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Playing with the Grown-ups

Author : Sophie Dahl
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307472523
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Playing with the Grown-ups written by Sophie Dahl and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kitty loves living at the isolated Hay House with her doting grandparents, but it cannot provide the adventure and excitement that her restless, bohemian mother Marina craves. When a guru sees Marina's future in New York, Kitty is torn from her home and bounced from place to place—first a colorless boarding school, then an American ashram, and finally back to an unfamiliar England. But soon, no god, man, or martini can staunch Marina's hunger for a happiness that proves all too elusive. And Kitty, turning fifteen, must choose: whether to play dangerous games with the grown-ups or put herself first. With this witty and poignant debut novel, Sophie Dahl ably carries on the literary legacy of her grandfather, the beloved children's book author Roald Dahl.

Playing with Grown Ups

Author : Hannah Patterson
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472529413
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Playing with Grown Ups written by Hannah Patterson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That's the problem isn't it? Now we can have it all, we're expected to bloody do it all. Late thirties, careers under their belts, and a new baby just arrived. Isn't that what everybody wants? Faced with the reality of her new life, Joanna tries to make sense of the events and decisions which led her to this point. Full of regret, with a husband who's pretending that everything's fine, the last thing she needs is her ex-lover turning up with an unexpected guest. Or maybe it's exactly what she needs. A wry, provocative look at what it is to be a woman today, in a society which tells us we can have it all and our ambitions can be unlimited.

Becoming Better Grownups

Author : Brad Montague
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525537856
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Becoming Better Grownups written by Brad Montague and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times-bestselling author looks for the meaning of a good life by seeking advice from the very young and the very old. When his first book tour ended, Brad Montague missed hearing other people's stories so much that he launched what he dubbed a Listening Tour. First visiting elementary schools and later also nursing homes and retirement communities, he hoped to glean new wisdom as to how he might become a better grownup. Now, in this playful and buoyant book, he shares those insights with rest of us --timeless, often surprising lessons that bypass the head we're always stuck in, and go straight to the heart we sometimes forget. Each of the book's three sections begins with the illustrated story of "The Incredible Floating Girl." Brad weaves this story together with lessons of success, fear, regret, gratitude, love, happiness, and dreams to reveal the true reason we are here: to fly, and to help others fly. Beautifully designed and featuring Montague's own whimsical 4-color illustrations that appeal to the kid in all of us, Becoming Better Grownups shares the purpose and meaning we can all discover merely by listening, and reveals that--in a world that seems increasingly childish--the secret to joy is in fact to become more childlike.

Grown Ups

Author : Marian Keyes
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
ISBN 13 : 038569590X
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (856 download)

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Download or read book Grown Ups written by Marian Keyes and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER! A brand-new book from the #1 bestselling author of The Break and The Woman Who Stole My Life. They're a glamorous family, the Caseys. Johnny Casey, his two brothers Ed and Liam, their beautiful, talented wives and all their kids spend a lot of time together--birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, weekends away. And they're a happy family. Johnny's wife, Jessie--who has the most money--insists on it. Under the surface, though, conditions are murkier. While some people clash, other people like each other far too much . . . Still, everything manages to stay under control--that is, until Ed's wife, Cara, gets a concussion and can't keep her thoughts or opinions to herself. One careless remark at Johnny's birthday party, with the entire family present, and Cara starts spilling all their secrets. As everything unravels, each of the adults finds themselves wondering if it's--finally--the time to grow up.

Sorry, Grown-Ups, You Can't Go to School!

Author : Christina Geist
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1524770868
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Sorry, Grown-Ups, You Can't Go to School! written by Christina Geist and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fun role-reversal picture book will help reluctant students get excited to go back to school! It's just another school morning...until Mom, Dad, Grandma, and even Bow-wow the dog BEG the kids to let them come to school, too! Dad can tie his own shoes--why can't he come? Mom is all ready with her brand-new backpack--she's allowed, right? No! Only kids and teachers! Christina Geist's warm, interactive story is the perfect tool for parents of kids who are reluctant or nervous about going to school. The fun refrain--"Sorry, grown-ups! You can't go to school! Only kids and teachers! Only kids and teachers!"--brilliantly paints school as something exclusive and desirable...which kids can access! Tim Bowers's lively illustrations enhance the fun and heighten the hilarity. This is sure to be a back-to-school classic in many families and classrooms!

