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Kindle Edition, 336 pages
2012-05-01
Gallery Books
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JUST SAY O!
⢠Have flannel pjâ s replaced your silky negligees?
⢠Are you more likely to nod off cuddling the remoteâinstead of your partner?
⢠Are you too tired for sex?
⢠Is foreplay becoming âboreplayâ?
Sure, being comfortable in your relationship is great. You can finish each otherâs sentences, love your partnerâs extra ten pounds, and know just the right buttons to push in bed (or at least think you do). But too much comfort can strip your sex life of its XXX rating and render your love life . . . lifeless.
New York Times bestselling author and nationally recognized sex counselor Ian Kerner and vivacious television personality Lisa Rinna, who spoke candidly about rediscovering her own lost libido in her New York Times bestseller Rinnavation, are on a mission to help you get from âno-goâ to the Big O.
Mind-blowing sex is just pages away! Turn down the lights and cozy up under the sheets with this intimate bedside guide to igniting your mojo. Overflowing with candid advice, tips, techniques, personal revelations, sexercises, and even a ten-step plan guaranteed to rejuvenate your relationship and keep you and your partner coming back for more, The Big, Fun, Sexy Sex Book proves that knowledge isnât just powerâitâs also pleasure!
Now, letâs have some fun!
***
HE SAYS: âWhat happens outside the bedroom affects what happens in the bedroom, and when couples are connected intimately, their relationship can be more vital and stronger than they ever imagined.â
SHE SAYS: âDonât underestimate a real woman. You want to know about great sex? Iâll show you great sex. You want a cougar? Iâll give you a tigress! Iâm just show you great sex. You want a cougar? Iâll give you a tigress! Iâm just reaching my peak, and I feel sexier than everâand so can you!â
ITâS NEVER TOO LATE TO GET THE SEX LIFE YOU ALWAYS WANTED!
* Sexy scenarios and hot new moves to amp up the adventure!
* The best sexual positions to make you climax
* Confidence boosters that make you feel sexier than ever and bring out your inner thrill-seeker
* Oral sex and hand job tips that will make his body go nuclear
* Fixes for common bedroom problems such as low desire, mismatched libidos, and sexual boredom
* Tips for coping with sexual âmale-functionsâ such as premature ejaculation, erectile disorder, and a propensity for porn
* The ten-step sex workout
* The most amazing sex of your lifeâat any age, even after kids!JUST SAY O!
⢠Have flannel pjâ s replaced your silky negligees?
⢠Are you more likely to nod off cuddling the remoteâinstead of your partner?
⢠Are you too tired for sex?
⢠Is foreplay becoming âboreplayâ?
Sure, being comfortable in your relationship is great. You can finish each otherâs sentences, love your partnerâs extra ten pounds, and know just the right buttons to push in bed (or at least think you do). But too much comfort can strip your sex life of its XXX rating and render your love life . . . lifeless.
New York Times bestselling author and nationally recognized sex counselor Ian Kerner and vivacious television personality Lisa Rinna, who spoke candidly about rediscovering her own lost libido in her New York Times bestseller Rinnavation, are on a mission to help you get from âno-goâ to the Big O.
Mind-blowing sex is just pages away! Turn down the lights and cozy up under the sheets with this intimate bedside guide to igniting your mojo. Overflowing with candid advice, tips, techniques, personal revelations, sexercises, and even a ten-step plan guaranteed to rejuvenate your relationship and keep you and your partner coming back for more, The Big, Fun, Sexy Sex Book proves that knowledge isnât just powerâitâs also pleasure!
Now, letâs have some fun!
***
HE SAYS: Â âWhat happens outside the bedroom affects what happens in the bedroom, and when couples are connected intimately, their relationship can be more vital and stronger than they ever imagined.â
SHE SAYS: Â âDonât underestimate a real woman. You want to know about great sex? Iâll show you great sex. You want a cougar? Iâll give you a tigress! Iâm just show you great sex. You want a cougar? Iâll give you a tigress! Iâm just reaching my peak, and I feel sexier than everâand so can you!â
ITâS NEVER TOO LATE TO GET THE SEX LIFE YOU ALWAYS WANTED!
* Sexy scenarios and hot new moves to amp up the adventure!
* The best sexual positions to make you climax
* Confidence boosters that make you feel sexier than ever and bring out your inner thrill-seeker
* Oral sex and hand job tips that will make his body go nuclear
* Fixes for common bedroom problems such as low desire, mismatched libidos, and sexual boredom
* Tips for coping with sexual âmale-functionsâ such as premature ejaculation, erectile disorder, and a propensity for porn
* The ten-step sex workout
* The most amazing sex of your lifeâat any age, even after kids!
