The world needs real men, real bad. And there are all sorts of conflicting ideas and messages about what a "real man" is (and is not). Is a real man one who hunts, loves sports, grills meat, fixes cars, and climbs mountains? Sure, sometimes. But that's not really the point of being a man and it's not the purpose for which men were made. Into our cultural confusion, Brant Hansen paints a refreshingly specific, compelling picture of what men are made to be: "Keepers of the Garden." Protectors and defenders. He calls for men of all interests and backgrounds (including "avid indoorsmen" like himself) to be ambitious about the right things and to see themselves as defenders of the vulnerable, with whatever resources they have. Using short chapters loaded with must-have wisdom and Brant's signature humor, The Men We Need explains the essence of masculinity in a fresh, thoughtful, and entertaining way that will inspire any man who dares to read it.

"An entertaining romance with spices of drama, comedy and action mixed in." - RT Book Review She Thinks She Knows It All... Public relations powerhouse Lana Hargrove is ready to settle down as long as it's with a man who fits into her elite, social-climbing lifestyle. And that man is definitely not Justin Larkin, the hot-blooded P.I. who's been following her all over town. So why can't Lana stop thinking about how good it would feel to climb into his arms and hold on tight? But The Last Man She Wants... Justin Larkin doesn't like to mix with pleasure, but he can't deny that following the luscious Lana Hargrove is pure bliss. Justin's latest assignment is to find Lana's art-thief father. As things heat up, he fears Lana may be in danger. Now it's up to Justin to keep her safe-even if it's from his own runaway desire! Is Exactly Who She Needs... Justin's case spirals out of control when he discovers that an enemy of Lana's father is targeting her to get even. He and Lana will have to join forces if they want to escape with their lives. But as tensions mount, their intense attraction threatens to boil over-and each kiss they share may be their last, in All The Man I Need by Tamara Sneed.

There are things that women want, and things that women need.I know deep down, with every fiber in my body, that I need Mr. Ward.He started out as my landscape designer, but became so much more.Now, my life is on the line while living with the devil himself. I have been torn down and broken, and I don't think I can take anymore.The man I need was never the one I married.No, the man I need is the one I was never supposed to have. He's the one who showed me gentleness, kindness, and true love.Ward would put up a fight for me at any cost.I know for a fact, I could be so much happier with him...But when I come face-to-face with reality, I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to risk it all for someone I've just met, even if it seems like Mr. Ward and I are a match made in heaven.

In The Mirror of Her Dreams, the dazzling first volume of Mordant’s Need, New York Times bestselling author Stephen R. Donaldson introduced us to the richly imagined world of Mordant, where mirrors are magical portals into places of beauty and terror. Now, with A Man Rides Through, Donaldson brings the story of Terisa Morgan to an unforgettable conclusion. . . . Aided by the powerful magic of Vagel, the evil Arch-Imager, the merciless armies are marching against the kingdom of Mordant. In its hour of greatest need, two unlikely champions emerge. One is Geraden, whose inability to master the simplest skills of Imagery has made him a laughingstock. The other is Terisa Morgan, transferred to Mordant from a Manhattan apartment by Geraden’s faulty magic. Together, Geraden and Terisa discover undreamed-of talents within themselves—talents that make them more than a match for any Imager . . . including Vagel himself. Unfortunately, those talents also mark them for death. Branded as traitors, they are forced to flee the castle for their lives. Now, all but defenseless in a war-torn countryside ravaged by the vilest horrors Imagery can spawn, Geraden and Terisa must put aside past failures and find the courage to embrace their powers—and their love—before Vagel can spring his final trap.

