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Pkcs Media, Inc. Awkward Silences and How to Prevent Them: 25
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PublicAffairs,U.S. How to Live Forever: The Enduring Power of
Book SynopsisThe secret to happiness, longevity, and living on is through mentoring the next generation.In How to Live Forever, Encore.org founder and CEO Marc Freedman tells the story of his thirty-year quest to answer some of contemporary life's most urgent questions: With so many living so much longer, what is the meaning of the increasing years beyond 50? How can a society with more older people than younger ones thrive? How do we find happiness when we know life is long and time is short? In a poignant book that defies categorisation, Freedman finds insights by exploring purpose and generativity, digging into the drive for longevity and the perils of age segregation, and talking to social innovators across the globe bringing the generations together for mutual benefit. He finds wisdom in stories from young and old, featuring ordinary people and icons like jazz great Clark Terry and basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. But the answers also come from stories of Freedman's own mentors-a sawmill worker turned surrogate grandparent, a university administrator who served as Einstein's driver, a cabinet secretary who won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the gym teacher who was Freedman's father.How to Live Forever is a deeply personal call to find fulfillment and happiness in our longer lives by connecting with the next generation and forging a legacy of love that lives beyond us.
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HarperCollins Publishers What Do Women Want By Luise Eichenbaum published August 2009
Book Synopsis‘This book highlights the fact that women are brought up to understand men’s emotional needs but men are not brought up to understand women’s.’ WomanTrade Review‘The old bargain has been shattered. Women want more than a man who makes a good living: they want a man who provides warmth and commitment.’ Vogue ‘It’s a question most women and many men have struggled with…this book comes up with the best answer so far.’ Woman
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HarperCollins Publishers AQA AS and A Level Sociology Families and
Book SynopsisExam Board: AQALevel & Subject: AS SociologyFirst teaching: September 2015Next exams: June 2023Collins Student Support Materials provide an essential course companion and revision aid. Written by experienced teachers and senior examiners, each book covers the 2015 AQA specification and prepares students for examination success.This title contains all the key information for AQA AS topic 3.2.2.2 Beliefs in Society and AQA A-level topic 4.2.2 Families and Households.Examiners' tips throughout suggest how students can improve their exam performance.Detailed exam guidance, practice questions and sample answers are provided for the following: AS Paper 2, Section B A-level Paper 2, Section A.
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HarperCollins Publishers Two Sisters
Book Synopsis''Tender, vivid and achingly sad'' GUARDIAN, BOOK OF THE YEARTWO SISTERS publishes on the 30th anniversary of Blake Morrison's ground-breaking book And When Did You Last See Your Father? which forged the way for a new genre of confessional memoir.She's gone, that's all, and though there's no retrieving her I'd like to make sense of who she was and what she became. It wasn't just that she changed over time. She could change from day to day. Drink made it worse but the origins went deeper. You never knew which you'd get, the kind and loving Gill or her doppelgänger. Two sisters.'Blake Morrison has lost a sister and a half-sister in recent years. Both are the subjects of this remarkable and heart-breaking memoir, along with a forensic examination of sibling relationships in history and literature.Blake's sister Gill struggled with alcoholism for a large part of her life, and her shocking death is the starting point for Two Sisters. Blake returns to their childhood to search for the originTrade Review‘A book at once bold, magnanimous, heart-breaking and riveting…’ HOWARD JACOBSON ‘Beautiful. Affecting. Erudite.’ SUSIE ORBACH 'Tender, vivid and achingly sad' GUARDIAN, BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘A ground-breaking confessional memoir’ BBC Books of 2023 ‘Pungent, disturbing, entirely unforgettable’ THE TIMES ‘Morrison writes with a reckless respect for the truth’ GUARDIAN ‘Harrowing, candid and clear-eyed, unflinchingly honest and self-critical. Two sad stories. The strangeness of families and the weight of the past. The guilt of being OK’ NICCI GERRARD ‘Few writers can claim to have affected the literary landscape like Blake Morrison… Two Sisters is not an easy book to read, but it is a bracingly honest one’ MAIL ON SUNDAY, Book of the Week ‘A wonderfully heartfelt and tender thing: delicate and unstinting and clear-eyed’ OBSERVER, Book of the Week ‘Engrossing’ SPECTATOR ‘A beautiful, brave and brutal memoir that does not shy away from hard truths’ THE TIMES ‘An acute, wonderfully adroit book, overflowing with sharp yet compassionate observations about human nature’ THE INDEPENDENT ‘A writer of undoubted skill’ NEW STATESMAN ‘Painful, hesitant, honest, agonised, controlled and (especially the latter) full of love’ DAILY MAIL ‘True to a complex, many-layered grief’ TLS ‘'Morrison has a startling gift' LITERARY REVIEW ‘Blake Morrison is a writer who tenderly and relentlessly lifts every stone, and the stones beneath, searching for the roots of human feelings and human relations, and revealing them to the reader’ LOUISA YOUNG ‘Affecting… it could help those who have lost a sibling’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Remarkable and heart-breaking’ SHEER LUXE
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HarperCollins Publishers Two Sisters
Book Synopsis''Tender, vivid and achingly sad'' GUARDIAN, BOOK OF THE YEARTWO SISTERS publishes on the 30th anniversary of Blake Morrison's ground-breaking book And When Did You Last See Your Father? which forged the way for a new genre of confessional memoir.She's gone, that's all, and though there's no retrieving her I'd like to make sense of who she was and what she became. It wasn't just that she changed over time. She could change from day to day. Drink made it worse but the origins went deeper. You never knew which you'd get, the kind and loving Gill or her doppelgänger. Two sisters.'Blake Morrison has lost a sister and a half-sister in recent years. Both are the subjects of this remarkable and heart-breaking memoir, along with a forensic examination of sibling relationships in history and literature.Blake's sister Gill struggled with alcoholism for a large part of her life, and her shocking death is the starting point for Two Sisters. Blake returns to their childhood to search for the originTrade Review‘A book at once bold, magnanimous, heart-breaking and riveting…’ HOWARD JACOBSON ‘Beautiful. Affecting. Erudite.’ SUSIE ORBACH 'Tender, vivid and achingly sad' GUARDIAN, BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘A ground-breaking confessional memoir’ BBC Books of 2023 ‘Pungent, disturbing, entirely unforgettable’ THE TIMES ‘Morrison writes with a reckless respect for the truth’ GUARDIAN ‘Harrowing, candid and clear-eyed, unflinchingly honest and self-critical. Two sad stories. The strangeness of families and the weight of the past. The guilt of being OK’ NICCI GERRARD ‘Few writers can claim to have affected the literary landscape like Blake Morrison… Two Sisters is not an easy book to read, but it is a bracingly honest one’ MAIL ON SUNDAY, Book of the Week ‘A wonderfully heartfelt and tender thing: delicate and unstinting and clear-eyed’ OBSERVER, Book of the Week ‘Engrossing’ SPECTATOR ‘A beautiful, brave and brutal memoir that does not shy away from hard truths’ THE TIMES ‘An acute, wonderfully adroit book, overflowing with sharp yet compassionate observations about human nature’ THE INDEPENDENT ‘A writer of undoubted skill’ NEW STATESMAN ‘Painful, hesitant, honest, agonised, controlled and (especially the latter) full of love’ DAILY MAIL ‘True to a complex, many-layered grief’ TLS ‘'Morrison has a startling gift' LITERARY REVIEW ‘Blake Morrison is a writer who tenderly and relentlessly lifts every stone, and the stones beneath, searching for the roots of human feelings and human relations, and revealing them to the reader’ LOUISA YOUNG ‘Affecting… it could help those who have lost a sibling’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Remarkable and heart-breaking’ SHEER LUXE
