‎Family‎

‎Bronson Po‎

‎Why Do I Love These People Honest and Amazing Stories of Real Families‎

‎Random House 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. 383 pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. Tight spine bright pages. Synopsis We all have an imaginary definition of a great family. We imagine what it would be like to belong to such a family. No fights over the holidays. No getting on one another's nerves. Respect for individual identity. Mutual support without being intrusive. So many people believe they are disqualified from having a better family experience primarily because they compare their own family with the mythic ideal and their reality falls short. Is that a fair standard to judge against In the pages of Why Do I Love These People Po Bronson takes us on an extraordinary journey. It begins on a river in Texas where a mother gets trapped underwater and has to bargain for her own life and that of her kids. Then a father and his daughter return to their tiny rice-growing village in China hoping to rekindle their love for each other inside the walls of his childhood home. Next a son puts forth a riddle asking us to understand what his first experience of God has to do with his Mexican American mother. Every step and every family on this journey is real. Calling upon his gift for powerful nonfiction narrative and philosophical insight Bronson explores the incredibly complicated feelings that we have for our families. Each chapter introduces us to two people a father and his son a daughter and her mother a wife and her husband and we come to know them as intimately as characters in a novel following the story of their relationship as they struggle resiliently through the kinds of hardships all families endure. Some of the people manage to save their relationship while others find a better life only afterletting the relationship go. From their efforts the wisdom in this book emerges. We are left feeling emotionally raw but grounded and better prepared to love through both hard times and good time. In these twenty mesmerizing stories we discover what is essential and elemental to all families and in doing so slowly abolish the fantasies and fictions we have about those we fight to stay connected to. In Why Do I Love These People Bronson shows us that we are united by our yearnings and aspirations: Family is not our dividing line but our common ground. The Washington Post - Carolyn See Bronson is no Pollyanna; he tells stories about himself that reveal his own compulsion to "succeed" to be "better" but he reminds himself and us repeatedly that those aren't the things that count. Love and decency and self-control count. And the integrity of his prose style as well as the incredible sweetness of those he writes about give him 24-karat credibility. Biography Although it took him some time to find his literary niche Po Bronson has settled into his role as social documentarian with great ease penning two books that have become tremendous commercial critical and personal successes in the process. Random House Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 051411 ISBN : 1400062373 9781400062379

‎Browder Brenda Stone‎

‎On The Up And Up: A Survival Guide for Women Living with Men on the Down Low‎

‎Dafina / Kensington 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or dustcover clippings. Tight spine clean pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. 180 pages. Dafina / Kensington Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 050997 ISBN : 0758210752 9780758210753

‎Joseph Stephen M.‎

‎Children in Fear‎

‎Holt Rinehart And Winston 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Very-good clean condition. Stated First Edition. 170 pages. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine clean pages. ONLY writing/mark inside book is previous owner's name stamp in book front Gerald & Lois Truman - Florissant Missouri. Green boards with white lettering clean and bright. A book about the fears we teach children - and what parents can teach them instead. Holt, Rinehart And Winston Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 050500 ISBN : 0030077117 9780030077111

‎Visher Emily B.;Visher John S.‎

‎Old Loyalties New Ties: Therapeutic Strategies With Stepfamilies‎

‎Brunner-Routledge 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine clean pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. 261 pages. Illustrated. Brunner-Routledge Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 050302 ISBN : 0876304897 9780876304891

‎Maine Margo‎

‎Father Hunger: Fathers Daughters and Food‎

‎Gurze Designs & Books 1991. Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new book. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine clean pages. 254 pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. "Father Hunger" is the emptiness experienced by women whose fathers are/were emotionally absent a void that leads to unrealistic body image yo-yo dieting food fears and disordered eating patterns. "Father Hunger" is a common phenomenon of Western culture whose dictates and myths limit a father's role creating a loss for all family members. Dr. Maine also discusses practical solutions to help readers understand and improve their father/daughter relationships and help families reconnect. Gurze Designs & Books Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 050362 ISBN : 0936077093 9780936077093

‎Garner Abigail‎

‎Families Like Mine: Children Of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is‎

