Pertman Adam
Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution Is Transforming America
USA: Basic Books 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. Type: Remainder First Edition. Hardcover in Very Good Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. Book is clean and bright tight and solid with a tiny chip to the lower edge of the front panel. Remainder Mark. 258 pages with index. 6.4 x 9.25 inches. 2000 Basic Books New York New York U.S.A. Basic Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 022422 ISBN : 0465056504 9780465056507
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Rapp Doris J. And Bamberg Dorothy
The Impossible Child in School--At Home: A Guide for Caring Teachers and Parents
U.S.A: Practical Allergy Research Foundation 1986. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. ISigned by Author. Signed by Author Signed by Author Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Illustrated. Introduction by Lendon Smith M. D. Personal inscription written and signed by one of the authors Dorothy Bamberg on the inside of the front cover. Clean and unmarked blue cover with white illustration and titles slight wear to corners crease where cover opens at hinge. Pages clean and free from any markings. Soundly bound square. This book helps parents and teachers to learn to detect when a youngster may have an unusual unsuspected or unrecognized adverse reaction to foods chemical odors or common allergenic substances such as dustmold pollens and pets. Certain behaviors that may exasperate teachers or parents may be caused by such reactions. The book discusses only one aspect of behavior and learning problems in children namely the possible role of foods chemicals and common allergens. 141 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Practical Allergy Research Foundation USA 1986. Practical Allergy Research Foundation paperback
Bookseller reference : 021866 ISBN : 0961631805 9780961631802
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Loux Ann Kimble
The Limits of Hope: An Adoptive Mother's Story
U.S.A: University of Virginia Press 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back First Printing. Hardcover Book As New with a Very Good Dust Jacket. Bound in red half cloth with black titles black paper-wrappered boards very clean and unmarked tight & solid square with sharp corners. Internals immaculate. Black glossy jacket with red spine and titles trace wear. An adoptive mother's story or her and her family's experiences raising two adopted children who had been abused before being adopted with the extent of the abuse unknown to the adoptive family. She learned that a stable loving family does not always overcome horrible earlier experiences. She is finally coming to terms with the mixture of hope and disillusionment of love and frustration and overwhelming guilt that has characterized her relationship with her two daughters who seemingly have made an adult life for themselves of some stability. 266 pages. University of Virginia Press USA 1997. University of Virginia Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021928 ISBN : 0813917107 9780813917108
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Fisher Bruce and Alberti Robert
Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends 3rd Edition Rebuilding Books; For Divorce and Beyond
U.S.A: Impact Pub 2000. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Trade Paperback As New Clean and bright cover soundly bound square free from any markings no creasing. A supportive step-by-step program for putting your life back together after divorce. The newly revised and up-dated third edition offers just the right balance of shoulder-to-cry-on and kick-in-the-pants to help you get through the confusing and often painful process. 290 pages. 9 x 6 inches. Impact Publishers USA 2000. Impact Pub paperback
Bookseller reference : 021942 ISBN : 188623017X 9781886230170
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Ellison Sheila
The Courage to Love Again: Creating Happy Healthy Relationships After Divorce
USA: HarperCollins 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New. Clean and unmarked sky-blue binding with silver titles soundly bound square sharp corners. Internals as new also. Unclipped new jacket. 206 pages. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. HarperCollins Publisher USA 2002. HarperCollins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021945 ISBN : 0062517503 9780062517500
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Ross Julie A. And Corcoran Judy
Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex
U.S.A: St. Martin's Press 1996. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Clean white pictorial wrappers with red and blue lettering bare trace of wear to corners soundly bound square. Pages very clean and free from any markings. A hands-on practical guide to coping with custody issues with an uncooperative ex-spouse. 245 pages with bibliography. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. St. Martin's Press USA 1996. St. Martin's Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 021941 ISBN : 0312141130 9780312141134
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Notarius Clifford and Markman Howard
We Can Work It Out: How to Solve Conflicts Save Your Marriage and Strengthen Your Love for Each Other
U.S.A: Berkeley Publishing Group 1994. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Type: Remainder Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean and bright white cover with blue titles faint wear to corners one inch crease down from top edge. Soundly bound square. Remainder mark. Pages clean and free from any markings. 319 pages with index. 8 x 5 inches.1994 Perigee Trade Berkeley Publishing Group New York New York USA Berkeley Publishing Group paperback
Bookseller reference : 021940 ISBN : 0399521372 9780399521379
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Wright Jason F
Recovering Charles