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HarperCollins Publishers Gaffs
Book SynopsisThe book that has been waiting to be written how Ireland's housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.Clear, cogent and persuasive Fintan O'TooleMillennials are the first generation in Ireland to be worse off than their parents. Trapped in a game of rental roulette, stuck living at home as adults, and many on the brink of homelessness, the Irish housing crisis has defined the lives of an entire generation and it is set to continue.With housing costs in Ireland the highest in the EU, the property ladder has been kicked from under thousands. So how did we get here and how do we break the cycle?In Gaffs, housing expert Rory Hearne urges us to think about the people behind the statistics, and shows us that there is a way towards a future where everyone has access to a home.Trade Review‘The heart of the book is a clear, cogent and persuasive account of how this crisis was created. Showing that it is, indeed, a deliberate creation is the strength of Hearne’s argument. And while this is a source of anger, it might also be a source of hope: what bad public policy has wrought, better policy can undo.’ Fintan O’Toole The Irish Times
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HarperCollins Publishers Gaffs
Book SynopsisThe book that has been waiting to be written how Ireland's housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.Millennials are the first generation in Ireland to be worse off than their parents. Trapped in a game of rental roulette, stuck living at home as adults, and many on the brink of homelessness, the Irish housing crisis has defined the lives of an entire generation and it is set to continue.With housing costs in Ireland the highest in the EU, the property ladder has been kicked from under thousands. So how did we get here and how do we break the cycle?In Gaffs, housing expert Rory Hearne urges us to think about the people behind the statistics, and shows us that there is a way towards a future where everyone has access to a home.Trade Review‘The heart of the book is a clear, cogent and persuasive account of how this crisis was created. Showing that it is, indeed, a deliberate creation is the strength of Hearne’s argument. And while this is a source of anger, it might also be a source of hope: what bad public policy has wrought, better policy can undo.’ Fintan O’Toole The Irish Times
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HarperCollins Publishers Take Note
Book SynopsisFollowing on from her Sunday Times bestseller, I Wish I Knew This Earlier, Toni Tone is back again and this time, filled with advice that goes beyond our dating and romantic lives.In my opinion, change as a form of evolution is wonderful, because nobody should stay exactly the same forever. If you're not evolving or growing, what are you doing? Embrace personal change if it means the you of today is better than you of yesterday.'Do you wish you had more confidence in yourself?Are your friendships changing as you get older and you're not sure how manage it?Is your career unfulfilling or taking over your life?These are the kinds of issues that Toni Tone explores in her brand-new book, Take Note: Real Life Lessons. Threading in her own experiences, and in particular, what she took away from her twenties, Toni provides genuine and insightful advice on a whole array of topics.Everything from ageing to making (and ending) friendships, to reinventing yourself and challenging your comfort zone, to ignoring deadlines' and going at your own pace Take Note has all of the ingredients you'll need to reach your fullest potential, in one handy, accessible place.Trade Review Reviews for I Wish I Knew This Earlier ‘Relatable and insightful…Tone’s approach could be characterised as crisp but kind, with a writing style that is eminently accessible and inclusive, providing just the kind of big-sisterly feel she originally aspired to.’CAROLINE SANDERSON, THE BOOKSELLER ‘This book is scarily accurate. There were so many times where I was adamant that Toni was talking specifically to and about me. I can see identical versions of my friends and I in every single lesson, there were so many points where I literally wanted to screenshot a whole page, send it to my friend and say "LOOOOOOOOOK IT'S YOU!” Spoiler alert: Everyone I know is getting a copy of this book for their next birthday.’JULIE ADENUGA, BROADCASTER and CULTURAL CURATOR
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Men Are from Mars Women Are from Venus
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Dance of Anger CD A Womans Guide to Changing
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Hombres Son de Marte Las Mujeres Son de Venus Los
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Obedience to Authority
Book SynopsisIn the 1960s, Stanley Milgram carried out a series of experiments in which human subjects were given progressively more painful electro-shocks in a careful calibrated series to determine to what extent people will obey orders even when they knew them to be painful and immoral. This book deals with Milgram's persuasive explanation of his methods.Trade Review“Milgram’s experiments on obedience have made us more aware of the dangers of uncritically accepting authority.” — Peter Singer, New York Times Book Review “Stanley Milgram’s experiments on obedience to malevolent authority seemed to me to be the most important social psychological research done in this generation….The quality of exposition in the book I s so high that it qualifies as literature as well as science.” — Roger Brown, Harvard University “This well-designed and brilliantly executed research study, reported in an unusually fascinating and very readable style, reveals the elusive and sometimes shocking conditions under which men obey authority regardless of the morality involved.” — Library Journal “A major contribution to our knowledge of man’s behavior. It establishes firmly in the front rank of social scientists in this generation.” — Jerome S. Brunner, Oxford University “One of the most significant books I have read in more than two decades of reviewing.” — Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times “The classic account of the human tendency to follow orders, no matter who they hurt or what their consequences.” — Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World “Milgrim’s experiment-based analysis is a model of systematic, sequential, patient pursuit of answers to a significant social problem. His investigations accomplish what we should expect of responsible social science: to inform the intellect without trivializing the phenomenon.” — Henry W. Reicken, Science
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Surviving a Shark Attack On Land
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Thats Not What I Meant How Conversational Style
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Squeezed
Book SynopsisOne of TIME’s Best New Books to Read This Summer“Brilliant—a keen, elegantly written, and scorching account of the American family today. Through vivid stories, sharp analysis and wit, Quart anatomizes the middle class’s fall while also offering solutions and hope.” — Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and DimedFamilies today are squeezed on every side—from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies to workplaces without paid family leave or even dependable and regular working hours. Many realize that attaining the standard of living their parents managed has become impossible.Alissa Quart, executive editor of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, examines the lives of many middle-class Americans who can now barely afford to raise children. Through gripping firsthand storytelling, Quart shows how our countr
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Heart Is a Shifting Sea
