Author: Emily Flake
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984879588
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A Lit Hub “Most Anticipated Books of 2019” A Read It Forward “Perfect Gifts for a White Elephant Exchange” From New Yorker humorist Emily Flake, a hilarious, oddly enlightening book of illustrations, observations, and advice that embraces the inescapable awkwardness of two human beings attempting to make physical contact with each other. We've all been there. You encounter the mother of your recent ex. That guy your best friend dated sophomore year. That friend-of-a-friend who you've met once but keeps popping up in your "People You May Know" feed. Do you shake hands? Do you hug? Do you--horrors--kiss on the cheek? And then the inevitable: The awkward hug. That cultural blight we've all experienced. Emily Flake--keen observer of human behavior and life's less-than-triumphant moments--codifies the most common awkward hugs that have plagued us all. Filled with laugh-out-loud anecdotes and illustrations, astute observations, and wise advice, That Was Awkward is a heartwarming reminder that we're all in this together, grasping hastily at each other in an attempt to say: let's embrace to remind ourselves of our essential and connecting humanity, but also, please don't touch me for more than three seconds.
That Was Awkward
Author: Emily Flake
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984879588
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A Lit Hub “Most Anticipated Books of 2019” A Read It Forward “Perfect Gifts for a White Elephant Exchange” From New Yorker humorist Emily Flake, a hilarious, oddly enlightening book of illustrations, observations, and advice that embraces the inescapable awkwardness of two human beings attempting to make physical contact with each other. We've all been there. You encounter the mother of your recent ex. That guy your best friend dated sophomore year. That friend-of-a-friend who you've met once but keeps popping up in your "People You May Know" feed. Do you shake hands? Do you hug? Do you--horrors--kiss on the cheek? And then the inevitable: The awkward hug. That cultural blight we've all experienced. Emily Flake--keen observer of human behavior and life's less-than-triumphant moments--codifies the most common awkward hugs that have plagued us all. Filled with laugh-out-loud anecdotes and illustrations, astute observations, and wise advice, That Was Awkward is a heartwarming reminder that we're all in this together, grasping hastily at each other in an attempt to say: let's embrace to remind ourselves of our essential and connecting humanity, but also, please don't touch me for more than three seconds.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984879588
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A Lit Hub “Most Anticipated Books of 2019” A Read It Forward “Perfect Gifts for a White Elephant Exchange” From New Yorker humorist Emily Flake, a hilarious, oddly enlightening book of illustrations, observations, and advice that embraces the inescapable awkwardness of two human beings attempting to make physical contact with each other. We've all been there. You encounter the mother of your recent ex. That guy your best friend dated sophomore year. That friend-of-a-friend who you've met once but keeps popping up in your "People You May Know" feed. Do you shake hands? Do you hug? Do you--horrors--kiss on the cheek? And then the inevitable: The awkward hug. That cultural blight we've all experienced. Emily Flake--keen observer of human behavior and life's less-than-triumphant moments--codifies the most common awkward hugs that have plagued us all. Filled with laugh-out-loud anecdotes and illustrations, astute observations, and wise advice, That Was Awkward is a heartwarming reminder that we're all in this together, grasping hastily at each other in an attempt to say: let's embrace to remind ourselves of our essential and connecting humanity, but also, please don't touch me for more than three seconds.
