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The 2016 Baby Names Almanac
Emily Larson · Sourcebooks Pages: 400 Format: Paperback
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The Hottest Baby Name Trends, Lists, and ForecastsAn instant snapshot of how the world today is shaping the name you may choose for your child tomorrow, The 2016 Baby Names Almanac is jam-packed with information and trends, plus thousands of names to browse. Here's a sneak peak at the ideas,... |
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American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers
Nancy Jo Sales · Knopf Pages: 404 Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times BestsellerInstagram. Whisper. Yik Yak. YouTube. Kik. Ask.fm. Tinder. The dominant force in the lives of girls coming of age in America today is social media. What it is doing to an entire generation of young women is the subject of award-winning Vanity Fair writer Nancy... |
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The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland
Dan Barry · Harper Pages: 340 Format: Print book
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With this Dickensian tale from America's heartland, New York Times writer and columnist Dan Barry tells the harrowing yet uplifting story of the exploitation and abuse of a resilient group of men with intellectual disability, and the heroic efforts of those who helped them to find justice... |
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The Family Guide to Preventing Elder Abuse: How to Protect Your Parents—and Yourself
Thomas Lee Wright · Skyhorse Publishing Pages: 184 Format: Paperback
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Practical Advice for Taking Care of Loved Ones as They Get OlderThe rapid aging of the American population and its accompanying epidemic of dementia and Alzheimer's disease has brought about an awareness of the increasing vulnerability of our elders. Taking care of our parents and protecting... |
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Beyond Mars and Venus: The Power of Evolutionary Relationships
John Gray · Benbella Books Pages: 304 Format: Print book
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For more than twenty years, John Gray's Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus has helped couples deepen their intimacy and rejuvenate their love lives. Men and women, it revealed, communicate so differently, we might as well be from different planets. By learning to speak each other's... |
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Military Life 101: Basic Training for New Military Families
Janet I Farley · Rowan & Littlefield Pages: 180 Format: Print book
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Making the most of all your new military life has to offer can be difficult when you aren't familiar with what life in the military really means. Military Life 101: Basic Training for New Military Families answers many of the questions that service members and their family may have... |
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What to Believe When You're Expecting: A New Look at Old Wives' Tales in Pregnancy
Jonathan Schaffir · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Pages: 168 Format: Hardcover
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Pregnant women encounter advice from many directions about how to have a healthy pregnancy - not only from health care providers, but from relatives, friends, and the Internet. Some of these pieces of advice (on topics that range from inducing labor to telling the baby's gender to improving... |
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The Informed Parent: A Science-Based Resource for Your Child's First Four Years
Tara Haelle · Perigee Books Pages: 336 Format: Paperback
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The latest scientific research on home birth, breastfeeding, sleep training, vaccines, and other key topics - to help parents make their own best-informed decisions. In the era of questionable Internet "facts" and parental oversharing, it's more important than ever to find... |
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Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds
CYNTHIA GABRIEL · HARVARD COMMON PR Pages: 272 Format: Print book
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These days, many mothers-to-be find themselves torn between the desire for a natural childbirth with minimal medical intervention and the peace of mind offered by instant access to life-saving technology that only a hospital can provide. In Natural Hospital Birth, doula Cynthia Gabriel... |
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