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DivorceCare: Hope, Help, and Healing During and After Your Divorce
by Steve Grissom Kathy LeonardThere is joy, strength, and healing available to you in the midst of separation or divorce.Things may look bleak right now. Your world is a mix of shock, anger, hurt, and hopelessness. Many of the people around you don't understand the depth of your pain or the complexity of the challenges you face. You feel rejected, betrayed, and exhausted. You wonder if the pain will ever end. But recovery from separation and divorce is possible.In this 365-day devotional, you will meet men and women who have come through the darkness of separation and divorce and who now walk in the bright hope of God's love and healing. You will be encouraged and inspired by some of today's most respected and well-known Christian leaders and psychologists, including Kay Arthur, Dr. Tim Clinton, H. Norman Wright, and Dr. Tony Evans. The daily readings and heartfelt prayers in DivorceCare affirm God's love for you. You'll discover that the divorce process can be a powerful catalyst for good in your life, transforming deep loss into meaningful growth with God."DivorceCare is the finest material . . . it will provide help, hope, and healing for your life and family." -- Dr. Dennis Rainey, President, FamilyLife™"DivorceCare is a wonderful combination of wise advice and assurances that God still loves you." -- Dr. Tim Clinton, President, American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)"This devotional encourages, inspires, and brings hope to healing hearts. Daily you will be reminded that you are loved, cared for, and can face life with a renewed confidence that comes only from God." -- Dr. Linda Mintle, Author of Divorce Proofing Your Marriage and Breaking Free from Anger and Unforgiveness
The Divorced Dads' Handbook: Advice, Support and Guidance for all Fathers Going through Separation or Divorce
by Steve DaviesThis book provides practical hard-to-find help to fathers who are separated from their kids. It covers various relevant areas from legal (UK law) and financial to emotional and recreational. This work is delivered in a down-to-earth and accessible style. Contents: 1. Separation; 2. Seeing your kids:the first few months; 3. Contact arrangements; 4. Court orders: dealing with family courts; 5. Mediation services; 6. Your financial responsibility to your children; 7. Ongoing parenting: become a great dad; 8. Building your own support network; 9. Paternity issues; 10. Parent Alienation Syndrome; Useful contacts; Index.
Divorced, without Children: Solution Focused Therapy with Women at Midlife (Routledge Series on Family Therapy and Counseling)
by Debra D. CastaldoThe topic of women divorced at midlife without children is one that has, to date, been absent from professional and academic literature, though these women make up a considerable and growing portion of our population. This book explores the experience, meaning, and impact of divorce at midlife for women without children, and provides insights into the unique stressors and issues confronting these individuals so that the practitioner can better anticipate and meet their needs. Clinical considerations and case examples will be presented via the narrative stories of women who have experienced this unusual role in a world that is still primarily centered on marriage and mothering. This book provides case examples, clinical themes, treatment recommendations, and suggests coping techniques and strategies. Castaldo draws heavily upon social constructionist, feminist, and narrative perspectives as theoretical frameworks for the book, as well as the results of her own qualitative research study. She suggests new concepts for women’s psychological development, including: an expanded family life cycle to include a normalized stage of mature single adulthood and a developmental process of autonomous competence for women. Other critical coping skills include meaning modification, role innovation, self-nurturing, expanded intimacy and attachment, and multi-diverse industriousness.
The Divorcées: A Novel
by Rowan Beaird“A rollicking thriller and poignant coming-of-age story.” ―People"Timelier than ever." ―The CutA "delicious" (Rebecca Makkai) and "deeply compelling" (Lauren Groff) debut novel set at a 1950s Reno divorce ranch, about the complex friendship between two women who dare to imagine a different future Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds for divorce—except in Reno, Nevada.At the Golden Yarrow, the most respectable of Reno’s famous “divorce ranches,” Lois finds herself living with half a dozen other would-be divorcees, all in Reno for the six weeks’ residency that is the state’s only divorce requirement. They spend their days riding horses and their nights flirting with cowboys, and it’s as wild and fun as Lake Forest, Illinois, is prim and stifling. But it isn’t until Greer Lang arrives that Lois’s world truly cracks open. Gorgeous, beguiling, and completely indifferent to societal convention, Greer is unlike anyone Lois has ever met—and she sees something in Lois that no one else ever has. Under her influence, Lois begins to push against the limits that have always restrained her. How far will she go to forge her independence, on her own terms?Set in the glamorous, dizzying world of 1950s Reno, where housewives and movie stars rubbed shoulders at gin-soaked casinos, The Divorcees is a riveting page-turner and a dazzling exploration of female friendship, desire, and freedom.
