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Let Your Light Shine: How Mindfulness Can Empower Children and Rebuild Communities

Ali Smith - TarcherPerigee
Format: Hardcover

This story of three men's work helping traumatized kids in one of America's most underserved cities reveals how mindfulness tools can help children and communities not only survive but thrive In this inspiring book, founders of The Holistic Life Foundation Ali Smith, Atman Smith,...
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The Redemption of Bobby Love: A Story of Faith, Family, and Justice

Bobby Love - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Bobby and Cheryl Love were living in Brooklyn, happily married for decades, when the FBI and NYPD appeared at their door and demanded to know from Bobby, in front of his shocked wife and children: "What is your name? No, what's your real name?" Bobby's thirty-eight-year...
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I've Got Sand In All the Wrong Places

Lisa Scottoline - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book

Lisa and Francesca are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This six book series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron. Delia Ephron said...
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You Are Not Special: ... And Other Encouragements

David McCullough Jr. - Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Print book

David mccullough, Jr.'s now iconic high school commencement address was a tonic for children, parents, and educators alike. With wit and a perspective earned from raising four children and teaching high school students for nearly thirty years, McCullough expands on his speech, shares...
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Little Teammate

Alan Williams - Morgan James Kids
Format: Hardcover

Little Teammate is the story of a child who experiences a father's unconditional love through the game of baseball. The story contrasts two memorable moments, set one week apart: Little Teammate steps up to the plate with a chance to win the game. In the first game, Little Teammate's...
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Parenting Mindfully: 101 Ways to Help Raise Caring and Responsible Kids in an Unpredictable World

Catherine DePino - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

More than ever, life in our world, nation, and communities appears insecure and unpredictable. Every day, new and disturbing incidents appear on the news that feed this sense of unrest. In our communities, people don't attempt to understand one another's points of view, causing...
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Who Dat Baby? A Louisiana Baby's Book of Firsts

Allison Dugas Behan - Pelican
Format: Hardcover

This baby memory book allows families to record all the milestones of a uniquely Louisiana childhood! The lively illustrated pages provide spaces for photos and notes for baby's first twelve months in this one-of-a-kind state, with pages for the first and second birthday too. Parents...
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Family Law

Ruth Lamont - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback

Family Law offers an engaging and debate-driven guide to the subject, with each chapter crafted by a team of highly experienced teachers writing on their specialist subject under the expert editorship of Ruth Lamont.Each chapter is a superbly clear guide to the topic, structured around...
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The Montessori Home: Create a Space for Your Child to Thrive

Ashley Yeh - Alpha
Format: Paperback

Calm the chaos and transform your home into a space that fosters curiosity, creativity, and independenceToo often, the toys, games, and other materials meant to educate young children end up being a detriment instead. If you're overwhelmed and your kids are overstimulated, it's...
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Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds

CYNTHIA GABRIEL - HARVARD COMMON PR
Format: Print book

These days, many mothers-to-be find themselves torn between the desire for a natural childbirth with minimal medical intervention and the peace of mind offered by instant access to life-saving technology that only a hospital can provide. In Natural Hospital Birth, doula Cynthia Gabriel...
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