A Failure of Flight is a remarkable collection of poetry by a remarkably adept poet. The collection is structured in two parts. The first part, Missing the Net, assembles a group of poems based on a child-like witnessing of everyday life and weaves a vision of experience which is both unflinchingly honest and strangely beautiful. The second part of the collection, Set the Pull of Gravity, explores and expands the themes and experiences of the first part in a re-creation and re-imagining of...

Is it bipolar or mind control? The people around me, including doctors, say it's bipolar. I say it's mind control. For ten years, I have dealt with this problem.Talking to myself to get through problems has been my strategy and has been forced upon me since 2009. This new world filled with psych wards, the mentally ill, and surveillance is something others are going through. I relied on routine.

A response to all those grandmother books with flowers and puppies on the cover, Grandma Rules is a book for the hip, baby boomer grandma who realizes that after all the work she put into her own kids, she can take a break and have fun with her grandkids. A perfect gift for the greatest grandmothers you know, this book is laugh out loud funny while offering useful insights and tips on how to embrace the world’s greatest job.

Following on the heels of his successful book on grandfatherhood (Grandpa Rules), veteran comedy writer Michael Milligan set his sights on the joys and stresses of fatherhood. A response to all those dad books full of empty platitudes and hokey lessons, Dad Rules is a book for the hip dad who can use a laugh (if not a drink) at the end of another trying day with his kids. A perfect gift for the dads in your life, this book is laugh-out-loud funny and offers useful insights and tip...

Following on the heels of their successful books on grandparenting (Grandma Rules and Grandpa Rules), wife-husband author team Jill and Michael Milligan set their sights on the joys and stresses of motherhood. A response to all those sappy mommy books with flowers and puppies on the cover, Mom Rules is a book for the hip mom who can use a laugh (if not a drink) at the end of another trying day with her kids. A perfect gift for the moms in your life, this book is ...

"Crass, inappropriate, and absolutely hysterical. In other words, absolutely everything you could want in a parenting book and more." —Jill Smokler, New York Times–bestselling authorFollowing the success of Go the F**k to Sleep, Confessions of a Scary Mommy, and Ketchup Is a Vegetable, a collection of funny, warm, and charmingly profane tales from the frontlines of parenthood by the author of the popular Baby Sideburns blog....

Chicken Soup hits the daily inspiration market with bite-sized stories to start every day of the year off right.What woman doesn’t need a dose of inspiration? These one-page entries are not lessons like a typical affirmation book, but complete mini-stories that capture the magic and wonder of Chicken Soup.The book features 365 stories, as well as affirmations, quotes, and inspirational messages, that will stay with you throughout the day and blank lines to fill in your own ...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: On Being a Parent includes the best selections on parenting from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s rich history, with 101 stories carefully selected to appeal to both mothers and fathers.Parenting is the hardest and most rewarding job in the world. Filled with stories on the humor, hard work, and joy of being a parent, this is a great book for couples to share, whether they are embarking on a new adventure as parents or reflecting on t...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just for Preteens helps readers as they navigate those tough preteen years from ages 9 to 12 with its stories from others just like them, about the highs and lows of life as a preteen. It’s a support group they carry in their backpack!Being a preteen is harder than it looks! School is more challenging, bodies are changing, relationships with parents are different, and new issues arise with friends. But this collection will help p...

Jennifer has always been a wallflower, so when Mike Palmer flatters her—and asks her out—she feels on top of the world. But Mike's a sports nut, and soon Jennifer feels like she's playing second fiddle to every sport televised. Her ultimatum has Mike reconsidering their relationship. But it's after they elope when Jennifer’s problems really begin and she discovers the man she thought she’d known may have ulterior motives for making her his bride.Tonya Thomas writes stories about is...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just for Teenagers supports and inspires teenagers as they grow up, reminding them they are not alone, as they read stories from teens just like themselves about the problems and issues they face every day.Teenage years are tough, but this book will help teens as they journey through the ups and downs of adolescence. The stories in this book serve as a guide on topics from the daily pressures of life and school to love, friendshi...

This new collection holds the best 101 stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul's library on the special bond between mothers and daughters, and the magical, mysterious similarities between them.How often have you seen a teenage girl pretend to be perturbed, but secretly smile, when she is told that she acts or looks just like her mother? Fathers, brothers, and friends shake their head in wonder as girls “turn into their mothers.” This book contains the 101 best stor...