Salt Lake City Utah: Shadow Mountain 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New Clean soundly bound unmarked book. A story of a man who doesn't know he is lost--his life at work and his personal life are very sartisfactory to him and he looks forward to the future. But a phone call begins to reveal a past--he is to go find his estranged fahter in post-Katrina New Orleans--and finds the kind of man he is and the man his father has become. A story of true love. 284 pages. 7.6 x 5.9 inches. 2008 Shadow Mountain Publishers Salt Lake City Utah USA Shadow Mountain hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020905 ISBN : 1590389646 9781590389645
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ALCOTT LOUISA MAY
Little Women
New York: Octopus Books 1980. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. David Hopkins. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back COLLECTIBLE. Hardcover Book in the Treasuury of Children's Classics Series As New. No Jacket. Illustrated laminated type binding in immaculate condition. Five illustrations and Chapter Heading drawings by David Hopkins. New England sisters-Meg Jo Beth and Amy- and their day-to-day life their quarrels ambitions and loves as they grow up is related at a rollicking pace with warm understanding and infectious high spirits. A timeless classic loved by all ages. 208 pages. 8.75 x 6 inches. Octopus Books New York 1980. Octopus Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020983 ISBN : 070641313X 9780706413137
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Godfrey Neale S. And Edwards Carolina
Money Doesn't Grow on Trees: A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children
U.S.A: Fireside/Simon & Schuster 1994. Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Clean and bright tightly bound unmarked book. Faint wear to lower front corner pages clean toned. Using age-appropriate exercises and concrete examples Godfrey shows parents how to teach kids to earn save and spend money wisely whilte it lets parents clearly communicate their family's values. 175 ppages with Glossary and Index. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Fireside/Simon & Schuster NY 1994. Fireside/Simon & Schuster paperback
Bookseller reference : 020826 ISBN : 0671798057 9780671798055
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Hymowitz Kay S
Ready or Not: Why Treating Children As Small Adults Endangers Their Future--And Ours
New York: Free Press 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Type: Hard Back First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Very clean binding of white half cloth with black titles yellow-gold paper-wrapped boards. Faint wear to some corners spine heel compressed. Clean and bright tight solid and square. Page block edges clean and white. Internals as new. Unclipped glossy bright colorful jacket has trace wear to spine head. This is an important book! The author discusses childhood and raising children to be mature responsible adults--and what happens to this process when children are treated as young adults with little guidance and supervision. A must read and devour for parents. 292 pages with Chapter Notes and Index. 9.6 x 6.3 inches. Publisher: Free Press New York 1999. 9.6 x 6.3 inches. Free Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020781 ISBN : 0684836246 9780684836249
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Arterburn Stephen;Dreizler Carl;Dargatz Jan
Ways to Say I Love You: To Those You Love the Most
USA: Galahad Books/BBS Inc 1994. Hardcover. As New/As New. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket AS NEW. Bright red spotless binding with sharp and bright gilt titles; tight & solid square with sharp corners. Internals pristine. Colorful bright immaculate dust jacket with jacket art and design by Cindy LaBreacht. Ideas and suggestions to tell those you love how much you love them designed to create closeness in all kinds of loving relationships: husbands and wives parents and children lifelong friends parents grandparents family. 282 pages. 5.75 x 8.6 inches. Galahad Books BBSInc. 1994. Galahad Books/BBS, Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020685 ISBN : 0883658585 9780883658581
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Fisher Roger and Ury William
Getting To Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Middlesex England: Penguin Books 1983. Paperback. Good. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean and unmarked; slight edgewear; tight glued binding; pages clean and free from any markings toned. A step-by-step proven strategy for coming to mutually acceptable agreements in every sort of conflict--whether it involves parents and children neighbors bosses employees customers tenants diplomats. Based on studies and conferences conducted by the Harvard Negotiation Project. 161 pages. 5 x 7.75 inches. Penguin Books Middlesex England 1984. Penguin Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 020533 ISBN : 0140065342 9780140065343
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Bloomfield Harold
Making Peace in Your Stepfamily: Surviving and Thriving As Parents and Stepparents
U.S.A: Hyperion Books 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket AS NEW. Handsome binding of black half cloth with red titles golden paper-wrapped boards in pristine condition. 286 pages 5.75 x 8.5 inches. Hyperion Books New York 1993. Hyperion Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020390 ISBN : 1562828851 9781562828851
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Samenow Stanton E. PhD
Before It's Too Late: Why Some Kids Get into Trouble-And What Parents Can Do About It
U.S.A: Times Books/Random House 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Dust Jacket AS NEW. Two pages creased on lower corner otherwise Fine. Handsome binding of burgundy half cloth with silver titles gray boards clean and unmarked tight & solid. Doctor Samenow offers constructive insights into the personality of "problem children" and gives practical suggestions for taking corrective and remedial steps before the antisocial patterns become entrenched. He also offers help to parents of older children on how to cope effectively. 225 pages with Notes and Index. 5.75 x 8.5 inches. Times Books/Random House new York 1989. Times Books/Random House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020279 ISBN : 0812916468 9780812916461
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Schlessinger Dr. Laura
Cope With It!
