Family & Relationships - General

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

Author: Hailee Fritz, Margaret FritzISBN-10: 0578488663ISBN-13: 9780578488660Publisher: FritzcraftLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/25/2019Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.40d

Wish you could study the Internet for a couple of years to find useful tools that will help you enjoy more success in your genealogical pursuits? Well Marsha has done just that for you Benefit from advice on using some of the latest genealogical...

Carla McCloskey writes with the wisdom and simplicity that she learned during her early life in Lodi, Wisconsin, a picture-perfect small midwestern town. At her Grandmother's side she developed the life tools to balance rich personal relationships and family with a demanding life in...

This is the second book in a series concerning Buddy Bee and his friends. Bullying: A serious and relative issue within the structure of child development. Buddy's character shows us that bullying is inappropriate and should not be tolerated. Buddy strives to educate children...

Expecting Multiples is the ultimate guide to high-risk twin and all higher-order multiple pregnancies (triplets, quadruplets and more). The book is filled with information about the medical aspects of these high-risk pregnancies, and practical advice gathered from over twenty-five years experience helping other parents...

This cutting-edge book provides parents of children of all ages with a concrete parenting philosophy, the Dr. Karen Parenting Philosophy. With candor, the author describes her philosophy as a way life for raising children that are respectful, responsible, and emotionally healthy. The author provides...

Learning the Dance of Attachment, An Adoptive/Foster Parent's Gude to Nurturing Healthy Development, is a child development guide specifically written for adoptive and foster parents. It explains the normal stages of childhood emotional development and contrasts it with disfunctional behaviors caused by early life...

This book describes how orthodontic braces cause brain damage, nerve damage, and damage sports coordination in children and teenagers, as well as cause severe pain in their mouth, teeth, and gums. The author explains how braces ruin mathematical and scientific ability, by interfering with,...

Your child has recently been diagnosed with Down's Syndrome. You begin to wonder how you can help your child, what will life be like, and how you can help your child. Dawn Lucan is an experienced educator with eighteen years of experience will share...

The Healing Herbs provides the information you need to use the earth's wonderful bounty of medicinal plants confidently, effectively, and above all, safely. It examines 100 of the most widely used, most easily available, most familiar, and most fascinating medicinal plants, tracing their history,...

Turn back the clock in just two at-home sessions per week This scientifically proven strength-training program: Replaces fat with muscleReverses bone lossImproves energy and balanceRevised--new streamlined program The scientifically proven strength-training program that turns back the clock for women aged 35 and up--from the...

Winner of the Julia Child Cookbook Award, Ken Haedrich brings to the fourteen million vegetarians in this country a sumptuous guide to feeding the whole family -- vegetarian style. Cooks and their families and friends will delight in more than 250 tempting snacks, lunches,...

The most complete and up-to-date book on the epidemic affecting 80 million American men, women, and children. How to recognize the symptoms, why many doctors do not diagnose yeast infections, and how to bring it to your doctor's attention. Eleven questionnaires to determine your...

Fearing that the future of the nation was at stake following the First World War, German policymakers vastly expanded social welfare programs to shore up women and families. Just over a decade later, the Nazis seized control of the state and created a radically...

The family is a complex decision unit in which partners with potentially different objectives make consumption, work, and fertility decisions. Couples marry and divorce partly based on their ability to coordinate these activities, which in turn depends on how well they are matched. This...

Fearing that the future of the nation was at stake following the First World War, German policymakers vastly expanded social welfare programs to shore up women and families. Just over a decade later, the Nazis seized control of the state and created a radically...

In writings about Islam, women and modernity in the Middle East, family and religion are frequently invoked but rarely historicized. Based on a wide range of local sources spanning two centuries (1660-1860), Beshara B. Doumani argues that there is no such thing as the...

This book is the first comprehensive and detailed study of early modern midwives in seventeenth-century London. Midwives, as a group, have been dismissed by historians as being inadequately educated and trained for the task of child delivery. The Midwives of Seventeenth-Century London rejects these...

A perennially popular collection of short stories, poems, legends, and myths from great works of literature that are especially appropriate for parents to read aloud to their children aged five to twelve. Line drawings.Author: William F. RussellISBN-10: 0517587157ISBN-13: 9780517587157Publisher: HarmonyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/28/1992Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight:...