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A heart warming celebrations of mothers and daughters and the relationships they've built between them. With a list of well known mothers and daughters, including Jamie Lee Curtis and her mom Janet Liegh, Margartet Atwood and her daughter Margret Atwood and Lindy Bugs and her daughter Cokie Roberts, this book is filled with photos and stories of love.

In this crisis year, this hard-hitting, powerfully readable book, through its brilliant analysis of events and men and its inside information on the day-to-day operation of the Nixon White House, contributes a stunning inside to our understanding of how Watergate happened. Here are the inner workings of the Nixon White House as they unfolded in the years leading up to the break-in. Based on interviews, on-the-scene observations and hard pursuits of the facts the book shows how Nixon's disciples acquired so much power, how they used it to elevate or destroy each other, and how, eventually they set in motion the forces that have "left an indelible moral stain on the American Presidency." The book charts the flow of power around the inside the white House, vividly reveling the personalities of the men Richard Nixon chose to help him govern the country during his first term and detailing the rise and fall of his closest advisors.

There was the original cabinet- "twelve gray-haired guys name d George," as… Leer más

In this revised and updated edition of the best-selling Kovels' Know your Antiques
Ralph and Terry Kovel, America's antiques experts, provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date antiques handbook on the market today. You'll learn how to evaluate, Buy and care for virtually every type of antique:

* Pottery and Porcelain
* Country and formal furniture
* Pressed and cut glass
* Bottles
* Silver and Pewter
* Paintings and Printings
* Jewelry
* Clocks
* Toys
*Paper antiques
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*Extensive bibliophiles on every subject
* More then 300 photographs and line drawings
*...and much, much more!

101 stories that celebrate Being a Woman.
Millions of women the world over turn to Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul whenever they need inspiration, encouragement, a cleansing cry or a heartfelt laugh. This lates chicken Soup collection promises 101 new stories taht celebrates the shared expereinces of being a woman.
You will be moved by these true stories of how women like you have embraced life's defining moments by finding love, dealing with loss, overcoming obstacles and achieving their dreams. With heartfelt stories about women's joys, challenges, relationships and attitudes, it's the perfect book for you or any womean in your life- your wife, daughter, coworker, mother, sister or aunt.
Chapters include: On love, attitude, living your dreams, marriage, motherhood, making a difference overcoming obstacles, special moments achieving dreas and across the generations.
Like spending time with a trusted friend, A Second Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul will put the difficult times into perspective,… Leer más

Dr. Lynette Louise- also known as "The Brain Broad"- is an internationally renowned brain change and behavior expert. The story within these pages is from a moment in her life. As an award-winning author, lifelong filmmaker, and acclaimed humanitarian, she has a passion for poetically stirring up ideas and empathy while simultaneously striking at the heart of a matter with clarity and confidence. She is a sought-after speaker, teacher, and counselor for businesses, schools and individuals around the glob who solicit her experience and expertise on various topics including mental health, leadership, disability and abuse. Lynette is also the single mother of eight; six adopted, five with cognitive dysfunctions, all having suffered varying degrees of abuse. Dr. Lynette Louise lives in Southern California with her son, Dar, as well as an exciting variety of family and friends seeking her guidance while learning skills

Written from a life lived on the edge of society, Spinning in Circles and Learning from myself, by author Tsara Shelton, offers an insightful and powerfully uplifting collection of ideas and stories. She shares writings on a range of subjects spanning several stages of her life with topics including women's issues, marriage, prejudice, abuse, mixed-race relationships, equality, culture, and more.

Shelton- a mother of four- opens up about the difficult elements in her past, but offers a positive, realistic perspective on those events and more. As the oldest of eight children, she discusses in detail her childhood in Toronto, Ontario, and how she learned to live thanks to her brothers and her mother- allon the autism spectrum. Shelton reveals how she dealt with being a pregnant teenager and how her beliefs help guide her parenting.

As Shelton progresses through life's stages of growing up, she shares the importance of validity of each stage, always with an eye for answers and an infections joy in the… Leer más

"Lots of people have dreams, but C. Vivian Stringer . . . lives that dream, teaching others to rise up to meet challenges, turning underdogs into champions again and again--on and off the court. This is the quintessential American story, of a woman and of a family pulling together against the odds"--John Chaney, Hall of Fame college basketball coach.

Today is mine
Yesterday is only a memory, and no one is ever promised a tomorrow. We only have today- we must seize it, use it, and enjoy it. Today is Mine is a volume designed to help us achieve this important goal. This daily devotional guide is filled with stimulating original essays, quotations, and thought-provoking Scriptures to provide the inspiration we need to live each day of the year to its fullest.

Shall I permit my fellow men to know me as I truly am, or shall I seek instead to remain an enigma, and be seen as someone I am not?

Throughout history, Sidney M. Jourard maintains, man has chosen the road of concealment rather then "openness", a rout that all too often results in sickness, misunderstanding, and alienation from self. In this enlarged fesser Jourard explores the implications of a new promise: man can attain health and fullest personal development only insofar as he gains courage to be himself with others and only when he fines goals that have meaning for him, gorals which include the reshaping of society so that it is for all to live and grow in.

384 pages paying homage to historical creativity, deliciousness and beauty exploring stitchery, backing and celebrations.

An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson

Life as Kim and Krickitt Carpenter knew it was shattered beyond recognition two months after their marriage when a devastating car wreck left Krickitt with a massive head injury and in a coma for weeks.

When she finally awake, she had no idea who Kim was. With no recollection of their relationship and while Krickitt experienced personality changes common to those who suffer head injuries, Kim realized the woman he had married essentially died in the accident.

And yet, against all odds, Kim and Krickitt fell in love all over again. The Vow tells the true story of this journey, one of a commitment unbroken and a vow fulfilled.

Translate from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English! Great tool for travel or for a student learning a new language!

THE IDEAL PORTABLE COMPANION TO WEBSTER'S NEW POCKET THESAURUS

Lillian Rubin is this brilliant and moving account of the angers, frustrations, and small joys of life in the American white working class today, describes the grim childhood memories of the men and women who make up what has been called "the silent majority," their troubled marriages, uncommunicative sex lives, unfufilling work, and all too costly leisure. In doing so, she uncovers frightening ambiguities in the lives of people to whom America promised so much, but delivered so little.

(The first paragraph in the Introduction)

For the past four decades I've studied what people do to get good jobs in bad times and in good ones. I've learned why employers create jobs around the skills and talents of certain people. I've worked out how teachers can get students to learn more, have better classroom discipline prevent dropouts. I originated ways to help homemakers recognize the valuable skills they acquired in all parts of their lives. For Asian refugees, I researched and worked out how they can learn English faster, get jobs quicker and bridge more easily into the U.S Culture. With humanities Ph.D.'s those having the hardest time finding appropriate jobs, I researched and created systems to greatly increase their employability without the need for some special training. My concern for people hit by "burnout" prompted me to develop ways you can use to manage career stress in every par of your life. I've already worked with two generations in families concerned with finding their own… Leer más