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Xmas Wars: Pazza di Han
By Pea Jung, Maria Di Maro. 2016
In un Natale di tanto tempo fa, in una Galassia lontana lontana, Lea rincontra inaspettatamente il miglior amico di suo…
fratello. Giulio non solo risveglia in Lea alcuni ricordi spiacevoli, ma principalmente torna a scuotere le sue emozioni in maniera considerevole. Galeotto sarà anche il loro comune passato stellare.We Are Gathered
By Jamie Weisman. 2018
Humor and sorrow join together in Jamie Weisman’s captivating debut novel—the story of an interfaith wedding from the perspectives of…
its (adoring, envious, resentful, hilarious) guests One afternoon in Atlanta, Georgia. Two people heading to the altar. One hundred fifty guests. The bride, Elizabeth Gottlieb, proud graduate of the University of Virginia and of Emory University School of Law, member of Atlanta’s wealthy Jewish elite. The groom, Hank Jackson, not a member. Not a Jew. The couple of the hour, however, is beside the point, because We Are Gathered belongs to the guests. Among them, Carla, Elizabeth’s quick-witted, ugly duckling childhood best friend turned Hollywood film scout, whose jaundiced view of the drama that is an American wedding provides a lens of humor and its corollary, deep compassion for the supporting actors who steal the show; Elizabeth’s great-aunt Rachel, a Holocaust survivor from Germany who is still navigating a no-man’s-land between cultures and identities decades after escaping from the forests of Europe; Elizabeth’s wheelchair-bound grandfather Albert, who considers his legacy as a man, both in the boardroom and the bedroom; and Annette, the mother of the bride herself, reminded now of her youthful indiscretions in love and motherhood. Balancing razor-sharp humor with a blunt vision of the fragility of our mortal bonds, Jamie Weisman skillfully constructs a world—and family—that pulls you in and carries you along with its refreshing, jagged beauty.Forever Outnumbered: Tales of Our Family Life from Instagram's Father of Daughters
By Simon Hooper. 2018
'This is the story of my journey into parenthood, from being a 24 year old man-child with no idea of…
what being a dad involved, to where I find myself today: the single male representative in a household of five women, or in other words, outnumbered. Our house is now known as "the place where silence came to die". It's also where you'll find carpets that are made up of 50% glitter and where there are more pink stuffed animals than at a colour-blind taxidermy specialists. But I wouldn't change a thing. These people are my life.'From uninitiated parents-to-be to those who know the ropes in families large or small, everyone will find something to relate to in Simon's hilarious and chaotic tales of his own home life. His observations of being a father have delighted his hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram: before now dads are often the forgotten ones who carry the luggage, open stiff jars, take photos on holiday, fix broken bikes, go back to work, do the night feeds and make a mean beans on toast with melted cheese without so much as a pat on the back. All too often dads shrink into the background. But not in this book. Forever Outnumbered is an incredibly funny yet emotionally heartfelt ode to modern family life.Raising Girls
By Melissa Trevathan, Sissy Goff. 2007
Raising Girls journeys into the heart of girls to help parents understand their daughter's different stages of development: what is…
normal, what is not, and how to relate effectively. Drawing on fifty-five years of combined counseling experience, the authors help parents call out the unique identity God has given their daughter.How to Love
By Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason Deantonis. 2015
How to Love is the third title in Parallax's Mindfulness Essentials Series of how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nhat…
Hanh, introducing beginners and reminding seasoned practitioners of the essentials of mindfulness practice. This time Nhat Hanh brings his signature clarity, compassion, and humor to the thorny question of how to love. He distills one of our strongest emotions down to four essentials: you can only love another when you feel true love for yourself; love is understanding; understanding brings compassion; deep listening and loving speech are key ways of showing our love. Pocket-sized, with original two color illustrations by Jason DeAntonis, How to Love shows that when we feel closer to our loved ones, we are also more connected to the world as a whole. With sections on Love vs. Need, Being in Love, Reverence, Intimacy, Children and Family, Reconciling with Parents, and more, How to Love includes meditations you can do alone or with your partner to go deep inside and expand your own capacity to love.Scientific studies indicate that meditation contributes tremendously to well-being, general health, and longevity. How to Love is a unique gift for those who want a comprehensive yet simple guide to understanding the many different kinds of love, along with meditative practices that can expand the understanding of and capacity for love, appropriate for those practicing in any spiritual tradition, whether seasoned practitioners or new to meditation.The Myth of the Shiksa: And Other Essays