Well, That Was Awkward
Author: Rachel Vail
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147513987
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Gracie has never felt like this before. One day, she suddenly can’t breathe, can’t walk, can’t anything—and the reason is standing right there in front of her, all tall and weirdly good-looking: A.J. But it turns out A.J. likes not Gracie but Gracie’s beautiful best friend, Sienna. Obviously Gracie is happy for Sienna. Super happy! She helps Sienna compose the best texts, responding to A.J.’s surprisingly funny and appealing texts, just as if she were Sienna. Because Gracie is fine. Always! She’s had lots of practice being the sidekick, second-best. It’s all good. Well, almost all. She’s trying. Funny and tender, Well, That Was Awkward goes deep into the heart of middle school, and finds that even with all the heartbreak, there can be explosions of hope and moments of perfect happiness.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147513987
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Gracie has never felt like this before. One day, she suddenly can’t breathe, can’t walk, can’t anything—and the reason is standing right there in front of her, all tall and weirdly good-looking: A.J. But it turns out A.J. likes not Gracie but Gracie’s beautiful best friend, Sienna. Obviously Gracie is happy for Sienna. Super happy! She helps Sienna compose the best texts, responding to A.J.’s surprisingly funny and appealing texts, just as if she were Sienna. Because Gracie is fine. Always! She’s had lots of practice being the sidekick, second-best. It’s all good. Well, almost all. She’s trying. Funny and tender, Well, That Was Awkward goes deep into the heart of middle school, and finds that even with all the heartbreak, there can be explosions of hope and moments of perfect happiness.
Awkward
Author: Mary Cappello
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
ISBN: 1934137901
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Los Angeles Times Bestseller “Mary Cappello[’s] inventive, associative taxonomy of discomfort . . . [is] revelatory indeed.” —MARK DOTY, author of Dog Years: A Memoir and Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems “A wonderful, multi-layered piece of writing, with all the insight of great cultural criticism and all the emotional pull of memoir. A fascinating book.” —SARAH WATERS, author of The Night Watch and The Little Stranger Without awkwardness we would not know grace, stability, or balance. Yet no one before Mary Cappello has turned such a penetrating gaze on this misunderstood condition. Fearlessly exploring the ambiguous borders of identity, she mines her own life journeys—from Russia, to Italy, to the far corners of her heart and the depths of a literary or cinematic text—to decipher the powerful messages that awkwardness can transmit. Mary Cappello is the author of four books of literary nonfiction, including Awkward: A Detour, which was a Los Angeles Times bestseller, Called Back: My Reply to Cancer, My Return to Life, which won a ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award and an Independent Publishers Prize, and Swallow: Foreign Bodies, Their Ingestion, Inspiration, and the Curious Doctor Who Extracted Them. Professor of English at the University of Rhode Island, she lives in Providence, Rhode Island and Lucerne-in-Maine, Maine.
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
ISBN: 1934137901
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Los Angeles Times Bestseller “Mary Cappello[’s] inventive, associative taxonomy of discomfort . . . [is] revelatory indeed.” —MARK DOTY, author of Dog Years: A Memoir and Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems “A wonderful, multi-layered piece of writing, with all the insight of great cultural criticism and all the emotional pull of memoir. A fascinating book.” —SARAH WATERS, author of The Night Watch and The Little Stranger Without awkwardness we would not know grace, stability, or balance. Yet no one before Mary Cappello has turned such a penetrating gaze on this misunderstood condition. Fearlessly exploring the ambiguous borders of identity, she mines her own life journeys—from Russia, to Italy, to the far corners of her heart and the depths of a literary or cinematic text—to decipher the powerful messages that awkwardness can transmit. Mary Cappello is the author of four books of literary nonfiction, including Awkward: A Detour, which was a Los Angeles Times bestseller, Called Back: My Reply to Cancer, My Return to Life, which won a ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award and an Independent Publishers Prize, and Swallow: Foreign Bodies, Their Ingestion, Inspiration, and the Curious Doctor Who Extracted Them. Professor of English at the University of Rhode Island, she lives in Providence, Rhode Island and Lucerne-in-Maine, Maine.
