Dear Miss Metropolitan
Dear Miss Metropolitan

Author: Carolyn Ferrell

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company

Published: 2021-07-06

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 1250793629

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A finalist for the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction A finalist for the 2022 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel Introducing an extraordinary and original writer whose first novel explores the intersections of grief and rage, personal strength and healing--and what we owe one another. Fern seeks refuge from her mother’s pill-popping and boyfriends via Soul Train; Gwin finds salvation in the music of Prince much to her congregation’s dismay and Jesenia, miles ahead of her classmates at her gifted and talented high school, is a brainy and precocious enigma. None of this matters to Boss Man, the monster who abducts them and holds them captive in a dilapidated house in Queens. On the night they are finally rescued, throngs line the block gawking and claiming ignorance. Among them is lifetime resident Miss Metropolitan, advice columnist for the local weekly, but how could anyone who fancies herself a “newspaperwoman” have missed a horror story unfolding right across the street? And why is it that only two of the three girls—now women—were found? The mystery haunts the two remaining “victim girls” who are subjected to the further trauma of becoming symbols as they continuously adapt to their present and their unrelenting past. Like Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys, Ferrell’s Dear Miss Metropolitan gives voice to characters surviving unimaginable tragedy. The story is inventively revealed before, during, and after the ordeal in this singular and urgent novel.

Tell Me About It
Tell Me About It

Author: Carolyn Hax

Publisher: Miramax Books

Published: 2001-01-10

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780786866731

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As an advice columnist for The Washington Post, Carolyn Hax has gained a fanatically loyal following in print, online, and over the airwaves with a very direct, humorous take on matters of the heart. As the number of people seeking her advice surged she began to notice certain recurring dilemmas and snags in the accounts of affairs gone wrong. As she puts it, "The letters I receive form a virtual catalogue of the most counterproductive ways to interact with other human beings. Not just romantically either; platonically, too, and professionally, parentally, and every-otherly." With this in mind she has put together a handbook of some of the most common mistakes made during the pursuit of love. Some of the Don'ts: - Be desperate, seem desperate, or even stand next to a desperate person without a protective suit - Start sentences with, "I'm the type of person who..." - Shop online - Scan the room for better prospects while we're talking to you - Stockpile porn - Have sex before you mean it - Rule out the possibility that you might always be single - Look for love - Read relationship books

The Gift of Fear
The Gift of Fear

Author: Gavin De Becker

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780440508830

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True fear is a gift. Unwarranted fear is a curse. Learn how to tell the difference. A date won't take "no" for an answer. The new nanny gives a mother an uneasy feeling. A stranger in a deserted parking lot offers unsolicited help. The threat of violence surrounds us every day. But we can protect ourselves, by learning to trust--and act on--our gut instincts. In this empowering book, Gavin de Becker, the man Oprah Winfrey calls the nation's leading expert on violent behavior, shows you how to spot even subtle signs of danger--before it's too late. Shattering the myth that most violent acts are unpredictable, de Becker, whose clients include top Hollywood stars and government agencies, offers specific ways to protect yourself and those you love, including...how to act when approached by a stranger...when you should fear someone close to you...what to do if you are being stalked...how to uncover the source of anonymous threats or phone calls...the biggest mistake you can make with a threatening person...and more. Learn to spot the danger signals others miss. It might just save your life.

The Hot One
The Hot One

Author: Carolyn Murnick

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-08

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1451625812

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Subtitle in pre-publication: A memoir of friendship, sex, and murder in the Hollywood Hills.

Lifeskills for Adult Children
Lifeskills for Adult Children

Author: Janet G. Woititz

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 0757316395

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From the author of the New York Times bestseller Adult Children of Alcoholics -- a wonderful book that affirms and encourages AcoAs by developing skills for living. Imagine how good you would feel if · You could stand up for yourself without losing your temper · You could make a decision without second guessing yourself · You didn't have that sense of worthlessness every time someone criticized you · You could learn how to say no and stick with it In Lifeskills for Adult Children you can learn how to do these things and more. This book is designed specifically for Adult Children and teaches skills to make your complex adult life easier, while improving your sense of self-worth. Examples are provided to help clarify the lessons and exercises are given to help you practice your new skills. So, if you have difficulty · Asking for what you want · Solving problems · Handling criticism · Saying no read Lifeskills for Adult Children - you'll be glad you did.

Dear Carolyn
Dear Carolyn

Author: Jack Kerouac

Publisher: Unspeakable Visions of the Individual

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13:

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Roses in December
Roses in December

Author: Victor L. Cahn

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 491

ISBN-13: 1606082515

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Relationships in their comic and dramatic variety are at the core of this collection of what playwright Victor L. Cahn calls chamber plays. All dramatize relationships between two people: sometimes to find love, sometimes to find self-assurance or power. All are also distinguished by an elegant wit and stylistic sophistication that makes these works literary as well as theatrical delights.