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1 The Y2K Personal Survival Guide
Michael S. Hyatt

Current:
9.9
"When the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 1999, will you be ready?" Michael S. Hyatt believes that when the millennium comes, it's going to pack a wallop. He detailed the specifics of the Y2K computer problem in his bestselling book ... [more] [Submit]
2 Family Reunion Handbook : A Complete Guide for Reunion Planners (2nd Edition)
Tom Ninkovich

Current:
9.8
Syndicated to over 500 newspapers internationally, "Hints from Heloise" has become an American institution, read by millions daily. Here, readers will find scores of new hints plus tips on using and caring for new high-tech equipment such a ... [more] [Submit]
3 All-New Hints from Heloise : A Household Guide for the '90s
Heloise

Current:
9.8
Syndicated to over 500 newspapers internationally, "Hints from Heloise" has become an American institution, read by millions daily. Here, readers will find scores of new hints plus tips on using and caring for new high-tech equipment such a ... [more] [Submit]
4 Summer Fun : The Parents' Complete Guide to Day Camps, Overnight Camps, Specialty Camps, and Teen Tours
Marian Edelman Borden

Current:
9.8
Summer Fun is a complete, easy-to-read reference that offers parents step-by-step guidance for choosing the right camp for their child from among the 8,500 possibilities that exist in the United States today. Parents will learn the how to ... [more] [Submit]
5 Anne Hooper's Ultimate Sexual Touch
Anne Hooper

Current:
9.8
Anne Hooper brings touch back into focus with this dynamic guide to understanding your body and your lover. From basic ways to overcome anxiety about touch to the most erotic massage techniques ever devised, Ultimate Sexual Touch teaches lo ... [more] [Submit]
6 Divorce Handbook
James T. Friedman

Current:
9.7
Since its first publication in 1982, The Divorce Handbook has sold over 200,000 copies. In this new and fully revised edition, specialist in family law James T. Friedman covers, in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format, all the issue ... [more] [Submit]
7 Quiet Places : How to Create Peaceful Havens in Your Home, Garden, and Workplace
Vinny Lee

Current:
9.7
QUIET PLACES offers inspirational and practical ideas for creating areas of tranquility at home, and in the garden, yard, and workplace. Explaining and adapting basic principles of simplicity, harmony, and apt association, Vinny Lee shares ... [more] [Submit]
8 Preserving Family Memories: A Guide to Creating Oral Histories
Marc A. Seligman

Current:
9.6
If you want to collect stories from your loved ones before it's too late...this is the how-to book you've been waiting for. In a concise, easy to read book, you now have all the information you need to begin collecting oral histories ... [more] [Submit]
9 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families : Building a Beautiful Family Culture in a Turbulent World
Stephen R. Covey, Sandra Merrill Covey

Current:
9.5
"What is 'effectiveness' in a family?" asks author Steven R. Covey. He promptly answers with four words: "a beautiful family culture." Building this culture is the primary theme of Covey's parenting guide, a manual based on concepts introdu ... [more] [Submit]
10 Emilie Barnes' 15 Minute Home and Family Organizer : Two Bestselling Works Complete in One Volume
Emilie Barnes

Current:
9.4
Raising Happy Children is a hefty compendium of parenting advice designed to give parents "quick hit" answers and information on every possible parenting subject. Through a multitude of bullet-point and numbered lists, the authors co ... [more] [Submit]
11 Raising Happy Children : A Parent's Guide
Javad H. Kashani

Current:
9.3
Raising Happy Children is a hefty compendium of parenting advice designed to give parents "quick hit" answers and information on every possible parenting subject. Through a multitude of bullet-point and numbered lists, the authors co ... [more] [Submit]
12 Practical Parenting Tips : Over 1,500 Helpful Hints for the First Five Years
Vicki Lansky

Current:
9.2
Here are just a few of the ideas in this book that parents have actually used to make life with young children easier: Childproofing Keep a rubber band around the toilet tissue roll to prevent waste and clogged toi ... [more] [Submit]
13 Beautiful Wedding Decorations & Gifts on a Small Budget
Diane Warner

Current:
9.1
From a nationally known wedding consultant comes a collection of clever, easy-to-do, and inexpensive ideas for parties, cherished gifts, and storybook weddings. Readers will find tips for stretching their decorating dollars, instructions fo ... [more] [Submit]
14 Dollars & Sense for Kids
Janet Bodnar

Current:
9.0
Janet Bodnar addresses everything from curing a case of the "gimmies" and determining allowance levels to budgeting, earning and saving. Read more ... [more] [Submit]
15 You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! : A Self-Help Book for Adults With Attention Deficit Disorder
Kate Kelly

Current:
8.9
Straightforward, practical advice for taking control of the symptoms, minimizing the disabilities, and maximizing the advantages of adult ADD. There is a great deal of literature about children with attention deficit disorder, ADD. ... [more] [Submit]
16 Ritalin Is Not the Answer : A Drug-Free, Practical Program for Children Diagnosed With Add or Adhd
David B. Stein Phd., David B. Stein

Current:
8.8
How parents, teachers, friends and family can rescue their children from the widespread and extremely dangerous use of an amphetamine (speed) called Ritalin to control "normal but inconvenient" behavior. Brief Description: Between a quar ... [more] [Submit]
17 Adhd : A Path to Success : A Revolutinary Theory and New Innovation in Drug-Free Therapy
Lawrence Weathers, Kelsey Loughlin (Illustrator)

Current:
8.8
ADHD: A Path to Success tells a gripping story of the author's own struggle with ADHD to become a successful child clinical psychologist. By combining his own personal experience with his professional experience he develops an innovative an ... [more] [Submit]
18 The Misunderstood Child : Understanding and Coping With Your Child's Learning Disabilities
Larry B. Silver

Current:
8.7
Completely revised, this edition of the bestselling guide for parents of children with learning disabilities--ten to twenty percent of all school-age children--gives parents a full understanding of positive, effective treatment strategies t ... [more] [Submit]
19 When You Worry About the Child You Love : Emotional and Learning Problems in Children
Edward Hallowell

Current:
8.7
There are a ton of books that offer child-rearing advice, and only a few less that describe research on childhood emotional and learning problems; this is one of the few books that combines the two. Edward Hallowell brings readers into his ... [more] [Submit]
20 Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults
Lynn Weiss, Kenneth A. Bonnet Ph. D.

