Family & Relationships - General

In a powerful challenge to the belief that the Constitution has nothing to do with the individual freedoms that comprise family rights, Peggy Cooper Davis argues in Neglected Stories that the constitutional amendments after the Civil War reflect a profound appreciation of the political,...

A thought-provoking collection of essays on life and living Voices from the Heartland is a celebration of women's contributions to Oklahoma's recent past. It records defining moments in women's lives--whether surviving the Oklahoma City bombing or surviving abuse--and represents a wide range of professions,...

Consider that many of the people who are alive today will be working at jobs that do not currently exist and that the explosion of information means that today's knowledge will quickly become outdated. As a result, two goals for education clearly emerge --...

When Porfirio D?z extended his modernization initiative in Mexico to the administration of public welfare, the families and especially the children of the urban poor became a government concern. Reforming the poor through work and by bolstering Mexico's emerging middle class were central to...

Ronni Eisenberg, author of the popular but slightly more intimidating Organize Yourself , has deconstructed the potentially hair-raising projects of getting the house in order: organizing closet space, filing household documents (do you know for sure if junior needs a tetanus shot anytime soon?),...

This book focuses on the most basic of human interactions _ love and attachment in all of their permutations and the barriers that exist to achieving closeness. The specific topics addressed include gender, class, race, and ethnicity. All these demonstrate the complexity of relationships...

This book was first published in 1972 when the author was Director of Research for the National Urban League, which was headed by Mr. Vernon E. Jordan, Executive Director. While the 1999 sequel has been favorably received, the author continues to receive numerous requests...

Don Kuhl, founder of The Change Companies(R), shares the 10 big lessons he learned throughout life's little moments. We all have one thing in common. We're getting older - and that's a good thing. In Changing with Aging, Don Kuhl, founder of The Change...

Buying for the Home is a book about the experiences and also the polarities of shopping and the home. It analyses the ways in which the agencies and discourses of the retail environment mesh with the processes of physical and imaginative re-creation that constitute...

During difficult times, families can be our greatest resource, or our heaviest burden. This book brings together research from a wide variety of disciplines to examine family interaction in the context of stressful situations. Instead of claiming that one type of interaction is better...

The changing nature of the family is a topic of intense public concern. It also has been the focus of research in sociology and related disciplines for many years. Family Connections is a major new introduction to the study of the family, written by...

Bepko and Krestan integrate theory and practice in describing the treatment of families with alcohol problems. "This book is the outgrowth of seven years of work in which we have made an attempt to integrate our own understanding of alcoholic dynamics within the framework...

There has been renewed interest in the concept of friendship in contemporary philosophy. Many of the existing treatments of the topic have been limited to Western notions of friendship, yet there is a far wider perspective available to us through an examination of a...

A brief excerpt from Chocolate Donut Days: I vividly recall shortly after diagnosis someone telling me cancer would change my life. Those words made me angry. I liked my life. I loved my life. My life was probably as close to perfect as perfect...

Michael Coachella was an ordinary man who presented the transparency of a person who was completely satisfied with the life he shared with his beloved confidante. But surreptitiously, he concealed a dirty secret until he was compelled to break his silence. The explosive revelation...

Soup for a Gloomy Day is a story about a little girl who experiences a not so good day at school.It shows her loving and nurturing relationship with her grandmother and how having loving, supportive, and nurturing relationships can help strengthen and support a...

Hey Kids, We are little people with feelings. Because we are little, sometimes big people forget to ask us how we feel. We would like for them to ask us about our feelings but if they forget, then we can write or draw how...

What does your mother remember about her first kiss? What's the first thing your father tells himself every morning? By the time we are adults, it is all too easy to look at our parents and grandparents as though their lives have been miles...

THREE SIMPLE STEPS FOR TRANSFORMING YOUR WORKPLACE Every office has them: the ever-complaining colleague...the co-worker who is constantly late for meetings...the boss who either blows up at you or blows you off...or the one person who drives everyone else totally crazy. The problem is,...

AN OVERFLOWING IN-BOX...AN OVERFLOWING SINK FULL OF DIRTY BREAKFAST DISHES...IS THIS WHAT THE EXPERTS MEAN BY "HAVING IT ALL"? You've organized, prioritized, delegated, and simplified, and you still don't have enough time for your family, your spouse, your friends, your boss -- much less...

If you think there's no way to prevent cancer, you're wrong. Let the experts at the world's most distinguished cancer research and treatment center help you to design a personal program to increase your odds of staying cancer free. * Take stock of your...

Exploring three generations of the men in his family -- his father and his two uncles, his own two brothers, and his two sons -- Bret Lott spins a sweeping true saga of the ties that bind. With quiet grace and his trademark talent...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects about one in four Americans -- but this potentially life-threatening condition can exist virtually without symptoms. Now, the latest medical advances that can help prevent the damaging effects of hypertension are compiled in a convenient reference under the...

This unique and groundbreaking work provides a step-by-step holistic approach and shows people how to assess their present smoking patterns, how to plan for permanent freedom from smoking, and how they can set out on a path toward healing to increase the quality of...