USA: Kensington Pub Corp 2000. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Bright and clean card cover with slight wear to front lower corner no creasing; tight glued binding; page edges clean and white. Internals quite clean a few pages with text highlighted. Top-rated talk show host Dr.Laura Schlessinger helps to deal with the real world and shares nuggets of wisdom to lift us up when liffe gets us down. Advice on parenting families relationships in-laws children anger management personal responsibility self-esteemself-realization ethics sexual relations perfectionism. 276 pages. Kensington Publishing Corp. New York 2000. Kensington Pub Corp paperback
Bookseller reference : 020149 ISBN : 1575668556 9781575668550
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Auckett Amelia D
Baby Massage: Parent-Child Bonding Through Touch
New York: Newmarket Press 1989. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Csaba Banki and Rhyllis Plant . Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Clean bright white card cover whisper of wear to corners tight glued binding. Internals as new. Photographs by Csaba Banki; line drawings by Rhyllis Plant. An important book for all those concerned with the care and nurturing of infants. 128 pages with index. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. Newmarket Press New York 1989. Newmarket Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 019993 ISBN : 1557040222 9781557040220
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Cohen Sandler Roni;Silver Michelle
I'm Not Mad I Just Hate You!: A New Understanding of Mother-Daughter Conflict
New York New York U.S.A: Viking Press 1999. Hardcover. As New/As New. Type: Hard Back Third Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket AS NEW. How to survive and thrive during your daughter's teenage years. 280 pages with index. 6.25 x 9.4 inches. Viking Press New York 1999. Viking Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019999 ISBN : 0670883433 9780670883431
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Goyer Tricia
Blue Like Play Dough: The Shape of Motherhood in the Grip of God
Colorado Springs Colorado: Multnomah Books 2009. First Edition. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Signed by Author. Signed by Author First Printing Trade Paperback AS NEW. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. Glossy bright and clean turquoise cover square with sharp corners pristine inside and out. The hand of God at work! 195 pages. 5.2 x 8 inches. Multnomah Books Colorado Springs Colorado 2009. Multnomah Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 019823 ISBN : 1601421524 9781601421524
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Sprague Gary
My Parents Got a Divorce: Kids Tell How They Went From Hurt To Hope
USA: David C Cook/Kids Hope Inc 1992. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean and unmarked glossy wraps with a trace of edgewear. Prev owner name on first page. Pages clean no markings no underlining no highlighting. A book by kids primarily for kids but also a great help to parents or any adult who knows kids from a divorced family. 125 pages. 6 x 9 inches. David C.Cook/Kids Hope Inc. Woodland Park Colorado 1992. David C Cook/Kids Hope Inc paperback
Bookseller reference : 019718 ISBN : 078140486X 9780781404860
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Focus on the Family
A Star in the Breaking Mcgee & Me! Series Vol 2
Tyndale House Pub 1989-12-01. Paperback. Used:Good. Tyndale House Pub paperback
Bookseller reference : DADAX0842341684 ISBN : 0842341684 9780842341684
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Focus on the Family William Jensen Compiler
Pursued by Love Everlasting: Celebrating the Miracle of God's Goodness Grace and Glory Focus on the Family
Harvest House Pub 1999-07-01. Hardcover. Used:Good. Harvest House Pub hardcover
Bookseller reference : DADAX0736900438 ISBN : 0736900438 9780736900430
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McBride Mary
Grandma Knows Best but No One Ever Listens
USA: Meadowbrook Press 1987. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Christine Tripp. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Foreword by Phyllis Diller. Humorous illustrations by Christine Tripp. McBride leaves grandmas in tears--of laughter--with outrageous helpful hints--when caring for those beloved and be-deviled grandchildren. Book is clean and bright unmarked tight glued binding. 123 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Meadowbrook Press Deephaven Minnesota U.S.A. 1987. Meadowbrook Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 018642 ISBN : 0671636227 9780671636227
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Helfer Ray E. And Kempe Ruth S
The Battered Child: Fourth Edition Revised and Expanded
Chicago Illinois U.S.A: Univ of Chicago Press 1987. Hardcover. As New/As New. Type: Hard Back Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket AS NEW. Foreword by C. Henry Kempe. Binding of burnt-orange cloth with silver titles clean unmarked solid volume. This expanded and revised edition has added discussions of developments since earlier editions deleted mterial no longer applicable and updated contributions to reflect new research in the field. It is the work of medical specialists social workers anthropologists sociologists lawyers and others. Part I establishes the bases of abnormal rearing practices and presents the historical cultural epidemiological and psychological causes of child abuse. Part II is greatly expanded and deals with different forms of child abuse. Part III discusses short-and-long-term methodsof intervention and treatment. Part IV provides an overview of prevention. . 470 pages with index. 9.75 x 6.9 inches. Publisher: University of Chicago Press 1987. Univ of Chicago Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 018534 ISBN : 0226326314 9780226326313