By Edwin Friedman, Shira Bogart. 2008
A renowned family therapist tackles tricky relationship issues in this heartwarming collection from the author of A Failure of Nerve…
Generational conflict faith crises difficult friendships Edwin Friedman saw every side of the human condition in his years as a rabbi and counselor for better or for worse And his lifelong work with families led him to develop incomparable insight and irresistible wit about what makes us love laugh believe hope and tick The Myth of the Shiksa collects Friedman s most popular powerful essays about human relationships and the daily struggles each and every one of us face From a hilarious encounter with a well-known tempter who is reimagined as a counselor to an emotional exploration of how secrets can affect family dynamics to a charming look at how tradition and modernity can clash in mixed marriages Friedman tackles timeless issues with intelligence and charm creating stories that are both captivating and educational No matter your type of family religion background or status Edwin Friedman s words can provide guidance comfort and joy as you navigate some of life s toughest questionsTag, Toss & Run: 40 Classic Lawn Games
By Victoria Rowell, Paul Tukey. 2012
Get the whole gang outside and enjoy hours of family fun! Discover the pleasures of lawn games with this guide…
to 40 time-tested favorites — from classics like capture the flag, croquet, badminton, and bocce to the lesser-known Cherokee marbles and kubb. Authors Paul Tukey and Victoria Rowell provide a quick overview of the basic structure of each game, then offer playing strategies and tips for creating fun variations. Spice up those long summer afternoons with some old-fashioned friendly competition.Transform junk mail, newspapers, and old phone books into beautiful handmade paper in just minutes! With a simple technique that…
requires only a blender and some water, Trash-to-Treasure Papermaking shows you how to create unique sheets in a variety of shapes, colors, textures, and sizes. Learn how to incorporate your handmade paper into diverse projects that include invitations, bound books, paper bowls, and ornaments. Let your creativity shine as you explore the fun and simple art of papermaking.Dateworthy: Get The Relationship You Want
By Dennie Hughes. 2004
Smart, hip, funny, and frank dating advice-from the woman whose USA Weekend RelationTips column is devoured by 49 million readers…
every week.Just about everyone wants to be part of a couple-to be loved and be in love. Dating, a process that can be fraught with disaster, may be a necessary evil on the road to achieving a happy, fulfilling intimate relationship. But how do you eliminate the losers and find people to go out with who are dateworthy? Perhaps even more important-how do you make sure that you are dateworthy? Drawing on thousands of letters she receives through USA Weekend and the questions she fields during her live chats on USAWeekend.com, Dennie Hughes shows you how to: • Figure out what your personal dating style is • Stop acting in a way that will mark you as one of the Top Ten most-bound-to-be-broken-up-with dating types • Rethink unhealthy mindsets about dating like "love at first sight" or "being with a jerk is better than being alone" • Master the 10 First-Date Commandments • End a bad date gracefully • Navigate your way through the intricacies of online dating • Determine whether a great date equals a possible mate (aka "keep vs. creep potential") Featuring a Q&A section with actual RelationTips reader problems as well as the author's sometimes sad, sometimes scary, mostly humorous anecdotes from her own plentiful dating fiasco stories, Dateworthy will help you hone your relationship skills so that you can find the right significant other for you.Wake Up or Break Up: 8 Crucial Steps to Strengthening Your Relationship
By Leonard Felder. 2005
One of the nation's top experts on how to improve complex family dynamics, Leonard Felder, Ph.D., has been counseling couples…
