Family & Relationships - General

"Maddie's Magic Tree" is the story of a young girl's love for animals and nature. She excitedly sees the first white, winter's snowflakes as she rises from bed. She rushes out into the surrounding meadow and meets the hero of the story, a young...

A girl. A dream. A new beginning. At its core, Giuliana's Way is the story of a precocious Italian girl who, at 11 years of age in 1941, leaves hearth, home and war-torn Europe and comes to the United States to get an education,...

I have learned over the years that there is no greater feeling of accomplishment than to give something of oneself in hopes that others will benefit from that gift. The idea was planted in my being by my father's way of raising his children....

Scarlett was just shy of her thirteenth birthday when her mother, Staci, abandoned the family. Scarlett and her father, Jacob, are forced to co-exist in their grief. Five years later, Staci dies, leaving her husband and daughter to wonder what has transpired in the...

They appeared to be the perfect family-parents met as teenagers. Stirred and on fire for God, they married each other right out of high school and started having gorgeous babies soon after. After three sons and fourteen years of marriage, precious Harmony was born....

Momzilla or mother-in-law extraordinaire--which will you be? Loving Your Daughter-in-Law is filled with practical ideas of things that you can do to have a better relationship with this new woman in your son's life. It includes a guide for how to navigate your son's...

The teenage years are some of the most difficult years any of us pass through. While issues with identity, relationships and an emerging value system are universal, each generation in addition struggles with their own unique set of cultural challenges. Some struggles are often...

Do you go through your daily routine with no real hope that life will be any more significant tomorrow than it has been in the days prior? All things considered, life seems pretty pleasant since you're doing what you love. Though somehow through the...

Explore the African American neighborhood of Warwick Lawns, the hub of African American society in Newport News, Virginia, and the people that grew up there, where they went, what they did, and the circle of friends they did it with. You'll be amazed at...

This whole book is inspired by these verses found in the scriptures below. I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding. And there it was, all overgrown with thorns, its surface was covered...

Carol told me something every world leader should be required to hear. While her family lived in Langdon, Carols parents owned a Fairway grocery store. Adjacent to the Roehrich grocery was a business owned by the Boyd family, the Golden Rule Department Store. During...

During my fourth year of teaching, I had the great privilege of working with an amazing educator by the name of Miss Bezanson. She taught a grade four class to whom I taught Physical Education. Therefore, I had the opportunity to socialize with her...

This research investigates the processes of the identification of Autistic adults, with the view of many seeking a diagnosis being unaware of what the process entails or potential effects so as to make more informed decisions. Additionally, individuals who have been through these processes...

Channeled by Verling Chako Priest, Ph.D., RELATIONSHIPS: The Many Aspects is an informative little book. The Masters come forth and give a teaching on one of the many aspects of a relationship. This book is appropriate for all ages, as it leads the reader...

"This book describes my family's life, which is full of historical experiences going through the Hitler era, the Stalin regime, and communism, to the current decade in the United States. The accounts of our experiences reflect the time from the 1940's, when my mother's...

"Just a word before I sleep. You will be my eternal guiding stars. Let there be no wasted tears or regrets. They would only damage the so-delicate wings of all those wonderful butterflies." With these last written words, Ida tried to ensure we would...

In this book Celebrating My Africanness, he looks at a continental attitude that has caused millions to waste their lives and gifts, glued to past pains and failing to move ahead with their lives. The book encourages citizens of the continent to appreciate themselves...

A glimPse into the life of a mother, family and friends would take after a suicide. The journey and her spiritual walk that would not only teach her and the family, but would show them eventually the road they would walk after a suicide...

Satan in Society. By Nicholas Francis Cooke, Caroline F. Corbin, and Eliza Allen StarrAuthor: Caroline F. Corbin, Nicholas Francis CookeISBN-10: 1490570071ISBN-13: 9781490570075Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/02/2013Pages: 430Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.87d

During the peach harvest a fierce storm destroys the Blevins' farm. The children survive because they practiced for such an event. A tornado's wrath teaches them what is really important. Book six of the "A Visit to Pawpaw's" series.Author: Joe L. BlevinsISBN-10: 1490499504ISBN-13: 9781490499505Publisher:...

The Flatts have always been great believers that God comes first, closely followed by family. Though they may agree or disagree about a variety of subjects, they will always be the Flatt family-proud and strong. In collection of stories that were told to him...

When Sherry Phillips Mitchell and her sister, Debbie, were transplanted to a farm in Buford, Ohio, in 1962, it changed the course of Sherry's life forever. In a charming collection, Sherry shares farmhouse remembrances and comforting recipes that retell of not only life's greatest...

This book tells the stories of my mother's life. It is fictionalized to make it more enjoyable. My mother, Doris McAllister grew up in rural North Central Minnesota and making a living was often a struggle for the family. In spite of a post...

Today's new media offers detailed coverage of "the epidemic," but offers little insight into a healing process for family members impacted by a loved one's substance use disorder. Learning to Love Differently guides families through that rocky landscape. It offers: -A definition of addiction...

