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Love or Die Trying: How I Lost It All, Died, and Came Back for Love

Bob Ramsay · ‎Dundurn
Format: Paperback

Bob Ramsay had it all -- and lost it all, often. At forty, he lived in a drug treatment centre in Atlanta. Starting over back in Toronto, he began dating an older woman, a doctor named Jean Marmoreo, who had three angry kids of divorce. The chances of this relationship lasting were zero....
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Social Skills for Kids: From Making Friends and Problem-Solving to Self-Control and Communication, 150 Activities to Help Your Child Develop Essential Social Skills

Keri K. Powers · Adams Media
Format: Paperback

From taking turns to making eye contact to staying engaged during conversations, developing appropriate social skills is an important factor for kids to be able to succeed in school and life in general. But how can you tell if your child is really making progress while you read the same...
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Leave Out the Tragic Parts: A Grandfather's Search for a Boy Lost to Addiction

Dave Kindred · PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

Jared Kindred left his home and family at the age of eighteen, choosing to wander across America on freight train cars and live on the street. Addicted to alcohol most of his short life, and withholding the truth from many who loved him, he never found a way to survive.Through this ordeal,...
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Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy

Angela Garbes · Harper Wave; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

A candid, feminist, and personal deep dive into the science and culture of pregnancy and motherhoodLike most first-time mothers, Angela Garbes was filled with questions when she became pregnant. What exactly is a placenta and how does it function? How does a body go into labor? Why is breast...
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Wild and Free Book Club: 28 Activities to Make Books Come Alive

Ainsley Arment · HarperOne
Format: Paperback

From Wild Free, a wonderful collection of creative activities for parents, educators, and caregivers filled with engaging and fun ideas to help kids fall in love with literature and reading.Foster a love of reading in your child with Wild Free Book Club. An invaluable educational resource...
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The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding

Simone Davies · Workman Publishing Company; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback

Now it's baby's turn! Filled with the values, advice, and aesthetic that have made The Montessori Toddler a parenting bestseller, with over 200,000 copies in print, is here to help new parents find the support and peace they crave. Cowritten by Montessori Toddler author Simone Davies...
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Bringing Up Bookmonsters: The Joyful Way to Turn Your Child into a Fearless, Ravenous Reader

Amber Ankowski PhD
Format: Paperback

Teaching your child to read is monstrously important, and there's no better way to do it than with everyday opportunities for laughter and play. Bringing Up Bookmonsters is full of fun ways to build literacy at home - no flashcards or timers required! Feed your budding bookmonster's...
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A Parent's Guide to Virtual Learning: How to Help Your Child Thrive in an Online Classroom

Felicia Durden EdD · Ulysses Press
Format: Paperback

Every parent wants to help their child succeed, but it can be difficult when online platforms and teaching methods seem to be constantly changing. Now, A Parent's Guide to Virtual Learning takes the mystery out of digital education and gives you the tools that you can immediately implement...
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Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be A-holes: Unfiltered Advice on How to Raise Awesome Kids

Karen Alpert · ‎Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of Baby Sideburns and I Heart My Little A-Holes (and the creator of two kids who once were little a-holes but are slowly turning into awesome human beings) , Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be A-Holes is a hilariously honest parenting guide written by a regular...
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Let's Talk About Hard Things

Anna Sale · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Anna Sale wants you to have that conversation. You know the one. The one that you've been avoiding or putting off, maybe for years. The one that you've thought "they'll never understand" or "do I really want to bring that up?" or "it's not going...
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