Intergenerational relationships Books

291 products


  • Dear Nana: Sketch Collection

    FROM YOU TO ME Dear Nana: Sketch Collection

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisDear Nana (sketch design) is an award-winning journal filled with over 60 fun and inspiring questions carefully created to inspire any grandmother to tell her story - probably one of the most valuable gifts you will ever buy. Everyone has stories to share about their own amazing life and it is so important to find ways to capture and treasure them. Dear Nana contains 60 carefully designed questions to ask her about her life. Ask her to complete it carefully, adding photos and memorabilia along the way. Find out how things have changed throughout her life, what things did she do as a child that are different from today. What were her own parents really like and what adventures has she had in her life. Discover what your own mum or dad was like when they were young! What about your own relationship with your grandmother, what are her favourite memories of the times you have spent together and is there any advice she would like to give you? When you get her completed journal returned to you, this will be one of the most emotional presents you have ever received. A great gift for Mother's Day, Grandparent's Day, her birthday, an anniversary, Christmas or just because you care ...

    2 in stock

    £16.31

  • Dear Grandpa: Sketch Collection

    FROM YOU TO ME Dear Grandpa: Sketch Collection

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisDear Grandpa (sketch design) is an award-winning journal filled with over 60 fun and inspiring questions carefully created to inspire any grandfather to tell his story - probably one of the most valuable gifts you will ever buy. Everyone has stories to share about their own amazing life ... and it is so important to find ways to capture and treasure them. Dear Grandpa contains 60 carefully designed questions to ask him about his life. Ask him to complete it carefully, adding photos and memorabilia along the way. Find out how things have changed throughout his life, what things did he do as a child that are different from today. What were his own parents really like and what adventures has he had in her life. Discover what your own Mum or Dad was like when they were young! What about your own relationship with your grandfather, what are his favourite memories of the times you have spent together and is there any advice he would like to give you? When you get his completed journal returned to you, this will be one of the most emotional presents you have ever received. A great gift for Father's Day, Grandparent's Day, his birthday, an anniversary, Christmas or just because you care ...

    3 in stock

    £16.31

  • The Little Book for Really Really Brilliant

    Muddy Pearl The Little Book for Really Really Brilliant

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisWhether we are over-eager or burnt-out grandparents, very involved or unsure how to help grandparents, this heart-warming little book can help us to be the best grandparent that we can possibly be, being there for, and bringing out the best in, our beloved grandchildren.

    15 in stock

    £9.99

  • The Adopter's Handbook on Therapy: Getting the

    Out of stock

    £11.66

  • Heart Matters in Early Motherhood

    Onwards and Upwards Heart Matters in Early Motherhood

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisMotherhood is a life-changing rollercoaster journey full of highs and lows. Hang on tight and enjoy the ride! It can be exhilarating, enjoyable, exhausting and terrifying. Early motherhppd can be a deeply fulfilling experience, yet it can also be a testing time for many women. Motherhood is achingly beautiful, yet it can also bring pain and heartache. It really is the toughest, most important job youâ??ll ever love.There are many pressures on families today. New mothers often have to navigate a minefield of conflicting advice and often parent without close networks around. Consequently, sometimes mothers of young children find themselves unexpectedly anxious, overwhelmed and unable to trust their instincts.â??Heart Matters in Early Motherhoodâ?? covers a wide range of issues that mothers of young children face, whether having an only child, a large brood, living in the golden zone or the war zone, staying at home or going out to work, married or raising children alone. Written by a psychologist and mother of three, this book captures the matters of the heart that often surface during early motherhood. With honesty and transparency, Sarah describes the challenges that she has faced, and provides encouragement and inspiration for mothers everywhere.

    1 in stock

    £15.19

  • My Mother, My Daughter, My Self

    Free Association Books My Mother, My Daughter, My Self

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisMy Mother, My Daughter, My Self is a significant self-revelatory work which chronicles the separation process between mother and child, focusing most specifically on the mother/daughter relationship. The book asks a core question for all mothers and adult children: how do we perform the perplexing, sometimes terrifying act of separation from our mothers and our children while simultaneously marching toward the unknown terrain of individuality? How do we yield to this inevitable process of emotional separation from that which was once our own self? The author uses her own experiences as a daughter, as a mother of a newly-adopted baby, and as a psychoanalyst to explore an essential truth: that our relationships with our mothers affect our other significant love relationships, our values, our self-esteem, and our sense of satisfaction, often throughout the whole of our lives. She also uses the experiences of some of her patients, taken from her forty years as a practicing clinician, to provide further fascinating insights and illustration.Readers are gifted with both an internal parenting 'guide' as well as a deeply profound memoir about the internal process of being a mother that is so crucial, yet rarely looked at so intently.

    Out of stock

    £15.73

  • Call and Response

    The Emma Press Call and Response

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisCall and Response is a sequence of sonnets from the perspective of a daughter, addressed to her mother during her mother's illness. Hard-edged yet tender, the poems explore the darker side of familial bonds and the strange ways suffering can heal old wounds.

    1 in stock

    £6.19

  • One day at the Taiwan Land Bank Dinosaur Museum

    The Emma Press One day at the Taiwan Land Bank Dinosaur Museum

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis is a picture book for everyone, framed as a bedtime story (and love letter) to the author's son. It follows the events of the little boy's birth, and his mother's struggle with her new role. In stunningly raw writing that cuts straight to the heart, Eihmane tells a story about love and where love comes from.The book is beautifully illustrated by the author, in dark blues and reds, with expressive, blotchy artwork. The book is tactile, printed in risograph and stapled for a welcoming, open feel.EXTRACTI realized my heart was very small. The size of a pea maybe. There was very little love inside, struggling to get out. I said No to the rest. I didn’t like saying No at that time. Maybe it was my first and only No for a long time.Then my heart started to grow with you. I made it grow so you get all the love you deserve. Now I watch my heart, I check with it each morning and each night so it doesn’t stop growing with you.

