Family & Relationships - General

When we think of the word "temporary," we think of momentary, just for a season, not lasting forever, or just for a little while. God allows situations, things and people in our lives, to have a temporary status because He knows what's best for...

This is the marvelous story of a car salesman who loved his work and tells of his many experiences as to how he convinced the buyers to purchase his product. His selling goal was to make a trusting friend with each contact. Read it...

In the twisted world that we live in there are always secrets. Secrets that only the ones who live there know about. This is a story of the homes and the secrets that were contained in them. An innocent child's memories of the evil...

Everyone Loves Chocolate is a wonderful, wholesome, and positive Halloween story that focuses on a sister and brother as it incorporates the community, overviews rules, depicts a happy and loving family, includes sharing, deals with real feelings, and cheerful and surprise ending.Author: Carleen CollinsISBN-10:...

In this unique collection of short stories and poems, Teresa Diane Daniell Freeman fondly re-creates the special childhood she enjoyed on her family's old-fashioned farm in the deep South of a much earlier time. She takes us back to this bygone era in a...

This book is about being human. Poetry is human. It is a look into the soul, daily living, and poetic presece of daily life. Every passion and pain of my own world has been turned into poetry, a story revealed. A book filled with...

What role does emotion play in child and family social work practice? In this book, researcher Matthew Gibson reviews the role of shame and pride in social work, providing invaluable new insights from the first study undertaken into the role of these emotions within...

The recent radical cutbacks of the welfare state in the UK have meant that poverty and income management continue to be of great importance for intellectual, public and policy discourse. Written by leading authors in the field, the central interest of this innovative book...

The second edition of Race and Family maintains the book's distinctive feature--introducing students to key concepts through a structural lens--while featuring new material throughout. Race and Family focuses on structural factors impacting all families, such as demographic, economic, and historic trends, which illuminate the...

Author: Boris FranklinISBN-10: 1441594450ISBN-13: 9781441594457Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2009Pages: 138Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d

Author: Anne DroverISBN-10: 1441567453ISBN-13: 9781441567451Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/06/2009Pages: 146Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Author: R. SatiafaISBN-10: 1441552812ISBN-13: 9781441552815Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/25/2009Pages: 318Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d

This provocative critique of the youth sports movement examines the various issues surrounding children in sports and provides a plan for reform based on a change in philosophy and practice. Many American children spend more than 20 hours a week in organized sports, forgoing...

Very simple, the Playbook is about understanding women, asking the right questions and being man enough to move on when the shine is gone. All of us alpha males have to accept the fact that women are smarter than us and they know we...

Author: Wendolyn MarshallISBN-10: 1438995997ISBN-13: 9781438995991Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/20/2010Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.07d

The eleven members of the Bradley family are clannishly close and solidly unified. At least they are until the oldest son, Thomas, breathes the name of Texas. When the family, in 1822, leaves the mountains of Kentucky for the wildness of what is northern...

This is the second book in a series. "Jessy Learns To Trust" was published in March of 2008. Three more books are planned in this series. Each of the "Jessy Learns" books teach Christian values and strengthen faith in simple everyday stories, with which...

Have you ever wondered what it was like to experience life as a civilian in the United States during the early 1940s while the world was engulfed in World War II? Or what it was like when the streets of American cities were almost...

The Mother Store is a special and magical place were any child in the world can go to exchange there mother for a brand new one This wonderful story filled with fun characters and unique adventures will introduce you to Nikole and the great...

THE CORNER provides an historical record of the life style of young men in what could be considered a typical neighborhood prior to and during the WW II period in America. Toledo, Ohio is the setting of this documentary. The specific scene is the...

Growing up in a somewhat ethnic community during the depression and its aftermath and the experience of WWII left me with lasting impressions of learning how to make ends meet, the value of family ties and an appreciation of the "simple" things in life....

Child abuse is beyond the realm of reasonable people, yet it happens far too often. How does a child process abuse? What gives a child the courage to face daily humiliation, pain, and suffering? The damage for many children is beyond repair, and often...

Nathan and Isaac have been best friends since elementary school. When Isaac breaks down the friendship barrier and advances their relationship after senior prom, they begin their lives together. As the years go on, they discover more about each other, and what makes their...

Nathan and Isaac have been best friends since elementary school. When Isaac breaks down the friendship barrier and advances their relationship after senior prom, they begin their lives together. As the years go on, they discover more about each other, and what makes their...

This was not meant to be a book. When I was a child I knew there was something different about me, but I didn't know what it was. I knew it had to be a secret because if anyone found out about it, I...

The Sankhya Aphorisms of Kapila, translated by Bhikshu Vijnana, is a comprehensive text that delves into the ancient Indian philosophy of Sankhya. The book is a translation of the original Sanskrit text, written by the legendary sage Kapila, who is considered to be the...

This book is written to encourage the hearts of the ones that is going thru life trying situations. It will allow you to open your heart and mind while feeling the divine presence of God. You will see the beauty of God in all...