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Together
Book SynopsisInstant New York Times Bestseller!The book we need NOW to avoid a social recession, Murthy’s prescient message is about the importance of human connection, the hidden impact of loneliness on our health, and the social power of community.Humans are social creatures: In this simple and obvious fact lies both the problem and the solution to the current crisis of loneliness. In his groundbreaking book, the 19th surgeon general of the United States Dr. Vivek Murthy makes a case for loneliness as a public health concern: a root cause and contributor to many of the epidemics sweeping the world today from alcohol and drug addiction to violence to depression and anxiety. Loneliness, he argues, is affecting not only our health, but also how our children experience school, how we perform in the workplace, and the sense of division and polarization in our society.But, at the center of our loneliness is o
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc How to Do the Work
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom Dr. Nicole LePera, creator of the holistic psychologist—the online phenomenon with more than two million Instagram followers—comes a revolutionary approach to healing that harnesses the power of the self to produce lasting change.As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Nicole LePera often found herself frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Wanting more for her patients—and for herself—she began a journey to develop a united philosophy of mental, physical and spiritual wellness that equips people with the interdisciplinary tools necessary to heal themselves. After experiencing the life-changing results herself, she began to share what she’d learned with others—and soon “The Holistic Psychologist” was born.Now, Dr. LePera is ready to share her much-requested protocol with the world. In How to Do the Work, she offers both a manifesto for SelfHealing as well as an essential guide to creating a more vibrant, authentic, and joyful life. Drawing on the latest research from a diversity of scientific fields and healing modalities, Dr. LePera helps us recognize how adverse experiences and trauma in childhood live with us, resulting in whole body dysfunction—activating harmful stress responses that keep us stuck engaging in patterns of codependency, emotional immaturity, and trauma bonds. Unless addressed, these self-sabotaging behaviors can quickly become cyclical, leaving people feeling unhappy, unfulfilled, and unwell. In How to Do the Work, Dr. LePera offers readers the support and tools that will allow them to break free from destructive behaviors to reclaim and recreate their lives. Nothing short of a paradigm shift, this is a celebration of empowerment that will forever change the way we approach mental wellness and self-care.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Huddle
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Brooke Baldwin has always been a fierce promoter of women. Her first book, Huddle, is an exemplification of what happens when women have one another’s backs. If you want to understand the power that can be achieved when women come together to support one another, this is your book. If you want to be inspired by the ambition and tenacity of women, this is your book. If you want to experience the infectious enthusiasm of a woman delighting in her efforts to tell these remarkable stories, this is definitely your book." — Lisa Ling, executive producer and host of CNN's This Is Life with Lisa Ling "Like Brooke herself, Huddle uplifts women, encouraging them to believe in their collective power. A fun and inspiring read!" — Diane Von Furstenberg, fashion designer, philanthropist, and bestselling author "It’s a man’s world, but not for long if we tap into the power of Huddle. Women can be our own worst enemies or our greatest resource; Brooke has inspired me to keep fighting for women to shatter ceilings and set the menu at any table at which we find ourselves. What I love most about this book is that it reminds us that solidarity can indeed be contagious—and collaboration, especially among those who have been left out and left behind, can be transformative." — Alicia Garza, principal of the Black Futures Lab and cofounder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network "I have spent much of my life in a huddle on the soccer field, planning a winning strategy with other badass women. I know firsthand that Brooke Baldwin is right: magic happens after the huddle. I just finished Huddle, and I’m on fire. Brooke is the coach we need in precisely this moment. She reminds us that if we take the power of the huddle off the field and into the world, we will be unstoppable!" — Abby Wambach, Olympian, activist, and #1 bestselling author of Wolfpack "I wouldn’t be anywhere close to where I am today if not for my beautiful, powerful, badass huddle. And if you want to know why it’s the most important thing in life—that’s right, I said in life—do yourself and your huddle a favor and pick up this book." — Bozoma Saint John, CMO of Netflix, entrepreneur, and badass
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Hot and Unbothered
Book SynopsisAn acclaimed sex therapist?s practical, playful, and inclusive guide that teaches you how to discover your deepest sexual desires, communicate your wants and needs, define your boundaries, and have the sex you want.While popular culture is saturated with sex, the gap between informed sex education and satisfying sex is vast, and it often leaves LGBTQQ+ individuals out of the conversation entirely. Hot and Unbothered bridges that chasm, giving you explicit permission to talk about, think about, and achieve the pleasure you desire without shame or secrecy, no matter your sexual identity or gender.In Hot and Unbothered, Yana Tallon-Hicks provides a roadmap to empower yourself and improve your relationships, sharing the unique programs she developed for her therapy clients and workshops. She begins by shattering myths about ?good sex,? which is seamless, satisfying?and nearly non-existent. Once you let go of unreachable ideals, you can start to truly identify your own unique desires and fears and build the safest space to fulfill your most pleasurable sexual experiences. Yana guides you to discover your own hang-ups and overcome barriers such as shame, secrecy, misinformation, low self-esteem, lack-of-motivation, and unhealthy relationship patterns. When the path to pleasure is cleared the fun begins! Yana helps you decide who you really are as a sexual being and how to set sexual goals. What do you want? What do you like? What have you yet to discover? And how do you want to explore? In answering these questions, you can establish and set your limits, clarify your needs, and communicate your desires to your current partner. Yana reminds you that whether your partner is a lifelong companion or a casual hook-up, your pleasure, comfort, and identity should always be supported.Yana unpacks common stumbling blocks, troubleshoots tricky conversations, and addresses potential backslides to ensure long-lasting success. Complete with worksheets and exercises, as well as playful hand-drawn illustrations, Hot and Unbothered will help you understand, pursue, and fulfill your sexual desires now, and for the rest of your life.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Screaming on the Inside
