Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=6666&browse=true&Ne=6670&N=3+4084+6670 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713990 Actress, activist, and entrepreneur Jessica Alba inspires moms to make affordably healthy choices for themselves and their families without sacrificing style-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1722575 In this beautiful and poignant tribute to her late daughter, award-winning actress and New York Times bestselling author Carol Burnett presents a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1563039 In this irresistible memoir, the #1 New York Times bestselling author writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead--and celebrating it all--as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1563013 In many ways, the Browns are like any other middle-American family: they eat, play, and pray together, squabble and hug, striving to raise happy, well-adjusted children while keeping their relationship loving and strong. The difference is, there are five adults in the openly polygamous Brown marriage--Kody and his four wives--who among them have seventeen children. Since TLC first launched its popular reality program Sister Wives, the Browns have become one of the most famous families in the country. Now Kody, Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn reveal in their own words exactly how their special relationship works--the love and faith that drew them together, the plusses and pitfalls of having sister wives, and the practical and emotional complications of a lifestyle viewed by many with distrust, prejudice, even fear. With the candor and frankness that have drawn millions to their show, they talk about what makes their fascinating family work.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647708 The inspiring story of a son and his dying mother, who form a book club that brings them together as her life comes to a close. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1522514 At some point in nearly every marriage, a wife finds herself asking, What the ... is wrong with my husband?! In the authors case, this turns out to be an apt question. Five years after he married Kristen, the love of his life, they learn that he has Asperger syndrome. The diagnosis explains his ever-growing list of quirks and compulsions, his lifelong propensity to quack and otherwise melt down in social exchanges, and his clinical-strength inflexibility. But it doesnt make him any easier to live with. Determined to change, he sets out to understand Asperger syndrome and learn to be a better husband, no easy task for a guy whose inability to express himself rivals his two-year-old daughters, who thinks his responsibility for laundry extends no further than throwing things in (or at) the hamper, and whose autism-spectrum condition makes seeing his wifes point of view a near impossibility. Nevertheless, he devotes himself to improving his marriage with an endearing yet hilarious zeal that involves excessive note-taking, performance reviews, and most of all, this book: a collection of hundreds of maxims and hard-won epiphanies that result from self-reflection both comic and painful. They include Dont change the radio station when shes singing along, Apologies do not count when you shout them, and Be her friend, first and always. Guided by the journal, he transforms himself over the course of two years from the worlds most trying husband to the husband who tries the hardest, the husband hed always meant to be. Filled with humor and surprising wisdom, this book is a candid story of ruthless self-improvement, a unique window into living with an autism-spectrum condition, and proof that a true heart can conquer all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693083 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668339 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1544342 Traces the authors upbringing in a Hasidic community in Brooklyn, describing the strict rules that governed her life, arranged marriage at the age of seventeen, and the birth of her son, which led to her plan to leave and forge her own path in life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1522487 Here, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter of her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at nineteen, Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson Jaxs life. In careful and often hilarious detail, Lamott and Sam--about whom she first wrote so movingly in Operating Instructions--struggle to balance their changing roles with the demands of college and work, as they both forge new relationships with Jaxs mother, who has her own ideas about how to raise a child. Lamott writes about the complex feelings that Jax fosters in her, recalling her own experiences with Sam when she was a single mother. Over the course of the year, the rhythms of life, death, family, and friends unfold in surprising and joyful ways. This is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624123 NBA star Dwyane Wade discusses the rewarding responsibilities of being a single dad to his two sons, Zaire and Zion and highlights of his basketball career-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1391008 The widow of Mark Madoff and daughter-in-law of Bernard Madoff presents an insiders account as an unsuspecting member of the family associated with the audacious Ponzi scheme, describing her idyllic marriage, her belief in her husbands innocence, their ordeals at the height of the media frenzy and her husbands tragic suicide. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1444378 He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But something made her turn around and go back. They met nearly every week for years, and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1306311 More from Americas most popular mega-family and stars of TLCs 19 Kids and Counting as they share practical insights about the realities of parenting. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1114283 When Brad Meltzer welcomed his first child into the world, he started keeping a list of heroes whose virtues and talents he wanted his son to share when he grew up. Heroes for my son is a collection of 52 extraordinary men and women, some celebrated across the globe and some lesser-known, but each in their own right a hero. The book will include short vignettes, quotations, and black and white photos of each hero. