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Blind Faith
by Ellen WittlingerWhat do you say to someone whose mother is dying?Nathan and his adorable little sister just moved in across the street from Liz Scattergood, and both of them could use a friend. Liz just isn't sure she's the right person. Liz has been coping with tough questions all summer. Ever since Liz's grandmother Bunny died, Liz's mother hasn't been the same; she's even started attending a spiritualist church that claims it can contact Bunny on the Other Side. Liz isn't sure she believes it, but she does know the service gives her mother comfort -- something no one else can seem to do at all. As Liz and Nathan become closer, and the summer draws nearer to its bitter end, questions of faith, mortality, and spirituality come to the forefront of their intimate friendship. There are no easy answers, but together they may nonetheless find hope, comfort, and love.
Blind Faith
by Ellen WittlingerWhat do you say to someone whose mother is dying?Nathan and his adorable little sister just moved in across the street from Liz Scattergood, and both of them could use a friend. Liz just isn't sure she's the right person. Liz has been coping with tough questions all summer. Ever since Liz's grandmother Bunny died, Liz's mother hasn't been the same; she's even started attending a spiritualist church that claims it can contact Bunny on the Other Side. Liz isn't sure she believes it, but she does know the service gives her mother comfort -- something no one else can seem to do at all. As Liz and Nathan become closer, and the summer draws nearer to its bitter end, questions of faith, mortality, and spirituality come to the forefront of their intimate friendship. There are no easy answers, but together they may nonetheless find hope, comfort, and love.
Blind Faith: Sin Brothers Book 3 (Sin Brothers #3)
by Rebecca ZanettiBlind Faith is the third book in New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti's thrilling romantic suspense series, Sin Brothers, that will be loved by fans of Karen Rose, Kylie Brant, Elaine Levine, Maya Banks's KGI series and Lisa Jackson.A betrayal he couldn't forget... A love she couldn't deny... For Nate Dean, love is a four-letter word. As part of a secret black-ops military unit, he and his brothers were genetically engineered by the government to be ruthless soldiers with an expiration date. They were loyal only to one another...until Nate laid eyes on the woman who stole his heart and blew his world apart. Now, years later, his family is still paying the price for his mistake. But as time runs out, there's only one person who can save his family: the very woman Nate swore he'd never trust again.The moment Audrey Madison spies Nate across a crowded ballroom, she can barely breathe. He's just as undeniably sexy as she remembers, yet there's an edge to him now that's as irresistible as it is dangerous. When he asks for her help, Audrey can't refuse. But she has secrets of her own - secrets that, if Nate ever discovers them, may cost them both their lives...For more addictive romantic suspense look out for the rest of the titles in the Sin Brothers series and the spin-off series, Blood Brothers: Deadly Silence, Lethal Lies and Twisted Truths. And for breathtaking passion played out against a dangerous race for survival, look for the titles in The Scorpius Syndrome series: Mercury Striking, Shadow Falling and Justice Ascending.
Blind Mountain
by Jane Resh ThomasUnsure of himself and annoyed at having to spend a day climbing a Montana mountain with his bossy father, twelve-year-old Sam must become the guide on their perilous journey down when his carelessness temporarily blinds his father. This story deals with father son conflict. Ages 9-12. This book would appeal to boys age 11-13. The boy in the story uses a few swear words, but it is not adult content.
Blind Sight: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Meg HowreyThis spellbinding story introduces the unforgettable seventeen-year-old narrator, Luke Prescott, who has been brought up in a bohemian matriarchy by his divorced New Age mother, a religious grandmother, and two precocious half-sisters. Having spent a short lifetime swinging agreeably between the poles of Eastern mysticism and New England Puritanism, Luke is fascinated by the new fields of brain science and believes in having evidence for his beliefs. "Without evidence," he declares, "you just have hope, which is nice, but not reliable." Luke is writing his college applications when his father--a famous television star whom he never knew--calls and invites him to Los Angeles for the summer. Luke accepts and is plunged into a world of location shooting, celebrity interviews, glamorous parties, and premieres. As he begins to know the difference between his father's public persona and his private one, Luke finds himself sorting through his own personal mythology. By the end of the summer Luke thinks he has found the answers he's been seeking, only to discover that the differences between truth and belief are not always easy to spot, and that evidence can be withheld: when Luke returns home, his mother reveals something she knows will change everything for him. With Blind Sight, Meg Howrey gives us a smart, funny, and deeply moving story about truth versus belief, about what we do and don't tell ourselves--with the result, as Luke says, that we don't always know what we know.From the Hardcover edition.
