Most Popular Books by Susan Meyers

Maddy, a social worker, is trying to balance her career and three children, but her husband''s verbal furies have made the family wary and frightened. Where once his fiery passion had been reserved for defending his clients, now he''s lashing out at all of them. She vacillates between tiptoeing around him and asserting herself for the sake of their kids --keeping a fragile peace --until the rainy day when they''re together in the car and Ben''s volatile temper gets the best of him, leaving Maddy in the hospital fighting for her life.

Five years ago, Tia fell into obsessive love with a man she could never have. Married, and the father of two boys, Nathan was unavailable in every way. When she became pregnant, he disappeared, and she gave up her baby for adoption. Five years ago, Caroline, a dedicated pathologist, reluctantly adopted a baby to please her husband. She prayed her misgivings would disappear; instead, she''s questioning whether she''s cut out for the role of wife and mother. Five years ago, Juliette considered her life ideal: she had a solid marriage, two beautiful young sons, and a thriving business. Then she discovered Nathan''s affair. He promised he''d never stray again, and she trusted him.

Poems of discovery and loss pull the magical from the mundane Keep and Give Away was selected by Terrance Hayes as the inaugural winner of the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize sponsored by the South Carolina Poetry Initiative. In her first full-length collection, Susan Meyers guides us through her examination of life''s ordinary moments and the seemingly ordinary images that abide in them to reveal the extraordinary. From minutia to marriage, crumbs to crows, nothing is too commonplace to escape her attention as she traverses terrains of childhood, loss, relationships, and death. Mostly lyrical and often elegiac, the poems of Keep and Give Away move along the rifts between the past and present, the lived and desired. The dominant emotions of the verses are deepened by observations rooted in our natural world, where birds are "yeses quickening the air" and the sky can "lap you up, and up." In the book''s final section, marriage poems turn to fishing and gardening for their truths, contemplations that recognize the realities of a world governed by luck, imperfection, contraries, and—most of all—love.

The seemingly blind love of a wife for her husband as he conquers Wall Street, and her extraordinary, perhaps foolish, loyalty during his precipitous fall, is expertly explored in this “ripped-from-the-headlines story about love, ambition, and forgiveness” (PopSugar)—perfect for fans of the TV show Billions. Phoebe recognizes fire in Jake Pierce’s belly from the moment they meet as teenagers. After they marry and he creates a financial dynasty, she trusts him without hesitation—unaware his hunger for success hides a dark talent for deception. But when Phoebe learns her husband’s triumph and vast reach rests on an elaborate Ponzi scheme, her world unravels. While Jake is trapped in the web of his deceit, Phoebe is caught facing an unbearable choice. Her children refuse to see her if she remains at their father’s side, but abandoning him feels cruel and impossible. From penthouse to prison, with tragic consequences rippling well beyond Wall Street, Randy Susan Meyers’s latest novel exposes a woman struggling to survive and then redefine her life as her world crumbles. “An engrossing emotional journey” (Kirkus Reviews) and USA TODAY bestselling author Diane Chamberlain raves, “With all the suspense of a thriller, The Widow of Wall Street quickly pulled me into the story and didn’t let me go until the last page.”

This novel from a national bestseller “dives fearlessly into a tense and emotional story of two sisters anchored to one irreversible act of domestic violence” (The Miami Herald). Lulu and Merry’s childhood was never ideal, but on the day before Lulu’s tenth birthday their father propels them into a nightmare. Lulu had been warned not let her estranged father in their apartment, but when he shows up drunk, he bullies his way past Lulu, who then listens in horror as her parents struggle. She runs for help, but discovers upon her return that he’s murdered her mother, stabbed her five-year-old sister, Merry, and tried, unsuccessfully, to kill himself. Lulu and Merry are effectively orphaned by their mother’s death and father’s imprisonment. The girls’ relatives abandon them to a terrifying group home. They come to learn they’ll never really belong anywhere or to anyone—that all they have to hold onto is each other. For thirty years, the sisters try to make sense of what happened. Their imprisoned father is a specter in both their lives, shadowing every choice they make. One spends her life pretending he’s dead, while the other feels compelled—by fear, by duty—to keep him close. Both dread the day his attempts to win parole may meet with success. Compulsively readable, The Murderer’s Daughters is a testament to the family ties that bind us together and tear us apart. “All too believable and heartbreaking.” —LA Times, ‘Knock-Out Debuts’ “An impressively executed novel, disturbing and convincing.” —Boston Globe “Much like Janet Fitch’s White Oleander or Jacquelyn Mitchard’s The Deep End of the Ocean, [Meyers’s] takes readers on an emotional roller-coaster ride.” —Library Journal

