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From the author who knows all the secrets of a woman's heart comes a tantalizing tale of holiday romance—as a young woman discovers how a night of passion can change your life, and your dreams, forever....Ria Lavender is the last woman in the world to be swept away by a smooth line and a seductive smile. A talented architect, she's just beginning to savor the fruits of her success when she meets a man who will change everything.Mayor-Elect Taylor MacKensie is handsome, charming, and charismatic. Still, Ria never imagines that she'll leave a Christmas party with him, or that, caught up in the magic of a snowfall and a bottle of champagne, she'll give in to desire. Eight weeks later, Ria knows she's carrying Taylor's child.To give their baby a name, Ria persuades Taylor to marry her—at least temporarily. But while Ria soon feels a surprising tenderness—and passion—for Taylor, she fears his prime concern is protecting his career. Ria vows to keep her distance from the man who holds the key to her heart...until life teaches them both a lesson in miracles—and love.
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The Perfect Name for the Perfect Baby |
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
With an alphabetical listing of over 1,400 names and their meanings, plus special features, this book is the most refreshing baby name book in years--and the perfect gift for the perfect baby shower. Includes names of African and Asian origin, flower names, saints, mythology, angels, zodiac, Bible, and even soap opera characters.You've talked to everyone and still haven't found a name . . .pRelax! Help is on the way! You're sure to find a name that sings to you in this clever, up-to-date guide. Is your baby bound to be an angel like Arael? Or as great as Alexander? A gentle Kevin, or a lovable Amanda? Organized by category such as favorite names over the years, song titles, celebrities, saints, flowers, and more, THE PERFECT NAME FOR THE PERFECT BABY gives advice and suggestions on:p*Names to consider if your last name is complicated or commonp*Names of European, Latin, African, or Asian originp*Names from the Bible, mythology, and literaturep*Names of your favorite soap opera characters, and what celebrities have named their own childrenp*And much morepWith a complete alphabetical listing of thousands of names and their meanings, THE PERFECT NAME FOR THE PERFECT BABY is a fun and comprehensive catalogue of great names; *one of which is bound to fit your baby perfectly.You've talked to everyone and your mind still isn't made up.brYour mother or mother-in-law has the perfect name -- her own!brYour next door neighbors just named their baby what you were going to name your own child.brRelax! Help is on the way! You're sure to find a name that sings to you in this clever, up-to-date guide. Is your baby bound to be an angel like Arael? Or as great as Alexander? Organized by categories such as favorite names over the years, song titles, celebrities, angels, saints, flowers, and more, THE PERFECT NAME FOR THE PERFECT BABY gives advice and suggestions on:br* Names to consider if your last name is complicated or simplebr* Names of European, Latin, Afr
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The Last Word on First Names: The Definitive A-Z Guide to the Best and Worst in Baby Names by America's Leading Experts |
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
divThe authors ofiBeyond Jennifer & Jason/i, the bestseller that revolutionized baby naming, offer the last word on the perfect first name.brbrHope is hot, Hortense is not-- at last, here's what parents really need to know before naming a baby.brbrFor years you knew what to expect from a baby-name book: a long, dull list of names with their dictionary definitions. All that changed withiBeyond Jennifer & Jason/i-- the groundbreaking book on styles and trends in baby names that has been called the best baby-naming book ever written (iThe News Journal/i).brbrNow Rosenkrantz and Satran return with an all-new baby-name guide that is destined to become a classic. Like other books, it's packed with entries on girls' and boys' names from A to Z, but no one else gives you the inside story on names: why the world has all the Ashleys it needs, why everyone loves Emily, and why you should or should not call your son Ishmael. Drawing on sources as diverse as ancient myths, current TV series, the Bible, and world literature,iThe Last Word on First Names/iis a readable, witty, and illuminating guide to the real-world meaning of Miranda, Max, and thousands of other names from Abigail to Zelig. No one should name a baby without this book.br/divdivThe baby's due and you still can't agree on names? To the rescue:iThe Last Word on First Names/i.--iScripps Howard News Service/ibrbrAuthors of the best-sellingiBeyond Jennifer & Jason/i, the arbiter of hip baby names.--iThe Wall Street Journal/ibr/divdivbLinda Rosenkrantz/bis the author of the noveliTalk/iand coauthor ofiGone Hollywood/iandiSoHo/i. The former editor ofiAuction/imagazine, she now writes a weekly syndicated column on collectibles and also contributes to numerous national magazines. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.brbrbPamela Redmond Satran/bis a columnist foriParenting/imagazine and
