Family & relationships

Halfway to Each Other

by Susan Pohlman

Susan and Tim Pohlman are in Florence with customers to help grow his business. As soon as they return to Los Angeles, they will start getting on with their divorce and new lives. Susan recalls her Bible reading...

Money Doesn't Grow On Trees: A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children

by Neale S. Godfrey, Carolina Edwards & Tad Richards

At a time when kids have more debt and temptation than ever comes a completely revised and updated edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller on teaching children aged three to twenty about money

Money Doesn't...

When Someone Dies: The Practical Guide to the Logistics of Death

by Scott Taylor Smith & Michael Castleman

Scott Taylor Smith, a venture capitalist and lawyer, had plentiful resources, and yet after his mother died, he made a series of agonizing and costly mistakes in squaring away her affairs. He could find countless...

French Twist: An American Mom's Experiment in Parisian Parenting

by Catherine Crawford

Adventures in Franco-inspired American parenting—a winning mix of witty cross-cultural observation, hilariously blunt French wisdom, and one American mom’s journey to create her own hybrid parenting approach...

Making Marriage Simple: Ten Truths for Changing the Relationship You Have into the One You Want

by Harville Hendrix & Helen Lakelly Hunt

Change the relationship you have into the one you want.

Welcome to the Relationship Revolution! Making Marriage Simple is the accessible, essential road map to building a strong marriage in the modern world....

The Occupational Experience of Residential Child and Youth Care Workers: Caring and Its Discontents

by Jerome Beker & Mordecai Arieli

From open and straightforward accounts of residential care workers, The Occupational Experience of Residential Child and Youth Care Workers shows you how care is handled, not how it should be handled. This book...

Man Talk: The Gay Couple's Communication Guide

by Neil Kaminsky

Learn to recognize and resolve communication problems common to gay male relationships

Man Talk presents effective techniques to help gay couples communicate better on the way to enjoying a fulfilling relationship....

Chasing Adonis: Gay Men and the Pursuit of Perfection

by Tim Bergling

What is it about some men that makes them an object of our deepest desires? And how far are we willing to go in pursuit of those desires?

Chasing Adonis: Gay Men & the Pursuit of Perfection delves into one of...

Tradition and Policy Perspectives in Kinship Care

by Rowena G. Wilson & Sandra Edmonds Crewe

Kinship care is part tradition and part social welfare policy. Tradition and Policy Perspectives in Kinship Care examines the balance of the two perspectives and presents current practice challenges of formal...

Relocation Issues in Child Custody Cases

by Philip M. Stahl & Leslie M. Drozd

Find out how evaluators, mediators, and judges deal with the issues of relocation in divorced families

In the past, the relocation of a parent or child in custody cases was rarely a problem for divorced families—there...

At-Risk Children and Youth: Resiliency Explored

by Niall McElwee

Discover strategies to reinforce the strengths of the youngest members of society

What assistance can be provided to a disadvantaged youngster to help them bounce back to conquer challenges while growing up?...

The Image of God and the Psychology of Religion

by Richard L Dayringer & David Oler

What are the implications of a client’s image of God?

Improve your confidence—and your practice skills—by enhancing your knowledge of how individuals are likely to perceive God, and of how those perceptions...

Rehabilitation Issues Problems and Prospects in Boot Camp

by Brent Benda

Boot camps—what are their effects on criminal behavior?

Public and political support for boot camps as alternative correctional facilities has rarely faltered since their inception decades ago, though their...

Handbook of School Violence

by Jr, Edwin R Gerler

Your school must be prepared to face problems that range from name calling and bullying to extortion, rape, and homicide. Decrease the chances of tragedy and learn how to respond most effectively!

This essential...

Stopping The Violence: A Group Model To Change Men'S Abusive Att...Workbook

by David J Decker

This informative and helpful guide will assist your clients in making positive strides toward a nonviolent life. Some of the tips and suggestions that are further explained in this workbook include:

• Acknowledge...

Navigating Differences: Friendships Between Gay and Straight Men

by Phd, John Dececco

Navigating Differences: Friendships Between Gay and Straight Men is a one-of-a-kind cross-sexual study that shows you how today's gay and straight men build, maintain, and foster true friendships. In this activist,...

Child Welfare in the Legal Setting: A Critical and Interpretive Perspective

by Thomas M O'Brien

Explore legal issues that often hinder the work of child welfare practitioners!

Child Welfare in the Legal Setting: A Critical and Interpretive Perspective is a revolutionary study of the child welfare system...

Birthing Autonomy: Women's Experiences of Planning Home Births

by Nadine Edwards

Birthing Autonomy brings some balance to the difficult arguments that arise from debates about home births, and focuses on women's views and their experiences of planning home births. It provides an in-depth...

For the Love of Mom

by Maria T. Bailey

From teaching us to tie our shoes to parallel park, from outfitting us for our first dance or our first day in the dorm room, our moms have been our chief counselors, cheerleaders, critics, chauffeurs, and...

The Low GI Eating Plan for an Optimal Pregnancy: The Authoritative Science-Based Nutrition Guide for Mother and Baby

by Jennie Brand-Miller, Kate Marsh & Robert Moses

A scientifically proven, safe and effective program to help boost your chances of conceiving, ensure a healthy pregnancy, avoid gestational diabetes and give your baby the best possible start toward lifelong...