Books with author Mary Chapman

"With each passing second, I felt my heart pound more rapidly and forcibly in my chest. My head was instructing me to switch off the computer and walk away, reminding me over and over again that there was no chance that this could ever end the way that I wanted it to. But my palpitating heart wouldn't let me leave. Contrary to the fight or flight fuelled adrenaline it was pumping around my body, it knew that I had no choice but to stick around and see this out. As impossible as it may appear, there was the slimmest of chances that it might be worth it? In fact, I'd go so far as to give it a 2% chance; 1.5% that she'd actually be online, and 0.5% that she'd actually want to talk to me. What is there to lose... right?"Anyone who grew up in the early 00's will know just how intrinsic MSN Messenger was to their social life. It was basically Social Media before Social Media was cool. You know how it used to work; you got home, threw your school stuff to one side, fired up the family PC, waited about 20 long, agonising minutes for everything to load up, and then there you go, all your friends, all in one place; evening sorted! And all the while your parents would sit there on the sofa, watching you throw away the best years of your life as you stare zombie-like into the glowing box in front of you for hours on end, and worrying that this ritual that you have become addicted to is slowly going to destroy your abilities to concentrate, conversate and interact/socialise with the real world around you (things really haven't changed much in the last 20 years, have they?)The Daniel Kenny Diaries is the candid account of a socially anxious, socially awkward teenage boy and his journey through the murky and more often perilous waters that were the dawn of the instant messaging era; a journey that would become all the more confusing and uncertain the day that Jess Richardson came online.

When Bob Thomson joins the crew of the Admiral, all he can think about is how much he's going to earn. His mom doesn't want him to go. Because this is World War I, the Admiral is an armed smack, and defends itself against German subs. But Bob doesn't care. The first time out, they sink a sub. It's money for jam, he thinks. Until the day the Admiral meets two German subs, and Bob really has to earn his danger money. Shades is a highly successful series of exciting, easy to read, short fiction books with storylines designed to appeal to young people who want high-interest material but who find full-length novels too daunting.

Gary Chapman has helped millions prepare for marriage. Now let him prepare you for kids. Inside, Gary shares what he wishes he and his wife had known before having kids. For example: Children affect your time, your money, and your marriage - and that's just the beginning. With his trademark warmth, he offers practical advice on everything from potty training to the importance of apologizing to your child to keeping your marriage strong. . . all the while celebrating the great joy that children bring.