‎HarperCollins 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Stated First Edition. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Tight spine clean pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. 256 pages. What is it really like to grow up with gay parents Abigail Garner was five years old when her mother and father divorced and her dad came out as gay. Growing up immersed in gay culture she now calls herself a "culturally queer" heterosexual woman. As a child she often found herself in the middle of the political and moral debates surrounding lesbian gay bisexual and transgender LGBT parenting. At the age of twenty-two she began to speak publicly about her family and has since become a nationally recognized advocate for the estimated 10 million children growing up with LGBT parents. The creator of FamiliesLikeMine.com Garner has written a deeply personal and much-needed book about gay parenting from the seldom-heard perspective of grown children raised in these families. Based on eight years of activism combined with interviews with more than fifty sons and daughters Families Like Mine debunks the anti-gay myth that these children grow up damaged and confused. At the same time Garner's book refutes the popular pro-gay sentiment that these children turn out "just like everyone else." In addition to the typical stresses of growing up the unique pressures these children face are not due to their parents' sexuality but rather to homophobia and prejudice. Using a rich blend of journalism and memoir Garner offers empathetic yet unapologetic opinions about the gifts and challenges of being raised in families that are often labeled "controversial." As more LGBT people are pursuing parenthood and as the visibility of gay parenting is rapidly increasing many of the questions about these families focus on the "best interests" of their children. Eloquent and sophisticated Families LikeMine addresses these questions providing an invaluable insider's perspective for LGBT parents their families and their allies. HarperCollins Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 049985 ISBN : 0060527579 9780060527570

‎John Jaiya‎

‎Beautiful‎

‎Silver Spring Maryland U.S.A.: Soul Water Rising 2008. Book. Near-Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean and bright show slight wear NO tears. Tight spine clean pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. 175 pages. POETRY CELEBRATING CHILDREN SEPARATED FROM ORIGINAL FAMILY. A valedictorian honoring her long lost biological family. A child reminiscing of life before the flood. A former child soldier chasing peace chased by the ghosts of war. An adoptive youth's loving plea to adoptive parents. A little girl's tea party conversation with her favorite doll. These are among the many fictional voices of displaced children in Beautiful. . . . This poetry written in the adult voice yet conveying child spirit is inspired by displaced youth Jaiya John has worked with over a lifetime. The poetic scenarios inhabiting Beautiful are entry points for our union with the true heart of child separation from original family. . . . Beautiful is much more than a source of inspiration. Its words reveal the majesty and vulnerability of all children especially those uprooted. Beautiful is an empowerment anthem for youth a resource for those who love care for and work with these purposeful souls. Child light shines through these pages asserting the demand of our young for their dignity while portraying their limitless power to heal grow and flourish. . . . A poetic companion to Jaiya John's Reflection Pond Beautiful is the kind of treasure we polish repeatedly its truth seeping into our compassion. Struggle and triumph. Solitude and belonging. A journey of sunflowers toward the sun of selfhood. In these pages we find Beauty born. Soul Water Rising Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 050174 ISBN : 0971330832 9780971330832

‎Kenison Katrina‎

‎The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir‎

‎Springboard Pr 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Tight spine clean pages. Remainder mark on bottom - NO price cliippings. 310 pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. The Gift of an Ordinary Day is an intimate memoir of a family in transition-boys becoming teenagers careers ending and new ones opening up an attempt to find a deeper sense of place and a slower pace in a small New England town. It is a story of mid-life longings and discoveries of lessons learned in the search for home and a new sense of purpose and the bittersweet intensity of life with teenagers--holding on letting go. Poised on the threshold between family life as she's always known it and her older son's departure for college Kenison is surprised to find that the times she treasures most are the ordinary unremarkable moments of everyday life the very moments that she once took for granted or rushed right through without noticing at all. The relationships hopes and dreams that Kenison illuminates will touch women's hearts and her words will inspire mothers everywhere as they try to make peace with the inevitable changes in store. Springboard Pr Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 049962 ISBN : 0446409480 9780446409483

