Now here's something worth raising a glass to: the perfect how-to guide and resource for preparing, writing, and presenting the best wedding toast ever (butterflies not included). With clear explanations of who traditionally offers a toast and when, To the Happy Couple also gives useful information on fitting toasts for rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, and bachelor parties. Tips include avoiding the pitfalls of public speaking and advice on which topics work well and which should be avoided (don't bring up that first marriage...). There are plenty of suggestions for finding quotes, whether from song lyrics, poems, or other sources, examples of how to use them to enhance and personalize the message, plus a variety of quotes in the back of the book to provide additional inspiration. Beautifully illustrated throughout with whimsical drawings, To the Happy Couple is both a practical guide and a lovely gift for anyone who has ever had to say, "I'd like to make a toast...
In this collection of excerpts, enjoy a taste of Sarah Pekkanen’s captivating novels, including The Opposite of Me, Skipping a Beat, These Girls, and The Best of Us.
Anyone can be a heroine. She's The One is a collection that celebrates the lives and achievements of just a few of them. From mothers and teachers to actors and activists, bringing together writers from across the country to pay tribute to the women who have shaped their worlds. Some are international icons. Others are personal heroines. Many you will never have heard of; but each one has made a difference, touched a life, and inspired others to do the same. Compiled in recognition of International Women's Day, She's The One showcases the winning entries from the She's The One National Writing Competition.
Now here's something worth raising a glass to: the perfect how-to guide and resource for preparing, writing, and presenting the best wedding toast ever (butterflies not included). With clear explanations of who traditionally offers a toast and when, To the Happy Couple also gives useful information on fitting toasts for rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, and bachelor parties. Tips include avoiding the pitfalls of public speaking and advice on which topics work well and which should be avoided (don't bring up that first marriage...). There are plenty of suggestions for finding quotes, whether from song lyrics, poems, or other sources, examples of how to use them to enhance and personalize the message, plus a variety of quotes in the back of the book to provide additional inspiration. Beautifully illustrated throughout with whimsical drawings, To the Happy Couple is both a practical guide and a lovely gift for anyone who has ever had to say, "I'd like to make a toast...
The author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book Gone Girl Gillian Flynn is back with another thriller Sharp Objects. The novel is about reporter Camille Parker. She was fresh from a brief time at a psycho hospital. She was given a troubling assignment: she needs to return to her hometown and cover the murders of two preteen girls. It's been years since Camille last spoke to her hypochondriac, neurotic mother. She has a beautiful thirteen-year-old half-sister she barely knows but has an eerie grip on their tiny town. As Camille finds herself back to her bedroom in their family's Victorian mansion. She found herself identifying with the young victims quite too strongly. As she does so, she gets dogged by her own demons. She must solve the psychological puzzle of her past if she wants to solve the mystery and survive her homecoming. In this comprehensive look into Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, you'll gain insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. Be prepared to lead with the following: More than 60 "done-for-you" discussion prompts available Discussion aid which includes a wealth of information and prompts Overall brief plot synopsis and author biography as refreshers Thought-provoking questions made for deeper examinations Creative exercises to foster alternate "if this was you" discussions And more! Please Note: This is a companion guide based on the work Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn not affiliated to the original work or author in any way and does not contain any text of the original work. Please purchase or read the original work first.
Sally Field's debut book In Pieces is a New York Times Notable Book of 2018. In this hauntingly intimate literary memoir, American icon Sally Field tells her personal story for the first time. She shares about her lonely and challenging childhood. She tells how she found the craft that helped her find her voice. She relays what a powerful emotional legacy she had that ultimately shaped her journey as a mother and a daughter. With honest, fresh and perfect-pitched prose, Sally Fields write with all humility and authenticity that her fans have expected from her. She brings the readers to the highs and lows of her early career in star-studded Hollywood. In Pieces is a powerful and unforgettable inspirational account of a woman's life in the second half of the twentieth century. In this comprehensive look into In Pieces by Sally Field, you'll gain insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. Be prepared to lead with the following: More than 60 "done-for-you" discussion prompts available Discussion aid which includes a wealth of information and prompts Overall brief plot synopsis and author biography as refreshers Thought-provoking questions made for deeper examinations Creative exercises to foster alternate "if this was you" discussions And more! Please Note: This is a companion guide based on the work In Pieces by Sally Field not affiliated to the original work or author in any way and does not contain any text of the original work. Please purchase or read the original work first.