    2 in stock

    £9.50

  • Overlap: Poems: 2022

    The Emma Press Overlap: Poems: 2022

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisValerie Bence’s latest poetry pamphlet is a testament to ordinary lives, and a meditation on grandmothers. Part memoir, part family history, Overlap is a series of vivid vignettes from the poet’s childhood, courtship, motherhood and grandmotherhood, spanning the 20th and 21st centuries. Bence’s grandmothers Winifred and Harriet are at the heart of this book. She reflects on their hardy, steadfast lives as she too becomes a grandmother, in very different times. Stranded from her family in the Covid-19 pandemic, the poet conjures up their ghosts, walks in their footsteps and – sometimes – feels herself become them.Trade Review‘That Bence had her first successes later in life has perhaps impacted how the writer deals with memory and displays perspicacity. Bence’s writing is always canny, attentive, and imbued with high emotion.’ Alan Parry, The Broken Spine.Table of ContentsFrench cricket at Grandma’s, circa 1960 ; Collusion ; The man with a hook for a hand ; Witch ; The changing nature of friendship ; Not as posh as I thought we were ; Unease ; Choosing a pen ; Observation ; The summer of ’72 ; Default ; Piano ; Overlap ; Eggs ; Before the fall ; On not being a twin ; Cocktails ; I must remind myself that this is a good thing ; A grandmother in isolation ; Red ; Press me in peat

    7 in stock

    £6.50

  • Love and Care: 'A superbly honest memoir about

    Octopus Publishing Group Love and Care: 'A superbly honest memoir about

    1 in stock

    Book Synopsis***'An honest and thoughtful memoir. Moving but, ultimately, full of hope. Beautiful.' KATE MOSSE'Superb. Love & Care is a book about the unbreakable bonds of family, the cruelty of passing time and a love that never dies.' TONY PARSONS'A beautiful, intimate story of love and understanding - candid and funny. This is a lyrical memoir of hope and forgiveness.' RAYNOR WINN, author of The Salt Path*Shaun is finally free of responsibilities to anyone but himself; single, with two grown up daughters, he is just embarking on a new life in a new country when he gets a call to say his father is dying.His mother has Parkinson's Dementia and is in a care home. Shaun faces a stark choice: should he give up his new-found freedom, or turn his back on the woman he'd fought so hard to protect, not least from his own father?Shaun's mother had loved and cared for her son all her life. Could he now do the same for her?'A heart-warming, heart-wrenching, and beautifully humane account of loving and caring.' NICCI GERRARD, novelist and author of What Dementia Teaches Us About Love'An insightful tale of care . . . this book needed to be written.' JO GOOD, BBC Radio London'A vital subject, a really strong voice and, hurrah, humour makes this absorbing reading.' CAROLINE RAPHAEL, Radio 4's Book at Bedtime'An eye-opening - and at times jaw dropping - account that will make you weep with its tenderness and compassion . . . A highly readable tale of redemption and a celebration of love's many hues.' PAUL BLEZARD, Love Reading'Moving' DAILY MAIL

    1 in stock

    £9.49

  • Grandmotherland: Exploring the Myths and

    Karnac Books Grandmotherland: Exploring the Myths and

    Out of stock

    Book Synopsis?This is an area ripe for exploration? ? Hilary MantelHow might we better understand our travels through Grandmotherland? In this lively exploration, an experienced child psychotherapist draws together a wide range of perspectives on the role and experience of grandmothers.Judith Edwards looks back to the past and forward to the future, while being rooted in the reality of the modern grandmother?s life. We meet ?good? grannies, ?bad? grannies, and all those in between, as well as women who decided to be agents of transmission in other ways than passing on their DNA.Our guide looks at how the meme of the grandmother is affected by personality, culture, tradition and ?norms? and considers how psychoanalytic insights may help us understand this territory of life.

    Out of stock

    £18.99

  • Unmothered

    Arachne Press Unmothered

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn an intimate and unflinching collection, A J Akoto tracks the complex bind of mother-daughter relationships. Through separation and attempts to mend, longing, and the fluidity of myth/story-telling in defining histories and identities, she collapses the elision between womanhood and motherhood/daughterhood, bringing to the forefront that which usually remains unspoken.

    15 in stock

    £9.49

  • Motherhood In and After Prison: The Impact of

    Waterside Press Motherhood In and After Prison: The Impact of

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisMotherhood In and After Prison describes the devastating impact of sending mothers to prison, including on the women, their children, wider family and place in society. Using the same lens as for her acclaimed Mothering Justice (Waterside Press, 2015) and with special access to incarcerated mothers, Lucy Baldwin combines her vast experience of criminal and social justice with their own words to: Introduce readers to the lives of imprisoned women; Describe how before, during and after prison they were treated differently, their maternal identity and role was 'spoiled' and they needed to continually 'renegotiate motherhood'; Draw out key themes from her own findings and what was previously known about the imprisonment of women; Put forward recommendations for positive change. The book will be of interest to a national and international readership of policymakers, educators, practitioners, feminists, and women's groups. Extract: 'I don't have much contact with my daughter, my ex has her whilst I'm in here and he don't want me to have contact with her, it's just an excuse to punish me and control me like he always does. He don't care that it punishes her too. God knows what he's saying to her about me.' (Melanie)Trade Review‘Lucy Baldwin’s important book explores the wider context of the imprisonment of women … Written with passion, Motherhood in and After Prison presents powerful evidence of the enduring harm caused by the imprisonment of mothers and offers sound recommendations for change in policy and practice’-- Dr Rona Epstein, Coventry University Law Journal; 'This timely book beautifully educates without judgement and is a must read for policymakers and practitioners alike, driving home a most critical message about the colossal and devastating impact of imprisoning mothers'-- Lady Edwina Grosvenor (from the Foreword).Table of ContentsForeword by Lady Edwina Grosvenor; Preface; List of Abbreviations. PART I - Overview. Introduction; Gendered Criminal Justice; The Making of Motherhood; The Mothers. PART II - Findings. Pre-Prison Experiences; Entering the Prison Space and Early Days; Distant Mothering and Grandmothering; Regimes, Rules and Relationships; Renegotiating Motherhood; Trust and Surveillance; Trauma and Pain. PART III - Conclusions and Recommendations. Drawing Together the Evidence. References and Bibliography. Index.

