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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Around 15 percent of children are thought to suffer from anxiety disorders, the most commonly identified emotional or behavioural problems among children. Based on techniques developed and practised by the authors, this book teaches parents how to use...

Focusing on reproductive and sexual justice, this important book explores in detail both the challenges that trans people face when negotiating reproductive and sexual health in restrictive social contexts, and their agency in advocating for change...

Jean was born in 1943. Her play-ground was the bomb-sites of London. She attended a Secondary Modern School before being sent, at the age of 14, to Secretarial College in Ealing. At 16 she met Robin who was doing his National Service. They were married...

Una donna uccisa ogni due giorni. Questo  il drammatico bilancio dell'ultimo anno di cronaca nera. Il femminicidio  un fenomeno reale, che si dilaga sempre di pi nelle menti di fidanzati, mariti, parenti e amici. Attraverso questo dossier, e con la...

Every сhild iѕ diffеrеnt, ѕо ѕоmеtimеѕ уоu hаvе tо tаkе diffеrеnt approaches with each оf уоur kidѕ. Yоu can not ѕреnd tоо much time trуing tо be only their friend. Whеn уоu dо that уоu will ѕtаrt tо lose them as your children. Whеn уоu can bаlаnсе bеing...

The Nanny Book is the perfect notebook to write all your child's activities with nanny for all weeks with week-ends !Rests, milk, meals and activities can be detailled for six months per book.Special pages for first times and drawings are also included.

In this compelling memoir, author Tam MacPhee bares her soul and shares her deepest memories. As a little girl she battles through abuse, with her innocence betrayed by the males closest to her. Becoming a single parent at the age of eighteen, she is...

"You're not permitted to see your child at birth." The nurse was cold and stern as she draped a curtain across the teenager's midsection. The baby's cries echoed off the cold operating room walls and boomeranged back to the...

Fat, cranky sex. Doesn't sound all that great, does it? The truth is, these three things--your weight, mood, and your sex life--are crucial elements of a great life at any age, but especially now that you're in the best years of your life. And they are...

Boys will be boys . . . It's time we stopped trying to "fix" them.Boys today are being bombarded with a slew of diagnoses--ADHD, Asperger's, bipolar disorder--at an alarming rate and at younger ages. The Way of Boys urges parents, educators,...

Utilizando los métodos y las ideas adoptados en su libro Choice Theory, el mundialmente reconocido psiquiatra y experto en relaciones, Dr. William Glasser, junto con su esposa Carleen, ofrece una guía práctica para un matrimonio duradero, gratificante y...

Get all wrapped up in lovemaking--with strings attached!Could your sex life use some new thrills? If so, here's your ticket to fulfilling all those unconfessed desires. Whether you would like to make dominance and submission (D/s) a permanent part of...

This is the fully revised and updated edition of the ground-breaking self-help book on improving communicating and socializing skills in business and life. How To Work A Room lays down the fundamentals for savvy socializing, whether at a party, a...

An estimated twenty million American men and women are in relationships in which the man has stopped being sexually intimate. Is the problem physical, emotional, or psychological--or are these guys simply bored with their partners?To find answers,...

You have an exciting, fulfilling job. You've fallen in love with the man of your dreams--and met his three kids! Now what? Jacquelyn B. Fletcher shows how any professional woman turned wife and instant stepmother can build on the skills she employs at...

The husband of The Bitch in the House responds with a collection of original essays in which male writers describe what men desire, need, love, and loathe in their relationships and in the world today. Cathi Hanauer's bestselling The Bitch in the House:...

Why is it so difficult to remain married in thetwenty-first century, and what can you do about it? We all know that half of today's marriages end in divorce, but we tend to believe that our own marriages are safe. As psychiatrist John Jacobs explains in...

“Oh, to Be Kept by Jesus” is a gospel song with the promise that God, through Christ Jesus, will keep us AGAINST ALL ODDS if we would trust Him and keep our minds stayed on Him, His Word, and His will. The author’s story recounts many...

When our daughter asked me to be Santa Claus for our first grandson, our little grandson Jeffrey, who loves me, and I love him, how could I say no? I couldn’t. I told her I would rent a Santa suit, wig and beard and plan accordingly to be available...

For seven decades, Byron Calhoun overlooked the muddy brown water of Mobile Bay in Alabama. He'd seen it all throughout the years from the end of the pier-sailboats, tugboats, Jet Skis, and yachts. Byron and his wife spent hours on that pier trying to...

