New Releases by Pamela Redmond Satran

Wie jung willst du sein? Vom Ehemann verlassen, muss Alice (43) von vorn anfangen. Doch nach Jahren als Hausfrau und Mutter ist sie zu alt für die einen, zu unerfahren für die anderen Jobs. Als sie von dem unglaublichen reizenden Josh (26!!!) auf Ende 20 geschätzt wird, hat sie eine Idee: Wieso soll sie ihr Alter nicht ein bisschen „korrigieren“? Prompt bekommt sie einen Job, dazu ein paar heiße Dates mit Josh, und hat plötzlich eine blutjunge Version ihres Lebens zurück. Bis die Sache mit Josh immer ernster wird und Alice sich fragt: Liegt das am Alter, oder ist das etwa – Liebe? Ein hinreißend komischer Roman über die unwiderstehliche (Frauen-)Phantasie, mit dem Wissen einer Mittvierzigerin noch einmal jung zu sein.

Still want to be cool but are afraid you no longer know how? Be not afraid – old is the new young!

The creators of the leading website Nameberry choose the very best girls' names.

A guide to the best unusual baby names by the creators of Nameberry.

Una guía esencial para las mujeres al borde de los treinta. Hace quince años, la revista Glamour publicó una lista de cosas universalmente necesarias titulada "Las 30 cosas que toda mujer debe tener y saber antes de los 30". Esa lista se convirtió en un fenómeno. Originalmente escrita por la columnista de Glamour Pamela Redmond Satran, La Lista encontró su segundo aire cuando las mujeres empezaron a enviarla a sus amigas y conocidas por correo electrónico. Se convirtió en una sensación viral que erróneamente se le atribuyó a mujeres como Maya Angelou y Hillary Clinton, pero sólo existe una lista original que ha sobrevivido el paso del tiempo. Poco convencional y a la vez profunda, La Lista define los must-haves absolutos (#11: "Un juego de herramientas, un taladro inalámbrico y un brassier de encaje negro") y must-knows (#1: "Cómo enamorarte sin perder la cabeza") para la felicidad adulta. En este libro, la famosa lista tiene una nueva vida con ensayos de algunas de nuestras mujeres favoritas, desde Portia de Rossi hasta Taylor Swift. Algunas lecciones que encontrarás: «Hacer las paces con mi pasado fue el primer paso; agradecer todo lo que pasé fue el segundo.» Lisa Ling, periodista y conductora «La habilidad de aceptar y adaptase con dignidad a los giros que da la vida es una de las fortalezas más importantes que debes aprender. ¿Debes planear las cosas que quieres? Absolutamente. Pero si no salen exactamente como visualizaste, no te cortes las venas.» Katie Couric, conductora del programa de televisión Today de la cadena NBC. «Me daba muchísima ansiedad cumplir treinta... ¡pero hay buenas noticias desde el tercer piso! No se te cae la cara de vergüenza.» Angie Harmon, modelo y actriz No importa tu edad, esta es la lista de tu vida.

Dogs now dominate the $48 billion a year pet business, with nearly 40 percent of American households owning a total of 77.5 million dogs. Dog products, dog services, dog admiration - okay, let's call it dog worship - has become totally over the top. If you have a dog-obsessed friend or relative, you've seen the phenomenon. Or maybe you're a dog owner and lover, and have found yourself buying, doing, craving, needing dog-related items (doggie treadmills, dog swimming pools, caffeine-free doggie java) and services (doggie massage, dog perfume, aromatherapy, hair coloring, and yes, doggie tattoos) that would have seemed outlandish a generation ago when applied to your everyday household Rover. But Rover isn't called Rover anymore, he's called Rufus. Or Lola, according to the Tumblog Hipster Puppies. In fact, all Top Ten Dog Names are people names. And the canine Rufus doesn't stay home alone all day; he goes to Doggie Daycare. Eats brightly-frosted martini-shaped doggie treats. Wears designer tutus. Gets married on the beach. Has... Well, you'll see. Rabid is a catalog of how over-the-top our dog obsession had become. It's a book aimed not only at dog skeptics but at dog lovers and the people who love them. Funny, fun, yet holding a mirror up to our dog-centered society, Rabid will help us laugh at our own behavior and at the even-more-insane antics of all those other dog people. And it will give some solace to the 60 percent of us who've so far evaded America's dog mania. Photos throughout.

