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The Last Ocean: A Journey Through Memory and Forgetting

Gerrard, Nicci · Penguin Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning journalist and author, a lyrical, raw and humane investigation of dementia that explores both the journeys of the people who live with the condition and those of their loved onesAfter a diagnosis of dementia, Nicci Gerrard's father, John, continued to live life...
 
 
The Hotel Neversink

Price, Adam O'Fallon · Tin House Books
Pages: 290
Format: Paperback

"A gripping, atmospheric, heart-breaking, almost-ghost story. Not since Stephen King's Overlook has a hotel hiding a secret been brought to such vivid life." -- Lydia Kiesling, author of The Golden StateThirty-one years after workers first broke ground, the magnificent Hotel...
 
 
The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation from Loved One to Caregiver

Thomson, Donna · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

With a foreword by Judy Woodruff, The Unexpected Journey of Caring is a practical guide to finding personal meaning in the 21st century care experience.Personal transformation is usually an experience we actively seek out - not one that hunts us down. Becoming a caregiver is one transformation...
 
 
The Brink of Being: Talking About Miscarriage

Bueno, Julia · Penguin Books
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

"Wise and compassionate . . . a profound game-changer of a book." --Caroline Leavitt, author of Pictures of YouThough approximately one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage, it remains a rarely talked about, under-researched, and largely misunderstood area of women's health....
 
 
Is There Still Sex in the City?

Candace Bushnell · Grove Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Twenty years after her sharp, seminal first book Sex and the City reshaped the landscape of pop culture and dating with its fly on the wall look at the mating rituals of the Manhattan elite, the trailblazing Candace Bushnell delivers a new book on the wilds and lows of sex and dating after...
 
 
Working Daughter: A Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parents While Making a Living

O'Donnell, Liz · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Working Daughter is a revelatory look at who's caring for our aging population and how these unpaid family caregivers are trying to manage caring for their parents, raising their children, maintaining relationships, and pursuing their careers. It follows the author, who was enjoying...
 
 
Don't Wait Up: Confessions of a Stay-at-Work Mom

Astrof, Liz · Gallery Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Let's Pretend This Never Happened and I Heart My Little A-Holes comes a candid and hilarious collection of essays on motherhood from the award-winning television comedy writer and producer of 2 Broke Girls and The King of Queens, who swears she loves her kids - when she's...
 
 
Divorce

Jane Lacey · Powerkids Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Divorce can pose many hardships for a child. At times, they may feel like they have to choose between their parents, or they may feel like they are to blame for some of the issues within their family. This invaluable book helps readers navigate this tough situation and understand that they...
 
 
We Regret to Inform You: A Survival Guide for Gold Star Parents and Those Who Support Them

Joanne Steen · Central Recovery Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Author Joanne Steen tackles the subject that terrifies parents of military personnel -- the death of their son or daughter on active duty. In short, easy-to-read chapters Gold Star parents find thoughtful explanations and trustworthy advice for coping with military grief. Steen weaves together...
 
 
I Love You, but I Hate Your Politics: How to Protect Your Intimate Relationships in a Poisonous Partisan World

Safer, Jeanne · All Points Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Do you thrust unsolicited partisan articles upon your spouse? Are you convinced that you can change your coworker's mind, if you could only argue forcefully enough? Have you gone from befriending to "defriending" the people once closest to you? Don't give up hope; Dr. Jeanne...