Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook

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Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402243464
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook by : Matt Dunn

Download or read book Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook written by Matt Dunn and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Funny, moving, and a guaranteed page-turner. Brilliant!" -Mike Gayle, author of Mr. Commitment "It's not me-it's you." After ten years, Jane's had enough of Edward Middleton. "You've let yourself go," she tells him. "So I'm letting you go too." Determined to get her back, Edward realizes he must learn how to make women want him again. But right now, he's the kind of man who puts the "ex" in "sexy." One thing is certain: if he's going to be Jane's Mr. Right, he needs to turn himself around. From Atkins to Waxing, Edward begins working his way through the makeover alphabet. But is a change in appearance what Jane really wants? Can cuddly Teddy really become sexy Eddie? Or is there more to the dating game than meets the eye? "[The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook] gives a real insight into the different ways men and women think." -Prima

The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook

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Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402258852
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook by : Matt Dunn

Download or read book The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook written by Matt Dunn and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Funny, moving, and a guaranteed page-turner. Brilliant!" —Mike Gayle, author of Mr. Commitment "It's not me—it's you." After ten years, Jane's had enough of Edward Middleton. "You've let yourself go," she tells him. "So I'm letting you go too." Determined to get her back, Edward realizes he must learn how to make women want him again. But right now, he's the kind of man who puts the "ex" in "sexy." One thing is certain: if he's going to be Jane's Mr. Right, he needs to turn himself around. From Atkins to Waxing, Edward begins working his way through the makeover alphabet. But is a change in appearance what Jane really wants? Can cuddly Teddy really become sexy Eddie? Or is there more to the dating game than meets the eye? "[The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook] gives a real insight into the different ways men and women think." —Prima

100 Boyfriends

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Publisher : MCD x FSG Originals
ISBN 13 : 0374722471
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Book Synopsis 100 Boyfriends by : Brontez Purnell

Download or read book 100 Boyfriends written by Brontez Purnell and published by MCD x FSG Originals. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2022 Lambda Literary Award in Gay Fiction. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Longlisted for the 2022 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award and the 2021 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize. One of Buzzfeed's Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2021, NBC's 10 Most Notable LGBTQ Books of 2021, and Pink News' Best LGBTQ Books of 2021. "This hurricane of delirious, lonely, lewd tales is a taxonomy and grand unified theory of the boyfriend, in every tense." —Parul Sehgal, The New York Times "I loved this book—raunchy, irreverent, deliberate, sexy, angry, and tender, in its own way." —Roxane Gay An irrerverent, sensitive, and inimitable look at gay dysfunction through the eyes of a cult hero Transgressive, foulmouthed, and brutally funny, Brontez Purnell’s 100 Boyfriends is a revelatory spiral into the imperfect lives of queer men desperately fighting the urge to self-sabotage. As they tiptoe through minefields of romantic, substance-fueled misadventure—from dirty warehouses and gentrified bars in Oakland to desolate farm towns in Alabama—Purnell’s characters strive for belonging in a world that dismisses them for being Black, broke, and queer. In spite of it—or perhaps because of it—they shine. Armed with a deadpan wit, Purnell finds humor in even the darkest of nadirs with the peerless zeal, insight, and horniness of a gay punk messiah. Together, the slice-of-life tales that writhe within 100 Boyfriends are an inimitable tour of an unexposed queer underbelly. Holding them together is the vision of an iconoclastic storyteller, as fearless as he is human.

