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Watch My Baby Grow

DK · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Lots of books tell you about child development and a baby's first year, but Watch My Baby Grow shows you everything that happens in the first year of life in step-by-step pictures with detailed explanations. Every milestone of baby development, from gurgles to coos to first words, is documented...
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Modern Dating: A Field Guide

Chiara Atik · Harlequin
Format: Print book

From the creators of the popular online dating site howaboutwe.com comes the definitive guide for navigating the modern dating world. The single woman is having a moment. In the worlds of work, personal finances, and education, women are more successful than ever before. When it comes to dating,...
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I'm Not Gonna Lie: and Other Lies You Tell When You Turn 50

George Lopez · Celebra
Format: Hardcover

From one of the most celebrated and beloved comedians and actors of our time, George Lopez, comes this hilarious, touching, and often wacky chronicle of life after fifty. George Lopez just hit the half-century mark and the reset button on his life. Newly single and ready to embrace life,...
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Instant Mom

Nia Vardalos · HarperOne; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

"Some families are created in different ways but are still, in every way, a family."Writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos firmly believed she was supposed to be a mom, but Mother Nature and modern medicine had put her in a headlock. So she made a choice that...
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How to Age in Place: Planning for a Happy, Independent, and Financially Secure Retirement

Mary A. Languirand Ph.D. · Ten Speed Press
Format: Paperback

The first authoritative and comprehensive guide to "aging in place"--a burgeoning movement for those who don't want to rely on assisted living or nursing home care--which allows seniors to spend their later years living comfortably, independently, and in their own home...
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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 Enlightened College Applicant: A New Approach to the Search and Admissions Process

Andrew Belasco · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Deluged with messages that range from "It's Ivy League or bust" to "It doesn't matter where you go," college applicants and their families often find themselves lost, adrift in a sea of information overload. Finally - a worthy life preserver has arrived. The Enlightened...
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The Happy Kid Handbook: How to Raise Joyful Children in a Stressful World

Katie Hurley · Tarcher
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

With all the parenting information out there and the constant pressure to be the "perfect" parent, it seems as if many parents have lost track of one very important piece of the parenting puzzle: raising happy kids. Parenting today has gotten far too complicated. It's never...
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All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood

Jennifer Senior · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover

Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children. In All Joy and No Fun, award-winning journalist Jennifer Senior now asks: what are the effects of children on their parents?In All Joy and No Fun, award-winning journalist Jennifer Senior tries to tackle this question,...
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The Me, Me, Me Epidemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World

Amy McCready · Tarcher
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Cure your kids of the entitlement epidemic so they develop happier, more productive attitudes that will carry them into a successful adulthood.Whenever Amy McCready mentions the "entitlement epidemic" to a group of parents, she is inevitably met with eye rolls, nodding heads,...
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One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One

Lauren Sandler · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A humorous, tough-minded, and honest case for being and having an only child . Journalist Lauren Sandler is an only child and the mother of one. After investigating what only children are really like and whether stopping at one child is an answer to reconciling motherhood and modernity,...
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Your Left-Handed Child: Making things easy for left-handers in a right-handed world

Lauren Milsom · Hamlyn; Reprint edition
Format: Book

Around one in ten people are left-handed, but being a left-handed child in a right-handed world isn't easy. Nothing seems to fit and parents don't always know how to give guidance on even everyday activities when they're approached from the "wrong" position. Leading...
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Mate: Become the Man Women Want

Tucker Max · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The #1 bestselling pioneer of "fratire" and a leading evolutionary psychologist team up to create the dating book for guys Whether they conducted their research in life or in the lab, experts Tucker Max and Dr. Geoffrey Miller have spent the last 20 years learning what women...
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The Awakened Family: A Revolution in Parenting

Shefali Tsabary · Viking
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"Parents . . . you will be wowed and awed by [Dr. Shefali]." - Oprah WinfreyNew from the New York Times bestselling author of The Conscious Parent comes a radically transformative plan that shows parents how to raise children to be their best, truest selves.What if...? What if I told...
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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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