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  I Can Barely Take Care of Myself...

  Jen Kirkman

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  "You'll change your mind."That's what everyone says to Jen Kirkman—and countless women like her—when she confesses she doesn't plan to have children. But you know what? It's hard enough to be an adult. You have to dress yourself and pay bills and remember to buy birthday gifts. You have to drive and get annual physicals and tip for good service. Some adults take on the added burden of caring for a tiny human being with no language skills or bladder control. Parenthood can be very rewarding, but let's face it, so are margaritas at the adults-only pool.Jen's stand-up routine includes lots of jokes about not having kids (and some about masturbation and Johnny Depp), after which complete strangers constantly approach her and ask, "But who will take care of you when you're old?" (Servants!) Some insist, "You'd be such a great mom!" (Really? You know me so well!)Whether living rent-free in her childhood bedroom while trying to break into comedy (the best free birth control around, she says), or taking the stage at major clubs and joining a hit TV show—and along the way getting married, divorced, and attending excruciating afternoon birthday parties for her parent friends—Jen is completely happy and fulfilled by her decision not to procreate.I Can Barely Take Care of Myself is a beacon of hilarious hope for anyone whose major life decisions have been questioned by friends, family, and strangers in a comedy club bathroom. And it should satisfy everyone who wonders if Jen will ever know true love without looking into the eyes of her child.

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  The Serpents of Paradise - A Reader

  Edward Abbey

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  “[From] a true independent, a self-declared extremist and ‘desert mystic’. . . . outstanding essays, travel pieces, and works of fiction” —Booklist 
   
  This book is different from any other Edward Abbey book. It includes essays, travel writing and fictions to reveal Ed’s life directly, in his own words. 
   
  The selections gathered here are arranged chronologically by incident, not by date of publication, to offer Edward Abbey’s life from the time he was the boy called Ned in Home, Pennsylvania, until his death in Tucson at age 62. A short note introduces each of the four parts of the book and attempts to identify what’s happening in the author’s life at the time. When relevant, some details of publishing history are provided. 
   
  “This anthology, edited by his longtime editor and friend Macrae, makes for a splendid summary of his best work. . . . Anyone who doesn’t already know his work will find this volume, culled from more than a dozen books of fiction and nonfiction, an addictive introduction.” —Publishers Weekly 
   
  “If your library is Abbey-deficient, this collection is essential.” —Library Journal 
   
  “The announcement of a new Abbey book, whether essays or fiction, stirs a personal craving no other current American writer can satisfy.” —Los Angeles Book Review 
   
  “A record as important and lovely as Muir’s and Thoreau’s.” —Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature 
   
  “Abbey’s work is a kind of blessed voice in the wilderness any way you take it, and a precious figure in our lethal time.” —W.S. Merwin, US Poet Laureate

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  Tiny House Cooking - 175+...

  Media Adams

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  No need to curb your big appetite in a tiny home—here are 175 recipes uniquely designed to be made in the micro-kitchens of tiny homes and apartments.Tiny homes are the next big thing—frequently featured in HGTV shows such as Tiny House, Big Living and in popular lifestyle publications such as Good Housekeeping, tiny homes are gaining popularity for their economic and ecological sensibility. But with tiny homes come tiny kitchens—according to the Tiny House Blog, many tiny homes have only two burner stove tops, a mini-fridge, and no microwave or oven. At first glance, this may seem like a challenge, but Tiny House Cooking proves how easy cooking in a tight space can be! Featuring 50 beautiful full-color photos of tantalizing finished recipes and a foreword by tiny house living expert Ryan Mitchell, Tiny House Cooking includes 175 recipes especially designed for the pocket-sized abode—none of the recipes require an oven, microwave, toaster oven, freezer, full-sized refrigerator, or any other extraneous device—as well as information on essential equipment, space-saving ideas, and innovative ways to reduce and recycle creative waste. Find delicious new ideas for breakfast, sandwiches, appetizers, snacks, main dishes, desserts—and more!—all only using two pots at most.

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  Clutter Free - The Ultimate...

  Raymond Aaron

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  Clutter Free: The Ultimate Guide to Get Rid of Clutter In Your Life, Discover Ways and Helpful Tips to Declutter Every Aspect of Your Life to Achieve Greater Happiness and SuccessYou might have heard the word "decluttering" more and more in recent years. You've probably heard the likes of Marie Kondo who's a proponent of getting rid of clutter and living a minimalist life, and other decluttering services that can help sort out your stuff. This is because we have come to really accumulate so much clutter in our lives. In fact, if you own a storage unit, you are adding to a $154 billion dollar industry in the US -- that is even bigger than the Hollywood film business! According to the US Department of Energy, one-quarter of people with two car garages can't even park their car in them because of too much stuff.The sad thing is, the reason why we have so much clutter is that we equate having loads of stuff with living worthy lives. To quote a line from the movie "Fight Club": We buy the stuff we don't need with money we don't have to impress the people we don't even like.We focus on the quantity instead of the quality of our lives we're living in. This audiobook will show you how you can learn to declutter your life on many levels to achieve greater success and happiness in your life. It will show you how to declutter all the excess baggage in your life. It would also teach you the importance of contentment. In this audiobook, you will learn about:- The Danger of Cluttered Living- What You Can Do About Clutter- How to Get Rid of Emotional ClutterHow to Get Rid of Psychological ClutterHow to Get Rid of Career ClutterLearn to Enjoy More With LessLearn the Art of ContentmentIf you want to learn how you can declutter your life so you can start living a more happy and meaningful life, scroll up and click "add to cart" now!

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  Dubliners

  James Joyce

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  Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They centre on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a character experiences self-understanding or illumination. Many of the characters in Dubliners later appear in minor roles in Joyce's novel Ulysses. The initial stories in the collection are narrated by child protagonists, and as the stories continue, they deal with the lives and concerns of progressively older people. This is in line with Joyce's tripartite division of the collection into childhood, adolescence and maturity.James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century.

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  Alphonse Mucha and artworks

  Patrick Bade

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  Born in 1860 in a small Czech town, Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) was an artist on the forefront of Art Nouveau, the modernist movement that swept Paris in the 1910s, marking a return to the simplicity of natural forms, and changing the world of art and design forever. In fact, Art Nouveau was known to insiders as the “Mucha style” for the legions of imitators who adapted the master’s celebrated tableaux. Today, his distinctive depictions of lithe young women in classical dress have become a pop cultural touchstone, inspiring album covers, comic books, and everything in between. Patrick Bade and Victoria Charles offer readers an inspiring survey of Mucha’s career, illustrated with over one hundred lustrous images, from early Parisian advertisements and posters for Sandra Bernhardt, to the famous historical murals painted just before his death, at the age of 78, in 1939.

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