Newly engaged and unthinkingly self-satisfied, 28-year-old Adam Newman is the prize catch of Temple Fortune, a small, tight-knit Jewish suburb of London. He has been dating Rachel Gilbert since they were both 16 and now, to the relief and happiness of the entire Gilbert family, they are finally to marry.
Dating Big Bird by L Zigman This friendly, enthusiastic audiobook will appeal to anyone who has ever felt the pressures of a "biological clock." Hicks introduces the listener to Ellen, a single, successful career woman who believes that happiness can be found shopping at BabyGap and reading Madeline for the tenth time. Alas, many obstacles stand in the narrator's way. Witnessing the journey through, over, and around these obstacles is made entertaining by Hicks's account of Ellen's friends. The only drawback is the nasal lisp affected for the voice of Ellen's niece, "The Pickle." The book is best when it avoids over- emphasized sentimentality and simply shares a good story.
Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married (AUDIO)
"Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage,” Dr. Gary Chapman No wonder the divorce rate hovers around fifty percent. Bestselling author and marriage counselor, Gary Chapman, hopes to change that with his newest book. Gary, with more than 35 years of counseling couples, believes that divorce is the lack of preparation for marriage and the failure to learn the skills of working together as intimate teammates.
Shadow is the Secret Service code name for First Daughter Nora Hartson. And when Michael Garrick, a young White House lawyer, begins dating the irresistible Nora, he's instantly spellbound, just like everyone else in her world.
