Intergenerational relationships Books
Penguin Books Ltd My Name Is Lucy Barton
Book SynopsisA #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE & THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTIONAn exquisite story of mothers and daughters from the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Olive KitteridgeLucy is recovering from an operation in a New York hospital when she wakes to find her estranged mother sitting by her bed. They have not seen one another in years. As they talk Lucy finds herself recalling her troubled rural childhood and how it was she eventually arrived in the big city, got married and had children. But this unexpected visit leaves her doubting the life she''s made: wondering what is lost and what has yet to be found.The story continues in Anything is Possible, Oh William! and Lucy by the Sea, available to read now!*****''A terrific writer'' Zadie Smith''A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own'' Hilary Mantel''So good it gave me goosebumps. One of the best writers in America'' Sunday TimesElizabeth Strout''s new novel Tell Me Everything is out now!Trade ReviewA heart-wrenching story of mothers and daughters from the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge * Publisher's description *I am deeply impressed. Writing of this quality comes from a commitment to listening, from a perfect attunement to the human condition, from an attention to reality so exact that it goes beyond a skill and becomes a virtue. I have never read her before and I knew within a few sentences that here was an artist to value and respect -- Hilary MantelStrout's best novel yet -- Ann PatchettAn exquisite novel... in its careful words and vibrating silences, My Name Is Lucy Barton offers us a rare wealth of emotion, from darkest suffering to - 'I was so happy. Oh, I was happy' - simple joy -- Claire Messud, New York Times Book ReviewSo good I got goosebumps... a masterly novel of family ties by one of America's finest writers * Sunday Times *My Name is Lucy Barton confirms Strout as a powerful storyteller immersed in the nuances of human relationships... Deeply affecting novel...visceral and heartbreaking...If she hadn't already won the Pulitzer for Olive Kitteridge this new novel would surely be a contender * Observer *Hypnotic...yielding a glut of profoundly human truths to do with flight, memory and longing * Mail on Sunday *This is a book you'll want to return to again and again and again * Irish Independent *Slim and spectacular...My Name Is Lucy Barton is smart and cagey in every way. It starts with the clean, solid structure and narrative distance of a fairy tale yet becomes more intimate and improvisational, coming close at times to the rawness of autofiction by writers such as Karl Ove Knausgaard and Rachel Cusk. Strout is playing with form here, with ways to get at a story, yet nothing is tentative or haphazard. She is in supreme and magnificent command of this novel at all times.... * Washington Post *My Name Is Lucy Barton is a short novel about love, particularly the complicated love between mothers and daughters... It evokes these connections in a style so spare, so pure and so profound the book almost seems to be a kind of scripture or sutra, if a very down-to-earth and unpretentious one * Newsday *Her concise writing is a masterclass in deceptive simplicity...Strout writes with an exacting rhythm, with each word and clause perfectly placed and weighted and each sentence as clear and bracing as grapefruit. It's a small masterpiece * Daily Mail *This short, simple, quiet novel wriggles its way right into your heart and stays there * Red *A beautifully taut novel * Guardian *Agleam with extraordinary psychological insights...delicate, tender but ruthless reveries * Sunday Express *An eerie, compelling novel, its deceptively simple language is a 'slight rush of words' which hold much more than they seem capable of containing...This novel is about the need to create a story we can live with when the real story cannot be told... * Financial Times *Strout uses a different voice herself in this novel: a spare simple one, elegiac in tone that sometimes brings to mind Joan Didion's * The Tablet *This is a glorious novel, deft, tender and true. Read it * Sunday Telegraph *An exquisitely written story...a brutally honest, absorbing and emotive read * Catholic Universe *Honest, intimate and ultimately unforgettable * Stylist *Sympathetic, subtle and sometimes shocking -- Emma HealeyPlain and beautiful...Strout writes with an extraordinary tenderness and restraint -- Kate SummerscaleOne of this year's best novels: an intense, beautiful book about a mother and a daughter, and the difficulty and ambivalence of family life -- Marcel TherouxElizabeth Strout's prose is like words doing jazz -- Rachel JoyceElizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge is the best novel I've read for some time -- David NichollsAn exquisite novel of careful words and vibrating silences * New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of 2016 *In this quiet, well observed novel, a mother and her mysteriously ill daughter rebuild their relationship in a New York hospital room. Deft and tender, it lingers in the mind * Daily Telegraph Books of the Year *A worthy follow-up to Olive Kitteridge -- David Nicholls * Guardian Books of the Year *I loved My Name is Lucy Barton: she gets better with each book -- Maggie O'Farrell * Guardian Books of the Year *The standout novel of the year - a visceral account of the relations between mother and daughter and the unreliability of memory -- Linda Grant * Guardian Books of the Year *In a brilliant year for fiction, I've admired the nuanced restraint of Elizabeth Strout's My Name is Lucy Barton -- Hilary Mantel * Guardian Books of the Year *Elizabeth Strout's My Name is Lucy Barton shouldn't work, but its frail texture was a triumph of tenderness, and sent me back to her excellent Olive Kitteridge -- Cressida Connolly * The Spectator *A rich account of a relationship between mother and daughter, the frailty of memory and the power of healing -- Mark Damazer * New Statesman *This physically slight book packs an unexpected emotional punch -- Simon Heffer * Daily Telegraph *A novel offering more hope -- Daisy Goodwin * Daily Mail *My Name Is Lucy Barton intrigues and pierces with its evocative, skin-peeling back remembrances of growing up dirt-poor. -- Ann Treneman * The Times *Masterly -- Anna Murphy
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Penguin Books Ltd A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Book SynopsisTHE AWARD-WINNING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERA hilarious, lively, moving and compassionate debut about one Ukrainian-British family''s tumultuous relationship and the history they never knew. ''Delightful, funny, touching'' Spectator*****As Romeo and Juliet found to their cost, marriage is never just about two people falling in love, it is about families.Sisters Vera and Nadezhda must aside a lifetime of feuding to save their widowed, tractor-obsessed Ukrainian father from the voluptuous, wealth-obsessed Valentina. With her proclivity for green satin underwear and boil-in-the-bag cuisine, she outmanoeuvres the sisters at every turn. But their campaign to oust Valentina unearths family secrets, uncovers fifty years of European and Ukrainian history, and sends them back to roots they''d much rather forget . . .***** ''Hugely enjoyable . . . yields a golden harvest of family truths'' Daily Telegraph ''Captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . a very rich mixture indeed'' Daily Express''It''s rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . . Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer'' Time OutTrade ReviewMore than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life ... a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable reading The Times A delightful first novel ... an understanding of history, a profundity, and yet a lightness of touch, that are a joy ... funny, touching and completely convincing The Spectator
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Penguin Books Ltd Lewycka M Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Book SynopsisA Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian is bestselling author Marina Lewycka''s hilarious and award winning debut novel, now available as a Penguin Essential for the first time. ''Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blonde Ukrainian divorcée. He was eighty-four and she was thirty-six. She exploded into our lives like a fluffy pink grenade, churning up the murky water, bringing to the surface a sludge of sloughed-off memories, giving the family ghosts a kick up the backside.'' Sisters Vera and Nadezhda must aside a lifetime of feuding to save their émigré engineer father from voluptuous gold-digger Valentina. With her proclivity for green satin underwear and boil-in-the-bag cuisine, she will stop at nothing in her pursuit of Western wealth.But the sisters'' campaign to oust Valentina unearths family secrets, uncovers fifty years of Europe''s darkest history and sends them back to roots they''d much rather forget . . .''It''s rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . . Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer'' Time Out''Hugely enjoyable . . . yields a golden harvest of family truths'' Daily Telegraph''Delightful, funny, touching'' SpectatorTrade ReviewIt's rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . . Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer * Time Out *More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable reading * Daily Express *Funny, gritty, original ... one I adore * Independent *Remarkable, a lovely novel * Sunday Telegraph *An extraordinary read . . . nothing short of amazing. A rare treat, all too easy to gulp down in one greedy sitting * Spectator *Outstanding * Literary Review *Extremely funny * The Times *Intelligent, lively, well written and compassionate * Financial Times *Ploughs a rich comic furrow * Daily Telegraph *A clever, touching story * Economist *Mad and hilarious * Grazia *Hilarious * The Times *A delightful first novel . . . an understanding of history, a profundity, and yet a lightness of touch, that are a joy... funny and touching * The Daily Mail *Hugely enjoyable . . . yields a golden harvest of family truths * The Times *Memorably inventive, unexpectedly moving * Daily Telegraph *Wit, humour, sparkling dialogue, vivid characterization and generous spirit. Food for thought and a great read * Daily Mail *Enthralling * Sunday Times *Thought-provoking, uproariously funny, a comic feast. A riotous oil painting of senility, lust and greed * TLS *More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable reading * The Times *A delightful first novel . . . an understanding of history, a profundity, and yet a lightness of touch, that are a joy . . . funny, touching and completely convincing * The Spectator *
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Random House USA Inc Chinaberry Sidewalks A Memoir