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Kindle Edition, 256 pages
2012-05-15
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Buzz Bissingerâs twins were born three minutesâand a worldâapart. Gerry, the older one, is a graduate student at Penn, preparing to become a teacher. His brother Zach has spent his life attending special schools. Heâll never drive a car, or kiss a girl, or live by himself. He is a savant, challenged by serious intellectual deficits but also blessed with rare talents: an astonishing memory, a dazzling knack for navigation, and a reflexive honesty that can make him both socially awkward and surprisingly wise.
Buzz realized that while he had always been an attentive father, he didnât really understand what it was like to be Zach. So one summer night Buzz and Zach hit the road to revisit all the places they have lived together during Zachâs twenty-four years. Zach revels in his memories, and Buzz hopes this journey into their shared past will bring them closer and reveal to him the mysterious workings of his sonâs mind and heart. The trip also becomes Buzz's personal journey, yielding revelations about his own parents, the price of ambition, and its effect on his twins.
As father and son journey from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, they see the best and worst of America and each other. Ultimately, Buzz gains a new and uplifting wisdom, realizing that Zachâs worldview has a sturdy logic of its own: a logic that deserves the greatest respect. And with the help of Zachâs twin, Gerry, Buzz learns an even more vital lesson about Zach: character transcends intellect. We come to see Zach as he truly is: patient, fearless, perceptive, kindâa man of excellent character.
This book features a teaser chapter from Bissingerâs story of strategy, heart, and baseball, Three Nights in August.
Buzz Bissingerâs twins were born three minutesâand a worldâapart. Gerry, the older one, is a graduate student at Penn, preparing to become a teacher. His brother Zach has spent his life attending special schools. Heâll never drive a car, or kiss a girl, or live by himself. He is a savant, challenged by serious intellectual deficits but also blessed with rare talents: an astonishing memory, a dazzling knack for navigation, and a reflexive honesty that can make him both socially awkward and surprisingly wise.
Buzz realized that while he had always been an attentive father, he didnât really understand what it was like to be Zach. So one summer night Buzz and Zach hit the road to revisit all the places they have lived together during Zachâs twenty-four years. Zach revels in his memories, and Buzz hopes this journey into their shared past will bring them closer and reveal to him the mysterious workings of his sonâs mind and heart. The trip also becomes Buzz's personal journey, yielding revelations about his own parents, the price of ambition, and its effect on his twins.
As father and son journey from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, they see the best and worst of America and each other. Ultimately, Buzz gains a new and uplifting wisdom, realizing that Zachâs worldview has a sturdy logic of its own: a logic that deserves the greatest respect. And with the help of Zachâs twin, Gerry, Buzz learns an even more vital lesson about Zach: character transcends intellect. We come to see Zach as he truly is: patient, fearless, perceptive, kindâa man of excellent character.
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Hardcover, 192 pages
2012-05-15
It Books
0.9"H x 7.2"D x 5.7"W; 0.55 lbs.
0062113372
9780062113375
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Human beings fear the unknown. So, whatever's freaking you out, grab it by the balls and say hello. Then it ain't the unknown anymore and it ain't scary. Or I guess it could be a shitload scarier.
Fans of the #1 bestseller Sh*t My Dad Says will recognize the always-patient voice of Justin Halpern's dad as it crackles through the pages of this hysterical new book. The story begins when Justin takes his dad out to lunch to announce that he's decided to propose to his girlfriend.
You've been dating her for four years, his dad replies. It ain't like you found a parallel fucking universe.
But eventually he gives Justin some advice: that he should take a day off and think back over everything he's learned in life about women, relationships, and himself before making his decision. And that's just what Justin doesârevisiting everything from his disastrous childhood crushes to the night he finally lost his virginity while working as a dishwasher at Hooters.
I Suck at Girls is full of his dad's patented brand of wisdom. But it's also full of new characters just as funny as his dadâfrom his brother, who provides insights into wedding night rituals (You stand in one corner of the room, and she stands in the other. You each take off one piece of clothing at a time) to his first boss, who warns Justin to man up: That's what a man does. He takes his shots and then he scrubs the shit out of some dishes. The result is a pilgrim's progress through the landscape of sex and loveâby one of the funniest writers at work today.
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Hardcover, 256 pages
2012-04-26
Gotham
1.1"H x 8.3"D x 5.6"W; 0.95 lbs.