In Shaker Heights, Cleveland, everything is planned in the lives of its residents. Nobody embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson. Her guiding principle will always be playing by the rules. Mia Warren is a single mother an enigmatic artist. She arrives in Shaker Heights' idyllic bubble with Pearl, her teenaged daughter. The two rented a house from the Richardsons. Eventually, Mia and Pearl were becoming more than tenants to the Richardsons as all four children get drawn to the mother-daughter pair. However, Mia came from a mysterious past and she has a disregard for the status quo as she threatened to upend this idyllic and carefully ordered community. Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere explores the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood, the weight of long-held secrets, and the danger of holding on to the belief that following the rules can keep you safe. In this comprehensive look into Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, you'll gain insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. Be prepared to lead with the following: More than 60 "done-for-you" discussion prompts available Discussion aid which includes a wealth of information and prompts Overall brief plot synopsis and author biography as refreshers Thought-provoking questions made for deeper examinations Creative exercises to foster alternate "if this was you" discussions And more! Please Note: This is a companion guide based on the work Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng not affiliated to the original work or author in any way and does not contain any text of the original work. Please purchase or read the original work first.
Kate Bowler grew up with a modest Christian upbringing. At thirty-five years old, it seems that everything in her life points toward the "blessing." She is thriving in her teaching job. She feels loved by her husband, who was also her high school sweetheart. She enjoys life with her newborn son. Then suddenly, she got diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. It was in this moment that the prospect of her own mortality forced her to realize that she has also been implicitly subscribing to the Christian prosperity gospel. She was living with the conviction that she has the control over how her life will turn out with "a surge of determination." Bowler was then stripped of this certainty then she discovered that without this, life would be hard but also beautiful. It is beautiful in a way that it has never been before. Her book Everything Happens for a Reason not only tells her story but also offers up her irreverent and very hard-won observations on death and dying. She shares the ways that it has taught her how to live. In this comprehensive look into Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler, you'll gain insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. Be prepared to lead with the following: More than 60 "done-for-you" discussion prompts available Discussion aid which includes a wealth of information and prompts Overall brief plot synopsis and author biography as refreshers Thought-provoking questions made for deeper examinations Creative exercises to foster alternate "if this was you" discussions And more! Please Note: This is a companion guide based on the work Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler not affiliated to the original work or author in any way and does not contain any text of the original work. Please purchase or read the original work first.
Take away the liberal media bias and manipulating sound bites, and what you're left with is Sarah Palin Uncut, a collection of rallies, speeches, and calls to action. The powerful yet heartfelt words, in context, leave the reader with the purest impression of the nation's trailblazer and inspiration behind the emergence of the powerful and influential Tea Party movement, Sarah Palin.
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The New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand is back with her newest novel Winter In Paradise. In this novel, Hilderbrand writes about the secret life of a husband and the new beginning of a wife. Irene Steele is living her picture-perfect life in a Victorian house in the beautiful city of Iowa. Her husband loves her up to the extremes. However, everything changed for her during one cold and snowy night. All the things that she thought she knew about her life fell into pieces when she received a shocking phone call. Her loving husband who was away on a business trip died in a helicopter crash. Before Irene could process the shocking news, she should first deal with the perplexing details that surround her husband's death. He was found on the island of St. John in the Carribean. When she and her sons arrived on the island, they found out about her husband's secret life. As they try to discover the tangling web of deceit and intrigue, she and her children get drawn into the vibrant culture of the island. Together they have to face the hard truth about their family and what their future holds. In this comprehensive look into Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand, you'll gain insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. Be prepared to lead with the following: More than 60 "done-for-you" discussion prompts available Discussion aid which includes a wealth of information and prompts Overall brief plot synopsis and author biography as refreshers Thought-provoking questions made for deeper examinations Creative exercises to foster alternate "if this was you" discussions And more! Please Note: This is a companion guide based on the work Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand not affiliated to the original work or author in any way and does not contain any text of the original work. Please purchase or read the original work first.
This billionaire bachelor has a baby challenge… Being a father to his orphaned infant niece is out of this tech billionaire's comfort zone. Lucky for Nate Longmire, Trish Hunter is a natural at motherhood, and she's agreed to be his temporary nanny. But long glances, slow kisses and not-so-innocent touches are strictly off-limits… Trish's goal is to help Nate in exchange for a big donation to her charity for Lakota kids. Falling for her bachelor boss—and his adorable baby girl—is not part of the plan. But when the month is up, will she be able to walk away?