Book SynopsisIn a tender and uproarious memoir, singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell reveals the good, the bad, and the ugly of a dirt-poor southeast Texas boyhood. The only child of a hard-drinking father and a holy-roller mother, acclaimed musician Rodney Crowell was no stranger to bombast. But despite a home life always threatening to burst into violence, Rodney fiercely loved his mother and idolized his blustering father, a frustrated musician who took him to see Hank Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash perform. Set in 1950s Houston, a frontier-rough town with icehouses selling beer by the gallon on payday, pest infestations right out of a horror film, and the kind of freedom mischievous kids dream of, Chinaberry Sidewalks is Rodney's tribute to his parents and his remarkable youth. Full of the most satisfying kind of nostalgia, it is hardly recognizable as a celebrity memoir. Rather, it's a story of coming-of-age at a particular tim
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Dads Maybe Book
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Harvest Publications How to Tell Stories to Children
Book SynopsisThis book will quietly thrill you and deeply connect you with your children. It will give you the feeling I can do this. - Kim John Payne, bestselling author of Simplicity Parenting Storytelling is one of the oldest and most essential skills known to humankind, a timeless parenting tool that helps families celebrate life’s joys, navigate its challenges, and raise healthy, well-adjusted kids.Stories help children manage their emotions, empathize with others, and better understand the complex world we live in. More importantly, storytelling cultivates a rich and meaningful bond between storyteller and listener, building intimacy and trust between parent and child.In this delightful book, Silke Rose West and Joseph Sarosy—early childhood educators with thousands of storytelling hours between them—distill the key ingredients of storytelling into a surprisingly simple method that can ma
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WW Norton & Co Ladysitting
Book SynopsisLorene Cary’s grandmother moves in, and everything changes: day-to-day life, family relationships, the Nana she knew—even their shared past.Trade Review"A thoroughly engaging memoir…In telling her Nana's story, Cary invites readers into a complex extended family, replete with the conflict and contradiction that accompany most families. At the same time, Cary recounts a distinctly American story: flight from racial terrorism in the south, economic and academic success against harsh odds, and the often-fraught mixing of races." -- Martha Anne Toll - NPR"Not just a caregiving memoir; it’s also a dive into Cary’s own history…What resonates loudest in Ladysitting, however, is the love that Cary gives back to her grandmother." -- Dan Marshall - New York Times Book Review"Radiant. " -- O Magazine"A heartfelt, multifaceted story…This reflective memoir steeped in love and forgiveness explores a devoted granddaughter's perceptions about her grandmother." -- Shelf Awareness"With admiration, triumph, and love, Cary captures the universal experience of close family loss. " -- Booklist"A candid and sensitive memoir…Thoughtful reflections on pain, love, and family." -- Kirkus Reviews"Ladysitting is boldly literate and a brilliant work of art. Its astute references flow from grand opera to the vernacular shrewdness of African-American signifying. Cary’s impeccable prose and astutely parsed narrative mark a paradigm shift in American memoir. Rather than a remake of the singular African-American declaration of literacy ‘I was born,’ Cary teaches us what we have achieved through the extended plurality of ‘we.’ She teaches us through riveting prose, brave self-critique, and stunning observational powers of what poet Robert Hayden called ‘love’s austere and lonely offices.’ Ladysitting is a lyrical odyssey of the multiply-descended and cross-generational heritage of black diaspora in a strange land. Nana is the shrewd, eldercare captain of the voyage." -- Houston Baker, Distinguished University Professor, Vanderbilt University"As Bette Davis is known for saying, “Old age ain’t no place for sissies.” Lorene Cary’s Nana is no sissy. Cary’s chronicle of this centenarian (+1) is written with candor, warmth, and love. The final chapters are critical reading for anyone with an aging loved one at the end of their life." -- Betsy Lerner, author of The Bridge Ladies
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WW Norton & Co The Reflective Parent How to Do Less and Relate
Book SynopsisAn innovative parenting approach empowering parents to trust their instincts and embrace uncertainty.Trade Review"Every parent wants to be a good parent. But there is complexity at every turn. Regina Pally, a veteran parent and gifted clinician, has written the book we've been waiting for. She brings us back to basics: nurturing the relationship, listening, wondering, and mindfully trusting our instincts. This beautifully written, hugely readable, straightforward, very smart, and so helpful book is grounded in the science of relationships and contemporary theories of parent and child development yet it reads as if she's having a conversation with us about everyday parenting, making sense of the journey and making it seem almost easy. For parents at all stages of child rearing, this book is truly a gift." -- Arietta Slade, Ph.D., Clinical Professor, Co-Director, Minding the Baby (R), Yale Child Study Center "Regina Pally has harnessed the power of her brilliant and caring mind with a synthesis of rigorous scientific