I Want My Life Back: A Fable for Grown-Ups Who are Tired of Living in Limbo

I Want My Life Back: A Fable for Grown-Ups Who are Tired of Living in Limbo Review

I Want My Life Back! uses a parable to enliven the crazy emotional journey we endure during times of crisis, our resulting choices, the characters we encounter along the way, and the life lessons that have the potential to change everything. "I Wan

The Whiz Quiz Book: For Children and Grown-Up Children (National Parents Council)

The Whiz Quiz Book: For Children and Grown-Up Children (National Parents Council) Review

The Whiz Quiz Book: For Children and Grown-Up Children (National Parents Council) Feature

• ISBN13: 9781903464984
• Condition: New
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A quiz book specially compiled by members of Ireland's National Parents Council for primary school kids.

Infinite Coloring Geoscapes CD and Book (Dover Design Coloring Books)

Infinite Coloring Geoscapes CD and Book (Dover Design Coloring Books) Review

A dramatic, visual experience, 48 out-of-this-world designs — unbacked and perforated — open up brand-new dimensions of coloring. Circles recede endlessly into space, crystals merge to create planet-like spheres, and much more. The bonus CD-ROM offers ready-to-print versions of each illustration in the book.

Under the Bracken Fern (An illustrated children's story for grownups)

Under the Bracken Fern (An illustrated children's story for grownups) Review

Once in every lifetime, we should all see life through the eyes of a five year old child, hear their voice, sense the world through the unique perception of childhood. For to do this, is to perceive what they cannot know, protect them from what they cannot understand, so they don’t have to hide. We are all guardians; every one.
Georgia hides under the bracken fern. Her mother hits her to make her good. The nice man down the road gives her lollies that make her sleepy. Sometimes her brother, Jackson, hides her in his wardrobe. Her best friend, Mittens the cat, listens to all her secrets.
On her first day at school her special pencils are stolen. Afraid she will be in very big trouble, she runs away to the bracken fern that grows tall by the whispering creek, where the bower bird struts with his prize of blue buttons and the magpie feeds her babies.
It is her safe place. She doesn’t know about real safe places and that these things shouldn’t be happening to her. When Miss Nelson, her teacher, finds her hiding place, Georgia is even more afraid, until she learns that it’s okay to tell.
There are other safe places and people who will protect her.
Things can get better.
I have walked with Linda down various paths and have been enriched by the journey. This book is about what can happen to vulnerable, wounded children in their search for acceptance and real affection. I am privileged to add my support to Linda and this book. It will touch the lives of all who have the courage to read it.
Steele Fitchett

The Linnet's Tale (A Mouse Story for Grownups) (The Tottensea Series)

The Linnet's Tale (A Mouse Story for Grownups) (The Tottensea Series) Review

Consider the lively company of field mice who live in Tottensea Burrows—a thriving little village which, unfortunately, occupies the same space as the back garden of an English country cottage. There, hidden in the shrubbery and the vines and the lyme grass, the mice have their homes, their shops, their pubs and a grand town hall. And there they buy and sell, read books, give teas, have romances, plan cotillions, build gadgets, make jam…. But when The Man and The Woman of The Cottage discover this...well, there's some trouble, isn't there. A bit of a rumpus. And…an adventure!


"Dale C. Willard's delightful The Linnet's Tale ought to become a classic…. A comedy of manners on a very small scale, this book should be savored."
—Deborah Wormser, The Dallas Morning News

"This charming book, inspired by a family of field mice living on the author's back porch, hints of Dickens, Jane Austen, Watership Down and such children's classics as Wind in the Willows and The Borrowers. Yet it's ultimately its own story of a delightful community of idiosyncratic field mice living in proximity to a family of people and engaged in the romances, adventures and domestic dramas found in any community."
—Joan Hinkemeyer, Rocky Mountain News

"…a delectable little trifle--a romance, even--for grown-ups who would like a respite from adult content."
—Eleanor Edmondson, Bas Bleu

Great Fashion Designs of the Forties Paper Dolls: 32 Haute Couture Costumes by Hattie Carnegie, Adrian, Dior and Others (Dover Paper Dolls)

Great Fashion Designs of the Forties Paper Dolls: 32 Haute Couture Costumes by Hattie Carnegie, Adrian, Dior and Others (Dover Paper Dolls) Review

Two dolls plus 32 classic costumes by Lanvin, Norell, Schiaparelli, and other legends.

