Browsing the "Family & Relationships" category: 837 books
For nearly twenty years, small-talk expert Don Gabor has helped thousands of people communicate with wit, confidence, and enthusiasm with his bestseller How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends. This new edition brings the art of having a convers ...more »
ISBN: 0743212916 / Fireside Books / Pub Date: Oct 2001 / File Size: 783K
PerfectBound e-book extra: Soul Orgasms, Multi-O Quickies, Two Full Careers, and The Arts of the Bedchamber: A Conversation with Doug and Rachel Abrams. Intensify our SEX life - The bestselling authors of The Multi-Orgasmic Man show you and your par ...more »
ISBN: 0060085118 / PerfectBound / Pub Date: Jan 2002 / File Size: 1370K
Doing well in school requires more than good study habits and hard work. In 501 Ways to Boost Your Child's Success in School, experienced educator Robert Ramsey tells parents what pushes teachers' ""hot buttons"" and offers lively, school-tested sugg ...more »
ISBN: 0071391959 / McGraw-Hill / Pub Date: Aug 2000 / File Size: 359K
The author of Toxic People shows readers how to overcome shyness, eliminate boredom and depression, feel more comfortable about taking risks, and identify, attract, and keep the twelve kinds of terrific people she describes. ...more »
ISBN: 0312207107 / St Martins / Pub Date: Oct 2000 / File Size: 277K
John Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage by using rigorous scientific procedures to observe the habits of married couples in unprecedented detail over many years. Here is the culmination of his life's work: the seven principles that g ...more »
ISBN: 0609899538 / Crown / Pub Date: May 2001 / File Size: 292K
My Mother, My Friend is the first book to offer realistic strategies for opening and deepening the path of communication between adult daughters and their mothers. In a direct, user-friendly style, communications expert Mary Marcdante takes readers t ...more »
ISBN: 0743215974 / Fireside Books / Pub Date: Apr 2001 / File Size: 391K
In this radical and controversial approach to marriage, Doyle presents "The Rules" for wives, explaining how women can enjoy a passionate sex life, peace instead of tension, and intimacy rather than alienation, by establishing a new balance of sharin ...more »
ISBN: 0743211502 / Fireside Books / Pub Date: Jan 2001 / File Size: 316K
Men and women in love are haunted by two questions: Am I with the right person? And will our love last? This practical, empowering book is the first guide to relationships that demystifies love and makes it possible to answer these crucial questions ...more »
ISBN: 0743203526 / Scribner Book Co. / Pub Date: Sep 2000 / File Size: 373K
December Green analyzes acts of gender violence as they occur in one region, to uncover the dynamics that both perpetuate the abuses and enable women to survive them. Green compares the effects of gender violence throughout sub-Saharan Africa to i ...more »
ISBN: 0312299729 / Palgrave / Pub Date: Jul 2001 / File Size: 960K
From the crankiness and tantrums of the "terrible twos" to the recurrent ear infections and headaches young children often experience, to the listlessness and low academic performance of teenagers, many childhood maladies can be traced to a simple bu ...more »
ISBN: 0743213564 / Fireside Books / Pub Date: Mar 2001 / File Size: 380K
A family law expert describes how prenuptial agreements stimulate communication and compromise, and offers a wise and witty handbook for creating these agreements. Includes checklists to make sure there will be no court after the courtship, real-life ...more »
ISBN: 0375506624 / Random House / Pub Date: Jan 2001 / File Size: 482K
For the millions of people who tried time-management techniques, simplified their lives, nurtured their bodies and their souls, and still find themselves screaming at the microwave, this refreshingly practical guide shows how to create the life-enhan ...more »
ISBN: 0684865025 / Fireside Books / Pub Date: Jan 2001 / File Size: 512K
Award-winning author Susan Cheever has written about her life experience to great acclaim in books including Note Found in a Bottle, Treetops, and Home Before Dark. Here she beautifully details her life as a mother to illuminate larger truths, namely ...more »
ISBN: 0743215400 / Simon & Schuster / Pub Date: May 2001 / File Size: 301K
You know where you want to be, but you have no clue how to get there. You know exactly what you want in life, but what you want is nowhere in sight. Perhaps your vision is unclear, your purpose still undefined. On top of it all, your relationships, p ...more »
ISBN: 0684865815 / Simon & Schuster / Pub Date: Jan 1998 / File Size: 392K
From movies and television to video games and the Internet, kids today have ready access to an exciting new world of entertainment and information. For their parents however, the almost limitless possibilities available are a mixed blessing. In this ...more »
ISBN: 0743213971 / Fireside Books / Pub Date: Mar 2001 / File Size: 498K
In the trenches of a typical day, every parent encounters a child afflicted with ingratitude and entitlement. In a world where material abundance abounds, parents want so badly to raise self-disciplined, appreciative, and resourceful children who are ...more »
ISBN: 0743212401 / Scribner Book Co. / Pub Date: Jun 2001 / File Size: 330K
Unnerved by the ceaseless demands of your toddler? Concerned that your two-year-old isn't developing on schedule? You clearly need to spend some time with Tracy Hogg. Nicknamed the "baby whisperer" by grateful parents because of her extraor ...more »
ISBN: 0345455495 / Ballantine / Pub Date: Jan 2002 / File Size: 343K
In 25 Stupid Mistakes Parents Make, author Peter Jaska identifies 25 parenting pitfalls, providing a forum to address essential areas ranging from discipline and sibling rivalry to privacy and critical thinking. ...more »
ISBN: 0071394605 / McGraw-Hill / Pub Date: Dec 2001 / File Size: 364K
From the reflections of famous people and the stories of everyday folk to classic love letters and contemporary "ten best" lists, this delightfully eclectic treasury shines a spotlight on the many joys of marriage.I Like Being ...more »
ISBN: 0385505531 / Doubleday / Pub Date: Jan 2002 / File Size: 2014K
Difficult people come in all shapes and sizes, but they're easy to recognize: managers who take credit for your achievements; family members who can't compromise; abrasive and close-minded people who refuse to see things your way or anybody else's. W ...more »
ISBN: 0071394648 / McGraw-Hill / Pub Date: Mar 2002 / File Size: 406K
The staff member who is always late to meetings...the co-worker who constantly complains...the boss who blows up at everyone. Every workplace has at least one person who drives other people crazy. Drawing on forty years of research conducted by the M ...more »
ISBN: 0743201728 / Fireside Books / Pub Date: Jan 2001 / File Size: 339K
Whether concerning a first child or tenth, parents have a great many expectations and get a lot of advice. But what if they follow all the "expert" tips and still have a cranky, uncomfortable, baby on their hands? This book unlocks the secrets of inf ...more »
ISBN: 0345449258 / Ballantine / Pub Date: Mar 2001 / File Size: 375K
Written in the form of a letter, Dear Son, About Your Baby describes the wonders and worries that come with fatherhood in a gently humorous, reassuring style. It covers all the practical details of caring for the baby, provides tips on helping the ne ...more »
ISBN: 074321451X / Fireside Books / Pub Date: Aug 2001 / File Size: 90K
Looking for ways to help your child reach important milestones? Need some creative ideas for fun educational games? Searching for tips on selecting and guiding activities to help your child develop his or her skills? Here at your fingertips is a trea ...more »
ISBN: 0742417271 / McGraw-Hill / Pub Date: Mar 2002 / File Size: 1995K
In Hidden Messages, parent and educator Elizabeth Pantley shares stories drawn from hundreds of parents that demonstrate how they unknowingly send their kids negative messages through their words and actions. ...more »
ISBN: 0071391924 / McGraw-Hill / Pub Date: Nov 2001 / File Size: 482K