A single mother at the age of nineteen, author Tonya Molton shares how she overcame being just another statistic labeled by society. With the love of God and his grace and mercy, she prevailed. A Christian mother, real estate broker, life coach, writer,...

All or Nothing II The Family Tree delves even deeper into the subject of relationships. The Family Tree explores the family structure and various dynamics that help the reader to better understand both the good and bad in family relationships.

Too often, we take our relationships for granted. This book is not a how-to book. Rather, it acts as a reminder as to what really is important in relationships - how we look at our partners and what is right about them instead of what irritates us. These...

Sister Lucy Hennessy, a member of the Servants of the Mother of God, became interested in her family history after her parents died.With both of them gone, she wanted to connect with the relatives that walked the roads she walked, prayed in the church...

Thirty years after the release of Mira Nair's mesmerizing cult classic film, Mississippi Masala, Black x South Asian love continues to be plagued by racism, classism, and anti-Blackness. However, the unforgettable events of 2020, namely; COVID-19, George...

"Would you like to see what a piece of fried chicken looks like after I remove it from your heart?"These startling words came from a surgeon as 360-pound Sellers lay on an operating table experiencing a catastrophic and life-threatening cardiac event.It...

This book is about the life of a little boy born during WW II raised on a sugarcane plantation in Southern Louisiana. These were hard times for poor folks who had to work very hard to earn meager living wages to support their families. Although money was...

This book was written from a King’s heart. Willie “Coolie” Myrick wrote this book for entertainment and encouragement. The book will speak to your soul to verify that there is always more to a man than what you see. Every word written...

This book is about a young female finding out the truth about her biological father and how her life turned out to be as she grew older. The expectations she had for her life were not what she expected. Her views on life turned out to be different than...

"Follow the journey of the Johnson family through the ups and downs of a tumultuous and agonizing period of their lives and review with them the lessons they learned when their oldest son, Jared, committed suicide. This is is a story of faith, hope, and...

" A Stitch in time saves nine" Effective moral and spiritual education and positive exposure are the stronger weapons against the negative personality symptoms discussed in this book. I humbly implore the whole world to take up the challenge, with...

<p>When he was just a kid, author James A. Harrell Jr.&rsquo;s parents divorced. As a youngster, he couldn&rsquo;t understand why his father never came to see him or his brothers or provide sustenance for their well-being. Harrell spent...

Do you want to have a vital, passionate and loving relationship? Are you dissatisfi ed and/or bored with your current relationship? Has your sex life gone down the tubes? Do you look at your spouse and ask yourself-what was I thinking when...

Samantha's grandmother had lived in Alberta. As a child, her grandmother couldn't be a big part of her life. Sam remembered her grandmother's words of regret written in a birthday card she had sent to her on her twelfth birthday. Because of the distance...

Based on his thirty years "in the trenches" as a marriage therapist and the knowledge and insight he has gained from thousands of clients, Jerry Shipp has written a book of practical and, sometimes, humorous parables to help us grow deeply satisfying...

I am Val Bower-a daughter, wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend. I gave birth to three beautiful children and later adopted two more; I also have four stepchildren. I have spent the majority of my adult life working with people who need some...

It is not easy for a husband to say, "I messed up," but many of us mess up in our marriages. That is probably why more than two-thirds of divorce cases are filed by women, because their husbands messed up. We want to do better and save our marriages...

Le but premier de ce livre est bien d'ouvrir les yeux de milliers de personnes. C'est ce que Jésus a passé les trois années de son ministère à faire. Vu qu'il a demandé à ses disciples d'aller annoncer à toutes les nations tout ce qu'il a prescrit, et...

Book explains some of the many challenges that older sister had when decisions had to be made about responsibilities for all three of them. Being a substitute parent for younger sisters required a great deal of prayer and the belief that God was with...

This story serves as a backdrop to a significant life challenge that affected the author spiritually, mentally, physically, emotionally, and relationally. The experiences he highlights reveal a battleground that pitted the opinions and wills of Canadian...

"Two struggling mothers, each with a son diagnosed with bipolar disorder, brought together through one psychologist. Join them all as they share their struggles and their triumphs in raising and treating David and Nick. From the mother's first gut...

<p>Our greatest gift to our children. . .</p> <p>In our world of changing mores and mixed messages about parental rights and responsibilities, the task of passing into our children’s hands the “Faith once delivered to...