Blinded by Hope: One Mother's Journey Through Her Son's Bipolar Illness and Addiction
by Meg McGuireOne day a teenage boy gets on his bike and rides forty miles up California&’s Pacific Coast Highway to avoid causing an earthquake he fears will endanger his mother and sister. But the quake he is experiencing is not coming from beneath the earth; it&’s the onset of bipolar illness. Blinded by Hope describes what it&’s like to have an unusually bright, creative child—and then to have that child suddenly be hit with an illness that defies description and cure. Over the years, McGuire attributes her son&’s lost jobs, broken relationships, legal troubles, and periodic hospitalizations to the manic phase of his illness, denying the severity of his growing drug use—but ultimately, she has to face her own addiction to rescuing him, and to forge a path for herself toward acceptance, resilience, and love. A wakeup call about the epidemic of mental illness, substance abuse, and mass incarceration in our society, Blinded by Hope shines a light on the shadow of family dynamics that shame, ignorance, and stigma rarely let the public see, and asks the question: How does a mother cope when love is not enough?
Blinders: The Destructive, Downstream Impact of Contraception, Abortion, and IVF
by Thomas W. HilgersOver the last 50 or 60 years, there has appeared a directional shift in the medical and social culture of the United States. We see it in the news programs every night, sometimes several times a night. Often there are generic reasons given for these changes such as “poverty and hopelessness.” But could there be other reasons? Could the medical profession be playing an important role in the violence and destructiveness of this cultural shift? Has there been any critical self-examination by the medical profession which usually demands evidence-based conclusions to be assessed? Or are there some questions that are too difficult for individuals to investigate, not because it’s impossible to investigate them, but because it can be painful and because the attitudes of a collective group of colleagues may be preventing these questions from being asked. It is as if we have BLINDERS on!This book makes an attempt to address some new questions that have rarely been asked but should be. This book, with a full-color interior, takes an objective look at data that has been produced by mostly government-based statistical gathering systems, some published in peer-reviewed medical journals and even some in news reports.
Blinding Light: A Novel
by Paul TherouxSlade Steadman's lone opus, published twenty years ago, was Trespassing, a cult classic about his travels through dozens of countries without benefit of passport. With his soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend Ava in tow, Steadman sets out for Ecuador’s jungle in search of a rare hallucinogenic drug and the cure for his writer’s block. Amid a gang of thrill-seeking tourists, he finds his drug and his inspiration but is beset with an unnerving side effect—periodic blindness. His world is altered profoundly: Ava stays by his side, he writes an erotic, autobiographical novel with the drug serving as muse, and he returns to stardom. Steadman becomes addicted to the drug and the insights it provides, only to have them desert him, along with his sight. Will he regain his vision? His visions? Or will he forgo the world of his imagining and his ambition? As Theroux leads us toward the answers, he makes fresh magic out of the venerable intertwined themes of sight and insight. He also offers incisive, sometimes hilarious takes on the manifold ironies of travel, of trespass and trangession, and of the trappings of the writer’s life—from the fear of the blank page to the unexpected challenges of the book tour.
