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Stepfamilies

by James H. Bray & John Kelly

Based on a landmark longitudinal study, the nation's leading expert on stepfamilies reveals his breakthrough findings and offers the first detailed guide to easing the conflicts of stepfamily life and healing...

Top 100 Pasta Dishes: Easy Everyday Recipes That Children Will Love

by Annabel Karmel

Who doesn’t love pasta? For most kids—and their parents—pasta is the best food in the world. It’s tasty and nutritious, it’s easy, quick, and economical to cook—and, even better, it comes in lots...

Peace at Any Price: How to Overcome the Please Disease

by LCSW, Deboorah Day Poor

Practical Wisdom for Parents: Raising Self-Confident Children in the Preschool Years

by Nancy Schulman & Ellen Birnbaum

This reassuring guide to navigating nursery school life-both at home and in the classroom-is the most comprehensive book on the subject. Nancy Schulman and Ellen Birnbaum draw on their decades of experience...

A Street Girl Named Desire: A Novel

by Treasure E. Blue

Bestselling author Treasure E. Blue returns with a gritty against-all-odds urban fairy tale set in the same unforgiving neighborhood as that of his breakout debut novel Harlem Girl Lost.

Desire was born on the...

Baby Massage For Dummies

by Joanne Bagshaw & Ilene Fox

Explains massage for preemies, newborns, and toddlers

Soothe your baby and promote well-being the all-natural way

Curious about baby massage? Featuring illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this friendly...

Potty Training For Dummies

by Diane Stafford & Jennifer , M.D. Shoquist

If you could remember your own potty training, you’d probably recall a time filled with anxiety and glee, frustration and a sense of accomplishment, triumphal joy and shamed remorse. You’d remember wanting...

Song from the Sea

by Katherine Kingsley

In a spellbinding tale that sweeps from a rugged Greek island to the scandal and intrigue of Regency England, bestselling author Katherine Kingsley gives us a man haunted by the past, a woman without a future--and...

Planning with Kids: A Guide to Organising the Chaos to Make More Time for Parenting

by Nicole Avery

The ultimate guide for parents who dream of having a little less chaos and a lot more time for the good things in life

Written by mother of five, Nicole Avery, this book shows harried parents how, with just a...

Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I'm Grounded?: Stop Fighting, Start Talking, and Get to Know Your Teen

by Vanessa Van Petten

Vanessa Petten bridges the communication gap between teens and parents.

Every parent fears "losing" their child. But in this revolutionary book, youthologist Vanessa Van Petten translates what parents want to...

Shred of Evidence

by Jill Mcgown

"McGown's style is uniquely hers, engrossing, poignant, with effectual characterization."

--Mystery News

When the body of fifteen-year-old Natalie Ouspensky is found strangled near a public park in Stansfield,...

The Prince of Bagram Prison: A Novel

by Alex Carr

A riveting and intricate literary thriller from the author The New York Times Book Review says “speaks up in a voice that gets your attention like a rifle shot . . . clean, direct, and a little dangerous.”...

Love for Grown-ups

by Ann Jacobs

HOW TO MARRY FOR LIFE—WHEN YOU'VE ALREADY GOT A LIFE

Over thirty-five and still seeking that special someone? About to take a serious relationship to the next level and want to make sure it works—for keeps?...

The Invisible Men of Adoption

by Gary Coles

This book is about the fathers of children who were raised in other, adoptive families. Frequently, in writings about the separation of parent and child, the emphasis is on the mother and her son or daughter....

How to Tutor Your Own Child: Boost Grades and Inspire a Lifelong Love of Learning--Without Paying for a Tutor

by Marina Koestler Ruben

Tutoring today is a $4 billion industry (yes—billion) with companies like Sylvan Learning Center and Kaplan Tutoring cashing in. What are parents of today’s overextended students to do? If only there were...

It's Either Her or Me: A Guide to Help a Mom and Her Daughter-in-Law Get Along

by Ellie Slott Fisher

THERE’S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT—YOU’RE NOT LOSING A SON AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE GAINING A RIVAL.

For a mother who’s accustomed to having been number one in her son’s life, the arrival of a girlfriend,...

The River Sorrow

by Craig Holden

In one of the most unique and powerfully realized debut novels of the decade, Craig Holden creates a page-turning drama that is both emotionally shattering and harrowingly plausible.

When a fatally burned victim...

The Marriage Diaries: A Novel

by Rebecca Campbell

“Brutally honest and wonderfully witty, The Marriage Diaries had me laughing and crying–often at the same time.”

–Gemma Townley, author of Little White Lies

Meet Sean and Celeste–living proof that opposites...

How to Win a Family Fight

by Will Cunningham

It’s Time to Fight Right

If you’re involved with one or more people in a continuing relationship, you can bank on one thing for sure: there will be conflict. Are you married? You will disagree. Are you single...

You've Got to Be Kidding!: Real-life parenting advise from a mom and dad of nineteen

by Pat Williams & Ruth Williams

Kid-Tested (and Tested, and Tested…) Guidance for Parents in the Trenches.

The Inside Track to Raising Kids.

Most of us find raising one, two…or maybe three or four children to be challenging enough. The...