his dreams and concerns and worst of all...
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New South Wales, 1885
When Alice Ryan wakes to find thugs surrounding her cottage, on the hunt for her no-good brother, she escapes into the surrounding bush.
It is wealthy landowner Robert Farrer who finds her the next morning, dishevelled, injured, and utterly unwilling to share what she knows. With criminals on the loose and rumours that reckless bushrangers have returned to the area, Robert is determined to keep Alice out of danger, and insists...
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Wait, Stay or Go is about the journey of a woman, who was trying to decide whether to stay married or divorce her husband of 11 years. In the middle of this journey, she decided to seek God for the answers she needed instead of making the decision on her own.
Wait, Stay or Go tracks the process Donna R. Martin took in order to come to her decision. Her need for God's guidance becomes clear as she asks herself, and God, several questions:
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This is not a book about horses, nor is it a book about husbands and it is certainly not a book solely about cancer.
Though that condition is the core reason for this work it does not make this some sort of self-help book for those suffering from this illness or yet another set of pages condoning positive thinking and attitudes to try to overcome despair and fear.
Elaine was my wife for the last twenty-five years and six days of her life, in all...
4289) Reconfigured: A Memoir
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When Barbara Terao moves into a new home in Washington, two thousand miles from her husband in Illinois, she doesn't know when-or if-she'll ever live with him again. Her diagnosis of breast cancer three months later changes both of them in ways they never imagined.
In the ensuing months, Barbara's husband and adult children show up to help her through a year of difficult treatments and surgery, and Barbara, in her Whidbey Island cottage, learns...
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This book is about how to achieve success in relationships and in life. This book includes strategies for dating with insights and approaches for key factors, such as the timing of relationships. It describes how having a vision, values, goals, and strategies can be applied to any goal in life, including relationship success. This book includes details on how to be all that God wants you to be in various areas of life, including how to write a book,...
4291) Uprooted: Memoir
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When pregnant Esther-a young, adventurous, British-born Israeli-follows her new husband, Steve, to America, she has no idea what she's getting herself into.
Even before their baby is born, Esther discovers the dark side of her charming film production manager husband, and learns that she must cope with his moodiness and domineering personality. Left alone day after day in a high-rise apartment in Queens, Esther struggles with culture shock, homesickness,...
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The new buzzword in female sexuality is "sexual fluidity": the idea that for many women, sexual identity can shift over time, often in the direction of same-sex relationships.
Examples abound in popular culture, from actress Cynthia Nixon, who left her male partner of 15 years to be with a woman, to writer and comedienne Carol Leifer, who divorced her husband for the same reason. In a culture increasingly open to accepting this fluidity, “Dear...
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Fans of Jill Mansell and Carole Matthews will love this gorgeous new book from the author of the bestselling Cornish Café series. One summer can change everything ...
Poppy has always loved Cornwall. So when her boyfriend Dan suggests they leave their office jobs and take over the Starfish Studio on the Isles of Scilly, Poppy doesn't need asking twice. But things don't go to plan when Dan dumps her, weeks before they're due to move. Determined not...
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How to be a dad, hold down a job and keep a sense of humour whilst you are about it. A month-by-month description of the first year of fatherhood dealing with everything from family tax credits, to changing nappies and what to do with your hands during the birth. An easy to read, humourous book combining helpful advice on what to expect at each stage and what you can do about it. Useful facts and further reading at the end of each chapter.
4295) IRRELATIONSHIP
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In this important and transformative guide, three experienced practitioners identify the widespread dysfunctional dynamic they call "irrelationship," a psychological defense system two people create together to protect themselves from the fear and anxiety of real intimacy in a relationship. Drawing on their wide clinical and life experience, the authors examine behavioral "song-and-dance routines" repeatedly performed by couples affected by irrelationship....
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Step into Paris in this Louis XVI Cinderella romance
An arranged betrothal…
By royal approval!
As the servant girl who discovered she was the long-lost daughter of a comte, Lilas Moreau is no stranger to scandal. Now, more famous for her art, she won't have her independence threatened by the return of her betrothed, Bastien, Duc de Languedoc. As a new attraction sizzles between them, Lilas is relieved he wants to end their secret marriage contract....
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Narcissists aren't just overconfident or egotistical, they are emotionally abusive and adept at creating toxic environments. Navigating a relationship with a narcissist can take a devastating toll on your emotional health creating long-lasting trauma and, in some cases, PTSD. Being controlled and constantly manipulated can leave you feeling like a mere shell of the person you once were but the real you is still there, albeit in hiding, and she deserves...
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Welcome to Alison Sherlocks brand NEW series, full of heart warming characters set in the idyllic English countryside.
With nowhere else to go, Harriet Colgan has returned to the sleepy village of Cranfield to sell her beloved aunt and uncle's cottage, the only place she ever called home.
When she arrives at Lavender Cottage, Harriet discovers plans to replace the beautiful lavender fields, her uncle's pride and joy, with an industrial warehouse.
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'Utterly compelling reading, The Other Girlfriend is inspiring and I wouldn't hesitate to highly recommend it.'Bestselling author Sheryl Browne
She loves him…
Lizzie Green once loved Tom Murphy with a passion that bordered on obsession. All she wanted was his love to be returned. Then one night something terrible happened and Tom left Lizzie broken hearted. She swore she would never let him hurt her again….
She loves him not.
Now, ten years...
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From start to finish; through the laughter, tears, poignant, yet eye-opening truth, and sometimes shock, experience how one woman went from being a hindrance to a help meet, and how you can too. See yourself, as she had to see herself-the good, the bad, and the not so together. Allow the Lord to minister to you through His Holy Spirit; changing you into being a true help, meet to your husband. After all, isn't that what you really want to be?
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