"What matters most in life is not great deeds, but great love." St. Th駻鑚e of LisieuxAuthor: Paul Clavelle, Sue Clavelle, David ClavelleISBN-10: 1483458350ISBN-13: 9781483458359Publisher: Lulu Publishing ServicesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/21/2016Pages: 196Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45dReview Citation(s): Foreword 02/23/2017BlueInk Review 02/27/2017

Parents know that conflict with their teen is inevitable. But when it occurs, many struggle with finding the appropriate thing to say. In her easy-to-use guidebook, Dr. Cameron Caswell shares over one thousand powerful phrases to help parents of adolescents handle even the most...

When her mother passed away, author Heta Pandit found herself the owner of four historic houses. All of Pandit's conversations revolve around her four houses: their upkeep, their leaking roofs, their Minton floors, their refurbishments, their stories, and the spirits that inhabit them. In...

Microscopy of Zodiac Signs and Numbers is a very unique cosmic Science, which reveals, the hidden mysteries of Numbers and the planetary position of the zodiac signs. This unique science provoked the author who has been associated with this mystic science for the past...

Understanding Your Man's Porn Habit was written out of my personal experience. The pain and sense of betrayal was overwhelming. I wanted to understand. I experienced firsthand how pornography can destroy a relationship. I was married for 20 years, when I accidentally discovered my...

This book is focused on effective communication, because too many ineffective communications have caused failure in so many lives. Many homes or marriages are broken-up because of the lack of communication. Families such as, father with son and mother with daughter, do not have...

Of course a great pair of heels will make any women feel confident in herself. Standards in Stilletos is a collection of Jazmin's blog articles and encouraging quotes. The articles promote female empowerment, self-love, respect for ourselves as women, and never allowing yourself to...

This nonfictional story offers a heart wrenching message from a juvenile prospective about friendship, love and loss. In this kid-friendly tale the narrator shines a spotlight on two boys who struggle to maintain their friendship when tragedy arises. With the help of their mother's,...

One day in early February Nancy Perkins, a nurse in a decaying marriage, receives an assignment to care for a Vietnam War veteran suffering from a severe case of Alzheimer's. Not only does the patient, Jeremiah Jacobson, believe himself to be in the midst...

When a child grows up without a father, what is left in the child's life is not a simple absence. It is an "absent presence," the constant awareness and presence for the child of a crucial missing figure. In Forgiving the Father I Never...

Colin Ruthven grew up in Vancouver's lively West End in the years during and following World War II. He shares stories that are humorously light and others that are stirringly dark, including what it was like growing up with a father who spent the...

To the outside world, author Cheyenne Hanson was just another happy kid. She loved her childhood to the fullest. The only difference was that she grew up faster than most kids and got really good at hiding it. Behind closed doors, she was a...

To the outside world, author Cheyenne Hanson was just another happy kid. She loved her childhood to the fullest. The only difference was that she grew up faster than most kids and got really good at hiding it. Behind closed doors, she was a...

The Yoga House shares lessons of kindness, peace, and gratitude for families. It is an invitation to welcome mindfulness into your home and celebrate the love you have for your children and family. The story encourages sharing and using your imagination to create and...

Author: Rashid RashadISBN-10: 1479761958ISBN-13: 9781479761951Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/11/2013Pages: 296Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

Author: Paula CarrasquilloISBN-10: 1479706094ISBN-13: 9781479706099Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/27/2012Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d

I invite you to come along for a ride as Granny Vines and I hot wire a stolen car to go fishing. Hear what it is like to go swimming with snakes. I want you to meet the bravest man I have ever known,...

Railroad Ties; Broken Hearts and Mended Lives is the embellished true life story of a brother and sister growing up in America sandwiched between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boomers. The narrative opens in San Francisco shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor....

LA VITA E' TRISTE, MA PURE BELLA (LIFE IS DIFFICULT, BUT ALSO BEAUTIFUL ) This story depicts the life and times of an amazing woman of Italian descent, Maria Elena Francesca Calabria, who faced many difficult situations in her eighty-seven-years of living in Italy...

I received my first helicopter flight at the age of 16. My cousin, Larry Mason, flew the first helicopter for Channel 9 Television News in Cincinnati, Ohio. I was immediately hooked on flying, but had no idea that I, too, might someday become a...

Excerpt: ...to begin themselves by working with the didactic material. The experience will give them some idea of what the children must feel, of the difficulties which they must overcome, etc., and, up to a certain point, it will give them some conception of...

The National Institutes of Health Publication 11-2079, Eating Hints: Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment, provides information about proper nutrition before, during, and after cancer treatment sharing some of the common types of eating problems and how to manage them. It covers information about...

Learn How to Love Yourself .... When was the last time you looked in the mirror and felt a true love for who you are? Are you able to feel confident enough to not let peers pressure you into becoming someone you are not...

Mississippi to Africa captures Collier's fourteen-year journey in unearthing the buried history of his maternal grandmother's family - a journey that took him back seven generations, from northern Mississippi to the Piedmont hills of South Carolina, and even back to a specific people and...

An unlikely turn of events and an unforeseen diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma changes the path of 23-year old Marquel Towner. Aware that her nephew is fighting for his life, Patricia makes the journey home to help care for and spend time with him. Through...

Wouldn't it be great if you could go out and buy a magic wand to wave over your problems? Dr. Linda Howard's toolbox is your magic wand, filled to the brim with essential tools for living collected over a lifetime of challenges including depression,...