Books for All Single People
Chicken
Soup for Singles' Souls
- description by author
Singles are coming into their own: Each year more and more
people are single either by choice or by circumstance. This book celebrates the joys and
challenges of living life single, and like its Chicken Soup predecessors, will be a source
of inspiration, laughter and wisdom.
With chapters on Love, Single Parenting, Dating, Family and
Friends, Finding Your Mate, Overcoming Obstacles and Single and Happy, readers will relate
to each of these stories no matter what their situation or stage of life. Chicken Soup for
the Single's Soul will show readers that they're never alone as long as they believe in
themselves. Whenever they find themselves in need of some reinforcement, this book will be
a source of strength and comfort.
Single and Content
- description by author
Single and content. We are certainly working on that and
writing this book has made us evaluate how we feel and made us refocus on God’s plan.
We want to encourage you with hope, challenge you in your faith, make you laugh, and most
of all, show you that you are not alone in your singleness. Did you know that more than 45
percent of the adults in the United States are single right now? In this book you’ll
listen to four individual voices, hear from more than 25 Christian artists and speakers,
and gain perspective from more than 555 surveyed who have been where you’ve been and
know where you are. You may be looking for a self-help book, but we didn’t write one.
You may find advice through the stories and hopefully see yourself in them. We especially
enjoyed getting together about once a week for two years to banter about our positions in
life and work on this project, while sharing Fritos and other crunch-worthy snacks. We
also like what the Christian artists, like Rich Mullins, Heather Floyd from Point of
Grace, Jeff Frankenstein from the Newsboys, and Rebecca St. James had to say.
When You're Single . . .
- description by author
This is a cartoon driven book that adds clever and
lighthearted humor to the awkard, sometimes trying moments associated with a single-life
status.
Unmarried Not Unloved: A No-Nonsense Approach to Creating a
Successful Single Experience
These are some of the sections in this book:
Biographical Sketches, Facts and Statistics, Increasing
Number of Single-Parent Families, Children Living in Single-Parent Families, Becoming a
Single Parent, Single Fathers, Single Parents and Poverty, Teenage Pregnancy, Welfare,
Homelessness among Single-Parent Families, The Federal Government and Single Parents, The
Legal System and Single Parents, International Experiences of Single-Parent Families,
Supreme Court Decisions, The Future of Single-Parent Families, Directory of Organizations,
Selected Print Resources, Journal Articles, Selected Nonprint Articles, Video Resources,
Internet Resources
Books for Single Women
A Certain Age: A Novel
- review by Publisher
When a woman reaches a certain age, the quest for a husband
takes on a particular urgency – especially in certain tightly woven social circles. A
Certain Age is a biting and masterful social satire from the bestselling author of Slaves
of New York.
Tama Janowitz created a literary sensation with her first
book about New York and its slaves, establishing herself as one of the preeminent voices
of her generation. Now, she returns with a wickedly funny and glisteningly dark novel that
takes as its subject our current obsession with conspicuous consumption – especially
in the form of one very misguided young woman, desperate to secure a mate and a certain
lifestyle.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the author said
this: "No one wanted to admit it, but even now the highest status for women in New
York was to be married to a rich man," she writes. "Marriage was still the great
achievement, and single women, no matter how powerful, were still considered suspect,
desperate or damaged."
Loving Me : A Sisterfriend's
Guide to Being Single and Happy
- description by author
For many African-American women, finding and marrying
the man of their dreams is still just that (a dream). Loving Me, a sassy, yet practical
and inspiring guide, can help single sisters find happiness. It encourages solo Black
women to stop counting the days until they meet someone and to appreciate the ways in
which their lives alone have value. Motivational speaker Claudette Sims straightforwardly
explains that although many of us prefer to be involved in a romantic relationship, we
don't necessarily need one to live a rewarding and fulfilling life.
Loving Me highlights self-love, the ability to appreciate yourself
with or without a mate. Sims encourages women to focus their energy on creating a life
they love, rather than waiting for a good man to provide it. She also shows readers the
necessity of nurturing themselves while sharing a generous dose of love with family,
friends, and colleagues.
This comforting and supporting guide reminds us all that the world
is full of love (to be had and shared) and that the secret of loving others is first
loving yourself.
Books for Single Parents
Single Mom
- description by the publisher
After more than ten
years of raising her two sons alone, Denise Stewart finds herself again involved with both
of her sons' fathers as well as in a relationship with a new man.
Jimmie, the father of her older child, suddenly wants a major role
in his son's life. After being an absent father for thirteen years, he discovers his
teenager is a top basketball prospect. That's when Jimmie decides to make some time to
spend with his son.