Current:
8.6
The first book to address adult ADD, Dr. Lynn Weiss's bestselling Attention Deficit Disorder In Adults has sold over 125,000 copies since its publication in 1991. This updated volume still contains all the original information--how to tell ... [more] [Submit]
21 Steps to Independence : Teaching Everyday Skills to Children With Special Needs
Bruce L. Baker

Current:
8.4
Consumer health text for adults with Attention Deficit Disorder. Discusses how individuals with ADD can maintain an optimal work situation. Softcover. Read more ... [more] [Submit]
22 Add in the Workplace : Choices, Changes, and Challenges
Kathleen G. Nadeau

Current:
8.4
Consumer health text for adults with Attention Deficit Disorder. Discusses how individuals with ADD can maintain an optimal work situation. Softcover. Read more ... [more] [Submit]
23 The Added Dimension : Celebrating the Opportunities, Rewards, and Challenges of the Add Experience
Kate Kelly

Current:
8.3
The authors of the national bestseller You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! return with a book that celebrates the special skills, insights, and challenges of adults with attention deficit disorder -- ADD. With wise, clea ... [more] [Submit]
24 The Inheritor's Handbook : A Definitive Guide for Beneficiaries (Bloomberg Personal Bookshelf)
Dan Rottenberg

Current:
8.3
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25 Great Books for Boys : More Than 600 Books for Boys 2 to 14
Kathleen Odean

Current:
8.3
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26 The Baby Guide
Troy M. Smith

Current:
8.3
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27 The Art of Erotic Massage
Andrew, Dr. York, Andrew Yorke

Current:
8.3
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28 Once upon a Heroine : 400 Books for Girls to Love
Alison Cooper-Mullin, Jennifer Marmaduke Coye

Current:
8.3
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29 Parent's Homework Dictionary
Dan J. McLaughlin

Current:
8.3
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30 They Are My Children, Too : A Mother's Struggle for Her Sons
Catherine L. Meyer, Sally Quinn

Current:
8.1
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31 Taking Charge of Adhd : The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents
Russell A. Barkley

Current:
8.1
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32 Answers to Distraction
Edward M. Hallowell(Preface), John J. Ratey

Current:
8.0
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33 Biological Treatments for Autism & PDD : What's Going On? What Can You Do About It?
William Shaw

Current:
8.0
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34 The A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. Diet! : A Comprehensive Look at Contributing Factors and Natural Treatments for Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder and hyp
Rachel Bell

Current:
8.0
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35 The Add Nutrition Solution : A Drug-Free Thirty-Day Plan
Marcia Zimmerman

Current:
7.9
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36 Eagle Eyes : A Child's Guide to Paying Attention
Jeanne M. A. Gehret, Susan Covert (Illustrator)

Current:
7.9
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37 Windows into the A.D.D. Mind : Understanding and Treating Attention Deficit Disorders in the Everyday Lives of Children, Adolescents and Adults
Daniel G., Md. Amen

Current:
7.9
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38 The Adhd Parenting Handbook : Practical Advice for Parents from Parents
Colleen Alexander-Roberts

Current:
7.7
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39 Learning Disabilities : A to Z : A Parent's Complete Guide to Learning Disabilities from Preschool to Adulthood
Corinne Smith, Lisa W. Strick

Current:
7.7
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40 Learning Disabilities A to Z
Corinne Smith, Lisa Strick

Current:
7.6
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41 Helping Your Dyslexic Child : A Step-By-Step Program for Helping Your Child Improve Reading, Writing, Spelling, Comprehension, and Self-Esteem
Eileen M. Cronin

Current:
7.5
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42 Ritalin Nation : Rapid-fire Culture and the Transformation of Human Consciousness
Richard J. DeGrandpre

Current:
7.5
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43 Help for the Hopeless Child: A Guide for Families [UNABRIDGED]
Ronald S. Federici

Current:
7.4
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44 Answers to Distraction [ABRIDGED]
Edward M., Md Hallowell, John J., MD Ratey

Current:
7.3
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45 Voices from Fatherhood : Fathers, Sons and Adhd
Patrick J. Kilcarr, Patricia O. Quinn

Current:
7.3
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46 The Surnames of Ireland
Edward MacLysaght

Current:
7.3
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47 All About Her : A Personal Reference from the Woman in My Life
Beverly Clark, Marcella Jaegle

Current:
7.2
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48 All About Him : A Personal Reference Book from the Man in My Life
Beverly Clark, Marcella Jaegle

Current:
7.0
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49 Bonnie's Household Organizer : The Essential Guide for Getting Control of Your Home
Bonnie Runyan McCullough

Current:
7.0
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50 ADD and the College Student : A Guide for High School and College Students With Attention Deficit Disorder
Patricia O. Quinn

Current:
6.9
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