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The Long Run

Catriona Menzies-Pike · Crown Publishers

"An unlikely convert to distance running finds her way through grief and into the untold history of women and running. Thirty-year-old Catriona Menzies-Pike defined herself in many ways: voracious reader, pub crawler, feminist, backpacker, and, since her parents' deaths a decade...
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The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children

EMMA JOHNSON · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

When Emma Johnson's marriage ended she found herself broke, pregnant, and alone with a toddler. Searching for the advice she needed to navigate her new life as a single professional woman and parent, she discovered there was very little sage wisdom available. In response, Johnson launched...
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Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, from Birth to Tween

Melissa Atkins Wardy · Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Named one of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2014 All-pink aisles in toy stores, popular dolls that resemble pole dancers, ultra sexy Halloween costumes in tween sizes. Many parents are increasingly dismayed at how today's media, marketers, and manufacturers are sexualizing and stereotyping...
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Raising Grandkids: Inside Skipped-Generation Families

GARY GARRISON · University of Regina Press
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback

Raising Grandkids focuses on "skipped generation" families or grandparent-headed households. Collecting together stories from grandparents and reflecting on his own experience as an older caregiver to his stepchildren, Gary Garrison paints a compassionate yet compelling picture...
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What to Expect Before You're Expecting: The Complete Guide to Getting Pregnant

HEIDI MURKOFF · Workman Publishing
Pages: 294
Format: Paperback(Second Edition)

It's a cover-to-cover revision of America's bestselling guide to getting pregnant, with updated information about genetic screening, ovulation tracking, fertility treatments, and risks like Zika. What to Expect Before You're Expecting, with over 250, 000 copies in print, has everything...
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The End of American Childhood: A History of Parenting from Life on the Frontier to the Managed Child

Paula S Fass · Princeton University Press
Pages: 334
Format: Print book

The End of American Childhood takes a sweeping look at the history of American childhood and parenting, from the nation's founding to the present day. Renowned historian Paula Fass shows how, since the beginning of the American republic, independence, self-definition, and individual...
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Mother Is a Verb: An Unconventional History

Sarah Knott · Sarah Crichton Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to a work of history unlike any other.Mothering is as old as human existence. But how has this most essential experience changed over time and cultures? What is the history of maternity -- the history of pregnancy, birth, the encounter with an infant? Can one capture the historical...
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Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do

Jennifer L. Eberhardt PhD · Viking
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"A fascinating new book... [Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt is] a genius."--Trevor Noah, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"This book should be required reading for everyone."--Robin DiAngelo, author of White FragilityAs featured on CBS This Morning, NPR's All Things Considered,...
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The Sandwich Generation's Guide to Eldercare

Kimberly Wickert MRC CRC · Demos Health; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Gold Winner, 2013 Foreword Reviews IndieFab Book of the Year Awards, Family Relationships Category A practical, accessible, and comprehensive guide to the legal, financial, emotional and daily living challenges of caring for aging parents while raising your own family. If you are caring...
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The Baby Signing Book: Includes 450 ASL Signs for Babies and Toddlers

Sara Bingham · Robert Rose; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book

This second edition 9780778804512 replaces the first edition 9780778801634 Now with 100 additional American Sign Language ASL symbols plus more case studies. The interest surrounding baby signing continues to increase as more and more parents embrace this special world of communication,...
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The Everything Parent's Guide to Special Education: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Advocating for Your Child with Special Needs

Amanda Morin · Adams Media Corporation
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Be your child's best advocate!Children with special needs who succeed in school have one thing in common--their parents are passionate and effective advocates. It's not an easy job, but with The Everything Parent's Guide to Special Education, you will learn how to evaluate,...
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Baby Names 2019: This Year's Best Baby Names: State to State

ELEANOR TURNER · Crimson Publishing
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier or more enjoyable than with Baby Names 2019. Whether you are looking for a traditional name or something more adventurous, Baby Names 2019 will help solve your baby-naming dilemmas.Popular culture continues to affect baby naming. The recent...
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Breaking the Trance: A Practical Guide for Parenting the Screen-Dependent Child

George T Lynn · Central Recovery Pr
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Screen media use (accessing digital content on tablets, cell phones, etc.) is quickly replacing traditional family time, and there is an accepted reality that nothing can be done. With few resources available, many parents are driven to the challenge of looking for a new framework to make...
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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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Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce

Emily Doskow · NOLO; Fifth Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce provides clear answers that can help make divorce simpler and reduce its financial and emotional cost. Readers will even learn how to complete the divorce with minimal help from an attorney. With compassion and understanding, Nolo's Essential...
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