Divorcing
by Susan TaubesNow back in print for the first time since 1969, a stunning novel about childhood, marriage, and divorce by one of the most interesting minds of the twentieth century.Dream and reality overlap in Divorcing, a book in which divorce is not just a question of a broken marriage but names a rift that runs right through the inner and outer worlds of Sophie Blind, its brilliant but desperate protagonist. Can the rift be mended? Perhaps in the form of a novel, one that goes back from present-day New York to Sophie&’s childhood in pre–World War II Budapest, that revisits the divorce between her Freudian father and her fickle mother, and finds a place for a host of further tensions and contradictions in her present life. The question that haunts Divorcing, however, is whether any novel can be fleet and bitter and true and light enough to gather up all the darkness of a given life.Susan Taubes&’s startlingly original novel was published in 1969 but largely ignored at the time; after the author&’s tragic early death, it was forgotten. Its republication presents a chance to discover a splintered, glancing, caustic, and lyrical work by a dazzlingly intense and inventive writer.
Divorcing Dwayne (Francine Harper, Book #1)
by J. L. MilesFrancine Harper's in the Pickville Springs County Jail facing felony assault charges. Her offense? She shot at her husband, Dwayne, and his lover, Carla, after catching them together-- in the very bed her daddy had carved and given to Francine and Dwayne on their wedding day. Even though she hit the bed and missed the lovers, she soon learns she's committed a felony, and the deputy district attorney-- who's never been fond of her since she jilted his brother-- is determined to prosecute her to the fullest extent of the law. On the other hand, Dwayne is a local celebrity, a talented fiddle player with his own bluegrass band, the Rocky Bottom River Boys. Things are looking up for the band, and they have been selected to record the soundtrack for director Frederick Ford Gumbello's latest film, Oh Mother, Oh Father, Where Art Thou? When Gumbello comes to town to meet the boys, he becomes enamored with the locale and stays to film the movie since Pickville Springs is the perfect setting for the film. When Francine makes bail, aided by her best friend, Ray Anne Pickles, she discovers that the checking account she shares with Dwayne contains thirty thousand dollars she can't account for, and she starts worrying about him. Strange things have been going on, and she still loves him. But she fears that he may have gotten involved with the local mob. Soon Francine finds herself in the arms of rising movie star Clay Carson, which is the last straw for Dwayne, who assaults Clay and disappears. When Dwayne can't be found anywhere, Francine is suspected of foul play, and is arrested for his suspected murder. But Francine is determined to find Dwayne, save him from the mob, and solve the mystery-- with Ray Anne's help, of course. In the interim, she discovers inner strengths and regains her dignity. Now the situation with Dwayne-- that's another story.
Divórcio
by Susan TaubesConsiderado uma das redescobertas literárias do momento, Divórcio é um romance inovador e brilhante que coloca Susan Taubes ao lado das maiores figuras da Literatura contemporânea. Livro parcialmente autobiográfico, que conjuga ficção, memória e sonho, Divórcio é considerado uma das mais entusiasmantes redescobertas literárias do momento, que coloca Susan Taubes ao lado das maiores figuras da Literatura contemporânea. Um romance inovador e brilhante sobre o colapso de um casamento, mas acima de tudo a descrição do abismo que se abre entre uma mulher e o seu mundo interior e exterior. Sophie Blind, a protagonista desta história, revisita o passado e interpreta o presente, escava os recantos da sua consciência, por meio de episódios fragmentados, avanços e recuos - para descobrir no seu casamento, e no dos seus pais, um processo de anulação de si própria e de crescente atracção pela morte, somente interrompido pelo acto da escrita. Divórcio foi publicado em 1969 e, à época, largamente ignorado. Com a morte precoce por suicídio da sua autora acabou por cair no esquecimento. Experimental, negro e espirituoso, é o primeiro e único romance de Susan Taubes, uma das mentes mais interessantes do século XX. «Divórcio é literatura que olha para lá da vida.» THE NEW YORKER «Divórcio é feito da matéria dos cultos literários. Há livros que são meramente reeditados. Mas, neste caso, estamos perante uma ressurreição.» THE PARIS REVIEW «Uma obra extraordinária, décadas à frente do seu tempo.» THE NATION
The Dixie Widow (House of Winslow, #9)
by Gilbert MorrisAfter losing her husband during the Civil War, Belle Wickham's blind hatred for the North compels her to live with her Winslow relatives in order to spy for the Confederacy.
