Family & Relationships - General

Connect to the world around you and realize the enormous potential in talking to strangers Everyday, random encounters really can change lives, when you make them happen the right way and leverage the connection at the other end. Talk to Strangers explains how to...

In this interdisciplinary study, Leire Olabarria examines ancient Egyptian society through the notion of kinship. Drawing on methods from archaeology and sociocultural anthropology, she provides an emic characterisation of ancient kinship that relies on performative aspects of social interaction. Olabarria uses memorial stelae of...

"Sage advice for frustrated parents." KIRKUS REVIEWS Through their years of working with Middle Schoolers and their parents, Darryl Sollerh and Leslie King, LCSW, have developed a compassionate yet realistic approach that takes into consideration both the parent and child's point of view. Filled...

"Sage advice for frustrated parents." KIRKUS REVIEWS Through their years of working with teens and their parents, Darryl Sollerh and Leslie King, LCSW, have developed a deeply compassionate yet realistic approach that takes into consideration both the parent and their teen's point of view....

The Genealogy and Family History Collection is a unique set of materials that describes the histories and narratives of particular American families. The Collection brings to life pre-1923 books that contain information such as birth, death, marriage, property and migration records of specific families....

Learn what a doula is, what they do, and why they are in high demandAuthor: Flobrenne Joseph-SpauldingISBN-10: 1090793715ISBN-13: 9781090793713Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/18/2019Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.12lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.06d

5 Manuscripts in 1 BookThis boxset includes the most powerful collection of books that will help you improve your relationships. This book will help you learn to deal with situations more constructively and positively.The tips given here will help in reviving the love between...

Stranded in a mock colonial house on a windswept subdivision, a young Helen Brown sometimes wonders if she's made the wrong choices. If she could turn back time, maybe she wouldn't have rushed into teenage marriage and motherhood. But the kitchen clock's stuck on...

Line NotebookBeautiful empty journal for women to write in. This large notebook makes a nice affordable gift for mom, independant woman, girlfriend, or yourself: ) Write all your plans, ideas, and notes into this xl notebook featuring hand painted watercolor flowers. Stylish, large, and...

Line NotebookBeautiful empty journal for women to write in. This large notebook makes a nice affordable gift for mom, independant woman, girlfriend, or yourself: ) Write all your plans, ideas, and notes into this xl notebook featuring hand painted watercolor flowers. Stylish, large, and...

Connection is at the heart of recovery. For those who are in a relationship, that means you must develop individual recovery as well as the ability to work in tandem with your partner to establish couple recovery tools that bring connection.For those not in...

Are you aware that there are an estimated 58 million disabled people and 63 million non-professional caregivers in the USA alone? The key to helping families who have who have been affected by a disability, a terminal or debilitating illness, or chronic pain issues,...

Are men brain damaged at birth, and... could daughters be the antidote, in ways they don't even realize?"...groundbreaking..." (Forbes.com)I challenge you to read this and not start rethinking what your father (and every man you know) is REALLY like.** Readers' Favorite 5-Star Award Winner**For...

Take control of your health with everyday habits that lead to life-changing gains. Millions of readers are familiar with the work of Dr. Herbert Benson and the Mind/Body Medical Institute from his mega-bestselling book The Relaxation Response . With more than 5 million copies...

Climbing Jacob's Ladder traces the history of the black family from its roots in Africa, through slavery, Reconstruction, the Depression, and the civil rights movement, to the present, arguing that black families cannot be measured against white norms. This groundbreaking, provocative work dispels some...

The values we live and raise our families by are grounded, first, in love. Contrary to many of today's so-called family values, our values go beyond one or two loaded social issues to a wholehearted lifestyle of practicing compassion, hospitality, justice, peace, and belonging....

Who does what in the family, and how far do the divisions and inequalities which occur in a family context reflect those in society as a whole? This introductory text to the sociology of the family combines recent feminist interpretations of domestic life with...

In Estranged Stories, Elizabeth Boykin Vagnoni and Mary Cay Reed have woven together a compassionate description of the succession of emotions many parents experience when they become estranged from their adult children. Using a variety of stories from EstrangedStories, parents talk about the common...

How to Overcome Envy and Jealousy covers serious relationship matters by giving easy to understand examples of couples working to control emotions. The author draws on a life time of experiences in adapting to different cultures and dealing as a manager and friend to...

For each of us, there is one event or series of events that shapes the direction of our lives. For the author, Raymond Evans Ballinger, that event occurred at age seven when his mother abandoned her family, leaving two young sons in the care...

How do you raise happy and well developed children in these confusing times?This book discusses contemporary issues of women's concerns about motherhood, career and children, during the early formative years of life.The book's objective is to help women make informed decisions about these important...

On a gently sloping 11 acre stretch of land just north of Seattle a remarkable group of people has grown from a simple idea into a thriving cohousing community. Nurtured by an inspiring vision of possibility, a rich spirit life and a creative culture...

This is the original edition of the book, first published in January of 2012. A second edition of the book is available via the following link: http: //www.amazon.com/Art-Compliment-2nd-Guide-Relationship/dp/1469972956/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328023513&sr=1-6 The problem with most of the advice men get about relationships is that it is both...

This book is intended to introduce you to twelve major principles that my father lived by, although I do not think that he numbered them or even gave a thought to categorizing them. However, he did live by them and expected his family to...

Written by the president of the Parenting in the Workplace Institute, this is the definitive guide to proposing and implementing a business program in which parents can bring their babies to work for the first several months of life and care for their babies...