‎Crittenden Danielle‎

‎What Our Mothers Didn't Tell Us: Why Happiness Eludes the Modern Women‎

‎Simon & Schuster 1999. Book. Near-Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-fine condition. Remainder mark on bottom. NO price clippings. Tight spine clean pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. 203 pages. Dustcover shows light wear NO tears. Talk to women under forty today and you will hear that something has gone terribly wrong with their lives. They have achieved goals previous generations of women could only dream of. Yet women feel more confused and more insecure than ever. Now one of the leading female commentators of her generation exposes the ideas that prevent modern women from finding happiness and points the way to a better future. What has gone wrong What can be done to set it right These are the questions Danielle Crittenden answers in "What Our Mothers Didn't Tell Us." Crittenden is the founder and editor of "The Women's Quarterly" magazine. In only four years Crittenden's "Quarterly" has made itself the center of a new national debate about women. Her views and writings have been cited reprinted argued lauded and criticized across the country. Mary Matalin describes the "Quarterly" as "one of my most favorite magazines on the planet." George Will calls it "a bright light" and even Betty Friedan with whom Crittenden has sparred concedes that her views are on "the cutting edge." In "What Our Mothers Didn't Tell Us" Crittenden looks at the big topics in women's lives: sex marriage motherhood work aging and politics. She argues that a generation of women has been misled: taught to blame men and pursue independence at all costs. Happiness is obtainable Crittenden says but only if women will free their minds from outdated feminist slogans and habits of behavior: "There are a great many women unhappy because they acted upon the wisdom passed along to them by the people they most trusted. These women thought they did everything right only to have it turn out all wrong. That thewisdom they received was faulty that it was based on false assumptions is a hard lesson for anyone to learn. But it is a lesson every woman growing up today will have to learn as I and thousands upon thousands of women of my generation had to learn often painfully." By drawing on her own experience and the decade she has spent researching and analyzing modern female life Crittenden passionately and engagingly tackles the myths that keep women from realizing the happiness they deserve. And she introduces a new way of thinking about women's problems that may finally help women achieve the lives they desire. "What Our Mothers Didn't Tell Us" is sure to ignite debate not only across the country but more compellingly within the reader herself. Simon & Schuster Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 049388 ISBN : 0684832194 9780684832197

‎Wassermann Selma‎

‎The Long Distance Grandmother: How to Stay Close to Distant Grandchildren‎

‎Hartley & Marks 2001. Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Like-new book. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine clean pages. 279 pages. Illustrated. NO writing marks or tears inside book. While it's easy to say Write a letter pick up the phone send an email it's difficult to know what to talk about with a three-year-old grandchild who lives across the country or a nine-year-old who's too busy with after-school activities to keep in touch. This guide to long-distance grandparenting is full of ideas for maintaining relationships with far-flung grandkids. A new chapter gives ideas on using the Internet. Hartley & Marks Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 049329 ISBN : 0881791881 9780881791884

‎Sheehy Gail‎

‎Understanding Men's Passages: Discovering the New Map of Men's Lives‎

‎Random House Inc 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 294 pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. Tight spine bright pages. Synopsis Her stunning bestsellers Passages and New Passages brilliantly mapped the changes we live through from youth to maturity. Now Gail Sheehy guides contemporary men through the turbulent challenges and surprising pleasures that begin at forty. As a man crosses that threshold he is bound to ask midlife's most troubling question: Now what Work anxieties concerns over sexual potency marital and family stress issues of power all take on new urgency as men contemplate the decades ahead. But as Gail Sheehy reveals in this major new book midlife is precisely the period when men are most likely to reinvent themselves and become masters of their fate. In Understanding Men's Passages Sheehy offers all men--and the women in their lives--an essential guide to self-discovery. Hundreds of bold imaginative men--celebrities as well as everyday heroes--share here their most intimate desires deepest fears and most fervent cravings for renewal. Decade by decade Sheehy uncovers the real issues facing men today: finding new passion and purpose to invigorate the second half of their lives dealing with "manopause" surviving job change enjoying post-nesting zest defeating depression and learning what keeps a man young. Informative and inspiring grounded in fact and full of fascinating life stories Understanding Men's Passages is a landmark that will take its place beside Gail Sheehy's epoch-making Passages and New Passages. Random House Inc Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 048973 ISBN : 0679452737 9780679452737

‎Bernikow Louise‎

‎Alone in America: The Search for Companionship‎

‎Harpercollins 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. Stated First Edition. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine clean pages. 255 pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. Harpercollins Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 049078 ISBN : 0060155051 9780060155056

