Expecting Adam

Author : Martha Beck
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 0307719642
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Expecting Adam written by Martha Beck and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A candid and moving memoir of how one woman’s pregnancy forced her to confront her definition of how to live a successful life “Slyly ironic, frequently hilarious, [Martha] Beck’s memoir charts the journey from being smart to becoming wise.”—Time This edition includes a new afterword about Adam. From the moment Martha and her husband, John, accidentally conceived their second child, all hell broke loose. They were a couple obsessed with success. After years of matching IQs and test scores with less driven peers, they had two Harvard degrees apiece and were gunning for more. They’d plotted out a future in the most vaunted ivory tower of academe. But when their unborn son, Adam, was diagnosed with Down syndrome, doctors, advisers, and friends in the Harvard community warned them that if they decided to keep the baby, they would lose all hope of achieving their carefully crafted goals. Fortunately, that’s exactly what happened. By the time Adam was born, Martha and John were propelled into a world in which they were forced to redefine everything of value to them, put all their faith in miracles, and trust that they could fly without a net. And it worked. Expecting Adam captures the abject terror and exhilarating freedom of facing impending parenthood, being forced to question one’s deepest beliefs, and rewriting life’s rules.

Author : Adam Carpenter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1510770135
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pregnancy for First-Time Dads written by Adam Carpenter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is more to life when your family is growing than What to Expect When You're Expecting. For the expecting dad, there is joy—and fear. Here is a helpful guide to prenatal care, exercise, sex, travel, pets, things to buy, paternity leave, and much more. Your partner is pregnant, and by now you’re undoubtedly experiencing the element of fear that every dad-to-be feels upon learning a new baby is on the way. Well, sir, it’s time to embrace this fear and tackle parenthood and the pregnancy process head-on! Packed with information, tips, and advice, from the development of your baby month by month to how to help your partner throughout the birth—Pregnancy for First-Time Dads is a jargon-free, easy read that will help you understand what to expect during pregnancy and how to plan for the weeks ahead. The breakdown of advice includes: Preparing your partner for pregnancy The first trimester: 0–12 weeks The second trimester: 13–27 weeks The third trimester: 28–40 weeks Birth and beyond Life with a newborn It’s never too early to start preparing your home to accommodate a baby. Whether you or someone you know will soon be fathering a bundle of joy, Pregnancy for First-Time Dads will serve as an invaluable resource and will properly prepare you for the joy of fatherhood.

Author : Adam Nimoy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416572716
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Incredibly Wonderful, Miserable Life written by Adam Nimoy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The funny, sad, and heartwarming memoir by Leonard Nimoy's son Adam Nimoy—who bounces back after suffering through severe drug addiction, multiple career changes, and a devastating divorce. Augusten Burroughs meets Don Rickles meets Larry David in this riveting chronicle by the son of Spock that includes a thirty-year battle with drug addiction, three career changes, one divorce, a major mid-life crisis, and countless AA meetings. In this frankly humble and hilarious anti-memoir, Adam Nimoy shares the incredibly wonderful, miserable truth about life as a newly divorced father, a forty-something on the L.A. dating scene, a recovering user, and a former lawyer turned director turned substitute teacher...in search of his true self. And, most importantly, he shares the wonderful, miserable truth about growing up the son of a pop culture icon. He’s been rushed by crazed Star Trek fans at a carnival, propositioned by his father’s leading ladies, promised by his own teenage daughter that she never wants to see him again, and fired by famous television producers for his temper. In a city and amidst an industry where appearing perfect is a way of life, Adam Nimoy doesn’t mince words, and My Incredibly Wonderful, Miserable Life is his cautionary, startlingly honest, and very funny tale.

Author : Martha Beck
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307237982
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leaving the Saints written by Martha Beck and published by Crown. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaving the Saints is an unforgettable memoir about one woman’s spiritual quest and journey toward faith. As “Mormon royalty” within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Martha Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church’s high elders—known as the apostles—and her existence was framed by their strict code of conduct. Wearing her sacred garments, she married in a secret temple ceremony—but only after two Mormon leaders ascertained that her “past contained no flirtation with serious sins, such as committing murder or drinking coffee.” She went to church faithfully with the other brothers and sisters of her ward. When her son was born with Down syndrome, she and her husband left their graduate programs at Harvard to return to Provo, Utah, where they knew the supportive Mormon community would embrace them. However, soon after Martha began teaching at Brigham Young University, she began to see firsthand the Church’s ruthlessness as it silenced dissidents and masked truths that contradicted its published beliefs. Most troubling of all, she was forced to face her history of sexual abuse by one of the Church’s most prominent authorities. This book chronicles her difficult decision to sever her relationship with the faith that had cradled her for so long and to confront and forgive the person who betrayed her so deeply. This beautifully written, inspiring memoir explores the powerful yearning toward faith. It offers a rare glimpse inside one of the world’s most secretive religions while telling a profoundly moving story of personal courage, survival, and the transformative power of spirituality.