1592407137
9781592407132
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On January 31, 2011, Zach Wahls addressed the Iowa House Judiciary Committee in a public forum regarding full marriage equality. The nineteen-year-old son of a same-sex couple, Wahls proudly proclaimed, “The sexual orientation of my parents has had zero effect on the content of my character.” Hours later, his speech was posted on YouTube, where it went viral, quickly receiving more than two million views. By the end of the week, everyone knew his name and wanted to hear more from the boy with two moms.
Same-sex marriage will be a majorâpossibly the definingâissue in this year’s election cycle, and Wahls speaks to that, but also to a broader issue. Sure, he’s handsome and athletic, an environmental engineering student, and an Eagle Scout. Yet, growing up with two moms, he knows what it’s like to feel different and to fear being made fun of or worse. In the inspirational spirit of It Gets Better edited by Dan Savage and Terry Miller, My Two Moms also delivers a reassuring message to same-sex couples, their kids, and anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider: “You are not alone.”
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Kindle Edition, 290 pages
2012-05-01
Gallery Books
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In many ways, the Browns are like any other middle-American family. They eat, play, and pray together, squabble and hug, striving to raise happy, well-adjusted children while keeping their relationship loving and strong. The difference is, there are five adults in the openly polygamous Brown marriageâKody and his four wivesâwho among them have seventeen children.
Since TLC first launched its popular reality program Sister Wives, the Browns have become one of the most famous families in the country. Now Kody, Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn reveal in their own words exactly how their special relationship worksâthe love and faith that drew them together, the plusses and pitfalls of having sister wives, and the practical and emotional complications of a lifestyle viewed by many with distrust, prejudice, even fear. With the candor and frankness that have drawn millions to their show, they talk about what makes their fascinating family work, addressing the topics that intrigue outsiders: How do the four relationships differ? What effect does a polygamous upbringing have on their children? What are the challengesâemotional, social, or financialâinvolved in living this lifestyle? Is it possible for all four sister wives to feel special when sharing a husbandâand what happens when jealousy arises? How has being on camera changed their lives? And whatâs it like to add a new wife to the familyâor to be that new wife?
Filled with humor, warmth, surprising insights, and remarkable honesty, this is a singular story of plural marriage and all the struggles and joys that go with it. At heart, itâs a love storyâunconventional but immediately recognizable in the daily moments of trust, acceptance, forgiveness, passion, and commitment that go into making one big, happy, extraordinary family.In many ways, the Browns are like any other middle-American family. They eat, play, and pray together, squabble and hug, striving to raise happy, well-adjusted children while keeping their relationship loving and strong. The difference is, there are five adults in the openly polygamous Brown marriageâKody and his four wivesâwho among them have seventeen children.
Since TLC first launched its popular reality program Sister Wives, the Browns have become one of the most famous families in the country. Now Kody, Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn reveal in their own words exactly how their special relationship worksâthe love and faith that drew them together, the plusses and pitfalls of having sister wives, and the practical and emotional complications of a lifestyle viewed by many with distrust, prejudice, even fear. With the candor and frankness that have drawn millions to their show, they talk about what makes their fascinating family work, addressing the topics that intrigue outsiders: How do the four relationships differ? What effect does a polygamous upbringing have on their children? What are the challengesâemotional, social, or financialâinvolved in living this lifestyle? Is it possible for all four sister wives to feel special when sharing a husbandâand what happens when jealousy arises? How has being on camera changed their lives? And whatâs it like to add a new wife to the familyâor to be that new wife?
Filled with humor, warmth, surprising insights, and remarkable honesty, this is a singular story of plural marriage and all the struggles and joys that go with it. At heart, itâs a love storyâunconventional but immediately recognizable in the daily moments of trust, acceptance, forgiveness, passion, and commitment that go into making one big, happy, extraordinary family.
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Hardcover, 336 pages
2012-05-01
Gallery Books
1.1"H x 9.29"D x 7.72"W; 1.6 lbs.
1451661231
9781451661231
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JUST SAY O!
⢠Have flannel pjâ s replaced your silky negligees?
⢠Are you more likely to nod off cuddling the remoteâinstead of your partner?
⢠Are you too tired for sex?
⢠Is foreplay becoming âboreplayâ?
Sure, being comfortable in your relationship is great. You can finish each otherâs sentences, love your partnerâs extra ten pounds, and know just the right buttons to push in bed (or at least think you do). But too much comfort can strip your sex life of its XXX rating and render your love life . . . lifeless.