In her bestselling memoir Educated, Tara Westover shares about her experiences when she was seventeen years old. This was the time she first set foot in a classroom. Westover was born in the mountains of Idaho. She was born to survivalists. Their family was isolated from society that no one can assure that the children will receive an education. Because she lacked any formal education, Westover educated herself. She taught herself enough grammar and mathematics to be accepted in the History program of Brigham Young University. Her quest for learning transformed her entirely. Knowledge took her across continents, to Cambridge. Only then she wondered if she had traveled too far and there was no way to come back home. In this comprehensive look into Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover, you'll gain insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. Be prepared to lead with the following: More than 60 "done-for-you" discussion prompts available Discussion aid which includes a wealth of information and prompts Overall brief plot synopsis and author biography as refreshers Thought-provoking questions made for deeper examinations Creative exercises to foster alternate "if this was you" discussions And more! Please Note: This is a companion guide based on the work Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover not affiliated to the original work or author in any way and does not contain any text of the original work. Please purchase or read the original work first.
Pam Jenoff's New York Times bestselling book The Lost Girls of Paris is set in Manhattan, New York in 1946. As Grace Healey passed through Grand Central Terminal on her way to work, she found an abandoned suitcase beneath a bench. Inside she discovered twelve photographs of different women. In her impulse, she took the photographs and left the station. She soon found out that the curious suitcase belonged to the leader of a network of female secret agents, Eleanor Tigg. The women in the photographs were the secret female agents she deployed during the war. When Grace set out to find out the truth behind the women in the photographs she took, she found herself drawn to Marie, a young mother who became an agent, Her daring mission revealed the remarkable true story of valor, friendship, and betrayal. In this comprehensive look into The Lost Girls of Paris: A Novel by Pam Jenoff, you'll gain insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. Be prepared to lead with the following: More than 60 "done-for-you" discussion prompts available Discussion aid which includes a wealth of information and prompts Overall brief plot synopsis and author biography as refreshers Thought-provoking questions made for deeper examinations Creative exercises to foster alternate "if this was you" discussions And more! Please Note: This is a companion guide based on the work The Lost Girls of Paris: A Novel by Pam Jenoff not affiliated to the original work or author in any way and does not contain any text of the original work. Please purchase or read the original work first.
Gail Honeyman's #1 New York Times bestselling book Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is also a certified book Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick. Nobody has ever told Eleanor Oliphant that life should not only be fine but better than fine. Eleanor Oliphant is an ordinary woman who struggles with the appropriate social skills she needs to have on occasion. She has the tendency to say the exact words that she is thinking. Truth is, nothing is really missing in her carefully timetabled life that can be described as avoidance of social interactions. Her weekends are punctuated by frozen vodka, pizza, and phone chats with her Mummy. But everything will change for Eleanor when she meets Raymond in her office. He is the bumbling IT guy who is deeply unhygienic. When Eleanor and Raymond saw an elderly gentleman who has fallen on the sidewalk, together they saved Sammy. This became the start of the three's friendship. They would rescue one another from the lives of isolation that they have each been living. And it is none other than the big heart of Raymond that would ultimately help quiet Eleanor to find the best way to repair her own profoundly damaged heart. In this comprehensive look into Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel by Gail Honeyman, you'll gain insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. Be prepared to lead with the following: More than 60 "done-for-you" discussion prompts available Discussion aid which includes a wealth of information and prompts Overall brief plot synopsis and author biography as refreshers Thought-provoking questions made for deeper examinations Creative exercises to foster alternate "if this was you" discussions And more! Please Note: This is a companion guide based on the work Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel by Gail Honeyman not affiliated to the original work or author in any way and does not contain any text of the original work. Please purchase or read the original work first.
Christina Baker Kline's #1 New York Times bestselling novel entitled Orphan Train is set between the years 1854 and 1929. During this time, the so-called orphan trains regularly ran from the cities along the East Coast going to the farmlands of the Midwest. These trains carried thousands of abandoned children. Their fates would then be determined by pure luck. Vivian Daly was such a child. She was a young Irish immigrant who was sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future one train ride away. When she returned east later in her life, Vivian led a quiet and peaceful existence in her residence on the coast of Maine. The memories of her childhood were only a hazy blur but hidden in the trunks in her attic were memories of her turbulent past. Orphan Train is a powerful novel that reveals the story of upheaval and resilience. Vivan's story moves between Minnesota during the Depression-era and contemporary Maine. This is a novel of second chances and unexpected friendship. In this comprehensive look into Orphan Train: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline, you'll gain insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. Be prepared to lead with the following: More than 60 "done-for-you" discussion prompts available Discussion aid which includes a wealth of information and prompts Overall brief plot synopsis and author biography as refreshers Thought-provoking questions made for deeper examinations Creative exercises to foster alternate "if this was you" discussions And more! Please Note: This is a companion guide based on the work Orphan Train: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline not affiliated to the original work or author in any way and does not contain any text of the original work. Please purchase or read the original work first.
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