basic books apr 2008 (8 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - All her adult life, Alexandra Soiseth has wanted a husband, children, dogs and cats--a busy, loving, home. But at thirty-nine, with no husband on the horizon, she decides to take matters into her own hands. She googles for sperm. 'Choosing You' is Alexandra's memoir. With humor and heart, she shares the often gut-wrenching reality she faces in having a baby on her own--a mother and father who disapprove, friends who think she's crazy, a society that thinks she's selfish. But it is her struggle with weight and self image, possible infertility, and the terror of bringing a child into this world without a father that almost stops her from getting what she wants most--a family. Alexandra's story shows us all that with a little guts, a lot of love, and the internet, almost anything is possible.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - America's Most Distinguished commentator on foreign policy, former National Security Adviser Brzezinski offers a reasoned but unsparing assessment of the last three presidential administrations' foreign policy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New Expanded Edition to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Robert Kennedy's 1968 Presidential Campaign. With 30 pages of new material.'He was in many ways the greatest president we never had,&rdquo writes Norman MacAfee in a new introduction to this revised edition of The Gospel According to RFK: Why It Matters Now . In the 81 days of his campaign, RFK outlined what seems today a redemptive vision for America: ending war and decreasing the gap between the races and classes, between rich and poor, black and brown and white. And then he was assassinated on June 5. But his words and thoughts and speeches remain to challenge and inspire. Included in The Gospel According to RFK are Kennedy's lengthy condemnation of war and his extraordinary, extemporaneous eulogy for Martin Luther King. Speeches new to this edition include'On the Mindless Menace of Violence&rdquo and Senator Edward Kennedy's eulogy for his brother at Saint Patrick's Cathedral. The Gospel According to RFK is filled with ideas that can be used to make a better world. It is for Democrats, liberals, independents, progressives and even some Republicans to read for inspiration and guidance. As Kennedy said,'Together we can make ourselves a nation that spends more on books than on bombs, more on hospitals than the terrible tools of war, more on decent houses than military aircraft.&rdquo.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Distinguished economist Frank uses hundreds of fascinating, unexpected examples of everyday paradoxes to explain the economics of the everyday world. Illustrated.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It's said that how we eat is reflective of our appetite in bed. Food and sex: two universal experiences that can easily become addictive and all consuming. You don't need to look far,The Food Network, billboards, TV spots to name just a few,to witness firsthand the explosive combination of food and sex. In Sex and Bacon: Why I Love Things That Are Very, Very Bad for Me, Sarah Katherine Lewis is a seductress whose observations about the interplay between food and sex are unusually delightful, sometimes raunchy, and always absorbing. Sex and Bacon is a unique type of lovefest, and Lewis is not your run-of-the-mill food writer. A lusty eater who's spent the better part of her adult life as a sex worker, Lewis is as reckless as she is adventurous. She writes of eating whale and bone marrow as challenges she was incapable of resisting. With chapters that hone in on the categorically simple,fat, sugar, meat,Lewis infuses even the most quotidian meals and food memories with sensual observations and decadence worthy of savouring. Sex and Bacon is exuberant,a celebration that honors the rawness and base needs that are central to our experiences of both food and sex.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Rockabye is the lively memoir of a spontaneous young city-girl who becomes unexpectedly pregnant. That city-girl is Rebecca Woolf, who at 23, after the 'holy shit, I'm pregnant' realization, decides to keep the baby, marry the boyfriend (in Vegas no less), and figure out how to wed her rock n' roll lifestyle and impending motherhood.With humour, honesty, and renegade insight, Rebecca makes the transition from life as an odd-job doing commitment-phobic, chain-smoking, irresponsible party-girl to life as a work-at-home mother with a different kind of social life. Throughout, Rebecca doesn't relinquish the token qualities of her free-spirited, pre-baby self rebelling against both the 'soccer mom,' and 'young mother' stereotypes, challenging herself to grow up without outgrowing her dreams, and most importantly embracing motherhood without a map. Rockabye explores the coming together of mother and son and their mutual coming of age. How does Rebecca adapt to motherhood By acting on instinct and maintaining a strong sense of self, breaking rules (sometimes her own) in the process and building her own adventures out of legos and alphabet blocks.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After undergoing gall bladder surgery at age twenty-three, Jennette Fulda decided it was time to lose some weight. Actually, more like half her weight. At the time, Jennette weighed 372 pounds. Jennette was not born fat. But, by fifth grade, her response to a school questionnaire asking 'what would you change about your appearance' was 'I would be thinner.' Sound familiar 'Half-Assed' is the captivating and incredibly honest story of Jennette's journey to get in shape, lose weight, and change her life. From the beginning--dusting off her never-used treadmill and steering clear of the donut shop--to the end with her goal weight in sight, Jennette wows readers with her determined persistence to shed pounds and the ability to maintain her ever-present sense of self.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this provocative new book, Brooks explodes the myths about happiness in America. As he did int he controversial 'Who Really Cares,' Brooks examines vast amounts of evidence and empirical research to uncover the truth about who is happy in America, who is not, and why.