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The Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers : A Survival Manual to the 'Terrible Twos' (And Ones and Threes) from the First Step, the First Potty and the First
Vicki Iovine
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Current:
9.6 |
Beyond child development theory and experts, beyond the "shoulds" and the "don'ts" that guilt-ridden parents constantly hear echoing in their ears, there's Vicki Iovine, America's favorite "girlfriend" and mother-in-the-trenches. In The
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Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul : 101 Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Mothers (Chicken Soup for the Soul Series (Paper))
Jack Canfield
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Current:
9.6 |
Admittedly, we sometimes become oversentimental about motherhood. But in a climate of rampant cynicism and family disintegration, stories about maternal love, courage, devotion, and triumph can be immensely comforting and inspiring. Contrib
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'I'm Not Mad, I Just Hate You!' : A New Understanding of Mother-Daughter Conflict
Roni Cohen-Sandler, Michelle Silver
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Current:
9.5 |
If you are a mother and many of your conversations with your teenage daughter begin with a rolling of eyes, move into shrieked insults, and end with a door slam, I'm Not Mad, I Just Hate You! could save you both. As Roni Cohen-Sandle
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Mothers Who Think : Tales of Real-Life Parenthood
Camille Peri(Introduction), Kate Moses (Introduction)
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Current:
9.4 |
This book should come as manna to moms: a multitude of small, wry voices reminding them they're not alone. Mothers Who Think is a collection of pieces from the Salon magazine column of the same name. The column (and the book)
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Mask of Motherhood : How Becoming a Mother Changes Everything and Why We Pretend It Doesn't
Susan Maushart
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Current:
9.4 |
Everything changes when a woman becomes a mother, but society--particularly women themselves--often colludes to deny this simple truism. In The Mask of Motherhood, author Susan Maushart (a nationally syndicated columnist in Australia
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Reflections from a Mother's Heart (Jack Countryman)
Michael Gurian
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Current:
9.4 |
This hardcover memory journal offers a beautiful place to record a mother's life experiences--family history, childhood memories, lighthearted incidents, cherished traditions, dreams and spiritual adventures for her children to treasure.
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Mother, Sons, and Lovers : How a Man's Relationship With His Mother Affects the Rest of His Life
Michael Gurian
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Current:
9.4 |
Gurian shows how the challenges a man typically encounters in relationships--such as codependency, insecurity, and the need for control--most often have their origin in the way he learned to relate to his mother. This guided journey helps f
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The Courage to Be a Stepmom: Finding Your Place Without Losing Yourself
Sue Patton Thoele
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Current:
9.2 |
Sue Patton Thoele addresses the emotions of guilt, shame, fear, grief, and frustration commonly felt by stepmothers and offers hands-on advice for coming to terms with them. She also offers stepmoms tips on how to meet their own needs while
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Becoming Attached : First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love
Robert Karen, Karen Robert
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Current:
9.1 |
In this "provocative primer on the nature versus nurture debate" (Mirabella), psychologist and noted journalist Robert Karen offers fresh insights into some of the most fundamental questions of emotional life. He traces the history of attac
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Celebrating Girls : Nurturing and Empowering Our Daughters
Virginia Beane Rutter
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Current:
9.0 |
Raising a daughter? As Peggy Orenstein concluded in Schoolgirls, girls still view their gender as a liability. How then, can parents who are concerned about the sexist restrictions society
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The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood : Wise and Witty Advice on Everything from Coping With Postpartum Mood Swings to salv
Vicki Iovine
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Current:
8.9 |
Just had a baby? Lie down, rest your weary womb, and muster up a rousing cheer! (Shh! Don't wake the baby!) Now, from the author of The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy, comes the book all new moms have been waiting for, whether they
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The Family Manager's Everyday Survival Guide
Kathy Peel
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Current:
8.9 |
"Whoever you are, and however you operate as a family manager, this book can help. Use it as a yearly planner, a reminder, and a good friend with good ideas."--Kathy PeelThroughout the year, life is full of surprises. A sudden rainy day
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Mom Central : The Ultimate Family Organizer
Stacy Debroff
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Current:
8.9 |
Created by two busy moms, and field-tested on families across the country, "Mom Central" contains everything one needs to keep a family running smoothly, incuding checklists, charts, and schedules. more]
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So That's What They're For! : Breastfeeding Basics
Janet Tamaro
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Current:
8.7 |
Filling the gap left in a market glutted with dated or dry books on breastfeeding, So That's What They're For! lends support and encouragement to those wondering whether they sould try breastfeeding, for pregnant women who are sure they wil
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The Mother Dance : How Children Change Your Life
Harriet Lerner
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Current:
8.7 |
How does motherhood change you? Who or what do you become when you become a mother? "We can't begin to know what our children will evoke in us until we have them," says psychologist and psychotherapist Dr. Harriet Lerner, author o
