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The Mommy Manual: Planting Roots that Give Your Child Wings - Paperback

$14.83

by Barbara Curtis (Author)The Mommy Manual offers an encouraging dose of inspiration and practical know-how that will help you succeed as a mom. Inside, you'll discover ten essential keys to raising happy, confident kids. Author Barbara Curtis, a mother of twelve, draws on decades of parenting experience to teach you how to * recognize your children's potential as well as their unique, God-given gifts * create an inviting, loving environment in your home with traditions and rituals * teach te...

The Top 10 Marriage Essentials - Hardcover

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by Paul R. Shaffer (Author)"The Top 10 Marriage Essentials" is a reflection of the couples' work that Paul Shaffer has done over his lengthy career as a professional counselor. Moving past his books on couple's conflict resolution, "Marriage Essentials" addresses ten of the most common dilemmas that chronically show themselves in marriages: realistic role expectations creating true intimacy keeping the marriage as a priority maintaining healthy boundaries fostering respect practicing validati...

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by Diane L. Mack (Author)People who are owned by bulldogs know what a special bond is formed with them. I am one of them. One cold autumn night a few months after my dad had passed, I was drawn to the brilliance of the moon....I went outside to look and there it was A full moon with the bottom portion darkened by the earth's path in between it and the sun...the Bulldog Moon, surrounded by trillions of sparkling stars. I knew I was not alone..... Bulldog Moon is about life, love, loss, and le...

The Ups in Downs: Our Funny, Surprising, Crazy Life with Luke, Our Down Syndrome Son - Paperback

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by Cathy Mathias (Author), Rene Aiello (Author)Rene Aiello's friends always ask to hear a funny story about her Down Syndrome son, Luke. He's an extraordinary young man who's rubbed elbows with celebrities, won weight-lifting competitions and worked hard. More than anything, he's touched the people around him with his heartfelt honesty, which often leads to hilarious moments. Those chuckles and a big dose of hope can be find in Aiello's true stories in "The Ups in Downs."Author BiographyRene ...

Larissa Dare Gets a New Look - Paperback

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by Eileen Grossman Klinge (Author)Larissa Dare is an elementary school student who is smart, witty, and very imaginative. But she has just received news that upsets her greatly: she needs glasses and knows the other kids will tease her, because she too, has been guilty of such behavior. Join Larissa as she lets you in on her numerous sassy thoughts and weirdly funny nightmares. Will she learn how to deal with this sudden change in her life? Will Larissa's life ever be the same now that she's ...

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by Beverly L. Moore (Author)About Colored Pencils for LoriWhen there's a setback, you regroup, recover, and things find their way back to normalcy. Nothing is ever normal after someone who has been the backbone of a family is suddenly out of the picture. For Lori Brown and her mother, life with its expected comforts were no longer guaranteed. Not since they had to leave their cozy home on a nice piece of property her grandmother owned. That eviction changed everything for Lori and her mother....

The First Year of Marriage: What to Expect, What to Accept, and What You Can Change - Paperback

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by Miriam Arond (Author), Samuel L. Pauker (With)Based on a groundbreaking study of newlyweds, The First Year of Marriage explores the challenges and conflicts newly married couples face. Journalist Miriam Arond and Psychiatrist Samuel L. Pauker, M.D. offer valuable insights and comforting answers to essential questions, including how to: Successfully deal with parents, in-laws, and stepfamilies Negotiate everything from household chores to intimacy Develop positive patterns for handling ...

From Piglets To Prep School: Crossing A Chasm - Paperback

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by Wendell a. Duffield (Author)On the universal quest for personal independence and for fulfillment of growing-up dreams, a small-town Minnesota boy turns to raising runt piglets as a way to earn spending money of his own. Then a series of mysterious and unexpected postcards from a school called Phillips Exeter Academy begins to arrive, flooding his plans with uncertainty and confusing his inexperienced parents as to what is best for their son. From Piglets To Prep School: Crossing A Chasm de...

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by C. S. Adler (Author)Fourteen-year-old Kelly doesn't understand why she has been shipped off to stay with her rigid grandparents in Florida. And why does her mother have to stay up north in the hospital and her grandmother refuses to answer her questions? Walking the hot, sunny Florida beach, Kelly remembers her mother's sad stories about shell ladies. Suddenly she realizes they are more than fairy tales. Is it her fault that her darling mother has had a mental breakdown? And do her mother'...