DIY Dentistry and Other Alarming Inventions
by Andy RileyDeranged devices and comic contraptions from the highly inventive genius behind the hilarious Book of Bunny Suicides Much like his hero, Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci, bestselling author Andy Riley is not just an artist (or a liar)?he?s an inventor. Imagine, if you will: · The easily assembled Pole-Dancing-Club-in-a- Briefcase for stranded businessmen · Christmas tree ornaments that provide surveillance to instantly tell Santa if you?ve been bad or good · A high-speed police response unit aptly named the Cop Catapult · The Arsehole Trap, which can clear an average size town of arseholes in a single day with its promise of Big Brother auditions Like a twenty-first-century Rube Goldberg on the wrong mix of meds, Andy Riley has created elaborate inventions that are often side-splittingly sociopathic and never short of patently hysterical.
The DIY Guide to Building a Family that Lasts: 12 Tools for Improving Your Home Life
by Gary Chapman Shannon WardenIs it really possible to have the home life you want with the people you love?The most exciting part of any home improvement show is the big reveal—that moment when a drab, run-down house becomes a breathtaking new home. What if you could have that with your home life? That&’s what the DIY Guide is all about. In it, you&’ll find practical tools for transforming your home life and dramatically improving your family&’s culture from Shannon Warden and Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller The 5 Love Languages®. Each chapter teaches you a new home life skill and pairs it with a home improvement metaphor that makes it fun and easy to remember.You can&’t hire a contractor for this work, but if you&’re willing to put in the sweat equity (hard work), you&’ll see results fast. Don&’t wait any longer. Get started today and give your relational space the renovations it deserves.
The DIY Guide to Building a Family that Lasts: 12 Tools for Improving Your Home Life
by Gary Chapman Shannon WardenIs it really possible to have the home life you want with the people you love?The most exciting part of any home improvement show is the big reveal—that moment when a drab, run-down house becomes a breathtaking new home. What if you could have that with your home life? That&’s what the DIY Guide is all about. In it, you&’ll find practical tools for transforming your home life and dramatically improving your family&’s culture from Shannon Warden and Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller The 5 Love Languages®. Each chapter teaches you a new home life skill and pairs it with a home improvement metaphor that makes it fun and easy to remember.You can&’t hire a contractor for this work, but if you&’re willing to put in the sweat equity (hard work), you&’ll see results fast. Don&’t wait any longer. Get started today and give your relational space the renovations it deserves.
DIY Kids' Dress Up: 36 Simple Sewn Accessories for Creative Play
by Jessica NearHelp your little ones to enjoy hours of imaginary play with this wonderful collection of sewing patterns for DIY kids' dress up accessories. Author Jessica Near has designed a range of masks, paws and tails for days of dressing up fun. Your little ones can choose from magical creatures to wild animals, birds of paradise and superheroes--whatever takes their mood. Jessica explains how to make the basic shapes for each of the accessories and how to vary them depending on the character and creature. There are step-by-step illustrations for all the projects and the general sewing techniques, and, although the designs are distinctive, the instructions are easy enough for absolute beginners. They are all made from felt which makes them quick and easy to sew--no need to worry about tricky hems or seams splitting.
