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Rules for My Unborn Son

St. Martin's Press
RULES FOR MY UNBORN SON is a collection of traditional, humorous, and urbane fatherly advice for boys. From the sartorial ("If you are tempted to wear a cowboy...
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Packaging Boyhood
Saving Our Sons from Superheroes, Slackers, and Other Media Stereotypes

St. Martin's Press
Player. Jock. Slacker. Competitor. Superhero. Goofball. Boys are besieged by images in the media that encourage slacking over studying; competition over...
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Quirky, Yes---Hopeless, No
Practical Tips to Help Your Child with Asperger's Syndrome Be More Socially Accepted

St. Martin's Griffin
In Quirky, Yes—Hopeless, No, Dr. Cynthia La Brie Norall and Beth Brust present short lessons, structured around specific topics from A-Z that address the...
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The Philosophical Baby
What Children’s Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
For most of us, having a baby is the most profound, intense, and fascinating experience of our lives. Now scientists and philosophers are starting to...
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When Good People Have Affairs
Inside the Hearts & Minds of People in Two Relationships

St. Martin's Griffin
A world-renowned therapist, Mira Kirshenbaum has treated thousands of people caught in the powerful drama over what to do when an affair rocks their emotional...
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Beyond Ava & Aiden
The Enlightened Guide to Naming Your Baby

St. Martin's Griffin
The all-new, better-than-ever edition of “the classic baby-name guide.” --The New York Times Magazine Ever since they revolutionized the world of...
  
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Caring for Our Parents
Inspiring Stories of Families Seeking New Solutions to America's Most Urgent Health Crisis

St. Martin's Press
When his mother-in-law died suddenly and his seriously ill father-in-law was left with no one to care for him, the author and his wife were thrust into the...
  
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Afterbirth
Stories You Won't Read in a Parenting Magazine

St. Martin's Press
Afterbirth is about what parenting is really like: full of inappropriate impulses, unbelievable frustrations, and idiotic situations. It’s about how life for...
  
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The Broken American Male
and How to Fix Him

St. Martin's Griffin
Why do American husbands come home from work too exhausted to interact with their families? When did a healthy quest for prosperity become a twisted game no...
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The Mom's Guide to Growing Your Family Green
Saving the Earth Begins at Home

St. Martin's Griffin
With the multitude of green choices available, how can moms determine what will be best for their families—and the environment? Terra Wellington has the...

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Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall
A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager

Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks
A brand new edition of the bestselling guide to raising teenagers When Anthony E. Wolf's witty and compassionate guide to raising adolescents was first...
  
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What's Heaven

Golden Books Adult Publishing
This treasure of a book, for people of all faiths, is a starting point for parents who must talk about the difficult topic of death with their...
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families

St. Martin's Griffin
In his first major work since The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven R. Covey presents a practical and philosophical guide to solving the...
  
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Cool Names

St. Martin's Griffin
Five years ago, America’s leading baby-name experts, Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz, wrote a hip little book to answer the question they were...
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The Baby Name Bible
The Ultimate Guide By America's Baby-Naming Experts

St. Martin's Griffin
How can you tell if a name is too popular or not mainstream enough, wonderfully creative or just plain weird? How can you find the name that is perfect for you...
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Joint Custody with a Jerk
Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex, A Hands on, practical guide to coping with custody issues that arise with an uncooperative ex-spouse

St. Martin's Griffin
Parenting is difficult enough in a family where the two parents love and respect each other. In divorce, where the respect has diminished and the love has...
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Real Boys
Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood

Holt Paperbacks
Featuring a new preface by the author on how parents can make a difference. With author appearances on Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20 /20 and...
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Parenting Your Out-of-Control Teenager
7 Steps to Reestablish Authority and Reclaim Love

St. Martin's Griffin
Every teenager rebels against authority at some point--talks back, breaks curfew, or disobeys. But literally millions of teens take their rebellion to a point...
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The Late Talker
What to Do If Your Child Isn't Talking Yet

St. Martin's Griffin
Every parent eagerly awaits the day his or her child will speak for the first time. For millions of mothers and fathers, however, anticipation turns to...
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Think Like a Guy
How to Get a Guy by Thinking Like One

St. Martin's Griffin
How are you going to snag one if you don't know how to....THINK LIKE A GUY? A dating guide from the E! News anchor Giuliana DePandi, who knows if you want a...
  
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The A.D.D. Nutrition Solution
A Drug-Free 30 Day Plan

Holt Paperbacks
The first scientifically proven, effective, all-natural nutritional alternative to the much-prescribed drug Ritalin Attention deficit disorder is a nutritional...
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The Art of Mingling
Proven Techniques for Mastering Any Room

St. Martin's Griffin
Does the idea of going to a large party make your palms sweat and your mouth go dry? You are not alone. Many people suffer from minglephobia, a secret terror...
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Raising a Child with Soul
How Time-Tested Jewish Wisdom Can Shape Your Child's Character

St. Martin's Griffin
With the seemingly insurmountable pressures placed on families today, many parents lack the spiritual foundation and practical knowledge to chart a clear-cut...
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What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition
Revised and Updated Edition

Palgrave Macmillan
The definitive look at all that can be learned from video games