Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man

A funny, honest, and foolproof guide to all women really need to know about how men think about love, sex, and commitment from one of the most popular entertainers today, the host of the ôSteve Harvey Morning Show.ö Over 1.5 million copies sold! "9780061917431KurztextEvery morning seven million listeners wake up with Steve Harvey and his top-rated radio show, ôThe Steve Harvey Morning Show.ö And while his Opening and Closing remarks provide daily reaffirmation and spiritual sustenance, itÆs his advice on relationships that keep listeners hanging on to his every word. Whether heÆs doling out wisdom on why women need to enforce a ô90-Day Probation Periodö before they give their men sexual ôbenefitsö the way Ford motor company wonÆt give a worker medical and dental benefits until theyÆve been on the job for 3 months or explaining to women why men would rather ôfix itö than talk about it, HarveyÆs advice is always spot-on and more often than not quite funny. But make no mistake, Harvey knows relationships are among his listeners top concerns and heÆs committed to helping them ôget their mind rightö when it comes to finding a sound partner. Co-written with Denene Millner, author of several relationship books, and with liberal use of his own adventures in love and courtship, ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN is an honest, compelling, and realistic examination of how men think about love and sex and what women need to know so that they can set realistic expectations of the men in their life." "9780061917431AutorenportrõtHarvey began doing stand-up comedy in the mid-1980s. His success as a stand-up comedian led to a WB network show, The Steve Harvey Show, which ran from 1996 to 2002 and was a huge hit and won multiple NAACP Image Awards. In 1997, Harvey continued his work in stand-up comedy, touring as one of the Kings of Comedy, along with Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley and Bernie Mac. The comedy act would later be put together into a film by Spike Lee called The Original Kings of Comedy. Steve Harvey is now widely known as the host of the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show. Harvey continues his unending pursuit and commitment to further opportunities in high schools throughout the country with generous contributions from the Steve Harvey Foundation. Denene Millner is the Reality Check columnist for Parenting magazine, for which she provides witty, engaging advice on ethics and etiquette in marriage, child-rearing, work, and friendship. She is also a contributing editor for both Parenting and Essence magazines, and writes for a plethora of magazines, including Health, Parenting, Essence, Entertainment Weekly, Money, Heart & Soul, and Ebony, among others. She is also the author or co-author of 15 books, including The Vow and the teen series, ôHotlanta.ö She lives in the Atlanta area with her husband, Nick Chiles, and three children." "9780061804304LangtextFrom New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane comes a beautifully written novel of American history, set at the end of the Great War; an unflinching, utterly spectacular family epic that captures the political unrest of a nation dangling between a well-patterned past and an unpredictable future. " "9780061804304KurztextIn his long-awaited eighth novel, filled with the same suspenseful storytelling that shot Mystic River and Shutter Island to the top of the charts, award-winning author Dennis Lehane again puts all of his literary talents on display. The Great War is ending; the Bolsheviks are overthrowing the Tsar, the Kaiser is running roughshod over Europe, and the Spanish influenza is beginning its deadly rampage. On American shores, communist and socialist movements are swelling in numbers and anarchists are tossing bombs in the street. Harsh labor conditions, barrel-bottom pay, and the disenfranchisement of the working class have branded æStrike!Æ onto the national consciousness. Set in an era of unprecedented uncertainty, THE GIVEN DAY tells the story of those who learn the true consequences of demanding changeùof asserting oneÆs worth in a world bent on devaluing oneÆs time and effort; of building common good from astonishing feats of uncommon strength; and of asking not to accept the way of the world, but to remake it. Boston, 1918. Foot patroller, amateur boxer, and eldest of three brothers Danny Coughlin is Police Department royaltyùthe son of Captain Thomas Coughlin of Precinct 12. Danny monitors activities in the poor, predominantly Italian neighborhoods of the North End, a prime recruitment area for every major communist and socialist organization. Political dissent is in the air, fresh and intoxicating, and Danny is drawn into the ideological fray as a favor to his fatherùfirst as a mole in the policemanÆs own union, the Boston Social Club, then as an