A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend

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Publisher : Hachette+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1401386040
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend by : Felicity Huffman

Download or read book A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend written by Felicity Huffman and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2006-11-07 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most dating books are written for women -- what a mistake that is. Women know how to date . . . It's men who need the help! At last: a blithe, bold, and bawdy guide to building a better boyfriend At some point, every guy -- player, geek, mama's boy, "regular Joe" -- meets a woman who makes him want to be a boyfriend. A good boyfriend. Problem is, unless he's had some first-rate training (by a previous girlfriend, a sister, a mom), he probably doesn't even know what that means. Felicity Huffman and Patricia Wolff come to the rescue with a rollicking -- and whip-smart -- handbook to navigating the minefield of male-female relationships. Directed at men (though of course it's women who'll buy it, then leave it at their boyfriend's place -- accidentally on purpose), A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend lays out the many steps involved in becoming a good boyfriend, while still maintaining guy-dignity. It covers issues like: Who decides when you become a boyfriend (answer: She does.) How to look like you're listening, even when you're not (If you're busted, just say "You're so pretty, I'm distracted.") Ten things never to say on the first date (#4: "I just did that to freak you out.") Finding the middle ground between too cool (think third grade) and too eager (think surprise visits) Why becoming a good boyfriend is a lot like training for the A team Filled with humor, ribaldry, common sense, and assorted outdoor skills, A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend is the next dating guide to dominate the bestseller lists.

Ex-Girlfriends United

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Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402245041
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis Ex-Girlfriends United by : Matt Dunn

Download or read book Ex-Girlfriends United written by Matt Dunn and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he discovers that his many ex-girlfriends are bashing him on the Internet through StateYourDate.com, ruining his reputation, Dan Davis decides to track down all of his exes in order to make things right.

The Ex-Boyfriend Cookbook

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062031732
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ex-Boyfriend Cookbook by : Thisbe Nissen

Download or read book The Ex-Boyfriend Cookbook written by Thisbe Nissen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every time we tell someone about this book we get puzzled grins, raised eyebrows, and hilarious guesses as to what on earth The Ex-Boyfriend Cookbook might possibly be. Every time we tell a guy about it, he becomes instantly intent on doing pretty much anything if it'll get him into the book. One boy (who swears he only went out with Thisbe in order to get a recipe named after him) found out he'd missed the print deadline by a hair but that the cover wasn't done yet and quickly e-mailed with a list of potential subtitles for the front jacket: Men Are from Marzipan, Women Are from Bean Dip; Dear John, I'm Leaving You and Taking the Cuisinart; He Would Eat His Grandmother's Pie All Night While Mine Just Sat There and Got Cold, Love in the Time of Colander . . . We don't have anyone exactly clamoring to be our boyfriends, yet they're practically lining up to get to be our exes! We swear we didn't conceive of this book as a way to pick up guys. At least it didn't start out that way. Really: One day we were planning a barbecue at the Iowa farmhouse where we lived and Erin said, "Oh, I'll make Davis's spicy BBQ rub!" And we kind of looked at each other and said, "We should write a cookbook of all the recipes we've gotten from ex-boyfriends over the years!" And an idea was born. It was the perfect project for us, too. We're both pack rats, collectors who hold on to every scrap of paper anyone's ever handed us. While all our friends grilled burgers that night and played volleyball on the lawn, the two of us took our beers upstairs and hauled out all of our aging boxes and envelopes full of tear-stained letters, ticket stubs, withered flowers, valentines....We told each other the stories behind every one of those scribbled scraps. "And, god," we'd find ourselves saying, "he made the most incredible vinaigrette . . . . " We never made it outside to our own barbecue. We've pretty much been in our rooms since then, pecking away at this book like crazy people, the floors littered with old letters, our hands covered in rubber cement. We were driven, obsessed, compulsively determined to bring you The Ex-Boyfriend Cookbook. And voila! Here it is! Now that the book is out, we're starting to let our imaginations take hold of us again. We've got all sorts of ideas. Like maybe we could spend a year letting a different man cook us dinner every night. We'd bring along cameras, collect artifacts from the evening like budding archaeologists, and select the best dishes for a sequel! But maybe we're getting a little ahead of ourselves.

