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A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue
Wendy Shalit
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9.8 |
The 23-year-old author first heard of "modestyniks"--Orthodox Jewish women who withhold physical contact from men until marriage--while a freshman at Williams College. She was initially fascinated by the way in which they cleave to old idea
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The 10 Commandments : The Significance of God's Laws in Everyday Life
Laura Schlessinger(Preface), Stewart Vogel (Introduction)
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Current:
9.8 |
When it comes to the Ten Commandments, many theologians and spiritual leaders agree: the classic golden rules remain the best guiding principles available. Syndicated radio psychologist Dr. Laura Schlessinger utilizes these sacred Commandme
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Children Learn What They Live : Parenting to Inspire Values
Dorothy Law Nolte
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Current:
9.8 |
Since its publication in 1954, Dorothy Law Nolte's inspirational and educational poem, Children Learn What They Live has been published worldwide, translated into 10 languages, taught in parenting and teaching courses, distributed in
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Teaching Your Children Values
Linda Eyre, Richard Eyre
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Current:
9.8 |
One of the greatest gifts you can give your children is a strong sense of personal values. Helping your children develop values such as honesty, self-reliance, and dependability is as important a part of their education as teaching them
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Parents Do Make a Difference : How to Raise Kids With Solid Character, Strong Minds, and Caring Hearts (The Jossey-Bass Psychology Series)
Michele Borba
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Current:
9.7 |
In 1998, a fierce debate was sparked by Judith Rich Harris's The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do: Parents Matter Less Than You Think and Peers Matter More, a fairl
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Amy Vanderbilt's Everyday Etiquette
Letitia Baldrige, Amy Vanderbilt
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Current:
9.7 |
Questions and advice concerning correct behavior. Read more
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The Ten Commandments: The Significance of God's Laws in Everyday Life [ABRIDGED]
Laura Schlessinger(Reader), Stewart Vogel (Reader)
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Current:
9.6 |
When it comes to the Ten Commandments, many theologians and spiritual leaders agree: the classic golden rules remain the best guiding principles available. Syndicated radio psychologist Dr. Laura Schlessinger utilizes these sacred Commandme
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Greater Expectations : Overcoming the Culture of Indulgence in Our Homes and Schools
William Damon
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Current:
9.5 |
Greater Expectations is the book that exposed the low standards that children are confronted with in our homes, our schools, and throughout our culture. It exploded many of the misconceptions about children and how to raise them, inc
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Teaching Your Children Responsibility
Linda Eyre, Richard Eyre
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Current:
9.5 |
The authors of Teaching Your Children Values provide a program for developing and nurturing responsibility in children, showing parents how to teach their children responsibility for their actions, their things, their choices, and ev
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The Ten Commandments: The Significance of God's Laws in Everyday Life
Laura, Dr., Schlessinger(Introduction)
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Current:
9.5 |
When it comes to the Ten Commandments, many theologians and spiritual leaders agree: the classic golden rules remain the best guiding principles available. Syndicated radio psychologist Dr. Laura Schlessinger utilizes these sacred Commandme
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Backtalk : Four Steps to Ending Rude Behavior in Your Kids
Audrey Ricker, Carolyn Crowder
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Current:
9.4 |
Imagine this scenario. You pick up your son at school, and ask him how his day went. He says, "You always ask me that. Get a life, Mom." You feel hurt, insulted, frustrated. Silent, you drive him to band practice. In this scene, e
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Stickin' : The Case for Loyalty
James Carville
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Current:
9.4 |
Democratic political consultant James Carville returns with a book that promises "not a lot of highfalutin philosophizing" on the subject of loyalty. Stickin' is largely a response to the Monica Lewinsky scandal and President Clinton
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The Measure of Our Success : A Letter to My Children and Yours
Marian Wright Edelman
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Current:
9.2 |
In a letter to her three sons, the author offers words of inspiration to young people, discussing work, education, failure, confidence, self-esteem, and more. Reprint. 150,000 first printing. $80,000 ad/promo. more]
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The Confident Child : Raising Children to Believe in Themselves a Compassionate, Practical Guide
T. E. Apter
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Current:
9.2 |
"We understand far more about how self-esteem can be damaged in childhood--through neglect or abuse--than we do about how it can be fostered, preserved, and reinforced," author Terri Apter writes in The Confident Child: Raising Children
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The Family Virtues Guide : Simple Ways to Bring Out the Best in Our Children and Ourselves
Linda Kavelin Popov