for more than 20 years. In his experience, the inklings of worry and moments of boredom that many individuals feel in their good relationships have to be addressed sooner rather than later to head off the loss of what could be a great relationship. Dr. Felder has found that by following the eight specific and realistic steps he outlines to address the problem areas that most often drive mates apart, couples can overcome the odds and create a healthy, immensely satisfying intimacy.A wealth of anecdotes from the author's practice provide fresh perspectives on such key issues as learning when to be flexible (and when you've gone too far!), becoming a caring lover, using the critical moments of "re-entry" after work or to increase intimacy, and coming through for your mate in a crisis. Upbeat and non-blaming, this is a book you can urge your mate to read without fear of provoking a fight or hurt feelings. Though it offers advice to both partners in traditional or same-sex couples, one of Dr. Felder's special gifts as a therapist is his ability to reach men and get them to take a more proactive role in strengthening their relationships.Soul Signs: An Elemental Guide to Your Spiritual Destiny
By Rosemary Altea. 2005
In Soul Signs, bestselling author, spiritual medium, and healer Rosemary Altea introduces a fascinating system of soul typing that reveals…
the dynamics of attraction.Which energy group do you belong to--the strategic and grounded earth signs, passive and charming air signs, compromising yet unstoppable water signs, the ever-changing emotional fire signs, or the destructive dark sign, sulfur? Are you a strong-willed, emotionally driven, perfectionist Retrospective soul? A vivacious, radiant, quick-witted Bright Star soul? A thrill-seeking, romantic but fickle Traveler soul? What about your mate? Once readers learn the science behind soul typing, they will enjoy "typing" their friends, family, and even celebrities to better understand why some people seem so happy, others at war with themselves, and--the most fun--who belongs together.Love, Magic & Mudpies: Raising Your Kids to Feel Loved, Be Kind, and Make a Difference
By Bernie Siegel. 2006
The beloved physician who wrote the mega-bestseller Love Medicine Miracles and other enormously popular books guides…
readers through the ups and downs joys and heartaches of parentingDuring his many years working with thousands of patients and their families Dr Bernie Siegel became an expert on how to turn sometimes trying situations into opportunities for personal growth In his newest book this husband of more than 50 years father of five children and grandparent of eight shares the gems garnered from his practice and his own family life to show readers what he s learned about raising kids with love wisdom and humor How much time with you do your kids need How do you teach your children values When kids misbehave how do you mix appropriate anger and discipline with love What are some ways to help children adjust to separation or divorce Should you get a family pet With a wealth of quotes anecdotes parenting tips and his comforting caring down-to-earth tone Dr Siegel addresses the myriad questions that parents face as they strive to guide their kids to happy healthy adulthood Delivered with just the right dose of compassion inspiration and gentle humor Love Magic Mudpies is an insightful and supportive guide on every aspect of parentingAs seen in Self Fitness Real Simple Health Ladies Home Journal and Redbook …
this much-praised celebration of women s friendships-now in paperback-explores the keys to forming emotionally supportive and sustaining connections at every stage in life Embraced by some of the most popular women s magazines The Friendship Crisis has struck a chord with women everywhere who know that finding close friends as an adult isn t easy Most women rely heavily on their friendships with other women to share their joy and see them through the rough spots but common life changes-having a baby leaving a job moving to a new town starting an at-home business becoming divorced or widowed-not only make it difficult to forge new ties but often fray the ones we already have Marla Paul brings together the moving personal experiences of many different women with the keen insights of psychologists and other relationship experts in her wise and helpful book on this much neglected subject says Harriet Lerner Ph DThe Preschooler's Busy Book: 365 Fun, Creative, Screen-Free Learning Games and Activities to Stimulate Your 3- to 6-Year-Old Every Day of the Year
By Trish Kuffner, Laurel Aiello. 1998
The Preschooler's Busy Book is packed with 365 fun, engaging activities that will delight your preschooler, such as how to…