Author : Rick Prashaw
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459742788
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soar, Adam, Soar written by Rick Prashaw and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2019-02-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intense account of Adam’s life and legacy, Soar, Adam, Soar is told both by his loving priest-turned-dad and by Adam himself, through his many included Facebook posts.

Author : Adam Grant
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143124986
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Give and Take written by Adam Grant and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking look at why our interactions with others hold the key to success, from the bestselling author of Think Again and Originals For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today’s dramatically reconfigured world, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. In Give and Take, Adam Grant, an award-winning researcher and Wharton’s highest-rated professor, examines the surprising forces that shape why some people rise to the top of the success ladder while others sink to the bottom. Praised by social scientists, business theorists, and corporate leaders, Give and Take opens up an approach to work, interactions, and productivity that is nothing short of revolutionary.

Author : Alexandra Bogdanovic
Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN 13 : 163135602X
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Truth Be Told written by Alexandra Bogdanovic and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chastity Bono is now Chaz. Her decision to “become” a man made headlines around the world, but she is not alone. Transgender men and women frequently appear on television talk shows and reality programs to share their stories. By doing so, they inevitably get the attention they seek, but not necessarily the kind of attention they want. While some come forth in an effort to promote tolerance, acceptance and understanding in mainstream society, their decision to live as—or in some cases have surgery to become—the opposite gender often sparks curiosity and more visceral reactions born out of ignorance. But this is the other side of the story. Truth Be Told: Adam Becomes Audrey is a tragedy, a comedy, and a love story. It is my story. In vivid detail, I recall how I met, fell in love with, and married the man of my dreams, only to find that he self-identified as and wanted to become a woman. Read what happened after I learned the truth.

Author : Martha Beck
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1984881485
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Way of Integrity written by Martha Beck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A roadmap on the journey to truth and authenticity… [The Way of Integrity] is filled with aha moments and practical exercises that can guide us as we seek enlightenment.” –Oprah Winfrey Bestselling author, life coach, and sociologist Martha Beck explains why “integrity”—needed now more than ever in these tumultuous times—is the key to a meaningful and joyful life As Martha Beck says in her book, “Integrity is the cure for psychological suffering. Period.” In The Way of Integrity, Beck presents a four-stage process that anyone can use to find integrity, and with it, a sense of purpose, emotional healing, and a life free of mental suffering. Much of what plagues us—people pleasing, staying in stale relationships, negative habits—all point to what happens when we are out of touch with what truly makes us feel whole. Inspired by The Divine Comedy, Beck uses Dante’s classic hero’s journey as a framework to break down the process of attaining personal integrity into small, manageable steps. She shows how to read our internal signals that lead us towards our true path, and to recognize what we actually yearn for versus what our culture sells us. With techniques tested on hundreds of her clients, Beck brings her expertise as a social scientist, life coach and human being to help readers to uncover what integrity looks like in their own lives. She takes us on a spiritual adventure that not only will change the direction of our lives, but also bring us to a place of genuine happiness.

Author : Robyn Donald
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1459262379
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nanny Affair written by Robyn Donald and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NANNY WANTED A Nanny in trouble… Job: Nanny with a difference required to love and care for two adorable dogs. Special Qualifications: Interminable patience, especially when it comes to Emma's new neighbor, the infuriating but magnificient Kane Talbot. As it turns out, discretion will be Emma's major asset—she'll have to keep it secret from Kane that she hadn't intended to ruin his half sister's life! Length of Stay: Strictly temporary—Emma can't allow herself to fall in love with Kane. How will he react if he discovers her true identity?

Author : David Hofmeyr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0385744730
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stone Rider written by David Hofmeyr and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A young man who seeks revenge and redemption from his past joins a brutal race to win a chance to escape his dying world"--