I'd Rather Be Short

Author: Becky Murphy
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698146905
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
"5'1 is the new 6'2, and Becky's book proves it."—Kristen Bell Leggy supermodels and pro basketball players be warned: being tall doesn’t mean you’re always a step up in life. Graphic designer Becky Murphy is five-foot-nothing and proud to be petite. Sure, sometimes being diminutive gets you the short end of the stick, but there are also plenty of unique advantages to being under 5’4”—and Murphy has compiled the 100 best reasons in the delightfully whimsical I’d Rather Be Short. Illustrated in a charming, quirky style, I’d Rather Be Short highlights the benefits of being petite, from the sensible to the absurd, including: · You get the best of both worlds: kids’ meals and cocktail parties · You’re never expected to help your friends move · Concertgoers usually won’t hassle you when you shimmy up to the front · You’re less likely to get struck by lightning · Skirts can be dresses; dresses can be skirts · You’re just the way you should be Witty and heartwarming, I’d Rather Be Short is a celebration of self-acceptance—and an instant ego boost to pint-sized ladies everywhere.

I'd Rather Be Reading

Author: Anne Bogel
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 149341531X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time--it's a lifestyle. Our books shape us, define us, enchant us, and even sometimes infuriate us. Our books are a part of who we are as people, and we can't imagine life without them. I'd Rather Be Reading is the perfect literary companion for everyone who feels that way. In this collection of charming and relatable reflections on the reading life, beloved blogger and author Anne Bogel leads readers to remember the book that first hooked them, the place where they first fell in love with reading, and all of the moments afterward that helped make them the reader they are today. Known as a reading tastemaker through her popular podcast What Should I Read Next?, Bogel invites book lovers into a community of like-minded people to discover new ways to approach literature, learn fascinating new things about books and publishing, and reflect on the role reading plays in their lives. The perfect gift for the bibliophile in everyone's life, I'd Rather Be Reading will command an honored place on the overstuffed bookshelves of any book lover.

The Roommate Book

Author: Becky Murphy Simpson
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1449480632
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
The Roommate Book is all about celebrating this short season of life. It’s the time between parental curfews and settling down with a significant other. It is for the single and proud, silly and crafty, witty and thrifty. It’s a non-serious look at how to live with a friend (or total stranger). Nuggets of wisdom are included, but so are comical pie charts, hypotheticals, illustrations, and brief essays. This book invites passersby to thumb through and stay a while. Meet your roommate: The Random, The BFF, The Bra-less & Lawless, The "I've never actually seen my roommate," The "We get along but we're not really friends," The Enemy, The Frenemy, The Platonic Opposite Sex, or The Faux Partner. Use the "Should I Live with This Person" flow chart to help you choose. This fun and functional book also includes: The "Should I eat this without asking?" flow chart, the top 10 reasons it's awesome to have a roommate, the pet peeve awareness illustrated guide, the Eisenhower matrix for chores (important, urgent, not important, not urgent), the guide to creating nicknames, party and prank ideas, and so much more!

I’d Rather Be Fishing

Author: Glenn Dromgoole
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402251076
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
The meditative nature of fishing and straightforward objective of the sport have inspired this gift book by Glenn Dromgoole, author of What Happy Dogs Know and What Dogs Teach Us. Complete with photographs, this title makes a thoughtful gift for anyone's favorite fisherman.

I'd Rather Be Reading

Author: Guinevere de la Mare
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452158592
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
A compendium of delightful essays, poems, photos, quotations, and illustrations for book lovers. For anyone who’d rather be reading than doing just about anything else, this ebook is the ultimate must-have. In this visual ode to all things bookish, readers will get lost in page after page of beautiful contemporary art, photography, and illustrations depicting the pleasures of books. Artwork from the likes of Jane Mount, Lisa Congdon, Julia Rothman, and Sophie Blackall is interwoven with text from essayist Maura Kelly, bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, and award-winning author and independent bookstore owner Ann Patchett. Rounded out with poems, quotations, and aphorisms celebrating the joys of reading, this lovingly curated compendium is a love letter to all things literary, and the perfect thing for bookworms everywhere.

I'd Rather Be Writing

Author: Marcia Golub
Publisher: Writers Digest Books
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
"A guide to finding more time, getting more organized, completing more projects and having more fun."--Cover.

A Short History of the Girl Next Door

Author: Jared Reck
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1524716073
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
After years of pining for the girl next door, 15-year-old Matthew Wainwright must deal with Tabby dating a popular senior just when he needs her most in this fiercely funny and heart-wrenching debut novel.

I'd Rather be in the Studio!

Author: Alyson B. Stanfield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974272580
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Discusses how to develop one's art career by selling and showing more of one's work, covering how to get organized, assemble a portfolio, create marketing materials, use a Web site to one's advantage, and speak confidently about one's identity as an artist.

I'd Rather Be Your Mommy

Author: Stacy Farrell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937494100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Foster

Author: Claire Keegan
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802160158
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 73

Book Description
An international bestseller and one of The Times’ “Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century,” Claire Keegan’s piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love; now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in the US It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas’ house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household—where everything is so well tended to—and this summer must soon come to an end. Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award and published in an abridged version in the New Yorker, this internationally bestselling contemporary classic is now available for the first time in the US in a full, standalone edition. A story of astonishing emotional depth, Foster showcases Claire Keegan’s great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.