Book SynopsisNow, in Screaming on the Inside, Grose weaves together her personal journey with scientific, historical, and contemporary reporting to be the voice for American parents she wishes she’d had a decade ago.The truth is that parenting cannot follow a recipe;Trade Review"Fierce, timely, unflinching." — New York Times Book Review "If this book feels like it’s sounding the alarm on the state of American motherhood, well, that’s because it is." — San Francisco Chronicle "Journalist Grose weaves together history, memoir and interviews with hundreds of women to persuasively propose a saner future for all." — People "In the all-too-timely Screaming on the Inside, Jessica Grose is direct and bracing in her assessment of how horrifically the United States serves its mothers and, in turn, its children. Enraging and elucidating, it's also a pleasure to read." — Rebecca Traister, author of Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger and writer-at-large for New York Magazine and The Cut "Like every mom, I, too, have screamed on the inside (and sometimes on the outside) while raising my four kids. I just want to do a good job—but that can feel like the impossible dream at times. Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood helps us understand how mothers got to this place of outsized expectations from society and from ourselves. Jessica Grose has spent a career talking with experts and parents and has now mined her wealth of knowledge to write a book that is long overdue." — Soledad O'Brien “Eminently readable…It takes a succinct and accessible book to open a conversation with people who may not otherwise read a book ‘about motherhood’…. Vindicates the frustration of American mothers, but is as crucial a read for those who have never changed a diaper in their lives.” — Boston Globe "This is the rare book that is both important for how we think about policy solutions to serious social problems, and also incredibly relatable and hard to put down." — Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better, Cribsheet and The Family Firm “This is the book I've been waiting for on contemporary motherhood: historically rooted, incisive, empathic, furious, while always asking how we actually move forward. If you think Screaming on the Inside is just a book for moms, you're very wrong.” — Anne Helen Petersen, author of Out of the Office and Can’t Even and writer of Culture Study "Grose’s fiery compassion is matched by her profoundly complex understanding of the material and her trenchant, witty prose.... A deeply researched and highly relatable analysis of American motherhood, past and present." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Stirring. …Mothers struggling to keep their heads above water will find camaraderie in this empathetic outing.” — Publishers Weekly “It's hard to imagine a mother (or other) who won't feel seen somewhere in Grose's accessible, empathetic, data-driven report.” — Booklist “Melding personal narrative with clear-eyes reportage from the front lines, [Grose] works to redefine what exactly a ‘mother’ is, or should be, in a society that demands so much more from its childbearing women than it has to offer.” — Los Angeles Times “[Grose] breaks down all the expectations and leaves behind an analysis that will surely free any mother of the burden of doing it all.” — Shondaland “Compelling, razor-sharp, and deeply personal." — Christian Science Monitor
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Screaming on the Inside
Book SynopsisNow, in Screaming on the Inside, Grose weaves together her personal journey with scientific, historical, and contemporary reporting to be the voice for American parents she wishes she’d had a decade ago.The truth is that parenting cannot follow a recipe;Trade Review"Fierce, timely, unflinching." — New York Times Book Review "If this book feels like it’s sounding the alarm on the state of American motherhood, well, that’s because it is." — San Francisco Chronicle "Journalist Grose weaves together history, memoir and interviews with hundreds of women to persuasively propose a saner future for all." — People "In the all-too-timely Screaming on the Inside, Jessica Grose is direct and bracing in her assessment of how horrifically the United States serves its mothers and, in turn, its children. Enraging and elucidating, it's also a pleasure to read." — Rebecca Traister, author of Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger and writer-at-large for New York Magazine and The Cut "Like every mom, I, too, have screamed on the inside (and sometimes on the outside) while raising my four kids. I just want to do a good job—but that can feel like the impossible dream at times. Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood helps us understand how mothers got to this place of outsized expectations from society and from ourselves. Jessica Grose has spent a career talking with experts and parents and has now mined her wealth of knowledge to write a book that is long overdue." — Soledad O'Brien “Eminently readable…It takes a succinct and accessible book to open a conversation with people who may not otherwise read a book ‘about motherhood’…. Vindicates the frustration of American mothers, but is as crucial a read for those who have never changed a diaper in their lives.” — Boston Globe "This is the rare book that is both important for how we think about policy solutions to serious social problems, and also incredibly relatable and hard to put down." — Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better, Cribsheet and The Family Firm “This is the book I've been waiting for on contemporary motherhood: historically rooted, incisive, empathic, furious, while always asking how we actually move forward. If you think Screaming on the Inside is just a book for moms, you're very wrong.” — Anne Helen Petersen, author of Out of the Office and Can’t Even and writer of Culture Study "Grose’s fiery compassion is matched by her profoundly complex understanding of the material and her trenchant, witty prose.... A deeply researched and highly relatable analysis of American motherhood, past and present." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Stirring. …Mothers struggling to keep their heads above water will find camaraderie in this empathetic outing.” — Publishers Weekly “It's hard to imagine a mother (or other) who won't feel seen somewhere in Grose's accessible, empathetic, data-driven report.” — Booklist “Melding personal narrative with clear-eyes reportage from the front lines, [Grose] works to redefine what exactly a ‘mother’ is, or should be, in a society that demands so much more from its childbearing women than it has to offer.” — Los Angeles Times “[Grose] breaks down all the expectations and leaves behind an analysis that will surely free any mother of the burden of doing it all.” — Shondaland “Compelling, razor-sharp, and deeply personal." — Christian Science Monitor
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HarperCollins Plays Well with Others
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc 15 Tools to Turn the Tide
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc How to Be the Love You Seek
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Dear Dolly
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc How to Be the Love You Seek
Book SynopsisINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA practical, reader-friendly, and inspiring primer on how to extend true connection and love to others.” —Gabor Maté M.D., New York Times bestselling author of The Myth of NormalFrom the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller How to Do the Work comes this paradigm-shifting guide to healing your relationships, beginning with the one you have with yourself.Relationships have always been essential to human survival. Our bodies and brains are programmed to seek out connection, whether familial, romantic, or platonic. And yet, these vital bonds are often at the root of our deepest suffering. While our hearts are primed for compassionate connection, our nervous systems—which store all our past hurts and disappointments—are wired for threat and negativity.For decades, leading rela
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HarperCollins It Begins with You
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Marriages and Families Intimacy Diversity and
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Ebury Publishing Mars And Venus Starting Over
Book SynopsisEverybody wants a love that will last forever. . . but for many reasons relationships end. Each year millions of people are widowed, break up with their long-term partner or get divorced. The healing period after such a loss can be difficult, but getting over the grief, anger and pain can be much easier with expert help. In this book, relationship expert and dynamo John Gray offers comfort and empowering advice on how to overcome loss and gain the confidence to meet new people and engage in new relationships. There is hope. For the millions of newly single people in the UK, Mars and Venus Single Again is like a lifeguard at the dating pool.