Diy Science: All Lab, No Lecture
by Barbara Fritchman Thompson Robert Bruce Thompson<p>The <em>Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science Experiments</em> offers advice for setting up an inexpensive lab at home, and includes more than 50 lab sessions that deal with forensic science experiments in chemistry, biology, physics, and medicine, hands-on. You'll learn the practical skills and fundamental knowledge needed to pursue forensics as a lifelong hobby—or even a career.</p>
DIY Tie-Dye: Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating Cool, Colorful Clothing and Accessories—35 Easy Projects for Everyone!
by Heidi Kundin30 step-by-step tie-dye projects with full color photos perfect for crafting fun at home! Add bursts of color and creativity to your days with simply sensational tie-dye! With 30 fun projects to choose from, everyone will find something they love. You can master the classic tie-dye T-shirt but also go beyond the basic to discover new patterns, techniques, and possibilities for DIY clothing, accessories, and home decor. Step-by-step directions and full-color photos guide you to beautiful results with less mess. With this book, learn to make tie-dye:T-shirtsSkirtsDressesLeggingsSweatshirtsScarvesBaby onesiesBucket HatsHeadbands and ScrunchiesSocksShoesDrawstring BackpacksDog Collars and LeashesPillowsDuvet coversCurtainsTowelsGarden flagsAnd More!Get your best tie-dye results ever with expert tips on choosing dyes, perfecting patterns, and making colors last. DIY Tie-Dye fills the tie-dye process with ease, imagination, and enjoyment for all ages!
DJ Rising
by Love MaiaThe first thing I hear is music. The first thing I've always heard is music.Meet Marley, an unassuming high school junior who breathes in music like oxygen. In between caring for his heroin-addicted mother, and keeping his scholarship at a fancy prep school, he dreams of becoming a professional DJ.When chance lands Marley his first real DJ job, his career as "DJ Ice" suddenly skyrockets. But when heart-rending disaster at home brings Marley crashing back down to earth, he is torn between obligation and following his dreams.
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years: A Novel
by Shubnum KhanRebecca meets The Island of Missing Trees in this gorgeously atmospheric novel set on South Africa's eastern coast. Endlessly playful and richly imaginative, Shubnum Khan's vibrant debut delves into the transformative powers of love and grief as it explores the legacy of South Africa's complicated past. Sana and Meena will never meet. They share little beyond Akbar Manzil, the sprawling mansion high on a clifftop above Durban that they both call home. When Meena fell in love with the owner of the house it was the grandest residence on South Africa's eastern coast, its shining marble parapets and golden domes a testament to the wealthy Indian family's prosperity. Eight decades later when teenage Sana follows in her footsteps, Akbar Manzil stands in ruins, an isolated boarding house for eccentrics and misfits. This is a place where people come to forget. Or to be forgotten. But unlike her neighbours Sana is curious about her new home, and finds herself irresistibly drawn to its deserted east wing. As she moves closer to unearthing Meena's story, a grieving djinn begins to stir from its long sleep. The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years is a haunting, a love story, a mystery and an unforgettable tale of a young girl's search for belonging. 'Filled with wonder and colour, the secrets of the dilapidated mansion Akbar Manzil come to life in this rich tale of loss and love... I was enthralled and completely swept away.' - Yangsze Choo, author of The Night Tiger
DK Adventures: Horse Club (DK Adventures)
by Patricia J. MurphySaddle up for an adventure with two sisters as they revitalize their school's horseback riding club while also helping out at their family's bakery in DK Adventures: Horse Club. Emma adores horses as much as she idolizes her older sister, Amanda. She dreams about riding a cinnamon-colored horse in a show alongside her one day. Emma's wish looks like it's about to come true — but it's not such a smooth ride. Join Emma and Amanda at Paddock Promises' camp and learn how to handle, groom, tack up and ride a horse, meet horses from myths and legends, plus get a recipe to bake sweet pony cupcakes in DK Adventures: Horse Club. DK Adventures are an innovative mix of narrative and nonfiction for kids ages 8-11 featuring engaging, action-packed stories that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. With diaries, recipes, poetry, instructions, graphics, or songs, the genre spreads in each DK Adventures title enhance the story and reinforce curriculum learning, while the expansive range of entertaining nonfiction subjects will appeal to boys and girls everywhere. Supports the Common Core State Standards.