findings and proven parenting approaches. This book is a highly readable guide to a parent's most important gift to their children, the ability to be present for who they are and to reflect on the inner mental lives that drive their behaviors. With accessible and practical suggestions for transforming your own reflective skills into daily interactions with your child and yourself, The Reflective Parent provides a powerful framework for supporting the healthy development of children of all ages." -- Daniel J. Siegel, MD, co-author of Parenting from the Inside Out and The Whole-Brain Child, Executive Director, Mindsight Institute "In an age when parental anxiety is at an all-time high, Dr. Pally's indispensable book supports parents and boosts their confidence. By teaching parents the skills to be reflective, Dr. Pally gives parents the greatest gift of all- the 'How To' of building a loving bond. Having a strong parent-child connection is at the heart of great parenting, and is the vehicle for raising kids who will thrive. This book is an extraordinary must- read guide for all parents aspiring to build a secure, healthy relationship with their child." -- Robin Berman, MD, Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, UCLA, author of Permission to Parent: How to Raise Your Child With Love and Limits
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Faber & Faber The Invention of Solitude
Book Synopsis''One day there is life . . . And then, suddenly, it happens there is death.''So begins Paul Auster''s moving and personal meditation on fatherhood, The Invention of Solitude. The first section, ''Portrait of an Invisible Man'', reveals Auster''s memories and feelings after the death of his father. In ''The Book of Memory'' the perspective shifts to Auster''s role as a father. The narrator, ''A.'', contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather and the solitary nature of writing and story-telling. With all the keen literary intelligence familiar from The New York Trilogy or Sunset Park, Paul Auster crafts an intensely intimate work from a ground-breaking combination of introspection, meditation and biography.
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Access Health International A Covid Back To School Guide
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Penguin Putnam Inc Looking Back Life Was Beautiful
Book SynopsisBased on the Webby award-winning Instagram account Drawings for My Grandchildren, this beautifully-illustrated book celebrates the special love shared between grandparents and their grandchildren.Like many grandparents wishing to stay close to their grandchildren in a world in which so many families are spread across the globe, Korean grandparents Grandpa Chan and Grandma Marina, decided to learn how to use Instagram as a way to stay connected. What started as an intimate family project, their Instagram page @drawings_for_my_grandchildren has attracted a large following and their story has been featured in major press around the world. This book inspired by their Instagram page features Chan''s watercolors accompanied by Marina''s texts. Whether it''s to celebrate Astro becoming a big brother to Lua or to share the story of how the grandparents met for the first time and fell in love during their college years, Looking Back Life was Beautiful echoes with the kind
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iUniverse Letters To My Granddaughter A Grandmothers Gems
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iUniverse Get Ready to Be a Grandmother in Less Than Nine
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Penguin Books Ltd How it Works The Dad
Book SynopsisThe PERFECT GIFT for that superhero, saint, figure of worship or, if none of those apply, your plain dear old dad.''Shawn has set up his own firework display in the garden.Those big displays are rubbish, he tells his son. You can''t see a thing.When Shawn''s son has seen the firework, they will go back indoors. Fireworks are more expensive than Shawn expected.''_______''What does a hippopotamus eat, dad?'' asks Philip''Children who ask for stuff in the gift shop,'' says his dad.Being a dad is brilliant.''_______This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enab
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Penguin Books Ltd How it Works The Grandparent
Book SynopsisThe PERFECT GIFT for that special grandparent you know so well and love with all your heart but whom you haven''t got a clue what to get her for a present. Not a bloody clue._______________________________________Grandparents are versatile. They are babysitters, weather forecasters, mother''s helpers, sweet collectors, child-minders, knitwear suppliers, au pairs, curators of G-plan furniture and providers of day-care for the under twelves.Retirement is an exhausting job._______________________________________Grandparents spend a lot of time in the garden making everything tidy and pretty, so they have something tidy and pretty to look at while they are doing the gardening_______________________________________ This delightful book is part of the Ladybird series specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoug
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Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) Rockstar Grandparent
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Galison A Trillion Things Every Mom Will Do Prompted