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Ebury Publishing The Natural
Book SynopsisRichard La Ruina used to be the guy who couldn't get the girl. Shy, painfully awkward, and still living at home with his mother, at 25 he decided to finally take control of his life and become the kind of man men admire and women desire. Having developed and honed his seduction techniques, Richard is now a natural' at attracting girls and one of the world's most renowned pick-up artists.As founder of PUA Training (Pick-up Artist Training), Richard has personally coached thousands of men through their own dramatic transformations. Now, in The Natural, he brings that experience to you, delivering field-tested methods and easy-to-use tools for attracting the women you want. Just like riding a bike or driving a car, meeting women and making them fall for you is a learned skill that, with enough practice, becomes effortless. There's no need for tricks, gimmicks, or lies. Instead, these methods make you more confident and attractive to women. Using the tools in The NaturTrade ReviewThe UK's no.1 superstar chat-up artist * The Times *Master Casanova * The Independent *Britain's answer to Neil Strauss * Time Out *
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Little, Brown Book Group Becoming Partners Marriage and Its Alternatives
Book SynopsisAn exploration and discussion of the relationship between man and woman. Couples talk about the intimate details of their relationship and express their innermost feelings. Carl Rogers is the innovator of client-centred therapy. In this book he takes an objective position.
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Vintage Publishing Far From The Tree
Book SynopsisAndrew Solomon is a writer and activist working on politics, culture and psychology. He writes regularly for the New Yorker, Newsweek, and the Guardian. He is a Lecturer in Psychiatry at Cornell University and Special Adviser on LGBT Affairs to Yale University's Department of Psychiatry. The Noonday Demon won the 2001 National Book Award and was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize. His highly-acclaimed study of family, Far from the Tree won the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Non-fiction, the Lukas Book Prize and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, among others. He lives with his husband and son in New York and London.Trade ReviewThe tales Solomon returns with, of profound disability and extreme differences overcome, make it a bible of empathy and inclusion -- Cressida Connolly * Spectator *Andrew Solomon’s Far From The Tree is a prodigious, illuminating book about the challenge of being a parent – especially when children are out of the ordinary -- Tim Adams * Observer *Life-affirming, thought provoking and highly readable, the book was compiled over 10 years of interviews and I found it deeply moving -- Kate Kellaway * Observer *Many accounts are desperately moving, but Solomon goes far beyond cheap pity... The book is an exquisite written study of parental love – as well as "a how-to manual for receptivity" -- Kerry Hudson * Herald *[A] magnificent study of disability and identity differences -- Susannah Meadows * New York Times *This wise book is a careful and surprising study of difference between parent and child and how it shapes our lives -- Stephen Grosz * Sunday Telegraph *For anyone struggling with decisions over parenting, it’s an affirming reminder that there is no such thing as “normal” -- Femke Colborne * Big Issue in the North *Parents – especially mothers – are the heroes of this book, many of them describing with extraordinary absence of self-pity how they have coped with almost unimaginable adversity -- Dominic Lawson * Sunday Times *Solomon really makes you think... Uniquely brilliant -- William Leith * Evening Standard *Beautiful * The Times *
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Pearson Education (US) ParentChild Relations
Book SynopsisPhyllis Heath is Professor Emerita, Central Michigan University. Her research focus has included parent-child relations in various contexts and cultures, including indigenous cultures in Mexico and South Africa. Her previous textbooks published by Pearson Education include previous editions of Parent-Child Relations in 2005, 2009 and 2013.Table of ContentsBRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Historical and Theoretical Influences of Childrearing Chapter 2: Parenting Patterns and the Impact of Culture and Context Chapter 3: Parents and Children in Varied Family Structures Chapter 4: Child Socialization Strategies and Techniques Chapter 5: Becoming Parents and Parenting Infants and Toddlers Chapter 6: Parent—Preschooler Interactions Chapter 7: Parents and Their School-Age Children Chapter 8: Parent—Adolescent Interactions Chapter 9: The Relationships of Young Adults, Their Parents, and Their Children Chapter 10: Middle Age and Older Parenthood and Grandparenthood Chapter 11: Parenting Children with Special Needs Chapter 12: Families at Risk and Families Coping with the Death of a Family Member DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Historical and Theoretical Influences of Childrearing 1 Autocratic Parenting: A Tradition of Harsh, Strict Childrearing 2 The Hobbesian View: The Willful Child • Puritan Beliefs: The Sinful Child • The Questioning of Autocratic Parenting • The Legacy of G. Stanley Hall: The Child Study Movement • Watson: The Dangers of Parental Affection Conflicting Theories About Children’s Behavior and Motivations 6 Theories that Emphasized Parental Understanding of Children • Sigmund Freud: A Focus on Children’s Natural Instincts • Attachment Theory: A Focus on Parental Responsiveness • Benjamin Spock: Limits Within the Context of Warmth and Affection • B. F. Skinner: Reinforcement as a Consequence of Appropriate Behavior • The Social Learning Theorists: Imitation and Modeling • Erikson: The Resolution of Psychological Crises • Respecting and Attending to Children’s Enthusiasm for Learning • Maria Montessori: Children Have Absorbent Minds • Caroline Pratt: Children’s Play Is Their Work • Jean Piaget: Children Actively Engage Their Environments • Lev Vygotsky: Parents as Partners in Children’s Learning The Role of Context in Child Socialization 16 Rudolf Dreikurs’s Social Discipline Theory: Democracy in the Family • Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model • Parental Ethnotheories: Cultural Ideas Parents Have Regarding Children, Families, and Themselves as Parents • Family Systems Theory • Family Development Theory • The Systemic Family Development Model • The Double ABCX Model of Family Stress and Adaptation The Importance of the Parental Role 21 Galinsky’s Six Stages of Parenthood • Mothers, Fathers, and Others in the Parenting Role The Interface Between Parents and the Community 25 Parents, Children, and Technology in the 21st Century 26 Summary 26 Test Your Knowledge 27 Useful Websites 28 Key Terms 28 Chapter 2: Parenting Patterns and the Impact of Culture and Context 29 Child Socialization Patterns of American Parents 30 Authoritative Parents • Authoritarian Parents • Permissive Parents • Indulgent Parents • Indifferent Parents • Overprotective Parents • Parents with Inconsistent Child Socialization Patterns Cultural Variations in Parenting Patterns 46 Child Socialization in Non-Western Societies • The Traditional Parenting Pattern in the United States Other Contextual Influences on Parenting Patterns 53 The Effects of Socioeconomic Status • The Influence of Religiosity • The Influence of Families of Origin • The Effects of Children’s Characteristics • Parenting Styles and Children’s Use of Technology Summary 60 Test Your Knowledge 61 Useful Websites 61 Key Terms 62 Chapter 3: Parents and Children in Varied Family Structures 63 Families and Adoption 