"I cannot ignore the reality of the body, its glorious beginnings and its subtle endings," writes Cortney Davis in this intimate and startlingly original account of her work at a women's clinic. A poet and nurse-practitioner with twenty five years' experience, Davis reveals the beauty of the body's workings by unfolding the lives of four patients who struggle with its natural cycles and unexpected surprises: pregnancy and childbirth, illness and recovery, sexual dysfunction and sexual joy. An abundance of solid medical information imbues every graceful line. Davis's eternal question to herself is: How do you help someone to not merely survive but flourish? In this compassionate and expansive book, she provides a template. I Knew a Woman will alter your perception of the humanity of medicine and the ordinary miracle of our physical selves.
"I cannot ignore the reality of the body, its glorious beginnings and its subtle endings," writes Cortney Davis in this intimate and startlingly original account of her work at a women's clinic. A poet and nurse-practitioner with twenty five years' experience, Davis reveals the beauty of the body's workings by unfolding the lives of four patients who struggle with its natural cycles and unexpected surprises: pregnancy and childbirth, illness and recovery, sexual dysfunction and sexual joy. An abundance of solid medical information imbues every graceful line. Davis's eternal question to herself is: How do you help someone to not merely survive but flourish? In this compassionate and expansive book, she provides a template. I Knew a Woman will alter your perception of the humanity of medicine and the ordinary miracle of our physical selves.From the Hardcover edition.
"My roommate leaves her clothes all over the place!" "I loaned my friend fifty bucks—I don't know when he'll pay me back." "That's the third night in a row that Tom's friend has crashed on our couch. Someone needs to say something. . . . " You're on your own—and it's great! Except when problems crop up: roommate hassles, dating dilemmas, work stuff, social stuff, and just stuff. Finally, expert help is here. In How Do You Work This Life Thing? Lizzie Post, great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, shows how to navigate the pleasures and perils of independent life, offering advice on everything from getting along with roommate(s) and dating to getting the job you want. Highlights include Prospective Roommate Checklist . . . Romance, Dating, and Sex at Your Place . . . The Get-It-Together Party Prep List . . . What to Wear When . . . Cell Tips: What to Do Where . . . Top Ten Table Manners . . . Dating 101 . . . Tipping 101 . . . Landing the Perfect Job Lizzie's down-to-earth style and tales from personal experience, coupled with sound advice in the Emily Post tradition, makes this a real-life guide you can trust.
Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling My Point...And I Do Have One, way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book.After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a work that is both easy to use and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, The Funny Thing Is... contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche and offers innovative features including:More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs.Thousands of observations on everyday life -- from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunch with Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem.All twenty-six letters of the alphabet.Sure to make you laugh, The Funny Thing Is... is an indispensable reference for anyone who knows how to read or wants to fool people into thinking they do.
This book is for those who want to find more purpose and peace in their life. This book is for the person who wants to get closer to God and see Him work in all things. This book will help you to see God in the seemingly, most insignificant areas of your life. This book is for anyone who has ever thought, what is the point to this situation? Why don't big things happen to me? Where is God today? Come with me and explore the small things in life and see if you don't conclude the same thing that I have; that there really is NO SUCH THING AS A SMALL THING! You will have to heal from the inside, out! What does that mean? After 15 years of battling Crohn's disease, the unthinkable happened: my colon perforated. Yes, it is just like it sounds; infection burst a hole through my intestines. I had a huge opening in my abdomen, the size of a football; it couldn't be stitched up. So how did God heal me? It's not what you may think. It was seemingly small and ordinary things that helped me; a walk, a tree, a duck, a picture, a breath, and a pond! Too simple, right? NO SMALL THING; 3 small words when connected to God that have healed me physically and spiritually, from the inside, out. Nancy Lum is a retired registered nurse and has lived in the Kansas City area for the past 2 decades. She and her husband, KW, have 2 sons; Brian and Kevin.
Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling My Point...and I Do Have One, way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this audiobook. After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a work that is both easy on the ears and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, The Funny Thing Is...contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche, and offers innovative features including: More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs. Thousands of observations on everyday life -- from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunch with Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem. All twenty-six letters of the alphabet read aloud. Sure to make you laugh, The Funny Thing Is...is Ellen in top form.
The public remembers one Amy Fisher: the sixteen-year-old "Long Island Lolita" who shot the wife of her lover. But for Amy herself, life hasn't stood still. A decade and a half later, she has grown into a reflective, confident, and happy 30-year-old woman, an award-winning newspaper columnist, and a devoted wife and mother. Here, in this intensely personal book, she tells her story-clearing up the many misconceptions about who she was, what she did, and who she is now. Amy: -Talks in detail about her childhood, her relationship with Joey Buttafuoco, the shooting, life in prison, parole, and how she has pieced her life back together again; -Provides never-before-told details about her time in prison; -Takes full responsibility for the impulsive, unthinkable crime of her youth; -Serves as a source of inspiration, proving that rehabilitation and redemption are achievable; -Delivers advice to parents and teens from her unique perspective-including warning signs and action plans-on how to keep out of danger and avoid potentially deadly choices. -Shares her vision on gun control and minors and ending domestic violence and the abuse of women in prison
I Never Knew You is a collection of over one-hundred-sixty-five Scriptural references offering specific information vital to practical Christianity. Author John R. Singleton has painstakingly assembled and organized pertinent information that will cause every professing Christian to re-evaluate their relationship with Jesus Christ. Singleton was compelled to write I Never Knew You after searching without success for a straightforward, no-nonsense reference book on this under discussed topic. Rather than creating his own doctrine, Singleton has simply extracted crucial Scriptural verses from the New International Version Bible and then offered brief commentaries of what the passages mean to him. Dietrich Bonhoeffer's The Cost of Discipleship and Thomas Kempis' The Imitation of Christ were major inspirations for the author. How does your Christian life align with God's instructions? You may never know until you read I Never Knew You.
If you suspect there could be more to life than what you're getting...if you always knew you could do anything if you only knew what it was, this extraordinary book is about to prove you right!A life without direction is a life without passion. The dynamic follow-up to the phenomenal best-seller Wishcraft, I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was (the New York Times Bestseller) guides you, not to another unsatisfying job, but to a richly rewarding career rooted in your heart's desire. And in a work of true emancipation, this life-changing sourcebook reveals how you can recapture "long lost" goals, overcome the blocks that inhibit your success, decide what you want to be, and live your dreams forever!You will learn:* What to do if you never chose to be what you are.* How to get off the fast track--and on to the right track.* First aid techniques for paralyzing chronic negativity.* How to regroup when you've lost your big dream.* To stop waiting for luck--and start creating it.