undercover agent infiltrating various radical circles. But DannyÆs experiences among underpaid workingmen and their forward-thinking leaders quickly turn him to the other side. To the tremendous embarrassment of his well-respected father, DannyÆs oratorical talent unexpectedly vaults him to a position of leadership in the BSC, just as the policemenÆs union sits at the cusp of securing recognition from the American Federation of Labor. In the eyes of Captain Coughlin, the once quietly humming city has become an angry hive of insurgent activity, unrecognizable to DannyÆs father and the cadre of æOld MenÆ that built Boston with their own knuckle and grit. Cherished tenets of peace and order lie in the balance, and rumors of an impending policemen strike fuel fears among the higher-ups that Boston will quickly turn to ashes. The sudden eruption of a molasses tank on the North End seems like an evil omenùperhaps the work of anarchists, and a warning of more deadly explosions to come. Meanwhile, former munitions factory worker, baseball player, and father-to-be Luther Lawrence is on the lam. Fingered in a deadly drug-related shooting in Tulsa, Luther has fled to the house of family friends in Boston while news of the killings cools down. Leaving behind his pregnant wife, Lila Waters, and the idyllic life they had begun to create in one of TulsaÆs African-American neighborhoods, Luther begins work as the personal driver and repairman of the Coughlin household. After striking up an alliance with Danny and a fast friendship with the familyÆs Irish domestic servant, Nora OÆShea, Luther comes to see that a powerful bond once connected Danny to Nora. As the mystery of their relationship unravels, Luther witnesses the gradual rekindling of love between the pair and grows determined to return to his own wife and now newborn son. But LutherÆs law-breaking past has followed him north, and first he must settle scores with those hot on his trail. In a story of families given and families chosen, bonds created and bonds destroyed, THE GIVEN DAY gives voice to the deepest meanings of unionùthe love and friendship that link Danny, Luther, and Nora; the working men that band together to fight for their rights; the personal alliances that drive Boston business and politics; and the teamwork that cinched Red Sox victory in the 1918 World Series. Even the young Babe RuthùAmericaÆs rising baseball hero and already a near-mythical figureùmakes several extraordinary appearances throughout LehaneÆs narrative. RuthÆs story also resonates with the personal trajectories of Danny and Luther. All thee men struggle against fierce mechanisms of social controlùracism, xenophobia, and class warfare; the grind of an unforgiving economy; and the unwieldy expectations and empty promises of those in power. Culminating in the Boston Police Strike of 1919, THE GIVEN DAY explores the crippling violence of a nation at war with itself. Echoes with todayÆs political climate are unmistakable, particularly as the distinction between intellectual dissension and terrorism continues to narrow by the day. Lehane has crafted a timeless storyùas much a wonderfully rendered historical portrait as a startling mirror to contemporary American politics. Meticulously researched and expertly plotted, THE GIVEN DAY will transport readers to an unforgettable time and place, where the meek are fighting for every inch of earth, and the logic of sanity has lost its power. As fiercely held convictions and righteous rage spill blood onto BostonÆs streets, LehaneÆs characters struggle to build new lives in a crumbling worldùto find family in each other, and together confront the rising storm of change." "9780061804304AutorenportrõtDennis Lehane was born and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He is the author of A Drink Before the War, which won the Shamus Award for Best First Novel; Darkness, Take My Hand; Sacred; Gone, Baby, Gone; Prayers for Rain; and the New York Times bestsellers Mystic River and Shutter Island. Mystic River was a finalist for the PEN/Winship Award and won both the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for Best Novel, as well as the Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction given by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. Coronado, a collection of five stories and a play, was published in the fall of 2006 and includes the story ôUntil Gwen,ö which was adapted for the stage. LehaneÆs work has been translated into 22 languages. He holds an MFA from Florida International University and is the writer-in-residence at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he runs the Writers in Paradise writersÆ conference. Before becoming a full-time writer, Lehane worked as a counselor with mentally handicapped and abused children, waited tables, parked cars, drove limos, worked in bookstores, and loaded tractor-trailers. He lives in the Boston area."