Book SynopsisThink of this prompted journal as the perfect way to make amends for the countless things that you really didn''t appreciate at the time. . .and maybe still don''t. Pro-tip: Use the 250+ prompts inside to help jog your memory and fill it out for mom before you give it to them. Features 200 unique pages filled with the important things that every mom didwhether we liked it or not. Just check off their ''accomplishments'' and fill in any of your own personal memories. ''Mom, thanks for always reminding me that sitting 0.5 away from the T.V. screen was bad for my eyes'' Spot-varnished hardcover Book measures 4.5 wide by 8.5 tall (114mm x 216mm)
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Andrews McMeel Publishing When a Child Is Born So Is a Grandmother Main
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Andrews McMeel Publishing The Grandmother Book A Book about You for Your
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Little, Brown Book Group Time To Help Your Parents A practical guide to
Book SynopsisFor the first time, pensioners outnumber children in the UK. With limited support for carers and no formal training, this book provides everything you need to know about caring for ageing parentsWe''re all living longer than ever. But there is, inevitably, a point when most of us have to face the fact that Mum or Dad - or both - really do need more help. For many, the responsibility of supporting their parents and aiding them to make the right decisions at the right time can be challenging. This book covers the key issues surrounding caring for ageing parents:* What are the main health issues you need to be aware of? * What is really involved in moving into sheltered or residential care?* What happens if it''s clear a parent can''t cope at home but wants to stay there? This book enables you to tackle the small, practical, problems that crop up daily such as shopping, nutrition, cleaning and reduced mobility, as well at the bigger, more complex
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Little, Brown Book Group How Mothers Love And how relationships are born
Book SynopsisMothers describe falling in love with their babies and then, more slowly, learning to understand them. Children flourish when their mothers love and understand them.For over 20 years, Naomi Stadlen has listened to hundreds of mothers talking at her weekly discussion groups. In ''How Mothers Love'' she offers unique insights into how mothers and babies learn to communicate intimately with one another.When adults relate to one another, they are building on the foundations usually laid down by their mothers. ''How Mothers Love'' is a study of how mothers start to build those foundations and covers areas such as: how to create emotional ''space'' for your unborn child; how to maintain a close relationship with two or more children; the transformation into motherhood and your role as a mother in wider society.By sharing the experiences of other mothers, Naomi Stadlen offers reassurance and support to all new parents as they navigate the highs and lows of the early years with Trade ReviewEvery aspect of the mother-child relationship is explored in a thought-provoking, unjudgemental and ultimately reassuring way... * Junior *It would be hard to find a gentler, less judgemental book on mothering... * The Guardian *Easy to read and informative and will undoubtedly help many mothers... * Therapy Today *Insightful, reassuring and moving... * Pregnancy and Birth *This book...should be required reading...for any new mothers, to give perspective and postiive encouragement... * www.doublehelpingdoulas.co.uk *Both What Mothers Do and Stadler's latest book, How Mothers Love ought to be required reading for everyone, not just parents... * www.freeyourparenting.com *This book...takes the time to do justice to mothers. It does not preach to or advise them, but reflects their reality, the extraordinary ordinariness of their experience, in a way that is truly supportive of them and makes for empowering reading for mothers who may feel unappreciated by others or even unappreciative of themselves... * Breastfeeding Matters *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Empty Nest Your Changing Family Your New
Book SynopsisNewly updated, The Empty Nest is an uplifting, practical and inspiring guide to adjusting to life after your children leave home.More than half a million parents confront the empty nest for the first time each year. It is one of the most challenging phases of parenting, often creating feelings of loss, lack of purpose and crisis of identity which can lead to depression. Yet it receives little recognition. And contrary to popular opinion it doesn''t only affect women who''ve put their careers on hold: working mothers and fathers suffer too. Equally, it can be a period of liberation and discovery of new challenges, when marriages long overstressed by childcare can be rejuvenated.The Empty Nest includes case studies documenting a wide range of experiences of parents living through an empty nest; expert comment and advice; plenty of practical ideas, inspiration and tips. This encouraging, empowering books helps you to focus on the poTrade Review* 'A big hug of a book. Manages to be both realistic and optimistic - and not at all patronising - at what can be a bleak and frightening time. A lifesaver, opening up all kinds of possibilities * Aggie MacKenzie, TV presenter and journalist *'In THE EMPTY NEST Celia Dodd reminds us that our children continue to need us, just as we continue to value our relationship with our now young adult sons and daughters. This book will guide us as we seek clo *Terri Apter, author of The Myth of Maturity: What Teenagers need from parents to become adults.