    2 in stock

    £23.75

  • Love Covers All Things: a beautiful study in

    Crumps Barn Studio Love Covers All Things: a beautiful study in

    2 in stock

    Book Synopsis"You see me at my worst, you see me at my best I have been used, I have been abused I have been broken, I have been mended, I have been lied to. I have been called all sort of names I have been the cause of everything broken, so they claim Who am I? I am the one that catches you when you fall" Love has many layers. This heartfelt collection of original poetry explores the ups and downs of life's relationships. A beautiful study of the power of personal connection.Trade ReviewPraise for Beverley Gordon: "I wanted to saviour every word and pace my way through, but I couldn’t put it down ... this collection is relevant and thought provoking, I laughed I smiled and I thought it was deep ... what a great little read" ~ 5 stars

    2 in stock

    £7.59

  • Stop F*cking Nodding: And other things 16 year

    PCCS Books Stop F*cking Nodding: And other things 16 year

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis book is for anyone who knows, loves, is baffled by, or wants to help someone who is, has been, or is going to be 16. Sixteen is where anything can happen and often does; the eye of the storm of adolescence, filled with demands, challenges, turbulence and passion. This book is written for psychotherapists, but also for parents, teachers and anyone who has an interest in how the teenage mind works. Jeanine Connor draws on her 25 years of experience as a psychotherapist specialising in children and young people to paint vivid vignettes of some of the 16-year-olds she has worked with. These nine stories capture and explore the key themes and challenges in this demanding and rewarding work: sex, gender, identity, body image, self-esteem, depression, loneliness, difference, loss and despair. But also the humour, quirkiness and mercurial charm of her young clients, brought to life through frank dialogue, deft description and quick-fire repartee. And if any reader thinks they recognise themselves in any of the characters portrayed, then the book’s work is done. Anonymised they may be, but these stories will illuminate your understanding of the lives of 16-year-olds today, and maybe your own 16-year-old self as well.Trade Review‘…a gift to therapists, and indeed anyone who works with teenagers, or who parents them, or has one in their life.’ Graham Music, Consultant Psychotherapist, Tavistock Centre – ‘… engaging, honest and courageous… an essential read for those training to work therapeutically with young people but also for practitioners wanting to explore the meaning of authenticity, keeping it real and generally being kind to yourself in those moments of self-doubt. Prepare to laugh out loud and simultaneously have your heart in your mouth at the same.’ Jo Holmes, Children, Young People and Families Lead, BACP.Table of ContentsIntroduction, Chapter 1 – Aiming for perfect, Chapter 2 – Mud sticks, Chapter 3 – Lessons in low, Chapter 4 – In transition, Chapter 5 – Wanking, Chapter 6 – Maturation, Chapter 7 – Mother and son, Chapter 8 – Learning to live, Chapter 9 – Bored and angry (but mostly bored), Chapter 10 – F*ucking nodding, References.

    2 in stock

    £17.99

  • Fifty Miles with my Dad: A journey on the Suffolk

    Sarnia House LLP Fifty Miles with my Dad: A journey on the Suffolk

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis is the true story of how a ten-year-old's charity challenge led through young philanthropy to a calling in medicine. Recalled by the girl as a young woman, it is a light-hearted but poignant memoir of parent-child journey, set amid the cultural and natural heritage of a beautiful part of the world. May gives a moving account of a trek prompted initially by bereavement. Clashes of attitudes and interests give the dialogue a playful vein; but as the miles go by, often with no other person in sight, father and daughter find new depths of conversation. Relics of war prompt her to ask of past generations, whose legacies he tries to convey; and as she reconnects him with childhood, its innocence and imagination, both see their worlds from new perspectives. Having made front-page news their venture bears lasting fruit. She raises enough for a permanent endowment providing grants from its income, giving her a role in selecting local charities, and allowing her to see their work at first hand. As a budding musician she gains insight into the therapy that music can bring, and while still at school she becomes a recorded composer; meanwhile, seeing different forms of disability and treatment, she learns what fulfilment can be gained from making a difference. Warmly received as an enchanting and inspirational story, ‘Fifty Miles with my Dad' is a celebration of quality time and of rewards from philanthropy that are open to all.Trade ReviewThis is an enchanting book that any parent will relate to. Full of wise observations on life as seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old child. Delightful and moving. MIRANDA AND WILLIAM KENDALL DL; This moving story is living proof of how philanthropy is open to everyone and of how even a child's walk on the coast with a parent can turn into such a seismic inspiration. DAVID SHEEPSHANKS CBE DL, FORMER CHAIRMAN, SUFFOLK AND UK COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS; This will be an inspirational read for anyone wondering about how to encourage a spirit of giving in young people, for anyone embarking on their own philanthropic journey and for anyone interested in working with their local Community Foundation. THERESA LLOYD, FOUNDER DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPY UK; AUTHOR (WITH DR. BETH BREEZE), 'RICHER LIVES'; May's touching book provides an insight into the special nature of this beautiful part of the world. The East Coast is rich in culture and heritage, and it is heart-warming to have these qualities portrayed so personally and in aid of such an important cause. ROGER WRIGHT CBE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SNAPE MALTINGS; A smashing read evoking the special nature of this stretch of our coastline. ADAM BURROWS, NATURAL ENGLAND; A fantastic celebration of a journey along the Suffolk coast, sharing the best of all that binds us inextricably to the natural world through the lens of intergenerational discovery. MICHAEL STRAND, SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST; This beautiful and deeply personal account of ten-year-old May's journey along our incomparable Suffolk coast challenges us to rediscover the wisdom of childhood, the difference between achievement and fulfilment, and whether we are 'soldier, poet, or soldier-poet.' Reminding us of the life-changing power of music, May recalls the parts music played in her walk. Above all, she invites us to make that journey ourselves, a 'sort of treasure hunt without any clues,' asking: "so what are you going to do?" PHILIP SHAW OBE, CHAIRMAN OF THE TRUSTEES, THE CHORAL FOUNDATION FOR ST MARY-LE-TOUR CHURCH, IPSWICH; FORMER DIRECTOR, SUFFOLK YOUTH ORCHESTRA; A lovely insight into a very beautiful part of the world, rich in culture and heritage. JO HENRY, BOOKBRUNCH; This is a lovely portrait of a very special part of the world and a hugely inspirational story. EDWARD CREASY, 2021/22 HIGH SHERIFF OF SUFFOLK; It has been a privilege to be a part of May's journey. This moving story will provide an inspiration for many people from all walks of life. STEPHEN SINGLETON MBE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