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Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life |
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
IbrbrbrTwo Ways of Looking at LifebrbrbrTHE FATHER is looking down into the crib at his sleeping newborn daughter, just home from the hospital. His heart is overflowing with awe and gratitude for the beauty of her, the perfection.brbrThe baby opens her eyes and stares straight up.brbrThe father calls her name, expecting that she will turn her head and look at him. Her eyes don't move.brbrHe picks up a furry little toy attached to the rail of the bassinet and shakes it, ringing the bell it contains. The baby's eyes don't move.brbrHis heart has begun to beat rapidly. He finds his wife in their bedroom and tells her what just happened. "She doesn't seem to respond to noise at all," he says. "It's as if she can't hear."brbr"I'm sure she's all right," the wife says, pulling her dressing gown around her. Together they go into the nursery.brbrShe calls the baby's name, jingles the bell, claps her hands. Then she picks up the baby, who immediately perks up, wiggling and cooing.brbr"My God," the father says. "She's deaf."brbr"No she's not," the mother says. "I mean, it's too soon to say a thing like that. Look, she's brand-new. Her eyes don't even focus yet."brbr"But there wasn't the slightest movement, even when you clapped as hard as you could."brbrThe mother takes a book from the shelf. "Let's read what's in the baby book," she says. She looks up "hearing" and reads out loud: " 'Don't be alarmed if your newborn fails to startle at loud noises or fails to orient toward sound. The startle reflex and attention to sound often take some time to develop. Your pediatrician can test your child's hearing neurologically.'brbr"There," the mother says. Doesn't that make you feel better?"brbrNot much," the father says. "It doesn't even mention the other possibility, that the baby is deaf. And all I
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
A Santa Fe dad shares heartwarming, comic, often ludicrous tales of raising a family in this laugh-out-loud book perfect for anyone who enjoys the edgy humor of David Sedaris or the whimsical commentary of Dave Barry. Waxing both profound and profane on issues close to a father?s heart?from exploding diapers to toddler tantrums, from the horrors of dressing up as Frosty the Snowman to the moments that make a father proud?Robert Wilder brilliantly captures the joys and absurdities of being a parent today.With an artist wife and two kids?a daughter, Poppy, and a son, London?Robert Wilder considers himself as open-minded as the next man. Yet even he finds himself parentally challenged when his toddler son, London, careens around the house in the buff or asks the kind of outrageous, embarrassing questions only a kid can ask. A high school teacher who sometimes refers to himself jokingly as Mister Mom (when his wife, Lala, is busy in her studio), Wilder shares warmly funny stories on everything from sleep deprivation to why school-sponsored charities can turn otherwise sane adults into blithering and begging idiots.Whether trying to conjure up the perfect baby name (?Poppy? came to his wife?s mother in a dream) or hiring a Baby Whisperer to get some much-needed sleep, Wilder offers priceless life lessons on discipline, potty training, even phallic fiddling (courtesy of young London). He describes the perils of learning to live monodextrously (doing everything with one hand while carrying your child around with the other) and the joys of watching his daughter morph into a graceful, wise, unique little person right before his eyes.By turns tender, irreverent, and hysterically funny, Daddy Needs a Drink is a hilarious and poignant tribute to his family by a man who truly loves being a father.From the Hardcover edition.
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
The up-to-the minute word on what's hot and what's not from "the arbiters of hip baby names."-The Wall Street JournalAs America's leading baby-name experts, Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz hear the same question again and again: "What are the cool names?" Here are the fun, fresh answers, delivered with the authors' trademark wit and authority, including: *HOT COOL--From the top 100 of cool to why Ivy is cooler than Ivana. *COOL COOL--Famous names: movie characters, artists, athletes, musicians, and writers, even nanny diary names *NEW COOL--Spiritual names like Pax or Eden; color names (Indigo, Lavender); music names (Jazz, Cadence, Madrigal); foreign word names (Luna, from the Spanish for moon; or Vero, Italian for truth). *TOO COOL--Why not to name a child Kool or Tiger. plus superlatives you won't find anywhere else: Coolest Cowboy Name, Coolest Southern Belle Name, Coolest Palindrome Name, Coolest Spice Name, Coolest Hero Name... Cool Names is the definitive guide to the hottest names.
