The Gardener and the Carpenter

The Gardener and the Carpenter
Author: Alison Gopnik
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2016-08-09
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0374229708

"Alison Gopnik, a ... developmental psychologist, [examines] the paradoxes of parenthood from a scientific perspective"--

The Carpenter's Dilemma

The Carpenter's Dilemma
Author: Noah Harris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2017-07-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781548557508

Family secrets can be buried but never erased. Eventually, the unspoken shadows of the past will threaten even the strongest promise of love. Dean Matthews should be enjoying the steady and fulfilling life he's built for himself. He's triumphed over the land, making a real go of a new life working and rebuilding his late grandfather's farm. He found love and laughter with his intensely passionate boyfriend, Mikael. And, if the man he loves occasionally shapeshifts into a werewolf? Oh well, we all have our quirks, right? It had taken some time, but Dean eventually came to accept that at least some of the animalistic ardor his new boyfriend exhibited was due to the fact that he sometimes was... an animal. Dean wants to settle into a comfortable honeymoon period now that he has everything he's ever wanted, but finds he's dealing with a whole new set of complications. The meddling and overbearing ways of his new boyfriend's family for starters, plus the dark secrets of this isolated community Mikael is from. Just how much will Dean be able to compromise? Will there be any love left once they've traversed these new battlegrounds? Gay paranormal romance at its hottest, THE CARPENTER DILEMMA exposes the wild side of men and beasts, featuring a buildup of sexy storytelling and a pack of steamy scenes.

Not My Daughter

Not My Daughter
Author: Barbara Delinsky
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2010-01-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0385532636

A pregnancy pact between three teenaged girls puts their mothers' love to the ultimate test in this explosive new novel from Barbara Delinsky, “a first-rate storyteller who creates characters as familiar as your neighbors.” (Boston Globe) When Susan Tate's seventeen-year-old daughter, Lily, announces she is pregnant, Susan is stunned. A single mother, she has struggled to do everything right. She sees the pregnancy as an unimaginable tragedy for both Lily and herself. Then comes word of two more pregnancies among high school juniors who happen to be Lily's best friends-and the town turns to talk of a pact. As fingers start pointing, the most ardent criticism is directed at Susan. As principal of the high school, she has always been held up as a role model of hard work and core values. Now her detractors accuse her of being a lax mother, perhaps not worthy of the job of shepherding impressionable students. As Susan struggles with the implications of her daughter's pregnancy, her job, financial independence, and long-fought-for dreams are all at risk. The emotional ties between mothers and daughters are stretched to breaking in this emotionally wrenching story of love and forgiveness. Once again, Barbara Delinsky has given us a powerful novel, one that asks a central question: What does it take to be a good mother?

The Carpenter's Fight

The Carpenter's Fight
Author: Noah Harris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2017-09-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781975829292

The dangers of the past call Dean and Mikael back to The Grove for a final reckoning. Can they stop their love from becoming yet another victim of the battlefield? It seems too good to be true. Dean and Mikael imagine that they're finally in for a quiet and steady life together on the farm. Despite having faced problems beyond imagination, the two men are managing to build a real relationship together. As the days settle into a blissful domesticity, they're thrilled to find their newfound love still manages to surprise them with moments of sweet shyness and flirtation. And owing perhaps in part to Mikael's animalistic nature, they're heating up the bedroom just as much as before. But what else would you expect when a hunky carpenter and a stubborn farmer find passion and romance in each other's arms? Summoned back to The Grove, Mikael's ancestral and endlessly complicated home, the tangles of his family's roots rise up to challenge the couple once again. With war on the horizon, Mikael and Dean must learn to trust each other and the relationship they've built. But when old wounds rise up and demand payment, it threatens to overtake them all. From Mikael's previously unheard point of view, The Carpenter's Fight delivers tender romance, primal adventure and steamy M/M scenes. It asks whether we are ever truly free of our pasts, and regardless of how that question is answered, will it strangle the promises of love ever after?

Small Favor

Small Favor
Author: Jim Butcher
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2009-03-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101128623

In this novel in Jim Butcher’s #1 New York Times bestselling series, an old debt puts Chicago wizard Harry Dresden in harms way... Harry’s life finally seems to be calming down. The White Council’s war with the vampiric Red Court is easing up, no one’s tried to kill him lately, and his eager apprentice is starting to learn real magic. For once, the future looks fairly bright. But the past casts one hell of a long shadow. Mab, monarch of the Sidhe Winter Court, calls in an old favor from Harry. Just one small favor he can’t refuse...one that will trap Harry Dresden between a nightmarish foe and an equally deadly ally, and one that will strain his skills—and loyalties—to their very limits. And everything was going so well for once...

Evil for Evil

Evil for Evil
Author: K. J. Parker
Publisher: Orbit
Total Pages: 495
Release: 2009-06-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316077488

Civitas Vadanis is in trouble. The Mezentines have declared war; and the Mezentines are very focused on their goals when it comes to killing. Duke Valens, of Civitas Vadanis, has a dilemma. He knows that his city cannot withstand the invading army; yet its walls are his only defence against the Mezentines. Perhaps the only way to save his people is to flee, but that will not be easy either. Ziani Vaatzes, an engineer exiled by the Mezentines for his abominable creations, has already proven that he can defend a city. But Ziani Vaatzes has his own concerns, and the fate of Civitas Vadanis may not be one of them. "Intelligent and compassionate. . .it should be celebrated." -- Interzone on Devices and Desires "One of the most entertaining fantasy debuts in recent years. . .incredibly vivid, refreshing, fun, thoughtful, absorbing." -- SFX

Carpenter's Helper

Carpenter's Helper
Author: Sybil Rosen
Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2021-03-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593123204

A warm, wonderful picture book that gently reminds us of the importance of respecting our natural world and highlights the joys and rewards of helping others. Join a girl as she helps a mama and papa bird build a nest in her bathroom, hatch their eggs, and teach their babies to fly away. Renata and her Papi are hard at work at renovating their bathroom. Renata can't wait to build castles of bubbles in the deep, old-fashioned bathtub. But one morning, she finds dried leaves and pine needles heaped on a shelf in the corner. How did they get there? She soon realizes that a bird has built a nest on the shelf, and inside it are four rosy eggs! Weeks pass, and Renata watches as the wrens come and go, building a home in her bathroom... until, one day, with a little help from Renata, the birds are ready to fly.

All Or Nothing at All

All Or Nothing at All
Author: Jennifer Probst
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2017-07-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501124293

"Tristan Pierce left the family business to carve out a life of his own, but never forgot his passionate affair with the much younger, inexperienced Sydney Greene, or the hurtful breakup that tore him apart. When he's forced to return home and face his past, will he be able to carve out a future, or will lies ruin his second chance at love?"--

Language and Solitude

Language and Solitude
Author: Ernest Gellner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 234
Release: 1998-10-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521639972

Ernest Gellner's final book, first published in 1998, is a synoptic interpretation of the thought of Wittgenstein and Malinowski.

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Author: Walter Galenson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 466
Release: 1983
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780674921962

Historical account of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (trade union) in the USA, 1881 to 1981 - covers trade unionization, trade union structure and collective bargaining, demarcation disputes and other labour disputes, political ideology and management attitudes; notes successes in wage increases, reduced hours of work and the abolition of racial segregation.