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Furnishing Eternity: A Father, a Son, a Coffin, and a Measure of Life

David Giffels · Scribner
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

"A lifetime's worth of workbench philosophy in a heartfelt memoir about the connection between a father and son" (Kirkus Reviews) - the acclaimed author of The Hard Way on Purpose confronts mortality, survives loss, and finds resilience through an unusual woodworking project...
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Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear

KIM BROOKS · Flatiron Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"Part memoir, part history, part documentary, part impassioned manifesto...it might be the most important book about being a parent that you will ever read." -- Emily Rapp Black, New York Times bestselling author of The Still Point of the Turning World

"A...

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Divorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce

Katherine Stoner Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback

Get essential information on how to end a marriage fairly and inexpensively. This book guides you through a negotiated divorce, using divorce mediation, or an increasingly popular approach called collaborative divorce. Encouraging and straightforward, Divorce Without Court explains: how mediation...
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Graceful Exit: How to Advocate Effectively, Take Care of Yourself, and Be Present for the Death of a Loved One

Gustavo Ferrer · Sounds True
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

When we are thrust into the role of caregiver for a loved one who is in the process of dying, it's easy to get overwhelmed. Yet it's a situation millions of us face every year with virtually no sort of preparation or guidance. With Graceful Exit, Dr. Gustavo Ferrer offers an all-in-one...
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The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being

Simone Davies · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Turn your home into a Montessori home - and become a more mindful, attentive, and easygoing parent.

It's time to change the way we see toddlers. Using the principles developed by the educator Dr. Maria Montessori, Simone Davies shows how to turn life with a "terrible two"...
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The Silent Garden: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Deaf Child

Paul W Ogden · Gallaudet University Press
Pages: 344
Format: Print book

For over 30 years, The Silent Garden has offered parents of deaf children the support and unbiased information needed to fully realize their children's potential. This completely revised third edition is a must-have resource that will help parents navigate the complex and unique challenges...
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You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education

Ken Robinson · Viking
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

An essential book for parents to help their children get the education they need to live happy, productive lives from The New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Creative Schools

Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education...
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Adopting Hope

Lorri Antosz Benson · Familius
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

All My Children actress Jill Larson moved mountains as a single mother to adopt her daughter from China. George Fadok, a former Navy commander, grappled with "changing the rules" eighteen years after placing his daughter in a closed adoption. Angela Paxton, wife of the Texas attorney...
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No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

Rachel Louise Snyder · Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"Gut-wrenching, required reading."-Esquire, "Most Anticipated Books of 2019"

An award-winning journalist's intimate investigation of the true scope of domestic violence, revealing how the roots of America's most pressing social crises are buried in abuse...

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The Big Book of Dyslexia Activities for Kids and Teens: 100 Creative, Fun, Multi-sensory and Inclusive Ideas for Successful Learning

Gavin Reid · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

Packed with fun, creative and multi-sensory activities, this resource will help children and teenagers with dyslexia become successful learners across the curriculum.

The authors provide over one hundred tried-and-tested fun and imaginative activities and ideas to unlock the learning...

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Whoa, baby! what just happened? : what nobody tells you about the postpartum year

Kelly Rowland · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

When vocalist and actress Kelly Rowland, whose albums have sold millions of copies worldwide, gave birth to her son, it was love at first sight. But she was also a little freaked out about what had happened to her body and the overwhelming new thoughts and emotions. In Whoa Baby!,...
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I Want My Epidural Back: Adventures in Mediocre Parenting

Karen Alpert · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Now that I'm a mom, I know the most painful part isn't getting something giant through your hooha. It's having a real live child.

If you are the kind of mom who shapes your kiddo's organic quinoa into reproductions of the Mona Lisa, do not read this book. If you stayed up past...

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Mommy Burnout: How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process

SHERYL GONZALEZ-ZIEGLER · Dey Street Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate must-read handbook for the modern mother: a practical, and positive tool to help free women from the debilitating notion of being the "perfect mom," filled with funny and all too relatable true-life stories and realistic suggestions to stop the burnout cycle, and protect...

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The Family Caregiver's Manual: A Practical Planning Guide to Managing the Care of Your Loved One

David J Levy · Central Recovery Pr
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Family caregiving expert David Levy sets forth how to evaluate priorities, understand options, and face bedrock issues (legal, financial, emotional, social) , so caregivers can make wise and informed decisions for their loved ones, while gaining peace of mind from knowing they did the best...
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To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma

Molly Millwood PhD · Harper Wave
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A clinical psychologist's exploration of the modern dilemmas women face in the wake of new motherhood

When Molly Millwood became a mother, she was fully prepared for what she would gain: an adorable baby boy; hard-won mothering skills; and a messy, chaotic, beautiful life. But what...

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