Family Matters: dreams I couldn't share - and how a dysfunctional family became America's darling, The Addams Family - Hardcover

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by Lance Lee (Author)FAMILY MATTERS is a generations long reckoning with family myth, loss and transformation from the end of the Civil War into the 1970s, showing how family suffering metamorphosized into comedy on an abiding public, cultural scale in the original The Addams Familytelevision series of 1964-1966 created by the author's father, David Levy, from the original Charles Addams New Yorker cartoons. It is also the story of how the author's parents though drawn from widely divergent b...

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by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood (Author), Ruqayyah W. Maqsood (Author)A highly prized book that meets the need for a guide for Muslim couples, married or planning marriage. Drawing on Islamic sources of the Qur'an and Sunnah the author discusses the main emotional, social and sexual problems that can afflict relationships, suggesting many practical ways in which they can be resolved. Number of Pages: 143 Dimensions: 0.39 x 9.02 x 6.12 IN Publication Date: Septemb...

Standing Tall: A Father's Lessons Through His Daughter's Cancer - Paperback

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by Tom Benford (Author), Andrea Benford Theis (With)In the spring of 2005, Tom Benford seemed to have it all: a successful career, a loving family and dreams of retirement. Then lightning struck: his daughter, Andrea, was diagnosed with small-cell ovarian cancer. Standing Tall is the story of Tom and Andrea's year together: the laughter, the tears, and most importantly, the lessons learned through a debilitating illness. Told lovingly through a father's eyes, Standing Tall is the story of fam...

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by Kimberly Grimes (Author)The Raging Storm will take readers on a journey of my life. A life that was filled with hurt, shame and despair. My life was filled with abuse, addictions and dysfunction. but despite all my struggles and setbacks this book reveals the power of God and how He pulled me from the gutter most to the uttermost Number of Pages: 104 Dimensions: 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 27, 2010

Everyone's Autistic: A Memoir on the Spectrum - Paperback

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by Jeff Romanczuk (Author)Luke and Kate are both nonverbal and diagnosed with "classic" autism. They have always been in self-contained public school placements. This is not a miracle cure book, but neither is it a wistful regret for what might have been. Everyone's Autistic is an attempt to describe living year-to-year as an autistic family, as nonjudgmental encouragement for those who do, frank enlightenment for those who have no idea, and entertaining reading for both. Many of the current ...

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by Kathryn Plott (Author)Have you ever noticed how children like to watch and imitate other children? This book depicts colorful pictures of real children engaged in playful activities, like finding their tummies or clapping their hands, and encourages the reader to try to attempt the same actions through a series of fun rhymes. This book is designed to provide an interactive reading experience. It gives suggestions to parents for how they can give their child praise and recognition as their ...

Loving Your Daughter-In-Law: What You Can Do to Have a Better Relationship with Your Daughter-In-Law - Hardcover

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by Cheryl Oliver Pollock (Author)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 engagement, the wedding, and even your relationship with your daughter-in-law's parents. You will discover strategies for handling difficult issues: - How to let go of him and respect them- When to...

The Monster's Game: A Poetic Look Into the Child Behind the Mask of a Survivor - Paperback

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by @Littlegirl413 (Author), @Littlegirl413 (Illustrator)The Monster's Game takes you on an emotional and heartbreaking, yet powerful journey from the author's early childhood where she had been sexually abused, to almost 50 years later to the mother, grandmother, wife, sister, daughter and friend who still struggles with the effects of that abuse. Through the use of poetry, she breaks her silence and speaks out about her abuse and the abuse of children everywhere. Littlegirl413 emerges as str...

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by Sharlene F. Fullwood (Author)Marriage is an important decision and a life- changing endeavor. Sometimes it is entered into merely on fleshly emotions and the union taken too lightly. This book's foundation is based on biblical principles and godly standards with a twist of wisdom nuggets. A diversity of topics is covered, ranging from finances to sexuality and so much more. There are assignments for both individuals to complete at the end of each chapter. It will make you think and encoura...

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by T. K. Cyan-Brock (Author) Number of Pages: 392 Dimensions: 0.87 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 11, 2010

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by Maricela Scott (Author) Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.12 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 19, 2010

A Letter to My Mother: Letters from Daughters Full of Love, Hope, Despair, Regret, and Forgiveness - Paperback

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by Charmaine Sheeler (Author)Regardless of the circumstances of each individual's life, every life begins with a mother. Throughout your life, you may have many different relationships with your mother-or perhaps you may have none at all. For the most part, it's safe to say that all of us have questions or perhaps just something important we'd like to say to our mothers. In A Letter to My Mother: Letters from Daughters Full of Love, Hope, Despair, Regret, and Forgiveness, women from various ...