Blindness and Children: An Individual Differences Approach
by David H. WarrenIn this book, Dr. Warren summarizes and interprets the research literature on infants and children with visual impairments. He concludes that many aspects of delayed development are not the result of visual impairment itself, but rather of environmental variables that tend to accompany visual impairment. Thus, many of the typical developmental prdelays may be ameliorated or avoided by the appropriate structuring of the child's experiences. The author makes the argument that the goal of research in this area should be to understand the causes of variation within the population of visually impaired children, rather than making direct, developmental comparison with sighted children. Thus, the existing research literature is searched for evidence of variables that may account for individual differences, including particularly variables related to the child's multiple environments.
Blindsided: a Reluctant Memoir
by Richard M. CohenBook Description: Illness came calling when Richard M. Cohen was twenty-five years old. A young television news producer with expectations of a limitless future, his foreboding that his health was not quite right turned into the harsh reality that something was very wrong when diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. For thirty years Cohen has done battle with MS only to be ambushed by two bouts of colon cancer at the end of the millennium. And yet, he has written a hopeful book about celebrating life and coping with chronic illness.
Blindsight
by Greg HewettPraise for Greg Hewett:2010 Lambda Literary Award Finalist in Poetry2007 Triangle Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry FinalistIn poems that are full of wit, touching, and introspective, as well as formally inventive, we find the poet losing his sight, becoming a parent, and occupying middle age with a sense of calm and inevitability.From "Skyglow":we spin filaments of light into profiles,drawing each otherthrough something resembling time and space and dark.Let's call this something something vague and mythicas the ether. Let's say we're ethereal.
Bling It On!
by Jill SantopoloThe Sparkle Spa nail salon relocates for Carnival Day--but can the Tanner sisters salvage the situation when a not-so-fun problem appears?It's Carnival Day at Auden Elementary School and Aly and Brooke are thrilled to set up a glittering Sparkle Spa booth for festive manicures. But what starts off all fun and games soon ends up in unpolished disaster! Can the girls find a way to repair the damage in time to enjoy the day?
Blink
by Sasha DawnSixteen-year-old Josh falls in love with newcomer Chatham Claiborne, who has come to town to find her missing sister, but when Chatham suddenly disappears Josh unearths a web of lies and secrecy surrounding her life, and in doing so unwittingly discovers vital clues to the town's longest unsolved mystery.
Bliss
by Hilary FieldsNothing says "oops" like your naked ass skidding in the salmon mousse...A year ago, pastry chef Serafina Wilde's seemingly perfect life fell to pieces. So now, when her eccentric Aunt Pauline calls from Santa Fe needing her help, Sera jumps at the chance to start over. Pauline even offers to let her take over the family business, "Pauline's House of Passion," and turn it into a bakery... provided she agrees not to ditch the "back room." Cupcakes and sex toys don't exactly mix but Sera is willing to try, and what she finds in the beautiful City Different is the best life has to offer --- if she has the courage to go for it.
Bliss
by Lauren MyracleGrown up in a California commune, Bliss sees her aloof grandmother's Atlanta world as a foreign country, but she is determined to be nice as a freshman at an elite high school, which makes her the perfect target for a girl obsessed with the occult.
Bliss: A Bliss Novel (Bliss Bakery Trilogy #1)
by Kathryn LittlewoodRosemary Bliss's family has a secret. It's the Bliss Cookery Booke-an ancient, leather-bound volume of enchanted recipes like Stone Sleep Snickerdoodles and Singing Gingersnaps. Rose and her siblings are supposed to keep the Cookery Booke under lock and whisk-shaped key while their parents are out of town, but then a mysterious stranger shows up. "Aunt" Lily rides a motorcycle, wears purple sequins, and whips up exotic (but delicious) dishes for dinner. Soon boring, nonmagical recipes feel like life before Aunt Lily-a lot less fun. So Rose and her siblings experi-ment with just a couple of recipes from the forbidden Cookery Booke. A few Love Muffins and a few dozen Cookies of Truth couldn't cause too much trouble . . . could they? Kathryn Littlewood's culinary caper blends rich emotional flavor with truly magical wit, yielding one heaping portion of hilarious family adventure.
