How to Raise a Boyfriend


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Rebecca Eckler shows women everywhere that while they're busy offering not-so-casual advice and reprimands to the men in their life, they've lost sight of an important fact: they're not dating a boyfriend, they're raising a boyfriend. He wandered away from the checkout, leaving her to cope with an overflowing shopping car. He dashed in front of her to cross a busy intersection without so much as a backwards glance. He forgot — forgot! — to meet her at the airport after a trip. And then an inescapable truth settled in: Rebecca Eckler already had a six-year-old daughter, so what was she doing with a boyfriend who was even worse behaved? There were only two options. Dump the sucker and concentrate on raising her child. Or raise her boyfriend, too. From making introductions, to offering compliments, to saying you're sorry, boyfriends need to be raised with the same lessons we use on our kids. As Rebecca writes, "If I can raise a child — a smart, kind and polite one — surely I can raise a boyfriend, too."




Shopping for a Billionaire: The Complete Collection


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Nine hundred fifty-six thousand eight hundred and one words. Sounds like the beginning of a Broadway theme song (yes, the numbers are off, but hey…). Instead, it’s the word count on this 17-book boxed set! Shopping for a Billionaire: The Complete Collection includes all of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling books in Julia Kent’s romantic comedy billionaire saga. This HUGE anthology gives contemporary romance readers a whole new world to sink into, with office romance, urban and small-town fun, plenty of opposites attracting and enemies to lovers transitions that end in a happily ever after. Whether you love rom coms, chick-lit, or romance novels that make you laugh, this boxed set is for you. Want meet-cutes? Plenty of them in here. Fish-out-of-water? Grumpy hero and sunshine heroine? Second chances? Yep. Proposals, weddings, honeymoons, babies, first Christmases and other holidays? Come on in and check out the series. It all starts when mystery shopper Shannon Jacoby meets billionaire Declan McCormick while in disguise in the men’s room in one of his stores. Romance isn’t in her job description, but suddenly, life heats up as their unexpected encounter leads to an undeniable attraction. Plus, even her cat loves him. When a grumpy cat loves your billionaire boyfriend, you keep the guy. Right? By the end of the collection, they’re married, have a baby, and are trying for more. Along the way, her best friend marries his brother (spoiler!), her two sisters flirt with his other brother and his Scottish cousin, and it’s all interconnected, with so much heart, plenty of swoon, and more laughs than you can count. If you’re never read Julia Kent’s romantic comedy series, now’s your chance for a truckload of hilarious humorous fiction. Dive in and shop for your very own billionaire*. Warning: Julia is not responsible for readers who laugh in bed and keep partners awake. Read responsibly. *Billionaire not guaranteed.




The Shopping Experience


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This shrewd and probing book seeks to theorize shopping as an autonomous realm. It avoids the reductionist characteristics of economics and marketing. At the same time it avoids the moralizing tone of many contemporary discussions of shopping and consumption. It also contains an appendix which gives a brief history and selected literature of shopping.




Thriving in Love and Money


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Over 90 percent of couples experience some level of tension around money. In fact, money issues are the number one stressor in relationships. So many books try to fix the surface problems, such as how to budget and what to prioritize when it comes to finances, but the issues go much deeper than just a simple spreadsheet. How do men and women view money differently? What do most couples fight about? How can they get on the same page? What questions should men/women ask their significant others before marriage? There are emotional and spiritual components to finances that most couples ignore. How can you agree on a budget if you disagree with each other on the basic purpose of money? Thriving in Love and Money is based on original research Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn have conducted to get to the heart of these issues. And just as they did with their bestselling books For Women Only and For Men Only, they will use this research to provide the answers and insights you need to break the tension and provide the unity you're looking for. Let this book deepen your understanding of each other, leading to clear communication, peace as a couple, and better financial decision-making. Also available: video curriculum and workbook.




Shopping


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We spend more time shopping than doing anything else, after sleep and work. So why is it not taken more seriously? The answer: we take shopping for granted. Indeed, culture can only ‘work’ by being taken for granted. This paradox – that what is most familiar, like shopping, is also the hardest to ‘see’ analytically – provides the starting point for this compelling examination of the many dimensions of the shopping experience. Shopping enables readers to realize the significance of their shopping memories and milestones, how the rhythm of the day or week revolves as much around shop opening hours as working hours or bus times, and why Mayor Giuliani was right after 9/11 to tell Americans to keep on shopping. From an exciting cultural perspective, Jenny Shaw explores how shopping is viewed, the history behind its ‘fall from grace’, its part in the common culture, its role in helping us craft new identities, hold on to old ones, adjust to change, and generally ‘hold us together’ both as individuals and communities. Students of sociology, anthropology, social psychology, media and business studies interested in culture and the everyday world will be gripped by this engaging and accessible guide to the meaning behind what the ordinary shopper actually does and why shopping remains so popular despite social and cultural changes.