    1 in stock

    £17.10

  • Fifty Miles with my Dad: A journey on the Suffolk

    Sarnia House LLP Fifty Miles with my Dad: A journey on the Suffolk

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis is the true story of how a ten-year-old's charity challenge led through young philanthropy to a calling in medicine. Recalled by the girl as a young woman, it is a light-hearted but poignant memoir of parent-child journey, set amid the cultural and natural heritage of a beautiful part of the world. May gives a moving account of a trek prompted initially by bereavement. Clashes of attitudes and interests give the dialogue a playful vein; but as the miles go by, often with no other person in sight, father and daughter find new depths of conversation. Relics of war prompt her to ask of past generations, whose legacies he tries to convey; and as she reconnects him with childhood, its innocence and imagination, both see their worlds from new perspectives. Having made front-page news their venture bears lasting fruit. She raises enough for a permanent endowment providing grants from its income, giving her a role in selecting local charities, and allowing her to see their work at first hand. As a budding musician she gains insight into the therapy that music can bring, and while still at school she becomes a recorded composer; meanwhile, seeing different forms of disability and treatment, she learns what fulfilment can be gained from making a difference. Warmly received as an enchanting and inspirational story, ‘Fifty Miles with my Dad' is a celebration of quality time and of rewards from philanthropy that are open to all.Trade ReviewThis is an enchanting book that any parent will relate to. Full of wise observations on life as seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old child. Delightful and moving. MIRANDA AND WILLIAM KENDALL DL. This moving story is living proof of how philanthropy is open to everyone and of how even a child's walk on the coast with a parent can turn into such a seismic inspiration. DAVID SHEEPSHANKS CBE DL, FORMER CHAIRMAN, SUFFOLK AND UK COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS. This will be an inspirational read for anyone wondering about how to encourage a spirit of giving in young people, for anyone embarking on their own philanthropic journey and for anyone interested in working with their local Community Foundation. THERESA LLOYD, FOUNDER DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPY UK; AUTHOR (WITH DR. BETH BREEZE), 'RICHER LIVES'. May's touching book provides an insight into the special nature of this beautiful part of the world. The East Coast is rich in culture and heritage, and it is heart-warming to have these qualities portrayed so personally and in aid of such an important cause. ROGER WRIGHT CBE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SNAPE MALTINGS. A smashing read evoking the special nature of this stretch of our coastline. ADAM BURROWS, NATURAL ENGLAND. A fantastic celebration of a journey along the Suffolk coast, sharing the best of all that binds us inextricably to the natural world through the lens of intergenerational discovery. MICHAEL STRAND, SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST. This beautiful and deeply personal account of ten-year-old May's journey along our incomparable Suffolk coast challenges us to rediscover the wisdom of childhood, the difference between achievement and fulfilment, and whether we are 'soldier, poet, or soldier-poet.' Reminding us of the life-changing power of music, May recalls the parts music played in her walk. Above all, she invites us to make that journey ourselves, a 'sort of treasure hunt without any clues,' asking: "so what are you going to do?" PHILIP SHAW OBE, CHAIRMAN OF THE TRUSTEES, THE CHORAL FOUNDATION FOR ST MARY-LE-TOUR CHURCH, IPSWICH; FORMER DIRECTOR, SUFFOLK YOUTH ORCHESTRA. A lovely insight into a very beautiful part of the world, rich in culture and heritage. JO HENRY, BOOKBRUNCH. This is a lovely portrait of a very special part of the world and a hugely inspirational story. EDWARD CREASY, 2021/22 HIGH SHERIFF OF SUFFOLK. It has been a privilege to be a part of May's journey. This moving story will provide an inspiration for many people from all walks of life. STEPHEN SINGLETON MBE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

    1 in stock

    £9.45

  • Evie and Maryams Family Tree

    Guppy Publishing Ltd Evie and Maryams Family Tree

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisEvie and Maryam are in the same class at school, uneasily thrown together at the start of a new term as they start a project together looking into their family trees. The two girls don't think they have much in common - Maryam feels like an outsider school with the other girls whose parents all seem to know each other, and Evie thinks Maryam is a bit odd. But when the two girls each find the same mysterious folder containing documents in a secret language that belong to their grandmothers, they discover their ties go back two generations, all the way to India, to partition, and to two best friends who inspired each other more than they ever know. A beautifully told historical family-based exploration of identity, inheritance, difference and friendship.

    15 in stock

    £7.59

  • Tuesdays with Jack: A grandmother's love and a

    Granville Island Publishing Tuesdays with Jack: A grandmother's love and a

    4 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis is a heartwarming memoir of introspection and observation, a humorous look into a family with the kind of enchanting moments and unflinching devotion, blended with mess and exhaustion, that we can all relate to. Jacks batteries are running out in his head. But only for songs. Through the inventive eyes of this little boy and his grandmother, we are given insight into their world together, with the fun and wonderment of two lives that are full of beautiful instants, floppy bits, and intimate scenes that make your heart stop. This is the story of Buba and Jack making whipped cream and making magic, a captivating chronicle permeated by the kind of intense love that can only be given by a grandmother.

    4 in stock

    £13.49

  • Chicken Soup for the Soul Empty Nesters

    Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC Chicken Soup for the Soul Empty Nesters