Blissfully Blended Bullshit: The Uncomfortable Truth of Blending Families
by Rebecca EcklerRebecca Eckler’s newest book chronicles the hard truth of what it’s really like to make a blended family. Blissfully Blended Bullshit is a witty, engaging, refreshingly candid chronicle of a modern family’s journey as they blend households. We follow Eckler as her partner and his two children move in with her and her daughter. Then, thanks to a reverse vasectomy, they add a baby to the mix. Readers go along for the ride in this poignant, often hilarious tale, as everyone attempts to navigate their new roles: the children, the in-laws, the exes, the ex-in-laws, and even the dog. Lighthearted and intimate, this is an indispensable story about a family determined to make blended splendid, and the juicy truth of what it’s really like behind closed doors in what is rapidly becoming a typical family makeup. Still, if Eckler had to blend again, would she?
Blitz Breaks Loose! (Dino Ranch)
by Kiara ValdezIt's time to make friends, have fun, and learn the ropes down on the Dino Ranch! Based on the hit Disney Jr. show!Life on the Dino Ranch is as fun as can be! From taming triceratopses to wrangling raptors, every day is a fun new adventure. But things aren’t all hunky-dory for Jon -- he still hasn't found his dino partner! He's tried befriending brontodons and making pals with plesiosaurs, but it just never seems to work out. What's a young dino-poke to do? One day, smack dab out of the blue, Jon comes across a wild velociraptor egg and everything changes lickety-split! Looking after a raptor is hard as can be and when baby Blitz hatches, Jon is in for one speedy surprise. But with some hard work and a little help from Min, Miguel, and the rest of the Cassidy family, Jon learns that sometimes thinking fast is a great idea!
Blizzard Night: Blizzard Night (Disaster Strikes #3)
by Marlane KennedyWhen disaster strikes, the only thing you can count on is yourself!A winter trip in the remote Michigan wilderness seemed like the perfect way for Jayden to get to know his new foster family. Though he doesn't have much in common with siblings Maggie and Connor, he's hoping they'll get to like each other over snow mobile races and steaming mugs of cocoa.But when the snow really starts to come down, the family van crashes and the three kids must go out into the bleak, white storm to search for help. Soon the wind is howling and night is starting to fall. Jayden, Maggie, and Connor will have to think fast, find shelter, watch out for bears, and somehow stay warm if they don't want to end up frozen in their tracks....
Blog de madre
by Eva QuevedoUn libro sobre el agitado oficio de la maternidad rebosante de ternura y humor, el fenómeno que ha inundado la red de risotadas y vaciado la cabeza de las madres de algún que otro drama. Eva Quevedo era publicitaria de profesión y vocación antes de que Lasniñas llegaran a su vida y lo inundaran todo de migas de galleta, manitas pequeñas y besos mojados. Tras el nacimiento de Lapequeña, sólo dos años después del de Lamayor, guardó por un tiempo la agenda en el cajón de la coqueta para dedicarse a otros menesteres, entre los que se encontraban verlas crecer, inventarse canciones, dar voz a peluches y convertir cucharas en avionetas. Durante ese período también tuvo tiempo de gritar, reír, llorar y casi enloquecer en más de una ocasión. Para evitar el ingreso hospitalario decidió dedicar un trocito de su tiempo a escribir, algo que siempre le entusiasmó y que en la actualidad le da la posibilidad de mantener contacto con gente adulta y de su misma estatura. Y así nació BlogdeMadre, un pequeño sitio donde contar las historias de esta madre, trabajadora, psicóloga, farmacéutica, adivina y acróbata que va todo el día corriendo con la lengua fuera, intentando llegar a tiempo a todos lados, incluso allá donde no se la espera y en ocasiones ni siquiera se la necesita. Cuando el surrealismo de la vida maternal le ataca por los flancos, en lugar de dramatizar y quejarse de la presión del cosmos sobre su cabeza, esta mujer lo vive entre carcajadas y exageraciones, una forma mucho más sana y terapéutica de contar su realidad. La familia y amigos opinan...