The Accidental Proposal

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1849833834
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (498 download)

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Book Synopsis The Accidental Proposal by : Matt Dunn

Download or read book The Accidental Proposal written by Matt Dunn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ed Middleton is ecstatic: he's just got engaged to his girlfriend, Sam, and he couldn't be happier. At least, hethinkshe's engaged. The thing is, it was Sam who did the proposing, and the more he thinks about it, the less he's sure that she was actually asking him to marry her. She could have just been asking the question, you know...hypothetically. As the wedding day draws nearer, Ed becomes more and more uneasy. Sam keeps disappearing off for furtive meetings and private phone calls, and when he spies her going into a pub with a man he's never seen before, all his old jealousies and insecurities threaten to re-surface. It's the perfect time for Ed's unhinged ex-girlfriend, Jane, to show up on his doorstep. Meanwhile, Dan - Ed's best-friend and soon-to-be-best-man - is determined to throw him a stag night to remember. And when a severely hung-over Ed wakes up the morning after the night before to see a second dent in the pillow, it seems as if Dan has got his wish. Will Ed manage to find out the truth about his stag night as well as the identity of Sam's secret man? Or will an accidental proposal lead them both down the aisle to a wedding neither of them ever imagined?

All the Rules

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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780446549936
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (499 download)

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Book Synopsis All the Rules by : Ellen Fein

Download or read book All the Rules written by Ellen Fein and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for Mr. Right starts here. This simple set of dating dos and don'ts-combining The Rules and The Rules II-will teach you how to find (and keep!) a man who treats you with the respect and dignity you deserve. You are a creature unlike any other (Rule #1)-that's why you need... The Rules. Refreshingly blunt, astonishingly effective, and at times hilarious, All the Rules will lead you to where you want to be: in a healthy, committed relationship. These commonsense guidelines will help you: Lead a full, satisfying, busy life outside of romance. Accept occasional defeat and move on. Bring out the best in you and in the men you date. Whether you're eighteen or eighty, these time-tested techniques will help you find the man of your dreams.

Dead Boyfriends

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Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1429984643
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Book Synopsis Dead Boyfriends by : David Housewright

Download or read book Dead Boyfriends written by David Housewright and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Right up until they put him in jail, McKenzie thought the cops were kidding. After all, he did them a favor by stopping a rookie cop from roughing up a distraught woman at a murder scene. But the next thing Mac knows he's in jail, missing an important date with his girlfriend and reliving nightmares he thought he'd finally left behind – and he's vowing payback for all of it. If that means sticking his nose into a crime investigation, well, he's done it before. Only, what appears to be a straightforward case of a cheating boyfriend, his alcoholic girlfriend and an opportune baseball bat proves far more complicated than the police are willing to accept. More disconcerting, as he investigates, Mac finds himself again fighting the influence of a shadowy figure who controls more of what goes on in the Twin Cities than a rational voter would believe. And then there are the unidentified thugs who kill a witness and rough up him and his female lawyer-ally. Soon Mac realizes that the truth of this sordid crime may be as hard to find – and as hard to live with – as the justice he seeks.

Handbook for Mortals

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Publisher : Geeknation Press
ISBN 13 : 9781545611456
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook for Mortals by : Lani Sarem

Download or read book Handbook for Mortals written by Lani Sarem and published by Geeknation Press. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Zade Holder has always been a free-spirited young woman, from a long dynasty of tarot-card readers, fortunetellers, and practitioners of magick. Growing up in a small town and never quite fitting in, Zade is determined to forge her own path. She leaves her home in Tennessee to break free from her overprotective mother Dela, the local resident spellcaster and fortuneteller. Zade travels to Las Vegas and uses supernatural powers to become part of a premiere magic show led by the infamous magician Charles Spellman. Zade fits right in with his troupe of artists and misfits. After all, when everyone is slightly eccentric, appearing 'normal' is much less important. Behind the scenes of this multimillion-dollar production, Zade finds herself caught in a love triangle with Mac, the show's good-looking but rough-around-the-edges technical director and Jackson, the tall, dark, handsome and charming bandleader. Zade's secrets and the struggle to choose between Mac or Jackson creates reckless tension during the grand finale of the show. Using Chaos magick, which is known for being unpredictable, she tests her abilities as a spellcaster farther than she's ever tried and finds herself at death's door. Her fate is left in the hands of a mortal who does not believe in a world of real magick, a fortuneteller who knew one day Zade would put herself in danger and a dagger with mystical powers"--Amazon.com