"Community Practice in Occupational Therapy: A Guide to Serving the Community integrates the history of health care and principles of management, marketing, and economics to provide guidelines for community practice. It examines existing occupational therapy practices that serve specific age groups and encourages professionals to identify innovative ways to aid underserved areas in their community."--BOOK JACKET.

In this “big-hearted triumph of a novel” (Carolyn Parkhurst, New York Times bestselling author) for fans of Jennifer Weiner, seven women enrolled in an extreme weight loss documentary discover self-love and sisterhood as they enact a daring revenge against the exploitative filmmakers. Alice and Daphne, both successful and accomplished working mothers, harbor the same secret: obsession with their weight overshadows concerns about their children, husbands, work—and everything else of importance in their lives. Daphne, plump in a family of model-thin women, discovered early that only slimness earns admiration. Alice, break-up skinny when she met her husband, risks losing her marriage if she keeps gaining weight. The two women meet at Waisted. Located in a remote Vermont mansion, the program promises fast, dramatic weight loss, and Alice, Daphne, and five other women are desperate enough to leave behind their families for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The catch? They must agree to always be on camera; afterward, the world will see Waisted: The Documentary. But the women soon discover that the filmmakers have trapped them in a cruel experiment. With each pound lost, they edge deeper into obsession and instability...until they decide to take matters into their own hands. Randy Susan Meyers “spins a compelling tale” (Kirkus Reviews) and “delivers a timely examination of body image, family, friendship, and what it means to be a woman in modern society...Culturally inclusive and societally on point, this is a must-read” (Library Journal).

Most contemporary public managers will work in some type of collaborative or networked arrangement at some time in their professional careers. More and more work in public administration and policy is now being done in collaborative formats, and while there are many studies, articles, and cases describing successful endeavors, a good deal of confusion persists about what, exactly, makes them work. What are the best practices? This book focuses on the processes, protocols, and incentives needed for successful collaborative endeavors. Moving beyond new public governance theories and the limits of new public management, Chandler uniquely focuses on the facilitative skills and tools that members and facilitators need for success in collaborative work. Written by an author with both academic and practical experience in organizing, developing, leading, and facilitating public-private collaboratives, this book has both an academic thrust and an action focus, drawing on case studies from the fields of health and human services to highlight important theoretical and/or practice points. Making Collaboratives Work is required reading for undergraduate and graduate public-administration students of collaborative management, nonprofit administration, organizational theory and practice, communications, public policy, and leadership. The book is also ideally suited to public administrators and nonprofit managers asked to work in public-private partnerships and collaboratives to solve complex problems.

Hip, hip, hooray for babies! From squish baby bellies to ticklish little toes, from crawling to clapping, and playtime to naptime, celebrate all the amazing things that babies can do!

Every day, everywhere, babies are born. They''re kissed and dressed and rocked and fed--and completely adored by the families who love them. With an irresistible rhyming text and delightfully endearing illustrations, here is an exuberant celebration of playing, sleeping, crawling, and of course, very noisy babies doing all the wonderful things babies do best.

