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Lisa Scottoline · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This four book series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron....
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Boost Your Breast Milk: An All-in-One Guide for Nursing Mothers to Build a Healthy Milk Supply

Alicia C Simpson · The Experiment
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

I want to breastfeed my baby, but will I be able to? Every mom wants to produce enough nutritious milk for her tiny one - but many worry about low milk supply and other potential hurdles. In Boost Your Breast Milk, you'll find the most up-to-date practices that support a healthy milk...
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Beautiful Eyes: A Father Transformed

Paul Austin · W W Norton
Pages: 284
Format: Hardcover

Through parenting a child with a disability, a father discovers patience, acceptance, and unconditional love. In 1987, Paul Austin and his wife Sally were newlyweds, excited about their future together and happily anticipating the birth of their first child. He was a medical student and she was a nurse....
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Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age

Jo Ann Jenkins · Public Affairs
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

"At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself." - Maya AngelouWe've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines - "50 is the new 30!" or "60 is the new 40!" A nice sentiment to be sure, but Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP and author of Disrupt...
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Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer: A Practical Guide for Finding and Achieving the Gold Standard of Care for Your Child

Tammy Gold · Perigee Books
Format: Print book

The New Childcare Bible-- A Must-Have Whether You Have Occasional Sitters or a Full-Time NannyFinding the right caregiver can be one of the most life-changing decisions a parent makes. Whether its a kindly neighbor for the weekday latchkey hours, a teenage babysitter one night a week, or a full-time...
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Not Your Mother's Rules: The New Secrets for Dating

Ellen Fein · Grand Central Publishing
Format: Paperback

How long should I wait to respond to his text message? Can I friend him on Facebook? Why did he ask for my number but never call me?When The Rules was published in 1995, its message was straightforward: be mysterious. But for women looking for love today, it's not quite so simple. In a world...
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The 2015 Baby Names Almanac

Emily Larson · Sourcebooks
Format: Book

The Hottest Baby Name Trends, Lists, and ForecastsAn instant snapshot of how the world today is shaping the name you may choose for your child tomorrow, The 2015 Baby Names Almanac is jam-packed with information and trends, plus thousands of names to browse. Here's a sneak peak at the ideas,...
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The Test: Why Our Schools are Obsessed with Standardized Testing–But You Don’t Have to Be

Anya Kamenetz · PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

Standardized assessments test our children, our teachers, our schools - and increasingly, our patience.Your child is more than a score. But in the last twenty years, schools have dramatically increased standardized testing, sacrificing hours of classroom time. What is the cost to students,...
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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Chantal Sicile-Kira · Perigee
Pages: 371
Format: Paperback

Newly revised and updated, this award-winning guide covers every aspect of understanding and living with autism today Comprehensive and authoritative, Autism Spectrum Disorders explains all aspects of the condition, and is written for parents, educators, caregivers, and others looking for accurate...
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A Dude's Guide to Babies

Barry Robert Ozer · Sellers Publishing Inc
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

A Dude's Guide to Babies: The New Dad's Playbook is a fun user's manual for every dude who's sweating all the small and big stuff about bringing up his little dude or dudette. With seven children between them (and wives who helped somewhere in there) Richard Jones and Barry...
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Divorce After 50: Your Guide to the Unique Legal and Financial Challenges

Janice Green Attorney · Nolo, 2016.
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Divorce rates are soaring among seniors, but the legal and emotional challenges you face as an older adult are different from those that apply to younger divorcees. That's why you need Divorce After 50, the only guide around that addresses the challenges unique to your age group. Written...
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The Jane Austen Rules: A Classic Guide to Modern Love

Sinead Murphy · Melville House
Format: Book

What Would Jane Do?What’s a strong, independent-minded woman supposed to do in a world of insipid dating guides? Sinéad Murphy responds by asking: Who has more time-tested secrets than Jane Austen, whose novels continue to captivate us almost two hundred years later?Whether...
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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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Secrets of the Centenarians: What is it Like to Live for a Century and Which of Us Will Survive to Find Out?

John Withington · Reaktion Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

In October 1995, a blind, deaf, French grandmother broke a world record. Jeanne Calment became, so far as we know, the oldest human being who has ever lived when she reached the age of 120 years and 238 days. She went on to survive for nearly three more years - dying in 1997 at 122 years...
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Childhood Speech and Language Disorders: Supporting Children and Families on the Path to Communication

Suzanne M Ducharme · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Communication is one of life's most fundamental joys, yet one often taken for granted until it is lost or fails to develop. Yet for millions of children each year, the skills that encompass communication stall or do not emerge at all. Even a mild disorder or temporary interruption in development...
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