65 Birth Parents and Adoptive Parents • Domestic Transracial and International Transracial Adoptions Surrogate Parents: Foster Parents and Grandparents 70 Foster Parents and Foster Children • Grandfamilies: Grandparents Rearing Their Grandchildren Parents and Children Affected by Divorce 76 The Effects of Custody Arrangements • Factors Related to the Postdivorce Adjustment of Children • Parents and Children in Stepfamilies Adolescent Parents and Their Children 83 Pregnancy and Childbirth • Teenage Fatherhood • The Children of Adolescent Parents • Support for Adolescent Parents and Their Children Families With a Member Who Is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender 88 Changing Views of Family to Include LGBT People • The Pathways to Parenthood for LGBT Parents • Challenges for Gay and Lesbian Parents and Their Children • Children Who Are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender Parents and Children in Immigrant Families 94 Acculturation • Language Differences Parents and Children in Military Families 97 Domestic and International Relocation • The Effects of Deployment on Family Members Summary 102 Test Your Knowledge 103 Useful Websites 103 Key Terms 104 Chapter 4: Child Socialization Strategies and Techniques 105 Guidance as Prevention of Problems 106 Establishing an Atmosphere of Psychological Safety • Guidance as Encouragement of Children • Four Pluses and a Wish–A Strategy for Motivating Children’s Compliance • The Concept of Belongingness and Children’s Goals of Misbehavior Effective Parent—Child Communication as a Parenting Strategy 116 Problem Ownership • Active Listening • I-Messages Guidance as Reinforcement and Modeling 121 Reinforcement of Approved Behavior • Imitation and Modeling Guidance as Limits, Consequences, and Conflict Resolution 124 The Technique of Induction • Natural and Logical Consequences • Problems Associated with Using Punishment as a Disciplinary Strategy Resolving Parent—Child Conflict 130 The Advantages of Using the No-Lose Method of Conflict Resolution Summary 133 Test Your Knowledge 134 Useful Websites 134 Key Terms 135 Chapter 5: Becoming Parents and Parenting Infants and Toddlers 136 Pathways to Parenthood 137 The Decision to Become Parents • Pathways to Parenthood in Contemporary Society • Optimizing the Chances of Having Healthy Babies Birth and the Transition to Parenthood 144 When Infants Are Born Early and/or Small • The Transition to Parenthood: A Major Developmental Milestone • Changes in Family and Friendship Networks • Caring for Infants and Toddlers in a Coparenting Relationship • Social Support for Parents of Infants and Toddlers Promoting the Social-Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers 148 Infant Trust and Attachment • Parental Support of Self-Regulatory Behavior • Parent—Infant Play • Parental Influences on Toddlers’ Autonomy and Exploratory Behavior Promoting the Cognitive Development of Infants and Toddlers 156 Insights from Piaget • Insights from Vygotsky • Insights from Brain Research • Parents’ Understanding of Infant Perception • Promoting Infant Language Development Promoting the Physical Development of Infants and Toddlers 160 Meeting Nutritional Needs • Providing Health Care • The Promotion of Fine and Gross Motor Skills Infant/Toddler Care When Parents Are at Work 164 The Quality of Center-Based Care and Home-Based Care • Infants and Toddlers in Child Care Settings Summary 166 Test Your Knowledge 167 Useful Websites 168 Key Terms 168 Chapter 6: Parent—Preschooler Interactions 169 The Parental Role in Promoting Preschoolers’ Social-Emotional Development 170 Early Attachment and Parent—Preschooler Relationships • Promoting the Young Child’s Sense of Initiative • Parental Contributions to Preschoolers’ Self-Esteem • Talking to Young Children About Their Emotions • Promoting Preschoolers’ Self-Reliance • Helping Young Children Discover Their Personal Boundaries Promoting Young Children’s Cognitive Development 176 Insights from Piaget • Insights from Vygotsky • The Role of Parents in Promoting Language Development Promoting Preschoolers’ Physical Development 183 Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Preschoolers • Understanding the Brain Development of Young Children • The Promotion of Fine and Gross Motor Skills The Development of Personal and Family Life Skills 190 Child Care for Preschool Children 191 Quality Child Care Indicators Challenges and Concerns of Parents of Young Children 192 Sleeping Problems • Sibling Relationships • Aggressive Behaviors • Unsupervised Risk-Taking Behaviors Summary 198 Test Your Knowledge 200 Useful Websites 200 Key Terms 200 Chapter 7: Parents and Their School-Age Children 201 Promoting School-Age Children’s Social-Emotional Development 202 Parental Influences on Their Children’s Psychosocial Development Parental Influences on Children’s Social Relationships 204 The Influence of Childrearing Patterns • The Role of Attachment • The Effect of Context • Parental Structuring of Children’s Leisure Time and Peer Group Relations • The Parents’ Role in Children’s Informal Leisure Activities Promoting School-Age Children’s Cognitive Development 211 Encouraging Children’s Logical Reasoning • The Use of Guided Participation • The Role of Parents in Children’s School Achievement Promoting the Physical Development of School-Age Children 215 Meeting School-Age Children’s Nutritional Needs • Nutrition and the Growing Problem of Children Being Overweight • Promoting Motor Skills The Benefits and Challenges of Media 225 The Benefits of Media • The Challenges of Media Summary 227 Test Your Knowledge 229 Useful Websites 229 Key Terms 229 Chapter 8: Parent—Adolescent Interactions 230 The Role of Parents in Adolescents’ Cognitive Development 231 The Development of the Ability to Use Abstract Reasoning • The Influence of Parents on Academic Achievement The Role of Parents in Adolescents’ Social-Emotional Development and Social Relationships 234 The Role of Parents in Adolescents’ Conceptions of Self Adolescent Puberty and Parent—Child Relations 238 Puberty and Adolescent Relationships with Parents Changes in the Family System and Parent—Adolescent Conflict 240 Disequilibrium in the Family • Parent—Adolescent Conflict Problems That Adolescents Sometimes Face 244 The Role of Parents in Adolescent Depression • The Role of Parents in Adolescent Problems of Being Overweight • Adolescents Who Are Underweight • The Role of Parents in Adolescent Substance Abuse • The Role of Parents in Adolescent Crime and Delinquency • The Role of Parents in the Early Onset of Sexual Behavior • Adolescent Bullying and Victimization The Benefits and Challenges of Media and Other Technology 254 The Benefits of Technology for Adolescent Development and Family Dynamics • The Challenges of Media and Technology for Adolescents and Their Families Summary 257 Test Your Knowledge 259 Useful Websites 259 Key Terms 259 Chapter 9: The Relationships of Young Adults, Their Parents, and Their Children 260 The Role of Parents in Young Adults’ Assumption of Adult Roles 261 The Launching of Young Adults • When Young Adults Establish Separate Residences The Enduring Bond Between Young Adults and Their Parents 265 The Economic Interdependence of Young Adults and Their Parents Parenthood and the Social-Emotional Development of Young Adults 267 The Attachment of Young Adults to Their Parents • The Role of Parents in Promoting Young Adults’ Achievement of Intimacy • Parent—Child Relationships and the Achievement of a Sense of Generativity The Influence of Parent—Child Relationships on Young Adults’ Cognitive Development 276 Parenthood and Higher-Level Reasoning: A Piagetian Perspective • Parenthood and Vygotsky’s Concept of Scaffolding The Parallel Role Development of Young Adults and Their Parents: The Role of Filial Maturity 280 Dimensions of