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Choosing Naia: A Family's Journey |
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
A powerful story, based on an award-winning series of articles, about a modern family and Down syndromeBRBRHalfway through their first pregnancy, Greg and Tierney Fairchild hear the news all expectant parents dread: their baby isn't perfect. A routine ultrasound reveals that the fetus Tierney carries has a major heart defect. Making matters worse, the nature of the defect leads doctors to suspect it might be a symptom of Down syndrome. With those events as its starting point, Choosing Naia examines the exploding world of prenatal information—and the emotional maelstrom that ensues from an unwanted test result—through the prism of the Fairchild family's experiences.BRBRRapid advances in prenatal testing are enabling doctors to diagnose with great certainty a wide assortment of problems inside the womb. But that's where certainty ends. As they struggle with grief and confusion, would-be parents have only days or weeks to make choices—abortion, adoption, or continuing the pregnancy and keeping the child—whose reverberations are bound to alter the course of many lives.BRBRIn the Fairchilds' case, those choices are further complicated by race. Having married across racial lines, Greg and Tierney can imagine the discrimination felt by the disabled. Ultimately, that understanding informs their decision about whether and how to parent a disabled child. Once the choice is made, they face a difficult delivery, where Tierney's vigilance literally saves her baby's life, and high-risk open-heart surgery before the baby they name Naia can celebrate her first birthday. After clearing those hurdles, the Fairchilds face new barriers they must tear down on behalf of their beloved child for all the days of their lives.BRBRMitchell Zuckoff won the 2000 Distinguished Writing Award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors for his series Choosing Naia, which also was honored by the National Down Syndrome Congress and the American Association
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
A powerful story, based on an award-winning series of articles, about a modern family and Down syndromeHalfway through their first pregnancy, Greg and Tierney Fairchild hear the news all expectant parents dread: their baby isn't perfect. A routine ultrasound reveals that the fetus Tierney carries has a major heart defect. Making matters worse, the nature of the defect leads doctors to suspect it might be a symptom of Down syndrome. With those events as its starting point, Choosing Naia examines the exploding world of prenatal information?and the emotional maelstrom that ensues from an unwanted test result?through the prism of the Fairchild family's experiences. Rapid advances in prenatal testing are enabling doctors to diagnose with great certainty a wide assortment of problems inside the womb. But that's where certainty ends. As they struggle with grief and confusion, would-be parents have only days or weeks to make choices?abortion, adoption, or continuing the pregnancy and keeping the child?whose reverberations are bound to alter the course of many lives. In the Fairchilds' case, those choices are further complicated by race. Having married across racial lines, Greg and Tierney can imagine the discrimination felt by the disabled. Ultimately, that understanding informs their decision about whether and how to parent a disabled child. Once the choice is made, they face a difficult delivery, where Tierney's vigilance literally saves her baby's life, and high-risk open-heart surgery before the baby they name Naia can celebrate her first birthday. After clearing those hurdles, the Fairchilds face new barriers they must tear down on behalf of their beloved child for all the days of their lives. Mitchell Zuckoff won the 2000 Distinguished Writing Award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors for his series "Choosing Naia," which also was honored by the National Down Syndrome Congress and the American Association on Mental Retardation.
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 03:04 |
From the authors of Beyond Jennifer & Jason, "the best baby-naming book ever written" (The News Journal), here is a book to help you find a name for your baby that reflects your Jewish heritage and suits your personal style:Beyond Sarah & Sam: An Enlightened Guide to Jewish Baby NamingYou want to name your baby after your grandfather Moishe, but it seems as if all the "good" M names-those that appeal to both the Jewish person and the modern parent in you-have been overused. Or you want to give your child a biblical name, but every time you open the Old Testament the only names you see are the usual Sarahs and Adams or the beyond-the-pale Jezebels and Jobabs.Here, at last, is a comprehensive guide to names that can work for a Jewish baby in America today-from the traditional to the trendy, from the well-worn to the unheard-of, and everything in between. With the insight and panache that have made them the reigning experts on baby names, the authors explore:Bubba and Zayde Names-Jewish names of yesteryear that are ripe for a comeback, and those in "Lauderdale Limbo" whose fate is undetermined The Good Book of Names-how to go beyond Sarah and Samuel and Rachel and David, and why not to name your son Cain!Haifa-Nated Names-Hebrew names that may be popular in modern Israel but are sure to make your little one stand out in AmericaPlus an explanation of the complex Jewish naming traditions, a list of Jewish celebrities and their real names, and much, much more...The authors' first baby name book revolutionized the field.
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