A young person's guide to staying home alone offers practical advice on caring for younger siblings, staying on top of accidents, calling for the correct assistance when needed, and handling emergencies. Original. Tour.

Disaster Blaster: A Kid's Guide to Being Home Alone

Kasdin, Karin

Szabo-Cohen, Laura

Medical Books

Avon/Books

Long, long ago, before Facebook and Twitter and Instagram, before reality television and before 24 hour news stations, fame and fortune eluded all but the most talented or intelligent among us. This is when Karin Kasdin grew up dreaming of becoming a star. I Thought I'd be Someone By Now is a memoir of her 40-year search for identity through work. It is the story of one woman's work-related escapades that resulted in a patchwork quilt of a resume and a life. It is also the story of a personal reckoning, the realization after a journey composed of zigs and zags, that what we do is not always a reflection of who we are. Liberally sprinkled between the hilarious and heartwarming stories of a quest for professional success and fulfillment are well-researched chapters about the nature of work. How do we learn about work in the first place? How is work presented in the media? How does one learn to cope with fear of failure? How do we rank various professions with regard to status? Anyone who has ever worked or who is looking for work, as well as anyone with unrealized dreams of making it big, will relate to Kasdin's story.

I Thought I'd Be Someone by Now

Biographies & Memoirs

Curtis Brown Digital

Raising sons to be men who are NOT from Mars is the challenge for Karin Kasdin and all mothers of sons. In Oh Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy!, she tells the truth about raising three sons when her own experience of childhood and adolescence was female. It is a thoughtful, loving, and hilarious narrative of lessons learned and foibles recounted. The subtheme of wanting a daughter in spite of how much you love your sons taps into longings many mothers of sons know. A witty, thought-provoking read.

Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy: Confronting Motherhood, Womanhood & Selfhood in a Household of Boys

Parenting & Relationships

Family Relationships

Sibyl Pubns

It is 1944 and the Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School in New York City is teeming with women. Over doughnuts, Sarah, Mitzi, Iris, and Ellie form a quirky quartet of secretaries-to-be. What ensues is a lifelong friendship carried out primarily through monthly dinner parties composed of the four women and their tag-along husbands. Over a span of 50 years, children are born, hearts are broken, a president resigns, a war is lost, careers peak and crash, weight is gained and lost and gained again, and all the while food is burned, fondued, flambéed, whipped up, and brought in. Sadly, but not uncommonly, the husbands pass away one by one, revealing the unfortunate fact that most women outlive their mates. The girlfriends' individual responses to widowhood illustrate that "moving on" can have a host of meanings and that grief has no time frame. As the friends face downtime, distance, and loss, each discovers that a 50-year friendship, a healthy dose of humor, and an occasional doughnut can trump whatever else life drops in your path.  Karin Kasdin has authored four books, the most recent of which is Watsamatta U: A Get-A-Grip Guide to Staying Sane through Your Child's College Application Process. She currently writes a parenting blog for The Faster Times, which can be viewed at thefastertimes.com. Kasdin grew up in Rochester, New York, and now lives and writes in Bucks County, Pennsylvania where she and her husband have raised three sons.

Life, Death, and Doughnuts

Literature & Fiction

Kasdin, Karen

Genre Fiction

Strategic Book Publishing

Watsamatta U guides the reader through the author’s own neurotic and chaotic experience with the college admission process. Like so many Baby-Boomers, Kasdin falls into the trap of allowing college reputation to supersede the long-term benefits of finding the "right" school for her son Dan. With a healthy dose of humor, Kasdin unveils invaluable tips for avoiding this competitive neurosis and finding the best match between college and child.

Watsamatta U: The Get-A-Grip Guide for Staying Sane Through Your Child's College Application Process

Business & Money

Job Hunting & Careers

Chandler House Pr

Food No Matter What! is a cookbook that solves life's dilemmas with over 200 delectable recipes and brilliant tips. Whether your nails are wet or you have to feed a crowd after a funeral or your kitchen is being remodeled, you'll discover insightful solutions and delicious recipes. But even if you never cook a thing, Food No Matter What! is a great read!

Food No Matter What! Stories & Recipes for Perfect Dining in an Imperfect World

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Cooking Education & Reference

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