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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know

Malcolm Gladwell · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers--and why they often go wrong.
How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville...
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The 36-Hour Day, sixth edition: The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss

Nancy L Mace · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

Through five editions, The 36-Hour Day has been an essential resource for families who love and care for people with Alzheimer disease. Whether a person has Alzheimer disease or another form of dementia, he or she will face a host of problems. The 36-Hour Day will help...

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Mama Natural's Week to Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth

Genevieve Grace · North Star Way
Pages: 544
Format: Paperback

With more than 1.3 million video views each month and over fifty-two million total views on her YouTube channel, Howland's (a.k.a. Mama Natural) funny but informational videos have empowered millions of women to embrace natural pregnancy and parenting. Now Howland is turning to the page,...
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Manners Matter!

Veronica Zysk · Future Horizons
Pages: 43
Format: Paperback

For decades, Temple Grandin has been a voice and a positive force in the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) community. Through her books and speaking engagements she has inspired and enlightened teachers, therapists, professionals, mother, fathers and family members with her perspectives...
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Best Baby Names for 2019

Siobhan Thomas · Random House UK
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

With all the information on the latest naming trends, this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide is full of inspirational names. Including A-Z directories of over 8,000 names and their meanings; over 100 inspirational lists; aming trends and predictions for 2019; and tips for choosing the perfect...
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Hero: Being the Strong Father Your Children Need

MEG MEEKER · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

"Your go-to gift for new fathers." - Dave Ramsey, New York Times bestselling author, motivational speaker, and radio hostWhether you know it or not, if you're a dad, you're a hero - that's the message of bestselling author and pediatrician Meg Meeker. Even if you're...
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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...
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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 parenting

Why do we read our kids fairy tales about homicidal stepparents? How did helicopter parenting develop if it used to be perfectly...

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Dad Jokes: The Punniest Joke Book Ever

Editors of Portable Press · Portable Press
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Put an end to courtesy laughs and awkward silences with the jokes in this book! From the people who brought you Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, this is an eclectic collection of the punniest, funniest, most outrageous knee-slappers that have ever been told! At work, at home, at the game...
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Nodding Off: The Science of Sleep from Cradle to Grave

Alice Gregory · Bloomsbury Sigma
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Sleep is vital to the way we learn, remember and forget, to how we feel about family and partners, our wellbeing, and our mental and physical health. It is essential for life itself. In Nodding Off, renowned sleep researcher Alice Gregory explores every aspect of sleep, from the different...

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On Becoming Baby Wise - 25th Anniversary Edition: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nightime Sleep

Robert Bucknam M.D. · Hawksflight & Associates, Inc

Distinguished pediatrician Dr Robert Bucknam, M.D. and co-author Gary Ezzo are two of the world's leading experts on baby sleep and feeding patterns. Millions of new mothers across the globe are coming toward this new brand at an increasing pace as they find and share the life changing...
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The Brown Mama Mindset: A Blueprint for Black Moms on Life, Love and Home

Muffy Mendoza · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback

The Brown Mama Mindset is a blueprint for Black moms on life, love and home. Single moms and married moms alike will find a set of parenting principles that will guide African-American moms on a journey to: Efficiently manifest your life's purpose on a timeline that is conducive to raising...
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A Parent's Guide to Divorce: How to Raise Happy, Resilient Kids Through Turbulent Times

Karen Becker MA · Althea Press
Pages: 148
Format: Paperback

A Parent's Guide to Divorce is every family's reference for raising healthy, happy children of all ages through divorce at all stages.Healthy, thriving children have strong family bonds -- but that doesn't mean their parents need to stay married. A Parent's Guide to Divorce...
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Women Who Were Sexually Abused as Children: Mothering, Resilience, and Protecting the Next Generation

Teresa Gil · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover

Mothering, Courage, and Resilience in Women Who Were Sexually Abused as Children unravels the veil of silence and captures the experiences of mothers who were sexually abused as children. The first step in both supporting mothers and disrupting the cycle of intergenerational abuse is to break...
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Making It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnerships & Civil Unions

Frederick Hertz · NOLO
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Although same-sex marriage is legal nationwide, there is no federal recognition for domestic partners or civil union registrants, and many couples have messy and unresolved agreements and/or registrations that need to be cleaned up. Couples also need to consider whether they want to extend...
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