Family & Relationships - General

This, the first book in the Wiley Series in Culture andProfessional Practice, is designed as a practical guide forprofessionals who work with children from differing culturalbackgrounds. It relates cultural differences in development to theproblems and practice of child care with a special contributionfrom cross-cultural...

""This unique and powerful book is a must-read for any woman on a path of self-discovery and personal empowerment. Authored by seven leading female psychologists, Finding Your Voice is full of inspiring wisdom and practical tools and will give the reader thousands of dollars...

An all-star lineup of scientists takes you to the front lines of brain research.Are we born to be shy? Why do we remember some events so clearly and others not at all? Are creativity and depression somehow linked? Do our dreams really have deeper...

Help your child develop healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime Most children establish lifelong eating patterns between the ages of 8 and 18. This practical and authoritative guide is the ultimate resource for parents who want to help their children adopt and...

Inspiration and Information to Help You Cope With the EmotionalEffects of Cancer Cancer changes our lives-physically and emotionally. The more youunderstand about your psychological reactions to cancer, the moreeffectively you can cope. In this powerful book, Dr. Roger Granet, a psychiatrist who specializes in...

Discover the road to breast health and overall well-being Only about 10% of breast cancer is linked to heredity and genes; the majority is associated with lifestyle and environmental factors. This means that you can take control of your breast health-and work to prevent...

Make menopause a change for the better Are you entering menopause? Would you like to be prepared for it when it arrives? Whether the change of life is upon you or years away, now is the best time to find out all you can...

You can feel great again! ""Syndrome X proactively lays out a nutritious, tasty, and simple diet plan to get us back to the basics of healthy nutrition.""-Lendon H. Smith, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Feed Your Body Right ""Syndrome X is the...

The perfect gift for every man over 40.-Michael Gurian ""Rich with solutions to becoming a whole man.""-Warren Farrell, Ph.D., author of Why Men Are the Way They Are ""In The Whole Man Program, Jed Diamond treads fearlessly into the new territory of what it...

This new series of books uses guided journal entries to help readers define and explore life challenges and stages, past behaviors, and goals for the future. These informational and inspirational personal chronicles are designed to be used independently, or with the help of a...

This breakthrough book is a medical doctor's proven prescriptionfor a healthy prostate. Arnold Fox, M.D., who has successfullytreated prostate problems for over forty years, speaks directly toyour vital concerns, including: * Early symptoms of prostate problems and what to do about eachtype * The...

Integrating developmental and systems theories, the authors propose an original scenario by which to understand and treat the family unit. Under study here is the "primary triangle" of mother-father-infant. The authors provide a complex research paradigm for examining the interactional triangles formed in the...

"We have to talk." For many men, these are the four worst words in the English language, especially when they're uttered by a female partner. But it doesn't have to be that way, argue Samuel Shem and Janet Surrey in their pathbreaking and practical...

Stephanie Coontz, the author of The Way We Never Were, now turns her attention to the mythology that surrounds today's family -- the demonizing of "untraditional" family forms and marriage and parenting issues. She argues that while it's not crazy to miss the more...

The Secret Trauma remains the definitive argument for the overwhelming prevalence of incestuous abuse. Based on findings about San Francisco, the book makes a persuasive case for an epidemic of abuse on a national scale. In her nuanced and sophisticated analysis, Russell carefully explores...

Of all the therapeutic modalities in force today, none shows greater promise for dramatic personal change than the fast-growing field of family therapy. Yet no discipline is more lacking in a unified theoretical framework.Now, in this brilliant new work, Lynn Hoffman, noted therapist and,...

"Memorable...Dr. Weil makes his case carefully and clearly."--The New York Times Book Review #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "This book is destined to become a classic."--Joan Borysenko, author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind Drawing on fascinating case histories from his own practice...

Part of the bestselling What Your Doctor May Not Tell You series, an informative, detailed guide to breast cancer, including treatment and prevention. Each year, over 40,000 women in the U.S. die from breast cancer. With statistics rising, conventional methods of treatment are simply...