The Death of the Grown-Up

Author : Diana West
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312340490
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Death of the Grown-Up written by Diana West and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "WHERE HAVE ALL THE GROWN-UPS GONE?" That is the provocative question Washington Times syndicated columnist Diana West asks as she looks at America today. Sadly, here's what she finds: It's difficult to tell the grown-ups from the children in a landscape littered with Baby Britneys, Moms Who Mosh, and Dads too "young" to call themselves "mister." Surveying this sorry scene, West makes a much larger statement about our place in the world: "No wonder we can't stop Islamic terrorism. We haven't put away our toys " As far as West is concerned, grown-ups are extinct. The disease that killed them emerged in the fifties, was incubated in the sixties, and became an epidemic in the seventies, leaving behind a nation of eternal adolescents who can't say "no," a politically correct population that doesn't know right from wrong. The result of such indecisiveness is, ultimately, the end of Western civilization as we know it. This is because the inability to take on the grown-up role of gatekeeper influences more than whether a sixteen-year-old should attend a Marilyn Manson concert. It also fosters the dithering cultural relativism that arose from the "culture wars" in the eighties and which now undermines our efforts in the "real" culture war of the 21st century--the war on terror. With insightful wit, Diana West takes readers on an odyssey through culture and politics, from the rise of rock 'n' roll to the rise of multiculturalism, from the loss of identity to the discovery of "diversity," from the emasculation of the heroic ideal to the "PC"-ing of "Mary Poppins," all the while building a compelling case against the childishness that is subverting the struggle against jihadist Islam in a mixed-up, post-9/11 world. With a new foreword for the paperback edition, "The Death of the Grown-up," is a bracing read from one of the most original voices on the American cultural scene.

Grown-ups Never Do That

Author : Davide Cali
Publisher : Chronicle Books LLC
ISBN 13 : 1452140766
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Grown-ups Never Do That written by Davide Cali and published by Chronicle Books LLC. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A picture book reminding us that everyone is human and makes mistakes . . . even grown-ups: “Hilarious.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Whether it’s forgetting to do chores, running late, or burping, no adult would ever behave so poorly—at least, that’s what you might think. By the end of this outrageous, laugh-out-loud picture book, you’ll know better . . . From the duo behind Junior Library Guild selection I Didn’t Do My Homework Because and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School, this relatable and rollicking tale will have kids (and the adults who read with them) in stitches—and remind them that it’s okay not to be perfect all the time . . . and that manners exist for a reason. “Illustrated with irony-laden wit . . . Delightfully droll text.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A fun, simple, and goofy read for both adults and kids.” —School Library Journal “Comically elegant, jewel-toned vignettes by Chaud, which detail an entire page of adult klutzes, a cheating chess player, and an amusing four-panel sequence of a father staring at his phone from breakfast to bedtime, hit the mark every time.” —Publishers Weekly

Drug Use for Grown-Ups

Author : Dr. Carl L. Hart
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101981660
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Drug Use for Grown-Ups written by Dr. Carl L. Hart and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Hart’s argument that we need to drastically revise our current view of illegal drugs is both powerful and timely . . . when it comes to the legacy of this country’s war on drugs, we should all share his outrage.” —The New York Times Book Review From one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, a powerful argument that the greatest damage from drugs flows from their being illegal, and a hopeful reckoning with the possibility of their use as part of a responsible and happy life Dr. Carl L. Hart, Ziff Professor at Columbia University and former chair of the Department of Psychology, is one of the world's preeminent experts on the effects of so-called recreational drugs on the human mind and body. Dr. Hart is open about the fact that he uses drugs himself, in a happy balance with the rest of his full and productive life as a researcher and professor, husband, father, and friend. In Drug Use for Grown-Ups, he draws on decades of research and his own personal experience to argue definitively that the criminalization and demonization of drug use--not drugs themselves--have been a tremendous scourge on America, not least in reinforcing this country's enduring structural racism. Dr. Hart did not always have this view. He came of age in one of Miami's most troubled neighborhoods at a time when many ills were being laid at the door of crack cocaine. His initial work as a researcher was aimed at proving that drug use caused bad outcomes. But one problem kept cropping up: the evidence from his research did not support his hypothesis. From inside the massively well-funded research arm of the American war on drugs, he saw how the facts did not support the ideology. The truth was dismissed and distorted in order to keep fear and outrage stoked, the funds rolling in, and Black and brown bodies behind bars. Drug Use for Grown-Ups will be controversial, to be sure: the propaganda war, Dr. Hart argues, has been tremendously effective. Imagine if the only subject of any discussion about driving automobiles was fatal car crashes. Drug Use for Grown-Ups offers a radically different vision: when used responsibly, drugs can enrich and enhance our lives. We have a long way to go, but the vital conversation this book will generate is an extraordinarily important step.

