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The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy

Vicki Iovine · Gallery Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Your Girlfriends, of course -- at least, the ones who've been through the exhilaration and exhaustion, the agony and ecstasy of pregnancy. Four-time delivery room veteran Vicki Iovine, "the Carrie Bradshaw of pregnancy" (Wall Street Journal), talks to you the way only a best...
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Connecting in the Land of Dementia: Creative Activities to Explore Together

Deborah Shouse · Central Recovery Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

"Innovative ideas designed so care partners can engage and connect with people living with dementia. " On the dementia journey, each quality moment of connection is priceless. Deborah Shouse and dozens of experts in the field of dementia share ideas that engage the creative spirit...
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What to Expect the First Year

Sandee Hathaway B.S.N · Workman Publishing
Pages: 671
Format: Paperback

From the authors of the 9.6-million-copy bestselling What to Expect When You're Expecting, here is What to Expect the First Year (over 5.6 million copies in print), the most comprehensive guide available on the next phase of parenting-newborn care. Written with the same reassuring,...
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Dad Is Fat

Jim Gaffigan · Crown Archetype; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, whos best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonalds, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children—everything from cousins celebrities for little kids to toddlers communication skills...
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The Formula: Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children

Ronald F. Ferguson · BenBella Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

We all want our children to reach their fullest potential - to be smart and well adjusted, and to make a difference in the world. We wonder why, for some people, success seems to come so naturally.

Could the secret be how they were parented?

This book unveils how parenting...

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I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

Martin Ganda · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback

The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever.

It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place.
Martin...
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Viral Parenting: A Guide to Setting Boundaries, Building Trust, and Raising Responsible Kids in an Online World

Mindy McKnight · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Mindy McKnight, YouTube's favorite mom, shares the tools parents need to keep kids safe in their online lives--and shows how to create stronger family relationships as they do. A cross between Jen Hatmaker and Rosalind Wiseman, VIRAL PARENTING is a guide to raising responsible, safe,...
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The End of Your Life Book Club

Will Schwalbe · Knopf; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

“What are you reading?” That’s the question Will Schwalbe asks his mother, Mary Anne, as they sit in the waiting room of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In 2007, Mary Anne returned from a humanitarian trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan suffering from what her doctors...
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New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding

Joan Younger Meek · Bantam; 1 edition
Format: Book

The Breastfeeding Book Your Doctor RecommendsWhy is breastfeeding best for my baby? Will I like it? What if it hurts? What happens when my maternity leave is over? Will I be able to use a breast pump? How can I make this work?The American Academy of Pediatrics, the organization that represents...
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Don't Wait Up: Confessions of a Stay-at-Work Mom

Liz Astrof · Gallery Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Let's Pretend This Never Happened and I Heart My Little A-Holes comes a candid and hilarious collection of essays on motherhood from the award-winning television comedy writer and producer of 2 Broke Girls and The King of Queens, who swears...
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Unplugged Play: No Batteries. No Plugs. Pure Fun.

Bobbi Conner · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 516
Format: Paperback

From the joy of smearing glue on paper to the screaming delight of a bubble-blowing relay, kids love to play. In fact, it's every kid's built-in tool for experiencing the world at large. A parent-friendly encyclopedia, UNPLUGGED PLAY ("A wonderful guide," says Daniel Goleman)...
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Genealogy: Essential Research Methods

Helen Osborn · Robert Hale
Format: Hardcover

This book is the ideal companion for anybody researching their family tree. It provides advice and inspiration on methods and problem-solving and helps the amateur family historian understand what successful professionals do to get results, and why we should copy them. Over the course of 10...
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Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food

Jessica Seinfeld · Collins; 1st edition
Format: Book

It has become common knowledge that childhood obesity rates are increasing every year. But the rates continue to rise. And between busy work schedules and the inconvenient truth that kids simply refuse to eat vegetables and other healthy foods, how can average parents ensure their kids...
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Penny Whistle Sick-in-Bed Book: What to Do with Kids When They're Home for a Day, a Week, a Month, or More

Meredith Brokaw · Fireside
Pages: 164
Format: Paperback

A healing dose of fun for sick kids and the parents who love them! Whether your preschooler is home with the chicken pox, or your fifth-grader is laid up with a broken leg, The Penny Whistle SICK-IN-BED BOOK comes to the rescue with a delightful collection of absorbing activities to occupy...
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