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(12/08/09) "Julie Powell's follow-up to Julie & Julia paints a visceral, compulsively readable picture of what it looks like when you fully indulge with a fantasy object who isn't your spouse.... Powell has honed her writing chops along with her culinary... See more

(12/08/09) "Julie Powell's follow-up to Julie & Julia paints a visceral, compulsively readable picture of what it looks like when you fully indulge with a fantasy object who isn't your spouse.... Powell has honed her writing chops along with her culinary skills, and her extended metaphor is dead on: how we can systematically hack each other apart without ever getting to the heart of our desires." (Elle Miranda Purves ) See less

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(07/30/09) Whether you're a new bride or an old hand at marriage, it's always handy to find fresh and fascinating recipes to add to your repertoire. And the recipes in this collection are perfect for you, the busy, overextended, and occasionally conflicted... See more

(07/30/09) Whether you're a new bride or an old hand at marriage, it's always handy to find fresh and fascinating recipes to add to your repertoire. And the recipes in this collection are perfect for you, the busy, overextended, and occasionally conflicted modern wife. Enveloped in them are the secrets -- delicious, distressing, and everything in between -- that accompany women on their marital journeys. Here are recipes you won't find in just any cookbook: * Beans 'n' Weenies of Sexual Tension * Midlife Stress-Stuffed Cabbage * Control-Freak Cookies * Soufflé of Fallen Expectations * A Fairly Satisfactory Family Stew Though she grills societal norms with gleeful relish, Nava Atlas never loses sight of marriage's simple, loving rewards. The result is a feast of retro art, sly wit, and cultural commentary. No woman will be able to read this without thinking of five friends she must share it with! About the Author Nava Atlas is an artist and author who is best known for her bestselling vegetarian... See less

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(06/17/09) Review By confronting society's greatest taboos, Oakland photographer Frank Cordelle has created something truly extraordinary. --Lauren Gard, "What's wrong with this picture?", East Bay Express, Dec. 6, 2006 Don't cover your eyes. The women who... See more

(06/17/09) Review By confronting society's greatest taboos, Oakland photographer Frank Cordelle has created something truly extraordinary. --Lauren Gard, "What's wrong with this picture?", East Bay Express, Dec. 6, 2006 Don't cover your eyes. The women who appear in Bodies and Souls: The Century Project (Heureka Productions) want you to see them---really see them---in all their naked humanity... Women...celebrate their perfectly imperfect bodies and themselves. --"Reading room," O, The Oprah Magazine, March 2007 Each photo...has a story to tell. Most of the photographs are accompanied by a personal statement by the woman herself about why she is posing, and these statements are what give the exhibition its kick. Some of the stories are heartwarming; some are heartbreaking. More than one woman viewing the exhibition has been moved to tears by the photographs and stories of the courageous women who have posed in front of Cordelle's lens. The book is well worth buying. --Renée Stephen, "Women... See less

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(12/01/08) Amazon.com: Mommy Diagnostics: The Naturally Healthy Family's Guide to Herbs and Whole Foods for Health: Shonda Parker: Books

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(10/08/08) Description | How do you cope in a world without your mother? When Barbara realizes time is running out, she writes letters to her four daughters, aware that they'll be facing the trials and triumphs of life without her at their side. But how can she... See more

(10/08/08) Description | How do you cope in a world without your mother? When Barbara realizes time is running out, she writes letters to her four daughters, aware that they'll be facing the trials and triumphs of life without her at their side. But how can she leave them when they still have so much growing up to do? Take Lisa, in her midthirties but incapable of making a commitment; or Jennifer, trapped in a stale marriage and buttoned up so tight she could burst. Twentysomething Amanda, the traveler, has always distanced herself from the rest of the family; and then there's Hannah, a teenage girl on the verge of womanhood about to be parted from the mother she adores. But by drawing on the wisdom in Barbara's letters, the girls might just find a way to cope with their loss. And in coming to terms with their bereavement, can they also set themselves free to enjoy their lives with all the passion and love each deserves? This heartfelt novel by bestselling author Elizabeth Noble celebrates... See less