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Haas Jessie
Fire!: My Parents' Story
New York New York U.S.A: Greenwillow Books 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Type: Hard Back First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket AS NEW. Handsome pristine book in red half cloth with gilt titles red boards. Red jacket is unclipped glossy pristine. In 1948 in Vermont a fire started in an isolated farmhouse and 8 year old Patty is the first to discover it. This is the story of the author's parents and of a life in Vermont fifty years ago-- the story of a family's struggle and survival. 71 pages. 8.75 x 6 inches. Greenwillow Books New York 1998. Greenwillow Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 018524 ISBN : 0688152031 9780688152031
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Pipher Mary
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
U.S.A: Ballantine Books 1995. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Clean and bright cover completely unmarked no creasing. Pages clean and completely free from any markings lightly toned. An eye-opening look at the everyday dangers of being young and female and how adults can help. 304 pages with index. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 1995 Ballantine Books New York New York USA. Ballantine Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 018260 ISBN : 0345392825 9780345392824
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Klose Robert
Adopting Alyosha: A Single Man Finds a Son in Russia
Jackson Mississippi U.S.A: Univ Press of Mississippi 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Type: Hardback Type: Ex-Library First Printing. Hardcover Retired Library Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition--Except for minimal library markings both are in Very Good Condition. Clean unmarked no soiling or stains tight & solid binding. Internals quite clean and free from any markings no creases. Page edges clean and white. Robert Klose a single man wanted a son so badly he faced what seemed insurmountable barriers to reach his goal. This is his story of the quest for a son--and he finally found the child of his dreams in a Moscow orphanage. The narrative of his quest may help other single fathers who wish to adopt a child. 165 pages. 9.25 x 6 inches. Univ Press of Mississippi Jackson Mississippi U.S.A. 1999. Univ Press of Mississippi hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017967 ISBN : 1578061199 9781578061198
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Stundan Clifford
How to Raise a Child You Can Live With
U.S.A: W Pub Group 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Clean unmarked tight and solid volume in gray cloth binding with red titles bottom edges slightly rubbed-no other defects. Interior is clean and completely unmarked. Clean bright jacket slightly wrinkled at spine head. 142 pages. 1986 W Publishing Group USA W Pub Group hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017989 ISBN : 0849905524 9780849905520
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Golant Susan K
Kid Safe: A Parent's Guide to Keeping Your Child Safe
New York New York USA: Galahad Books/Budget Books Service 1995. First Thus. Hardcover. As New/As New. Type: Hardback First Galahad Books Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket AS NEW. Detailed information and advice on what to do in emergency situations--and how to prevent them and how to make life as safe as possible for your family: how to test your dishes for lead; where to store and how to deal with poisons; how to keep your child safe from kidnapping; what constitutes good nutrition; how to choose a good day-care center; where to place smoke alarms and more. An excellent book to have around any house. 189 pages. 5.8 x 8.5 inches. Galahad Books/ Budget Book Service Publisher New York 1995. Galahad Books/Budget Books Service hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017539 ISBN : 0883658909 9780883658901
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Family Circle Publication Editors
1988 Family Circle Christmas Treasury
New York New York U.S.A: Family Circle 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Type: Hard Back Lovely Christmas Decorations Cookery. Gifts Crafts Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition. Pictorial laminate binding in blues lovely illustration on front. Illustrated with delicious Christmas and Thanksgiving goodies recipes designs for crafts/gifts/decorations. Binding is clean and unmarked rubbed. Pages very clean and completely free of any markings no creases. Includes instructions and recipes. 280 pages 10.5 x 8.5 inches. 1988 Family Circle New York New York U.S.A. Family Circle hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017219 ISBN : 093358508X 9780933585089
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Prosek James
Joe and Me: An Education in Fishing and Friendship
