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Reviving Ophelia : Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
Mary Bray Pipher
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Current:
9.5 |
At adolescence, says Mary Pipher, "girls become 'female impersonators' who fit their whole selves into small, crowded spaces." Many lose spark, interest, and even IQ points as a "girl-poisoning" society forces a choice between being shunned
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Raising Cain : Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
Daniel J. Kindlon
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Current:
9.5 |
Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher's groundbreaking book, exposed the toxic environment faced by adolescent girls in our society. Now, from the same publisher, comes Raising Cain: Protecting
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Uncommon Sense for Parents With Teenagers
Michael Riera
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Current:
9.5 |
Michael Riera is the high school counselor many of us wish we'd had: he's smart, non-judgmental, and respectful of kids. This excellent book is chock full o' advice for parents that sometimes goes against the established grain but makes utt
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Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? : A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager
Anthony E. Wolf
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Current:
9.4 |
This is a survival guide for parents who find themselves marooned among volatile and incomprehensible aliens on Planet Teen. Area maps cover the obvious ground--there are chapters on school, sex, suicide, and so on--but it's the title of Ch
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Real Boys : Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood [ABRIDGED]
William S. Pollack
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Current:
9.2 |
Listening to the author William Pollack read Real Boys, it doesn't take long to find out that being a boy these days isn't all fun and games. As codirector of the Center for Men at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical Center, Pollack has
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The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order
Debbie Stoller, Marcelle Karp
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Current:
9.2 |
"In BUST we've captured the voice of a brave new girl: one that is raw and real, straightforward and sarcastic, smart and silly, and liberally sprinkled with references to our own Girl Culture." So say Marcelle Karp and Debbie Stolle
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A Fine Young Man : What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys into Exceptional Men
Michael Gurian
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Current:
9.1 |
Building on the success of his guide to raising healthy young boys (The Wonder of Boys, Michael Gurian has written the next chapter--a book focusing on the much-maligned adolescent male. Gu
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Seen and Heard : Teenagers Talk About Their Lives
Mary Motley Kalergis
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Current:
9.0 |
Part of what is hard about being a teenager is that it seems like you're alone with your feelings and that no one else has ever worried about, hoped for, or dreaded the same things in the same, painful way. Struggling teens (and parents who
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The Corner : A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighbourhood
David Simon
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Current:
8.8 |
David Simon and Edward Burns spent more than a year hanging out on a poverty-stricken corner of West Baltimore; what they witnessed there was a reality most Americans only hear about on the evening news. In The Corner, the chronicle
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Parent in Control
Gregory Bodenhamer, Betsy Radin
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Current:
8.7 |
Living with willful, aggressive, and seemingly incorrigible adolescent behavior is a nightmare many heartbroken and confused parents face. In this straightforward book, the author of Back in Control--a former probation officer--shows parent
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Real Boys : Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
William S. Pollack
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Current:
8.7 |
Listening to the author William Pollack read Real Boys, it doesn't take long to find out that being a boy these days isn't all fun and games. As codirector of the Center for Men at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical Center, Pollack has
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See Jane Win: The Rimm Report on How 1,000 Girls Became Successful Women
Sylvia B. Rimm
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Current:
8.7 |
See Jane Win is a parents' guide for turning girls into happy, successful women. Child psychologist Sylvia Rimm, along with her daughters--a research psychologist and a pediatric-oncology researcher--spent three and a half years coll
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens : The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
Sean Covey
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Current:
8.7 |
Being a teenager is both wonderful and challenging. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey applies the timeless principles of the 7 Habits to teens and the tough issues and life-changing decisions they face.