Two estranged sisters find that forgiveness never goes out of style when they inherit their mother’s vintage jackets, purses… and pearls of wisdom Estranged half-sisters Gabrielle Winslow and Lulu Quattro have only two things in common: mounds of debt and coils of unresolved enmity toward Bette Bradford, their controlling and imperious recently deceased mother. Gabrielle, the firstborn, was raised in relative luxury on Manhattan’s rarefied Upper East Side. Now, at fifty-five, her life as a Broadway costume designer married to a heralded Broadway producer has exploded in divorce. Lulu, who spent half her childhood under the tutelage of her working-class Brooklyn grandparents, is a grieving widow at forty-eight. With her two sons grown, her life feels reduced to her work at the Ditmas Park bakery owned by her late husband’s family. The two sisters arrive for the reading of their mother’s will, expecting to divide a sizable inheritance, pay off their debts, and then again turn their backs on each other. But to their shock, what they have been left is their mother’s secret walk-in closet jammed with high-end current and vintage designer clothes and accessories— most from Chanel. Contemplating the scale of their mother’s self-indulgence, the sisters can’t help but wonder if Lauren Weisberger had it wrong: because it seems, in fact, that the devil wore Chanel. But as they begin to explore their mother’s collection, meet and fall in love with her group of warm, wonderful friends, and magically find inspiring messages tucked away in her treasures — it seems as though their mother is advising Lulu and Gabrielle from the beyond — helping them rediscover themselves and restore their relationship with each other.

When a teddy bear is lost by the child who loves him, the bear begins an amazing journey to get back home again. From swimming in the ocean with the fish, to flying in the sky with the gulls, to being found by a sailor, and then being carried off by the wind, the bear meets new friends and travels to many places he never dreamed of. Reminiscent of such classics as The Velveteen Rabbit and the award-winning Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, this tender picture book with beautiful seaside imagery will capture readers’ hearts with the bear’s summer adventure as he gets back home where he belongs. Also available by Susan Meyers Praise for Puppies! Puppies! Puppies! [STAR] “The rhyme shows the simplicity Meyers employs in a text so well structured that almost any adult (or new reader) can prance through with natural, bouncy enthusiasm.” —Booklist, starred review Also available by Amy Bates Praise for The Dog Who Belonged to No One [STAR] “The pencil and watercolor illustrations, featuring a palette of golden earth tones, echo the gentle sentiment of the narrative.” —School Library Journal, starred review [STAR] “Careful parallel storytelling and beautifully paced page turns allow both text and illustrations to develop the characters, establishing both worth and loneliness.” —Kirkus, starred review F&P level: K F&P genre: RF

Ten-year-old Cricket finds a way to raise money for the Always Friends Club by providing a dog washing service.

Find your group’s next great read with Atria Book Club Bites: a free sampling of ten books guaranteed to feed your discussion. Great books, dear friends, and fascinating conversation are the key ingredients in any book club. To help you decide what to read next, dip into Atria Book Club Bites: a free sampling of ten books guaranteed to feed your discussion. You’ll find excerpts from: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult The Comfort of Lies by Randy Susan Meyers The Book of Lost Fragrances by M.J. Rose The Mapmaker’s War by Ronlyn Domingue The Best of Us by Sarah Pekkanen Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger Heart Like Mine by Amy Hatvany The Edge of the Earth by Christina Schwarz Bird of Paradise by Raquel Cepeda Out With It by Katherine Preston Whether your club enjoys contemporary women’s fiction, stories with moral and ethical dilemmas, or a fascinating memoir, we’ve got a great book guaranteed to get you talking.

The secrets in the scrapbook make Meg''s dream of friendship come true and lead to plenty of unlikely surprises.

If Brittany is chosen as a model for the new fashion catalog and Meg is left out, will it mean the end of the Always Friends Club?

Meg is so excited--her best friend, Jenny, is coming to Redwood Grove for a visit!

Rhyming text follows the life of all sorts of puppies from when they are born "with eyes shut tight," through moving in with a new family and "getting bowls and beds and names," to learning how to do things grown-up dogs do.

While designing the perfect costumes for a Halloween contest, P.J. and Stacy try to clear their school custodian''s name by tracking down the thief who entered the school after hours and stole an antique samovar.