Sistine Chapel Coloring Book (Dover Art Coloring Book)

Sistine Chapel Coloring Book (Dover Art Coloring Book) Review

Unique book includes 30 adaptations of Michelangelo's beautiful designs for the Sistine Chapel's celebrated frescoes. The ready-to-color illustrations show details from The Flood, The Last Judgment, The Creation of Eve, and other magnificent works.

American Family of the 1950s Paper Dolls (Dover Paper Dolls)

American Family of the 1950s Paper Dolls (Dover Paper Dolls) Review

Carefully researched, accurately detailed collection captures the spirit of the decade after World War II. 10 dolls depict 3 generations of a family whose wardrobe includes beach wear, lounging outfits, dress suits for the men and women and formal wear. Also: a hula hoop and a Davy Crockett coonskin hat. 31 costumes. Notes.

What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books

What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books Review

This one-of-a-kind collection reminds weary adults not to lose sight of the values and virtues they learned as kids. Here are over three hundred quotations from over two hundred well-loved children's books, such as Charlotte's Web, Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Eloise, Sounder, Number the Stars, and Goodnight Moon, organized by topic, among them Acceptance, Goodness, Family Woes, and Growing Old. On Silence: "I assure you that you can pick up more information when you are listening than when you are talking."--E. B.White, The Trumpet of the Swan. On Reverence: "Dying's part of the wheel, right there next to being born. . . . Being part of the whole thing, that's the blessing."--Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting.

With clever illustrations from Pierre Le-Tan, here is a book to share with a friend or keep by your own bedside. It's the perfect gift for your sister, your mother, your brother, your nephew, your kid's teacher, your daughter away at college, your son in the Navy, your mailman, your priest, for the old lady next door, or for the baby just born. Most importantly, give it to yourself. It will help you remember why you loved reading in the first place.

Flirting After Fifty: Lessons for Grown-up Women on How to Find Love Again

Flirting After Fifty: Lessons for Grown-up Women on How to Find Love Again Review

Flirting After Fifty: Lessons for Grown-up Women on How to Find Love Again Feature

• ISBN13: 9780595428281
• Condition: New
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Why do some women always have a man in their lives, and others never do? We owe a debt of gratitude to those women who are successful in dating, in flirting, in meeting great guys. They have shown us the way. The older we get, the more set we are that t

The Little Prince for Grown-ups: Using Jungian active imagination to uncover pearls of the masterpiece of Saint-Exupery Or Talking to your internal ... shortcuts to a happier life. (Volume 1)

The Little Prince for Grown-ups: Using Jungian active imagination to uncover pearls of the masterpiece of Saint-Exupery Or Talking to your internal ... shortcuts to a happier life. (Volume 1) Review

The inspiration to write a masterpiece arises from the unconscious, full of ideas that the very author may have been unaware of. “The Little Prince for Grown-ups” gets to the roots of some of Antoine Saint-Exupéry’s Little Prince, using mythology and the concepts of Jungian psychology to expose some buried treasures. As in the book of Saint-Exupery, the crash that leads the pilot to land in the Sahara desert becomes the beginning of a journey of self-knowledge. Exupéry himself, or rather, Antoine, is the protagonist of this journey, and his companions are the blonde boy with the scarf around his neck and the Wise Old Man, who tells them stories that lead Antoine to intense reflections. And there are many stories from Gnostic texts, the Bible, and Greek mythology. Lima Netto walks through the various myths to interpret human beings’ dilemmas in a journey towards higher consciousness. "The fall of Adam, the expulsion from the Garden of Eden is a metaphor for a very real phenomenon in life. It happens when the man transforms himself, leaving the unconscious baby stage and experiencing a state of increased awareness. Of course this does not occur at once, as in the mythology of Genesis. With small falls after small falls, the baby recognizes his separation from the mother, discovers his ego, and develops to become a unique individual," explains Lima Netto. And, preferably, "without losing his tenderness, without losing his creativity, without losing touch with his inner child." Although the book is based in Jungian ideas, it is not required any knowledge of psychology.