Marguerite Tiggs Birt, author of this real-life narrative, set in Savannah, GA, during her younger years;(1939-1958) begins the story when she is six. The title, Mockingbird, Is That You? piques reader's interest to discover whether someone is talking to a person or to a...

Three Sisters: Divine Appointments is the continuation of Three Sisters: The Beginning. Join Casey, Kara and Corrine Trinity as the Lord continues to reveal himself to them and His plans and purposes for them for such a time as this.Author: Robin L. CrimbleyISBN-10: 1434307492ISBN-13:...

The Old Home Place is a collection of vivid memories about growing up on a little Arkansas cotton farm in the late 50's through the early 70's. This poetic tapestry weaves a beautiful story of life lessons that have been passed down with an...

With a sorry history of DUIs and wrecked cars, na ve boy-next-door Josh is shocked to find who's in bed with his fianc e. Desperate to put Arkansas behind him, he tries to steal a truck but is busted by three ex-cons with their...

"YOU WON'T LET MY MOMMY COME HOME Thus began the journey that took me back through generations of family dysfunction that in hindsight, never really needed to happen. There are stories of abandonment and alcoholism in the distant past and a great deal of...

Memories - because of you What started to be a short term program became much more only because of the great interest that entered the picture. As time rolled on, we found it much more than a trivial report of the past. It is...

I was always told that we had forefathers that served in the American Revolutionary War. I decided that I wanted to find out for sure and that is when I first became addicted to researching. It's been fun, time consuming but if compiling all...

You're sitting at a stop light, waiting for the light to turn green. While there, you consider the roads your life has taken. You realize that maybe it's time for a change. Maybe you should alter your direction. Are you brave enough to take...

Love, nurturing, abuse, tirades, ranting, and the gambit of emotions many families suffer while living with this chemical imbalance - "Bi-Polar Disorder", are the caveats for the story 'Living for Mikey'. One man caught in the clutch of a 'Bi-Polar' afflicted woman whose ability...

Today's media constantly report on the sorrowful state of today's families. From rebellious and disrespectful children to absent and abusive parents, the modern family is in disarray. Rev. Dr. Donald R. Wesson presents a faith-based, spiritual guide for repairing the cracks in your family's...

I have learned a few lessons since Kourt's death. One, death is not negotiable. Once someone has entered the realm of death, they totally cross over, they are gone. That lesson has been the most difficult for me to accept. For the first time,...

"The Scattered Italians", is an impressively deep and revealing book, filled with the gusto and a love of life which permeates the core issues of discovering one's roots and thus one's true identity. This nonfiction book interlaces historical factors with behavioral characteristics leading to...

Even into the late 90's Pine Valley, a bucolic village in the mountains above San Diego, CA was a divided community. Not by race or religion but by propane vs electricity, piped in water vs a walk to the well, and septic vs outhouse....

Why I love my Na Na, is all about the love between a grandmother and grandson. It's about the simple things in life that bring happiness, like going out for ice cream, or watching a movie together. Everyone has a special woman in their...

These stories and statements have been written with an unbiased pen, and nor has this been written with an unmerited prejudice toward women and men, but only on facts about the way most couples act in a relationship. The struggle for control and dominance...

A classmate recently remarked "That was so long ago I can't remember if I ever had a childhood." Return to those thrilling days of yesteryear - the 1950's - when the big entertainment was at the State Theater, featuring "Ma and Pa Kettle" and...

The Adventures of Bosco opens the door to a world where Bosco, a golden retriever - terrier mixed breed dog, enjoys every minute, hour, and day of his life. The story takes the reader on Bosco's adventures as if the reader is really right...

With an entertaining blend of comedy and action adventure, Chance of A Lifetime depicts a gold hunt that taps into the heart of a contemporary American family with humor and sensitivity. Burnt-out middle-aged geology professor Wilson Trebourne is fed up with the social, economic,...

Children will be able to identify with this delightful tale of inclusion and empathy. Flesch-Kincaid Readability Level: Grade 3Author: Lyn Anne CooperISBN-10: 1425131751ISBN-13: 9781425131753Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2010Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.11d

It started with a simple bet shortly after I became a widow left with nine children to raise. Leafing through a National Geographic, losing myself in the world of possibilities, I'd often comment, "Maybe someday we'll visit there." (Fill in the blank: Holland, Ireland,...

In a climate of managed cost concerns, Scenario Role Play: The Blees Method provides the therapist with a powerful and efficient therapeutic tool for facilitating improved functioning with several clients at a time. Using "Scenarios" which are drawn from--and similar to--the kind of life...

Stinky the Bulldog moves into a new neighborhood and can't wait to make some new friends. After he goes out to make friends, he encounters some who don't want to be his friend. Why wouldn't someone want to be friends with loveable, Stinky? Stinky...

Many times in life, we are confronted with truths about circumstances, situations, other people or ourselves that we do not understand. Why? We constantly feel as if we are the victims on our jobs, in relationships or of life in general. Why? From the...