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Mayhem: A Memoir
by Sigrid RausingA searingly powerful memoir about the impact of addiction on a family. In the summer of 2012 a woman named Eva was found dead in the London townhouse she shared with her husband, Hans K. Rausing. The couple had struggled with drug addiction for years, often under the glare of tabloid headlines. Now, writing with singular clarity and restraint, Hans’ sister, the editor and publisher Sigrid Rausing, tries to make sense of what happened. In Mayhem, she asks the difficult questions those close to the world of addiction must face. “Who can help the addict, consumed by a shaming hunger, a need beyond control? There is no medicine: the drugs are the medicine. And who can help their families, so implicated in the self-destruction of the addict? Who can help when the very notion of ‘help’ becomes synonymous with an exercise of power; a familial police state; an end to freedom, in the addict’s mind?” An eloquent and timely attempt to understand the conundrum of addiction—and a memoir as devastating as it is riveting.
Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy
by Mayo ClinicAny woman looking for accurate, reliable, and authoritative information from a reliable source will surely appreciate this pregnancy book from the world-class Mayo Clinic. There are hundreds of pages of in depth information that new parents will find useful and informative. Features include week-by-week updates on baby's growth as well as month-by-month changes that mom can expect and a forty-week pregnancy calendar as well as a symptom guide and a review of important pregnancy decisions. In this illustrated book you'll also find pre-pregnancy advice: how to get pregnant in the first place and once you are pregnant, meal planning tips, healthy exercise, safe medication use, and general parenthood advice. This pregnancy book is the result of the efforts of a collective team of pregnancy experts who find nothing in medicine more exciting and satisfying than the birth of a healthy child with a healthy mother. Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy is an essential pregnancy resource for parents-to-be.
Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy
by Mary M. Murry Robert V. Johnson Roger W. HarmsThis new Mayo Clinic book on pregnancy provides you with practical information and reassurance on pregnancy and childbirth. Compiled by Mayo Clinic experts in obstetrics, it offers a clear, thorough and reliable reference for this exciting and sometimes unpredictable journey. This comprehensive book includes: A month-by-month look at mom and baby; In-depth "Decision Guides" to help you make informed decisions on topics such as how to select a health care provider, prenatal testing options, pain relief for childbirth, and many others; An easy-to-use reference guide that covers topics such as morning sickness, heartburn, back pain, headaches and yeast infections, among others; Information on pregnancy health concerns, including preterm labor, gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia, along with an overview on being pregnant when you have pre-existing health conditions such as asthma, diabetes or hyperthyroidism.
Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child: Ages 3–11
by Angela C. Mattke Mayo Clinic Children's ClinicDrawing from the collective wisdom of pediatric experts at Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child addresses key questions and concerns many parents have about the preschool and school-age years. In this book, parents learn what to expect in the lively, wonder-filled time between ages 3 and 11. They&’ll find answers to family dilemmas such as feeding a picky eater, resolving sleep problems, addressing bullying, treating common injuries and illnesses, and coping with complex health care needs. Experts discuss what it takes to prepare a child for a rich and meaningful adult experience. It&’s no secret that parenting is rarely a straightforward path and that it can be challenging at times, but anyone can be a good parent. This book is intended to be a companion manual for navigating those early to middle childhood years, offering encouragement and trusted advice from some of the best experts around, and helping your family find success. The book is divided into 6 sections: · Section 1 address growth and development · Section 2 focuses on health and safety · Section 3 discusses important topics related to emotional wellbeing · Section 4 covers common illnesses and concerns · Section 5 is devoted to special circumstances in raising a child · Section 6 provides tips and guidance creating a healthy family unit
Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby's First Years: Newborn to Age 3
by Walter J. Cook Kelsey M. KlaasMayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby&’s First Years is a trusted and essential resource for new and experienced parents alike. In this fully reviewed and updated second edition; you&’ll find practical guidance on caring for the new little one in your family; from birth to age 3. Inside you&’ll find evidence-based advice on giving your baby the best nutrition and introducing your toddler to solids; tips for forming healthy sleep habits; strategies for dealing with fussiness and tantrums; advice on establishing a secure bond with your child; monthly updates on your child&’s growth and development; and much more.