    10 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    10 in stock

    £10.99

  • Fanny Says

    BOA Editions, Limited Fanny Says

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisAn "unleashed love song" to her late grandmother, Nickole Brown's collection brings her brassy, bawdy, tough-as-new-rope grandmother to life. With hair teased to Jesus, mile-long false eyelashes, and a white Cadillac Eldorado with atomic-red leather seats, Fanny is not your typical granny rocking in a chair. Instead, think of a character that looks a lot like Eva Gabor in Green Acres, but darkened with a shadow of Flannery O'Connor. A cross-genre collection that reads like a novel, this book is both a collection of oral history and a lyrical and moving biography that wrestles with the complexities of the South, including poverty, racism, and domestic violence. "Nickole Brown's unleashed love song to her grandmother is raucous and heart-rending, reflective and slap-yo-damn-knee hilarious, a heady meld of lyrical line and life lesson. Brown is blessed to be blood-linked to such a shrewd and singular soul, and the poet's mix of monologue, myth, and unbridled mayhem paints a picture of a proper Southern lady who is just-well, unforgettable." -Patricia Smith "In Fanny Says, Nickole Brown distills the whole of America into one woman: bawdy, loving, racist, battered, healed, and gorgeous with determination. Our country has no history that does not touch the South. Our divisions are our unions. Here, Brown unleashes a voice returned to teach us a lesson. Reader, fair warning: you can't hide from Fanny. You will be changed by this book." -Rebecca Gayle HowellTrade ReviewA San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2015 A Library Journal Best Book of 2015 A NewPages "Editor's Pick" for 2015 Berea College's 2015 Weatherford Award for Poetry "Brown's sprawling sophomore collection is a lyrical biography of and tribute to her wise and irreverent southern grandmother. Along with a memorable lesson in the use of the word 'flitter,' what'll stick most is this book's unknown 'word for all things left unbroken, a word for breakable yet unbroken thing." --NPR Books "In a voice that is both authentic and colloquial, Brown tells the story, without sentimentality or cliche, of her grandmother Fanny... It's rare to find a book of poems that reads like a well-plotted page-turner, each poem propelling the reader into the next, each poem filled with story and song. This is that book. VERDICT Bawdy and real, this volume will stay with readers long after Fanny has had her final say." --Library Journal, Starred Review "Brown's depiction of her cussing, pill-popping grandmother Fanny, who wears push-up brassieres along with starched, short-sleeved men's 'business' shirts, is poignant, funny, and utterly real. Fanny's tone and inflection come alive through the series of poems based on her actual words. And through Brown's vivid, honest, and surprisingly nonjudgmental reflections, we develop, page by page, a mental image of her grandmother in the mid-twentieth-century South and can't help but enjoy the process of getting to know Frances Lee Cox. While this collection honors Fanny's span of years on this planet and her impact on her granddaughter, it also showcases the writer's humor, insight, and poetic gifts." --Booklist "This is a commentary on the South as a whole... Fanny Says remains a tender character study above all else. I wouldn't be surprised to see a film adapted from this. It endures sentiment and challenges social notions. It is true to humanity and breathed with life." --NewPages "Nickole Brown has written an epic poem called Fanny Says... It is in essence one long poem--138 pages--chambered like a heart and pumping language like blood to every stanza throughout this single, vital organ. Though Brown has written these words down, the oracular qualities of her grandmother, Frances Lee Cox--her distinctive way of speaking, idioms and regionalisms, malapropisms and profanities all--manifests so entirely that the reader is not really reading but listening as this monumental, multi-generational narrative unfolds." --The Rumpus "Many of us find it difficult to tell our family stories--no surprise, as they are usually loaded. One of the accomplishments of Fanny Says is its skillful and unapologetic confrontation of the shamelessness of Brown's people--and sometimes ours... Here Brown is at her best--writing calamity with eloquence, speaking, in the same moment, Fanny's complications and the poet's claim on it. This book, like a grandmother's love, is not always pretty, but it pulls you in and gives you so much truth." --Oxford American Magazine "Brown blends descriptions of the immensely wise, brazen and sailor-mouthed Fanny with ruminations on both the power of memory and the Kentucky culture that surrounded them both. The editorial assistant for the late Hunter S. Thompson, the fabric of Brown's poems share threads of his deeply honest and personal reporting, but Fanny Says proves that she's a literary heavyweight in a class of her own." --BookPage "Fanny Says delights and dazzles at every turn. In these poems, Brown finds the space and time to explore her own family and the South as an imagined location. In the tradition of great lesbian writers such as Dorothy Allison, Fannie Flagg, June Arnold and Rita Mae Brown, Nickole Brown spins a yarn that is at once fantastical and believable, one that leaves us, as readers, yearning for more." --Lambda Literary "Reading Nickole Brown's new book of poems, Fanny Says, is like being introduced to someone you never want to let go, the kind of fierce, tender, acerbic, complicated woman who will snag you by your scruff and tell you what you don't want to hear, and--in the next breath--what you need to hear." --Gwarlingo "Nickole Brown first established herself as a major talent with her 2007 novel in poems, Sister, and Fanny Says marks a further development in Brown's exploration of what a poetry collection can be and do... This book explores Fanny in all her troubled humanity, and confronts domestic violence, racism, and poverty in the American South." --Tahoma Literary Review "The imagery is blunt, the dialect true, and what unfolds is a metaphoric hope chest, a series of living flashbacks through which Brown creates a poetic treatise on memory's workings... With subtle technique, Brown encourages the reader to take liberty with these crisp narratives and provokes us to imagine Fanny beyond the page." --Oxford American "Brown delivers poetic mastery with extraordinary craft and control of language, images, line and diction." --Lambda Literary "Like Allen Ginsberg's Kaddish or Sarah Blake's Mr. West, this book draws its energy from the personality of its main character/subject and the way the speaker engages with it. The main character of Fanny Says is likeable, foulmouthed, strange, immensely memorable, and perhaps most importantly, very funny. In memorializing Fanny, Nickole Brown has made her come alive." --Los Angeles Review "Brown's interest in Kentucky speech sounds, and the many speeds in her free verse -- from rapid fire to syrupy-slow -- fit the unfolding of Fanny's life...What would already be a neat set of "way-back stories/ hard as the lichen-green apples/ of Kentucky," told only in Nickole's or Fanny's voice, gets depth from the way that we hear both together: Brown neither whitewashes nor condescends, but shows us "how/ hard she worked/ to become/ who she was." --San Francisco Chronicle "Brown isn't a sentimentalist nor does she dismiss ambiguity for some muzzy unifying principle. What Fanny says and how she says it are paramount here...Richly conceived, Fanny Says is dense with material yet welcoming in its spirited shape-shifting." --Ron SlateTable of ContentsTable of ContentsFor Our Grandmothers IFuck Your Monthly Fanny Says She and Her Husband Had Their First Fight Fanny Linguistics: MalapropismsFanny Says She Spent It Pepsi Fanny Says Sometimes It's Worth the WhuppingGo Put on Your Face For My Grandmother's Teeth, Pulled When She Was Thirty-Six Fanny Says She Got Saved Fanny Linguistics: Nickole Fanny Says How to Make Potato SaladFanny Linguistics: SuperstitionThe DeadFanny Linguistics: Birdsong Fanny Says She Learned to Throw the First Stone Hettie Fanny Says How to Be a Lady IIClorox Fanny Says She Didn’t Use to Be Afraid Fanny Linguistics: Publix HieroglyphicsFanny Linguistics: Origins Crisco For My Grandmother's Feet, Swollen Again Fanny Says How to Tend Babies Fanny Says She Wanted To See Elvis EPOFanny Says at Twenty-three She Learned to Drive Dixie HighwayFanny Linguistics: How to Say What You Mean Pheno Fanny Says She Made Him Feel Better How To Dress Like Fanny Fanny Says I Need to Keep Warm IIIA Genealogy of The Word IVFanny Says She Knows How Little Time is LeftFor My Grandmother's Gallstones, Reconsidered Sweet Silver Fanny Says She Meets a Stripper in the ER Bullshit, Bullshit, Bullshit Fanny Says Again the Same Dream on Morphine Flitter Fanny Asks Me a Question Before I'd Even Ask Myself My Book, In Birds A Translation for the Spiritual Mediator Who May Speak for Me to Frances Lee Cox, Wherever She May Be To My Grandmother's Ghost, Flying with Me on a PlaneFanny Linguistics: ThaumatologyThe Family Says It Celebrates Independence An Invitation for My GrandmotherA Prayer for the Self-Made Man For My Grandmother's Perfume, Norell Fanny Says Goodbye Afterword

