Grandma's Gap Year
Grandma's Gap Year

Author: Vee Collette

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-07-01

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1471695395

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Before returning home to England at the end of a nursing contract in the Far East, at the age of sixty-five, Vee Collette took the opportunity to travel around Australia and New Zealand staying with friends and in Backpacks. Travelling alone, this is her story of people, places, new friendships and the occasional frustration of being treated like an old lady. This is Vee Collette's first travel book which captures the highs and lows of following a route more often travelled by gap-year youngsters - proving the adage that ""you are never too old."."...

Grandma's Gap Years
Grandma's Gap Years

Author: Mary Steele

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 9781921829895

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Travel abroad in the 1950s - what was it like? Why did you go? How did you get there? Who did you meet? Did it change your outlook? How did you cope without a credit card or mobile? Mary Steele has created a treasure-house of memories to delight her contemporaries and astonish the new generation. Her travel diaries of the late 1950s are fresh, funny and observant. They merge seamlessly with wry and witty present-day reflections on her younger self and the adventure of overseas travel. In Grandma’s Gap Year, Mary Steele revisits postwar Britain and Europe and discovers her own Australia in the process. This is time-travel at its best.

Zap the Grandma Gap
Zap the Grandma Gap

Author: Janet Hovorka

Publisher: Family Chartmasters

Published: 2013-01

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 9780988854802

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Meet Super Grandma. She is ready to show you all of her tried and tested activities for staying connected with your children and grandchildren by connecting them with their family history. Pick and choose from the multitude of ideas to find what will work best for your family. Zap the generation gaps in your family so that you and your family can feel the happiness and power that comes from knowing about your family's past. Super Grandma wants to help you connect to your family members by connecting them to the super grandmas and super grandpas of your past. (Every family has scoundrels and super heroes-if you haven't found any yet, keep looking.) Family history connects family members in a way that is personal and unique to your family. It gives youth the power to identify with personal heroes, learn life lessons without having to personally go through them, and gain a wise, broad perspective on life. Teaching your children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and even your brothers and sisters about their family history can create strong bonds in your family. The connections to your family's past become a framework to empower your relationships and strengthen your family's future.

Going to Grandma's House
Going to Grandma's House

Author: Suzann Dodd

Publisher: Booktango

Published: 2014-11-19

Total Pages: 17

ISBN-13: 1468952986

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Sometimes one misses reality because they substitute their own ideas. This is what happened after Grandpa died.

Have You Eaten Grandma?
Have You Eaten Grandma?

Author: Gyles Brandreth

Publisher: Atria Books

Published: 2019-08-13

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1982127406

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For anyone who wants to make fewer (not less) grammar mistakes, a lively, effective, and witty guide to all the ins and outs of the English language, reminiscent of the New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Our language is changing, literary levels are declining, and our grasp of grammar is at a crisis point. From commas to colons, apostrophes to adverbs, there are countless ways we can make mistakes when writing or speaking. But do not despair! Great Britain’s most popular grammar guru has created the ultimate modern manual for English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic. In this brilliantly funny and accessible guide to proper punctuation and so much more, Gyles Brandreth explores the linguistic horrors of our times, tells us what we’ve been doing wrong and shows us how, in the future, we can get it right every time. Covering everything from dangling participles to transitive verbs, from age-old conundrums like “lay” vs. “lie,” to the confounding influences of social media on our everyday language, Have You Eaten Grandma? is an endlessly useful and entertaining resource for all.

Parentless Parents
Parentless Parents

Author: Allison Gilbert

Publisher: Hachette Books

Published: 2011-02-15

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1401396550

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Parentless Parents is the first book to show how the absence of grandparents impacts everything about the way mothers and fathers raise their children--from everyday parenting decisions to the relationships they have with their spouses and in-laws. For the first time in U.S. history, as the average age of women giving birth has increased significantly, millions of children are at risk of having fewer years with their grandparents than ever before. How has this substantial shift affected parents and kids? Journalist, award-winning television producer, and parentless parent Allison Gilbert has polled and studied more than 1,300 parentless parents from across the United States and a dozen other countries to find out. Through her pioneering research, Gilbert not only shares her own story and the significant and poignant effect that this trend has had on her and hundreds of other families, but also the myriad ways these mothers and fathers have learned to keep the memory of their parents alive for their children, and to find the support and understanding they need.

Stop Mugging Grandma
Stop Mugging Grandma

Author: Jennie Bristow

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2019-08-13

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 0300236832

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A decisive intervention in the "war" between generations, asking who stands to gain from conflict between baby boomers and millennials Millennials have been incited to regard their parents' generation as entitled and selfish, and to blame the baby boomers of the Sixties for the cultural and economic problems of today. But is it true that young people have been victimized by their elders? In this book, Jennie Bristow looks at generational labels and the groups of people they apply to. Bristow argues that the prominence and popularity of terms like "baby boomer," "millennial," and "snowflake" in mainstream media operates as a smoke screen--directing attention away from important issues such as housing, education, pensions, and employment. Bristow systematically disputes the myths that surround the "generational war," exposing it to be nothing more than a tool by which the political and social elite can avoid public scrutiny. With her lively and engaging style, Bristow highlights the major issues and concerns surrounding the sociological blame game.

What Happens at Grandma's Stays at Grandma's
What Happens at Grandma's Stays at Grandma's

Author: Lori Borgman

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Published: 2021-03-16

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0736983414

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The Best Memories Are Made in Everyday Moments Nationally syndicated newspaper columnist Lori Borgman has adored being a grandmother from the day her first grandbaby was born. Through each memorable moment—from misadventures in missing teeth to being asked innocent questions like, “Were you alive when Aesop wrote those fables?”—her love for grandchildren and grandparenting has only grown. In What Happens at Grandma’s Stays at Grandma’s, Lori shares tender and amusing vignettes that will swell your heart, tickle your funnybone, and leave you smiling. She treasures each second of joy and chaos that her family creates and encourages you to do the same. This book will help you… Appreciate the unique gifts of the important people—young or grown—in your life Take a break from the day’s busyness to savor the little things Find a silver lining in even the silliest of situations These uplifting stories and reflections, told with Lori’s signature wit and warmth, will remind you to cherish every delight life has to offer, no matter how small.

Return to Me
Return to Me

Author: Justina Chen

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2013-01-15

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 0316202010

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Rebecca Muir is weeks away from starting college-at a school chosen specifically to put a few thousand miles of freedom between Reb and her parents. But her dad's last-minute job opportunity has her entire family moving all those miles with her! Then there's the matter of her unexpected, amazing boyfriend, Jackson, who is staying behind on the exact opposite coast. If that isn't enough to deal with, Reb's dad drops shocking, life-changing news. Reb started the year knowing exactly what her future would hold, but now that her world has turned upside down, will she discover what she really wants?

Stories My Grandma Never Told Me
Stories My Grandma Never Told Me

Author: Anuradha Ayyar

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2023-03-04

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13:

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A daughter returns years after her mother has passed away. A child walks miles to a temple to pray for a wish to come true. Childhood memories: funny, frightening and tragic, shape us for life. Across a busy street, a beautiful friendship develops between a musician and his muse. A mother faces her greatest dilemma when she receives a message. A daughter reminisces about her relationship with her father. These stories take you across continents and plunge you into a world of drama, sadness and joy. Invisible threads connect these stories including family ties and memories.