After opening her own advertising agency, Alexis relied on her husband, Tommy, for the household duties and supervision of their teenage daughter, CeCe. When Tommy receives a terminal cancer diagnosis, Alexis puts her career on hold....
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Author:Natterson-Horowitz, Barbara, Bowers, KathrynSummary:A revelatory investigation of human and animal adolescence and young adulthood from the New York Times bestselling authors of Zoobiquity. With Wildhood, Harvard evolutionary biologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and award-winning science...
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Author:Murkoff, HeidiSummary:It's a cover-to-cover revision of America's bestselling guide to getting pregnant, with updated information about genetic screening, ovulation tracking, fertility treatments, and risks like Zika.What to Expect Before You'...
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Author:McCoy, KathySummary:Break the silence and heal the rift Estrangement or partial estrangement from an adult son or daughter is one of a parent's worst nightmares. It can mean angry silences and anguished days and nights wondering what went wrong....
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This anthology presents forty narratives, both nonfiction and fiction, that together capture the impact and complexity of Alzheimer's and other dementias on patients as well as their caregivers and family.
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Author:Murray, WillSummary:This is the first and only book for uncles and aunts who want to have a positive and lasting impact on their sibilings’ children. Uncle: The Definitive Guide for Becoming the World’s Greatest Aunt or Uncle celebrates the unique,...
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This book is about mental illness, family caregivers, Alzheimer's and dementia, and the health care system. It continues the story of the Martini family and their experiences with mental illness (which was earlier chronicled in the book...
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Deacon Davis struggles to regain his dignity after his debilitating speech impediment provokes his forced resignation from the first African American political party. Haunted by the fact that his handicap prevents him from upholding his...
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Author:Devi, GayatriSummary:Imagine finding a glimmer of good news in a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. And imagine how that would change the outlook of the 5 million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, not to mention their...
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Author:KIDD, Sue MonkSummary:Living on a peach farm in South Carolina with her harsh, unyielding father, Lily Owens has shaped her entire life around one devastating, blurred memory - the afternoon her mother was killed, when Lily was four. Since then, her only...
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When her mother throws her father out, young Lulu is told never to let him in again. But Lulu disobeys, and the consequences are heartbreaking. Lulu's mother ends up killed, and Lulu and her sister Merry are orphaned. Now, as the...
- Author:Babul, DennaSummary:
When Motherless Daughters was published 20 years ago, it unleashed a tsunami of healing awareness. When Denna Babul and Karin Smithson couldn't find the equivalent book for fatherlessness, The Fatherless Daughter Project was born. The...
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Presents a parenting handbook for adult children of alcoholics.
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Author:Chapman, GarySummary:You love your child, but does your child feel loved' Every child has a unique way of feeling loved. When you discover your child's love language-and how to speak it-you can build a solid foundation for your child to trust you...
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What do you do when your outspoken, passionate, and quick-witted mother starts fading into a forgetful, fearful woman? In this powerful graphic memoir, Sarah Leavitt reveals how Alzheimer's disease transformed her mother Midge -...
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Author:Skyhorse, BrandoSummary:When he was three, Brando Kelly Ulloa was abandoned by his Mexican father. His mother saw no reason for her son to live his life as a Mexican just because he started out as one. The life of "Brando Skyhorse," American Indian son of an...
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Author:Forgan, JamesSummary:Stressed Out!: Solutions to Help Your Overscheduled Child Manage and Overcome Stress is an easy-to-read guide for parents to help their children understand stress, its effects on kids' day-to-day lives, and how to handle it. The...
- Author:Greer, DarrenSummary:
The people in gay bars on Christmas Day are so desperate for basic human contact that they'd go home with a Doc Marten shoe if it made a move, and maybe even if it didn't. So begins the story of Cameron Dodds, a...
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Author:Lambert, G. L.Summary:You are the type of woman a man marries... yet you settle for being just another girl men string along. Regardless of what commitment level you find yourself in, if you have yet to receive the ultimate commitment from the man you want,...
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Author:Ferber, RichardSummary:Does your child: Have difficulty falling asleep? Wake in the middle of the night? Suffer sleep terrors, sleepwalking, or nighttime fears? Have difficulty waking for school or staying awake in class? Snore, wet the bed, or head bang? In...
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