Susan Roane, keynote speaker and bestselling author provides the reader with easy solutions, can't miss guidelines and vital do's and dont's in the fine art of conversation.Author: Susan RoAneISBN-10: 0446674265ISBN-13: 9780446674263Publisher: Grand Central PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1999Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 8.07h x 5.05w x 0.68d

Dr Ruth Westheimer opened the doors of communication about sexuality in America. Now, along with personal reflection on love and loss in her own family, she presents a passionate blueprint for the survival of the family.Author: Ruth Westheimer, Ben YagodaISBN-10: 0446673366ISBN-13: 9780446673365Publisher: Grand Central...

This is an essential guide for parents about vaccinations. Dr. Stephanie Cave explains their pros and cons and the book provides information to help parents make a knowledgeable, responsible choice about vaccinating their children.Author: Stephanie CaveISBN-10: 0446555711ISBN-13: 9780446555715Publisher: Grand Central PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/16/2010Pages: 368Format:...

From the authors of Brain Longevity comes a groundbreaking book to help the80 million desperate Americans who suffer from chronic pain.Author: Dharma Singh Khalsa, Cameron StauthISBN-10: 0446523054ISBN-13: 9780446523059Publisher: Grand Central PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/1999Pages: 432Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.81lbsSize: 9.19h x 6.27w x 1.43dReview Citation(s): Library Journal...

A Handbook for Relieving the Discomforts of Pregnancy Massage is a sensuous, relaxing, and loving treatment that has the added bonus of being especially good for you. It's the perfect way to reduce stress and promote general well-being. During pregnancy, your body is undergoing...

Author: J. P. ChaplinISBN-10: 0440319250ISBN-13: 9780440319252Publisher: DellLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1985Pages: 528Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 6.76h x 4.18w x 1.18d

This book offers helpful tips, case studies, and question and answer features about sexual activity, getting pregnant, being pregnant, delivering a baby, and keeping sex alive before, during, and after pregnancy. It focuses on maintaining a healthy relationship and sex life during pregnancy.Author: Ruth...

This multidisciplinary text introduces the concepts, methodologies, theories, and empirical findings of the field of interpersonal relationships. Information is drawn from psychology, communication, family studies, marriage and family therapy, social work, sociology, anthropology, the health sciences, and other disciplines. Numerous examples capture readers' attention...

Using the tools of economics, this book analyses how religion affects decisions and outcomes in a wide range of areas, including education, employment, family size, entry into cohabitation and formal marriage, the choice of spouse and divorce. In each case, the relationships are rigorously...

Organized by content areas rather than by theory, this comprehensive, accessible handbook helps readers gain greater insight into how key theories have impacted today's family research. Most competing books, organized by theory, do not provide a strong sense of the links between theory and...

In Overcoming Masculine Depression, psychologists John Lynch and Christopher Kilmartin present a model that provides new ways of understanding men's behaviors.　 This unique book does not portray men as victims, but seeks to increase awareness that a great deal of depression in men is...

Conceptualising Child-Adult Relations focuses on how children conceptualise and experience child-adult relations. The authors explore the idea of generation as a key to understanding children's agency in intersection with social worlds which are largely organised and ordered by adults. The authors explore two interconnected...

In this companion volume to his best-selling Smart Exercise, Covert Bailey teams with Ronda Gates to show you how to achieve and maintain your ideal weight without ever dieting. The secret is choosing the right foods, and the authors tell you exactly what your...

Author: Jerome KaganISBN-10: 0393950840ISBN-13: 9780393950847Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/1979Pages: 284Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64d

Discusses the symbols, values, and beliefs that influence individual roles and relationships and relates them to conscious and unconscious experiences.Author: Dennis Bagarozzi, Stephen a. AndersonISBN-10: 0393705986ISBN-13: 9780393705980Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/1989Pages: 340Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d

Drawing on her discoveries that human beings are not innately destructive but are made that way, the bestselling author of The Drama of the Gifted Child delivers "a capsule social history of childrearing and its effects that could change the world" (Boston Globe).As in...