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Health Communications The Soulful Journey of Recovery A Guide to
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Workman Publishing Camp Granny
Book Synopsis'For green grandparents everywhere and the young lives they touch.' —RICHARD LOUV, AUTHOR OF LAST CHILD IN THE WOODS Make leaf rubbings, blow jumbo bubbles, bake Moon Pizzas, create a firefly lantern. More than an activity book, CAMP GRANNY is an interactivity book, filled with 130 projects that connect grandparents and grandchildren through nature—in the kitchen, the garden, and the art room. Illustrated with evocative photographs and the author’s watercolors, CAMP GRANNY is a book about being adventurous, about being curious, about noticing and really seeing things—about instilling a lifelong sense of wonder. Please note: CAMP GRANNY was previously sold under the title Toad Cottages & Shooting Stars.
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Running Press The Little Deck of Abuelita Wisdom
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Baker Publishing Group Grandparenting Strengthening Your Family and
Book SynopsisWith depth and relevance, Dr. Josh Mulvihill helps you speak wisdom and godliness into the lives of your grandchildren. Here he gives you all you need to invest spiritually in your grandkids, from sharing with unbelieving grandkids to discipling them into a mature faith. Perfect for individual use, small groups, or Sunday school classes.
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Baker Publishing Group Discipling Your Grandchildren
Book SynopsisDo you have a passion to impact your grandkids for Christ but struggle to find fun and meaningful ways to leave a lasting legacy of faith? With an assortment of actionable ideas, this book is an invaluable tool chest for grandparents of grandkids of all ages who want to build a biblical foundation, lead by example, and point their grandchildren to
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HarperCollins Focus Look for Me There
Book SynopsisINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn Look for Me There, Luke Russert traverses terrain both physical and deeply personal. On his journey to some of the world’s most stunning destinations, he visits the internal places of grief, family, faith, ambition, and purpose—with intense self-reflection, honesty, and courage.—Savannah Guthrie, coanchor of Today“Look for me there,” news legend Tim Russert would tell his son, Luke, when confirming a pickup spot at an airport, sporting event, or rock concert. After Tim died unexpectedly, Luke kept looking for his father, following in Tim’s footsteps and carving out a highly successful career at NBC News. After eight years coverinTrade Review'In Look For Me There, Luke Russert traverses terrain both physical and deeply personal. On his journey to some of the world's most stunning destinations, he visits the internal places of grief, family, faith, ambition and purpose--with intense self-reflection, honesty and courage.' * Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor Today *'A beautiful well-written story of a young man coming into his own, finding his faith and understanding his purpose.' * Maria Shriver, acclaimed journalist and founder of The Sunday Paper *'Blown. Away. Luke Russert's story of heartbreaking loss and hard-earned self-discovery captivates from start to finish. This is the memoir of the year, if not the decade.' * Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Summer of '69 *'One book, two remarkable and compelling journeys. In Look for Me There, Luke Russert puts to the test -- and beyond any doubt validates - his perhaps unrivaled storytelling DNA. Worth the read just to take a vivid trip around the globe, a colorful, insightful and meticulously detailed travel diary that transports the reader to some of the world's most intriguing cities, hidden corners and fascinating cultures. And with those travels comes a mourning son's poignant and brutally honest personal journey; to process devastating loss and grief, to wrestle with his sense of self and place, with questions of faith and family -- and to ultimately balance the burden of expectations with the freedom of picking his own path. Look for Me There is bursting with fabulous storytelling, and with valuable life lessons.' * John King, CNN Chief National Correspondent and host of Inside Politics *'One book, two remarkable and compelling journeys. In Look for Me There, Luke Russert puts to the test -- and beyond any doubt validates - his perhaps unrivaled storytelling DNA. Worth the read just to take a vivid trip around the globe, a colorful, insightful and meticulously detailed travel diary that transports the reader to some of the world's most intriguing cities, hidden corners and fascinating cultures. And with those travels comes a mourning son's poignant and brutally honest personal journey; to process devastating loss and grief, to wrestle with his sense of self and place, with questions of faith and family -- and to ultimately balance the burden of expectations with the freedom of picking his own path. Look for Me There is bursting with fabulous storytelling, and with valuable life lessons.' * John King, CNN Chief National Correspondent and host of Inside Politics *'This starts as the story of one father and one son, and soon grows into something much deeper and more profound: a meditation on loss, and grief, a search for home, a journey to find a missing hero that leads the author finally back to himself. It is Luke Russert's story but in the end, the main character is you, the reader.' * Wright Thompson, senior ESPN writer and bestselling author of Pappyland and The Cost of These Dreams *'A rich and compelling account of family, grief and coming of age. Luke Russert turns tragedy into rich lessons of life.' * Tom Brokaw, legendary journalist and author of The Greatest Generation *
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State University of New York Press When the Music Stopped Discovering My Mother
Book SynopsisA son''s coming to terms with his mother''s decision to abandon her career as a concert pianist in order to raise her children.This is the story of one woman''s decision to forfeit a brilliant career for the sake of motherhood. Once a child prodigy, Gitta Gradova traveled the world as an internationally acclaimed concert pianist, performing recitals as well as appearing with prominent orchestras of her era. Her son Thomas J. Cottle uses written records, interviews, and personal reminiscence to reconstruct her life, as well as their own mother-son relationship. He is at times a storyteller, at times a psychologist, at times a son seeking to uncover those aspects of his mother''s life he could never know, or perhaps, chose not to know until it was too late.
