Product Description: A debut novel about a young girl whose popular sister Cassie becomes withdrawn and overly obsessed with her studies after she begins college. When her parents refuse to recognise the change in her sister, Billie realises she must make choices that will change forever the way she looks at the world...read more

The second collection of simply scrumptious recipes from successful Weight Watchers' cookbooks, specially selected for this bumper volume.

Elayna Leopold, 35, works from home in New Jersey so that she can raise her young daughter, Hazel, while her husband puts in long hours as a lawyer in New York. Elayna is typical of women who spend their twenties chasing dreams in the city only to spend their thirties chasing children in the suburbs. Yet no one knows better than she that life can change instantly. Two years ago her infant son died, sending her into a depression from which she's just emerging. Now, suddenly -- thrillingly -- Elayna finds herself craving life's passions again. When she meets Kevin, a young artist and neighbor, she discovers a version of herself she thought was gone forever. As she uncovers yearnings that could destroy everything she cherishes, a threat to Hazel emerges from an unlikely source, making Elayna's choices and decisions that much more critical. Riveting, tender, and utterly real, Sweet Ruin is a gripping story about one woman's search for passion amid the challenges of ordinary life and a triumph of contemporary fiction from a writer known for her candor and wisdom.

Original essays by contemporary women of all ages--including Natalie Angier, Ellen Gilchrist, Jill Bialosky, Hope Edelman, and Pam Houston, among others--consider what they have learned in the past twenty years of their lives, in a collection that addresses such topics as careers, sex, motherhood, self-esteem, power, and relationships.

Original essays by contemporary women of all ages--including Natalie Angier, Ellen Gilchrist, Jill Bialosky, Hope Edelman, and Pam Houston, among others--consider what they have learned in the past twenty years of their lives, in a collection that addresses such topics as careers, sex, motherhood, self-esteem, power, and relationships. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.

Product Description: At sixteen, Billie Weinstein has plenty of problems: She's the only Jewish girl living in the all-Italian neighborhood of West Berry, NJ; she's trying hard to please her know-it-all father who listens to opera at full volume and drives full speed, and her too-accommodating mother who is either taking care of Billie's father, or Billie and her sister, or the two dogs; and on top of everything else, her older sister Cassie goes off to college, leaving Billie to fend for herself...read more