A Field Guide to Awkward Silences
Author: Alexandra Petri
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451469615
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri shares her stories of awkwardness in this insightful and supremely funny debut. Most twentysomethings avoid awkwardness. Not Alexandra Petri. She auditioned for America’s Next Top Model. She lost Jeopardy! by answering “Who is that dude?” One time, she let some cult members baptize her, just to be polite. Alexandra Petri is a connoisseur of the kind of awkwardness most people spend lifetimes avoiding. If John Hodgman and Amy Sedaris had a baby. . .they would never let Petri babysit it. Here, the Washington Post columnist turns her satirical eye on her own life—with hilarious results. And she’s here to tell you that interesting things start to happen when you stop caring what people think.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451469615
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri shares her stories of awkwardness in this insightful and supremely funny debut. Most twentysomethings avoid awkwardness. Not Alexandra Petri. She auditioned for America’s Next Top Model. She lost Jeopardy! by answering “Who is that dude?” One time, she let some cult members baptize her, just to be polite. Alexandra Petri is a connoisseur of the kind of awkwardness most people spend lifetimes avoiding. If John Hodgman and Amy Sedaris had a baby. . .they would never let Petri babysit it. Here, the Washington Post columnist turns her satirical eye on her own life—with hilarious results. And she’s here to tell you that interesting things start to happen when you stop caring what people think.
The Evolution of Psychotherapy
Author: Jeffrey K. Zeig
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780876306772
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780876306772
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Surviving the College Game
Author: Jack O'Connell
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450215246
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Jack O'Connell was not the most popular guy in high school. After failing miserably at fitting in with his peers, Jack made a promise to himself as he entered college to become better at meeting girls. Surviving the College Game details Jack's personal journey from battling low self-esteem to achieving successful social interactions with female students. As Jack shares the lessons and realizations he discovered while on the long road to gaining confidence, he chronicles how he eventually learned to implement a system that allowed him to take chances, look girls in the eye, enjoy a fun and entertaining conversation, build curiosity, dance with the best of them, and become true to himself in the process. Through his openly honest and revealing anecdotes, Jack shares both his social successes and failures during his first two years in college. From initiating his first real pick-up of a brown-eyed girl to making out with multiple girls in one night to transitioning from the friend zone into something more, Jack's experiences will be relatable to any young male ready to change his life into an amazing and fun journey.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450215246
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Jack O'Connell was not the most popular guy in high school. After failing miserably at fitting in with his peers, Jack made a promise to himself as he entered college to become better at meeting girls. Surviving the College Game details Jack's personal journey from battling low self-esteem to achieving successful social interactions with female students. As Jack shares the lessons and realizations he discovered while on the long road to gaining confidence, he chronicles how he eventually learned to implement a system that allowed him to take chances, look girls in the eye, enjoy a fun and entertaining conversation, build curiosity, dance with the best of them, and become true to himself in the process. Through his openly honest and revealing anecdotes, Jack shares both his social successes and failures during his first two years in college. From initiating his first real pick-up of a brown-eyed girl to making out with multiple girls in one night to transitioning from the friend zone into something more, Jack's experiences will be relatable to any young male ready to change his life into an amazing and fun journey.
With All My Soul
Author: Rachel Vincent
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460309839
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
What does it mean when your school is voted the most dangerous in America? It's time to kick some hellion butt… After not really surviving her junior year (does "undead" count as survival?), Kaylee Cavanaugh has vowed to take back her school from the hellions causing all the trouble. She's going to find a way to turn the incarnations of Avarice, Envy and Vanity against one another in order to protect her friends and finish this war, once and forever. But then she meets Wrath and understands that she's closer to the edge than she's ever been. And when one more person close to her is taken, Kaylee realizes she can't save everyone she loves without risking everything she has.… SOUL SCREAMERS The last thing you hear before you die
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460309839
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
What does it mean when your school is voted the most dangerous in America? It's time to kick some hellion butt… After not really surviving her junior year (does "undead" count as survival?), Kaylee Cavanaugh has vowed to take back her school from the hellions causing all the trouble. She's going to find a way to turn the incarnations of Avarice, Envy and Vanity against one another in order to protect her friends and finish this war, once and forever. But then she meets Wrath and understands that she's closer to the edge than she's ever been. And when one more person close to her is taken, Kaylee realizes she can't save everyone she loves without risking everything she has.… SOUL SCREAMERS The last thing you hear before you die
Mermaid: A Memoir of Resilience
Author: Eileen Cronin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393089010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Cronin, born without legs, describes her life growing up as one of eleven children in a large Catholic family, wearing prosthetics, going to school, facing bullies, and searching for love and happiness. She felt most comfortable and happiest relaxing and skinny dipping with her girlfriends, imagining herself "an elusive mermaid." As her mother battled mental illness, Cronin tried to get her to say whether she took thalidomide during her 1960 pregnancy. Eventually she found the strength to set out on her own, volunteering at hospitals, earning a PhD in clinical psychology, and developing her capacity to forgive and accept life as a journey of self-discovery and transformation.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393089010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Cronin, born without legs, describes her life growing up as one of eleven children in a large Catholic family, wearing prosthetics, going to school, facing bullies, and searching for love and happiness. She felt most comfortable and happiest relaxing and skinny dipping with her girlfriends, imagining herself "an elusive mermaid." As her mother battled mental illness, Cronin tried to get her to say whether she took thalidomide during her 1960 pregnancy. Eventually she found the strength to set out on her own, volunteering at hospitals, earning a PhD in clinical psychology, and developing her capacity to forgive and accept life as a journey of self-discovery and transformation.