Traditional African Costumes Paper Dolls (Dover Paper Dolls)

Traditional African Costumes Paper Dolls (Dover Paper Dolls) Review

Accurately rendered collection of 29 authentic costumes and accessories for two dolls. Loose-flowing agbada gown for a Yoruba man, animal skins for a Luo warrior from Kenya, simply draped robes and striped shawls for a Masai man and woman, and more, plus fanciful headdresses, shields, drums, masks, and other tribal artifacts.

Tommy Puke and the World's Grossest Grown-Up (Tommy Puke Adventures)

Tommy Puke and the World's Grossest Grown-Up (Tommy Puke Adventures) Review

Who's the grossest kid in the world? Tommy Puke, that's who! He fights off bullies with his mighty loogies...conquers jerks with his powerful farts...and sticks up for his pet skunk by driving off wild dogs with his blistering bad breath. But what happens when Tommy meets Rhino Man, a barfing hero who's grosser than he is? What happens when Rhino Man shows off stomach-churning fighting moves that even Tommy can't match? What happens is this: Tommy feels inferior and decides to hang up his puke. But Tommy's best friend, Josh, won't give up on him. Josh gets the god of vomit, Chonganda, to let Tommy peek at his future as a grown-up. Will grown-up Tommy convince little Tommy to get gross again? Even if Tommy gets his mojo back, can he hope to defeat the mighty hair-horned Rhino Man and his bag of sickening tricks? One thing is for sure: the puke, boogers, loogies, poop, and goop will fly! Join Tommy Puke for action, laughs, and more disgusting gross-outs than you can shake a booger at!

Don't miss this hilarious and action-packed gross-out adventure from award-winner Robert T. Jeschonek, author of the young readers' fantasy My Favorite Band Does Not Exist, selected as a Top Ten First Novel for Youth by Booklist.


Contents
Chapter book and previews, appropriate for young readers


About the Author

Robert T. Jeschonek is an award-winning writer whose fiction, comics, essays, articles, and podcasts have been published around the world. DC Comics, Simon & Schuster, and DAW have published his work. Robert was nominated for the British Fantasy Award for his story, "Fear of Rain." His young adult urban fantasy novel, My Favorite Band Does Not Exist, is now available from Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and was named one of Booklist’s Top Ten First Novels for Youth. Visit him online at www.thefictioneer.com. You can also find him on Facebook and follow him as @TheFictioneer on Twitter.


Review

"Robert Jeschonek is the literary love child of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman…" – Adrian Phoenix, critically acclaimed author of The Maker's Song series and Black Dust Mambo

"Robert Jeschonek is a towering talent..." – Mike Resnick, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning fantasy and science fiction author

"Jeschonek´s stories are delightfully insane, a pleasure to read…" – Fabio Fernandes, Fantasy Book Critic

Red Riding Hood and Her Big Bad Wolf - An Erotic Fairy Tale (Grownup Fairy Tales)

Red Riding Hood and Her Big Bad Wolf - An Erotic Fairy Tale (Grownup Fairy Tales) Review

Gina’s mad. Her boyfriend just dumped her to run off with a cheerleader, her best friend is off partying with her own boyfriend in Milan, and she hates her Halloween costume, but there’s no time to find another one. Determined not to let her night be ruined, she heads to the biggest Halloween party in town. After having too much to drink, she stumbles down a narrow path through the woods and runs into a clearing where she meets a gorgeous guy named Caleb.

Everything seems to be going well until Caleb begins to change. Is this all part of an elaborate Halloween prank, or is Gina about to encounter a real life Big Bad Wolf?

Another Grown-Up's Coloring Book

Another Grown-Up's Coloring Book Review

This book is a follow-up of the first book, "Grown-Ups Coloring Book". It is designed mainly as fun therapy for SENIORS along with delightful entertainment. Some of the images are simple and easy to color while others are more complicated and detailed. The author wishes you "Down-Right Fun"!