Family & Relationships - General

The family, Cynthia Patterson demonstrates, played a key role in the political changes that mark the history of ancient Greece. From the archaic society portrayed in Homer and Hesiod to the Hellenistic age, the private world of the family and household was integral with...

From the cutting edge of natural antidepressant research, here is new information on St. John's wort, SAMe, bright light therapy, and other proven natural remedies for depression. This fully updated second edition explores emotional health, including mood-enhancing fats and herbal antidepressants.Author: Syd BaumelISBN-10: 0658002910ISBN-13:...

Enzymes--living substances that regulate health--work with certain minerals in our bodies to form an antioxidant system that fights corrosive free radicals. This fully updated second edition explains how to make the most of this amazing natural partnership to speed recovery from injury and lessen...

Follow the journey of a new dad on the mad adventure of rebalancing work, family, and life in general while immigrating to a foreign country. With a fine disregard for the physical limitations of the human body, Yashivan leaps head first not only into...

If Veda's mama hadn't pounded religion into her "the way she pounded the dirt out of Papa's overalls" she probably wouldn't have married Raymond in the first place. It's the Great Depression and jobs are scarce, but it seems to Veda that Raymond uses...

A living memoir of mothers journey with sons life threatening disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. As a gift to present him for graduation and in celebration of his life now, while he still graces this planet with his life. For he has lived longer then...

One Girl's Dish on Making the Single Life Work. From the time we're little girls, we hear, "When you grow up and get married..." But that scenario doesn't always play out exactly as we plan. Huffman teaches single girls keys for getting the most...

If you ever were curious about why you have some of the relationships you have then this book is for you. Start by assessing your roles and involvements in relationships and then look at some of the people you establish yourself with. This book...

Losing a loved one. There is nothing worse to endure. As a survivor of my brother Bill's suicide, I intimately know the pain and confusion attached to loss and the immeasurable ways it changed my life. Going beyond the typical narratives on the five...

This book covers the life story of Charles Clark Dugan, M.D., AA, AB, and MPH. He served in the USAF for nine years as the only available Pilot, Flight Surgeon, and Physician through those years. He was hospital commander at Barksdale AFB, LA and...

The Bible says that a man who finds a wife finds a good thing. So why do so many marriages end in divorce, and why are so many couples unhappy? Carl Smith, an ordained prophet and elder, sheds light on the true meaning of...

More than 15 million people are affected by repetitive strain injury (RSI)-a condition that includes carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, and muscle pain caused by continually repeating small hand movements. RSI affects people in hundreds of occupations and activities, such as using a computer...

Webster Groves, a suburb on the outskirts of St. Louis, Missouri seemed like a great place to live in the 1960s. Awash in postcard-perfect homes and tree-lined streets, the residents must be happy, right? But that's not the case for Bobby, who first tries...

Life after war is not what you expect it to be. Whether you have served in front-line combat or experienced second-hand the destructive forces of war-your soul has been impacted. For war survivors and their families, life after war can be a confusing time....

If you are a Christian and want your home and family to be what the Lord desires, then you cannot afford to pass up Problems in the Christian Home. Even if you are adhering to the Lord's teachings and feel you have a happy...

Losing a loved one. There is nothing worse to endure. As a survivor of my brother Bill's suicide, I intimately know the pain and confusion attached to loss and the immeasurable ways it changed my life. Going beyond the typical narratives on the five...

This collection of 50 stories is truly charming. These funny accounts are a very easy, comfortable read. The author relates these personal experiences in a most heartwarming way. The lessons learned shared in this book reveal wonderful insights and compassion for kids. Although they...

Through her poetry, author Teresa Billingsley combines her years of counseling and working with troubled individuals to uplift, inspire and motivate your soul. Based on actual experience, Billingsley opens her heart to assist you and your loved ones deal victoriously with: Feelings of inadequacies...

The Truth of a Spirit Dying is about forgiveness. Identifying the counterparts of our struggles and embracing them. Facing the ghosts of our past and confronting them. It's about one family's trials and tribulations relating to the lost of a primary figure in the...

Magyar, Stars & Stripes strikingly recounts a Hungarian Jewish family's history of love, affection, persecution, and injustice. It tells about their close kinship and heart-wrenching experiences in labor and concentration camps. The book chronicles Alexander Taub's life--from a playful childhood to a young adulthood...

Box of Mustaches is the powerful, true story of identical twin brothers and how they coped with their mother's descent into madness. At first, Stanley and Jimmy Evans thought their mother was normal, but they soon discovered that her twisted views and mood swings...

Lelia Frances Whipper is the daughter of early black vaudeville performers, who grew up to become a journalist, composer of tropical songs and mystery story writer.Author: Lelia Frances WhipperISBN-10: 0595265707ISBN-13: 9780595265701Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/24/2003Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.14h x 6.16w x 0.45d

Scientists in the news speak out from opposite sides of the fence on the question of DNA testing for researching family history and ancestry. How do you interpret your own DNA test results? How do you work with or research oral history?Author: Anne HartISBN-10:...

