Author: Linda Cajio
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459267540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
the holiday heart A Mother's Day Match A Confirmed Bachelor Stretch marks, teddy bears and tea parties were beyond the ken of Michael Holiday—syndicated single guy and quintessential unattached male. So what made him buy a home next to a single mom of six—and why did he want to barbeque hot dogs? A No-Nonsense Man Janice Parker's well-honed mother's intuition told her Michael was too sophisticated, too suave—and too sexy. No way was this man husband and father material. Yet, one by one he charmed her kids…. How would she survive seven against one? [The Holiday Heart] miniseries…showcases the stunning and potent talent of Linda Cajio"—Harriet Klausner, Affaire de Couer
BACHELOR DADDY
Author: Linda Cajio
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459267540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
the holiday heart A Mother's Day Match A Confirmed Bachelor Stretch marks, teddy bears and tea parties were beyond the ken of Michael Holiday—syndicated single guy and quintessential unattached male. So what made him buy a home next to a single mom of six—and why did he want to barbeque hot dogs? A No-Nonsense Man Janice Parker's well-honed mother's intuition told her Michael was too sophisticated, too suave—and too sexy. No way was this man husband and father material. Yet, one by one he charmed her kids…. How would she survive seven against one? [The Holiday Heart] miniseries…showcases the stunning and potent talent of Linda Cajio"—Harriet Klausner, Affaire de Couer
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459267540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
the holiday heart A Mother's Day Match A Confirmed Bachelor Stretch marks, teddy bears and tea parties were beyond the ken of Michael Holiday—syndicated single guy and quintessential unattached male. So what made him buy a home next to a single mom of six—and why did he want to barbeque hot dogs? A No-Nonsense Man Janice Parker's well-honed mother's intuition told her Michael was too sophisticated, too suave—and too sexy. No way was this man husband and father material. Yet, one by one he charmed her kids…. How would she survive seven against one? [The Holiday Heart] miniseries…showcases the stunning and potent talent of Linda Cajio"—Harriet Klausner, Affaire de Couer
The Bachelor Dad
Author: Tusshar Kapoor
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9354924255
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
How easy or difficult is it to be a single father in India? How does the world react when a Bollywood celebrity becomes the first man to have a child via surrogacy? 1998 A superstar dad A successful sister A growing production empire Yet a young Tusshar Kapoor was sitting far away from the arc lights in the US, working as a financial analyst, until circumstances led him to return to India to pursue a career in entertainment. Little did he know that a totally different journey was awaiting him in the years to come; that he would make a life altering choice while on a car journey that would eventually make him India's first celebrity single dad. Written in a frank, fun, no-holds-barred and incisive first-person narrative, Tusshar reveals interesting childhood anecdotes, the process of raising a child as a single man in India, how the search for the perfect soulmate doesn't stop after having a child and finally how, his son, Laksshya, changed his life forever.
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9354924255
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
How easy or difficult is it to be a single father in India? How does the world react when a Bollywood celebrity becomes the first man to have a child via surrogacy? 1998 A superstar dad A successful sister A growing production empire Yet a young Tusshar Kapoor was sitting far away from the arc lights in the US, working as a financial analyst, until circumstances led him to return to India to pursue a career in entertainment. Little did he know that a totally different journey was awaiting him in the years to come; that he would make a life altering choice while on a car journey that would eventually make him India's first celebrity single dad. Written in a frank, fun, no-holds-barred and incisive first-person narrative, Tusshar reveals interesting childhood anecdotes, the process of raising a child as a single man in India, how the search for the perfect soulmate doesn't stop after having a child and finally how, his son, Laksshya, changed his life forever.
DOORSTEP DADDY
Author: Linda Cajio
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 145926097X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
the holiday heart Richard Holiday Single, sexy—and up to his ears in dirty diapers and raging hormones, toddlers and teenagers and kids in between! Becoming an instant single dad put a major crimp in Richard Holiday's bachelor style. But the liveliness of three happy children made his house feel like a home for the first time ever. Now, everyone told him, there was only one thing missing: a wife. Callie Rossovich was a natural mom to the children, but all woman to Richard. She'd ignited a passion in him that he'd never known—and that he intended to hold on to forever. But while Richard had embraced fatherhood, was he ready to give up bachelorhood?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 145926097X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
the holiday heart Richard Holiday Single, sexy—and up to his ears in dirty diapers and raging hormones, toddlers and teenagers and kids in between! Becoming an instant single dad put a major crimp in Richard Holiday's bachelor style. But the liveliness of three happy children made his house feel like a home for the first time ever. Now, everyone told him, there was only one thing missing: a wife. Callie Rossovich was a natural mom to the children, but all woman to Richard. She'd ignited a passion in him that he'd never known—and that he intended to hold on to forever. But while Richard had embraced fatherhood, was he ready to give up bachelorhood?