What To Do Before Your Book Launch is a guide for authors, covering everything from working with your publisher, to reading in public, to help for publicity and marketing, to using (and misusing) social media, to how to dress for your author photo . . . and far more, including cautionary tales, worksheets, timelines and etiquette tips.

If Amy asks Mark to help with their entry for the Haunted House Contest, will her friends ever stop teasing her?

P.J. and Stacy are on the trail of a missing mouse bank that belongs to their archenemy, Butch Bigelow.

Praise for Dealers, Healers, Brutes & Saviors "These revealing stories capture what it takes today to lead your company through a crisis." -Heath Meriwether; Publisher, Detroit Free Press "I urge all senior managers to read this book.. Most crises are sudden, with intensity building in a couple of days like a tropical storm. Gerry''s wisdom will prepare you before it becomes a category-4 hurricane." -Dr. Ilker Baubars, Senior Deputy Dean, Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University "Dealers, Healers, Brutes, and Saviors is must reading for any executive, who too often does not recognize a crisis until it''s too late. Gerald Meyers''s keen insight into crisis management has been invaluable to many corporate CEOs, including me." -John R. Hall, Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO, Ashland, Inc. "There''s a huge range of responses that are feasible when you''re faced with a crisis. Knowing how real people chose, acted, and succeeded in managing their crises is critical to solid decision-making. That''s what this book is all about and why it is worth the investment." -Edward A. Snyder, Dean, The Darden School University of Virginia "Confronted by crisis, the successful leaders profiled in this fast-moving, readable book universally embrace risk, take charge, move quickly, often, save their companies." -James A. Henderson, Chairman and CEO Cummins Engine Company

P.J. and Stacy investigate a jewelry store heist and a mystery involving a missing doll.

Il y a cinq ans, Tia est tombé follement amoureuse d''un homme déjà marié et père de deux enfants. Quand elle est tombée enceinte, il a disparu, et Tia a fait adopter l''enfant. Il y a cinq ans, Caroline, chercheur en médecine, a adopté à contrecœur un bébé pour faire plaisir à son mari. Elle a prié pour que ses doutes disparaissent. Il y a cinq ans, Juliette pensait que sa vie était idéale. Un mariage solide, deux beaux enfants, un métier passionnant... Puis elle a découvert que son mari la trompait. Il a promis de ne plus recommencer, et elle l''a cru. Jusqu''au jour où une lettre est envoyée... signant le début d''une spirale qui mêlera le destin des trois femmes. Après le succès de L’Impossible Pardon, traduit dans plus de dix pays, un roman fort qui explore les dommages collatéraux de l’infidélité et la difficulté d’être mère. Un drame psychologique complexe et captivant. Booklist.

A szociális munkásként dolgozó Maddy türelmesen és odaadóan segít a bajba jutott nőknek, akik függőségeikkel vagy éppen bántalmazó párjukkal küzdenek. Otthon már jóval kevésbé ura a helyzetnek: nap mint nap próbálja a felszínen tartani magát, gondoskodni három gyerekéről, intézni a napi feladatokat, és nem mellékesen megmenteni a házasságát. Férje, Ben, sikeres ügyvéd, akinek derogál kivenni a részét a közös teendőkből, de legalább idegesíti, ahogyan a felesége próbálja megoldani a dolgokat. Bár szeretik egymást, egyre több az ütközési felület, és Maddy hiába figyelmezteti a férjét, Ben dühkitörései egyre aggasztóbbak. Egy végzetes napon az indulatoktól majd'' szétfeszülő férfi autóbalesetet okoz, és a következő pillanatban már mindenki azért imádkozik, hogy Maddy térjen magához. Ben, a kamasz Emma, a kilencéves Gracie és a kis Caleb sokkolóan új élethelyzettel találja szemben magát, és az indulatokkal, félelmekkel és magánnyal mindenki a maga módján kénytelen megküzdeni. „Gyönyörűen megírt, megrendítő és gondolkodásra ösztönző regény"

