Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person


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A collection of essays extended from The New York Times' most-read article of 2016. Anyone we might marry could, of course, be a little bit wrong for us. We don’t expect bliss every day. The fault isn’t entirely our own; it has to do with the devilish truth that anyone we’re liable to meet is going to be rather wrong, in some fascinating way or another, because this is simply what all humans happen to be – including, sadly, ourselves. This collection of essays proposes that we don’t need perfection to be happy. So long as we enter our relationships in the right spirit, we have every chance of coping well enough with, and even delighting in, the inevitable and distinctive wrongness that lies in ourselves and our beloveds.




Cutting Your Losses from a Bad or Toxic Relationship


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Life itself can be like riding a roller coaster. It’s full of ups and downs, high and low points. Using the lyrics of an old gospel song by Linda Ronstadt, “Life is like a mountain railway with an engineer that’s brave. We must make this run successful from the cradle to the grave,” one of the greatest challenges we all face to navigate life’s journey is developing healthy, godly relationships. One of our greatest failures in developing healthy relationships is well described by a story sharer in this book. She compares a bad or toxic relationship with the plight of sin. “Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.” Such can be said about a bad or toxic relationship. In Dr. McGruder’s book Cutting Your Losses from a Bad or Toxic Relationship, he warns those who discover themselves in such a relationship and fail to heed warnings and escape from harm’s way. Remaining in such a relationship can waste a significant portion of your life’s journey, and the result can tally up to emotional, mental, psychological, and spiritual gross costs. However, this book will provide insight on how to survive and thrive it all!




A Guide to Stoicism


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One of the most influential schools of classical philosophy, stoicism emerged in the third century BCE and later grew in popularity through the work of proponents such as Seneca and Epictetus. This informative introductory volume provides an overview and brief history of the stoicism movement.




A Mad Girl's Love Song


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You can't really trust E., the narrator of A Mad Girl's Love Song. Recently released from the hospital for an unknown illness, E. claims to be some version of Esther Greenwood, a contemporary iteration of Sylvia Plath's depressed, neurotic main character. However, this is the least of her problems. As she struggles to find her place in hip West Asheville, E. finds herself obsessed with two things: poetry and electrocution. So much obsessed, in fact, that E. stumbles into Doctor Id's Center for Poetic Dislocation and Disentanglement, where a sexy-but-elusive psychiatrist attempts to rid E. of her Poetry Problem and usher her into the Prosaic Priority, an electroconvulsive-based program designed to help writers benefit monetarily and emotionally from their progress. Central to E.'s journey is Alexx, Doctor Id's assistant who loves the 1990s and often disappears into clouds of fairy glitter, leaving E. and the reader to wonder just what--if anything-- happened at all.




Contemporary Country


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(Reference). The only guide available that focuses exclusively on this massively popular category, this comprehensive guide to country music of the last 25 years includes nearly 500 reviews, plus bios and histories, featuring artists from Willie Nelson to Kenny Chesney.




Ransom Love


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Montana Territory -- 1868. After spending four years as a captive of the Blackfeet, Jennie Proctor must decide whether to trust the handsome white man who has come to rescue her, or spend the rest of her life a Blackfeet. Cody Larimer has one goal in life: to rescue captive women from Indians. When he finds the beautiful and haunted Jennie Proctor, the last thing he expects is for her to tell him to leave her with the Blackfeet! However, Jennie's situation soon changes, and she and Cody must struggle together if they wish to survive. Feelings of anger and mistrust soon develop into mutual respect and love, leaving both of them with something neither believed possible.




Vagabond


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When music and time collide, Vagabond, a rock band on the rise from the present, are thrown into a future where music is strictly regulated by the government. There, they meet Outcast, an underground band of determined women fighting against the censorship, and together work to find a way for the guys to get home. Then, while they’re recording, three members of Outcast are arrested, facing “rehabilitation” to eliminate their “antisocial” views on music and creativity. Without hesitation, Vagabond signs on to help a tiny group of rebels rescue the captives, even though it could mean never seeing the people they care about again.