Walter, the father of Denise's second son, is trying to gain custody
of his twelve-year-old. After attending the Million Man March in Washington, Walter
believes he should assume full responsibility for his son instead of just for two weekends
out of each month.
And truck driver Dennis is failing in love with Denise, and is fond
of her boys. Although he is uncertain whether he wants the burden of a ready-made family,
he also feels insecure in an intimate relationship with a white-collar woman who earns
more than he does.
All this as Denise runs her own thriving business, co-chairs a
single mothers' organization with her best friend Camellia, and struggles to keep faith in
her family. Suddenly, for this single mom, success takes on an all-new meaning in her
increasingly complex life.
Omar Tyree offers a provocative look at the emotional lives of three
black men as they grapple with their roles and changing views as fathers and lovers. And,
at the center of this compelling novel, Tyree creates a single mother of striking
character and independence. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title.
Going It Alone; Meeting the Challenges of
Being a Single Mom
- description by the publisher
When the reality of separation, divorce, or
widowhood sinks in, encountering life as a single mom can be an overwhelming experience.
Share in the stories of other single moms who have faced past hurts, dealt with present
fears, and built a future of promise, while they contended with life's everyday pressures.
Through the pages of this practical book, Michele Howe offers sensitive, compassionate
advice for women who are confronting the challenge of being a single mom. Be encouraged;
with God's help, hope and healing are not only possible, but promised.
Single Parents
These are some of the sections in this book:
- Definition of Family
- Becoming a Single Parent
- Men vs Women as Single Parents
- Single Fathers
- Single-Mother Families and Poverty
- Challenges Facing Single-Parent Families
- The Legal System and Single Parents
- Contemporary Concerns Regarding Single Parents
- Single Parents in Other Countries
My Baby & Me: A Single
Parent's Journal for the First Five Years
-description by the publisher.
In the mid-1980s, Judith Levy created a sensation with the
publication of Grandmother Remembers, a book that has been reprinted 48 times and sold
almost 2 million copies. There was nothing like it when it was first published, and it
started a trend in keepsake, fill-in format books that continues unabated today.
History may repeat itself with the publication of Levy's latest
book, My Baby & Me. Here is the first baby book designed specifically for today's
single parent. From Rosie O'Donnell to Madonna and Jodie Foster, many people today are
opting for single parenthood, and this book is geared to their special needs.
Here is a beautifully illustrated volume that is focused on today's
nontraditional families. Fill-in sections of the book go from birth through age five and
include spaces for all birthdays, special holidays, and trips, as well as average days in
the lives of the parent and child. Suitable for single moms or single dads, this book,
once filled in and pasted up with photographs and mementos, will become a treasured family
heirloom to pass along to future generations.
On Our Own: Unmarried Motherhood in America
- review from The Publisher
The result of years of research as well as interviewing and
questioning experts representing all sides of the issue, the book is nevertheless a deeply
personal one, interweaving Ludtke's findings with her own decade-long debate over whether
to raise a child on her own. Her accessible approach takes us behind the statistics,
framing mothers' vividly told remembrances with current scholarly insights, but never
losing sight of the private, everyday details of women's lives. Recognizing that
unmarried mothers come from widely differing age groups and backgrounds, Ludtke focuses on
the two extremes: teenagers and women over the age of thirty-five. While examining
their contrasting circumstances, she locates surprising areas of common ground among these
women who, regardless of age or income, have chosen to bypass marriage and raise children
on their own, in spite of the struggle and the loneliness, in spite of society's harsh
judgement.
Pregnant and Single: Help for the Tough Choices
- review from The Publisher
In the revised edition of this helpful book, the authors
frankly discuss the topics of pregnancy, adoption, single parenting, and marriage, in an
effort to help unwed mothers weigh their options and make informed choices.
