"My mommy didn't carry me in her tummy, she carried me in her heart." Bailey, a 5-years old who was adopted from China. Her story is included in this book.According to People magazine, parents from all over the country seek adoption expert and Worldwide Orphans Foundation founder Dr. Jane Aronson’s help “as if consulting a master detective.” Angelina Jolie praised Dr. Aronson’s “drive and ambition to help children dream” (Elle). Indeed, over the c...

This is a memoir of incest and, as such, the contents of this book constitute a work of nonfiction.Introduction:“Big blue eyes; Tiny little figure; Stand back boys, ‘til I get a little bigger.”I remember the words and the singsong manner in which they were repeated to me time and again by my uncle. Then he would smile at me and play “got your nose” as he swiped his thumb and fingers across my nose. I would laugh, thinking what a fun ...

In this daring book, internationally acclaimed author and playwright Eve Ensler offers fictional monologues and stories inspired by girls around the globe. Fierce, tender, and smart, I Am an Emotional Creature is a celebration of the authentic voice inside every girl and an inspiring call to action for girls everywhere to speak up, follow their dreams, and become the women they were always meant to be.This edition features new material about starting a discussion group bas...

**The New York Times BestsellerFrom one of the country’s most recognizable journalists: How becoming a grandmother transforms a woman’s life.**After four decades as a reporter, Lesley Stahl’s most vivid and transformative experience of her life was not covering the White House, interviewing heads of state, or researching stories at 60 Minutes. It was becoming a grandmother. She was hit with a jolt of joy so intense and unexpected, she wanted to “investigat...

From Adoptive Families magazine, the country’s leading resource on adoption, this warm, authoritative book is full of practical, realistic advice from leading attorneys, doctors, social workers, and psychologists, as well as honest, intimate stories from real parents and children. You Can Adopt answers every question–even the ones you’re afraid to ask:• When should I shift from fertility treatment to adoption?• How do I talk to my spouse about adopt...

My father was an angel when he was not drinking, but was a monster when drunk, beating my mom so badly and brutally. This narrative nonfiction tells the story of my father and how he became an alcoholic. I discovered that my father was the victims of TWO deadly bloody beatings. Dig up untold stories through my grandma's eyes...

This warm, wise exploration of female friendship from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of You Just Don’t Understand will help women lean into these powerful relationships.A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK • “Celebrates friendship in its frustrations and its rewards and, above all, its wonderful complexity.”—The AtlanticBest friend, old friend, good friend, bff, college roommate, neighbor, workplace c...

Wendy Reid Crisp, author of the spirited declaration-of-independence 100 Things I'm Not Going to Do Now That I'm Over 50, turns her gimlet eye to the next watershed age for boomers: turning 60.She celebrates sixty as an age of independence--the independence to love, support, respect, accept, and forgive ourselves and others. In her wry, inimitable style, Crisp explores the fun, invaluable life-lessons sixty-somethings need to know--because sixty has never been like this!

China is one of the largest countries in the world, and with one of the largest populations. With the fall of the communist party new business opportunities are appearing everyday in China. It seems almost everything these days is made in China. China has become one of the largest export countries in the world. And it is growing at an exponential rate!However the Chinese do not negotiate or conduct business like Westerners, and unless you understand their negotiation style you'll b...

More important and timely than ever--a collection of illuminating essays on the shifting definition of the modern American family.Edited by bestselling writer Rebecca Walker, this fascinating exploration of today's American family features essays by prominent voices such as Z.Z. Packer, Dan Savage, Min Jin Lee, Asha Bandele, Neal Pollack, and others, on subjects such as open marriages, polyamory, single motherhood, parenting a disabled child, home schooling, and mo...

Sexual abuse is a crime against children that cuts through all social, religious and economic boundaries. Like its perpetrators, the victims may come from privilege or poverty; they may be black, white, Hispanic or Asian; they may be healthy or disabled. Most will know their perpetrators and less than one in 10 children will tell an adult they are being sexually abused."Pedophiles Don't Discriminate: How to Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse" is a concise, informative and easy-to...

This is a story of a life long battle of depression and anxiety. It is an illness that did not get diagnosed until later in life. It explains the path and the journey that this adventure has been. When the illness is affecting other people it was time for help. The goal is, in reading my story, you will know that there is hope. I believe with faith we can get through anything, if we just hold on.