Featuring advice, wisdom, and observations from an array of prominent and beloved women, 30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She's 30 is an essential guide (and perfect gift) for women on the brink of thirty--and for those who are already there! Fifteen years ago, Glamour published a list of distinctive yet universally true must-haves and must-knows for women on the cusp of and beyond the age of thirty titled, "30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She's 30." It became a phenomenon. Originally penned by Glamour columnist Pamela Redmond Satran, The List found a second life when women began to forward it to one another online, millions of times. It became a viral sensation, misattributed to everyone from Maya Angelou to Hillary Clinton--but there's only one original list, and it stands the test of time. Quirky and profound, The List defines the absolute must-haves (#11: "A set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra") and must-knows (#1: "How to fall in love without losing yourself") for grown-up female happiness. Now, Glamour magazine has gathered together its editors and an incredible group of notable women to expand on each of the items on The List in wise, thoughtful, and intimate essays. Kathy Griffin meditates on knowing when to try harder and when to walk away. Lisa Ling explores the idea that your childhood may not have been perfect, but it's over, and Lauren Conrad shares what she has learned about what she would and wouldn't do for money or love. Other personal insights come from Maya Angelou, Rachel Zoe, Taylor Swift, Katie Couric, Portia de Rossi, Kelly Corrigan, ZZ Packer, Bobbi Brown, Padma Lakshmi, Angie Harmon, and many more. Along with essays based on The List, writers share their feelings about what the milestone of turning thirty meant to them. 30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She's 30 is the one book women of all ages will turn to for timely and timeless wisdom.

Intertwines the stories of three women of 20th-century New York City, and the ways in which their choices can affect loved ones for years to come.

How to be cool when you're afraid you've forgotten how . . . Sure, you can try to stay younger by exercising, coloring your hair, and wearing stylish clothes—but how do you respond when someone asks, "Do you Twitter?" How Not to Act Old gives you simple ways to come back from over the hill and to act as young as you look. Covering everything from old-people entertainment (cancel that dinner party!) to old-people communication (it's called a "voice mail," not a "message," and no one leaves or listens to them anyway), Pamela Redmond Satran decodes the behaviors, viewpoints, and cultural touchstones that separate you from the hip young person you wish you still were. This irreverent guide is essential for anyone who doesn't want to embarrass their kids—or themselves.

From the bestselling arbiters of hip baby names ("The Wall Street Journal") comes an all-new guide with the hottest trends and freshest advice.

A book of Irish names for people who think an Irish name would be neat for their baby.

For those who don't have time for a total makeover, self-help guru Pamela Redmond Satran shows how to do just a little "tweaking." Her humorous and gentle prods to becoming "good enough" provide the kind of goals most women realistically can achieve. (Self-Help)

Five years ago, America's leading baby-name experts, Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz, wrote a hip little book to answer the question they were asked most frequently: "What are the cool names?" Cool marches on, so it's time for a fresh new look at the latest trends, including: • Little Caesars: Led by celebrities (from Daniel Baldwin's Atticus to Julia Roberts's Phinnaeus), Latinate boys' names are hot, hot, hot • Scarlet Ladies: Sexy siren names, from Lola and Scarlett to biblical bad girls Salome and Delilah • Hollywood Squared: Golden Age silver-screen glamour is in, from Ava to Gable, as in Clark • Thunderbolts: Brisk and bold one-syllable boys' names like Colt, Cade, Trent, and Stone • Vowel Names: As in Addison, Ella, Oliver, and Olivia. Plus the coolest baby-name ideas you won't find anywhere else: Coolest Flower Name, Coolest Royal Name, Coolest Palindrome Name, Coolest Fruit Name, Coolest Poet Name. Inspired, fun, and exciting, the new Cool Names has all of the hottest names for babies.

From the authors of "Beyond Jennifer and Jason" comes this comprehensive bookwith more than 50,000 perfect names for today's babies.

By the authors of Cool Names for Babies, and with over 50,000 hugely imaginative entries from around the world, this is the ultimate book of baby names. Way more than just a standard list of names and their meanings, Baby Names offers witty and insightful opinions. Here are unisex names, names that are good for middle names (but not first names), names that should be avoided at all costs, celebrity baby names, names that are trendier than you'd think and much more. With creatively-titled lists such as Music Names, Names for Blond Babies, and Names That Are Classic But Not Boring, parents will have plenty of fun as they make the choice of what name is right for their baby.

An effervescent compilation of romantic short stories set against the backdrop of the New Year's Eve celebration features Cara Lockwood's "Resolved: A New Year's Resolution List," as well as other works by Pamela Redmond Satran, Eileen Rendahl, Megan McAndrew, Kathleen O'Reilly, Beth Kendrick, Diane Stingley, Tracy McArdle, and Libby Street. Reprint.