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(10/08/08) Description | Friendship, loyalty, and love lie at the heart of Meg Waite Clayton's beautifully written, poignant, and sweeping novel of five women who, over the course of four decades, come to redefine what it means to be family. For thirty-five... See more

(10/08/08) Description | Friendship, loyalty, and love lie at the heart of Meg Waite Clayton's beautifully written, poignant, and sweeping novel of five women who, over the course of four decades, come to redefine what it means to be family. For thirty-five years, Frankie, Linda, Kath, Brett, and Ally have met every Wednesday at the park near their homes in Palo Alto, California. Defined when they first meet by what their husbands do, the young homemakers and mothers are far removed from the Summer of Love that has enveloped most of the Bay Area in 1967. These "Wednesday Sisters" seem to have little in common: Frankie is a timid transplant from Chicago, brutally blunt Linda is a remarkable athlete, Kath is a Kentucky debutante, quiet Ally has a secret, and quirky, ultra-intelligent Brett wears little white gloves with her miniskirts. But they are bonded by a shared love of both literature-Fitzgerald, Eliot, Austen, du Maurier, Plath, and Dickens-and the Miss America Pageant, which they watch... See less

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(10/08/08) Description | Cohen's captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity, and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy, is a story of addiction--and not just to sex.

(10/08/08) Description | Cohen's captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity, and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy, is a story of addiction--and not just to sex. See less

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(10/08/08) Description | While parked at a gas station, Rhonda sees something so incongruously surreal that at first she hardly recognizes it as a crime in progress. She watches, unmoving, as someone dressed in a rabbit costume kidnaps a young girl. Devastated... See more

(10/08/08) Description | While parked at a gas station, Rhonda sees something so incongruously surreal that at first she hardly recognizes it as a crime in progress. She watches, unmoving, as someone dressed in a rabbit costume kidnaps a young girl. Devastated over having done nothing, Rhonda joins the investigation. But the closer she comes to identifying the abductor, the nearer she gets to the troubling truth about another missing child: her best friend, Lizzy, who vanished years before. From the author of the acclaimed "Promise Not to Tell" comes a chilling and mesmerizing tale of shattered innocence, guilt, and ultimate redemption. See less

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(10/08/08) Description | Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, "New York Times" bestselling author Dennis Lehane's long-awaited eighth novel unflinchingly captures the political and social unrest of a nation caught at the crossroads between past and... See more

(10/08/08) Description | Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, "New York Times" bestselling author Dennis Lehane's long-awaited eighth novel unflinchingly captures the political and social unrest of a nation caught at the crossroads between past and future. Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters more richly drawn than any Lehane has ever created, "The Given Day" tells the story of two families--one black, one white--swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power. Beat cop Danny Coughlin, the son of one of the city's most beloved and powerful police captains, joins a burgeoning union movement and the hunt for violent radicals. Luther Laurence, on the run after a deadly confrontation with a crime boss in Tulsa, works for the Coughlin family and tries desperately to find his way home to his pregnant wife. Here, too, are some of the most influential figures of the... See less

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(06/21/08) What would it feel like to be a teen promised in marriage to an older man, the khan, leader of your tribe, whom you dislike intensely and whose three other wives have all died? This is Anahita's fate, until she convinces her father that she can find... See more

(06/21/08) What would it feel like to be a teen promised in marriage to an older man, the khan, leader of your tribe, whom you dislike intensely and whose three other wives have all died? This is Anahita's fate, until she convinces her father that she can find a husband another way. Bravely, Anahita suggests a contest. She will weave a riddle into her wedding carpet, and whosoever solves the riddle can take Anahita's hand in marriage. The khan is furious at this highly irregular suggestion and threatens to cut off the tribe's water rights. Will Anahita be able to go through with her wild plan? And can she be happy with any of the four men who show up to try their hand? See less