The Daddy Shift
Author: Jeremy A. Smith
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807097373
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
A revealing look at stay-at-home fatherhood-for men, their families, and for American society It's a growing phenomenon among American families: fathers who cut back on paid work to focus on raising children. But what happens when dads stay home? What do stay-at-home fathers struggle with-and what do they rejoice in? How does taking up the mother's traditional role affect a father's relationship with his partner, children, and extended family? And what does stay-at-home fatherhood mean for the larger society? In chapters that alternate between large-scale analysis and intimate portraits of men and their families, journalist Jeremy Adam Smith traces the complications, myths, psychology, sociology, and history of a new set of social relationships with far-reaching implications. As the American economy faces its greatest crisis since the Great Depression, Smith reveals that many mothers today have the ability to support families and fathers are no longer narrowly defined by their ability to make money-they have the capacity to be caregivers as well. The result, Smith argues, is a startling evolutionary advance in the American family, one that will help families better survive the twenty-first century. As Smith explains, stay-at-home dads represent a logical culmination of fifty years of family change, from a time when the idea of men caring for children was literally inconceivable, to a new era when at-home dads are a small but growing part of the landscape. Their numbers and cultural importance will continue to rise-and Smith argues that they must rise, as the unstable, global, creative, technological economy makes flexible gender roles both more possible and more desirable. But the stories of real people form the heart of this book: couples from every part of the country and every walk of life. They range from working class to affluent, and they are black, white, Asian, and Latino. We meet Chien, who came to Kansas City as a refugee from the Vietnam War and today takes care of a growing family; Kent, a midwestern dad who nursed his son through life-threatening disabilities (and Kent's wife, Misun, who has never doubted for a moment that breadwinning is the best thing she can do for her family); Ta-Nehisi, a writer in Harlem who sees involved fatherhood as "the ultimate service to black people"; Michael, a gay stay-at-home dad in Oakland who enjoys a profoundly loving and egalitarian partnership with his husband; and many others. Through their stories, we discover that as America has evolved and diversified, so has fatherhood.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807097373
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
A revealing look at stay-at-home fatherhood-for men, their families, and for American society It's a growing phenomenon among American families: fathers who cut back on paid work to focus on raising children. But what happens when dads stay home? What do stay-at-home fathers struggle with-and what do they rejoice in? How does taking up the mother's traditional role affect a father's relationship with his partner, children, and extended family? And what does stay-at-home fatherhood mean for the larger society? In chapters that alternate between large-scale analysis and intimate portraits of men and their families, journalist Jeremy Adam Smith traces the complications, myths, psychology, sociology, and history of a new set of social relationships with far-reaching implications. As the American economy faces its greatest crisis since the Great Depression, Smith reveals that many mothers today have the ability to support families and fathers are no longer narrowly defined by their ability to make money-they have the capacity to be caregivers as well. The result, Smith argues, is a startling evolutionary advance in the American family, one that will help families better survive the twenty-first century. As Smith explains, stay-at-home dads represent a logical culmination of fifty years of family change, from a time when the idea of men caring for children was literally inconceivable, to a new era when at-home dads are a small but growing part of the landscape. Their numbers and cultural importance will continue to rise-and Smith argues that they must rise, as the unstable, global, creative, technological economy makes flexible gender roles both more possible and more desirable. But the stories of real people form the heart of this book: couples from every part of the country and every walk of life. They range from working class to affluent, and they are black, white, Asian, and Latino. We meet Chien, who came to Kansas City as a refugee from the Vietnam War and today takes care of a growing family; Kent, a midwestern dad who nursed his son through life-threatening disabilities (and Kent's wife, Misun, who has never doubted for a moment that breadwinning is the best thing she can do for her family); Ta-Nehisi, a writer in Harlem who sees involved fatherhood as "the ultimate service to black people"; Michael, a gay stay-at-home dad in Oakland who enjoys a profoundly loving and egalitarian partnership with his husband; and many others. Through their stories, we discover that as America has evolved and diversified, so has fatherhood.
Bachelor Father
Author: Jean C. Gordon
Publisher: Upstate NY Romance
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Adoption caseworker Molly Hennessey is determined to place every child in her caseload in a happy home with two loving parents — the type of caring home she’s always dreamed of having herself. Determined, that is, until Brett Cahill comes alone and disproves her life-long perceptions of single parents. Brett is a typical bachelor. He figures that someday he’ll settle down with a wife and have kids — but just not yet. Then, his sister and her husband are killed in an accident, leaving him with Jake, the Korean toddler they were in the process of adopting. But in order for Brett’s adoption application to be approved he needs to be a married man and kiss his bachelor days goodbye. Molly holds the power to give herself the home she’s always longed for and to give Brett what he wants most — little Jake. But will she realize in time?