With no memories of her mother and brought up by an abusive stepmother, her life journey took her through many storms. These storms included the death of her daughter, rejection, false accusation, attempted suicide, the death of her husband and learning to dance solo...

Promise Keeper is a story of God's faithfulness.Elise courageously shares her life as a young woman, from marriage to motherhood, enduring the pain and loss of multiple miscarriages, while faithfully holding onto the promise of a miracle.Her story is a beautiful reminder of a...

This is 24-year-old Josef's story. Josef introduces the reader to the challenges and achievements of living life with a disability. in this book he is frank and funny as he tells his version of the story he wants to share with the world.Author: Josef...

As a mom, the greatest gift you can give your family is love and joy. With the pressures of life, demanding children and a marriage that requires constant compromise and attention, it is sometimes difficult to maintain a peaceful approach in every day living....

Our blue-collar town of Hitchcock, Massachusetts, was known in 1959 as the textile leader of the northeast. Most of the residents in our neighborhood, commonly referred to as "The Knoll," worked in the mills along the canals and devoted their free time to the...

Where is Adam, understanding a father's role, is an inspirational book, which provides a very personal and authentic view into the role of men within a variety of different context. The book, along with the interactive workbook, gives readers the opportunity to look deeper...

When she was ten years old, Shirlee Scribner witnessed an act of violence, a life changing blow that sent her mother to the emergency room and caused her youngest brother Dallas to suffer severe mental impairment at birth. Afterward, Scribner and her six siblings...

Devastated by her husband's betrayal, Jonah struggles to heal herself and her fractured family. But how does a woman born in an age of deference emerge as her own person? How does a man raised to embrace a traditional notion of masculinity reconstruct his...

A provocative story of six young, contemporary Black women living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; each from various socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Their lives are forever inter-twined and transformed through a series of the trials and tribulations of adulterous love affairs, marriages and homosexual infidelities....

When a family from Boston buys an old farm in Vermont, their lives are transformed in ways they never imagined. Rocambole is the story of how Ziad and Laura, and their children Harry, Lauren, and Robert, discover the wonders of the Northeast Kingdom. They...

This book is full of personal stories that the author experienced and learned from over the past 25 years of being a dad. At age 50 he has realized that you can't do it over. He shares these personal experiences and lessons for others...

When Matthew was thrown in jail on July 21, 2001, I had mountains of feelings. I knew his life was coming to a boiling point. With drugs, alcohol, stealing and living the wild life he had chosen to live, it couldn't and wouldn't last...

In my state of shock and dismay, I asked God over and over again, "Why?" Always, before closing my eyes at night, I prayed for my sons, asking God to keep them healthy, happy, and safe. I never dreamed that a horrific crime would...

Build Love with practical tools to give your "stamp of approval" to the people you love Cut out negative criticism Get better at receiving kind words Build more love for yourself Express your kind thoughts for others Show gratitude Create a daily validation practice...

Charm is the ultimate social lubricant. It puts people at ease and soothes tensions in any situation. Charm can stop feuds, create friendships, and even spread joy. It's what makes people laugh and want to be around you. With enough charm, you'll move forward...

Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future. -Corrie Ten Boom Life brings simple pleasures to us everyday. It is up to us to make them wonderful memories. -Cathy Allen In this unique, heartfelt, and often humorous collection of true,...

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...

An excerpt from Dirty Feet and Hungry Hearts-- Why? This was the question my sister and I asked each other, over and over. Every time we started talking about our mother, it was always this unanswered question we were left with. Why was she...

Have you ever wondered if you are the only sane person in your family? Fear not Matt Koven's Real Men Raise Their Kidstravels beyond typical childhood memoir accounts. This humorous collection of boyhood experiences will prove that your family is not the most dysfunctional....

David Lee Thompson has produced a caring and introspective personal account of the vanishing Appalachian culture. This way of life existed for over twelve generations, teaching its people the importance of family, community, and religion. Thompson s old home place, now empty and lonely,...

A practicing pundit's take on two hundred topics, all distilled into a page or less. The basic idea of Pithy Precepts is to capture the author's thoughts on life, business and finance in a terse and entertaining format. Responding to questions from his offspring...

Fun, laughter, great food, and wonderful friends and neighbors hid the trouble brewing in the house for as long as possible. Finally, however, the secret came to light, and there were consequences which followed.Author: Lisbeth L. McCartyISBN-10: 0595498337ISBN-13: 9780595498338Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/29/2008Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight:...

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 an awesome journey to walk in another's shoes It's a journey not for the faint of heart, especially if they are the shoes of a beloved mother. That walk is a rare opportunity to experience the life, if only for a brief moment,...

Norman Keeler is a young man exiled from his home by the necessities of World War 1. He then is unjustly accused of a heinous crime, shot by the police, jailed, then finally exonerated he flees, assumes an alias, and lives in the United...

This book you are holding is an unusual one that empowers couples to make sound decisions. This is a short collection made for couples a treasury of sex, money, and relationship wisdom. It offers engaging love notes and can be used as a workbook...