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Ophelia Speaks : Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self
Sara Shandler
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Current:
8.5 |
Ophelia Speaks by Sara Shandler is a clever response to Mary Pipher's bestselling Reviving Ophelia. Shandler reveals telling portraits of teenage girls in this book, a compilation of
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Real Boys; Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
William S. Pollack
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Current:
8.5 |
What are little boys made of? In Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood author and psychologist William Pollack presents his findings from almost 20 years of clinical work and his recently completed study examining co
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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:
8.4 |
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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A Fine Young Man : What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys in Exceptional Men
Michael Gurian
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Current:
8.3 |
Building on the success of his guide to raising healthy young boys (The Wonder of Boys, Michael Gurian has written the next chapter--a book focusing on the much-maligned adolescent male. Gu
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The Roller-Coaster Years : Raising Your Child Through the Maddening Yet Magical Middle School Years
Charlene C. Giannetti, Margaret Sagarese
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Current:
8.2 |
For the 20 million parents of 10- to 15-year-olds, The Roller-Coaster Years is a lively guide to mastering the ups and downs of early adolescence. Every parent knows about the terrible twos and the brooding teens, but few have antici
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A Tribe Apart : A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence
Patricia Hersch, Hersch. Patricia
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Current:
8.2 |
Why do teenagers so often seem like a different species? Journalist Patricia Hersch gives a troubling answer in her fascinating, up-close-and-personal look at what it means to be a teen in today's American high schools. Rather than intervie
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Teen-Proofing : A Revolutionary Approach to Fostering Responsible Decision Making in Your Teenager
John Rosemond
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Current:
8.1 |
With his trademark user-friendly, humorous, and common-sense style, John Rosemond lays out a perfectly sound and logical case for recognizing the realities of the teen/parent relationship, forming the foundation, and parenting with the Long
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A Tribe Apart : A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence
Patricia Hersch(Preface)
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Current:
8.1 |
Why do teenagers so often seem like a different species? Journalist Patricia Hersch gives a troubling answer in her fascinating, up-close-and-personal look at what it means to be a teen in today's American high schools. Rather than intervie
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The Teenager's Guide to the Real World
Marshall Brain
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Current:
8.0 |
"The Teenager's Guide to the Real World" starts from the central reality that teenagers get to design their own lives. Many of the choices that teenagers make as teenagers will affect them for the rest of their lives. This book is designed
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Riding the Rails : Teenagers on the Move During the Great Depression
Errol Lincoln Uys
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Current:
7.9 |
"Go fend for yourself," Clarence Lee's father said. "I can't afford to have you around any longer." Like hundreds of thousands of other young people across the country during the Great Depression, the 16-year-old left home, hopped a freight
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The Y2K Personal Survival Guide
Michael S. Hyatt
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Current:
7.8 |
"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
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families : Building a Beautiful Family Culture in a Turbulent World
Stephen R. Covey, Sandra Merrill Covey
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Current:
7.8 |
"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
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Emilie Barnes' 15 Minute Home and Family Organizer : Two Bestselling Works Complete in One Volume
Emilie Barnes
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Current:
7.6 |
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
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Raising Happy Children : A Parent's Guide
Javad H. Kashani
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Current:
7.6 |
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
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Family Reunion Handbook : A Complete Guide for Reunion Planners (2nd Edition)
Tom Ninkovich
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Current:
7.6 |
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
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All-New Hints from Heloise : A Household Guide for the '90s
Heloise
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Current:
7.6 |
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
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Summer Fun : The Parents' Complete Guide to Day Camps, Overnight Camps, Specialty Camps, and Teen Tours
Marian Edelman Borden
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Current:
7.5 |
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
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Anne Hooper's Ultimate Sexual Touch
Anne Hooper
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Current:
7.5 |
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
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Practical Parenting Tips : Over 1,500 Helpful Hints for the First Five Years
Vicki Lansky
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Current:
7.4 |
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
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Beautiful Wedding Decorations & Gifts on a Small Budget
Diane Warner
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Current:
7.3 |
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
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Divorce Handbook
James T. Friedman
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Current:
7.2 |
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
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Dollars & Sense for Kids
Janet Bodnar
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Current:
7.2 |
Janet Bodnar addresses everything from curing a case of the "gimmies" and determining allowance levels to budgeting, earning and saving. Read more
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Quiet Places : How to Create Peaceful Havens in Your Home, Garden, and Workplace
Vinny Lee
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Current:
7.2 |
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
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Preserving Family Memories: A Guide to Creating Oral Histories
Marc A. Seligman
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Current:
7.2 |
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
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The Good Son : Shaping the Moral Development of Our Boys and Young Men
Michael Gurian
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Current:
7.2 |
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Before She Gets Her Period : Talking With Your Daughter About Menstruation
Jessica B. Gillooly
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Current:
7.0 |
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The Inheritor's Handbook : A Definitive Guide for Beneficiaries (Bloomberg Personal Bookshelf)
Dan Rottenberg
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Current:
7.0 |
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Great Books for Boys : More Than 600 Books for Boys 2 to 14
Kathleen Odean
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Current:
7.0 |
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The Baby Guide
Troy M. Smith
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Current:
6.9 |
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The Art of Erotic Massage
Andrew, Dr. York, Andrew Yorke
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Current:
6.8 |
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Once upon a Heroine : 400 Books for Girls to Love
Alison Cooper-Mullin, Jennifer Marmaduke Coye
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Current:
6.8 |
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Parent's Homework Dictionary
Dan J. McLaughlin
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Current:
6.8 |
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They Are My Children, Too : A Mother's Struggle for Her Sons
Catherine L. Meyer, Sally Quinn
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Current:
6.8 |
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The Surnames of Ireland
Edward MacLysaght
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Current:
6.7 |
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| 48
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All About Her : A Personal Reference from the Woman in My Life
Beverly Clark, Marcella Jaegle
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Current:
6.6 |
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All About Him : A Personal Reference Book from the Man in My Life
Beverly Clark, Marcella Jaegle
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6.6 |
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Bonnie's Household Organizer : The Essential Guide for Getting Control of Your Home
Bonnie Runyan McCullough
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6.6 |
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