Publisher: Upstate NY Romance
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Adoption caseworker Molly Hennessey is determined to place every child in her caseload in a happy home with two loving parents — the type of caring home she’s always dreamed of having herself. Determined, that is, until Brett Cahill comes alone and disproves her life-long perceptions of single parents. Brett is a typical bachelor. He figures that someday he’ll settle down with a wife and have kids — but just not yet. Then, his sister and her husband are killed in an accident, leaving him with Jake, the Korean toddler they were in the process of adopting. But in order for Brett’s adoption application to be approved he needs to be a married man and kiss his bachelor days goodbye. Molly holds the power to give herself the home she’s always longed for and to give Brett what he wants most — little Jake. But will she realize in time?
A FATHER FOR ALWAYS
Author: Sandra Steffen
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459279859
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Fabulous Fathers To keep his rich in-laws from taking away his little girl, Fabulous Father Jace McCall decided to: One: Find a woman willing to pose as his fiancée. The hitch? Every gal in town was spoken for—except Garret Fletcher. But who'd believe they were in love? Two: Parade around town with Garret and his daughter. Prove to everyone what a fantastic family they would make. Three: Conveniently forget that he should only kiss his beautiful "bride-to-be" in public! Being a FABULOUS FATHER was easy—playing the devoted groom-to-be was…more fun than he ever imagined!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459279859
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Fabulous Fathers To keep his rich in-laws from taking away his little girl, Fabulous Father Jace McCall decided to: One: Find a woman willing to pose as his fiancée. The hitch? Every gal in town was spoken for—except Garret Fletcher. But who'd believe they were in love? Two: Parade around town with Garret and his daughter. Prove to everyone what a fantastic family they would make. Three: Conveniently forget that he should only kiss his beautiful "bride-to-be" in public! Being a FABULOUS FATHER was easy—playing the devoted groom-to-be was…more fun than he ever imagined!
DIAMOND DADDIES
Author: Linda Cajio
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459250222
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Twin brothers Jeff and Julian Diamond were confirmed bachelors—until their matchmaking grandfather made them a bet they couldn't refuse. Which Diamond will be a daddy first? Jeff had no prospects for a bride or a family until single mom Paula Helpern returned to Diamond Mount, PA. He'd never stopped loving her—and now he wants to be a daddy to her boys. But Paula's not convinced that he doesn't want to be a bachelor. Julian had been ready to ask Moira Carson to be his wife—when she told him she was pregnant, but wouldn't marry him because of a bet. Winning wouln't be easy for Julian, but now he can't lose Moira and his baby.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459250222
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Twin brothers Jeff and Julian Diamond were confirmed bachelors—until their matchmaking grandfather made them a bet they couldn't refuse. Which Diamond will be a daddy first? Jeff had no prospects for a bride or a family until single mom Paula Helpern returned to Diamond Mount, PA. He'd never stopped loving her—and now he wants to be a daddy to her boys. But Paula's not convinced that he doesn't want to be a bachelor. Julian had been ready to ask Moira Carson to be his wife—when she told him she was pregnant, but wouldn't marry him because of a bet. Winning wouln't be easy for Julian, but now he can't lose Moira and his baby.
HOLLYWOOD 'B' MOVIES: A Treasury of Spills, Chills & Thrills
Author: John Reid
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411650654
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
By the mid-1930s, cinema patrons insisted on value-for-money. Double feature programs became mandatory at all neighborhood cinemas. Usually the "A" feature film figured as the main attraction, and the supporting movie, the "B." Sometimes that role was reversed. On many occasions picturegoers felt the unheralded "B" movie had actually proved more entertaining than the widely advertised "A" attraction. More than two hundred of these wonderful "B" film classics from Hollywood's golden age are described, reviewed and detailed in this book. It's a must-have for all film addicts, movie fans and nostalgia connoisseurs.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411650654
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
By the mid-1930s, cinema patrons insisted on value-for-money. Double feature programs became mandatory at all neighborhood cinemas. Usually the "A" feature film figured as the main attraction, and the supporting movie, the "B." Sometimes that role was reversed. On many occasions picturegoers felt the unheralded "B" movie had actually proved more entertaining than the widely advertised "A" attraction. More than two hundred of these wonderful "B" film classics from Hollywood's golden age are described, reviewed and detailed in this book. It's a must-have for all film addicts, movie fans and nostalgia connoisseurs.
