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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2018

Bob Sehlinger · Unofficial Guides
Pages: 864
Format: Paperback

Compiled and written by a team of experienced researchers whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum, The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World digs deeper and offers more than any other guide. The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2018...
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Beyond the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the Global Age

Maya Thiagarajan · Tuttle Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

"Beyond the Tiger Mom is a brilliant book - hard-hitting and brutally honest but also balanced, insightful, and funny." - Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger MomDispel the hype and myths about Asian parenting and uncover the practical with this effective parenting guide.How...
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Ready, Set, Go!: A Gentle Parenting Guide to Calmer, Quicker Potty Training

SARAH OCKWELL-SMITH · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

A calmer, simpler approach to potty training If you're like most parents, you're as nervous about potty training as your little one is. But help is on the way. This supportive guide provides step-by-step advice for a compassionate and emotionally aware process - one that focuses on positive...
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Hurts Like a Mother: A Cautionary Alphabet

Jennifer Weiss · Doubleday Books
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

Amy overdid the Pinot at the parent potluckBrenda was concave from a post-partum nip/tuckAt last - the book that truly feels your pain... Whether you've had a kid for decades or a few minutes, you know it can hurt - physically, emotionally, and, let's just say it: like a motherf*&^%!...
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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 of their children, especially now,...
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I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere but the Pool

LISA SCOTTOLINE · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 323
Format: Hardcover

"Lisa and Francesca, mother and daughter, bring you the laughter of their lives." -- Delia Ephron, bestselling author The bestselling and "perennially hilarious" mother-daughter team is back with a new collection of stories from their real lives, guaranteed to make...
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Raising Healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family

Sid Garza-Hillman · Roundtree Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Healthy and happy families start with healthy and happy parents.In the complicated, fast-paced world of raising children, it is easy to forget that a family is really the sum of its parts. In Raising Healthy Parents, Sid Garza-Hillman -- a certified nutritionist, health coach, host of the popular...
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Bounceback Parenting: A Field Guide for Creating Connection, Not Perfection

Alissa Marquess · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

An utterly original and irresistibly playful book that gives parents secret challenges to help them see things from a new angleCombine the insights of a positive parenting guide with the playfulness of a kids' book, and you get The Parenting Secret Mission Society. * Substitute "should"...
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Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting

Jennifer Traig · Ecco
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From a distinctive, inimitable voice, a wickedly funny and fascinating romp through the strange and often contradictory history of Western parentingWhy do we read our kids fairy tales about homicidal stepparents? How did helicopter parenting develop if it used to be perfectly socially acceptable...
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce

EMILY DOSKOW · NOLO
Pages: 528
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 Guide to Divorce...
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I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses

LISA SCOTTOLINE · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In I See Life Through Rosé Colored-Glasses, the bestselling mother/daughter pair is back with another hilarious and heartfelt collection of essays about the possibilities and pitfalls of everyday life. Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella's delightful essays are sure to strike a chord...
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Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old

John Leland · Sarah Crichton Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Based on the popular New York Times series, life-changing wisdom from an unexpected source: America's oldest oldIn 2015, the award-winning New York Times journalist John Leland set out to meet some of the city's oldest inhabitants for a series on America's fastest-growing age group: those...
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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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Man vs. Baby: The Chaos and Comedy of Real-Life Parenting

MATT COYNE · Scribner
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

From a "hero for dads everywhere" (Daily Mirror) , a hilarious, insightful, and heartfelt take on parenting based on a viral blog post that Ashton Kutcher called, "the best description of fatherhood I've ever read."One evening, while his three-month-old son Charlie...
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Unofficial Minecraft Lab for Kids: Family-Friendly Projects for Exploring and Teaching Math, Science, History, and Culture Through Creative Building

John Miller · Quarry
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Now an Amazon Best Kids' Books of 2016 pick!Balancing your child's screen time can be difficult, especially when it comes to wildly popular, open-ended video games like Minecraft. Minecraft offers players an environment focused on exploration, imagination, and creation, but its nonlinear...
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