So You Think You Are Married ...Ten Tips on How to Live Like It. - Paperback

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by Ph. D. Michael K. Lea (Author)This book is to be used by couples, small groups, individuals, pastors and counselors. It provides practical insights for relationship success based on years of working with couples. Each lesson ends with assignments that will help the reader apply the tips provided in the lesson. The material is presented in a concise straight forward method that allows the reader to get right to the point of the lesson. I designed it with a workbook style to be fun and chall...

Tears of My Angel: A Memoir of Love, Hope, and Lost Dreams - Hardcover

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by Benedetta Lino (Author)Life is unpredictable. When we least expect it, it can be changed forever. That moment came for author Benedetta Lino when her one-year-old daughter was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, the possible result of a serious adverse reaction to the DPT vaccination. Yet in the years to come, Benedetta refused to give up hope and refused to let her daughter experience anything less than true and unconditional love. Heartwarming, yet bittersweet, Tears of My Angel recounts the ...

Every Time I Want to Play, Brother and Sister Get in My Way - Paperback

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by Tammy Raden (Author)"Every Time I Want to Play Brother and Sister Get in My Way" is a children's picture book that the author wrote for her own children when they were very young. The author wanted to give her oldest child a different way of looking at why his younger twin siblings always seemed to want what he had. Number of Pages: 24 Dimensions: 0.06 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: January 29, 2010

The Me Book: Your life. Written by you. - Paperback

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by G. Adams (Author)A book to treasure forever, the Me Book puts your life in the spotlight, giving you the chance to write your life's learnings into one handy little book. From your birth to your favourite tipple, your teenage life to life lessons, this is the perfect personal gift book for friends and family to enjoy.Author BiographyG. Adams is a marketing professional and entrepreneur in London who loves blogging on any site she can find to share her views on the world at large. A songwri...

Branded: The Unique Baby Name Book - Paperback

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by L. Griffin Tonya L. Griffin (Author), Tonya L. Griffin (Author)Find a name as unique as your baby-Branded is a collection of unique, one of a kind, and popular names listed by gender from A-Z. Forget those traditional lists of baby names and their meanings, this book will help parents decide upon a name that is best suited to their child. From Addison to Talulah for the girls and Caelan to Whitaker for the boys, you will find hundreds of potential names from which to choose a name for your...

Good Parents Bad Parenting: How to Parent Together When Your Parenting Styles Are Worlds Apart - Paperback

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by Lisa Dunning (Author)Every parent develops a unique parenting style from his or her own unique childhood background. Through experienced insight, practical advice, games and exercises, Good Parents Bad Parenting empowers parents to work through their relationship and parenting differences to raise happy, responsible and successful children.The authors' personal insights help parents understand how their own childhood affects their parenting and their lives. This is the parenting book for t...

Grandparents' Rights: What Every Grandparent Needs to Know - Paperback

$22.19

by Patricia Perkins Slorah (Author) Number of Pages: 188 Dimensions: 0.51 x 8.24 x 5.1 IN Publication Date: August 26, 2003

Fatherhood - Philosophy for Everyone: The DAO of Daddy - Paperback

$28.73

by Fritz Allhoff (Editor), Lon Nease (Editor), Michael W. Austin (Editor)FATHERHOOD PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE FATHERHOOD PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE It has been said that being a father is what finally gives a man his meaning in life. And a father's role has never been so involved - or expectations so high. There's a lot for dads to discover, and as Socrates demonstrated, learning really begins when we as fathers realize how little we know. But, no fear, help is at hand as Fatherhood - Philosophy ...

Unfinished Lovestory: Based on a True Story - Hardcover

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by Deb Seevers (Author)This true story is about one woman's journey of finding love, overcoming obstacles, and survival. In this book you will laugh and cry in the same chapter. You will find hope that there will be a brighter day no matter what the circumstances. And it will challenge you to find each chapter in your life and make each one memorable. Debra and her husband, Ryan, have gone through many things together, but throughout miscarriages, cancer survival and heartache they have manag...

Making Magic: Recipes & Rituals for Healing Self and Your Marriage - Hardcover

$38.93

by Barbara M. Leutwiler (Author)With humor and ritual, spells and ancient wisdom, this book will help couples seeking to reignite their relationships, through a concentration on spiritual values and the magic of success. Certain to transform your life from the inside out. Number of Pages: 196 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 06, 2002

Fat Dog Don't Run No Rabbit: Promoting change in Overprivileged Children and their Families - Hardcover

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by Frank L. Quinn (Author) Number of Pages: 188 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 11, 2004