«Mi hija escribe porque nos apellidamos Quevedo, si nos apellidáramos Phillips haría bombillas. Las mejores bombillas.»Víctor Quevedo, Elpadre de Lamadre «Cualquiera que haya recibido de la maestra de preescolar una hoja en la que su hijo ha escrito su nombre por primera vez oque haya asistido a una función de fin de curso en la que su hijo era el protagonista, sabrá lo que siento yo cuando veo el nombre de mi hija escrito en la portada de este libro...»Marina Muñoz, Lamadre de Lamadre «Siempre he creído que hacer llorar de risa es complicado, pero con las líneas de mi hermana pequeña tengo que tener cuidado. Lo consiguen siempre. ¿Será porque la recuerdo vestida de rojo faralaes y soltando de carrerilla algún guión de Lina Morgan? Preparad los pañuelos y dad rienda suelta a las lágrimas...»Marina, Lahermana mayor de Lamadre «Eva ha conseguido hacer lo que se propone para conseguir lo que quiere (¿o era al revés?). Si las palabras pudieran expresar lo que sentimos, la mía sería "orgullo", pero lamentablemente se queda muy pequeña. Sus historias son una parte de lo que ella es, pero aún queda un mundo por descubrir...»Esther, Lahermana denmedio «Indispensable en el maletín de cualquier psiquiatra por su poder antidepresivo. Aunque no tengo hijos, me doy friegas con él cada mañana. No es divertido, es carcajeante y, a la vez, desborda ternura: la autora tal como es.»Carlos Illera, jefe de Lamadre años ha
Bloke’s 100 Top Tips For Surviving Pregnancy
by Jon SmithA follow on to the bestselling Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy, this pocket bite size guide book has all the crucial advice for expectant blokes and outlines 100 absolute need to know tips for surviving pregnancy. Written in his customary no nonsense, straightforward style – These 100 tips are taken from interviews with 100 blokes who have lived to tell the tale. This is the only guide to be reading for all expectant dads out there.
Blood Beneath the Snow
by Alexandra Kennington'Raw, compelling, and darkly beautiful' Thea Guanzon, New York Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars'A fun, propulsive debut that will have readers clamoring for the sequel' Allison Saft, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Dark and Drowning TideA heart-pounding romantasy following a rebellious princess who must compete to the death against her siblings for the crown, while fighting her feelings for her country's most powerful enemy. Perfect for fans of Lightlark.Revna is no stranger to struggle. As the only member of the royal family without a magical ability, she is seen as a blight on her bloodline. But when her two closest friends' lives are put in danger, she is determined to save them by any means necessary, no matter the cost. The Bloodshed Trials - a competition where the last sibling in the royal family standing takes the throne - might just be the ultimate price.When she is kidnapped by the mysterious and terrifyingly powerful Hellbringer, the general of her country's greatest enemy, Revna learns that there are others who have their own reasons for wanting her on the throne. But Hellbringer is her only hope of defeating her powerful siblings. Despite the spark between them, can she really trust him?