Are You Single? Good! Professional dating coach and dating advice blogger, Lana Otoya knows that you don't need a man. Your life is perfectly fine just the way it is. You have good friends. You have a good job. You're successful. And most importantly... You don't want a relationship just for the sake of having one. As a modern woman, you need a relationship for more than just the ability to get a credit card. You need a strong man who knows how to take the lead. To have someone take care of you rather than you always taking care of everyone else. But finding a man isn't really a problem for you. There are a lot of men who want to date you. Lots of messages from men on Tinder or Match.com. Weird men talking to you at the bar or hitting on you at the gym. They're everywhere! The problem isn't that you have trouble finding somebody... It's.. That you're having trouble finding somebody good. Somebody who is worth your time. You want a man who is serious. A good communicator. A man who asks you out on a date, arranges the time and place and actually meets you there. And if you can't find him, who cares! You've got a good life going anyway... ...but it would be nice... So what's so hard about finding him? Well.... Swiping on the apps is frustrating and disappointing. It takes up too much time and is emotionally draining. You feel your eyes drooping after reading bad profile after bad profile. Shallow texting conversations take all the humanity and romance out of dating. You've come to expect the last-minute date cancellations and ghosting but when it happens, it still hurts. You've pretty much given up and left your love life to destiny or chance. If this sounds familiar, you'll be happy to know that - I've been in the professional dating scene for years and it has taught me something very interesting. There really is an easier way. A faster way to get out of the dating scene and into a healthy relationship with a high-quality man. The method takes a little work, it's not magic wand, but with a minimal effort, you'll find the man who checks off all your boxes. In my book you will discover: Science based facts that will make online dating easier and more fun Why staying single is the best thing to do for your romantic relationships. How to read a man's personality so you can divorce-proof your future marriage. The final answer to the question: "Am I being too picky?" What compatibility really means and how to know if you have it with your new man The reason you're overthinking and questioning everything when it comes to men The personality traits that have made you successful in life but unsuccessful at dating The one statistic that will give you the motivation you need to keep swiping The science based reason why men ghost you I am not interested in just hooking you up with some man. I never want you to settle. There IS a man out there who checks off all your boxes, but he's a needle in the haystack. And if you're looking for a needle in a haystack, it doesn't hurt to get better at looking. So, if you're satisfied with your current life but think it would be nice to add a good man to the picture, go ahead and hit the "add to cart" button. You won't be disappointed!

It started as as a simple search for a landscape designer...I wanted a beautiful backyard for my new home and my neighbors suggested I look into Ward Landscaping & Design. The owner had no pictures of himself on his website, just a portfolio of nice outdoor sitting areas, pools, and vibrant gardens that I'd always dreamed of having.Of course I hired him.I expected to meet an average guy, but Mr. Marcel Ward is far from your average man. He's handsome, and well-built, and his smile-though a rare trait-is truly infectious. He's every woman's dream-a handsome, older man who doesn't mind getting down and dirty to create something beautiful all because of his passion for it. Unfortunately that lucky woman can't be me. Although Mr. Ward tests my limits, quickens my breath, and makes my heart skip a beat when he's around, I've made a promise to devote myself to my husband.So why am I falling for a man I know I can't have?

'Although he feared death, he could not stop. 'If I stopped now, after coming all this way - well, they'd call me an idiot!' A pair of short stories about greed, charity, life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). Tolstoy's works available in Penguin Classics are Anna Karenina, War and Peace, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth,The Cossacks and Other Stories, The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories, What is art?, Resurrection, The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories, Master and Man and Other Stories, How Much Land Does A Man Need? & Other Stories, A Confession and Other Religious Writings and Last steps: The Late Writings of Leo Tolstoy.

An honest and practical handbook that reveals important insights into relationships between men and women and work, Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman, is a must-read for every woman who wants to leverage her power in the workplace. Women make up almost half of today's labor force, but in corporate America they don't share half of the power. Only four of the Fortune 500 company CEOs are women, and it's only been in the last few years that even half of the Fortune 500 companies have more than one female officer. A major reason for this? Most women were never taught how to play the game of business. Throughout her career in the super-competitive, male-dominated media industry, Gail Evans, one of the country's most powerful executives, has met innumerable women who tell her that they feel lost in the workplace, almost as if they were playing a game without knowing the directions. In this book, she reveals the secrets to the playbook of success and teaches women at all levels of the organization--from assistant to vice president--how to play the game of business to their advantage. Men know the rules because they wrote them, but women often feel shut out of the process because they don't know when to speak up, when to ask for responsibility, what to say at an interview, and a lot of other key moves that can make or break a career. Sharing with humor and candor her years of lessons from corporate life, Gail Evans gives readers practical tools for making the right decisions at work. Among the rules you will learn are: • How to Keep Score at Work • When to Take a Risk • How to Deal with the Imposter Syndrome • Ten Vocabulary Words That Mean Different Things to Men and Women • Why Men Can be Ugly, and You Can't • When to Quit Your Job

A Los Angeles Times columnist recounts her eighteen-month undercover stint as a man, a time during which she underwent considerable personal risks as she worked a sales job, joined a bowling league, frequented sex clubs, dated, and encountered firsthand the rigid codes and rituals of masculinity. 80,000 first printing.