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The Mother Dance : How Children Change Your Life
Harriet Lerner
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Current:
8.6 |
How does motherhood change you? Who or what do you become when you become a mother? "We can't begin to know what our children will evoke in us until we have them," says psychologist and psychotherapist Dr. Harriet Lerner, author o
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Mother Nature : A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
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Current:
8.6 |
Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection should be required reading for anyone who happens to be a human being. In it, Hrdy reveals the motivations behind some of our most primal and hotly contested behavio
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Momma and the Meaning of Life : Tales of Psychotherapy
Irvin D. Yalom
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Current:
8.5 |
Tales of therapy are also tales of therapists, and Irvin D. Yalom--author of much bestselling psychiatric fiction and nonfiction--is a seasoned storyteller. This new collection of "tales from the couch," part memoir and part fiction,
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Mothers & Daughters
Carol Saline, Sharon J. Wohlmuth (Introduction)
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Current:
8.5 |
Carol Saline and Sharon J. Wohlmuth once again explore the familial bonds of women in this charming follow-up to their 1994 smash hit Sisters. In words and pictures, Mothers and Daughter
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The Hip Mama Survival Guide : Advice from the Trenches on Pregnancy, Childbirth, Cool Names, Clueless Doctors, Potty Training and Toddler Avengers
Ariel Gore
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Current:
8.4 |
Can a mother nurse after nipple piercing? Is it okay to name a child after a beverage? What's the best music to divorce by? Ariel Gore answers these and other tough questions in her hilarious and highly informative guide to pregnancy and ea
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Mompreneurs : A Mother's Practical Step-By-Step Guide to Work-At-Home Success
Ellen H. Parlapiano, Patricia Cobe
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Current:
8.2 |
So you have young children or a baby on the way and you think it would be great to work at home. Well, picture this: key reports livened up with crayon, loud shrieks during client calls, and no way to leave the office at day's end. If you e
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From Mother to Daughter : Thoughts and Advice on Life, Love, and Marriage
Joan Rivers
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Current:
8.2 |
In this remarkable, touching, and timely book--which grew out of a letter to her daughter Melissa--comedienne and talk show host Joan Rivers writes about a series of highly personal but universal subjects, including religion, fate, sex, lif
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Another Country : Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders
Mary Pipher
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Current:
8.2 |
Mary Pipher, author of the bestselling and groundbreaking Reviving Ophelia, which charts the troubled passage of girls into adolescence, has nimbly covered yet another psychological passage
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Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent : A Guide for Stressed-Out Children
Grace Lebow
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Current:
8.2 |
For the first time, here's a common-sense guide from professionals, with more than two decades in the field, on how to smooth communications with a challenging parent. Filled with practical tips for handling contentious behaviors and sample
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Midlife Orphan : Facing Life's Changes Now That Your Parents Are Gone
Jane Brooks
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Current:
8.1 |
The word "orphan" may make us think of a child--but even self-sufficient adults can feel the pain of "orphanhood" when their parents are suddenly gone. Complicating the natural mourning process is the fact that this loss often occurs in our
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Moving Mom & Dad : Why, Where, How, and When to Help Your Parents Relocate (Lanier Guides Series)
Sarah Morse
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Current:
8.0 |
This book helps you determine why, where, how and when to help your parents relocate, making it easier for everyone. Read more
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Love, Ellen : A Mother/Daughter Journey
Betty Degeneres
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Current:
8.0 |
More than 20 years have passed since Ellen DeGeneres came out to her mother on a beach in Mississippi. Stunned, Betty DeGeneres could only think of her own disappointed expectations. As she put her arms around her daughter, she was struck b
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My Mother/My Self : The Daughter's Search for Identity
Nancy Friday
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Current:
8.0 |
This pioneering book by the author of Women on Top plays a major role in our understanding of the powerful influence the mother/daughter bond has on a woman's identity, her relationships with men, and her self-esteem. Through candid self-di
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Good Daughters : Loving Our Mothers As They Age
Patricia Beard, Hillary Beard (Epilogue)
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Current:
7.9 |
Cynics sometimes suggest that the baby boom generation is so self-absorbed its members need guidebooks to ease them through each of life's transitions. As college students, they sought handbooks about sex; later they turned to Dr. Spock for
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The Baby Boomer's Guide to Caring for Aging Parents
Bart Astor
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Current:
7.9 |
The dilemma of caring for aging parents is growing in importance, especially as a greater proportion of the population nears the age of 50. This thoughtfully developed guide is packed with practical information on facing legal issues, selec
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The Mom Factor
John, Dr Townsend
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Current:
7.7 |
Cloud and Townsend identify six types of moms and show how they profoundly affect our lives. Readers learn to make more positive, satisfying life choices as they understand and develop healthier ways to relate to their mothers today.