Mayo Clinic on Hearing and Balance: Hear Better, Improve Your Balance, Enjoy Life
by Jamie M. BogleMayo Clinic on Better Hearing and Balance, 3rd edition, offers practical advice for managing issues with hearing and balance, two of the most common reasons people visit their doctors – especially as they age. Problems with hearing and balance can cause a host of struggles and can have a variety of causes. Mayo Clinic on Better Hearing and Balance helps readers understand the possible causes of hearing and balance issues and offers solutions aimed at improving not just hearing and balance, but quality of life overall. In this book, you'll get the answers to many common questions about hearing and balance, including: how hearing and balance are tested, ways you can protect your hearing, what you can do to improve your balance, how underlying causes of hearing loss are treated, ways to live well with hearing loss and balance issues, and how to select hearing aids and cochlear implants. You&’ll also gain real-life insight from people who are successfully managing hearing loss and balance issues.
The Mayor of Casterbridge: A Story Of A Man Of Character... (Enriched Classics)
by Thomas HardyThe tragic story of Michael Henchard and his painful quest to be forgotten-an unforgettable tale of love, greed, and loss. THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: * A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information * A chronology of the author's life and work * A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context * An outline of key themes to guide the reader's own interpretations * Detailed explanatory notes * Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work * Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction * A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.
The Mayor of Casterbridge: A Story Of A Man Of Character...
by Thomas HardyA captivating story of love and regret from the author of Tess of the D&’Urbervilles and The Return of the Native Young farm worker Michael Henchard arrives in Casterbridge, Wessex, with his wife and child, looking for a job. Instead, he finds rum. At the town fair, Henchard quarrels with his wife and drunkenly auctions her and his daughter to the assembled crowd. He sells his family to a sailor for five guineas, a monstrous crime that marks him for a lifetime of guilt and pain. The next morning, Henchard swears off drink. Eighteen years later, he is the wealthy—and sober—mayor of Casterbridge, his terrible secret buried deep in the past. But when Henchard falls in love with a young woman on a trip to the island of Jersey, his inability to marry her threatens to destroy her reputation. The sudden return of his wife and daughter presents Henchard with a chance to finally make things right—or doom himself forever. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
The Maytrees
by Annie DillardToby Maytree first sees Lou Bigelow on her bicycle in postwar Provincetown, Massachusetts. Her laughter and loveliness catch his breath. Maytree is a Provincetown native, an educated poet of thirty. As he courts Lou, just out of college, her stillness draws him. Hands-off, he hides his serious wooing, and idly shows her his poems. In spare, elegant prose, Dillard traces the Maytrees' decades of loving and longing. They live cheaply among the nonconformist artists and writers that the bare tip of Cape Cod attracts. When their son Petie appears, their innocent Bohemian friend Deary helps care for him. But years later it is Deary who causes the town to talk. In this moving novel, Dillard intimately depicts willed bonds of loyalty, friendship, and abiding love. She presents nature's vastness and nearness. Warm and hopeful, The Maytrees is the surprising capstone of Dillard's original body of work.
The Maze
by Peni R. GriffinNearly-nine-year-old Caroline isn't at all sure she'll enjoy her first visit with her father and his new wife and stepson, Hector, in San Antonio. And she is decidedly unhappy when her father can't be with her on her first day there. He still has to give his last exam at the university where he teaches art. Perhaps Caroline's visit is a real mistake. Then one of her father's art students brings an oil painting to the house, and Caroline uncovers it out of curiosity. She and Hector are suddenly pulled into the painting, a dangerous maze filled with mythic creatures, like a mermaid, the Minotaur, and the Sphinx, all of whom try to prevent them from escaping. How Caroline and Hector challenge these creatures and try desperately to wend their way home out of the painting makes a highly original, totally absorbing story, full of drama, danger, and also humor.
The Maze of Bones: (the 39 Clues, Book 1) (The 39 Clues #1)
by Rick RiordanThe first book in the #1 bestselling phenomenon sends readers around the world on the hunt for the 39 Clues!Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her decendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue."Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family. Everyone from Napoleon to Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 Clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents.
Mäzli: A Story of the Swiss Valleys
by Johanna SpyriFrom the author of Heidi, a story of a family and an old Swiss castle. A single mother is raising five children between the ages of 6 and 15 in the Swiss alps. Mäzli, the youngest, is enthusiastic and outspoken, Lippo wants to do everything to perfection, Kurt has many friends and loves leading others to help him carry out his unusual schemes, Mea is shy and wants more friends and the oldest, Bruno, loses his temper when he sees older boys bullying younger children. Their adventures with off and on friendships, ghosts, right and wrong, controlling their tempers, vying for attention, coping with sharing their mother, experiences at home, school and each other are both funny and heart warming.