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    £12.34

  • Grandparenting the Blended Family: How to Succeed

    Familius LLC Grandparenting the Blended Family: How to Succeed

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisGrandparenting is hard enough, but when you add in the blended family element, whether step or adopted, the challenge is even greater. How do you succeed when these children are not your own? How do you make them your own? Can you get them to love you? to like you? to trust you? How do successful grandparents do it?Dene Low, an award winning author and grandparent herself, explores thirty different sets of grandparents and provides tips and solutions from her interviews and research for grandparent success.Your role as a grandparent is critical to your grandchildren, whether they be your biological grandchildren, step grandchildren, or adopted grandchildren. You have a role to play. You have a difference to make. As the author says, “Grandparents can save the world.”Trade Review"Grandparents often have a special place in their hearts for their grandchildren, and vice versa. For many people, grandchildren or grandparents come in unanticipated ways such as through remarriage, adoption, or other blending of family relationships. Such relationships become 'life savers' in many cases. This book is packed with inspiring stories of ways that grandparents become involved in the lives of their blended family grandchildren. The experiences shared provide powerful examples of love across blended generations, and reassurance that others have similar challenging yet meaningful situations. Grandparents in blended families will be touched, inspired, and reminded of the wonderful blessing that grandparents and grandchildren can be for each other. They will find helpful examples of how to balance being a grandparent while having to teach, ways to address new blended family relations, and creating a safe place for grandchildren going through difficult times. Wisdom and examples share various ways to maintain and strengthen blended family relationships. I heartily recommend this book to any grandparents wanting to learn ways to connect with their grandchildren, especially those in blended families."—Jeremy Yorgason, Associate Professor of Family Studies, Brigham Young University

    10 in stock

    £12.34

  • I Am My Mother’s Daughter: Wisdom on Life, Loss,

    Mandel Vilar Press I Am My Mother’s Daughter: Wisdom on Life, Loss,

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisFor most of her adult life, Dara Kurtz kept a Ziploc bag of letters written by her mother who passed away from cancer when she was twenty-eight years old. The bag also included other letters written by her long-departed grandmothers. These letters gave Dara a glimpse into their lives and personalities at the time the letters were written. They offered her so much wisdom and relevance and taught her so many beautiful, life lessons that Dara decided to share their story, the incredible love between Jewish mothers and daughters, and the wisdom passed on from one generation to the next. As a mother, Dara has passed down these family traditions and wisdom to her two daughters, who now carry on the legacy contained in the Ziploc bag bridging the generations of women in their family. She unexpected discovered that this is best done through the lens of love and through the hand-written word.

    3 in stock

    £17.09

  • Good to Be Grand: Making the Most of Your

    BenBella Books Good to Be Grand: Making the Most of Your

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisBecoming a grandparent is a major milestone, raising new questions, challenges, and opportunities. Prepare for this transformative stage of life--and make the baby's first year one of the most meaningful experiences for both of you. Good to Be Grand is the ultimate roadmap for today's grandparent, combining the latest information about infant care--from medical developments to equipment innovations to parenting practices--with honest, down-to-earth advice and anecdotes about grandparents' special role. Journalist and new grandmother Cheryl Harbour gets right to the point of what modern grandparents really need to know from the time they begin anticipating the birth to the end of the first year. Harbour takes the best and most relevant information from the latest research, expert interviews, and thick parenting books and tailors it specifically for grandparents, recognizing the unique bond they share with their children's children. Each chapter provides interesting facts and observations about what has remained the same and what has changed about childcare over the years, what you can do to support the physical and emotional well-being of your grandchild and, most important, what you can do to make the most of the experience. With a foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton, including her personal reflections on the birth of her first grandchild, Good to Be Grand is for smart and sophisticated grandparents eager to embark on their grandparenting journeys with enthusiasm, knowledge, and confidence.Trade Review"When you start to read this book, be prepared to smile, learn, think, reflect, reminisce, and chuckle ... all the way to the end. Armed with current knowledge on baby care and child development, you will be ready to enjoy and enrich your family life in the role of a grandparent." --Lois Kercher, PhD, RN, past president of American Organization of Nurse Executives "Many of my patients prepare for having a baby by reading up on the topic, but Good to Be Grand is specifically for grandparents and offers a wealth of important information most grandparents probably don't know. I wholeheartedly recommend Cheryl Harbour's book to couples looking for an excellent resource to pass on to their own parents in preparation for grandparenthood." --Lisa Mazzullo, MD, OB/GYN, coauthor of Before Your Pregnancy: A 90-Day Guide for Couples on How to Prepare for a Healthy Conception "Cheryl Harbour's Good to Be Grand is a great read for any new grandparent. I recommend the book as a resource for parents and grandparents alike... Solidly grounded in current knowledge of child and family development yet accessible to anyone interested in learning more about the life-changing experience of grandparenting, which I believe to be potentially the most important family role of this century." --Roma Stovall Hanks, PhD, professor and department chair for the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work and research director at the Center for Generational Studies, University of South Alabama "In this engaging book, Cheryl Harbour shows us that grandparenting isn't just a simple reboot of the parenting role, but will require learning new skills, both communicative and practical, as well as rediscovering forgotten joys. She is a wise and appealing companion for this journey and she has written a lively, accessible and informative guide that will be welcomed by anyone embarking on this wondrous phase of life." --Michael O.L. Seabaugh, PhD, psychologist and writer "If only every stage of life had a book like this to go with it! Good to Be Grand not only informs but highlights the opportunity to approach grandparenting with intention and along the way discover new areas of personal growth." --Linda Renzi, MA, LCPC, Clear Path Center for Well Being

    10 in stock

    £10.99

  • Being a Proactive Grandfather: How to Make A

    Familius LLC Being a Proactive Grandfather: How to Make A

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisStatistics tell us that, as male Baby Boomers, we probably have another twenty to thirty good years ahead of us, and most have grandchildren. But how much time and mental energy will we expend on these living legacies? How much will we prioritize them, and how proactive and deliberate will we be as granddads?New York Times #1 bestselling author, Richard Eyre encourages grandfathers to ask themselves a very important question: what kind of grandfather will you be? Will you be a “disengaged grandfather,” who downsizes to an adults-only condo in Sun City by a golf course and rarely sees his grandkids? Will you be a “limited grandfather,” a “supportive grandfather,” or—best of all—will you be a “proactive grandfather”?Only when we choose to be proactive does grandfathering become effective, consequential, and truly fun. At this level, you deliberately ponder the needs you can uniquely fulfill, and you set goals and plans to enhance your grandchildren’s lives (in concert and in teamwork with the goals and stewardship of their parents). This approach will stretch and test you, but it will also reward you with levels of fulfillment, well-being, love, and peace otherwise unobtainable.Trade Review“Why not approach grandfathering with the same drive and determination we put into our careers? This book shows us how.” —Nolan Archibald, retired CEO, Black and Decker“Our grandkids are our legacy. This book helps us maximize our influence as grandfathers.” —Danny Ainge, Boston Celtic"Being a Proactive Grandfather is a guide to maintaining a rich relationship with one's family, and especially one's grandchildren. Chapters address how to pass on values, how to guide grandchildren away from dangerous 'entitlement' attitudes, and lesser-known 'grandfather's secrets' such as 'Joy is the purpose of life and a choice you make.' Being a Proactive Grandfather is wise, down-to-earth practical, and highly recommended." —Michael Dunford, MBR Bookwatch: August 2017