The Perfect League
Author: Maggie Dallen
Publisher: Maggie Dallen
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
What can Briarwood's resident bad boy teach little miss perfect? A lot, actually, since he's her hot new tutor. Beloved by her classmates and the newly minted captain of the girls' basketball team, Juliette's life is perfect. Except for the fact that she's one bad grade away from failing. A tutor might help, but that would mean exposing her deep dark secret—she's not perfect. Far from it. But if word gets out, her team will lose their fearless leader and she'll lose her stainless reputation. Luckily, there's one name on the list of tutors who has nothing to do with her friends...or anyone else in the school, for that matter. Connor may not have friends, but it turns out there's a lot this bad boy can teach her. Like how amazing a first kiss can be, and how hard and fast two people can fall in love—even when they both know that this secret relationship is all sorts of wrong.
Publisher: Maggie Dallen
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
What can Briarwood's resident bad boy teach little miss perfect? A lot, actually, since he's her hot new tutor. Beloved by her classmates and the newly minted captain of the girls' basketball team, Juliette's life is perfect. Except for the fact that she's one bad grade away from failing. A tutor might help, but that would mean exposing her deep dark secret—she's not perfect. Far from it. But if word gets out, her team will lose their fearless leader and she'll lose her stainless reputation. Luckily, there's one name on the list of tutors who has nothing to do with her friends...or anyone else in the school, for that matter. Connor may not have friends, but it turns out there's a lot this bad boy can teach her. Like how amazing a first kiss can be, and how hard and fast two people can fall in love—even when they both know that this secret relationship is all sorts of wrong.
Harlequin Presents December 2013 - Bundle 2 of 2
Author: Lynn Raye Harris
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460326792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
8 original stories! This month, Harlequin Presents brings you eight original passionate stories in one convenient bundle! This Harlequin Presents bundle includes new releases A Hunger for the Forbidden and The Highest Price to Pay by USA TODAY bestselling author Maisey Yates, The Change in Di Navarra's Plan and Unnoticed and Untouched by USA TODAY bestselling author Lynn Raye Harris, Not Just the Boss's Plaything and A Devil in Disguise by USA TODAY bestselling author Caitlin Crews and More than a Convenient Marriage? and No Longer Forbidden? by Dani Collins. Glamor and Passion collide with 8 new romances every month from Harlequin Presents!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460326792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
8 original stories! This month, Harlequin Presents brings you eight original passionate stories in one convenient bundle! This Harlequin Presents bundle includes new releases A Hunger for the Forbidden and The Highest Price to Pay by USA TODAY bestselling author Maisey Yates, The Change in Di Navarra's Plan and Unnoticed and Untouched by USA TODAY bestselling author Lynn Raye Harris, Not Just the Boss's Plaything and A Devil in Disguise by USA TODAY bestselling author Caitlin Crews and More than a Convenient Marriage? and No Longer Forbidden? by Dani Collins. Glamor and Passion collide with 8 new romances every month from Harlequin Presents!