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"Funny and flattering quote from loving, supportive, perfect husband."
-Crappy Husband
MARRIAGE: ILLUSTRATED WITH CRAPPY PICTURES provides much-needed laughs about coping with another person's hygiene habits, cleaning rituals (including their ritual of not cleaning), financial decisions, cooking quirks and everything else that makes your spouse weird and annoying special and perfect in every way.
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Following the shocking death of a teenage boy, Barrett and Amelia are moved to revisit the passing of their own daughter, Edi, which occurred in the same small town nearly a decade earlier. Amelia finds herself caring for the recently deceased boy's "sort of" girlfriend, who faces constant harassment and accusations from the townsfolk, while Barrett combs through Edi's self-published fantasy novels in an effort to connect with her. As he reads, an...
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These lyrical reflections are considered by most to be poems. They are also considered to be song lyrics. They are emotional impressions and emotions that reflect the moments and situations that many of us experience during the course of our lives. Many of the poems are reflections about love, in all it's different forms, feelings, and complications Mostly, the works included in this book are reflections of what makes us human and how we are all...
4) Crimes of Honor: Formal and Informal Adjudicatory Systems in India and Pakistan to Enforce and Co
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This study presents a comparative analysis of the formal and informal legal systems in India and Pakistan in relation to honour crimes. The two countries share a common historical context that is reflected in their socio-cultural ethos. This study analyses the commonalities in their historical contexts, the invasion of the subcontinent, the intrusion and inclusion of foreign settlers, and the factors that contributed towards the creation and maintenance...
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The Family Symphony" is a heartwarming and practical guide to navigating the ups and downs of family life. It compares family dynamics to an orchestra, where each member plays a unique instrument, and together they create a beautiful but sometimes discordant symphony. Through ten chapters, the book explores themes like self-care, shared dreams, playful interludes, and embracing challenges, offering practical tips on fostering communication, understanding,...
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Get the Summary of John Mordechai Gottman's Why Marriages Succeed or Fail in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Why Marriages Succeed or Fail" by John Gottman explores the intricate dynamics of marital relationships, focusing on the patterns of interaction that can either strengthen or undermine a marriage. Gottman's extensive research examines how couples communicate, including their verbal exchanges, facial expressions,...
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"Every broken marriage has the hope of becoming a saved marriage."
Approximately fifty percent of the couples who sign a marriage license will also sign on the dotted line of a divorce document. In order to turn the tide of this stark statistic, couples who have considered or experienced separation or divorce must be given real tools to reconcile, restore, and rebuild their relationships. Marriage on the Mend provides these tools for couples in crisis.
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The question has been asked. Your finger is adorned with the ring. The difficult phase is about to begin. Even if you're not Donald Trump's child, you still want to have your fairytale wedding. Give me the rundown.Weddings typically cost about $20,000, according to statistics. The fairytale wedding is the stuff of dreams for most little girls-a long white dress, eight attendants, a sit-down reception, and a band that everyone dances to.For many women,...
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RED SHOES AND OTHER SHORT STORIES is an eclectic mix of entertaining and interesting tales, some based on fact and others entirely on imagination.Red Shoes - Do we really know our neighbours?T'aint a Bird - Surprise in rural Ireland WW2The Path of Darkness - A faddista's dreamThat's Not Funny - A gym experienceWell-Trained - A shaggy dog's storyThe Chicken-Man's Grandson - A boy's mixed emotionsThe Unfinished Currach - Fear of the unspokenConchita...
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Lainie Smith Morris is perfectly content with her life in New York City: she has four children, a handsome surgeon husband, and good friends. This life she has built is shattered, however, when her husband Charles announces he has accepted a job in Elliot, New Jersey, and that the family must relocate. Lainie is forced to give up the things she knows and loves.
Though Charles easily adapts to the intricacies of suburban life, even thriving in it,...
11) Out of the Ashes
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Is there any such thing as a stable family?
As Marianne strives to balance the demands of her career against the need to hold her family together, it is memories of her grandmother, Sarah, that fill her mind. Marianne is determined to maintain the loyalty and values that she fears the younger generation have lost, but this is no easy task.
As tragedy befalls her actor nephew, the havoc wreaked by a disturbed child and her son's marriage erodes,...
12) Teach Her
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When an everyman's life unravels, the mundane spins out into a bizarre tale of regret and revenge in this "glimpse into lives we rarely get to read about" (Sean Lock). Local barber Jim January has what appears to be a stable life, even if it is a bit dull. But that's about to change-and his wife Shirley leaving him is only the beginning. In the topsy-turvy world of Mark Kotting's Teach Her, a teacher is in for the chop; an ex-pupil with psychotic...
13) In for Keeps
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Kiki's sexy one-night stand with rock god Dev Stone has become a red-hot affair with a lot of potential…until she discovers a secret that threatens to ruin everything.
Kiki Becker moved to Moretta-a beautiful island and popular celebrity haunt-to escape a painful divorce. But after a scorching one-night stand with rock star Dev Stone almost becomes a sex scandal, she realizes she needs to face real life again. When Dev offers her a job as his tour...
14) Talk to Me Dad!
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Over 200,000 children are objects of parental abduction each year in the US. Many times physical and sexual abuse are involved. The question most of us never have to face is "How far would we go, to find our child". The Scott Meredith Literary Agency says "...Talk to Me Dad, a deeply troubling novel of child abuse, brutalization and revenge… this novel… has been a particular pleasure to read; we've been touched by many of its components, particularly...
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Boys will be boys. Unfortunately, they will also be arsonists, wrecking balls, flooders, and eight-limbed ninjas of destruction. It is their nature. With photos pulled from the 1950s on, this book celebrates the wacky, illogical, dangerous, and ridiculous things boys do. Parents everywhere will laugh in recognition at each bit of mischief and misadventure-all proof that boys really do need parents.
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"Compelling. . . breathtaking. . . unique." -Washington Post Book World
Meet the Saving Graces, four very different friends who get together once a week to kick back and take shelter from the trials and triumphs of their lives. Emma, the brazen skeptic with a soft heart, is hopelessly in love with a married man. Rudy, the fighter, is desperately trying to hold on to a deeply troubled marriage. Lee, "the normal one," longs for a baby-and overwhelming...
18) Bride to Be
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Embark on a transformative journey to 'I do' with "Bride to Be: The Journey to I Do Starts with I Don't" by Samantha S. Jones.
This captivating ebook is not just a guide-it's your companion, confidante, and source of inspiration as you navigate the exhilarating path to your wedding day. Whether you've met him, or maybe you're speaking it into existence. This is for YOU!
Samantha warmly invites you to embrace the power of "I Don'ts" in this...
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The Sixteen Secrets to a Successful Dating Relationship The hope and aspiration of every young woman is to enjoy a successful marriage. A marriage full of love, caring, understanding, respect, acceptance and commitment. Most often, this does not materialize in the relationship.Frankly speaking, a future oriented and a serious minded man looking for a life partner looks beyond physical appearance. Indeed, it is true that men are moved by what they...
20) Anne's curse
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Ever since she was born, Anne has carried a curse Her great-grandmother Jovenka cursed her parents when they refused to give up their love. Two fiancés, both dead. So it will be every time she tries to get married. The only way to break the spell is to find a man with gypsy blood, but Anne refuses and only wants to develop her gift and live from it. For that reason, she longs to go to Paris, where she believes she will find her longed-for freedom....
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