New York Times bestselling author and nationally recognized sex counselor Ian Kerner and vivacious television personality Lisa Rinna, who spoke candidly about rediscovering her own lost libido in her New York Times bestseller Rinnavation, are on a mission to help you get from âno-goâ to the Big O.
Mind-blowing sex is just pages away! Turn down the lights and cozy up under the sheets with this intimate bedside guide to igniting your mojo. Overflowing with candid advice, tips, techniques, personal revelations, sexercises, and even a ten-step plan guaranteed to rejuvenate your relationship and keep you and your partner coming back for more, The Big, Fun, Sexy Sex Book proves that knowledge isnât just powerâitâs also pleasure!
Now, letâs have some fun!
***
HE SAYS: âWhat happens outside the bedroom affects what happens in the bedroom, and when couples are connected intimately, their relationship can be more vital and stronger than they ever imagined.â
SHE SAYS: âDonât underestimate a real woman. You want to know about great sex? Iâll show you great sex. You want a cougar? Iâll give you a tigress! Iâm just show you great sex. You want a cougar? Iâll give you a tigress! Iâm just reaching my peak, and I feel sexier than everâand so can you!â
ITâS NEVER TOO LATE TO GET THE SEX LIFE YOU ALWAYS WANTED!
* Sexy scenarios and hot new moves to amp up the adventure!
* The best sexual positions to make you climax
* Confidence boosters that make you feel sexier than ever and bring out your inner thrill-seeker
* Oral sex and hand job tips that will make his body go nuclear
* Fixes for common bedroom problems such as low desire, mismatched libidos, and sexual boredom
* Tips for coping with sexual âmale-functionsâ such as premature ejaculation, erectile disorder, and a propensity for porn
* The ten-step sex workout
* The most amazing sex of your lifeâat any age, even after kids!
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Hardcover, 256 pages
2012-05-15
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
1"H x 9.1"D x 6.2"W; 1 lbs.
0547816561
9780547816562
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Buzz Bissingerâs twins were born three minutesâand a worldâapart. Gerry, the older one, is a graduate student at Penn, preparing to become a teacher. His brother Zach has spent his life attending special schools. Heâll never drive a car, or kiss a girl, or live by himself. He is a savant, challenged by serious intellectual deficits but also blessed with rare talents: an astonishing memory, a dazzling knack for navigation, and a reflexive honesty that can make him both socially awkward and surprisingly wise.
Buzz realized that while he had always been an attentive father, he didnât really understand what it was like to be Zach. So one summer night Buzz and Zach hit the road to revisit all the places they have lived together during Zachâs twenty-four years. Zach revels in his memories, and Buzz hopes this journey into their shared past will bring them closer and reveal to him the mysterious workings of his sonâs mind and heart. The trip also becomes Buzz's personal journey, yielding revelations about his own parents, the price of ambition, and its effect on his twins.
As father and son journey from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, they see the best and worst of America and each other. Ultimately, Buzz gains a new and uplifting wisdom, realizing that Zachâs worldview has a sturdy logic of its own: a logic that deserves the greatest respect. And with the help of Zachâs twin, Gerry, Buzz learns an even more vital lesson about Zach: character transcends intellect. We come to see Zach as he truly is: patient, fearless, perceptive, kindâa man of excellent character.
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Kindle Edition, 209 pages
2012-04-24
Random House
Not Available
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In this irresistible memoir, the New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen writes about looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all the stuff in our closets, and more.
As she did in her beloved New York Times columns, and in A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Quindlen says for us here what we may wish we could have said ourselves. Using her past, present, and future to explore what matters most to women at different ages, Quindlen talks about
Marriage: “A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn’t believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation.”
Girlfriends: “Ask any woman how she makes it through the day, and she may mention her calendar, her to-do lists, her babysitter. But if you push her on how she really makes it through her day, she will mention her girlfriends. Sometimes I will see a photo of an actress in an unflattering dress or a blouse too young for her or with a heavy-handed makeup job, and I mutter, ‘She must not have any girlfriends.’ ”
Stuff: “Here’s what it comes down to, really: there is now so much stuff in my head, so many years, so many memories, that it’s taken the place of primacy away from the things in the bedrooms, on the porch. My doctor says that, contrary to conventional wisdom, she doesn’t believe our memories flag because of a drop in estrogen but because of how crowded it is in the drawers of our minds. Between the stuff at work and the stuff at home, the appointments and the news and the gossip and the rest, the past and the present and the plans for the future, the filing cabinets in our heads are not only full, they’re overflowing.”
Our bodies: “I’ve finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come. It’s like a car, and while I like a red convertible or even a Bentley as well as the next person, what I really need are four tires and an engine.”
