The Shiniest Jewel
The Shiniest Jewel

Author: Marian Henley

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2008-09-15

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 0446542245

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A moving graphic memoir that poignantly recounts Marian Henley's trials and tribulations in her late 40s: adopting a baby from Russia, deciding whether to marry her younger boyfriend, and coping with her elderly father's illness. At 49, cartoonist Marian Henley hasn't committed to marrying the man with whom she has been dating for seven years. But as the Big 5-0 looms, she realizes that above all else she wants a child. Her story follows the heartbreaking ups and downs of going through the international adoption process; deciding when it's time to grow up and maybe even get married; and in the end, it's the story of a daughter's relationship with her father, and how becoming a mother finally led her to understand him. The Shiniest Jewel is a touching narrative, accompanied by Marian's winsome drawings, that beautifully weaves together her realizations about the joy, and sometimes heartbreak, of building a family.

Time's Best Jewel
Time's Best Jewel

Author: Wayne T. Dilts

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-04-21

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9781542930383

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TIME'S BEST JEWEL is a wonderful biography and tribute to a long-lost friend, as well as a nice return to the best decades of our past. Those of us who aren't members of Hunterdon Central's Class of 1970 may wish that we once were, so that we too would be called upon to share our own fond memories of Dick Barad. He certainly set a high standard for the rest of his friends and family members to follow.

The Keys to the Best You
The Keys to the Best You

Author: Rachna Subir Sen

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2014-11-26

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1452509867

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This book is a self-empowerment guide, to connect with the best version of the self by quietening the mind.

On the Clock
On the Clock

Author: Barry Wilner

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1630761028

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The NFL draft features no action on the field. No passing, running, tackling, or kicking. Hey, there isn't even a field. Yet the draft has become more popular than many other sporting events, including the NBA and NHL playoff games, against which it goes head-to-head for viewers. In fact, the draft has spawned its own cottage industry in which names such as Gil Brandt, Mel Kiper Jr., and Mike Mayock have become as well known as any of the first-round selections. In On the Clock, Barry Wilner and Ken Rappoport chronicle the history of the proceedings. The veteran sportswriters take you from the first grab bag in 1936, when Philadelphia chose Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago only for him to decline to play in the NFL, to the 2014 draft—considered one of the deepest in talent ever. Along the 78-year journey, learn about the competitions for the top overall spot (Peyton Manning vs. Ryan Leaf), the unhappy No. 1s (John Elway and Tom Cousineau), the big flops (JaMarcus Russell), and the late-rounders-turned-superstars (Tom Brady). Meet the draft wizards, from Paul Brown to Bill Walsh and Jimmy Johnson, and read about the draft whiffs that cost personnel executives their jobs. On the Clock takes you behind the scenes at one of pro football’s most suspenseful annual events.