Charisse Tyson's got it all going on ... She's a savvy, successful real-estate agent with a quick wit, a low tolerance for BS, a gorgeous size-14 body, and a thirst for top shelf vodka. Despite her dream house, luxury car, and appetite for life's best--like fine dining and hot men--she seems to have her own special talent for attracting players. Why do all of her ex-lovers belong in the Losers Hall of Fame. Why does Rissey seem to have her own special talent as a bum magnet? ... But just as Rissey swears off sex and vows to dump her emotional baggage, she meets house-hunting client Dwayne Gibson. There's no way she can resist his seductive smile and rock-hard body ... Will Dwayne turn out to be the biggest bum of them all? Or will this time be different?"--Page 4 of cover.

Now available from Pocket Books, the critically acclaimed book club favorite featuring a proud, sarcastic heroine with a quick wit, short fuse, and an affinity for Grey Goose vodka. Sassy and successful real estate agent Charisse Tyson has it all—the stately, three-story colonial, a dream job, and a 7-Series BMW. After two decades of tumultuous relationships with cheating men, she’s ready to overhaul her life and make some lasting changes. Charisse swears off dating and sex until she feels ready for a healthy relationship—but unfortunately stunningly sexy, charming Dwayne, a client of Charisse’s, comes along and her plans change. But can she learn from her past mistakes and learn to trust men—and herself?

"Charisse Tyson is about to say "I do." But will she go through with it? What if her fiance, gorgeous FBI agent Kevin Douglass, turns out to be like all of her worthless ex-lovers? As if on cue, one week before the wedding, they hit a major bump in the road - a baby bump, that is - when Kevin reveals that a one-time hookup with his former FBI partner produced a little something extra. Thrown into a tailspin, Rissey turns to her beloved top-shelf vodka and her best friend Lamar, who makes no secret of his desire to replace Kevin. Will they survive the drama and make it down the aisle?"--Back cover.

Scholars and readers alike need little help identifying the infamous Bridget Jones or Carrie Bradshaw. While it is no stretch to say that these fictional characters are the most recognizable within the chic lit genre, there are certainly many others that have helped define this body of work. While previous research has focused primarily on white American chick lit, Theorizing Ethnicity and Nationality in the Chick Lit Genre, takes a wider look at the genre, by exploring chick lit novels featuring protagonists from a variety of ethnic backgrounds set both within and outside of the US.

This is the hidden history of an invention that we use every day but seldom dare to speak of. In medieval China it was cutting-edge technology. For 19th-century Americans it was a newfangled alternative to dried corncobs and the Sears & Roebuck catalogue. Wits in Georgian London preferred pages of bad poetry. The sages of ancient Athens were content to wield the xylospongion instead. It's the tale of toilet paper; the biography of bumfodder. From its origins at the Imperial court of Emperor Hongwu to its reinvention as a quack remedy for haemorrhoids in 1870s New York city; from the Dutch and their mussel-shells to Henry VIII and his Groom of the Stool; from Madame de Prie's pioneering bidet to the space-age Washlet; from leaf-wielding chimpanzees to Mr Thirsty Fiber and the world's first three-adjective loo-roll - it's a story of necessity and invention, luxury and squalor, experiment and tradition. What does a submarine crew do when it runs out of toilet paper? Who stole the Pope's loo-roll? Does printer's ink cause piles? How do you fold a sheet of toilet paper in half more than seven times? What did 'bumphleteers' do, and why? Richard Smyth answers the questions you never thought to ask about the product we can't live without.

Success with men and dating is just a read away! Find out how you can date better, attract more men and become a Man Magnet because this classic dating guide is now revised! Most women, generally speaking, don't have much trouble attracting men. The problem is the men they're attracting. Some women are bum magnets. And others are pest magnets. But there is a special breed of woman who attracts just about any guy she wants. She is a Man Magnet and she gets what she wants. Man Magnet: How to Be the Best Woman You Can Be in Order to Get the Best Man (Revised Edition) will show you that you can be one, too. You can be that woman that guys go ga-ga for. All you have to do is utilize what you've got. This book can help you do just that. In addition to helping you enhance what you already have, it also shows you how to handle many of the pitfalls that single women face. How to talk to men, where to meet good men, how to approach your first date, game players, mama's boys, booty calls, what to wear, manchildren and whether or not it's okay to ask a man out are just a few of the topics this book explores. If you've had problems with dating and men in the past-or you're just looking for ways to improve-Man Magnet: How to Be the Best Woman You Can Be in Order to Get the Best Man (Revised Edition) can help you get past them and get onto the better life you deserve! Ready to be unstoppable?

When A and B climbed up the coconut tree, "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom "became the definitive alphabet picture book. More than a decade later this ABC story is now available in an abridged version with 26 colorful letter magnets packaged in a resealable pouch. Spiral bound.

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A sequel to The Bum Magnet finds sassy real estate agent Charisse Tyson preparing for a stressful wedding only to learn unsettling truths about the groom's past at the same time her deadbeat father resurfaces and Charisse discovers that she has feelings for her best friend.