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64) Not a star
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It's bad enough for a mother to discover that her son is a porn star, even worse when the nosy neighbors know first. When Lynn sees her son Mark in an adult film she is forced to ask many difficult questions. How well does she know her son? Where did he get his obvious talent? And how will she tell his father?
66) Strange but true
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A family is caught in a web of lies, fears, and suspense after the ex-girlfriend of their deceased son appears five years after his death and tells them she is carrying his child.
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Edith and Phil are retired and in love. When she finally agrees to marry him, they're all set to move to a place in the sun. But then Edith's son Roger crashes back into their lives. Fifty going on twelve, Roger has had a mid-life breakdown and left his wife, children and job. As Roger and a host of other unwanted visitors cause havoc around their house, Edith and Phil's lives explode into farce.
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A practical and empowering guide explains how parents can foster a close relationship with their adult children while, at the same time, respecting their independence, examining the dynamics of a healthy family bond, and offering advice on how to communicate long distance, discuss financial issues, handle an adult child's life choices, and more.
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Provides guidance for parents of adult children in the early twenty-first century, discussing the importance of setting guidelines for the "un-empty nest," providing insight on the roles of grandparents and in-laws, describing alternative choices in lifestyles and values, and offering suggestions on how to help a struggling child.
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Working through some difficult decisions, a mother and father summon their two grown sons home for the holidays. It is their hope that bringing the family together to recreate the Christmas House, will help them find resolution and make a memorable holiday for the entire family and community. Brandon and his husband Jake make the trip home although they are waiting to hear about their impending adoption; TV star Mike reconnects with his high school...
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"Around age 18, most young people expect, and are expected to, move out and live on their own--either at college or in an apartment. But more and more often, 'boomerang kids' are returning home defeated, leaving you frustrated and at a loss for how to help them. In this breakthrough book, Carl Pickhardt...exposes the hidden period of development that's causing increasing numbers of post-high school and college-age kids to fail on their own and tells...