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What If It's Not Alzheimer's?: A Caregiver's Guide To Dementia
Gary Radin - Prometheus Books; 3 edition
Format: Paperback
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Although the public most often associates dementia with Alzheimer's disease, the medical profession now distinguishes various types of "other" dementias. This book is the first and only comprehensive guide dealing with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) , one of the largest... |
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What to Expect When You're Expecting
Heidi Murkoff - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Print book
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Announcing a brand new, cover-to-cover revision of America's pregnancy bible. What to Expect When You're Expecting is a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of USA Today's 25 most influential books of the past 25 years. It's read by more than 90% of pregnant women who read... |
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Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters
Erica Komisar - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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In this important and conversation-starting book, veteran psychoanalyst Erica Komisar offers a provocative and compelling premise: a mother's emotional and physical presence in her child's life--especially during the first three years--means that her child has a greater chance of growing... |
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Good job! : the 15 things a parent should never say and what to say instead
Jennifer Lehr - Workman
Format: Print book
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A provocative guide to the hidden dangers of "parentspeak" - those seemingly innocent phrases parents use when speaking to their young children. Imagine if every time you praise your child with "Good job!" you're actually doing harm? Or that urging a child to say "Can... |
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Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science
Tracy Cutchlow - Pear Press; Spi edition
Format: Print book
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"The coolest--and easiest--book for new parents" --Parents magazineYou could read 34 parenting books on sleep, eating, potty training, discipline, and brain development. Or you could read Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science. Tracy Cutchlow cuts to the chase,... |
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Grandparents Michigan Style: Places to Go & Wisdom to Share
MIKE LINK - Adventure Publications
Format: Paperback
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Take an active role in your grandchildren's lives. Show them the best of Michigan. Teach the valuable lessons you've learned throughout your years. Grandparents Michigan Style, written by active grandparents Mike Link and Kate Crowley, spotlights 65 Michigan attractions and activities... |
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Another day in the death of America : a chronicle of ten short lives
Gary Younge - Nation Books
Format: Print book
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On an average day in America, seven young people, aged nineteen or under, will be shot dead.In Another Day in the Death of America, award-winning Guardian journalist Gary Younge tells the stories of the lives lost on one random day - November 23, 2013. Ten children died that day.... |
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The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando 2017
Seth Kubersky - Unofficial Guides
Format: Print book
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Compiled and written by a former Universal Orlando employee, and based upon decades of research from a team whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum, The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando by Seth Kubersky is packed with detailed,... |
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Are Racists Crazy?: How Prejudice, Racism, and Antisemitism Became Markers of Insanity
Sander L Gilman - New York University Press
Format: Print book
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In 2012, an interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Oxford reported that - based on their clinical experiment - the beta-blocker drug, Propranolol, could reduce implicit racial bias among its users. Shortly after the experiment, an article in Time Magazine cited the study,... |
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Minnesota Day Trips by Theme
Mary M. Bauer - Adventure Publications
Format: Paperback
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Discover unique attractions around the Land of 10,000 Lakes! Take a simple day trip, or string together a longer vacation of activities that catch your interest. No more information overload! Destinations in the book are based on such themes as waterfalls, garden tours, family days and extreme... |
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All About ADHD: A Family Resource for Helping Your Child Succeed with ADHD
Thomas W Phelan - Sourcebooks Inc
Format: Print book
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By the author of the bestselling parent book 1-2-3 MagicFor the estimated 20 million Americans with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder comes the third edition of All About ADHD by Dr. Thomas W. Phelan, an internationally renowned expert and lecturer on child discipline and ADHD. Completely... |
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It's OK to Go Up the Slide: Renegade Rules for Raising Confident and Creative Kids
Heather Shumaker - Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Format: Print book
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When it comes to parenting, sometimes you have to trust your gut.With her first book, It's OK Not to Share, Heather Shumaker overturned all the conventional rules of parenting with her "renegade rules" for raising competent and compassionate kids. In It's Ok To Go Up the Slide,... |
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Fine Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Maryanne Bruni - Woodbine House
Format: Print book
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The popular book, Fine Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome is now available in a completely revised third edition. The author, an occupational therapist and parent of an adult with Down syndrome, describes how the characteristics of Down syndrome can impact the acquisition and progression... |
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Odd Girl Out, Revised and Updated: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls
Rachel Simmons - Mariner Books; Revised edition
Format: Paperback
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REVISED AND UPDATEDWITH NEW MATERIAL ON CYBERBULLYING ANDHELPING GIRLS HANDLE THE DANGERS OF LIFE ONLINEWhen Odd Girl Out was first published, it became an instant bestseller and ignited a long-overdue conversation about the hidden culture of female bullying. Today the dirty looks, taunting... |
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The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and ChildrenAnd the World
Roger Thurow - PublicAffairs
Format: Print book
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Based on compelling new scientific and social science research on early childhood malnutrition, a new generation of activists have been inspired to re-think old approaches to 'feeding the world.' The new target in the assault on malnutrition: the first 1,000 days of a child's... |
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Verbal Abuse: Survivors Speak Out on Relationship and Recovery
Patricia Evans - Adams Media
Format: Paperback
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In her new book, Patricia Evans outlines new healing strategies based on hundreds of real-life letters and interviews. She offers verbal abuse victims advice on finding shelters and support groups after making the choice to terminate a relationship with an abuser. |
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The Worried Child: Recognizing Anxiety in Children and Helping Them Heal
Paul Foxman - Hunter House; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Anxiety in children decreases their intellectual, emotional, and social development, as well as physical health. Author Paul Foxman believes there are three interacting ingredients that contribute to anxiety in children — biological sensitivity, personality, and stress overload. The Worried... |
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Toddler 411 5th edition: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Toddler
Ari Brown - Windsor Peak Press; Fifth edition, Revised edition
Format: Print book