‎Galland China‎

‎The Bond Between Women: A Journey to Fierce Compassion‎

‎New York New York U.S.A.: Riverhead Books 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 344 pages. Tight spine clean pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. Illustrated. In beautiful prose China Galland weaves myths and travel narrative into a powerful chronicle of the spiritual journey tracing the reemergence of fierce compassion both in the struggles of women around the world and at sacred sites of pilgrimage. The story is the same all over the world. In Nepal a woman doctor works tirelessly to rescue children who have been sold to Indian brothels. In Argentina the mothers of the "disappeared" bear witness against the government that stole the lives of their children. In India Mother Theresa's Sisters soothe the fears of the dying and an international women's campaign works to clean the waters of the Ganges River. Around the world women are working for justice for healing and the lives of these women reveal an unusual source of strength: the fiercemess of comapssion symbolized in ancient icons images and archetypes of the wrathful divine feminine. Known in India as Durga and Kali in Nepal and Tibet as Tara and in Europe and Latin America as the Black Madonna and Yemaya it is the fierce divine feminine which arises when the world is on the brink of destruction. Riverhead Books Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 048600 ISBN : 1573220884 9781573220880

‎Frazier Ian‎

‎Family‎

‎Farrar Straus & Giroux 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Illustrated. NO writing marks or tears inside book. 386 pages. Family tells the story of Ian Frazier's family in America from the early colonial days to the present. Using letters and other family documents he reconstructs two hundred years of middle class life visiting small towns his ancestors lived in reading books they read and discovering the larger forces of history that affected them. Farrar Straus & Giroux Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 048324 ISBN : 0374153191 9780374153199

‎Bloomer George‎

‎When Loving You Is Wrong: But I Want to Be Right: Developing True Love And Intimacy In Your Relationships‎

‎Whitaker House 1997. Book. Near-Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. NO writing marks or tears. Covers are clean NO tears. 188 pages. Tight spine bright pages. Synopsis We were created as relational beings. However we often find ourselves in many imperfect relationships. George Bloomer shares some important lessons on developing wholesome fulfilling relationships. As you discover how much God loves you you will also recognize that the best relationship of all is intimacy with Him. Whitaker House Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 048235 ISBN : 0883685043 9780883685044

‎Weinberg Martin S.;Williams Colin J.;Pryor Douglas W.‎

‎Dual Attraction: Understanding Bisexuality‎

‎Oxford Univ Pr 1994. Book. Near-Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine clean pages. NO tears inside book. 437 pages. 33 pages show very-light yellow highlighting. Does NOT interfere with reading. NO other writing or marks inside book. For the past two generations extensive research has been conducted on the determinants of homosexuality. But until now scant attention has been paid to what is perhaps the most mysterious--and potentially illuminating--variation of human sexual expression bisexuality. Today as ignorance and fear of AIDS makes greater awareness of all forms of sexual behavior an urgent matter of private and public consequence leading sex researchers Martin Weinberg Colin Williams and Douglas Pryor provide us with the first major study of bisexuality. Weinberg Williams and Pryor explore the riddle of dual attraction in their study of 800 residents of San Francisco. Fieldwork intensive interviews and surveys provided a wealth of data about the nature of bisexual attraction the steps that lead people to become bisexual and how sexual preference can change over time. They found that heterosexuals more often than homosexuals become bisexual; that bisexual men and women differ markedly in their sexual behavior and romantic feelings; that most bisexuals ultimately settle into long-term relationships while continuing sexual activity outside those relationships; and they also explain why transsexuals often become bisexual. Moreover the authors discovered that as the AIDS crisis unfolded many bisexual men entered into monogamous relationships with women and bisexual women into more lesbian relationships. Recent media accounts attest that a growing number of researchers and writers are narrowing the fundamental cause of sexual preference to a single factor biology. But if as this study shows learning plays a significant part in helping people traverse the boundaries of gender if past and present intimate relationships influence their changing preferences and if bisexual activity is inseparable from a social environment which provides distinctive sexual opportunities then a mosaic of factors far more complex than those previously considered must be entertained in explaining the fuller spectrum of sexual preferences. Dual Attraction is one of the most significant contributions to our understanding of sexuality since the original Kinsey reports and Bell and Weinberg's 1978 international bestseller Homosexualities. It is must reading for all those interested in the study of sexual behavior--especially now since the onset of AIDS. Oxford Univ Pr Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 047980 ISBN : 0195084829 9780195084825

‎Greco Marshall C.‎

‎Group Life: The Nature and Treatment of Its Specific Conflicts‎

‎Philosophical Library 1950. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Very-good clean condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine clean pages. 357 pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. "An exciting scientific discussion of neurtoic behavior. With case histories." from front cover. With a list of publications of staff members Research Center for Group Dynamics - Compiled by Ronald Lippitt - Professor of Psychology University of Michigan. Philosophical Library Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 047651

‎FAMILY & FRIENDS‎

‎Remembering Marvin: The Indelible Footprints Left by Dr. Marvin Hirsch as Told by his Family and Friends‎