U.S.A: Perennial/HarperCollins Publishers 2003. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Rem Mk on lower edge else Fine. A "calm coming-of-age tale"; a story of a developing friendship between a fifteen-year old boy James and a ranger who caught him fishing without a license and who changed the way James looked at life. A mature deeply-felt narrative. 190 pages. 5.25 x 8 inches. 2003 Perennial/HarperCollins Publishers New York New York U.S.A. Perennial/HarperCollins Publishers paperback
Bookseller reference : 017204 ISBN : 0060537841 9780060537845
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Nash Jennie
Raising a Reader: A Mother's Tale of Desperation and Delight
U.S.A: St Martins Press 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Type: Remainder First Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket As New. Clean and bright lovely small book Dark green cloth w/gilt titles. Clean unmrked tight & solid book. Rem Mark. 127 pages. 6 x 8.75 inches. St Martins Press New York New York USA St Martins Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 016963 ISBN : 0312315341 9780312315344
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Lynn George T. And Lynn Joanne Barrie Contributing Editor
Genius! : Nurturing the Spirit of the Wild Odd and Oppositional Child
Tucson AZ: ChildSpirit Publications with Hats Off Books 2004. Paperback. Very Good. Signed by Author. Signed by Author Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS on half-title page. Clean bright and spotless card cover with just a touch of corner wear. Interior with no marks pages clean no underlining or highlighting. "A rare and precious gift to all those working with neurologically challenged children."-Dr. Gabor Mate. 'Genius!' gives survival strategies to parents of children diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome bipolar disorder AD/HD and Asperger Syndrome a practical plan for bringing out the best qualities in their kids while taking care of themselves in the process. 208 pages. 9 x 6 inches. ChildSpirit Publications with Hats Off Books Tucson Arizona 2004. ChildSpirit Publications with Hats Off Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 016864 ISBN : 1587363585 9781587363580
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Fredge Frederique
There We Were Again! A Joyous Recollection of the Ups and Downs of an Irrepressible Swiss Family
New York: W. W. Norton & Company 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Type: Hard Back Second Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Wonderfully humorous and adventurous life in Geneva at the time of The Great War with her family the Bernards. Navy cloth binding w/gilt titles. Clean and unmarked with slight corner wear spine heel corners lightly scuffed. Fore edge and lower edge rough cut. Pages very clean and unmarked no tears lightly toned. Jacket generally clean chipped along the edges and around the spine. Cream jacket with red lettering black& white sketch of a fountain in the Swiss village. Not price-clipped. A delightful story and delightfully written. 240 pages. 6 x 8.6 inches. Publisher: New York. Norton 1966. W. W. Norton & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 016510
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Silberg Jackie
More Games to Play With Toddlers
USA: Gryphon House 1996. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Cheryl Kirk Noll. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean unmarked light cover edgewear. 269 pages. Illustrated by Cheryl Kirk Noll. Pages and pages of fun games for you and your toddler--and older. Block games bouncing games color and shape games language games outdoor games quiet games running and jumping games---. Gryphon House paperback
Bookseller reference : 014590 ISBN : 0876591780 9780876591789
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Garbarino James and Bedard Claire
Parents Under Siege: Why You Are the Solution Not the Problem in Your Child's Life
U.S.A: Free Press 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket AS NEW. A tough minded compassionate vision of why "bad things happen to good parents" and solutions for mothers and fathers who are ready to become stronger forces in their children's lives.246 pages with Notes and Index. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Free Press New York 2001. Free Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 014255 ISBN : 0743201345 9780743201346
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Garbarino James
Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them
USA: Free Press 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Type: Hardback Thrid Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Fine Condition. In the first book to help parents truly uinderstand youth violence and stop it before it explodes national expert Dr. James Garbarino reveals how to identify children who are at risk and offerrs proven methids to prevent aggressive behavior. Binding of black quarter cloth with silver titlins bright red paper-wrapped boards; very clean and unmarked. Tight and solid and square with sharp corners. Internals very clean and free from any markings no creases--as new. . 274 pages. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Free Press New York 1999. Free Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 014270 ISBN : 0684859084 9780684859088
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Bly Robert W
The Sibling Society
