Showing results for "The Baby" in Literature & Fiction

There are only three things in this world that are certain: death, taxes, and babies. Nobody knows this truth better than Emily McCoy, a third year resident working in Baby City, the affectionate nickname for the busy Labor and Delivery unit at a New York City hospital. On a typical day in Baby City, Emily delivers more babies than the number of hours of sleep she manages to squeeze in that night. And definitely more than the number of dates she's been on since she started her training in OB/GYN two years earlier.

P.J. O’Rourke began writing funny things in 1960s underground newspapers, became editor-in-chief of National Lampoon, then spent 20 years reporting for Rolling Stone and The Atlantic Monthly as the world’s only trouble spot humorist, going to wars, riots, rebellions, and other "Holidays in Hell” in more than 40 countries.

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years—except Biff, the Messiah’s best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in...

Katie Johnson may make her living consulting with new moms on the latest, greatest baby gadgets no parent should be without, or which mommy meet-ups are the most socially desirable, or whether melon truly is the new black, but the success of her marriage to her husband, Alex, depends on controlling her own urges toward motherhood. He's adamant that they stay childless. Sure, Katie understands that he's upset over the fact that his out-of-town ex-wife rarely lets him see their 10-year-old son, Peter. But living vicariously through her anxious clients and her twin sisters' precocious children only makes Katie resent his stance more deeply.

Jahrelang hat Michael Mittermeier auf der Bühne Späße über junge Eltern und Arschlochkinder gemacht. Nun ist er selbst Vater geworden. Wie seine Tochter sein Leben verändert und worüber er jetzt lacht, davon erzählt er auf unnachahmliche Weise in diesem Hörbuch. Michael Mittermeier liest in seiner ehrlichen, selbstironischen und herzzerreißenden Art über eine Zeit im Leben, in der sich die Gefühle von Stolz, Unsicherheit und Glück rasant abwechseln.

Criminal defense investigator Cecil Younger spends his days coaching would-be felons on how to avoid incriminating themselves. When Sherrie, a returning client with a good heart but a penchant for bad boys, asks him to track down some evidence that will help with her case, Cecil agrees. Cecil treks out to the shady apartment complex she mentioned, only to find his teenage daughter, Blossom, inside. He manages to get both the box Sherrie wanted and his daughter safely home, and later discovers the "evidence" is a large pile of cash - fifty thousand dollars, to be exact.

Bridget Jones - singlepigen, alle kender og elsker - er tilbage og nu med en bule på maven. Bridget elsker sin singletilværelse og jobbet som tv-producer, men hun ser samtidig for sig, hvordan udløbsdatoen for hendes fertilitet hastigt nærmer sig. Efter en række sjove og pinagtige situationer, som er så typiske for Bridget Jones, finder hun ud af, at hun er gravid.

Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! is the funny, serious, and compelling new novel by Fannie Flagg, author of the beloved Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (and prize-winning co-writer of the classic movie). Once again, Flagg's humor and respect and affection for her characters shine...

Amber Fitzpatrick is about to hit thirty and has achieved none of the things she hoped to have done by now. Her dreams of owning her own business seem out of reach. Her boyfriend has just dumped her and now her biological clock is clanging in her head. But maybe Amber doesn’t need a man for the next stage of her life? Maybe as an independent woman she can have a baby all by herself? There’s only one problem. Handsome but excruciatingly annoying best friend Tyler Williams.

Lacanau. Un bar. Six amis d'enfance, à la vie à la mort. Trois étés. Trois histoires déjantées. Tome 2 : l'été de leurs 26 ans, focus sur Vadim et Jiya. Pour Vadim et Jiya, les inséparables, fans de Motus, cet été sera l'été de toutes les folies. Jiya, la boxeuse garçon manqué, adepte des relations d'un soir, verra ses certitudes bouleversées en croisant un homme de son passé, dont elle s'était éprise, adolescente. Un mauvais garçon devenu un homme dangereux et redoutable.

Lacanau. Un bar. Six amis d'enfance, à la vie à la mort. Trois étés. Trois histoires déjantées. Tome 3 : l'été de leurs 27 ans, focus sur Roman et Céleste. Alors qu'elle recherche ardemment son "vieux riche idéal", Céleste tombe par hasard sur une perle rare : un jeune homme à la plastique parfaite et au compte en banque bien fourni. Sa cible n'étant guère intéressée, Céleste devra faire preuve d'imagination et de détermination pour le ferrer.

... nämlich dann, wenn es darum geht, dem bisher bekannten Leben die Abrissbirne zu verpassen. Mama Sonya redet hemmungslos Tacheles...

For decades, beloved humorist Dave Barry has tackled the major tribulations—not to mention the petty annoyances—of everyday life. In Babies and Other Hazards of Sex, Barry offers his wacky perspective on sex, childbirth, parenting, and other forms of slow, cruel torture. For instance, Dave exposes natural childbirth for what it is: a pop phenomenon of the 1960s that, along with paisley bell-bottoms and creative sideburns, deserves a rest.

Daddy takes Snooks to the observatory so she can write a report about stars. Fanny Brice and Hanley Stafford appear as Baby Snooks and Daddy.

Sally and Bea have been friends since school, but life always threatens to push them apart, whether it's about family and relationships, or work and money - or the thousands of other issues that come up in adulthood. They meet whenever they can for coffee and a catch-up, and each time discover new issues that will decide if their friendship is just one more thing, they wish they could ditch, or whether it's exactly what they need for many more happy decades.

Daddy tries to balance his books, but Baby Snooks needs help with her homework! Fanny Brice and Hanley Stafford appear as Baby Snooks and Daddy.

Daddy tries to get some work done at home. Fanny Brice and Hanley Stafford appear as Baby Snooks and Daddy.

Daddy shows Baby Snooks his newly invented coffee pouring robot. Fanny Brice and Hanley Stafford appear as Baby Snooks and Daddy.

Snooks annoys Daddy while he's listening to police calls on his new shortwave radio. Gale Gordon is heard as a police dispatcher.

A BBC Radio 4 comedy exploring the crippling effects of acute social anxiety on work, hopes and relationships, starring Stuart McLoughlin. 'Shy Baby' was originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 17 Mar 2011. Lionel Stillman has a new job, a girlfriend he thinks he loves, and a secret...