Lin, Amy
Summary: "Amy Lin never expected to find a love like the one she shares with her husband, Kurtis, a gifted young architect who pulls her toward joy, adventure, and greater self-acceptance. But on a sweltering August morning, only a few months shy of the newlyweds' move to Vancouver, thirty-two-year-old Kurtis heads out to run a half-marathon with Amy's family. It is the last time she sees her husband...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zibby Books 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LIN, AMY LINShakespeare, William
Summary: The young and virtuous physician's daughter Helena desperately loves Count Bertram, but he regards her as beneath his notice.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audio Partners 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 822.33 SHAArterburn, Stephen
Contents: Brenda's story -- Valerie's story -- Crushed and angry -- What loss? -- All about those differences -- The eyes have it -- Sex--his language of intimacy -- How does he feel when you say no? -- Chilling sex -- Mary's story -- The church has let us down --Male wounds -- Self-inflicted wounds -- What now? -- Under-the-radar mission -- Helpmate -- Dressings and iron -- Your lagging heart -- A Merle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 ARTChabon, Michael.
Summary: The author questions what it means to be a man today in a series of interlinked autobiographical reflections, regrets, and reexaminations, each sparked by an encounter, in the present, that holds some legacy of the past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHABON, MICHAEL CHASilver, Marc
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9944 SILLaveau-Harvie, Vicki
Summary: "In this award-winning memoir, two sisters reckon with the convalescence and death of their outlandishly tyrannical mother and the care of their psychologically terrorized father, all relayed with dark humor and brutal honesty. When Vicki and her sister learn their mother has been hospitalized for a broken hip, they return to their parents' home in Alberta to put things back in order. Though...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LAVEAU-HARVIE, VICKI LAVSaint John, Bozoma
Summary: "From iconic leader Bozoma Saint John, comes a memoir of grief, and one woman's drive to thrive in the face of loss When Bozoma Saint John's husband, Peter Saint John, died of cancer, she made one big decision: to live life with urgency. Saint John was no stranger to adversity, having lost her college boyfriend to suicide, navigated an interracial marriage, grieved a child born prematurely--a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SAINT JOHN, BOZOMA SAICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio Saint JohnDoyle, Laura
Summary: "Can a wife single-handedly bring a boring or broken marriage back to life? This improved and expanded edition of Laura Doyle's acclaimed First, Kill All the Marriage Counselors features real-life success stories from empowered wives who have done just that--and provides a step-by-step guide to revitalizing your own marriage. Laura Doyle's marriage was in trouble, and couples counseling wasn't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 DOYBradley, Robert A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.45 BRAChapman, Gary D.
Summary: Presents advice for men on how quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, and physical touch can be adapted to an individual marriage and used to enhance the quality of that relationship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northfield Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 CHADowling, Tim
Summary: "A riotously funny book about how to be a good husband (not like he would know) by Tim Dowling, star columnist for The Guardian. Think Nick Hornby meets Dave Barry--with a hint of Modern Family"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 818 DOWFinch, David
Summary: Traces the author's battle with Asperger Syndrome, describing his adult diagnosis and the painstaking and often whimsical exercises he uses to preserve his family and build social skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Relation FinchHilderbrand, Elin
Summary: Irene Steele's idyllic life-house, husband, family-is shattered when she is woken up by a late-night phone call. Her beloved husband has been found dead, but before Irene can process this tragic news, she must confront the perplexing details of her husband's death. He was found on St. John's island, a tropical paradise far removed from their suburban life. Leaving the cold winter behind, Irene...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HILMolière
Summary: "One of the most accomplished American poets of his generation, Richard Wilbur (1921-2017) was also a prolific translator of French and Russian literature. His verse translations of Molïre's plays are especially admired by readers and are still performed today in theaters around the world. Wilbur, the critic John Simon once wrote, makes Molïre into as great an English verse playwright as he was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOLMumpower, Carl.
Contents: The beginning -- Kidstuff -- Love -- Traps & pitfalls -- Health issues -- Maintenance -- Emotions -- Finances -- Sexuality -- Damage control.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WorldComm 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.81 MumpoRoiphe, Anne Richardson
Summary: "Widowed novelist, near seventy, ex-Park Avenue girl, ex-beatnik, ex-many other things too complicated to list here, loves big parties, summers at the beach, grandchildren, seeks interesting man for dinner and a movie." Anne Roiphe was not quite seventy years old when her husband of nearly forty years unexpectedly passed away. But it was not until her daughters placed a personal ad in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 813.54 ROIRubenstein, Carin.
Summary: Bringing together personal stories of everyday couples and expert social analysis, psychologist Carin Rubenstein provides readers with an intelligent and groundbreaking look into a disturbing marital trend: In two out of three marriages, women are running the show while men take it easy. As a result, more and more women are rejecting marriage as a viable social institution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Relation RubensteinSchlessinger, Laura.
Summary: A guide to marital success explains how women can stop, take stock, and make their husbands a priority in their lives, discussing the importance of intimacy, respect, and other keys to a happier marriage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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Summary: Dr. Laura shows you -- with real-life examples and real-life solutions -- how to wield that power to attain all the sexual pleasure, intimacy, love, joy, and peace you want in your life. Dr. Laura's simple principles have changed the lives of millions. Now they can change yours. Book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Collins 2006