Books on Gay/Lesbian Issues
The Other Mother: A Lesbian's Fight for Her Daughter
- review from Publisher's Weekly
The lesbian baby boom of the 1980s has, unfortunately,
spawned child custody battles in the '90s, as partners have uncoupled and biological
mothers have refused to cede custody to non-biological mothers. Abrams became one
such "other mother" when she and her partner, Norma, broke up. Although
Abrams contends that she continued to support their three-year old daughter, Amelia, over
the next year and a half, Norma retained custody and eventually denied Abrams access to
the child. In a narrative that's part memoir and part reportage based on interviews
with other lesbian mothers undergoing custody battles, Abrams tells a harrowing tale of
love, loss, and reclamation. After reluctantly accepting the role of co-parent when
the two women were in their early 20s and had been together for only a year, she grew to
revel in the position, only to suffer the pain of losing Amelia. Abrams launched a
legal fight to get her back, and, just as she had given up all hope of being reunited with
her daughter, made contact again, nearly five years after losing her. According to
Abrams, Norma had suffered powerful depressions and suicidal feelings before they got
together, which she portrays as influencing Norma's decision to bar Abrams from Amelia's
life. Equally irrationally, according to Abrams, Norma called five years later to
apologize. The downside of lesbian and gay parenting has gotten little play:
Abrams's book -- unevenly written though it is -- provides one woman's perspective on what
can happen when the law lags behind social change.
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A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples
- review by The Publisher
America's estimated 20 million lesbians and gay men need to
take specific legal steps to define and protect their relationships in the eyes of the
law. This practical guide shows them how to obtain domestic partner benefits, plan
for medical emergencies, buy property together, provide for each other at death and
understand the practical and legal aspects of having and raising children. Includes
living together contracts, sample wills and durable powers of attorney.
Gay Parents/Straight Schools: Building Communication and
Trust
These are some of the sections in this book:
- A Tentative Trust
- What Do Children Know?
- Adult Points of View
- Disclosure: The Dance
- Finding Gender
- Classroom Life
- Beyond Gossip and Silence: Next Steps
- Selected Resources
- Sample Policy Statement and School Form
"How-To" Guides for Those
About to Divorce
Divorce: Laws of the United States
- review from The Publisher
A vital guidebook to divorce law, this reference covers
state-by-state laws, including filing requirements, property settlement laws, child
custody, and other important details.
Divorce Handbook for California: How to Dissolve Your
Marriage Without Disaster
- review from The Publisher
This updated fourth edition builds on the solid reputation of
excellent advice that Judge Stewart has offered to tens of thousands of Californians as
they go through one of life's most difficult and painfiul experiences. His
no-holds-barred guidance shows readers how to: establish realistic expectations about
divorce; find and hire a good attorney; control their attorney's actions and fees; use
mediation and/or arbitration effectively; handle child and spousal support; protect
children during the difficult times.
How to Do Your Own Divorce in California: A Complete Kit
- review from The Publisher
75 percent of all California divorces are now done using
self-help legal guides rather than lawyers. Taking control of one's divorce can
radically cut the cost, time, and emotional havoc involved. With detailed
explanations of property division and custody and a guide to court procedures, How to Do
Your Own Divorce in California makes an often painful process less difficult. This
edition is updated with new forms.
Books for Divorced or Divorcing People
Black Men and Divorce
- description from Booknews
Sociologists challenge stereotypes by exploring Black men's
experiences of divorce in the context of postmodern social marginality and economic
disenfranchisement. They argue that the social construction of race has important
implications for Black marriages, and examine the belief system by which Black men are
stigmatized and socially marginalized as bebased individuals.
Divorce
Discusses divorce in today's world and in the past, legal,
and financial issues related to it, and the effects of divorce upon children and
society. Includes case studies.
Still Friends: A New Paradigm for Living Happily Ever after,
Even if Your Marriage Falls Apart
- description from The Publisher
Filled with real life stories, "Still Friends" pays
tribute to people who have bucked the stereotype of the bitter divorce to create a kinder
model of splitting up.
Books on Bereavement/Loss of Spouse or
Partner
Maximize Your Inheritance :
For Widows, Widowers & Heirs
- description by publisher.
Make your inheritance last with simple, proven strategies.
Making adjustments after the loss of a love one is tough enough
without the financial demands of overseeing an estate and the resulting inheritance. The
surviving spouse and/or heir must build a new life with the resources available. Often,
widows and children who inherit are unprepared for the ensuing responsibility and
financial choices.
Jarratt G. Bennett, a Certified Financial Planner, has many years of
experience bringing clarity to the financial affairs of the surviving spouse or children.
He has summarized the proven menthods that have helped thousands of people deal with the
financial issues they must face at a time of bereavement.
His new book covers such topics as:
- immediate concerns: getting organized, settling the estate, claiming
everything that's yours from private and government sources
- making the money last: retirement planning, taxes, insurance
- enduring concerns: children, your home, financing college, long term
care
- prosperous transitions: giving, estate planning, remarriage,
professional advisors, protecting yourself
Maximize Your Inheritance for Widows, Widowers and Heirs fills a
niche by giving clear, concise financial directions to the widowed and other bereaved
family members at a stressful time.
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