The McAvoy Sisters Book of Secrets: A Novel
by Molly Fader“The talented Molly Fader will keep you turning the pages right down to the oh-so-satisfying final twist.”—Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling authorWhat drove their family apart just might bring them back together…It’s been seventeen years since the tragic summer the McAvoy sisters fell apart. Lindy, the wild one, left home, carved out a new life in the city and never looked back. Delia, the sister who stayed, became a mother herself, raising her daughters and running the family shop in their small Ohio hometown on the shores of Lake Erie.But now, with their mother’s ailing health and a rebellious teenager to rein in, Delia has no choice but to welcome Lindy home. As the two sisters try to put their family back in order, they finally have the chance to reclaim what’s been lost over the years: for Delia, professional dreams and a happy marriage, and for Lindy, a sense of home and an old flame—and best of all, each other. But when one turbulent night leads to a shocking revelation, the women must face the past they’ve avoided for a decade. And there’s nothing like an old secret to bring the McAvoy women back together and stronger than ever.With warm affection and wry wit, Molly Fader’s The McAvoy Sisters Book of Secrets is about the ties that bind family and the power of secrets to hold us back or set us free.
The McClure Twins: Make It Fashion
by Ava McClure Alexis McClureIntroducing your new favorite children’s book stars: The McClure Twins! This adorable and fun story about embracing differences is perfect for fans of Juno Valentine and Fancy Nancy. Ava and Alexis are twins. So when they find out they were born a whole minute apart and that they don’t agree on what to wear for their fashion show, the girls start to wonder… Can twins be “mismatched"?! Just in time, Ava and Alexis remember their twinship pinky promise to “strut together and make it fashion” as they mix and match their unique styles to create one twintastic outfit. Written by and based on everyone’s favorite YouTube kid-fluencers, The McClure Twins, The McClure Twins: Make It Fashion drives home the very important lesson of embracing what makes us similar and different.
McDuff and the Baby
by Rosemary WellsMcDuff enjoys reading the paper with Fred and taking walks in the woods with Lucy, but all that changes when they bring a new baby home.
The McGreedy Family Stories
by Toni A. StarThe McGreedy Family is about a very greedy family. Sadly, in our country and in others, such families exist and are not happy unless they have a lot of material things in their lives. With our economy nose-diving like it has, families like the McGreedys will have to scale back, but will they?
The McNifficents
by Amy MakechnieA senior Miniature Schnauzer employed as a very distinguished nanny has his paws full trying to prove he&’s still the dog for the job in this sweet and rambunctious middle grade novel that&’s The Secret Life of Pets meets The Vanderbeekers series.Every day, Lord Tennyson the Miniature Schnauzer does his very best to care for the six McNiff children and keep them from destroying their pink New England farmhouse—and the rest of the town for that matter. But when summer vacation brings the kids home together all day, his chaos-containing skills are put to the ultimate test. Baby Sweetums is still refusing to walk, nap, or listen to anyone; Ezra is trying to keep a snake as a secret pet; Annie and Mary&’s fighting is worse than ever; and Pearl and Tate are scared of just about everything. And when a particularly tempting trio of baby chicks arrives at the house, even Lord Tennyson finds he can&’t stay on his best behavior. As the chaos begin to spiral out of hand, though, something truly awful happens: Mr. and Mrs. McNiff seem to be considering getting &“a real nanny&” to care for their big brood! Can Lord Tennyson get the McNiffs&’ hijinks under control and teach them to behave before the summer&’s out? Or will this most unusual nanny find himself out of a job and back in the doghouse?
McTeague
by Frank NorrisA couple’s life and love are destroyed when they win the lottery in this tragic tale of turn-of-the-century San Francisco. McTeague and Trina are in love, and with the modest income from McTeague’s dentistry office, their needs are few. But when Trina wins a small fortune from a lottery ticket, jealousy and distrust begin to unravel their happy home. As tension erupts between McTeague and Trina’s cousin Marcus, Trina’s impulse to save her winnings slowly gives way to a pathological obsession with hoarding money. Betrayed and destitute, the couple embarks on a journey down a path of violence, theft, and murder. Considered transgressive for its brutality and sordid subject matter upon first publication in 1899, McTeague has since served as the basis for the films Greed (1924) by Erich von Stroheim and Slow Burn (2000), starring Minnie Driver and James Spader. Widely acclaimed as Frank Norris’s masterpiece, the novel was hailed as “a literary masterpiece” by the New York Times. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
McTeague: A Story of San Francisco: An Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticism (Norton Critical Editions Series #0)
by Frank NorrisThe text of this edition presents, fully annotated, the 1899 First Edition text of McTeague, a significant example of American literary naturalism and a commentary on turn-of-the-century American cultural values. <p><p>Contexts focuses on the novel's sources and composition. Included are newspaper accounts of a San Francisco murder; a description of Norris' Polk Street neighborhood, which figures prominently in McTeague; an examination of the relationship between the novel and naturalism; and a discussion of the book's genesis, from its origin as a Harvard assignment to Norris's revision of it upon his return to San Francisco. Criticism has been revised to include major recent assessments of the novel. Two seminal pieces from the previous edition have been retained—Ernest Marchand's account of McTeague's 1899 reviews and Donald Pizer's essay on naturalism. Six essays and four stills from Erich von Stroheim's film version of McTeague are new. The new essays are by Don Graham, William E. Cain, Barbara Hochman, James L. Caron, Mary Lawlor, and Donna M. Campbell. A Chronology and an updated Selected Bibliography are included.