    10 in stock

    £13.29

  • The Gratitude Journal: A Gift for Mom

    BrBB House Press The Gratitude Journal: A Gift for Mom

    1 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    1 in stock

    £14.24

  • Pop Pop's Train Ride

    Mary Kay Worth Books Pop Pop's Train Ride

    1 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    1 in stock

    £13.99

  • Midsummer Bloom Books Maman je veux connaître ton histoire

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    £20.78

  • Compendium Publishing & Communications Why You're So Amazing, Grandma: A Fun Fill-In

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    £9.86

  • Compendium Publishing & Communications Why You're So Amazing, Grandpa: A Fun Fill-In

    10 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    10 in stock

    £10.40

  • Compendium Publishing & Communications My Grandma: An Interview Journal to Capture

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    £12.30

  • Compendium Publishing & Communications My Grandpa: An Interview Journal to Capture

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    £12.30

  • Maman raconte-moi ton histoire: Parle moi de toi

    Books on Demand Maman raconte-moi ton histoire: Parle moi de toi

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £11.50

  • Changing Social Environments in Spain: Families,

    Peter Lang AG Changing Social Environments in Spain: Families,

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    Book SynopsisThis book presents several theoretical proposals about social and familial – but alsopolitical and cultural – change in Spain in the transition from the Ancien Régime tothe modern age. The sociocultural reality of the Ancien Régime, based on inequalityand privilege, is redefined through kinship and, both horizontal and vertical, socialrelations. In this way, the transition from the patriarchal to the conjugal familyexplains continuity and change in the context of new social relations that valueindividual merit, the accumulation of capital, and the decisive importance of feelingand emotion.Table of ContentsList of abbreviations – Francisco Chacón Jiménez (University of Murcia) Introduction. Families and social change. A new approach to Spanish history (circa mid- 18th– circa mid- 20th century) – José Pablo Blanco Carrasco (University of Extremadura) Chapter 1. Primitive individualism. Family roots of early modern individualism in Spain – Francisco García González (University of Castilla- La Mancha), Jesús Manuel González Beltrán (University of Cádiz)Chapter 2. Families and social trajectories. Some research results from south- central Spain, 18th– 19th centuries – Máximo García Fernández (University of Valladolid), Juan Manuel Bartolomé Bartolomé (University of León) Chapter 3. Appearances and family consumption in interior Castile (1500– 1850) – José María Imízcoz Beunza (University of Basque Country) Chapter 4. The political and cultural class of Enlightened reformism. Avant- garde networks, reform, and resistance in 18th- century Spain – Francisco Chacón Jiménez (University of Murcia), Juan Hernández Franco (University of Murcia), Antonio Irigoyen López (University of Murcia) Chapter 5. Explaining social change through marriage, family, and kinship. Circa 1750– circa early 20th century

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    £41.40

  • Fabian Zapatka: Vater

    Kerber Verlag Fabian Zapatka: Vater

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    Book SynopsisIn 2019 Manfred Zapatka ended his more than 50-year-long career in the theatre at the Residenz Theatre in Munich. An outstanding actor, he represents a generation of German-language ensemble theatre-makers that has recently been retiring. The photographer Fabian Zapatka (*1978) decided to accompany his father as he bade his farewell. His photographic piece Vater (Father) starts in the world of the Munich theatre. The end of their journey is marked by his father’s retreat to his parents’ home in Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony, where he spent his childhood. The old house in the old hometown, which stood empty for nearly 30 years, will become his new home. Text in English and German.

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    £20.80

  • Studies in Gerontology

    Rawat Studies in Gerontology

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe changing structures of societies, patterns of family interdependence, family and kin structures, dempgraphic, social and economic trends have affected the relationship between generations accross the world.

    1 in stock

    £23.99

  • Almuzara Guia Practica Para Abuelos Con Nietos

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £10.66

  • De niña herida a mujer salvaje

    De niña herida a mujer salvaje

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisDescubre el camino para sanar a tu niña interior y despertar el poder de la mujer salvaje que hay en ti.Dentro de toda mujer habita una Niña Herida y una Mujer Salvaje. La niña refleja tu historia personal y las heridas de tu infancia, y domina tu presente con patrones inconscientes que te atan a relaciones de dependencia, a sentimientos de insuficiencia y a una vida que no te satisface. En lugar de reprimirlas, este libro te propone escuchar y sanar estas partes dañadas para liberar la Mujer Salvaje que hay en ti, tu esencia más libre y auténtica. Conectar con ella te permitirá vivir con plenitud, compasión y poder personal, y construir así la vida que deseas.En este libro, Sara Sarmiento, psicóloga general sanitaria y psicoanalista especializada en EMDR, trauma, apego y dependencia emocional, te acompaña en un camino de autocuidado y sanación en el aprenderás a:* Conocer tus heridas de la infancia para que dejen de dominarte desde tu inconsciente.* Maternar esas partes delicadas y vulnerables que habitan en ti.* Liberarte de las cadenas sociales y familiares que te atan a una vida insatisfactoria.* Construir tu vida plena y auténtica desde el Slow Living.* Conectar con el poder femenino ancestral que hay en ti.De Niña Herida a Mujer Salvaje es un lugar de paz y crecimiento para todas aquellas mujeres que sienten la necesidad de sanar sus heridas y despertar su poder salvaje y natural. Toma las riendas de tu vida para llegar a tu mejor propósito de vida: Ser Tú Misma.

    10 in stock

    £17.52

  • Herder & Herder El Abrazo de Los Abuelos

    1 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    1 in stock

    £17.22

  • Lay Your Cards on The Table: Spark the

    BIS Publishers B.V. Lay Your Cards on The Table: Spark the

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisChatting with colleagues at the coffee machine is easy enough. Talking to a new colleague is a little less easy. Having an in-depth conversation with someone you do not know, is anything but easy. And, if that someone is either half your age or twice as old, it becomes difficult. This game turns that task into a joyful experience. Lay Your Cards on The Table consists of 60 cards with conversation starters. Choose questions from 3 different categories and you will be having great conversations in no time. You can play this game with 2 people or more. You can start the conversation by randomly asking or answering some of the questions or, if you need some more guidance, you can use the game rules. Although in the end, there really is just one rule: Whatever is discussed on the table, stays there!