A sobering picture of the elderly exploitation epidemic that reveals legitimate issues with a true crime story line. The author is a Florida detective recognized as an expert investigator of exploitation crimes who presents 11 shocking and factual investigations. He dispels the myths of...

Reflecting on the connection between the rise in chronic immune disorders and toxic environmental and lifestyle patterns, herbalist and acupuncturist Jason Elias and collaborator Katherine Ketcham looked to the 5,000-year-old The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine to seek clues for restoring the balance of...

This book is a real Wild West story, told in "their way" by the people who lived in the Patagonia-Sonoita region of southeastern Arizona. Life here was hard, and the stories of how people lived and followed their instincts to survive may touch your...

"What would Harry do?" is a question author Sherman Baldwin asks himself when faced with a difficult decision. Henry "Harry" deForest Baldwin is his father who died in 1997 at the age of sixty-six after a battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as...

My Play Ground-The Bronx: My Memoirs is the autobiography of Anthony F. Marano, a baby boomer born and raised in New York City who shares his poignant recollections of the good times including long-forgotten television shows, street games, amusement parks, movies, music, and much...

"Forgive, but don't forget!" was Mr. Piat's slogan. When actress/playwright/author Naava Piatka interviews her Holocaust survivor father, Xavier Piat, she is amazed to hear such intimate, graphic revelations of family drama, political upheaval, sexual seduction, divorce, mass murder, betrayal and ultimate creative triumph. Soon,...

Taking a hard, penetrating look at the despondent heart of darkness of the 1990s, The Death Proclamation of Generation X is a probing chronicle of America's thirteenth generation caught between the idealistic Baby Boomers and the well-financed Generation Y. Generation X was scapegoated and...

EKA, On Our Own, 1943-1950 EKA the multi-volume memoir is a song, Erica's song, a spiritual, sung about her life and God; how she followed her spirituality, her feelings, the waiting, worrying, then knowing the way, heart singing, through many passages in her long,...

Sometimes, life plays little jokes. For Jeannette McDonald, growing up in a small town in West Virginia in the 1950s, life had three particular jokes in mind: naming her after a famous movie star, giving her a birthday just after Valentine's Day, and letting...

Truly you will want to read the powerful message that says no matter what happens to you in the journey of life you can over come it and come out on top. Author: Th D. StephensonISBN-10: 0595446604ISBN-13: 9780595446605Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/24/2007Pages: 82Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize:...

A quirky look at the everyday quips moms tell their children, Sew Buttons On Your Underwear is a delightful romp through one girl's experience growing up in Chicago. Cathy Sue Carpenter chronicles her mother's wit and wisdom with a smart, contemporary point of view....

A clear, swift-running stream, an exhilarating whitewater stretch of river, the mesmerizing rhythm of waves on an ocean beach, each has a story to tell. Set mostly in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, the stories in Water Reflections explore the author's delight...

"Mothers raise their daughters and love their sons," is an old adage that has been around in the African-American community for years. With the release of movies like Boyz In The Hood and Menace to Society, this adage has grown in popularity in the...

This journal book is Just For Dads ( and Grandpa, too). Its about Dads of all ages. Typically, what is handed down from our fathers is both a natural and material inheritance. It is a legacy of genes, behaviors, mannerisms, money, and property. Unless...

The Youngest Brother is a first-person account by the youngest of five children born to a prosperous Kansas wheat farmer during the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. This is a family's struggle to preserve their relationships and maintain the farm after the father...

It's uncommon to come across a book that offers such a wealth of information on all aspects of life in Ghana: traditional rural life, assimilating colonization, and mission education. In Hearing and Keeping--Remembering My Matrilineal Roots, author Charlotte Anokwa shares the experiences that helped...

Help is the first word a parent yells when dealing with a child custody battle. Author Guy White cuts through and captures the essence of how child custody cases are won and lost. Child Custody A to Z navigates you through the flawed system...

There are many books about war. There are books that describe the bravery and glories of war. Other books portray the warrior as an "anti-hero". The Pipes Were Calling: A Vietnam War Story is not either of these formula tales. The Pipes Were Calling...

Volume 1 of Clifton William Scott...is the rich heritage of a New England family. Fond remembrances of the author's parents are provided by family and friends. Brief family histories of eight branches of the family tree--Scott, Bradford, Taylor, Robinson, Williams, Porter, Shaw, and Ranney--are...

American Academy of Poets award-winning poet-translator Peter Hargitai considers the raging, aging child in this highly original collection of poems. His earlier work was listed in Yale critic Harold Bloom's prestigious The Western Canon.Author: Peter HargitaiISBN-10: 0595273025ISBN-13: 9780595273027Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/19/2003Pages: 118Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize:...

Here is proof that the lives of ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact. This book is complied as a literary photo album; the theme is my grandparents, Nick and Ineke Willems. Come and be a part of the WillemsAuthor: Hannah WillemsISBN-10: 0595258778ISBN-13: 9780595258772Publisher:...

Author: Stephen A. HillISBN-10: 0595257852ISBN-13: 9780595257850Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/28/2002Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Author: Harriet B. BraikerISBN-10: 0595182739ISBN-13: 9780595182732Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2001Pages: 276Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.12h x 6.00w x 0.70d

Author: Johanna GarfieldISBN-10: 0595138020ISBN-13: 9780595138029Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2000Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.04w x 0.69d

Author: Elaine Grudin DenholtzISBN-10: 0595092373ISBN-13: 9780595092376Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2000Pages: 244Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 9.01h x 6.00w x 0.65d