‎Window View Publications. Used - Like New. Book in almost Brand New condition. Window View Publications unknown‎

Bookseller reference : GRP62513035 ISBN : 0977454428 9780977454426

‎Rio Linda;Johnson Craig;Rio Tara M.‎

‎The Anorexia Diaries: A Mother and Daughter's Triumph over Teenage Eating Disorders‎

‎Emmaus Pennsylvania U.S.A.: Rodale Press 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine clean pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. 260 pages. "Last night I asked my mom some questions about bulimia and anorexia. I thought for sure she would know what I was doing to myself. How could a mother not know the terrible things her daughter was doing" "Tara seems fine these last few days. The questions she asked me the other night scared me. But now I think she's just curious. Maybe one of her friends is having a problem with something." Mother and daughter living in the same house yet at times it seems as though they are on different planets. Tara growing obsessive about the way she looks feels her mom no longer understands her. Linda while concerned about the changes her teenage daughter is going through is focused on making a career for herself as a family therapist. Neither knows how to reverse the terrible path that Tara is heading down. Tara's and Linda's side-by-side diaries of this difficult time only shared with each other years later show both sides of their maddening ordeal and inspiring victory to keep their family together. In addition to sharing their actual diaries Tara and Linda look back on the drama of those years to offer the wisdom and perspective that can only come with hindsight. Craig Johnson Ph.D. an international leader in the research and treatment of eating disorders offers useful advice and fascinating commentary on the Rios' story to inform today's families who may be going through similar situations. Rodale Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 047275 ISBN : 157954729X 9781579547295

‎Gabriel Bonnie‎

‎The Fine Art of Erotic Talk: How to Entice Excite and Enchant Your Lover With Words‎

‎Bantam Books 1996. Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine clean pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. 222. Explore the Passionate Power of Words A whispered term of endearment a flirtatious phrase a secret suggestion a cry of passion--words can be the most intimate gift that lovers share. This guide to their sensual power invites us to explore the erotic potential in verbal communication as sexuality counselor and seminar leader Bonnie Gabriel shows how words can arouse desire reveal and fulfill fantasies and infuse lovemaking with romance and fire. Based on Gabriel's popular workshops this frankly provocative and warmly encouraging book is designed for both singles and couples: to help singles navigate the the shoals of attraction budding intimacy and safe sex; and to inspire couples to chrage longtime romances with new creative expressions of love and ardor through explicit examples sample fantasy scripts "naughty" games and techniques for nurturing and sexual healing. And for those who feel too shy or fearful to express passions and yearnings Gabriel offers guidance support and inspiration to help them give full voice to their desires. Discover how words can deepen intimacy heighten sensuality intensify eroticism and fulfill your every fantasy when you master The Fine Art of Erotic Talk. Bantam Books Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 047319 ISBN : 055337396X 9780553373967

‎Gurman Alan S.;Rice David G.‎

‎Couples in Conflict: New Directions in Marital Therapy‎

‎Jason Aronson Inc 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Very-good clean condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine clean pages. ONLY writing/mark inside book is previous owner's signature in book front on blank page. 439 pages. NO tears inside book. Jason Aronson Inc Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 046996 ISBN : 087668150X 9780876681503

‎Parrot Les III‎

‎The Control Freak‎

‎Wheaton Illinois U.S.A.: Tyndale House Publishers 2000. Book. Near-Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine bright pages. 5 pages show yellow highlighting. Does NOT interfere with reading. NO other writing marks or tears inside book. 193 pages. Covers are bright and clean NO tear. Product Description: They're pushy. Forceful. Impatient. Always in a hurry. And they're usually ready to tell others how to do their jobs "better." Control freaks. Maybe you know one. Maybe you are one. What are you to do Psychologist Les Parrott a recovering control freak helps readers relate better to the control freaks around them. And if you are a control freak Les will help you become willing to lose the control you love. The book includes self-tests and a lifelong prescription for healthier relationships. Tyndale House Publishers Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 046449 ISBN : 0842337938 9780842337939

