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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. A Dad's Advice for Daughters Read by the Author Unabridged on four CDs, running time 4.5 hours From back: "Life can be pretty tricky when you are a teenage girl. New things matter: Clothes. Parties. Boys. Suddenly being liked and being popular don't mean the same things. Your parents get completely bizarre when the subject of dating comes up... Drugs and alcohol go from being what you see "bad" kids doing on television how to what you see your friends doing when no adults are around. How are you supposed to deal? Since life doesn't come with a set of instructions, it helps to turn to people who have been through the stuff that you're facing... (The author) offers advice on how you can becomes the young woman you want to be." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and… Leer más

New York: Broadway Books, 2001. Rare signed copy; revised edition. 391 bright, white pages with black and white illustrations by the author. Signed and inscribed by author on fep. Not ex-library, but we prepped this book for one of our libraries; stickers on spine and tiny tear on margin of front cover that has been repaired, light crease to lower front cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Author. Revised. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Sullivan, S. Adams. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Sasquatch Books, 2007. Signed and inscribed by author on title page Wide 12mo size trade paperback; 288 bright, white pages From back: "With (the author's) unique recommendations based on topics, interests, and other themes, she presents more than 1,000 crush worthy books organized into 118 lists aimed at youngest, middle-grade and teen readers... Whether your young reader has yet to experience his or her first book crush or has devoured every Harry Potter novel multiple times, (this book) points the way to a new and wonderful world of reading." In great condition; we note only minor edgewear. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Author. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001. Signed by author on title page. Pictorial harcover with Autographed Copy sticker on front. 246 crisp, clean pages with blue ribbon bookmark. From back "(This book), a practical and inspirational guide, will help you take action month by month, manage change, even invite it in, to create a full life living with no regrets." Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase price benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Author. First. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 2003. 127 bright, white pages with some wear to covers. Special issue on transnational adoption Swedish parents with Chilean children; North Americans and Chinese children, Korean, Romanian and Brazilian adoptees. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Barry Long Books, 1988. 385 bright white pages. Minor wear to front cover. From back "Barry Long reminds us...of our great responsibility for the spiritual life of the next generation...a new vision of family life in which there is harmony at home and everyone shares in the innocence, honesty and vitality of childhood." Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Washington, DC: Society for Research in Child Development, 1947. Very Rare Original Publication The Impact of a Children's Story on Mothers and Children by Martha Wolfenstein Modern Children's Stories: Research Study No. 1 Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development: Volume XI, Serial No. 42 1946 No. 1 published 1947 (The editorial board for the society includes: L.W. Sontag, Alfred H. Washburn, Frank N. Freeman, F.L. Wells, Harold C. Stuart, Melville J. Herskovits, Lydia J. Roberts and Willard C. Olson) Martha Wolfenstein (1911-1976) was a psychoanalyst, researcher and writer, concentrating in particular on the study of grief in children. Among her projects, Wolfenstein collaborated with Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict in a study of Research in Contemporary Cultures, later publishing a book with Mead based on the study. Wolfenstein is the niece of another author named Martha Wolfenstein (1869-1906) a writer of non-fiction articles and a novel. 8vo size trade paperback; 54 clean pages.… Leer más

New York: Scribner, 2002. Signed by both authors on title page First Edition 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 299 pages From jacket: "For families, educators, corporations, and communities, (this book) is nothing less than a new paradigm for reconnecting education with core values. With more than thirty-five years' experience at Hyde, an organization of internationally known, award winning schools and programs, (the authors) argue persuasively that true education for our children springs not just from seeking good grades and achievements but form reestablishing a true commitment to character, attitude, and a sense of purpose." Signed by author sticker on front of jacket. Light wear to jacket. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Signed by Author. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950. Unpaginated, more than 100 pages to this black and white photo essay of babies. Can't resist cute, quirky baby photos? - then this book is for you. Wear to the photo illustrated cover. Sunned spine and sunned banned across top of book. Slight curl to top of book. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Vintage ephemera. Prepared with the cooperation and advice of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene. 15 pages with black, white and bluer illustrations. Some wear and rubbing. Price sticker on front cover. Vintage advice for parents. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Stapled Pamphlet. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1941. Ex-library with typical markings. Slim blue cloth volume has wear and tears to exterior spine and small area where Dewey number was blacked out. 125 pages including index followed by several pages of publisher's other works. Bumped and worn corners. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Basic Books, 2000. Signed and inscribed by author on fep. 259 clean, bright pages. Very light wear to jacket. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1929. Red cloth is in great shape, bumped at bottom of spine and titles on spine and cover are faded. 320 lightly toned pages, tanned endpapers. Dusty top. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Set of four (4) items: two (2) books and two (2) record albums 1. Educator's Edition: 4to size pictorial hardcover; 16 page Educator's Guide followed by 93 page Student Workbook. Order blanks for workbooks are paperclipped to fep. A pocket inside front cover and one inside back cover holds the record albums. The teacher's guide provides the record scripts and examples of how to use them. Quite a bit of edgewear and some rubbing wear to covers. 2. Student Workbook: 4to size paperback with photo illustrated cover; 93 pages with black and white illustrations and many charts and fill-ins (all blank and unused.) Edgewear, moderate wear to covers. Two teeny spots inside front cover caused by paperclip. 3. Record 1: 33 1/3 RPM record (which is the size of a 45) contains 3 lessons on each side: 1. Loving: Parents arguing about getting up to feed infant 2. Caring: Babysitter interacting with child (negative) 3. Nourishing: Feeding Child (negative situation) 4. Nourishing:… Leer más

