Hello, My Name Is...

Hello, My Name Is...
Author: Jeff Bradley
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 666
Release: 2010-05-07
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1458756882

This charmingly designed and illustrated naming guide contains an A-to-Z listing of more than 25,000 names, listed separately by boys' and girls' names, and features two user-friendly ribbon place markers. Hello, My Name Is is chock full of tips on how to arrive at the perfect name, as well as guidance on choosing names for twins and triplets (or more babies!), naming strategies for those planning to have several children, advice on paying attention to what a child's initials will spell out or what possible nicknames might be, quirky lists of names from literature and history, and much more. There are also many anecdotes from parents on how they chose their children's names and from people of all ages on their own names, from the man who legally changed his name to Bubba Bubba Bubba to the real story of the boy named Sue. Naming a baby is surely one of the most satisfying things a parent does. It can be daunting - after all, the choice of a name will help define that baby, who will eventually be an adult - but with this book in hand, it will be supremely fun and rewarding.

Hello, My Name Is Pabst

Hello, My Name Is Pabst
Author: Miek Bruno
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2012-10-23
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0770435939

Finally, for alternaparents everywhere, the baby-naming book that will ensure that your baby has the coolest, most unique name on the playground. Ashley and Jaden? Over. Atari, Bedford, Sailor, Puma? Oh-so-in. Indie-leaning alternaparents of every kind, from geeks to Goths, are all grown up and procreating, and they want names that reflect the individuality they pride themselves on. Hello, My Name Is Pabst shows them how to put their stamp on baby-naming, injecting fun into what can be an otherwise contentious process. Names are thematically arranged into lists including "Names You Can Drink at the Bar" (Jager, Hennessey), "Names That Fit Into Skinny Jeans" (Vette, Plank), "Vegan and Gluten-Free Names" (Miso, Quinoa), and "Names to CTRL+C and CTRL+V" (Adobe, Helvetica). Also included are "tipsters" for sparking naming creativity, such as opening a box of crayons or scanning the credits of a foreign film. Pabst presents a whole new approach to baby-naming for a whole new generation of parents who want names that look good on a tote bag and kick ass at the playground.

The Audacity of Sara Grayson

The Audacity of Sara Grayson
Author: Joani Elliott
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Total Pages: 693
Release: 2021-05-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1642937835

What happens when the world’s greatest literary icon dies before she finishes the final book in her best-selling series? And what happens when she leaves that book in the hands of her unstable, neurotic daughter, who swears she’s not a real writer? Sara Grayson is a thirty-two-year-old greeting card writer about to land the toughest assignment of her life. Three weeks after the death of her mother—a world-famous suspense novelist—Sara learns that her mother’s dying wish is for her to write the final book in her bestselling series. Sara has lived alone with her dog, Gatsby, ever since her husband walked out with their Pro Double Waffle Maker and her last shred of confidence. She can’t fathom writing a book for thirty million fans—not when last week’s big win was resetting the microwave clock. But in a bold move that surprises even herself, Sara takes it on. Against an impossible deadline and a publisher intent on sabotaging her every move, Sara discovers that stepping into her mother’s shoes means stumbling on family secrets she was never meant to find—secrets that threaten her mother’s legacy and the very book she’s trying to create.

Bad Boy

Bad Boy
Author: Elliot Wake
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2016-12-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501115014

Ren is transgender: assigned female at birth, living now as a male. He films his transition and bravely shares it with the world.

I'm Ready

I'm Ready
Author: Anique DeVoe
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2000
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1552124681

I'm Ready deals with the lives of its four primary characters (two 17-year-old women and two men in their early twenties) questioning the universal question that none of us can escape: am I ready to lose my virginity?

The Cottages on Silver Beach

The Cottages on Silver Beach
Author: RaeAnne Thayne
Publisher: HQN Books
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2018-06-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488029369

Years after betraying her, he’s back in Haven Point…and ready to learn the truth Megan Hamilton never really liked Elliot Bailey. He turned his back on her family when they needed him the most and it almost tore them all apart. So she’s shocked when Elliot arrives at her family’s inn, needing a place to stay and asking questions that dredge up the past. Megan will rent him a cottage, but that’s where it ends—no matter how gorgeous Elliot has become. Coming back home to Haven Point was the last thing bestselling writer Elliot Bailey thought he’d ever do. But the book he’s writing now is his most personal one yet and it’s drawn him back to the woman he can’t get out of his mind. Seeing Megan again is harder than he expected and it brings up feelings he’d thought were long buried. Could this be his chance to win over his first love? Don't miss Thayne's next release, The Path to Sunshine Cove: three love stories in one with the emotional pull of Debbie Macomber, Barbara Delinsky and Susan Wiggs!

Austen Tayshus

Austen Tayshus
Author: Ross Fitzgerald
Publisher: The GHR Press/Hale & Iremonger
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2011-05-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0868064580

Powerfully written by controversial author-broadcaster Ross Fitzgerald and comedy writer Rick Murphy, Austen Tayshus: Merchant of Menace is a no holds-barred biography of Australia’s edgiest comedian; a man rightly regarded as the nation’s most dangerous and subversive performer. Austen Tayshus is the creation of Sandy Gutman, a shy, intelligent, highly cultured and observant son of Judaism; an actor and award-winning filmmaker, strict vegetarian and father. He retains a loyal following within the arts community and his fans include international film stars, world famous artists and a former Australian prime minister. He is also the great outsider of Australian show business; a raging intellectual punk who seeks out apathy, hypocrisy and mediocrity, and stomps on them until they are dead. This brilliantly written biography uncovers the complicated personality of a stand-up comedian driven to perform, a man who lives in the shadow of a great tragedy.

Something Better

Something Better
Author: Richard Routledge
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2015-01-14
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1326152483

Mark unwittingly leaves his office job to go travelling around the world. After finding adventure on a beach in Thailand he has to return home quickly due to a family accident. With no job on his homecoming he finds himself at a crossroads. Somehow he finds work on a livestock farm in the Durham Dales. It does not start well and soon he realises just how out of his depth he is. Under the watchful eye of the angry farmer and the protective wing of the lovely farmer's wife, Mark has to either persevere and show some resolve or suffer the indignity of quitting. One way or another he has to make a decision soon as lambing season looms. It cant be that hard can it?

My Name Is Maria Isabel

My Name Is Maria Isabel
Author: Alma Flor Ada
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2009-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1439106967

A third grader realizes the importance of her name in this classic story of heritage and self-identity. For María Isabel Salazar López, the hardest thing about being the new girl in school is that the teacher doesn't call her by her real name. "We already have two Marías in this class," says her teacher. "Why don't we call you Mary instead?" But María Isabel has been named for her Papá's mother and for Chabela, her beloved Puerto Rican grandmother. Can she find a way to make her teacher see that if she loses her name, she's lost the most important part of herself?

I'll See You in the Winter

I'll See You in the Winter
Author: C Joseph III
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2012-09-26
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1300246073

A timeless love story told in poetic form. A powerful tale of love enduring through all seasons.