Parenting: “Being a parent is not transactional. We do not get what we give. It is the ultimate pay-it-forward endeavor: We are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us but so they will be strong enough to leave us.”
From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, Quindlen uses the events of her own life to illuminate our own. Along with the downsides of age, she says, can come wisdom, a perspective on life that makes it satisfying and even joyful. Candid, funny, moving, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake is filled with the sharp insights and revealing observations that have long confirmed Quindlen’s status as America’s laureate of real life.
From the Hardcover edition.
In this irresistible memoir, the New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen writes about looking back and aheadâand celebrating it allâas she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all the stuff in our closets, and more.
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As she did in her beloved New York Times columns, and in A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Quindlen says for us here what we may wish we could have said ourselves. Using her past, present, and future to explore what matters most to women at different ages, Quindlen talks about
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Marriage: âA safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldnât believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation.â
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Girlfriends: âAsk any woman how she makes it through the day, and she may mention her calendar, her to-do lists, her babysitter. But if you push her on how she really makes it through her day, she will mention her girlfriends. Sometimes I will see a photo of an actress in an unflattering dress or a blouse too young for her or with a heavy-handed makeup job, and I mutter, âShe must not have any girlfriends.â â
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Stuff: âHereâs what it comes down to, really: there is now so much stuff in my head, so many years, so many memories, that itâs taken the place of primacy away from the things in the bedrooms, on the porch. My doctor says that, contrary to conventional wisdom, she doesnât believe our memories flag because of a drop in estrogen but because of how crowded it is in the drawers of our minds. Between the stuff at work and the stuff at home, the appointments and the news and the gossip and the rest, the past and the present and the plans for the future, the filing cabinets in our heads are not only full, theyâre overflowing.â
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Our bodies: âIâve finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come. Itâs like a car, and while I like a red convertible or even a Bentley as well as the next person, what I really need are four tires and an engine.â
Â
Parenting: âBeing a parent is not transactional. We do not get what we give. It is the ultimate pay-it-forward endeavor: We are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us but so they will be strong enough to leave us.â
Â
From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, Quindlen uses the events of her own life to illuminate our own. Along with the downsides of age, she says, can come wisdom, a perspective on life that makes it satisfying and even joyful. Candid, funny, moving, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake is filled with the sharp insights and revealing observations that have long confirmed Quindlenâs status as Americaâs laureate of real life.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Hardcover, 208 pages
2012-04-24
Random House
1.1"H x 9.3"D x 6.4"W; 1 lbs.
1400069343
9781400069347
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In this irresistible memoir, the New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen writes about looking back and aheadâand celebrating it allâas she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all the stuff in our closets, and more.
Â
As she did in her beloved New York Times columns, and in A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Quindlen says for us here what we may wish we could have said ourselves. Using her past, present, and future to explore what matters most to women at different ages, Quindlen talks about
Â
Marriage: “A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn’t believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation.”
Â
Girlfriends: “Ask any woman how she makes it through the day, and she may mention her calendar, her to-do lists, her babysitter. But if you push her on how she really makes it through her day, she will mention her girlfriends. Sometimes I will see a photo of an actress in an unflattering dress or a blouse too young for her or with a heavy-handed makeup job, and I mutter, âShe must not have any girlfriends.’ ”
Â
Stuff: “Here’s what it comes down to, really: there is now so much stuff in my head, so many years, so many memories, that it’s taken the place of primacy away from the things in the bedrooms, on the porch. My doctor says that, contrary to conventional wisdom, she doesn’t believe our memories flag because of a drop in estrogen but because of how crowded it is in the drawers of our minds. Between the stuff at work and the stuff at home, the appointments and the news and the gossip and the rest, the past and the present and the plans for the future, the filing cabinets in our heads are not only full, they’re overflowing.”
Â
Our bodies: “I’ve finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come. It’s like a car, and while I like a red convertible or even a Bentley as well as the next person, what I really need are four tires and an engine.”
Â
Parenting: “Being a parent is not transactional. We do not get what we give. It is the ultimate pay-it-forward endeavor: We are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us but so they will be strong enough to leave us.”
Â
From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, Quindlen uses the events of her own life to illuminate our own. Along with the downsides of age, she says, can come wisdom, a perspective on life that makes it satisfying and even joyful. Candid, funny, moving, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake is filled with the sharp insights and revealing observations that have long confirmed Quindlen’s status as America’s laureate of real life.













