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Raising Boys Without Men: How Maverick Moms are Creating the Next Generation of Exceptional Men.
by Drexler, Peggy with Gross, Linden
Finally, Some Really Good News for Single Moms
Peggy Drexler is on a mission to improve the image of single moms. Although hardly a new phenomenon, single motherhood is very often considered a highly undesirable condition and even a threat to society in today's conservative, "pro-family" social environment. |
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A Piece of Cake: Recipes for Female Sexual Pleasure
by Gallagher, Melinda and Kramer, Emily Scarlet
Giving “Having Your Cake and Eating it, Too” a Whole New Meaning
After reading books such as Unhooked Generation, with their call for moderation and warnings about our promiscuous society, I found reading A Piece of Cake like going in the extreme opposite direction. |
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The Triple Whammy Cure: The Breakthrough Women's Health Program for Feeling Good Again in Three Weeks
by Edelberg, David M.D. with Hough, Heidi
When Everyone Says There's Nothing Wrong With You, and You Know They're Wrong
In this book, Dr. Edelberg explains three factors that, when combined, can leave a woman barely able to function, and, if left unaddressed, can lead to even more serious conditions. |
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But You Knew That Already: What a Psychic Can Teach You About Life
by Fraser, Dougall
The Psychic Next Door
Dougall Fraser is definitely not your typical psychic. Finally confident and comfortable with his abilities after years of agonizing, he seeks to help people avoid the frauds and scams that permeate his business (Miss Cleo, anyone?). He's sort of the Penn and Teller of psychics. |
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The Year Ahead: 2005
by Miller, Susan
Getting the Year off to a Good Start
Astrologers are like critics; you may not believe in all of them, but most people can find at least one they usually agree with and stick to. And if the number of people who trust an astrologer is any indication, Susan Miller is at the top of the field. |
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No Opportunity Wasted: 8 Ways to Create a List for the Life You Want
by Keoghan, Phil with Berger, Warren
A Fun Guide to Overcoming Your Fears and Following Your Dreams
When you think about it, the host of reality adventure shows (The Amazing Race, NOW) is an ideal choice to write a motivational book. And Phil Keoghan does have many great stories to tell. |
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Blondie, From Punk to the Present: A Pictorial History
by Compiled by Allan Metz
The Classy Punks
It seemed, back in the 70s (as it does today), that you would have to look pretty hard to find anyone who didn't like Blondie. |
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Virtual Tibet: Searching for Shangri-La from the Himalayas to Hollywood
by Schell, Orville
Outstanding film book about Tibet and Tibetophiles
Schell writes with a mixture of compassion and irony, and what seems to me the right amount of subjectivity. |
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Leap Year
by Cameron, Peter
It's hard to love those one should and hard not to love those one shouldn't
"If you look at anything closely enough, long enough, it will break your heart." |
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Funny Boy
by Selvadurai, Shyam
Romeos, Juliets, and Mercutios in Erupting Sri Lanka
Selvadurai's first novel brilliantly juxtaposes a difficult coming of age and the horrors of erupting ethnic violence in his native Sri Lanka. |
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