This journal is for anyone who is longing for a baby or expecting and would like to write letters or sweet nothings to their future child. Each page is filled with lines and a sweet quote to your baby letting them know they are...

"If information highways are the wave of the future then I will build information country roads on which the traveller can reach the truth faster by going slower. . . ." On these same country roads, far from the intrusions of modern technology, the...

Producing and rearing children are immensely important human activities. Procreation and Parenthood offers new and original essays by leading philosophers on some of the main ethical issues raised by these activities. An Introduction supplies an accessible overview of the current debates. Individual chapters then...

Following the work of E. O. Wilson, Desmond Morris, and David Buss, What Women Want--What Men Want offers compelling new evidence about the real reasons behind men's and women's differing sexual psychologies and sheds new light on what men and women look for in...

For courses in Success/Orientation, Diversity (ie. Managing Diversity), Race and Ethnic Relations, Cultural Diversity in the Workplace, Multiculturalism and Inclusion (ie. leadership, group dynamics, teaching, social media/networking), Education, Nursing, Human Relations, Communications, Hospitality, Social Work/Family Therapy/Human Services, EMS and Fire Science, Counseling, Criminal Justice,...

It's not that men don't talk, says Dr. Gratch, it's just that they speak a different language. Breaking down male psychology into seven factors -- Shame, Emotional Absence, Masculine Insecurity, Self-Involvement, Aggression, Self-Destructiveness, and Sexual Acting-Out -- Dr. Gratch gives readers the tools they...

From Chastity Bono, daughter of Sonny & Cher, heroine of the gay community: the first comprehensive guide to the coming-out process from the perspective of both gays & lesbians & their parents.Author: Chastity Bono, Billie FitzpatrickISBN-10: 0316102334ISBN-13: 9780316102339Publisher: Little Brown and CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/1998Pages:...

Product information not available.Author: George P. RawickISBN-10: 0313219796ISBN-13: 9780313219795Publisher: GreenwoodLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/28/1979Pages: 1Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.20lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.00d

If you have ever watched the stacks of papers, magazins, clippings, and projects pile up out of control, File...Don't Pile will provide fast, easy practical advice. More than a collection of random hints, this handy guide presents systems of organization for every conceivable type...

Facts are healthier than fads. New myths and theories about nutrition splash across the headlines every day. Americans spend over $12 billion a year on worthless-even dangerous-nutrtion products. Total Nutrition replaces fads and ignorance with scientific fact. A feast of information, says USA Today....

Recommendations for infant and toddler care and development based on current brain research and its implications How much do children's early experiences affect their cognitive and social development? How important is the parent's role in child development? Is it possible to ameliorate or reverse...

During the First World War it was the task of the U.S. Department of Justice, using the newly passed Espionage Act and its later Sedition Act amendment, to prosecute and convict those who opposed America s entry into the conflict. In Unsafe for Democracy,...

Today nearly half of all people in the Middle East are under the age of fifteen. Yet little is known about the new generation of boys and girls who are growing up in a world vastly different from that of their parents, a generation...

When Verschuur-Basse, a French sociologist specializing in the family, was invited by the Academy of Social Sciences to Beijing in 1985, she interviewed women from three generations and a variety of professions about their lives as women, wives, mothers, and daughters-in-law. Over a five-year...

A collection of essays that examine intimacy and power in early modern French households, and explore how families reinvented themselves in response to changes in law, gender ideology, political culture, or patterns of consumption.Author: Suzanne DesanISBN-10: 0271034726ISBN-13: 9780271034720Publisher: Penn State University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2012Pages:...

Analyzing the critical juncture of family-centered policy and practice, this book places the universal institution of the family in a global context. By including a conceptual framework as well as practice components, the authors offer an original multimodal approach toward understanding family-centered policy practice...