Me and Billy
by James Lincoln CollierAfter escaping the orphanage where they have spent their lives together, two boys become assistants to a con artist, and while Possum objects to the lying, stealing, and cheating, Billy only cares about making money and taking life easy.
Me and Fat Glenda
by Lila PerlThe buttoned-up town of Havenhurst isn't ready for the Mayberrys, especially when they roll in on a garbage truck piled high with their trash sculptures. Their daughter Sara who longs for conventional living, finds a friend in Fat Glenda, a larger-than-life character. In Lila Perl's 1972 comedy, Sara learns to cope with her family's unorthodoxy and a small town's prejudice.
Me and Katie (the Pest)
by Ann M. MartinWendy&’s little sister is good at everything—especially being annoyingKatie is always good at whatever she tries and everyone adores her. Everyone except Wendy, that is. Just once, ten-year-old Wendy wishes she could outshine her little sister. When she gets a chance to take horseback riding lessons, she plans to prove to her family that she is the best at something.But it&’s not long before Katie decides to steal Wendy&’s thunder by taking riding lessons herself. Soon, the two sisters are in competition again, and this time Wendy is not going to let her sister win. Can the two overcome their rivalry and become friends—or is being first more important?This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Ann M. Martin, including rare images from the author&’s collection.
Me and Luke
by Audrey O'HearnAudrey O'Hearn has crafted an unforgettable story about a teenager becoming a man in this book for young adults.Matt's girlfriend is having his baby and plans to give it up for adoption. And that seems like the best thing for everyone. Matt has dropped out of school, and he can't seem to find a job. His mom has moved to California, and his friends seem to have forgotten all about him. But then Luke is born, and Matt sees his newborn son, and suddenly things are very different…
Me and Mister P.: Me And Mister P. , Book Two (Me and Mister P. #2)
by Maria Farrer Daniel RieleyMister P. is the coolest friend a kid could wish for!Arthur is fed up with his younger brother Liam getting all the attention from their parents just because he's a little bit different from other kids. Arthur just wants a normal family and a normal life, where he can play soccer and hang out with friends -- without Liam always being so embarrassing. Just when Arthur can't take it anymore, Mister P. -- a polar bear with a suitcase -- shows up. He doesn't talk, and Arthur is scared of him at first. (He is a polar bear, after all!) But he isn't dangerous. In fact, Mister P. is lots of fun, and even gets along with Liam. He comes with Arthur to school and soccer, and makes life an adventure! Still, Mister P. can't stay forever. But before he goes, he helps as only a polar bear can... leading Arthur to see his brother in a whole new way.
Me and My Baby View the Eclipse
by Lee SmithA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK "Extremely powerful...Me and My Baby View the Eclipse is about striving and the secret nobility of people who live in a small-town American South. In these stories--thank heaven--not everything fits: they are loose, they are sometimes awkward, but just about every one shines with revelation and awe in the face of momentary greatness and tragedy....Nearly every one of these stories could move a reader to tears, for in almost every one of them there is a moment of vision, or love, or unclothed wonder that transforms something plain into something transcendent."--The New York Times Book Review "Remarkable...Lee Smith is a Southern storyteller in the very best tradition, combining an unmistakable voice with an infallible sense of story.... Her craft is so strong it becomes transparent, and, like the best storytellers, she knows how to get out of the way so the story can tell itself."--San Francisco Chronicle "From its wonderful title to its final sentence, this book brims with the poetry of the South."--Los Angeles Times Book Review "Marvelously entertaining...These are stories you want to read again to catch all the things you missed the first time around."--The Boston Globe