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You've made it! Your baby has turned one! Now the real fun begins. From temper tantrums to toilet training, raising a toddler brings its own set of challenges and questions - and Toddler 411 has the answers. Following on the heels of the best-seller Baby 411, Toddler 411 bottles the wisdom... |
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Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs
Ellen Galinsky - HarperStudio
Format: Paperback
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"Ellen Galinsky - already the go-to person on interaction between families and the workplace - draws on fresh research to explain what we ought to be teaching our children. This is must-reading for everyone who cares about America's fate in the 21st century." - Judy Woodruff,... |
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I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere but the Pool
LISA SCOTTOLINE - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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"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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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2014
Bob Sehlinger - Unofficial Guides
Format: Paperback
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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 explains... |
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Mindful Games: Sharing Mindfulness and Meditation with Children, Teens, and Families
Susan Kaiser Greenland - Shambhala
Format: Print book
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A playful approach for cultivating mindfulness in kids, with sixty simple games to develop attention and focus, and identify and regulate emotions--by the author of The Mindful Child. Playing games is a great way for kids to develop their focusing and attention skills and to become... |
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce
Emily Doskow Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Wherever You Go, There They Are: Stories About My Family You Might Relate To
Annabelle Gurwitch - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover
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A hysterically funny and slyly insightful new collection of essays from New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch, about her own family of scam artists and hucksters, as well as the sisterhoods, temporary tribes, communities, and cults who have become surrogates along... |
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Alzheimer's Early Stages: First Steps for Family, Friends, and Caregivers
Daniel Kuhn - Hunter House; Third Edition edition
Format: Book
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The third edition of Alzheimer’s Early Stages offers new research findings, treatment approaches, and information on the three key areas of Alzheimer’s disease: medical aspects, day-to-day care, and care for the caregiver. Daniel Kuhn seeks to replace fear with knowledge. With... |
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Lonely Planet Pocket Bangkok
Austin Bush - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Bangkok is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze at the blinged-out structures of Wat Phra Kaew temple, ogle... |
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The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home
Susan Wise Bauer - W W Norton
Format: Print book
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Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn? If so, it may be time to take charge of your child's education -- by doing it yourself.The Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically... |
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Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
Daniel J Kindlon - Ballantine Books
Format: Book
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In Raising Cain, Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., and Michael Thompson, Ph.D., two of the country's leading child psychologists, share what they have learned in more than thirty-five years of combined experience working with boys and their families. They reveal a nation of boys who are hurting--sad,... |
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Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 6th Edition: Birth to Age 5
American Academy Of Pediatrics - Bantam; 6 New Rev edition
Format: Book
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From the American Academy of Pediatrics, the most up-to-date, expert advice for mothers, fathers, and care providers All parents want to provide the very best care for their children. This essential resource from the most respected organization on child health is the one guide pediatricians... |
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The Happiest Kids in the World: A Stress-Free Approach to Parenting-the Dutch Way
RINA MAE ACOSTA - EXPERIMENT LLC
Format: Print book
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The secret to raising the happiest kids in the world? Whatever it is, it's somewhere in the Netherlands . . . Would parents rather their children be successful or happy? Kids in the US face lots of pressure to excel - often at the expense of happiness. But does it have to be this... |
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The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year
Armin A. Brott - Abbeville Press; Third Edition, Third Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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An indispensable handbook on all aspects of fatherhood during the first 12 months, by the author of The Expectant Father.The essential handbook for all things first-year father is now fully updated and revised. Not only will new dads get a month-by-month guide to their baby's development,... |
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Have a Nice Guilt Trip
Lisa Scottoline - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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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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STEP PARENTING: 50 One-Minute DOs and DON'Ts for Stepdads and Stepmoms
Randall Hicks - WordSlinger Press
Format: Print book
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A great step parenting and blended families resource for both the stepparent and the existing parent. Tired of reading a book that is hundreds of pages in length, then thinking they could have boiled down the "important parts" and saved you a lot of time? Here's a book that... |
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The Caregivers: A Support Group's Stories of Slow Loss, Courage, and Love
Nell Lake - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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A moving, intimate, and compassionate book that chronicles the experiences of a group of long-term caregivers and illuminates critical issues of old age, end-of-life care, medical reform, and social policy In 2010, journalist Nell Lake began sitting in on the weekly meetings of a local... |
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Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive
Devorah Heitner - Bibliomotion
Format: Print book
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Screenwise offers a realistic and optimistic perspective on how to thoughtfully guide kids in the digital age. Many parents feel that their kids are addicted, detached, or distracted because of their digital devices. Media expert Devorah Heitner, however, believes that technology offers... |
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The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother
Heng Ou - Harry N Abrams
Format: Print book
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The first 40 days after the birth of a child offer an essential and fleeting period of rest and recovery for the new mother. Based on author Heng Ou's own postpartum experience with zuo yuezi, a set period of "confinement," in which a woman remains at home focusing on healing... |
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Raising Cooperative Kids: Proven Practices for a Connected, Happy Family
Marion Forgatch - Conari Press
Format: Paperback
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What's the recipe for a happy family? A spirit of cooperation. Instilling a spirit of cooperation in children is the real secret to providing the gift of a happy childhood, being a "good" parent, and building the family you've always wanted.In Raising Cooperative Kids,... |
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide
Penny Simkin PT - Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Format: Print book
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If you only buy one pregnancy book, this should be the one! It's the most complete. It covers all aspects of childbearing, from conception through early infancy, and tells you what to expect. It offers detailed information, suggestions on decisions to make, and advice on steps to take... |
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