DK Readers: Family Vacation (DK Readers Pre-Level 1)
by DKFamily Vacation lets the very youngest readers join a family on an exciting vacation, filled with sunny beaches and fun. Pre-Level 1 DK Readers have simple sentences, limited vocabulary, and word repetition to help build confidence in early or reluctant readers. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together! The playful images in this eBook are enhanced with entertaining animations and surprising sounds to bring this story to life.
DK Readers: Family Vacation (DK Readers Pre-Level 1)
by DKFamily Vacation lets the very youngest readers join a family on an exciting vacation, filled with sunny beaches and fun. Pre-Level 1 DK Readers have simple sentences, limited vocabulary, and word repetition to help build confidence in early or reluctant readers. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!
DK Readers: A Trip to the Theater (DK Readers Level 2)
by Deborah LockJake's uncle takes him on a behind-the-scenes tour of a local playhouse in this Level 2 DK Reader. Take a look at all the scenery, props, and costumes - and then it's time for the show! Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together! The playful images in this eBook are enhanced with entertaining animations and surprising sounds to bring this story to life.
DK Readers: A Trip to the Theater (DK Readers Level 2)
by Deborah LockJake's uncle takes him on a behind-the-scenes tour of a local playhouse in this Level 2 DK Reader. Take a look at all the scenery, props, and costumes - and then it's time for the show! Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!
DNA (Virtues & Vices #1)
by J. L. CampbellWhen the past impacts the future, life takes a chaotic turn. Russell and Amoy Majors have thriving careers, a comfortable home, and two healthy sons. A new chapter opens in their lives when Russ accepts a promotion overseas without consulting Amoy. A move abroad means physical exams, biometric screenings, and embassy interviews. All normal requirements, or they would be, if Amoy didn't believe they might stir a hornet's nest. When an unauthorized test yields unexpected results, the pillars on which Amoy's life is built are shaken. Whether her marriage will survive a shocking revelation and her faith withstand a trial by fire, is anyone's guess. ***DNA is inspirational fiction with a focus on marriage.
The DNA of Relationships
by Gary Smalley Michael Smalley Robert S. Paul Greg SmalleyHAVE YOU EVER FELT AS IF YOU'RE . . . Repeating the Same Mistakes in Your Relationships? Dr. Gary Smalley tells you the whys and hows of relationships. His insights are based on five years of relational research showing amazing results: a more than 90 percent success rate in resolving conflict and a 72 percent increase in relationship satisfaction.
The DNA of You and Me: A Novel (G - Reference, Information And Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.)
by Andrea Rothman“Refreshing.... Asks urgent questions about female ambition. Fans of Lab Girl have found a worthy successor.”—Real SimpleA powerful debut novel—a wonderfully engaging infusion of Lab Girl, The Assistants, and Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine—that pits the ambition of scientific discovery against the siren call of love.Emily Apell arrives in Justin McKinnon’s renowned research lab with the single-minded goal of making a breakthrough discovery. But a colleague in the lab, Aeden Doherty, has been working on a similar topic, and his findings threaten to compete with her research.To Emily’s surprise, her rational mind is unsettled by Aeden, and when they end up working together their animosity turns to physical passion, followed by love. Emily eventually allows herself to envision a future with Aeden, but when he decides to leave the lab it becomes clear to her that she must make a choice. It is only years later, when she is about to receive a prestigious award for the work they did together, that Emily is able to unravel everything that happened between them. A sharp, relevant novel that speaks to the ambitions and desires of modern women, The DNA of You and Me explores the evergreen question of career versus family, the irrational sensibility of love, and whether one can be a loner without a diagnostic label.
Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies?: The Surprising Science of Pregnancy
by Jena PincottBrain Candy for expectant parents! Pregnancy is an adventure. Lots of books tell you the basics—“the baby is the size of [insert fruit here].” But pregnant science writer Jena Pincott began to wonder just how a baby might tinker with her body—and vice versa—and chased down answers to the questions she wouldn’t ask her doctor, such as: • Does stress sharpen your baby’s mind—or dull it? • Can you predict your baby’s temperament? • Why are babies born in the darker months of the year more likely to grow up to be novelty-loving risk takers? • Are bossy, dominant women more likely to have boys? • How can the cells left behind by your baby affect you years later? This is a different kind of pregnancy book—thoughtful, fun, and filled with information you won’t find anywhere else.