Reading MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book in Fine Condition with a Very Good Dust Jacket. Very clean and unmarked green half cloth binding gilt titled navy boards Tight & solid square with sharp corners. Rough cut. Internals quite clean and free of any markings. Jacket is unclipped clean and bright with light edgewear tiny pock marks on front front flap wrinkled. Bly uses stories such as Jack and the Beanstalk and the Hindu tale of Ganesha to illustrate and illuminate the troubled soul of our nation--what he shows us is a culture where adults remain children and where children have no desire to become adults--a nation of squabbling siblings. A powerful insightful book. 319 pages. with Notes Bibliography and Index. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 1996 Addison-Wesley Publishing Reading MA USA Addison-Wesley Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013654 ISBN : 0201406462 9780201406467
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Bly Robert W
The Sibling Society
Reading MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Fine Condition. Very clean and unmarked green half cloth binding gilt titled navy boards tight & solid square with sharp corners. Rough cut. Internals are clean and free from any markings. Fine jacket is clean and bright no edgewear. Bly uses stories such as Jack and the Beanstalk and the Hindu tale of Ganesha to illustrate and illuminate the troubled soul of our nation--what he shows us is a culture where adults remain children and where children have no desire to become adults--a nation of squabbling siblings. A powerful insightful book. 319 pages. with Notes Bibliography and Index. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 1996 Addison-Wesley Publishing Reading MA USA Addison-Wesley Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013863 ISBN : 0201406462 9780201406467
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Elkind David
The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon
USA: Addison-Wesley Pub Co 1981. Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean & unmarked light cover edgewear light crease down front tight and square glued binding. David Elking brings to light and to our attention the fact ot today's world in which children need to cope to succeed and to win experiencing as much stress on them as any adult experiences. Unlike the previous generation who were raised with less disciplne generally the children of the eighties are the hurried children and certainly those since then: forced to achieve more earlier than any other generation; outfitted in designer jeans and a whole array of adult costumes and faced with divorce and single-parent families--where is their childhoodwith constant fears of failure. And parents increasingly look to a child to escape from the despair of despair role conflict job dissatisfaction. David Eklind explores these unique burdens of childhood and offers insights advice and hope for solving those problems. 210 pages.6.25 x 9.25 inches. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Redding MA 1981. Addison-Wesley Pub Co paperback
Bookseller reference : 013189 ISBN : 0201039672 9780201039672
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Elkind David
All Grown Up and No Place to Go: Teenagers in Crisis
USA: Addison-Wesley Publishing 1984. Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Clean & unmarked tight & square glued binding. The author helps parents to cope with the pressures facing today's adolescents and offers advice to help parents guide their children through their growing years. 232 pages. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. Addison-Wesley Publishung Redding MA 1984. Addison-Wesley Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 013188 ISBN : 0201113791 9780201113792
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Coles Robert
The Moral Intelligence of Children: How To Raise a Moral Child
U.S.A: Random House Inc 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Type: Hardback Third Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in FINE Condition. Mylar Jacket Cover. This book offers some thoughts on how character develops in children how their moral imagination grows at different moments in their lives and about how parents and other significant persons in a child's life might help shape a child's moral intelligence. 218 pages with index. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Random House New York 1997. Random House Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012478 ISBN : 067944811X 9780679448112
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Johnson Helen E.; Schelhas Miller Christine
Don't Tell Me What to Do Just Send Money : The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years
USA: St. Martin's Griffin 2000. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean bright cover slight wear to corners. Soundluy bound. Internals spotless no creases. Brimming with humorous case examples and realistic dialogues this comprehensive guide covers fundamental college issues between parents and their college student. 348 pages with index. 9.25 x 7 inches. St. Martin's Griffin New York 2000. St. Martin's Griffin paperback
Bookseller reference : 012481 ISBN : 0312263740 9780312263744
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Gurian Michael
The Good Son: Shaping the Moral Development of Our Boys and Young Men