    15 in stock

    £14.91

  • Visitors To The House

    HarperCollins India Visitors To The House

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn the hill town of Didoli, each of the five visitors to the house on the gorge has a story. The avuncular mongrel called Vurf, a spirit bearing a message for a stepdaughter, the urchin with her golden hair and a vagabond past, a fading child star too wise for his years and an autistic infant who can smell tomorrow.

    15 in stock

    £13.49

  • Clash Of The Mind And Heart: Parents' Playbook

    World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Clash Of The Mind And Heart: Parents' Playbook

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisThis book is not just for parents! While it was initially written for them, increasingly adults working with adolescents also sought help. I tried putting something together specifically for these adults but found that the content is also in this book.These are some common woes of adolescents and adults about each other - 'My parents don't understand me.', 'Why is my child emotionally explosive all the time?', 'My parents are always nagging.', 'Teens cannot seem to be able to think about the consequence first before acting!'The understanding-divide between adolescents and adults seems to be getting wider. Concretely on a day-to-day basis, adolescents and parents are clashing with each other over mind and heart issues; and no one seemed to be able to 'get' the other. Even if one 'got it', it would not take long before one would challenge the other about it.Neuroscience has informed us that the divide has always been there and will continue to be there because it is developmental. The prefrontal cortex will only be fully developed about ten years after the limbic system becomes fully functional. These two areas are primarily responsible for setting and achieving goals, and behavioural-emotional responses, respectively. The implication of this reality is huge, and it explains the 'clash of the mind and heart' issues at so many levels; specifically, rational-emotional conflict during adult-adolescent engagement.One of the ways to reduce that conflict is to heighten the understanding of adult-child developmental realities and learn the strategies that would help the other succeed. Such endeavours seemed to benefit only the adult more because they seemed to be more matured developmentally, but if we know how to help adolescents appreciate the realities, they are able to also benefit from it and manage the constant 'clashing' with the adults.Thus, this book proposes the framework and strategies to help youths succeed and includes some stories of professional youth work, where effective youth engagement strategies are highlighted by youths themselves in retrospect.

    Out of stock

    £76.00

  • Clash Of The Mind And Heart: Parents' Playbook

    World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Clash Of The Mind And Heart: Parents' Playbook

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisThis book is not just for parents! While it was initially written for them, increasingly adults working with adolescents also sought help. I tried putting something together specifically for these adults but found that the content is also in this book.These are some common woes of adolescents and adults about each other - 'My parents don't understand me.', 'Why is my child emotionally explosive all the time?', 'My parents are always nagging.', 'Teens cannot seem to be able to think about the consequence first before acting!'The understanding-divide between adolescents and adults seems to be getting wider. Concretely on a day-to-day basis, adolescents and parents are clashing with each other over mind and heart issues; and no one seemed to be able to 'get' the other. Even if one 'got it', it would not take long before one would challenge the other about it.Neuroscience has informed us that the divide has always been there and will continue to be there because it is developmental. The prefrontal cortex will only be fully developed about ten years after the limbic system becomes fully functional. These two areas are primarily responsible for setting and achieving goals, and behavioural-emotional responses, respectively. The implication of this reality is huge, and it explains the 'clash of the mind and heart' issues at so many levels; specifically, rational-emotional conflict during adult-adolescent engagement.One of the ways to reduce that conflict is to heighten the understanding of adult-child developmental realities and learn the strategies that would help the other succeed. Such endeavours seemed to benefit only the adult more because they seemed to be more matured developmentally, but if we know how to help adolescents appreciate the realities, they are able to also benefit from it and manage the constant 'clashing' with the adults.Thus, this book proposes the framework and strategies to help youths succeed and includes some stories of professional youth work, where effective youth engagement strategies are highlighted by youths themselves in retrospect.

    Out of stock

    £33.25

  • Letter to My Son: Words of Wisdom, Advice and

    Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Letter to My Son: Words of Wisdom, Advice and

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisEvery boy goes through several rites of passage as he grows up to become a man. He learns from siblings, peers, teachers and other adults. But perhaps no one has as much influence over him as his parents. This is not surprising as they look after their son from a young age and build bonds of trust and love. In this collection edited by award-winning author Felix Cheong, parents (both fathers and mothers) write letters to their sons about the different roles they will go through as son, brother, husband and father. Here are life lessons about etiquette, manners, school life, courtship, marriage, work, responsibilities and everything else you can think of in-between. These mini-essays will show you, through the eyes of writers from all walks of life, the trial and trails of bringing up boys.

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    £11.69

  • Letter to My Daughter: Words of Wisdom, Advice

    Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Letter to My Daughter: Words of Wisdom, Advice

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    Book SynopsisThey say little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. That innocent baby in the cot will one day become a sister, a mother, a wife, a daughter-in-law. A girl's first—and sometimes final—teacher is her mother. From first steps to first kiss, marriage to motherhood, mothers are the coach and counsellor in every girl's life. In this collection curated by veteran editor and writer Theresa Tan, mothers write letters to their daughters who may one day become mothers themselves. At times hilarious, mostly brutally honest, these are no-holds-barred, one-sided conversations between moms and their girls: values to impart, mistakes to learn from, wisdom to pass on, confessions to make, gratitude to express. These letters will make you laugh, weep and hug your child. Includes notes on lipstick and taking care of your body; how to survive marriage (and divorce); stupid things never to do; making hard decisions; living life with passion; raising children and caring for aging parents; carrying on family traditions; focusing on what truly matters in life. Contributors include: Adlena Oh-Wong, Amy Poon, Ng Choong San, Cynthia Chew, Dawn Lee, Dawn Sim, Janet Goh, Jennifer Heng, Jenny Wee, Kalthum Ahmad, Karen Tan, Landy Chua-Moosa, Loretta Urquhart, Paige Parker, Petrina Kow, Sangeeta Mulchand, Shaan Moledina-Lim, Chiong Xiao Ting, Lin Xiuzhen, Yen Chua and Zalina Gazali

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    £16.96

  • Grandma I Wrote A Book About You: Fill In The

    Independently Published Grandma I Wrote A Book About You: Fill In The

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £9.36

  • 100 Questions for Grandma: A Journal to Inspire

    Rockridge Press 100 Questions for Grandma: A Journal to Inspire

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    £21.24

  • Rockridge Press Stories from Grandma: A Fill-In Journal and

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    £18.74

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