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Current:
9.0 |
When you witness a small child haul off and smack another child unprovoked, the theory of innate morality seems to lose all validity. Moral education has always been the domain of religion, and Linda Kavelin Popov has culled 52 universal vi
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Love for a Lifetime
James C. Dobson
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Current:
8.9 |
Dr. Dobson presents foundational truth for a rock-solid marriage that will last a lifetime. He warns of the growing erosion of the American family as he challenges couples to guard their marriages and to commit themselves to its success. A
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The Educated Child : A Parent's Guide from Preschool Through Eighth Grade
William J. Bennett
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Current:
8.9 |
William J. Bennett, that doyen of common sense who brought us The Book of Virtues, has returned to the topic of child rearing, delivering a massive canon on the education of young children. He joins fellow veterans of the U.S. Depart
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Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
Siegfried Engelmann
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Current:
8.9 |
* Is your child halfway through first grade and still unable to read? * Is your preschooler bored with coloring and ready for reading? * Are you worried that your child will become lost in overcrowded classrooms? * Did you know that ear
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What Your First Grader Needs to Know : Fundamentals of a Good First Grade Education (The Core Knowledge Series)
E. D. Hirsch
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Current:
8.8 |
What will your child be expected to learn in the first grade? How can you help him or her at home? How can teachers foster active, successful learning in the classroom? This book answers these all-important questions and more, offering the
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The Way They Learn
Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
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Current:
8.8 |
In this enlightening resource, Cynthia Ulrich Tobias introduces the variety of learning styles that shape the way students interpret their world. Once these approaches are understood, parents and teachers can become far more effective in he
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What Your Third Grader Needs to Know : Fundamentals of a Good Third-Grade Education (The Core Knowledge)
E.D., Jr. Hirsch
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Current:
8.8 |
The acclaimed Core Knowledge Series, illustrated parent/child interactive books teaching education fundamentals, continues with a collection of American speeches, tales from around the world, math problems, and more, all supplementing a thi
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The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home
Jessie Wise, Susan Wise Bauer
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Current:
8.8 |
Teach your child at home or supplement his or her classroom learning --this book provides you with the techniques, curriculum, and resources necessary to ensure that your child's education is the best it can be. As a parent, you worry about
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The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom
Mary Griffith
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Current:
8.8 |
Unschooling, a homeschooling method based on the belief that kids learn best when allowed to pursue their natural curiosities and interests, is practiced by 10 to 15 percent of the estimated 1.5 million homeschoolers in the United States. T
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Math Magic for Your Kids : Hundreds of Games and Exercises from the Human Calculator to Make Math Fun and Easy
Scott Flansburg
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Current:
8.8 |
In Math Magic, his New York Times bestseller, Scott Flansburg demonstrated his universal ability to make math fun and easy for adults. Now in Math Magic for Your Kids, the Human Calculator does the same for elementar
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The Edison Trait : Saving the Spirit of Your Nonconforming Child
Lucy Jo Palladino
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Current:
8.7 |
Lucy Jo Palladino defines the Edison Trait (named after Thomas Edison) as divergent vs. convergent thinking. Edison Trait kids--one in five children--have the qualities that make innovative leaders, inventors, explorers, yet they often have
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The Complete IEP Guide : How to Advocate for Your Special Ed. Child
Lawrence M. Siegel, Marcia Stewart
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Current:
8.5 |
The specifics of a special needs child's education are determined together by parents and educators through a process called the Individualized Education Program (IEP), which can be complicated, stressful, and intimidating to parents. THE C
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Raising Lifelong Learners : A Parents' Guide
Lucy McCormick Calkins, Lydia Bellino
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Current:
8.4 |
Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide is a vital book for parents. Beginning with talk as the foundation of literacy, and emphasizing the importance of listening to and speaking with children, Lucy Calkins, longtime education s
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For the Children's Sake
Susan S. MacAulay
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Current:
8.3 |
For the Children's Sake is a book about what education can be--for your child, in your home, and in your school. It is based first on a Christian understanding of what it means to be human and on the Christian meaning of life. more]
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Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill : A Call to Action Against TV, Movie and Video Game Violence