Los Angeles CA : J P Tarcher 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. The Complete Parentintg Plan-Shaping the Moral Development of our Boys and Young Men. Clean tight solid book in blue half-cloth binding with gilt titles blue boards; tight & solid; square with sharp corners. Internals Fine. 391 pages with Chapter Notes and Index. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. J P Tarcher Publishers Los Angeles CA 1999. J P Tarcher hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012488 ISBN : 0874779855 9780874779851
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Coles Robert
The Moral Intelligence of Children: How To Raise a Moral Child
U.S.A: Random House Inc 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Type: Hardback Third Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in FINE Condition. Mylar Jacket Cover. This book offers some thoughts on how character develops in children how their moral imagination grows at different moments in their lives and about how parents and other significant persons in a child's life might help shape a child's moral intelligence. 218 pages with index. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Random House New York 1997. Random House Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012479 ISBN : 067944811X 9780679448112
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Bettelheim Bruno
The Children of the Dream: Communal Child-Rearing and American Education
U.S.A: Macmillan and Collier-Macmillan 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Type: Hardback Fourth Printing. Out-of-Print Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. Mylar Jacket Cover. Red cloth binding with design blind-stamped on front and sharp and bright gilt lettering on spine; very clean with two pencil point sized white dots front; no edgewear; tight and solid with intact endbands. Top edge of page block hassome pale spots. Rough cut. Interior is clean and unmarked. Clean and bright unclipped jacket slight wear at corners and upper spine edge."The chidlren of the dream" are flesh-and-blood young people of Israel the first generation to be born and brought up on a kibbutz. This book is a masterful analysis of some of these children reared from birth through adolescence in a revolutionary new way--developed out of the needs of the newly formed State of Israel. 363 pages. 1969 Macmillan and Collier-Macmillan USA Macmillan and Collier-Macmillan hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012585
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Mattis Mary
Sex and the Single Parent: How You Can Have Happy and Healthy Kids--And an Active Social Life
USA: Henry Holt & Co 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in FINE Condition. A sensitive and practical guide for single parents. Bound in red half cloth gilt title red boards clean no marks tight and solid. Provides thoughtful guidelines for the single parent who wants to have an active social and sexual life while providing a supportive and loving home for her/his children. Also addresses day-to-day issues about discipline jealousy religion sex education financial concerns. A helpful/hopeful book for many. 316 pages with index. 5.75 x 8.5 inches. Henry Holt & Co New York 1986. Henry Holt & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012624 ISBN : 003070488X 9780030704888
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Borgman Lori
I Was A Better Mother Before I Had Kids
USA: Pocket Books 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket AS NEW. A Laugh-out-loud reality check that only a seasoned mother of three could write! 196 pages. 8.8 x 5.75 inches. Pocket Books New York 1999. Pocket Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012618 ISBN : 0671027220 9780671027223
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Caine Lynn
What Did I Do Wrong: Mothers Children Guilt
U.S.A: Arbor House Pub Co 1985. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Type: Hardback Hardcover BCE Book in FINE Condition with a Very Good Dust Jacket. Bright clean unmarked book in deep red half cloth with silver titles red boards; square with sharp corners; tight & solid. Page block edges clean and white. Internals spotless. Bright red jacket with white titles clean and unmarked with light wear to extremities. A book to give all mothers comfort long sought for one of the most debilitating of human conditions: the feeling of guilt that they have failed their children. A wise helpful and personal book. 296 pages. 8.6 x 5.75 inches. Arbor House Publishing Co. New York 1985. Arbor House Pub Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012617 ISBN : 0877956235 9780877956235
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Caron Ann F
Don't Stop Loving Me: A Reassuring Guide for Mothers of Adolescent Daughters
USA: Henry Holt & Co 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Type: Hardback Second printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in FINE Condition. Clean and spotless green half cloth with gilt titles golden-orange boards; tight & solid square withsharp corners; no wear to extrtemities. Internals pristine. Filled with reassuring information and down-to-earth suggestions to help mothers guide their daughters through adolescence with love and acceptance and appreciation of each other.238 pages with Notes and Index. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Henry Holt & Co. New York 1991. Henry Holt & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012626 ISBN : 0805011366 9780805011364
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