Friendship for Grown-Ups

Author : Lisa Whelchel
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1418560391
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Friendship for Grown-Ups written by Lisa Whelchel and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2010-05-03 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you long for a true friend? "Isn't that what we all want? To be seen, in all our glory, for better or worse, the good, the bad, and the ugly and still be embraced?" If only such friendships were easy to find. And keep. For Lisa Whelchel and millions of others, friendship is a challenge. The vulnerability, trust, balance, grace, and time required to develop and maintain strong friendships do not come easily. Growing up as an actress in Hollywood, there were few people Lisa could trust, and even fewer to guide her. By the time she reached adulthood, she had learned to be self-sufficient. She was strong, she was “safe,” and she was lonely. One day, Lisa found that “the desire to experience connection was stronger than the desire to be safe.” She determined right then to finally understand friendship: how to create one, sustain it, and experience the sheer joy of having it. But it wasn’t easy. Since then, she has traveled the ups and downs of friendship, learning about herself, others, and the kinds of friendship God designed. A speaker, teacher, and compelling storyteller, Lisa writes from her heart and her head, sharing her story and helping women understand how to cope with the strengths and weaknesses of friendship, and basing all her advice on the foundation of our ultimate relationship with the Savior.

Coloring for Grown-Ups

Author : Ryan Hunter
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0452298253
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Coloring for Grown-Ups written by Ryan Hunter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The one that started it all, Coloring for Grown-Ups is the first in this famed internet duos hilarious series of coloring books that combines the mindless fun of coloring with the mind-numbing realities of modern adulting. The perfect gift for anyone looking to escape the stress of adulthood. With over 150 videos and 65 million Youtube views to their credit, Ryan Hunter and Taige Jensen know how to make people laugh. Their YouTube video, “Hipster Olympics” racked up nearly four million views, and their hit “The Walken Dead” has been viewed over 1.3 million times. In the first in a series of hilarious coloring books for adults, the duo put their prolific creative talents to work in Coloring for Grown-Ups. The artwork may resemble that of a children’s activity book, but look closer. Offering an ironic look at the stereotypes, habits, and challenges of modern adulthood, Coloring for Grown-Ups is darkly humorous and fun for any occasion—the perfect stocking stuffer for reluctant adults of any age. Perfect for: • White elephant gifts • Funny gifts • Coloring gifts • Gag gifts • Christmas gifts

All Grown Up

Author : Jami Attenberg
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0544824261
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book All Grown Up written by Jami Attenberg and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A national bestseller from the New York Times best-selling author of The Middlesteins, All Grown Up is a wickedly funny novel about a thirty-nine-year-old single, childfree woman who defies convention as she seeks connection. Who is Andrea Bern? When her therapist asks the question, Andrea knows the right things to say: she’s a designer, a friend, a daughter, a sister. But it’s what she leaves unsaid—she’s alone, a drinker, a former artist, a shrieker in bed, captain of the sinking ship that is her flesh—that feels the most true. Everyone around her seems to have an entirely different idea of what it means to be an adult: her best friend, Indigo, is getting married; her brother—who miraculously seems unscathed by their shared tumultuous childhood—and sister-in-law are having a hoped-for baby; and her friend Matthew continues to wholly devote himself to making dark paintings at the cost of being flat broke. But when Andrea’s niece finally arrives, born with a heartbreaking ailment, the Bern family is forced to reexamine what really matters. Will this drive them together or tear them apart? Told in gut-wrenchingly honest, mordantly comic vignettes, All Grown Up is a breathtaking display of Jami Attenberg’s power as a storyteller, a whip-smart examination of one woman’s life, lived entirely on her own terms.

How to Survive Without Grown-Ups

Author : Larry Hayes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471198359
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book How to Survive Without Grown-Ups written by Larry Hayes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get set for the new hilarious out-of-this-world adventure series for readers aged 8+ – this is the perfect new series for fans of Tom Gates, David Solomons and Star Wars! Highly illustrated throughout by the brilliantly funny Katie Abey. Mum and Dad have left – gone to Mars, and they’re never coming back . . . FREEDOM AT LAST! But this isn’t one of Dad’s weird jokes; it’s REAL. It’s up to ten-year-old Eliza and her genius little brother, Johnnie, to find out what’s going on, and launch a rescue . . . Can they handle vampire squids, a suspicious villain, a secret island full of traps and a trip into space? And – more importantly – will they ever get their parents back? The funniest, zaniest, most out-of-this-world adventure you’ll read all year! Look out for Eliza and Johnnie's second adventure, How to Survive Time Travel. Out now!