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1048004 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1164268 A television personality and fashion consultant offers a simple, accessible guidebook to help readers navigate all aspects of life. Filled with dishy stories of fashions greatest divas, behind-the-scenes glimpses of Project Runways biggest drama queens, and never-before-revealed insights into his private life, Gunn shares his personal secrets for making it work--in your career, relationships, and life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1056272 When Oscar arrived at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island he was a cute little cat with attitude. He loved to stretch out in a puddle of sunlight and chase his tail until he was dizzy. Occasionally he consented to a scratch behind the ears, but only when it suited him. In other words, he was a typical cat. Or so it seemed. It wasnt long before Oscar had created something of a stir. Apparently, this ordinary cat possesses an extraordinary gift: he knows instinctively when the end of life is near. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1100526 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=963134 When he became a father, Michael Lewis found himself expected to feel things that he didnt feel, and to do things that he couldnt see the point of doing. At first this made him feel guilty, until he realized that all around him fathers were pretending to do one thing, to feel one way, when in fact they felt and did all sorts of things, then engaged in what amounted to an extended cover-up. Lewis decided to keep a written record of what actually happened immediately after the birth of each of his three children. This book is that record. But it may also be the funniest, most unsparing account of ordinary daily household life ever recorded from the point of view of the man inside. The remarkable thing about this story isnt that Lewis is so unusual--its that he is so typical.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=986322 The author of the New York Times-bestselling memoir sTORI Telling shows readers that she has much more to say--and stories to share--in her latest work that chronicles her adventures as the mother of two small children. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=938265 From the host of the popular Steve Harvey morning show comes a funny, honest, and foolproof guide for all women that takes them inside the heads of men and shows how men think about love, sex, and commitment--Publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=983403 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=727507 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=697967 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=642231 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=656809 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=614543 Mothers and daughters do not speak different languages--but still often misunderstand each other, as they struggle to find the balance between closeness and independence. Both mothers and daughters want to be seen for who they are, but tend to see the other as falling short of who she should be. Each overestimates the others power and underestimates her own. Tannen explains why a remark that would be harmless coming from anyone else can cause an explosion when it comes from your mother or your daughter. She examines every aspect of this complex dynamic, from the dark side that can shadow a woman throughout her life, to the new technologies that are transforming mother-daughter communication. Most important, she helps mothers and daughters understand each other, the key to improving their relationship.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=880312 From as early as grade school, the world seemed to be on Nic Sheffs string. Bright and athletic, he excelled in any setting and appeared destined for greatness. Yet as childhood exuberance faded into teenage angst, the precocious boy found himself going down a much different path. Seduced by the illicit world of drugs and alcohol, he quickly found himself caught in the clutches of addiction. Beautiful Boy is Nics story, but from the perspective of his father, David.--From amzon.com. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=587589 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=590864 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=615566 In a new book filled with chapters that surprise and amuse, Maureen Dowd explains why getting ready for a date went from glossing and gargling to Paxiling and Googling; why men are in an evolutionary and romantic shame spiral; why women have reeled backward in many ways; why men may be biologically unsuited to hold higher office, given their diva fits and catfights, teary confessions and fashion obsessions; why women are fixated on their looks more than ever, freezing their faces and emotions in an orgy of plasticity that makes the Stepford Wives look authentic; why male politicians and male institutions get tripped up in so much monkey business; why many alpha women, from Martha to Hillary, can have a successful second act only after becoming humiliated victims; and why the new definition of Having It All is less about empowerment and equality than about flirting and getting rescued, downshifting from You go, girl! to You go lie down, girl. In addition, Dowd, who has reported on historic moments on the sexual battlefield, from Geraldine Ferraros vice-presidential run to the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas heatings to Hillary Rodham Clintons reign as copresident, explores not only how many of these shining feminist triumphs backfired on women but also how Hillary, a feminist icon busy plotting her campaign to be the first woman president, delivered the final blow to female solidarity herself.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=559544 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=465404 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=487499 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=538977 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=232713