Expect The Unexpected When You Re Expecting

An illustrated parody of the multimillion-copy-selling pregnancy primer What to Expect When You're Expecting, and the perfect gift for everyone who has had a baby, is having a baby, or is even thinking of having a baby.

This sharp-witted parody of the bestselling "What to Expect When You're Expecting" offers a hilarious look at the trials and tribulations of pregnancy, with over 100 distressingly accurate drawings and diagrams.

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Winner of a 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards Bronze Medal One size fits all does not apply to pregnancy and childbirth. Each one is different, unique, and comes with its share of pleasure and pain. But how does one prepare for an unexpected loss of a pregnancy or hoped-for baby? In How to Expect What You're Not Expecting, writers share their true stories of miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, and other, related losses. This literary anthology picks up where some pregnancy books end and offers diverse, honest, and moving essays that can prepare and guide women and their families for when the unforeseen happens. Contributors include Chris Arthur, Kim Aubrey, Janet Baker, Yvonne Blomer, Jennifer Bowering Delisle, Kevin Bray, Erika Connor, Sadiqa de Meijer, Jessica Hiemstra, Fiona Tinwei Lam, Lisa Martin-DeMoor, Lorri Neilsen Glenn, Susan Olding, Laura Rock, Gail Marlene Schwartz, Maureen Scott Harris, Carrie Snyder, Cathy Stonehouse, and Chris Tarry. The fourth book in a loosely linked series of anthologies about the twenty-first-century family, How to Expect What You're Not Expecting follows Somebody's Child, Nobody's Mother, and Nobody's Father, essay collections about adoption and childless adults. Together, these four books challenge readers to re-examine traditional definitions of the concept of "family."

The bestselling author of ""A Whack on the Side of the Head"" now interprets the aphorisms of Heraclitus as springboards to creativity.

Motherhood is not like the movies. Annie Gilbert had quite the journey into motherhood. From a traumatic birth, life-threatening events and a poorly baby, to the development of one bond whilst losing another, her journey has been most unexpected. Annie is dedicated to letting other mums know that they are not alone, sharing the problems surrounding bonding and identity and how events can affect it, and how difficult or premature births affect both parents. An emotional and empowering account of the problems that can lead to postnatal depression that so many mums experience, with thought-provoking reflections to getting through it from someone who has. Reviews "This is a brilliant, raw and uplifting book that should be read by all Mums and Dads too. It highlights the scary but realistic fact that pregnancy and birth may not always happen as you dream it will". Caroline, Australia "The neonatal bubble is so difficult to explain to others, but Ann-Marie has succinctly encapsulated the key moments in her book as having a baby prematurely does mean expecting the unexpected in all aspects of your life and your baby's life". Olivia, Australia "This book is very inspiring and well written, it is easy to read, I read it in a day because I was so gripped, I didn't want to put it down" Rebecca, UK "The book is very inspiring and amazing. It takes a lot of strength and courage, but your story is one the world needs to hear. I know you are going to help heal so many new moms (and dads) in the healing process". Nicole, USA

The level of complexity in most organizations today is staggering-and it's only getting worse. There are so many choices to be made, people to involve, processes to manage, and facts to analyze, it's impossible to get things done. And in today's hypercompetitive world, that can be fatal. Yet complexity doesn't happen on its own. Managers unwittingly create it, often through well-intended decisions. In Simply Effective, Ron Ashkenas provides a playbook for regaining control, focused on the four major causes of complexity: -Constant changes in organizational structures -Proliferation of products and services -Evolution of business processes -Time-wasting managerial behaviors The author provides a diagnostic for identifying how these causes of complexity are affecting your organization-and presents practical tactics for combating each one. Ashkenas also explains how to craft a strategy that will make simplification an ongoing driver of your company's success-no matter where you work in your organization. Abundant examples from companies like ConAgra Foods, GE, Cisco, Zurich Financial Services, and Johnson & Johnson illuminate his points. A crucial resource in today's overly complex age, Simply Effective should be required reading for everyone on your management team.

A high unemployment rate, tensions and wars around the world, soaring gas prices, job stress...Are today's anxieties shrinking your Christmas spirit, your sense of joy, your purpose, your song? This Advent, expect the unexpected. Reconnect with the Christmas story, the arrival of Christ's biblical message of hope and healing for this world. Expecting the Unexpected is a spiritual feast for the mind and imagination. Use it each day of the four-week Advent season. Open it and find: vivid day-by-day biblical images and reflections on Jesus' life and message small-group discussion themes and prayers a featured weekly Christmas hymn by Charles Wesley, whose lyrics ("Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and others) witness to a faith of gusto and courage "I often wonder how we can decorate our tree, haul out the nativity set, sing 'Away in a Manger' once or twice, pack it all away again, and think we have celebrated Christmas adequately," writes Meeks. "The season holds so much more for us...God's work through Jesus Christ only begins in the manger. Our joy in God's gift of Jesus to us should be part of our lives every day." With Meeks as your companion and guide, reclaim excitement and refreshment. Expect Christ's reign in your life--today.