The Origins of Cool in Postwar America
Author: Joel Dinerstein
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226152650
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Cool. It was a new word and a new way to be, and in a single generation, it became the supreme compliment of American culture. The Origins of Cool in Postwar America uncovers the hidden history of this concept and its new set of codes that came to define a global attitude and style. As Joel Dinerstein reveals in this dynamic book, cool began as a stylish defiance of racism, a challenge to suppressed sexuality, a philosophy of individual rebellion, and a youthful search for social change. Through eye-opening portraits of iconic figures, Dinerstein illuminates the cultural connections and artistic innovations among Lester Young, Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Jack Kerouac, Albert Camus, Marlon Brando, and James Dean, among others. We eavesdrop on conversations among Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and Miles Davis, and on a forgotten debate between Lorraine Hansberry and Norman Mailer over the "white Negro" and black cool. We come to understand how the cool worlds of Beat writers and Method actors emerged from the intersections of film noir, jazz, and existentialism. Out of this mix, Dinerstein sketches nuanced definitions of cool that unite concepts from African-American and Euro-American culture: the stylish stoicism of the ethical rebel loner; the relaxed intensity of the improvising jazz musician; the effortless, physical grace of the Method actor. To be cool is not to be hip and to be hot is definitely not to be cool. This is the first work to trace the history of cool during the Cold War by exploring the intersections of film noir, jazz, existential literature, Method acting, blues, and rock and roll. Dinerstein reveals that they came together to create something completely new—and that something is cool.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226152650
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Cool. It was a new word and a new way to be, and in a single generation, it became the supreme compliment of American culture. The Origins of Cool in Postwar America uncovers the hidden history of this concept and its new set of codes that came to define a global attitude and style. As Joel Dinerstein reveals in this dynamic book, cool began as a stylish defiance of racism, a challenge to suppressed sexuality, a philosophy of individual rebellion, and a youthful search for social change. Through eye-opening portraits of iconic figures, Dinerstein illuminates the cultural connections and artistic innovations among Lester Young, Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Jack Kerouac, Albert Camus, Marlon Brando, and James Dean, among others. We eavesdrop on conversations among Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and Miles Davis, and on a forgotten debate between Lorraine Hansberry and Norman Mailer over the "white Negro" and black cool. We come to understand how the cool worlds of Beat writers and Method actors emerged from the intersections of film noir, jazz, and existentialism. Out of this mix, Dinerstein sketches nuanced definitions of cool that unite concepts from African-American and Euro-American culture: the stylish stoicism of the ethical rebel loner; the relaxed intensity of the improvising jazz musician; the effortless, physical grace of the Method actor. To be cool is not to be hip and to be hot is definitely not to be cool. This is the first work to trace the history of cool during the Cold War by exploring the intersections of film noir, jazz, existential literature, Method acting, blues, and rock and roll. Dinerstein reveals that they came together to create something completely new—and that something is cool.
The Final Four of Everything
Author: Mark Reiter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439141258
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Edited by Mark Reiter and Richard Sandomir, and featuring contributions from experts on everything from breakfast cereal and movie gunfights to First Ladies and bald guys, The Final Four of Everything celebrates everything that's great, surprising, or silly in America, using the foolproof method of bracketology to determine what we love or hate-and why. As certain to make you laugh as it will start friendly arguments, The Final Four of Everything is the perfect book for know-it-alls, know-a-littles, and anyone with an opinion on celebrity mugshots, literary heroes, sports nicknames, or bacon. Bracketology is a unique way of organizing information that dates back to the rise of the knockout (or single elimination) tournament, perhaps in medieval times. Its origins are not precisely known, but there was genius in the first bracket design that hasn't changed much over the years. You, of course, may be familiar with the bracket format via the NCAA basketball tournament pairings each March. If you've ever watched ESPN or participated in a March Madness office pool, you know what a bracket looks like. The Final Four of Everything takes the idea one step further, and applies the knockout format to every category BUT basketball. In areas where taste, judgment, and hard-earned wisdom really matter, we've set out to determine, truly, the Final Four of Everything.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439141258
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Edited by Mark Reiter and Richard Sandomir, and featuring contributions from experts on everything from breakfast cereal and movie gunfights to First Ladies and bald guys, The Final Four of Everything celebrates everything that's great, surprising, or silly in America, using the foolproof method of bracketology to determine what we love or hate-and why. As certain to make you laugh as it will start friendly arguments, The Final Four of Everything is the perfect book for know-it-alls, know-a-littles, and anyone with an opinion on celebrity mugshots, literary heroes, sports nicknames, or bacon. Bracketology is a unique way of organizing information that dates back to the rise of the knockout (or single elimination) tournament, perhaps in medieval times. Its origins are not precisely known, but there was genius in the first bracket design that hasn't changed much over the years. You, of course, may be familiar with the bracket format via the NCAA basketball tournament pairings each March. If you've ever watched ESPN or participated in a March Madness office pool, you know what a bracket looks like. The Final Four of Everything takes the idea one step further, and applies the knockout format to every category BUT basketball. In areas where taste, judgment, and hard-earned wisdom really matter, we've set out to determine, truly, the Final Four of Everything.