Blood Debts (Blood Debts #1)
by Terry J. Benton-WalkerGODS MEDDLE AND MAGIC WILL BETRAY YOU, BUT THIS TIME JUSTICE WILL REIGN.Terry J. Benton-Walker's contemporary fantasy debut, Blood Debts, is "an extravaganza from start to finish" (Chloe Gong) with powerful magical families, intergenerational curses, and deadly drama in New Orleans.A National Indie Bestseller. A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year. A Southern Book Prize Finalist. Featured on NPR Weekend Edition Sunday, Buzzfeed, BookPage, Nerd Daily, POPSUGAR, and more.“A conjuring of magnificence.” —NIC STONE • “A force.” —ROSEANNE A. BROWN • “An extravaganza.” —CHLOE GONG • “Powerful.” —AYANA GRAY • “Sings with hope and rage.” —TJ KLUNE • “An unforgettable thrill ride.” —J. ELLE • “Steeped in magic.” —ALEXIS HENDERSON • “Crackles with mystery and ferocity.” —MARK OSHIROThirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen.On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau—the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the powerful, magical, dethroned family—are mourning their father and caring for their sick mother. Until, by chance, they discover their mother isn’t sick—she’s cursed. Cursed by someone on the very magic council their family used to rule. Someone who will come for them next.Cristina, once a talented and dedicated practitioner of Generational magic, has given up magic for good. An ancient spell is what killed their father and she was the one who cast it. For Clement, magic is his lifeline. A distraction from his anger and pain. Even better than the random guys he hooks up with.Cristina and Clement used to be each other’s most trusted confidant and friend, now they barely speak. But if they have any hope of discovering who is coming after their family, they’ll have to find a way to trust each other and their family's magic, all while solving the decades-old murder that sparked the still-rising tensions between the city’s magical and non-magical communities. And if they don't succeed, New Orleans may see another massacre. Or worse.★ “Riveting and relevant.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Blood Debts (Blood Debts)
by Terry J. Benton-WalkerMost Anticipated from Buzzfeed, BookPage, Nerd Daily, and more. Featured on NPR Weekend Edition Sunday.'An extravaganza from start to finish' Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights'Riveting. Unflinching. Powerful' Ayana Gray, New York Times-bestselling author of Beasts of Prey'Sings with hope and barely disguised rage. Fantastic from start to finish' TJ Klune, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean SeaIn New Orleans gods meddle and magic will betray you, but this time justice will reign. Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen.On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau - the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the powerful, magical, dethroned family - are mourning their father and caring for their sick mother. Until, by chance, they discover their mother isn't sick - she's cursed. Cursed by someone on the very magic council their family used to rule. Someone who will come for them next.Cristina, once a talented and dedicated practitioner of Generational magic, has given up magic for good. An ancient spell is what killed their father and she was the one who cast it. For Clement, magic is his lifeline. A distraction from his anger and pain. Even better than the random guys he hooks up with.Cristina and Clement used to be each other's most trusted confidant and friend, now they barely speak. But if they have any hope of discovering who is coming after their family, they'll have to find a way to trust each other and their family's magic, all while solving the decades - old murder that sparked the still - rising tensions between the city's magical and non-magical communities. And if they don't succeed, New Orleans may see another massacre. Or worse.Praise for Blood Debts 'Riveting and relevant'Kirkus Reviews, Starred review'Blood Debts is a force and Terry J. Benton-Walker is truly an author to watch'Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin'Steeped in magic that's every bit as dark as it is moving'Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching and House of Hunger'The real magic is this book-don't let it slip through your fingers'Mark Oshiro, author of Anger is a Gift'Intricately woven threads of magic, intergenerational trauma, and well-placed social commentary'Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin'Sharp and searing'J. Elle, New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Ebony
Blood Debts (Blood Debts)
by Terry J. Benton-Walker'An extravaganza from start to finish' Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights'Riveting. Unflinching. Powerful' Ayana Gray, New York Times-bestselling author of Beasts of Prey'Sings with hope and barely disguised rage. Fantastic from start to finish' TJ Klune, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean SeaIn New Orleans gods meddle and magic will betray you, but this time justice will reign. Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen.On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau - the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the powerful, magical, dethroned family - are mourning their father and caring for their sick mother. Until, by chance, they discover their mother isn't sick - she's cursed. Cursed by someone on the very magic council their family used to rule. Someone who will come for them next.Cristina, once a talented and dedicated practitioner of Generational magic, has given up magic for good. An ancient spell is what killed their father and she was the one who cast it. For Clement, magic is his lifeline. A distraction from his anger and pain. Even better than the random guys he hooks up with.Cristina and Clement used to be each other's most trusted confidant and friend, now they barely speak. But if they have any hope of discovering who is coming after their family, they'll have to find a way to trust each other and their family's magic, all while solving the decades - old murder that sparked the still - rising tensions between the city's magical and non-magical communities. And if they don't succeed, New Orleans may see another massacre. Or worse.(P) 2022 Macmillan Audio