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Bringing Up Bookmonsters: The Joyful Way to Turn Your Child into a Fearless, Ravenous Reader

Amber Ankowski PhD
Format: Paperback

How can you turn your distracted, plugged-in child into a voracious reader eager to devour every book in sight? By speaking to their inner bookmonster, of course! In Bringing Up Bookmonsters, wife-and-husband team Amber and Andy Ankowski suggest fun strategies rooted in developmental psychology...
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What in the World?!: A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings

Leanne Morgan - Convergent Books
Format: Hardcover

The "Mrs. Maisel of Appalachia" packs a hilarious punch with real talk about what it's like to be a woman today - from rebelling against the latest diet trends to dealing with perimenopausal mean girls and attending rock concerts in middle age. For a long time, no one pulling...
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The Last Ocean: A Journey Through Memory and Forgetting

Nicci Gerrard - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning journalist and author, a lyrical, raw and humane investigation of dementia that explores both the journeys of the people who live with the condition and those of their loved onesAfter a diagnosis of dementia, Nicci Gerrard's father, John, continued to live life on his own terms,...
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Roaring Mad Riley: An Anger Management Story for Kids

Allison Szczecinski - Rockridge Press
Format: Hardcover

No need to roar like a dinosaur -- a story about anger management for kids ages 5 to 7 Find out that there are lots of easy ways to stop being angry with a little help from some super friendly dinosaurs! Roaring Mad Riley is a story about anger management for kids that is both a picture...
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Southern Lady Code: Essays

Helen Ellis - Anchor
Format: Paperback

"I loved it." - Ann Patchett Helen Ellis has a mantra: "If you don't have something nice to say, say something not-so-nice in a nice way." Say "weathered" instead of "she looks like a cake left out in the rain" and "I'm not in charge"...
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Infant Massage

Vimala Schneider McClure - Bantam
Format: Paperback

Master the techniques of infant massage and incorporate this joyful and wonderful healing art into your baby's life with this revised and updated edition.For generations, mothers around the world have known that the soft touch of their hands soothes, calms, and communicates their love...
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Mama Natural's Week to Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth

Genevieve Grace - North Star Way
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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Southern Lady Code: Essays

Helen Ellis - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

"I loved it." - Ann Patchett The bestselling author of American Housewife ("Dark, deadpan and truly inventive." --The New York Times Book Review) is back with a fiercely...
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Help Your Kids with Adolescence: A No-Nonsense Guide to Puberty and the Teenage Years

INC DORLING KINDERSLEY - DK
Format: Paperback

Your guide to answering your kid's awkward questions about growing up, from cyberbullying to eating disorders to sex.Help your child navigate the tricky and difficult changes of puberty with this straightforward guide. With age-appropriate text and an innovative visual approach, Help...
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The Irishman's Daughter

V.S. Alexander - Kensington
Format: Paperback

From the acclaimed author of The Magdalen Girls and The Taster comes a powerful, unforgettable novel of strength and resilience, set against the backdrop of the Irish famine. Ireland, 1845. To Briana Walsh, no place on earth is more beautiful than Carrowteige,...
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