Have you ever wondered how “normal” your sex life is? Or thought that maybe other people’s sexual experiences were different/better/more exciting than your own? Do you worry you’ll get too old for sex altogether?Then listen in as real women from the ages of 15 to 97 talk about real sex, sharing intimate details and risqué stories, as well as their hard-won wisdom.Based on a survey of 1,300 women and 100 in-depth interviews, the ladies of Kiss and Tell are breathtak...

I think everyone has made resolutions or set goals at some point in their lives. Whether you have or not, making one and then accomplishing it are two different venues. This book paves the yellow brick road to success with any resolutions you truly want to complete. The author's concept that resolutions are visions we must seek on a daily basis, changes what most people have always thought of as one thought goals. This book lays out the process so plainly, that should you follow the steps,...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a “funny, heart-hammering, wise” (The New York Times) portrait of a family that will remind you why “to read a novel by Anne Tyler is to fall in love” (PEOPLE).Abandoned by her wanderlusting husband, stoic Pearl raised her three children on her own. Now grown, the siblings are inextricably linked by their memories—some painful—which hold them together despite their differences.Hardened by life’...

Do You Believe in Miracles?Experience the heart-pounding drama of real-life emergencies. Veteran EMT and physical therapist Andrea Jo Rodgers shares this all-new collection of accounts from her thirty-plus years as a volunteer with her town's local first aid and emergency squad.Arrive on the scene with Andrea and encounter: Lou, a dedicated war veteran who is granted a new tour of duty from God; a fearful flock of ducklings that slip down a storm drain duri...

For most couples, conception and a healthy pregnancy often take planning, timing, and a lot of patience, even for the most fertile. Throw in some pre-existing health conditions, a few genetic hurdles passed on from parents and grandparents, and you may find you are one of the approximately 7.5 million women in the U.S. dealing with infertility.In Baby Maker, Barbara Rodgers shares science-based research and facts that clearly describe the critical role nutrition can play o...

Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Health Care and Public Health offers an eclectic compilation of case studies telling the stories of women leaders in public health and health care, from Katsi Cook, Mohawk midwife, to Virginia Apgar, Katharine Dexter McCormick and Florence Schorske Wald, to Marilyn Tavenner, Suerie Moon, and more. The impact of their work is extraordinarily relevant to the current public discourse including subjects such as the global COVID-19 pandemic, disparities...

This guide outlines best practice and key research findings on how to create a truly inclusive setting, covering all aspects of equality and diversity. The book contains advice on: supporting children with special educational needs and providing for children with English as an additional language.

In a world full of messages about the joys of motherhood, ticking biological clocks, pronatalist ideologies and socio-cultural imperatives for women to mother, what does the alternative look like? That is, what is the experience of women who choose, or find themselves without progeny, when they are deemed “other”, instead of being a “mother”? This anthology of interdisciplinary work links to sociology, anthropology, psychology, demography, religion, language, literature, popular media, med...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Breathing Lessons“BALTIMORE WOMAN DISAPPEARS DURING FAMILY VACATION.”The headlines are all the same: Beloved mother and wife Delia Grinstead was last seen strolling down the Delaware shore, wearing only a bathing suit and carrying a beach tote with five hundred dollars tucked inside. To the best of her family’s knowledge, she has disappeared without a trace. But Delia didn’t disappear. She ra...

Occupation-Centred Practice with Children remains the only occupational therapy book which supports the development and implementation of occupation-centred practice with children. Drawing on the latest occupational therapy theory and research, this new edition has been fully updated throughout, and includes new chapters on occupational transitions for children and young people, assessing children’s occupations and participation, intervention within schools, the arts and children’...

The aim of the Exploring Feelings Training Manual by Helen McConachie based on Dr. Tony Attwood's Exploring Feelings: Anxiety book, is to guide people wishing to use the Exploring Feelings materials in group settings with young people who have Autism Spectrum Disorder and high anxiety. The Manual is written with the expectation that group leaders will have support from an experienced supervisor. It is for professionals with a background in Cognitive Behavior Ther...

Becky thought the cruise was going horribly. But when he best friend gets sick, she needs to find somewhere else to sleep. Soon she finds herself in her best friend's father's room. He likes what he sees and begins seducing her with his touch. Will Becky succumb to his advances, or will she lose her virginity to her best friend's dad?All characters portrayed are of legal consenting age.