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Making Peace With Your Parents : The Key to Enriching Your Life and All Your Relationships
Leonard Felder
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Current:
7.7 |
"No one book resolves a lifetime of hurts and misunderstandings, but it can remove the blinders from our eyes. Make an effort now."LOS ANGELES TIMESNo matter how old you are and whether or not your parents are alive, you have to come
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Children Are from Heaven [ABRIDGED]
John Gray(Reader)
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Current:
7.6 |
Psychologist John Gray (he of Men Are from Mars... fame) cites a need to shift from "fear-based parenting" (a punitive and oppressive approach to child rearing) to "love-based parenting" (w
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Children are from Heaven [ABRIDGED]
John Gray(Reader)
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Current:
7.6 |
Psychologist John Gray (he of Men Are from Mars... fame) cites a need to shift from "fear-based parenting" (a punitive and oppressive approach to child rearing) to "love-based parenting" (w
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If You Had Controlling Parents : How to Make Peace With Your Past and Take Your Place in the World
Dan Neuharth
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Current:
7.6 |
As Edmund Burke said, "The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse." This is sometimes excruciatingly true with parents. There are the typically anxious ones who get a little uptight about letting their teenagers borrow the car, and
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The Vital Touch : How Intimate Contact With Your Baby Leads to Happier, Healthier Development
Sharon Heller
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Current:
7.5 |
Using a lively array of anthropological and sociological sources, this book presents a provocative examination of the reasons why, today more than ever, parents need to make consistent physical connections with their children--and why this
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Cutting Loose : An Adult's Guide to Coming to Terms With Your Parents
Howard Marvin Halpern
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Current:
7.5 |
With more than 35 years of experience in psychotherapy, Dr. Halpern enables the adult child to understand his or her parent and foster a positive, healthy adult relationship. Read
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Children Are from Heaven [UNABRIDGED]
John Gray(Reader)
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Current:
7.5 |
Psychologist John Gray (he of Men Are from Mars... fame) cites a need to shift from "fear-based parenting" (a punitive and oppressive approach to child rearing) to "love-based parenting" (w
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Good Daughters : Loving Our Mothers As They Age
Patricia Beard, Hillary Beard (Epilogue)
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Current:
7.5 |
Cynics sometimes suggest that the baby boom generation is so self-absorbed its members need guidebooks to ease them through each of life's transitions. As college students, they sought handbooks about sex; later they turned to Dr. Spock for
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125 Things You Must Know About Being Pregnant
Nina D. Landi
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Current:
7.5 |
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The Enlightened Stepmother : Revolutionizing the Role
Perdita Kirkness Norwood
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7.5 |
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The One Minute Mother : The Quickest Way for You to Help Your Children Learn to Like Themselves and Want to Behave Themselves (One Minute Series)
Spencer Johnson
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Current:
7.5 |
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When Parents Die : A Guide for Adults
Edward Myers
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Current:
7.3 |
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Another Country : The Emotional Terrain of Our Elders [ABRIDGED]
Mary Bray Pipher
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7.2 |
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As Parents Age : A Psychological and Practical Guide
Joseph A. Ilardo
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7.2 |
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I've Always Meant to Tell You : Letters to Our Mothers : An Anthology of Contemporary Women Writers
Constance Warlow
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7.1 |
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A Family of Value
John Rosemond
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Current:
7.1 |
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Patrimony : A True Story
Phillip Roth, Philip Roth
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7.0 |
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Empty Nest . . . Full Heart : The Journey from Home to College
Andrea Van Steenhouse, Johanna Parker
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6.9 |
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