Why We Shop


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Shopping is one of the most challenging and rewarding human activities. Pooler offers a captivating exploration of the emotional and psychological dimensions of shopping. What drives shoppers in various situations? Why do we shop the way we do? Why do people go to malls, boutiques, and Web sites with their credit cards in hand, despite not knowing what it is they're looking for? This book answers such questions, taking an incisive look at how shopping and shoppers have changed in recent years. For those in retailing and marketing, this guide to the fickle consumer's mindset offers concrete and practical advice on modern shopping behavior, along with important insights into the shopping psyche. Comprehending why people shop as they do is a daunting challenge for today's retailer. For example, why do people shop for bargain groceries yet purchase the latest luxury-model SUV? Why do people feel justified in splurging for Christmas, birthdays, or anniversaries, but suffer guilt from over-spending at other times of the year? Is clothes-shopping all about price and practicality, or is it more about emotional reward and psychological needs? Is the excitement in the quest or the acquisition? Why is there such a thing as a morning-after urge to return among certain shoppers, while others refuse to return an item even if it's flawed or doesn't fit? Pooler probes to the heart of today's complex shopper, providing valuable insights for retailers, advertisers, marketers, and consumers.




Whispers In The Dark


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Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Paranormal (with elements of romance and same sex relationships). Word Count: 68040 The light isn't always your friend. Looking for his teenage children, Larry kidnaps Shelby, convinced she is his daughter. Kept in a dark room, told day after day she's Melissa, Shelby barely manages to remember who she is. Cameron, a voice in the dark room, helps her hold onto her identity, but they have to escape before Shelby forgets who she really is. This story was written by an Australian author using Australian spelling. Keywords: teen/young adult, strong female character, Australian setting, family relationships, kidnapped, finding your place in the world, friendship, PTSD.




Dad's Nerdy New Boyfriend


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When website designer Rick Pruitt takes his eight-year-old son Micah to see the latest Pokémon movie, he expects to be bored out of his mind. What he doesn't expect is to fall in love with the guy ahead of them in line. Self-confessed nerd and Harry Potter look-a-like, Marty Owens runs a comic shop downtown. Marty needs a new website to help grow his business and Rick needs a guy he can eat cozy meals with, snuggle up to, and ... But no matter how many of Rick's boxes Marty checks, there's still Micah to consider. Fortunately Micah and Marty hit it off, connecting over a love of video games and all things Pokémon. Rick starts coming by the comic shop after hours to work on Marty's website. Can they also build something long-lasting and meaningful offline, too?




Boot


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‘Boot – the Three point Plan’ encompasses the full range of humour, satire, comedy, and farce. More than that it has an intricate and fast-developing plot that will keep the reader wondering how our heroes can possibly get themselves out of one impossible situation after another.




The Kowalskis Collection Volume 2


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Meet the Kowalskis… Three more contemporary romances about family, fun and falling in love by New York Times bestselling author Shannon Stacey All He Ever Needed (Book Four of The Kowalskis) When Mitch Kowalski is called home to help with the family lodge, he’s intrigued by the new girl in town and her insistence that she doesn’t need a man. If there’s one thing Mitch can’t resist, it’s a challenge. Paige Sullivan is tempted to indulge when Mr. Tall, Dark and Hot pulls up a stool in her diner and offers her six weeks of naughty fun with a built-in expiration date. They’re the perfect match for a no-strings fling. Until they realize their sexy affair has become anything but casual… All He Ever Desired (Book Five of The Kowalskis) After college, Ryan Kowalski decided to leave Whitford, Maine, rather than watch Lauren Carpenter marry another man. Now his siblings need his help to refurbish the family-owned Northern Star Lodge and he’s forced to face the past sooner rather than later when he collars a vandal—and learns the boy is Lauren’s son. With all this close contact, Ryan and Lauren can’t deny the chemistry between them is as powerful as ever. But can a few searing kisses erase their past and pave the way for a second chance at true love? All He Ever Dreamed (Book Six of The Kowalskis) Josh Kowalski is tired of holding down the fort—better known as the Northern Star Lodge—while his siblings are off living their dreams. Now that his oldest brother has returned for good, Josh is free to chase some dreams of his own. Though Katie Davis has always been “one of the guys”, her feelings for Josh are anything but sisterly. And after a hot late-night encounter in the kitchen, it’s clear Josh finally sees her as the woman she is. Giving her heart to a man who can’t wait to leave town is one sure way to have it broken. But Josh keeps coming up with excuses not to leave—could it be that everything he’s ever wanted is closer than he could have imagined?