A misanthropic matriarch leaves her eccentric family in crisis when she mysteriously disappears in this "whip-smart and divinely funny" novel that inspired the movie starring Cate Blanchett (New York Times). Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect; and to 15-year-old Bee, she is her best friend and, simply, Mom. Then Bernadette vanishes. It all began when Bee aced her report card and claimed her promised reward: a family trip to Antarctica. But Bernadette's intensifying allergy to Seattle -- and people in general -- has made her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands. A trip to the end of the earth is problematic. To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages, official documents, and secret correspondence -- creating a compulsively readable and surprisingly touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's role in an absurd world.
Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect life -- except that she's deeply unhappy. David expects the world of Violet but gives little of himself in return. When she meets Teddy, a roguish small-time bass player, Violet comes alive, and soon she's risking everything for the chance to find herself again. Also in the picture are David's hilariously high-strung sister, Sally, on the prowl for a successful husband, and Jeremy, the ESPN sportscaster savant who falls into her trap. For all their recklessness, Violet and Sally will discover that David and Jeremy have a few surprises of their own. This One is Mine is a compassionate and wickedly funny satire about our need for more -- and the often disastrous choices we make in the name of happiness.
* Instant New York Times Bestseller * A brilliant novel from the author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette, about a day in the life of Eleanor Flood, forced to abandon her small ambitions and awake to a strange, new future. Eleanor knows she's a mess. But today, she will tackle the little things. She will shower and get dressed. She will have her poetry and yoga lessons after dropping off her son, Timby. She won't swear. She will initiate sex with her husband, Joe. But before she can put her modest plan into action-life happens. Today, it turns out, is the day Timby has decided to fake sick to weasel his way into his mother's company. It's also the day Joe has chosen to tell his office-but not Eleanor-that he's on vacation. Just when it seems like things can't go more awry, an encounter with a former colleague produces a graphic memoir whose dramatic tale threatens to reveal a buried family secret. TODAY WILL BE DIFFERENT is a hilarious, heart-filled story about reinvention, sisterhood, and how sometimes it takes facing up to our former selves to truly begin living.
Magnify Your Business will help you to cut through the noise so that you and your audience can find each other. This book is for entrepreneurs and nonprofit executives who see a need and have a great idea for meeting it. Throughout this book, youll see tips that apply to both for-profit and nonprofit entities. Dont let your tax status dictate a separate set of rules for magnifying and growing your venture! Regardless of the business model you have chosen, you know that you have something valuable to offer. You just need to connect with those who need and support it. If you are seeking the nuts and bolts to grow your enterprise, then this book is for you. Magnify Your Business is filled with specific resources currently available, many times for free, that you can use to find and connect with your best prospects for long term business relationships. This book is a must read for anyone who is either starting a business, a seasoned professional or anyone looking to find a blue print for success. Maria Semple has put all the ideas, strategies and tactics into an easy to read and easy to implement book. Once you start it, you wont want to put it down and you will learn from every page. -Andrea Nierenberg Founder and President The Nierenberg Consulting Group Author of five books including Million Dollar Networking: The Sure Way to Find, Grow and Keep Your Business Maria wrote a book that is ideal for anyone looking to grow a small business or nonprofit! Her tips and strategies are easy to implement for the beginner and will open the eyes of even the most seasoned entrepreneurs. Highly recommend! -Mike Michalowicz, Author of Profit First
What happens when a woman goes in search of herself and a sense of belonging through life's ups and downs? What happens when life's drama meets determination, creativity and contribution? Is there a perfect time to step up and grab the bull by the horn? Following her experiences in her newly adopted country - Australia, Maria C Semple interviewed ten Venezuelan women who offered their rich and colourful experiences in ten wonderful and simple stories. These are stories of passion, dedication and determination; about giving all you've got until you reach your dreams. Maria is a passionate and dynamic NLP Practitioner and Coach, mother, entrepreneur and multifaceted chick. This book provides you with simple stories of everyday life; however the power of conviction and connection exposes the complexity of life itself and turns it into a kaleidoscope of inner beauty and triumph. Are there steps to reach and achieve the life you dream of? Are we able to get rid of our negative emotions and traumas that are holding us back? There is one simple answer... Yes! The power is within you. Que ocurre cuando una mujer sale en busqueda de si misma y de un sentido de pertenencia despues de los alti bajos que ofrece la vida? Que sucede cuando los dramas de la vida se encuentran con la determinacion, la creatividad y la contribucion? Hay un momento perfecto para levantarse y agarrar el toro por los cuernos? Despues de sus experiencias en su pais de adopcion, Australia, Maria C Semple entrevista a diez mujeres Venezolanas que le ofrecieron sus ricas y coloridas experiencias en diez historias maravillosas y sencillas. Estas son historias de pasion, dedicacion, determinacion y de dar le todo lo que tienes hasta que alcances tus suenos. Maria es apasionada y dinamica, madre y emprendedora; una mujer multifacetica. Este libro proporciona al lector con historias simples de mujeres de la vida cotidiana, sin embargo, el poder de conviccion y conexion exponen lo complejo que es la vida en si, y convierten estas historias en un caleidoscopio de belleza interna y triunfo. Sera que existen pasos para alcanzar y lograr la vida que suenas? En verdad somos capaces de deshacernos de nuestras emociones negativas y traumas que detienen nuestros suenos? Hay una respuesta simple... Si! El poder esta dentro de ti.
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To Elgie Branch, a Microsoft wunderkind, she's his hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled wife. To fellow mothers at the school gate, she's a menace. To design experts, she's a revolutionary architect. And to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, quite simply, mum. Then Bernadette disappears. And Bee must take a trip to the end of the earth to find her.
Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect life--except that she's deeply unhappy. David expects the world of Violet but gives little of himself in return. When she meets Teddy, a roguish small-time bass player, Violet comes alive, and soon she's risking everything for the chance to find herself again. Also in the picture are David's hilariously high-strung sister, Sally, on the prowl for a successful husband, and Jeremy, the ESPN sportscaster savant who falls into her trap. For all their recklessness, Violet and Sally will discover that David and Jeremy have a few surprises of their own. THIS ONE IS MINE is a compassionate and wickedly funny satire about our need for more--and the often disastrous choices we make in the name of happiness.
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