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Baker Publishing Group Cousin Camp
Book SynopsisPopular speaker, author, and grandparent of 21 grandchildren inspires and equips readers to plan and host a meaningful camp for their grandchildren as well as providing ideas for other family gatherings.
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Moody Publishers Empty Nest Full Life Discovering Gods Best for
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Beacon Press Prison Baby A Memoir
Book SynopsisA deeply personal and inspiring memoir recounting one woman’s struggles—beginning with her birth in prison—to find self-acceptance Prison Baby is a revised and substantially expanded version of Deborah Jiang Stein’s self-published memoir, Even Tough Girls Wear Tutus. Even at twelve years old, Deborah, the adopted daughter of a progressive Jewish couple in Seattle, felt like an outsider. Her mixed Asian features set her apart from her white, well-intentioned parents who evaded questions about her past. But when she discovered a letter revealing the truth of her prison birth to a heroin-addicted mother—and that she spent the first year of life in prison—Deborah spiraled into emotional lockdown. For years she turned to drugs, violence, and crime as a way to cope with her grief. Ultimately, Deborah overcame the stigma, shame, and secrecy of her birth, and found peace by helping others—proving that redem
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SPCK - Kregel A Spiritual Heritage Connecting Kids and
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InterVarsity Press Grandparenting
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Love Respect in the Family The Transforming
Book SynopsisWhen frustrated with an unresponsive child, a parent doesn’t declare, “You don’t love me.” Instead the parent asserts, “You are being disrespectful right now.” A parent needs to feel respected. When upset a child does not whine, “You don’t respect me.” Instead, a child pouts, “You don’t love me.” A child needs to feel loved.
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Anthroposophic Press Inc A Grand Metamorphosis
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Self-Parenting Program SelfParenting
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Eliora Books A Silence That Speaks
Book SynopsisRemarkable story recounting the author's 18-year search for the truth of what happened to her mother's Viennese Jewish family during the Second World War. She also digs deep into her family's history, a journey which took her back 200 years and across four continents, and explores the impact that these events had on subsequent generations.Trade Review"In this remarkable book, Susan... was able to give names to the nameless, faces to the faceless - and restore the wholeness of a family the Nazis had intended to destroy.... It restores life where there was death, presence where there was absence, roots where identity was lost, hope where there was despair." Stephen Smith, Executive Director of the Shoah Foundation Institute, writing in his Foreword to the book.Table of ContentsFamily Tree: The Descendants of Josef and Cacilie Smetana; Foreword By Stephen D. Smith Mbe; Preface; Chapter 1: A JOURNEY IN TIME: THE SEARCH BEGINS; Chapter 2: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION; My mother's immediate family; The Smetana Family; The Weinberger Family; Chapter 3: AUNTS, UNCLES AND COUSINS A WORLD AWAY; The Family of Otto Smetana; The Steininger Family; The Family of Karl Smetana; Chapter 4: JOSEF SMETANA'S ANCESTRY: AN INNKEEPER'S SON OR SON OF A COMPOSER? Was Josef Smetana related to the composer? The Smetany/Smetana Family of Ungarisch Brod; Reflections on ancestral bonds; Chapter 5: THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES OF BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA; Chapter 6: THE NAZI MACHINE IN AUSTRIA; Introduction; Nazi Germany and the Anschluss; The process of Aryanisation in Austria; The estate of Fritz Smetana; Forms and standard letters used during Aryanisation; Offices, departments and organisations dealing with Jewish matters; Officials involved; Other terms and phrases associated with the Nazi era; Extracts of Nazi correspondence; Chapter 7: THE LIFE AND FATE OF JOSEF AND CACILIE SMETANA; Building a new life: family and business; The fate of Josef and Cacilie under the Nazis; Fitting memorials; Chapter 8: THE TRAGIC LIFE OF FRITZ SMETANA; Promising