Quoted everywhere from Parenting to The Wall Street Journal, with over a million copies of their books in print, bestselling authors Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran are the baby-name experts. In this fresh and expanded new edition of "the best baby-naming book ever written" (The News Journal), they offer irresistible lists of names you won't find anywhere else, along with their trademark wit and insight on the most important questions-and answers-for expectant parents: Style: What's hot and what's cool--including Honest Names, Spiritual Names, Kreeatif Names, The Two-Syllable Solution, Word Names, The Exotics, and a Girl Named Boy. Popularity: The most popular names in America and around the world, and whatcelebrities are naming their babies. Image: What's really in a name, and why Briyana spells trouble Sex: What's it like for a girl to grow up with a traditionally feminine name like Abigail or Blossom; a no-frills name like Alice or Jane; or a unisex name like Dylan or Dakota? And are there any decidedly masculine names left for boys? Tradition: A concise history of American baby-naming, plus inspired ways to reflect your own cultural heritage. Family: Whose name is it, anyway? and other vital considerations. "Unlike garden-variety baby-name guides...[Beyond Jennifer & Jason] lays it on the line."-Entertainment Weekly

From the acclaimed author of Younger and Babes in Captivity, a funny and moving novel about friendship, fame, and the fight for one suburb's future! Greetings from New Jersey Stella Powers is an A-list movie star who has just landed an Oscar-worthy role and a hot new rock-star husband when her mother's death brings her world tumbling down. Floundering as her life becomes one tabloid horror after another, Stella finds herself stuck in the New Jersey suburb she fled twenty years ago. But Homewood is no longer the sleepy town she remembers: housing prices are skyrocketing and glitzy new stores -- and people -- are moving in. To Stella and her young daughter, this is good news. Wish you weren't here. The bad news: Stella's childhood best friend, Mary Jean, who married Stella's old boyfriend and raised four kids in Homewood, can no longer afford to live there. Mary Jean is determined to wrest back the town but needs Stella on her side. The stakes for both women are high, but how can these old friends reconnect after so much time has passed? Or more importantly, how can they not?

Deirdre, Juliette, Anne, and Lisa are best friends, each living 'the dream' in the suburbs outside of New York City: beautiful wedding, big house, picture perfect family. What more could a woman want? Plenty, though none of them has ever admitted it. Originally published: as Babes in captivity. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.

A guide to baby names and their meanings draws on research from a variety of sources.

From the authors of the best-selling baby naming guide "Beyond Jennifer and Jason" comes a practical, interactive journal designed to guide parents through the dizzying process of choosing that perfect name. This journal combines brainstorming and research exercises with innovative tips on how to sift through millions of possibilities. Once completed, it makes a lovely keepsake the child will treasure for a lifetime.

The authors of Beyond Jennifer & Jason, the bestseller that revolutionized baby naming, offer the last word on the perfect first name. Hope is hot, Hortense is not-- at last, here's what parents really need to know before naming a baby. For years you knew what to expect from a baby-name book: a long, dull list of names with their dictionary definitions. All that changed with Beyond Jennifer & Jason-- the groundbreaking book on styles and trends in baby names that has been called "the best baby-naming book ever written" (The News Journal). Now Rosenkrantz and Satran return with an all-new baby-name guide that is destined to become a classic. Like other books, it's packed with entries on girls' and boys' names from A to Z, but no one else gives you the inside story on names: why the world has all the Ashleys it needs, why everyone loves Emily, and why you should or should not call your son Ishmael. Drawing on sources as diverse as ancient myths, current TV series, the Bible, and world literature, The Last Word on First Names is a readable, witty, and illuminating guide to the real-world meaning of Miranda, Max, and thousands of other names from Abigail to Zelig. No one should name a baby without this book.

By breaking down names into clever, funny, but especially accurate categories, it tells us, among other things, what we're aiming for when we choose a name for our kid.

Say you want to give your baby and Irish name-either because you of Irish descent or because you simply like the sound of Sinead or Finnega. But where do you find an Irish name? Sprinkled throughout most naming dictionaries are names that seem to be Irish, but it's difficult to tell: A name that one book calls Irish might be called Scottish in another, or simply Celtic. And it's even harder to find Irish names beyond the usual Kevin and Kathleen and Kelly. Instead of a handful of Irish names within a universal name book, this book offers a universe of Irish names from which to choose. Using the same innovative structure that made its parent, Beyond Jennifer & Jason, the reigning authority on baby names-and written with just as much flair and wit-Beyond Shannon & Sean provides the most comprehensive guide to Irish names ever published in America: From Annie to Aine, from Seamus to James-the most popular names in Ireland today, and why there are no Irish girls named Erin or Colleen. From Murphy Brown to the hills of Donegal-melodious place names and family names, and why no one (not even an O'Kane) ever uses Gofraidh. From Finn MacCool to Sinead O'Connor-names inspired by Irish legends and literature, and real people who have made their names famous. Plus a much-needed guide book to obscure Celtic pronunciations, and more...