New York: Random House, 1997. 8vo size trade paperback with red cardstock covers; 315 pages Back covers gives an overview of book, a brief author biography, a photo of the proposed cover (different from this proof) and some information on the publicity tour. From back: "Million of children...possess dazzling intelligence, an active imagination, a free-spirited approach to life, and the ability to drive everyone around them completely crazy. Such kids (the author) argues, possess the Edition Trait. Unlike their peers, they think divergently... Dr. Palladino helps parents identify and appreciate the Edison Trait in their children and determine whether their child is a Dreamer, Discoverer, or Dynamo." Pencilled price on fep and some rubbing off of the red cover onto fep. Wear to paper covers. Spot of red ink on bottom and on the first few pages and quarter inch tear to back of cover at top. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase price benefits charity and supports literacy… Leer más

New York: Scholastic, 2008. 132 pages with black and white illustrations throughout. In great condition with minor edgewear on top of back cover and adhesive residue on front. Unique cover different from published book. From back: "We've gathered the most essential tricks of the trade from some of the world's best moms. The result: a humorous handbook full of wisdom and wit guaranteed to help you." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Uncorrected Proof. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof.

Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2004. 8vo size trade paperback; 215 pages with black and white photographs throughout. Covers are unique to proof with back cover providing some brief publication information, overview of the book and biographies of all three authors. Mark Fenton hosted the PBS television series America's Walking. From back: "Finally, the answers expectant and new moms need to all of their fitness questions. Based on personal experience, the authors offer inspiration, advice, and general information on walking through pregnancy and beyond. Personalized walking plans help readers create and stick to a program, while easy-to-follow photographs demonstrate critical stretching routines and muscle-strengthening exercises." There is a light crease on front cover. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. .… Leer más

Boston: Little Brown, 1951. 212 bright, white pages. Some wear to dust jacket with some minor chipping at top and bottom of spine and some rubbing to folds. From jacket: "(The author) has helped thousands of boys to understand themselves - and their parents to understand their sons...Dr. Gallagher reassures the teacher who expends a year's supply of patience in a day and the parents who is in despair about his son, that wide variations in behavior and growth are not abnormal." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Macmillan, 1944. 163 pages plus index. Some wear to dust jacket, half inch tear at spine. wear to book at bottom spine. Inside covers and endpapers darkened. Very tight binding. From jacket: "This book presents in simple form the principles of child development which are basic to wise adult guidance of children. It shows what goes on in the mind, emotions, and body of the child at each age from infancy through adolescence; what his special social problems are at each age; and how to guide him through such common pitfalls as jealousy, fear, over-aggressiveness ..." and more. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Williston, VT: Crown House Publishing Limited, 2018. with contributions from Melissa Hood Foreword by Dr Laura Markham 8vo size trade paperback; 176 bright, white pages. This book is written in British English. From back: "Society favours children, and adults, who conform. The notion that our children may be shunned for being 'different' breaks out hearts, but there is plenty we can do to help such children develop into thriving, resilient adults. The author shares the true story of her son, who by the age of 7 had been excluded from three schools and was later labelled with a whole host of conditions ... before finally being diagnosed with dyslexia. Drawing lessons from (her child's) transformational journey from difficult child to budding entrepreneur, (the author) explore(s) the enabling role parents can play in unlocking the potential of children who are seen as different or difficult." This new book has edgewear, a bumped top back corner of cover and last few pages.… Leer más