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Confessions of the World's Best Father
Confessions of the World's Best Father

Dave Engledow · Gotham Books,
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

A hilarious pictorial parody of a clueless father and his adorable daughterIn an attempt to create an image that his new daughter would one day appreciate, Dave Engledow took a photo in which he's cradling eight-week-old Alice Bee like a football and doctored it to look like he's...
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Parenting Without Borders: Surprising Lessons Parents Around the World Can Teach Us
Parenting Without Borders: Surprising Lessons Parents Around the World Can Teach Us

Christine Gross-Loh Ph.D · Avery
Format: Hardcover

A primer on the world's best parenting strategies—with eye-opening research on the surprising disadvantages lurking in the typical American childhood.    Research reveals American kids today lag well behind the rest of the world in terms of academic achievement, happiness,...
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Getting Divorced Without Ruining Your Life: A Reasoned, Practical Guide to the Legal, Emotional and Financial Ins and Outs of Negotiating a Divorce Settlement
Getting Divorced Without Ruining Your Life: A Reasoned, Practical Guide to the Legal, Emotional and Financial Ins and Outs of Negotiating a Divorce Settlement

Sam Margulies · Touchstone; Rev Upd edition
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

As a leading divorce negotiator and mediator, Sam Margulies has helped thousands of couples reach fair and amicable settlements. In this compassionate guide, now updated with vital information on changes in divorce law and norms, Margulies covers the legal, financial, and emotional realities...
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Do Parents Matter?: Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don't Fight, and American Families Should Just Relax
Do Parents Matter?: Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don't Fight, and American Families Should Just Relax

Robert Levine · Public Affairs
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

American parents drive themselves crazy trying to raise perfect children. There is always another news article or scientific finding proclaiming the importance of some factor or other, but it's easy to miss the bigger picture: that parents can only affect their children so much.In their...
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A Lithgow Palooza!
A Lithgow Palooza!

John Lithgow · Touchstone; Original edition
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

Whats a palooza? An activity that keeps kids from uttering those terrifying words, Im bored! You may know John Lithgow as star of stage, screen, and television or even as a bestselling childrens book author. But his most important role -- parent -- was also the most fun. Whether building...
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Downsizing The Family Home: What to Save, What to Let Go
Downsizing The Family Home: What to Save, What to Let Go

Marni Jameson · Sterling
Pages: 237
Format: Print book

It's a rite of passage almost no one will escape: the difficult, emotional journey of downsizing your or your aging parents' home. Here, nationally syndicated home columnist Marni Jameson sensitively guides readers through the process, from opening that first closet, to sorting through...
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