Author: Cheryl Jean HancockISBN-10: 0595190057ISBN-13: 9780595190058Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2001Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 9.04h x 6.02w x 0.36d

Living in the Land of I Am is everyone's story. The story of struggling to find our voice in this world. Every voice has a unique signature, and is purposeful and powerful. Living in the Land of I Am is my journey of how...

Author: Amy FordISBN-10: 0557539323ISBN-13: 9780557539321Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/10/2012Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d

This book describes the parental techniques necessary to develop their child's self confidence and courage to maintain a moral balance, in view of today's media, drug, and internet onslaught. The constraints of family and community have been loosened; at the same time the child...

This is a mother's story of love, struggle, and dependence on God. It's a story of hope in the face of trials. Loving a special child with emotional and physical problems can be a huge undertaking. This family learned to trust God in the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This book concerns the history of the family in eighteenth-century England. Tadmor provides a new interpretation of concepts of household, family and kinship through her analysis of contemporary language (in diaries, conduct treatises, novels by Richardson and Haywood, and other sources). She emphasizes the...

Although much is written about contemporary families, the focus is typically limited to marriage and parenting. In this path-breaking assessment of families, sociologist Robert M. Milardo demonstrates how aunts and uncles contribute to the daily lives of parents and their children. Aunts and uncles...

This book was first published in 1987, offering a masterly review and synthesis of the available literature on family life in western societies. This book presents a distinctive approach to family sociology, focusing on two related questions: Why did we have the kind of...

What did 'home' mean to men and women in the period 1200-1500? This volume explores the many cultural, material and ideological dimensions of the concept of domesticity. Leading scholars examine not only the material cultures of domesticity, gender, and power relations within the household,...

Dr. Dorsen gives us a much-needed, practical guide to feeling good and maximizing the joys of life after 40.... Should be required reading for every active, youthful spirit entering their mature years.-Geoffrey Tabin, M.D., author of Blind Corners""A stimulating and valuable read.""--Stanley S. Bergen,...

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic medical disorders, and its incidence continues to rise. This book offers patients an overview of the disease and the latest treatment regimens. But unlike other books, it also explores the psychological aspects of the disease, focusing...

Train your body to communicate with confidence and clarity-have your body match what your mouth says... The popular phrase "leading from influence" takes for granted that influence derives chiefly from verbal communication. However, communication is about more than words. To get to the next...

Mother's Milk examines why nursing a baby is an ideologically charged experience in contemporary culture. Drawing upon medical studies, feminist scholarship, anthropological literature, and an intimate knowledge of breastfeeding itself, Bernice Hausman demonstrates what is at stake in mothers' infant feeding choices--economically, socially, and...

Off-grid isn't a state of mind. It isn't about someone being out of touch, about a place that is hard to get to, or about a weekend spent offline. Off-grid is the property of a building (generally a home but sometimes even a whole...

This book is for those who believe that good government should be based on hard evidence, and that research and policy ought to go hand-in-hand. Unfortunately, no such bond exists. Rather, there is a substantial gap, some say chasm, between the production of knowledge...

Through compelling examples, Brian Edmiston presents the case for why and how adults should play with young children to create with them a 'workshop for life'. In a chapter on 'mythic play' Edmiston confronts adult discomfort over children's play with pretend weapons, as he...

All human relationships are containers of emotional life, but what are the structures underlying them? Nathan Schwartz-Salant looks at all kinds of relationships through an analyst's eye. By analogy with the ancient system of alchemy he shows how states of mind that can undermine...

First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Author: Paul LightISBN-10: 0415058252ISBN-13: 9780415058254Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/03/1991Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.82d

This scholarly and personal exploration of what it is like to grow up feeling unloved describes personality types and syndromes that often manifest, regardless of whether the family unit was "dysfunctional" or not. Though recent decades have seen a great deal of discussion on...

This volume provides insight into the family life of Native Americans of the northeast quadrant of the North American continent and those living in the adjacent coastal and piedmont regions. These Native Americans were among the most familiar to Euro-colonials for more than two...

Adoption and foster care is a new and burgeoning area of historical and interdisciplinary research. Too often, however, birth parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, social workers, and the children themselves have either been ignored or demonized. This comprehensive introductory resource provides an authoritative, yet...

Author: Jules RawickISBN-10: 0313219885ISBN-13: 9780313219887Publisher: GreenwoodLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/28/1979Pages: 1Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.97lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.13d

This study addresses the two most controversial issues in surrogate motherhood: the commercial aspect of the practice and the issue of parental rights. After setting the legal and moral backdrop of procreative liberty in general, Rae argues that commercial surrogacy is the moral equivalent...

Major religious traditions of the world contain perspectives of perennial importance on the topic of death and afterlife. Such concepts and beliefs are not only reflected directly in mortuary and funerary practices, but also inform patterns of beliefs and rituals that shape human lifestyles....

The Pursuit of Balance is a user manual for the emotional and spiritual parts of your body. It was written while recovering from severe trauma and abuse and is intended as a handbook for how to climb out of the pit of despair.Author: Diogenes...

This book examines and describes aspects of acute grief that are peculiar to those who have lost an adult son or daughter. The essays in this volume express the view of scholars, clinicians, social workers, and individuals who have personally experienced the loss of...