Dave Grossman
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Current:
8.2 |
There is perhaps no bigger or more important issue in America at present than youth violence. Jonesboro; Paducah; Pearl, Mississippi; Stamps, Arkansas; Conyers, Georgia; and, of course, Littleton, Colorado. We know them all too well, and fo
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How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development)
John Caldwell Holt
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Current:
8.1 |
"Children do not need to be made to learn," Holt maintains, because each is born with what Einstein called "the holy curiosity of inquiry." For them, learning is as natural as breathing. First published in 1967, How Children Learn has becom
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San Francisco Bay Area School Ratings
Mark Mastracci
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Current:
8.1 |
The San Francisco Bay Area School Ratings guidebook compares and rates more than 1,100 San Francisco bay area public schools. This book provides parents with critical information about bay area schools so they can make an informed decision
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Games for Math : Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn Math from Kindergarten to Third Grade
Peggy Kaye
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Current:
8.0 |
At a time when the poor math performance of American school children has labeled us a "nation of underachievers," what can parents--often themselves daunted by the mysteries of mathematics--do to help their children? In Games for Math,more]
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Caring for Your School-Age Child : Ages 5 to 12
Edward L. Schor
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Current:
8.0 |
Puberty, divorce, drugs, masturbation, eating disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are all waiting to ambush the unsuspecting parent in a midchild crisis, and each one is thoroughly addressed in this encyclopedic tour of
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The Homeschooling Book of Answers : The 88 Most Important Questions Answered by Homeschooling's Most Respected Voices
Linda Dobson
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7.9 |
This how-to guide offers the collective wisdom of six dozen homeschoolers, their children, and noted writers on the subject. Written in a question-and-answer format, it leaves no stone unturned, with chapters on everything from socializatio
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An Affair of the Mind : One Woman's Courageous Battle to Salvage Her Family from the Devastation of Pornography
Laurie Hall
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Current:
7.8 |
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The Book of Virtues : A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
William J. Bennett(Commentary)
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7.6 |
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10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids : 52 Fun and Simple Games and Activities to Teach Your Child Trust, Honesty, Love, and Other Important Values
Jamie C. Miller, Cam Clarke (Illustrator)
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7.5 |
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From Diapers to Dating : A Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children, from Infancy to Adolescence.
Debra W. Haffner
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7.4 |
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Letitia Baldrige's More Than Manners! : Raising Today's Kids to Have Kind Manners & Good Hearts
Letitia Baldrige
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7.3 |
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Building Character in Schools : Practical Ways to Bring Moral Instruction to Life
Kevin A. Ryan, Karen E. Bohlin
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7.3 |
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The Book of Virtues : A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
William J. Bennett
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Current:
7.2 |
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Parenting With Love and Logic : Teaching Children Responsibility
Jim Fay
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7.2 |
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Backtalk : 4 Steps to Ending Rude Behavior in Your Kids [ABRIDGED]
Audrey Ricker
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7.1 |
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Toilet Training in Less Than a Day
Nathan H. Azrin, Richard M. Foxx
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7.0 |
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Magic Trees of the Mind : How to Nurture Your Child's Intelligence, Creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth Through Adolescence
Marian, Ph.D. Diamond, Janet L. Hopson
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7.0 |
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Negotiating the Special Education Maze : A Guide for Parents & Teachers
Winifred Anderson
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7.0 |
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Among Schoolchildren
Tracy Kidder
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Current:
6.9 |
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100 Books for Girls to Grow On
Shireen Dodson
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6.8 |
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Fathers' Rights : Hard-Hitting & Fair Advice for Every Father Involvled in a Custody Dispute
Jeffery M. Leving, Kenneth A. Dachman
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6.8 |
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Frugal Families : Making the Most of Your Hard Earned Money
Jonni McCoy
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6.7 |
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