Back When We Were Grownups

Author : Anne Tyler
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0375413499
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (754 download)

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Download or read book Back When We Were Grownups written by Anne Tyler and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2001-07-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered that she had turned into the wrong person." The woman is Rebecca Davitch, a fifty-three-year-old grandmother. "You’ll want to turn back to the first chapter the moment you finish the last.” —PEOPLE On the surface, Beck, as she is known to the Davitch clan, is outgoing, joyous, a natural celebrator. Giving parties is, after all, her vocation—something she married into after Joe Davitch spotted her at an engagement party in his family’s crumbling nineteenth-century Baltimore row house, where giving parties was his family business. What caught Joe's fancy was that she seemed to be having such a wonderful time. Soon this large-spirited divorcé with three little girls swept Beck into his orbit, and before she knew it she was embracing his extended family—plus a child of their own—and hosting endless parties in the ornate, high-ceilinged rooms of The Open Arms. Now, some thirty years later, after presiding over a disastrous family party, Rebecca is caught un-awares by the question of who she really is. Is she an impostor in her own life? Is it indeed her own life? How she answers—how she tries to recover her girlhood self, that dignified grownup she had once been—is the story told in this beguiling, funny, and deeply moving novel.

The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Grownups

Author : Stan Berenstain
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0375980857
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Grownups written by Stan Berenstain and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-02-26 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Brother and Sister think Mama and Papa are too bossy, so the Bear family decides to switch places so they can see what life is like through each other’s eyes. This beloved story is a perfect way to teach children about empathy and appreciating their family.

What Do Grown-ups Do All Day?

Author : Virginie Morgand
Publisher : Wide Eyed Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781847808448
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book What Do Grown-ups Do All Day? written by Virginie Morgand and published by Wide Eyed Editions. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring more than one hundred jobs, this book gives children a fascinating insight into what grown-ups do all day. Explore fifteen busy scenes set in diverse work places, then turn the page to find out what each person's job entails. Packed with detailed scenes and information, this is a sure-fire instant classic.

Mama Needs a Minute

Author : Nicole Sloan
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1524860840
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book Mama Needs a Minute written by Nicole Sloan and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes, Mama needs a minute—and that's OK! From Nicole Sloan, founder of the Weird Mom Club—an inclusive Internet space for nonconforming moms—Mama Needs a Minute is an affirming, entertaining book for moms and toddlers to share. All about balancing a mama's needs with those of her kiddos, this sweet story teaches that love can look a lot of different ways. For kids, the book is a gentle introduction to concepts of self-respect and setting boundaries, and for moms, it’s a reminder to practice self-care.

Grown Ups

Author : Marie Aubert
Publisher : Pushkin Press
ISBN 13 : 1782276548
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Grown Ups written by Marie Aubert and published by Pushkin Press. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Venomous. Bitchy. Brilliant.' Independent Ireland 'Pure escapism! An endearing, moving novel about family, fertility and finding your feet' Emma Gannon, author of Olive 'Drily funny and emotionally gripping, it's the perfect summer read' Vogue ____________ Ida is a forty-year-old architect, single and starting to panic – all she sees are other people's children, everywhere. On a family holiday in the idyllic Norwegian countryside, she's rapidly regressing, picking fights with her sister Marthe and flirting with Marthe's husband. But when some supposedly wonderful news from Marthe sends tensions rocketing, Ida is forced to finally recognize that there's more than one way to grow up. ____________ PRAISE FOR GROWN UPS ' Beautiful, slim but powerful' Nell Frizzell, author of The Panic Years 'Exploring the modern themes of dating apps and egg freezing... both hilarious and devastating' Independent ' Blistering comedy... close-to-the-bone commentary on family dysfunction, sibling rivalry and modern motherhood' The Herald 'One of the best novels about singleness, siblings and approaching middle age I've ever read' Jan Carson, author of The Fire Starters 'Sharp, funny, very poignant' Miranda Ward, author of Adrift 'Excoriating' Susannah Dickey, author of Tennis Lessons 'Elegant literary drama wrapped up in a rollicking good holiday read' Kat Brown ____________ WHAT READERS THINK OF GROWN UPS 'Short, droll and highly readable, Grown Ups is a slice of life that rings painfully true' 'Sensitive, emotional, and littered with the kind of tongue in cheek humour that I love' 'The Scandinavian setting was the icing on the cake, it was perfect escapism!' 'A potent little gem of a novel... Outstanding!' 'A really poignant read with humour and drama scattered amongst the pages' 'An excellent examination of family dynamics... I loved this' 'Painfully honest, and dark with a hint of humour. Grown Ups tells it like it is' 'A brilliant little book that I know I will return to'