beginnings; Commemoration in San Marino; A lonely end; Chapter 9: IN SEARCH OF BERTA SMETANA; The Weinbergers; Berta: who was she? Flight from Vienna; "Tante Berthe was a good woman"; Le Devoir de Memoire; Chapter 10: MY MOTHER'S LIFE IN VIENNA (1919-1938); Childhood in Hietzing; Growing up in central Vienna; Escape to England; Chapter 11: MY MOTHER'S LIFE IN ENGLAND: LIVES ENTWINED; Early days; An unusual family life; A return to roots; Chapter 12: A LIFE OF MY OWN? Chapter 13: END OF AN ERA; Post-Script: Butterflies and Other Coincidences; Appendices 1 to 14: Translation Of Documents; Appendix 15: A NOTE ON CZECH JEWISH GENEALOGY; Jewish Vital Records in Bohemia and Moravia; The Czech Memorial Scrolls; List Of Illustrations; Bibliography; Sources, Credits And Acknowledgements.
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US A Call to Power The Grandmothers Speak Volume 1
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International Polar Institute Press The Right to a Father
Book SynopsisA fatherless Danish/Greenlandic girl exemplifies a generation of outcast mixed blood children denied their legal dual citizenship rights
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IngramSpark The Ultimate Fathers Day Gift Guide
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Hanover Square Press Grand
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Hanover Square Press Grand
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Hanover Square Press Grand
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Quest for Legitimacy
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword vii Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Toward the Light 5 Chapter 2 The Betwixt and Between 19 Chapter 3 Stuck 29 Chapter 4 Breaking Points 43 Chapter 5 Make the Break: Take the Quest 57 Chapter 6 The Quest: The Inner Journey 69 Chapter 7 Exploration 91 Chapter 8 Women on the Quest 105 Chapter 9 Giants: Mere Mortals 123 Chapter 10 Rising: A Mindset 135 Moving forward on the Quest 145 About the Author 187 Index 189
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St Martin's Press Small Animals
Book SynopsisA compelling blend of memoir, reporting, and criticism about parenthood and fear - based on a viral essay by an author whose work has been called 'striking' (NYTBR) and 'beautiful' (NBCC).
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St Martin's Press Raising Men
Book SynopsisAfter Eric Davis spent over 16 years in the military, including a decade in the SEAL Teams, his family was more than used to his absence on deployments and secret missions that could obscure his whereabouts for months at a time. Without a father figure in his own life since the age of fifteen, Eric was desperate to maintain the bonds he'd fought so hard to forge when his children were youngparticularly with his son, Jason, because he knew how difficult it was to face the challenge of becoming a man on one's own. Unfortunately, Eric learned the hard way that Quality Time doesn't always show up in Quantity Time.Facebook, television, phones, video games, school, jobs, friendsthey all got in the way of a real, meaningful father-son relationship. It was time to take action.As a SEAL, Eric learned to innovate and push boundaries, allowing him to function at levels beyond what was expected, comfortable, ordinary, and even imaginable, and he knew that as a father he
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St Martin's Press Folded Wisdom
Book SynopsisFolded Wisdom is an inspirational testament to the depth of a father's love for his children, and an intimate look into beautiful, raw, human communication. Within the pages of this book, Joanna Guest shares the insightful notes her father drew for her and her brother Theo every day for nearly 15 years.For her entire childhood, Joanna's father, Bob, had a ritual: wake up at dawn, walk the dog, and sit down at the kitchen table with a blank pad of paper and plenty of colored markers to craft notes for his two children. Over the years, word games and puzzles for five-year-olds morphed into thoughtful guidance and reflections for his teenagers approaching adulthood.Now, with more than 3,500 of her father's colorful notes in hand, Joanna has decided that the lessons tucked inside are worth sharing. Folded Wisdom highlights the collection of Bob's notes, telling a story filled with universal values that encourages meaningful self-reflection ab
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