"Döbbenetes első regény... Túlságosan hihető és szívszorító." (Los Angeles Times) Egy anya olyat kért, amit lehetetlen megtenni. Egy apa olyat tett, amit nem lehet megbocsátani. Lulu és Merry gyerekkora sosem volt felhőtlen, de a legnehezebb időszakok, a legbántóbb szavak, a leghangosabb veszekedések is eltörpülnek egyetlen nap emlékének árnyékában. Épp Lulu tizedik születésnapja előtt a lányoknak olyan traumát kell átélniük, amit legfeljebb csak túlélni lehet, megérteni és feldolgozni sohasem. Azon a végzetes napon apa megölte anyát. A tragédia után Lulu és Merry gyermekotthonba, majd nevelőszülőkhöz kerül. De pontosan tudják, a történtek után senkiben sem bízhatnak, és csak egymásra számíthatnak. Harminc éven át próbálnak értelmet adni a gyermekkorban átélt szörnyűségnek, miközben börtönben ülő apjuk nyomasztó kísértete lengi be a hétköznapokat. Lulu azzal áltatja magát, hogy apja halott, Merry viszont úgy érzi, bármit is tett, közeli kapcsolatban kell maradnia vele. Meyers gyönyörűen megírt, letehetetlen első regénye a család erejébe vetett hit, valamint a szeretteinkhez kapcsoló és tőlük elszakító kötelékek testamentuma. Randy Susan Meyers Bostonban él a férjével, és két felnőtt lány anyja. Írószemináriumokat tart a Grub Street Writer''s Centerben.

Ein zutiefst bewegender Roman über drei Frauen, deren Schicksale unausweichlich miteinander verbunden sind Ein Moment der Leidenschaft, der alles verändert. Ein Schritt voller Zweifel. Eine Lüge, die das Glück zur Illusion macht. Fünf Jahre nachdem Tia von dem verheirateten Nathan schwanger wurde und ihr Kind zur Adoption freigab, führt ein Brief die Schicksale der Menschen zusammen, die ein unsichtbares Band längst untrennbar miteinander verbindet. Kurz nachdem sich Tia auf eine Affäre mit dem verheirateten Nathan eingelassen hat, wird sie schwanger. Als klar wird, dass sich der Vater nicht um das Kind kümmern wird, trifft Tia die schwerste Entscheidung ihres Lebens und gibt ihre Tochter zur Adoption frei. Fünf Jahre später erfährt Nathans Frau Juliette in einem Brief von der Existenz der kleinen Savannah. Ist ihr Leben mit Nathan eine einzige Lüge? Wird sie ihrem Mann je wieder vertrauen können? Juliette kämpft für ihr Glück und nimmt Kontakt zu den beiden Müttern von Savannah auf: zu Tia, der biologischen Mutter, und zu Caroline, die das Mädchen adoptiert hat. Die Wege dreier ganz unterschiedlicher Frauen kreuzen sich – mit Folgen, die ihr Leben von Grund auf ändern werden ...

In ''Schaduwkant'' van Randy Susan Meyers is Madeline getrouwd met Ben, een slimme en charismatische advocaat. Ben heeft echter ook een andere kant: hij kan zomaar in razernij uitbarsten. Maddie kan niet voorzien wanneer of waarom Ben boos wordt, maar voor haar kinderen bewaart ze de vrede door op eieren te lopen als hij in de buurt is. Tot de regenachtige dag waarop Ben woest wordt en Maddie in het ziekenhuis belandt, vechtend voor haar leven. ''Schaduwkant'' van Randy Susan Meyers is een aangrijpende roman over de schaduwkant van een huwelijk en de effecten van agressie door een echtgenoot. Dit verhaal – dat afwisselend wordt verteld door Maddie, Ben en hun veertienjarige dochter – weet op een zeldzaam zachte en subtiele wijze een onderwerp te belichten dat nog steeds een taboe is.

Simple, rhyming text carries a sleepy baby through such bedtime routines as rocking, reading aloud, and a kiss goodnight.

Calra learn how a book shelf is made.