Filial Maturity Summary 283 Test Your Knowledge 285 Useful Websites 285 Key Terms 285 Chapter 10: Middle-Age and Older Parenthood and Grandparenthood 286 The Influence of Role Transitions on the Relationships of Middle-Aged Adults and Their Adult Children 287 The Effects of Adult Children’s Normative Transitions • The Effects of Adult Children’s Non-Normative Social Status Transitions • The Effects of Middle-Age Parents’ Social Status Transitions The Influence of Role Transitions on the Relationships of Older and Middle-Age Adults 291 The Effects of Older Adults’ Normative Role Transitions on the Relationships with Their Children and Grandchildren The Influence of Intergenerational Relationships on Older Persons’ Psychological Development 293 Parent—Child Relations and Older Adults’ Sense of Integrity • Grandparenthood, Personhood, and the Life Course • Grandparent Caregivers in the United States • Grandparent—Grandchildren Relationships: A Global Perspective The Able Elderly in the Family Context 299 The Relationships of Older Adults and Their Children The Relationships of Aging Parents with Adult Children 304 When Older Parents Become Chronically Ill and/or Frail • The Challenges Associated With Providing Care for Elderly Parents • Families and Assisted Living Summary 310 Test Your Knowledge 311 Useful Websites 311 Key Terms 311 Chapter 11: Parent—Child Relationships in Families Where Children or Parents Have Special Needs 312 Parenting Children Who Have Exceptionalities 313 The Importance of Person-First Language • Parental Reactions to Having a Child With a Disability • The Role of Parents of Children With Exceptionalities • The Challenges of Parenting Children With Exceptionalities • Support for Parents Caring for a Child With a Disability • Parental Advocates for Their Children With Exceptionalities Parenting Children Who Have Cognitive Deficits, Autism, or Adhd 318 Parenting Children With Cognitive Impairments • Parenting the Child With Autism • Parenting Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Parenting Children with Exceptionalities Related to Learning 323 Children With Learning Disabilities • Parenting Children Who Are Gifted Parenting Children with Sensory Impairments 326 Parenting Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired • Parenting Children Who Are Hearing Impaired Parenting Children with Physical Disabilities or Chronic Illnesses 330 Parenting Children With Physical Impairments • Parenting Children With Chronic Illnesses • The Effects of a Child’s Chronic Illness on Parental Stress and Family Relationships When Parents Have Exceptionalities or Disabilities 334 Parents With ADHD • When a Parent Has a Sensory Impairment • When the Parent Has a Physical Disability Summary 338 Test Your Knowledge 339 Useful Websites 340 Key Terms 340 Chapter 12: Families at Risk and Families Coping with the Death of a Family Member 341 Historical and Contemporary Responses to Child Maltreatment In the United States 342 The History of Child Maltreatment in the United States • Factors Related to Child Maltreatment • The Effects of Maltreatment on Children’s Lives • Interventions for Parental Maltreatment of Children Children’s Exposure to Interparental Violence 349 The Effects of Interparental Violence on Children’s Development • Interventions for Domestic Violence The Effects of Parental Alcoholism 352 The Dynamics in Families Affected by Parental Alcoholism • Adapting to the Dynamics of a Family Affected by Parental Alcohol Abuse • The Effects of Parental Alcoholism on the Lives of Children • Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents • Families in Recovery Coping with the Untimely Death of a Family Member 357 The Death of a Parent During Childhood or Adolescence • The Death of a Sibling During Childhood or Adolescence • Comforting Grieving Children and Adolescents • The Grief of Parents When Their Child Dies • Helping Parents Cope with the Death of a Child The Death of an Older Parent or Grandparent 361 The Death of an Older Parent • The Death of a Grandparent • The Legacy That Older Persons Leave for Their Adult Children and Their Grandchildren Summary 363 Test Your Knowledge 365 Useful Websites 365 Key Terms 365 Appendix Four Nationally Recognized Parenting Programs 366 Glossary 371 References 375 Author Index 420 Subject Index 440
£111.47
Pearson Education (US) Families as Partners in Education
Book Synopsis Mari Riojas-Cortez became interested in family engagement when she was a bilingual teacher working with young children in San Antonio, Texas. She learned early in her career that families play a very important role in children's development, and she developed strong relationships by welcoming families to her classroom and inviting them to participate in different aspects of their children's education. Mari understood what many Latino families faced because her parents faced the same cultural and linguistic barriers when they arrived in the United States from Mexico. After completing her degree in educational leadership, Mari's interests in early childhood education led her to The University of Texas at Austin, where she received a doctorate in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in early childhood education and bilingual education in 1998. Currently, she is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of TexasTrade Review“I like the concept of “funds of knowledge” and the examples. I also think the inclusion of the discussion on child development and brain development is important; it is easy to understand... I like the discussion of the stages of parenthood. Also, parenting styles are important to know so each individual can determine changes that might need to be addressed... I really like the inclusion of literature to help children further understand culture and diversity... I would strongly adopt this textbook.” — Gwen Walter “I appreciate that the discussion about family engagement is not limited to a Western definition. This is a strength... The strengths of the book are the topics covered... and the use of scenarios in the writing. Another strength is the research completed to write succinct sections on laws and programs related to young children and their families.” — Robin Fox, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater “I love that the importance of infancy is clearly stated in the chapter as this is a developmental period that often gets overlooked in its importance for setting a solid foundation for the rest of childhood... I like that different types of parental attitudes are explored and included. This will make it easier for students to think about their own parents’ level of involvement and how it influenced their own school careers... the writing style flows well and is appropriate for students. I also think the structure and organization of each chapter makes it more engaging for the reader.” — Tisha Rivera, California State University, FullertonTable of ContentsBrief Contents Family–Essential for a Child’s Development The Diversity of Families Learn About Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children and Families Family Engagement: History and Social Influences Creating Effective Partnerships: Families, Schools, and Community Effective Teacher-Family Communication: Types of Barriers, Conferences, and Programs Teacher Leadership for Family Engagement Family Engagement Framework in Schools Home-Based Programs Supporting Families of Children with Special Abilities Family Violence and Child Abuse Families and Child Advocacy
£95.06
Penguin Books Ltd The Family Sex and Marriage in England 15001800
Book SynopsisThis book studies the evolution of the family from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century and how the process radically influenced child-rearing, education, contraception, sexual behaviour and marriage.