make a Thanksgiving tree or an animal pancake or even how to camp indoors. The Preschooler's Busy Book offers creative reading, math, and science activities for children ages 3-6 to help stimulate their natural curiosity. It also includes money-saving tips such as how to make your own paints, play dough, clays, glue, paste, and other arts and crafts supplies. A great book for parents and daycare providers!The Preschooler's Busy Book contains 365 fun, creative activities to stimulate your preschooler every day of the year! It also shows parents and daycare providers how to: save money by making paints, play dough, clays, glue, paste, and other arts and crafts supplies; prevent boredom during even the longest stretches of inclement weather with ideas for indoor play, kitchen activities, and arts and crafts projects; stimulate a child's natural curiosity with fun reading, math, and science activities; encourage a child's physical, mental, and emotional growth with ideas for music, dance, drama, and outdoor play; celebrate holidays and special occasions with projects and activities; and keep children occupied during long trips or cross-town errands. This activity book has it ALL for busy preschoolers and their parents or daycare providers! It is also written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight.A contemporary classic about love now completely revised and updated. First published in 1992, Helen Fisher’s “fascinating” (New York Times)…
Anatomy of Love quickly became a classic. Since then, Fisher has conducted pioneering brain research on lust, romantic love, and attachment; gathered data on more than 80,000 people to explain why you love who you love; and collected information on more than 30,000 men and women on sexting, hooking up, friends with benefits, and other current trends in courtship and marriage. And she presents a new, scientifically based and optimistic perspective on relationships in our digital age—what she calls “slow love.” This is a cutting-edge tour de force that traces human family life from its origins in Africa over 20 million years ago to the Internet dating sites and bedrooms of today. And it’s got it all: the copulatory gaze and other natural courting ploys; the who, when, where, and why of adultery; love addictions; her discovery of four broad chemically based personality styles and what each seeks in romance; the newest data on worldwide (biologically based) patterns of divorce; how and why men and women think differently; the real story of women, men, and power; the rise—and fall—of the sexual double standard; and what brain science tells us about how to make and keep a happy partnership.How to be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute
By Kj Dell Antonia. 2018
An encouraging guide to helping parents find more happiness in their day-to-day family life, from the former lead editor of…
the New York Times Motherlode blog.In all the writing and reporting KJ Dell'Antonia has done on families over the years, one topic keeps coming up again and again: parents crave a greater sense of happiness in their daily lives. In this optimistic, solution-packed book, KJ asks: How can we change our family life so that it is full of the joy we'd always hoped for? Drawing from the latest research and interviews with families, KJ discovers that it's possible to do more by doing less, and make our family life a refuge and pleasure, rather than another stress point in a hectic day. She focuses on nine common problem spots that cause parents the most grief, explores why they are hard, and offers small, doable, sometimes surprising steps you can take to make them better. Whether it's getting everyone out the door on time in the morning or making sure chores and homework get done without another battle, How to Be a Happier Parent shows that having a family isn't just about raising great kids and churning them out at destination: success. It's about experiencing joy--real joy, the kind you look back on, look forward to, and live for--along the way.There is no question the terrain has changed. We can do what we want and date who we want, but…
do we have the tools to navigate our hard-won sexual freedom? Now, from the dating doyenne of the Sex and the City generation comes a groundbreaking prescription for smart, savvy, slow-love. Dr. Wendy Walsh's outside-the-box approach to relationships turns traditional thinking on its head by using evolutionary psychology to offer advice that is both empowering and practical.In The 30-Day Love Detox, Walsh offers a step-by-step, five-part attachment strategy with a 30-day "detox" that helps weed out the bad boys and sets you up to meet the right guy, including:- The five sexual myths that keep women single- When to say yes to sex in a new relationship- How to use technology to bring your crush closer- How to spot a commitment-oriented man at his peak readinessMelding scientific research, anthropological truths, and proven techniques, The 30-Day Love Detox is a revolutionary road map to finding lasting love in a modern world.Rodale's Nontoxic Back-to-School Shopping Guide: More Than 200 Expert-Approved, Ecofriendly Ideas to Help Your Kids Focus on Their ABCs--without PVCs, VOCs, BPAs, and Other Harmful Stuff
