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The Man Within My Head

by Pico Iyer

We all carry people inside our heads—actors, leaders, writers, people out of history or fiction, met or unmet, who sometimes seem closer to us than people we know.

In The Man Within My Head, Pico Iyer...

The Self-Centered Marriage: The Revolutionary ScreamFree Approach to Rebuilding Your "We" by Reclaiming Your "I"

by Hal Runkel & Jenny Runkel

In the best-selling ScreamFree Parenting, Hal Runkel showed thousands of parents how focusing on themselves, in order to keep their cool, can revolutionize their family life. In his groundbreaking new book,...

365 Manners Kids Should Know: Games, Activities, and Other Fun Ways to Help Children and Teens Learn Etiquette

by Sheryl Eberly

If you’ve ever cringed at the sight of your ten-year-old waltzing through the neighbor’s front door without an invitation, or struggled to teach your teenager proper “netiquette” for navigating the complicated...

The Breakup Bible: The Smart Woman's Guide to Healing from a Breakup or Divorce

by Rachel Sussman

Breakups are an unfortunate but inevitable part of every woman’s life, and there’s no denying that the heartache experienced after the ending of a serious relationship can be excruciating. But it doesn’t...

Face in the Mirror

by Marion Crook

Being a teenager in today's complex world is a difficult enough task, but adopted teens have a unique struggle: to discover their identity and a sense of belonging and place in the world, which often means coming...

Raising a Son: Parents and the Making of a Healthy Man

by Don Elium & Jeanne Elium

Boys pose special challenges for today’s stressed parents. In Raising A Son, the Eliums embrace the challenges--and the joys--of raising boys with compassion, commitment, experience, patience, and humor. This...

How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong

by Leslie Vernick

Experience the Blessings of an Imperfect Marriage. We all–at one time or another–have the opportunity to act right when our spouse acts wrong. There are no perfect marriages or perfect spouses. We know that...

It's Okay to Cry: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Through the Losses of Life

by H. Norman Wright

Help Your Child Heal From Life’s Losses

A favorite toy breaks . . . . A pet dies . . .

It’s Okay to Cry.

Parents divorce and you’re forced to move . . .

It’s Okay to Cry.

A best friend is hurt badly . ....

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Baby Brain Games

by Ph.D., Lawrence E. Shapiro & Jennifer Lawler

Play that stimulates young minds.

Play is the language that babies know best. Here, readers will find over 300 games to play with infants from one week to eighteen months old. Divided into games that stimulate...

Dear Old Love

by Andy Selsberg

Call it wisdom of the heart. Or the broken heart.

A knowing, funny gift for everyone who's ever been in love and then out of love: the newly single, the lonely-hearted, and even the happily re-paired. Dear Old...

O for a Thousand Nights to Sleep: An Eye-Opening Guide to the Wonder-Filled Months of Baby's First Year

by Lorilee Craker

How to Change the World (or at Least a Diaper)

On Two Hours of Sleep.

As the mom of a newborn, you’ll probably spend many wakeful moments wondering how your bundle of joy managed to set you onto the steepest...

Real Food for Mother and Baby

by Nina Planck

Nina Planck, one of the "great food activists," changed the way we view food with the groundbreaking Real Food. Never one to blindly accept common wisdom, when Nina became pregnant, she decided to look at the...

The Gay Uncle's Guide to Parenting: Candid Counsel from the Depths of the Daycare Trenches

by Brett Berk

When your toddler's bowel movements seem more important than world peace, mealtimes require strategic negotiations, and you haven't had a night out in eight months, it's time to admit something needs to change....

Generation NeXt Parenting: A Savvy Parent's Guide to Getting it Right

by Tricia Goyer

Get Real, Become Focused, Begin Thriving!

You’re a generation of parents aspiring to excellence in every way, but you’re also just plain tired. You don’t need another parenting book promising perfection...

Surviving Your Divorce: A Guide To Canadian Family Law

by Michael G. Cochrane

When people are going through the emotional trauma of separation and divorce, they turn to Canada's best-selling guide to family law, Surviving Your Divorce. In it, family law expert Michael G. Cochrane, LL.B.,...

52 Fantastic Dates for You and Your Mate

by David Arp

You can enrich your relationship and create years of special memories with the fun and creative dates inside this book. Here are a couple of examples:

• Put on your black tie or evening gown and grab the picnic...

Overcoming Underachieving: A Simple Plan to Boost Your Kids' Grades and End the Homework Hassles

by Ruth Peters

A parenting specialist and child psychologist helps tackle a headache for parents and kids alike--homework--and gets underachievers back on track.

Is your child constantly bored or frustrated at school? Has homework...

Goodnight Blessings for My Child

by Chris Shea

This collection of adorable prayers, each accompanied with the cutest illustrations possible, are sure to please anyone who wants to share a bedtime prayer with a child. What better way to close the day with...

The Cracking the Communication Code

by Emerson Eggerichs

An in-depth study of the vital principles from the best-selling Cracking the Communication Code now in workbook form.

Communication between couples has been dissected in thousands of books and articles, so why...

101 Secrets a Cool Mom Knows

by Walter Browder

As a mother today, you're as likely as any dad to teach your kids how to pitch a tent, kick a soccer ball, or fix a broken bicycle chain. In a word, you're what your kids call "cool." But with your 24/7 schedule,...