£13.49
Penguin Books Ltd Family and Kinship in East London Penguin Modern
Book SynopsisAlthough housing in Bethnal Green was often appalling, a complex network of relatives - families of three generations held together by the powerful mother-daughter bond at the centre - was always available to provide mutual aid and a sense of community. It was when families were rehoused in the immaculate new estates outside London, miles away from their kin, that the vital support system broke down, with disastrous effects on the quality of people''s lives.This famous book, based on a major three-year research project, makes clear how planners have frequently failed to understand real human needs; it also provides a marvellous portrait of the resilience and generosity of spirit which went at least some way to compensate for the deptivations of inner-city working-class life.
£9.99
Penguin Books Ltd What Dementia Teaches Us About Love
Book SynopsisA SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR''Immensely powerful . . . her investigation of this terrible illness is sensitive and compelling'' Sunday TimesAfter her own father''s death from dementia, the writer and campaigner Nicci Gerrard set out to explore the illness that now touches millions of us, yet which we still struggle to speak about. What does dementia mean, for those who live with it, and those who care for them?This truthful, humane book is an attempt to understand. It is filled with stories, both moving and optimistic: from those living with dementia to those planning the end of life, from the scientists unlocking the mysteries of the brain to the therapists using art and music to enrich the lives of sufferers, from the campaigners battling for greater compassion in care to the families trying to make sense of this ''incomprehensible de-creation of the self''.Trade ReviewImmensely powerful . . . an incisive and compelling read. Gerrard, a crime novelist and former journalist, visits the "fresh hell" of hospitals across the UK, and interviews sufferers and those whose lives have been indelibly shaped by the diagnosis of a loved one . . . As well as being part-memoir and part-reportage, What Dementia Teaches Us About Love is also a great part philosophical inquiry into the nature of self and what it is to be human. * The Sunday Times *Essential reading about love, life and care -- Kate Mosse * author of Labyrinth *An extraordinarily luminous book, at once terribly sad and frightening but also somehow hopeful and energising. -- Nick Duerden * Independent *Nobody has written on dementia as well as Nicci Gerrard in this new book. Kind, knowing and infinitely useful -- Andrew MarrGerrard ranges widely and wisely, raising questions about what it is to be human and facing truths too deep for tears * Blake Morrison, poet and author of And When Did You Last See Your Father? *This is a tender, lyrical, profound, urgent book . . . Gerrard has penned a treatise on what it is to be human -- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown * columnist and author *Evocative and powerful, shining a light on a world which is often hidden and misunderstood * Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England *Gerrard writes beautifully, encyclopaedically and with humanity -- Nicholas Timmins * senior fellow at the Institute for Government and the King’s Fund, honorary fellow of Royal College of Physicians, author of Five Giants *Nicci Gerrard exudes understanding of the breadth, scale and complexity of the dementias and the challenges they pose for society. Yet she communicates simply, personally and practically as if speaking individually to each of us -- Sebastian Crutch * Professor of Neuropsychology, Dementia Research Centre, University College London *Nicci Gerrard writes with power, insight, empathy and extraordinary beauty about the world of dementia . . . and demonstrates how we can address the fear, despair and ignorance that has accompanied its spread -- Paul Webster * editor of the Observer *Immensely powerful . . . shot through with insights. Gerrard's book is an elegant yet devastating interrogation into this fatal loss of self, and is part-reportage, part-philosophical inquiry, but, above all, intensely personal. -- Helen Davies * The Sunday Times (Books of the Year) *A profound and powerful exploration of how society interprets and deals with a health challenge that will only deepen over the coming decades -- Anjana Ahuja * Financial Times (Essential Reads 2019) *
£10.44
Penguin USA The Little White Horse
Book SynopsisI absolutely adored The Little White Horse.--J.K. Rowling, creator of the Harry Potter seriesWinner of the Carnegie MedalWhen orphaned young Maria Merryweather arrives at Moonacre Manor, she feels as if she's entered Paradise. Her new guardian, her uncle Sir Benjamin, is kind and funny; the Manor itself feels like home right away; and every person and animal she meets is like an old friend. But there is something incredibly sad beneath all of this beauty and comfort--a tragedy that happened years ago, shadowing Moonacre Manor and the town around it--and Maria is determined to learn about it, change it, and give her own life story a happy ending. But what can one solitary girl do?
£8.54
Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd Accidents Like Love Marriage
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Penguin Putnam Inc Marriage a History
Book SynopsisJust when the clamor over traditional marriage couldn’t get any louder, along comes this groundbreaking book to ask, What tradition? In Marriage, a History, historian and marriage expert Stephanie Coontz takes readers from the marital intrigues of ancient Babylon to the torments of Victorian lovers to demonstrate how recent the idea of marrying for love is—and how absurd it would have seemed to most of our ancestors. It was when marriage moved into the emotional sphere in the nineteenth century, she argues, that it suffered as an institution just as it began to thrive as a personal relationship. This enlightening and hugely entertaining book brings intelligence, perspective, and wit to today’s marital debate.
£17.00
Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd The Great Indian Family New Roles Old
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£11.99
Penguin Putnam Inc The Confidence Game
Book SynopsisIt’s a startling and disconcerting read that should make you think twice every time a friend of a friend offers you the opportunity of a lifetime.”—Erik Larson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake and bestselling author of Devil in the White CityThink you can’t get conned? Think again. The New York Times bestselling author of Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes explains how to spot the con before they spot you.“[An] excellent study of Con Artists, stories & the human need to believe” –Neil Gaiman, via Twitter A compelling investigation into the minds, motives, and methods of con artists—and the people who fall for their cons over and over again. While cheats and swindlers may be a dime a dozen, true conmen—the Bernie Madoffs, the Jim Bakkers, the Lance Armstrongs—are elegant, outsized personalities, artists of persuasion and exploiters of trust. How do they do it? Why are they successful? And what keeps us falling for it, over and over again? These are the questions that journalist and psychologist Maria Konnikova tackles in her mesmerizing new book. From multimillion-dollar Ponzi schemes to small-time frauds, Konnikova pulls together a selection of fascinating stories to demonstrate what all cons share in common, drawing on scientific, dramatic, and psychological perspectives. Insightful and gripping, the book brings readers into the world of the con, examining the relationship between artist and victim. The Confidence Game asks not only why we believe con artists, but also examines the very act of believing and how our sense of truth can be manipulated by those around us.
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