By Emily Main, Leah Zerbe, Editors of Rodale Books. 2011
Unfortunately many manufacturers of school-related products deserve an F for selling items laced…
with chemicals that are linked to developmental and learning problems among other ailments Some of these products also take a toll on the health of our planet adding to the mountains of trash and waste that strain our resources and releasing toxic chemicals that pollute air water and soil The good news is that parents public health leaders and advocacy groups have been calling for safer products--and marketers are listening So there are more and more options for smart choices that protect your family s health To help you navigate the sometimes confusing array of backpacks book bags lunch boxes art supplies and other educational accessories--and separate the truly healthful from the overly hyped--the editors of Rodale Books editors have compiled this unique shopping guide to the healthiest safest kid-friendliest options on the market today Based on extensive research and interviews and advice from child health experts environmental specialists and concerned parents Rodale s Nontoxic Back-to-School Shopping Guide covers more than 150 specific products provides dozens of creative ideas for materials and sources and offers important guiding principles for evaluating other items you may find on your own It s the ultimate handbook for equipping your kids to have a safe healthy nontoxic school yearWith wry wit and hard-earned wisdom, popular online personality and founder of TheChicSite.com founder Rachel Hollis helps readers break free…
from the lies keeping them from the joy-filled and exuberant life they are meant to have. Founder of the lifestyle website TheChicSite.com and CEO of her own media company, Chic Media, Rachel Hollis has created an online fan base of hundreds of thousands of fans by sharing tips for living a better life while fearlessly revealing the messiness of her own. Now comes her highly anticipated first book featuring her signature combination of honesty, humor, and direct, no-nonsense advice. Each chapter of Girl, Wash Your Face begins with a specific lie Hollis once believed that left her feeling overwhelmed, unworthy, or ready to give up. As a working mother, a former foster parent, and a woman who has dealt with insecurities about her body and relationships, she speaks with the insight and kindness of a BFF, helping women unpack the limiting mind-sets that destroy their self-confidence and keep them from moving forward. From her temporary obsession with marrying Matt Damon to a daydream involving hypnotic iguanas to her son’s request that she buy a necklace to “be like the other moms,” Hollis holds nothing back. With unflinching faith and tenacity, Hollis spurs other women to live with passion and hustle and to awaken their slumbering goals.The Post-Adoption Blues: Overcoming the Unforseen Challenges of Adoption
By Karen J. Foli, John R. Thompson. 2004
Over 150 000 people adopt children each year and more than 2 million parents are now raising adopted children…
and grandchildren While the path to parenting through adoption is rich with rewards and fulfillment it s not without its bumps This compassionate illuminating and ultimately uplifting book is the first to openly recognize the very normal feelings of stress that adoptive families encounter as they cope with the challenges and expectations of their new families Where do parents turn when the waited-for bonding with their adopted child is slow to form When they find themselves grieving over the birth child they couldn t have When the child they so eagerly welcomed into their home arrives with major unexpected needs Until now adoptive parents have had to struggle silently with their feelings which can range from flutters of anxiety to unbearable sadness At last Karen J Foli a registered nurse and her husband John R Thompson a psychiatrist lift the curtain of secrecy from Post Adoption Depression Syndrome PADS Drawing on their own experience as adoptive parents as well as interviews with dozens of adoptive families and experts in the field the couple offers parents the understanding support and concrete solutions they need to overcome post-adoption blues-and open their hearts to the joy adoption can bring