‎L'Engle Madeleine‎

‎Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage‎

‎Farrar Straus & Giroux 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new copy. NO price clippings or remainder marks. Price inside dustcover: $18.95. 232 pages NO writing marks or tears inside book. This moving memoir documents a marriage of more than forty years between two gifted people a long term marriage that was: "full of wonderful things terrible things joyous things grievous things but ours." From Publishers Weekly Since her debut with The Small Rain in 1945 L'Engle has continued to write critically acclaimed books for adults and young readers including a Newbery Medal-winner A Wrinkle in Time. But this story of her marriage surpasses her best work so far. Starting with accounts of her childhood she describes her life as a young woman in Manhattan attracted to the theater and landing a job as an understudy touring with Eva Le Gallienne and Hugh Franklin. L'Engle and Franklin married in 1946 creating a bond that was broken ony by his death 40 years later. As Franklin's roles with the Lunts Ethel Barrymore Maurice Evans etc. kept him absent frequently there were problems especially when they became parents. Yet most crises were viewed in perspective especially when the couple gathered with children grandchildren and friends at Crosswick the old house in Connecticut that remains L'Engle's "icon." As expected she writes beautifully here sharing funny exuberant and trying moments of the "two-part invention." Reading the book is a profound spiritual experience. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information Inc. From School Library Journal YA-- Those who have enjoyed L'Engle's fiction or who have followed her husband Hugh Franklin's character of Dr. Charles Tyler on All My Children should enjoy reading about their real - life marriage. L'Engle shares many moments from their early life in the New York theater and publishing circles. In addition she tells about their early marriage and family life at their Connecticut farmhouse. A large portion of the book details Franklin's death from cancer in 1987. During this trying period their great love and L'Engle's strong Christian faith are both centerpieces of her story. Like L'Engle's other nonfiction works this one demonstrates an easy conversational style and an expert prose technique. - Carolyn Praytor Boyd Episcopal High School Bellaire Tex. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information Inc. Farrar Straus & Giroux Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 046472 ISBN : 0374280207 9780374280208

‎Gill Libby‎

‎Traveling Hopefully: How to Lose Your Family Baggage and Jumpstart Your Life‎

‎St Martins Pr 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. Appears unread. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine bright pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. 253 pages. "This book is for real because Libby is for real." - Dr. Phil McGraw in his foreword to Traveling Hopefully Are you living a life based on who you really are or one built on outdated messages from your past Is your past negatively influencing your present and potentially derailing your future What if you could shift your perspective from limiting to liberating Now you can learn to let go of your baggage and create a life of passion and purpose. Success strategist and executive coach Libby Gill is your partner in life change as she shares her inspiring story and guides readers step-by-step through the journey of self-transformation. With courage and candor Libby poignantly discloses how she struggled with a family legacy which included divorce mental illness and molestation robbing her of her best possible life until she learned to dissect the past so she could direct the future. With a transformative process she calls the Five Steps to Jumpstart Your Life Libby provides practical tools and down-to-earth insights that translate abstract concepts into concrete action. The 21 Hopeful Tools are easy-to-follow exercises that take readers through this process showing them how to: dissect the past to direct the future link internal clarity with external action create a Traveling Hopefully personal roadmap recruit a Support Squad to provide information and inspiration keep moving toward what you want and away from what no longer serves you Filled with tips and tactics personal accounts and client success stories Traveling Hopefully shows readers how to create big-picture visions and turn them into bottom-line action so they can lose their baggage and live the life of their dreams. St Martins Pr Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 046147 ISBN : 0312323948 9780312323943

‎Fitzpatrick Jean Grasso‎

‎Once Upon a Family: Read-Aloud Stories and Activities That Nurture Healthy Kids‎

‎New York New York U.S.A.: Viking Pr 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine clean pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. 251 pages. One Upon a Family shows readers of Jim Trelease Daniel Goleman William Bennett and Mary Pipher how to create a more spontaneous and rewarding family dynamic - one that cuts through sterile precepts and "coaching" to engage a child's emerging emotions through the world of the imagination - and build a family closeness. Here's a wealth of guidance to use both traditional tales and your own family stories to spark communication and help your kids cope with fear anger loss competition and intimacy. At the heart of each chapter perfect for reading aloud are stories from many cultures - from Chinese to Tuscan to the Brothers Grimm - that highlight familiar emotional challenges. "Family time" acivities invite parents and children to actively participate - relating the characters' dilemmas to their own experiences - in everyday intimate conversation and play. "Parent's path" exercises help parents uncover natural creative abilities in themselves. Resource listings of such children's literature videos and Internet links help parents steer their children toward rich creative realistic and caring lives. Viking Pr Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 045508 ISBN : 0670862029 9780670862023