The Single Girl's Guide to Marrying a Man, His Kids, and His Ex-Wife

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440625271
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis The Single Girl's Guide to Marrying a Man, His Kids, and His Ex-Wife by : Sally Bjornsen

Download or read book The Single Girl's Guide to Marrying a Man, His Kids, and His Ex-Wife written by Sally Bjornsen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-04-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny, honest, and empathetic resource for the novice stepmother on maintaining sanity, solving hair-raising identity issues, regaining a sense of humor, and surviving what you did for love.... What happens when the honeymoon comes to a screeching halt and you're faced with a houseful of rambunctious children, an ever-present ex-wife, and a new husband trying to balance the chaos? This helpful guide includes advice on: • The kids: Adjusting to suspicion, resentment, and biological-parent loyalties • The ex-wife: Living calmly alongside her, whether she's a psycho or the perfect mother • The holidays: Accommodating old family traditions and developing new ones • The sex: Keeping love alive through the kids' bed-wettings and nightmares • The finances: Building safety nets and avoiding financial disasters • The urge to be evil: Accepting it, and then stopping yourself from saying something you'll regret—to him, the kids, or her • Plus an invaluable list of resources, websites, publications, and organizations specifically for the new stepmother

The Boy Book

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Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 0375848800
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (758 download)

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Book Synopsis The Boy Book by : E. Lockhart

Download or read book The Boy Book written by E. Lockhart and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2008-04-22 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From E. Lockhart, author of the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestseller We Were Liars, which John Green called "utterly unforgettable," comes The Boy Book, the second book in the uproarious and heartwarming Ruby Oliver novels. Here is how things stand at the beginning of newly-licensed driver Ruby Oliver's junior year at Tate Prep: • Kim: Not speaking. But far away in Tokyo. • Cricket: Not speaking. • Nora: Speaking--sort of. Chatted a couple times this summer when they bumped into each other outside of school--once shopping in the U District, and once in the Elliot Bay Bookstore. But she hadn't called Ruby, or anything. • Noel: Didn't care what anyone thinks. • Meghan: Didn't have any other friends. • Dr. Z: Speaking. • And Jackson. The big one. Not speaking. But, by Winter Break, a new job, an unlikely but satisfying friend combo, additional entries to The Boy Book and many difficult decisions help Ruby to see that there is, indeed, life outside the Tate Universe.

How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101019859
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend by : Janette Rallison

Download or read book How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend written by Janette Rallison and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-01-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boyfriends are supposed to be loyal, caring, and handsome. Giovanna?s boyfriend, Jesse, has perfected the last two. But when her twin brother, Dante, runs for student body president, Jesse doesn?t support Dante, choosing to campaign for his opponent instead. Shouldn?t the fact that Jesse is Giovanna?s boyfriend count for something? So Giovanna dumps Jesse and becomes Dante?s campaign manager. But as the political debates heat up, Giovanna begins to regret breaking up with Jesse, and realizes that maybe her decision wasn?t the political strategy she should have used?.

Tradition

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Publisher : Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN 13 : 1481480359
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Book Synopsis Tradition by : Brendan Kiely

Download or read book Tradition written by Brendan Kiely and published by Margaret K. McElderry Books. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Deeply felt, powerful, devastating and, ultimately, hopeful.” — Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star “Powerful and necessary…an important, timely book.” —Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be “A story that belongs in every library.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “A thoughtfully crafted argument for feminism and allyship.” —Kirkus Reviews From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Brendan Kiely, a stunning novel that explores the insidious nature of tradition at a prestigious boarding school. Prestigious. Powerful. Privileged. This is Fullbrook Academy. Jules Devereux just wants to keep her head down, avoid distractions, and get into the right college, so she can leave Fullbrook and its old-boy social codes behind. Jamie Baxter feels like an imposter at Fullbrook, but the hockey scholarship that got him in has given him a chance to escape his past and fulfill the dreams of his parents and coaches, whose mantra rings in his ears: Don’t disappoint us. As Jules and Jamie’s lives intertwine, and the pressures to play by the rules and to keep the school’s toxic secrets, they are faced with a powerful choice: remain silent while others get hurt, or stand together against the ugly, sexist traditions of an institution that believes it can do no wrong.