The Billionaire’s Dirty Network Series


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Enjoy this bad boy billionaire romance collection. Settle in for these three full-length standalone romances full of men who take charge in the boardroom and the bedroom! Don't miss this set of hot Bad Boy billionaire bosses waiting to be found out! Book One: Dirty News: A Bad Boy Billionaire Romance (Dirty Network Book 1) One job, two opponents, and one hell of an attraction between them... Why'd he have to be so manly, rugged, and inviting? Why'd there have to be that stupid no dating rule within the staff at WOLF? And why couldn't I turn my hormones off and be the professional I needed to be? I knew the answer to the last question. How could anyone turn off something so hot? When he touched me, it left my flesh sizzling. When our lips met for the first time, I knew I was done for. He had me right from the start. Took me higher than I knew was possible. My body was his, at his mercy, and he gave none. But our jobs might cost us the passion we'd found. Would we really let that happen? Book Two: Beautiful Assistant: A Christmas Romance (Dirty Network Book 2) I'd made the rules, so whose business would it be if I decided to change them ... From the moment we met, I knew she was something special. Everything about her pulled me in; she was my gravity. Purity and innocence blended with wisdom and clarity to make up her unique presence. She was one of a kind, in more ways than one. My fantasies about her were enough to turn me into a man I never knew I could be. The pleasure would be endless when we finally gave ourselves to each other. But forever isn't a promise that is easily made.And she wanted forever or nothing at all, making me wait and wonder if we would ever be more than just a boss and his assistant. Book Three: Dirty Desires: A Bad Boy Billionaire Romance (Dirty Network Book 3) Lost love can be hard to overcome, but maybe she can help me find my way back again... Her backside is what first caught my attention. Round, firm, plump, juicy. Those are the words that ran through my mind when I first saw her bent over the table in front of me. For a couple of years, she'd filled my fantasies, and now she was filling my dreams too. But someone else had lived in my dreams for a long time. I didn't want her knocking that person out of my life forever. Pushing her away seemed impossible. No matter how hard I tried, my arms kept pulling her back to me. And just when I was able to let it all go, it all came crashing down on me again. Had I been cursed? Doomed to live life without love? Or could she break that spell? Keywords: Billionaire romance, bad boy, new adult, instalove, age gap romance, alpha male, new adult romance, steamy romance, age gap romance older man younger woman, sweet romance, romantic novels, love, action, adventure, sexually romantic books, hot, alpha hero, contemporary romance, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, sweet romance, love books, love stories.




Bad Habits


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Jenny McCarthy--actress, comedian, activist, and New York Times bestselling author--candidly recounts her humorous Catholic upbringing, from her childhood dream of becoming a nun to her Playmate of the Year centerfold, and all of the Hail Mary's in between. In keeping with the theme of her comedic New York Times bestsellers, from Belly Laughs to Love, Lust & Faking It, McCarthy brings her trademark honesty, humility, and humor to bear as she chronicles her often embarrassing, occasionally outlandish, and always entertaining life as a born-and-raised Catholic girl. Jenny attended one of the most prestigious all-girl Catholic schools in Chicago. While most young girls in Jenny's neighborhood were playing with Cabbage Patch dolls for fun, Jenny was playing with Jesus, Mary, and Joseph dolls. She had every intention of growing up and becoming a nun, but a few hilarious speed bumps and blinking red lights along the way changed her mind. Jenny never did accept Sister Mary's reasoning that she could avoid purgatory if she just bought a string necklace for $10. The fact that two of her aunts are simultaneously nuns and cops-yes, they carry guns and shoot people while wearing a habit-never made complete sense to her. And neither does her mother's insistence that Jenny bury certain religious statues in the front lawns of her houses before she sells them. But then again, Jenny does have four of them buried across Southern California. This book tells the story of what went wrong during Jenny's Catholic upbringing, or, as Jenny puts it now, what went right. Chapters include: "I Knew I Should Have Worn Underwear to Church", "Jesus' Baby Mama", "Can Someone Kill Our Dog, Please?", and "Oh No, My Mom is Going to Hell." Bad Habits is a brutally honest, hilarious memoir that will delight the legions of Jenny McCarthy fans.




Daddy Do You Love Me?


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The United States is the world's leader in fatherless families. Marginalized by society into a distant and unemotional role as the family's bread winner, we are only now beginning to understand the devestating effect of emotionally distant fathers on their daughters' health and well-being-- and for some, even on their spirituality. Millions of women have suffered physical and emotional scars due to absent fathers, and have experienced the painful void not having this vital connection has created. Both authors write from personal experience overcoming emotionally distant fathers, offering practical solutions and hope for healing this emotional and spiritual rift. From how to forgive an abusive father, coping with loneliness, to nuturing healthy relationships, and much more-- this book is a tremendously empowering and enriching journey for women out of sadness and pain, breaking a legacy of loneliness and regret, to a renewed hope for their lives. Included are chapter questions, pages for journaling, and a list of counseling resources.