The Little Black Book of Big Red Flags

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440524866
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)

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Book Synopsis The Little Black Book of Big Red Flags by : Natasha Burton

Download or read book The Little Black Book of Big Red Flags written by Natasha Burton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've done it before. Saw something wrong with him--whether it was suspect grooming habits or ridiculously childish behavior--but let it slide. It's not that big of a deal. Except it totally was. You wanted to fall in love, but ended up going insane. You swore you'd never do it again. But did. Don't beat yourself up. In the search for love, we've all either blatantly ignored or completely missed red flags. Instead, smarten up. It's time to figure out what you missed and learn how to avoid similar flagtastic fiascos in the future. If you raise your red flag awareness now, you'll be able to greenlight a real relationship down the road.

Deke

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Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781791960315
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (63 download)

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Book Synopsis Deke by : Kelly Hartigan Xterraweb

Download or read book Deke written by Kelly Hartigan Xterraweb and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-06 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OllieWord of advice: don't come out to random guys in public restrooms. Even if they're charming and adorably nerdy and offer to help.My family believe I can't be happy if I'm not out to the world. I have a bitter ex-boyfriend and an unstable NHL career to show for it. A fake boyfriend seems like an easy and quick solution to get my family off my back, and this guy is volunteering. I take him up on it without asking his name.I really should've asked for his name.LennonWord of advice: learn how to introduce yourself properly.In my defense, I don't recognize Ollie Strömberg right away. I cover football, not hockey.I'm not supposed to see him again, and he's never supposed to find out I'm a reporter.That all changes when my editor reassigns me.It's a lesson I should've learned by now. Nothing's changed since high school. Jocks still hate nerds. But even worse, athletes hate journalists. Especially ones who know their secret.*Deke is a full-length MM novel with a HFN/HEA and no cliffhanger*

Modern Loss

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006249922X
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Book Synopsis Modern Loss by : Rebecca Soffer

Download or read book Modern Loss written by Rebecca Soffer and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the website that the New York Times hailed as "redefining mourning," this book is a fresh and irreverent examination into navigating grief and resilience in the age of social media, offering comfort and community for coping with the mess of loss through candid original essays from a variety of voices, accompanied by gorgeous two-color illustrations and wry infographics. At a time when we mourn public figures and national tragedies with hashtags, where intimate posts about loss go viral and we receive automated birthday reminders for dead friends, it’s clear we are navigating new terrain without a road map. Let’s face it: most of us have always had a difficult time talking about death and sharing our grief. We’re awkward and uncertain; we avoid, ignore, or even deny feelings of sadness; we offer platitudes; we send sympathy bouquets whittled out of fruit. Enter Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner, who can help us do better. Each having lost parents as young adults, they co-founded Modern Loss, responding to a need to change the dialogue around the messy experience of grief. Now, in this wise and often funny book, they offer the insights of the Modern Loss community to help us cry, laugh, grieve, identify, and—above all—empathize. Soffer and Birkner, along with forty guest contributors including Lucy Kalanithi, singer Amanda Palmer, and CNN’s Brian Stelter, reveal their own stories on a wide range of topics including triggers, sex, secrets, and inheritance. Accompanied by beautiful hand-drawn illustrations and witty "how to" cartoons, each contribution provides a unique perspective on loss as well as a remarkable life-affirming message. Brutally honest and inspiring, Modern Loss invites us to talk intimately and humorously about grief, helping us confront the humanity (and mortality) we all share. Beginners welcome.