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Pregnant! what can I do?: a guide for teenagers
Par Tania Heller. 2002
Physician provides guidance for teenage women who become pregnant unintentionally. Offers suggestions for getting help, making the right decisions, and…
building a better future. Discusses pros and cons of parenthood, abortion, and adoption, and presents interviews with teens who chose each option. For senior high and older readers. 2002The primal teen: what the new discoveries about the teenage brain tell us about our kids
Par Barbara Strauch. 2003
Science editor from the New York Times collates scientific brain research to illustrate that more than hormones regulate teenage behavior.…
Asserts that parental understanding can assist youth to pass more smoothly through adolescence. Explains why some teens sleep until noon and have mood swings. 2003The teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship
Par David Halberstam. 2003
The saga of four Boston Red Sox players from the 1940s--Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, and Bobby Doerr--who remain…
friends for over sixty years. In 2001 DiMaggio and Pesky begin a long car trip to visit the dying Williams and reminisce about the past. Bestseller. 2003Conditions of love: the philosophy of intimacy
Par John Armstrong. 2003
130 questions children ask about war and terrorists
Par Stephen Arterburn. 2002
Christian authors respond to children's questions prompted by the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the…
Pentagon. Presents Bible-based answers to reassure children and allay their fears while explaining world events. 2002The prostate: everything you need to know
Par Yosh Taguchi. 2001
The father and the son: my father's journey into the monastic life
Par Matt Murray. 1999
A Wall Street Journal reporter offers a portrait of his family that is centered around his widowed father's spiritual quest.…
Traces his parent's conversion from a police civil-service administrator to a Benedictine monk and an ordained priest. Explains the impact of a father's religious encounters on his family. 1999A girl named Zippy: growing up small in Mooreland, Indiana
Par Haven Kimmel. 2001
Memoir of growing up in the late 1960s and 1970s in a mid-America hamlet of three hundred people. Nicknamed "Zippy"…
(after a fast-moving chimpanzee on TV), the author recounts childhood incidents involving her family, best friend Julie, and school. In the process, she describes her community. Bestseller. 2001Trusted for more than three decades by family caregivers and professionals alike, this comprehensive and reassuring caregiving guide offers the…
crucial information you need to look after your elders and plan for the future. “The most complete resource between two covers.”— Woman’s Day Being a caregiver for aging parents, close friends and family, and other elders in your life is an overwhelming experience, whether you are one who has stepped into this role without warning or one who is also contemplating their own care plan. Now in its fourth edition, The Complete Eldercare Planner will help you navigate today’s complex caregiving landscape while addressing your unique needs. Each chapter of this essential how-to guide shares easy-to-use action plans that will help you find your footing, indispensable checklists and worksheets to record important information, and a fully updated directory of low-cost and free resources. You’ll learn how to: • Communicate with your elders and earn their trust • Find help during care-worker shortages • Manage caregiving from a distance • Protect your finances while paying for long-term care • Deal with the emotions that come with caregiving • Look for warning signs of dementia • Ask the right questions in an eldercare emergency With practical solutions that you can implement right away, The Complete Eldercare Planner will give caregiving strategies that help you move forward with confidence, make informed decisions, and feel prepared for any challengesA few thousand words about love: edited by Mickey Pearlman
Par Mickey Pearlman. 1998
Seventeen stories on the themes of love and intimacy as they are variously shared with family, friends, and romantic lovers.…
"First Love" tells of a college coed's infatuation with a classmate. When her dream of being alone with him finally comes true, she finds the moment disconcerting. 1998I love Gootie: my grandmother's story
Par Max Apple. 1998
A grandson's recollections of his grandmother, who grew up in a Lithuanian village and preferred Yiddish to English. Gootie is…
the wife of Rocky, Apple's grandfather portrayed in Roommates (DB 41562, BR 09790)As parents age: a psychological and practical guide
Par Joseph Ilardo. 1998
Psychotherapist summarizes physical and emotional changes that occur over time and discusses reactions of adult children to their aging parents.…
Explains how to determine care requirements, adjustments that might allow a person to remain at home in later life, and steps to take if institutionalization is necessaryLost in the system
Par Charlotte Lopez. 1996
Lopez, who became Miss Teen USA in 1992, tells of spending her entire childhood in foster care after being taken…
as a toddler from a mother she describes as mentally unbalanced. Although her sister is adopted by their foster parents, Lopez is seventeen before she is adopted by another couple. Some strong languageThe author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (BR 09230) offers suggestions on opening one's self to…
love after the death of a mate or after a divorce. Describes the healing process common to both men and women. Explains the differences in the ways males and females resolve loss. BestsellerA little pregnant: our memoir of fertility, infertility, and a marriage
Par Linda Carbone. 1999
In alternating chapters, a husband and wife describe the nine years they spent trying to conceive. Although Ed was the…
one who wanted a child at any cost, they were equally caught up in infertility treatments, miscarriages, and an adoption attempt. Finally their daughter arrives, but not as they had planned. 1999Late-talking children
Par Thomas Sowell. 1997
The author, an economist and columnist, discusses the response he received to his article about his son's lateness in learning…
to talk. He describes other traits shared by many such children, who often go on to become intelligent and successful adults, even in cases of early misdiagnosisEpilepsy and the family: a new guide
Par Richard Lechtenberg. 0983
Neurologist describes the seizure disorder along with its symptoms, treatment options, and emergency preparedness. Discusses personal issues about sexuality, depression,…
and personality changes, as well as relationships with family and friends. 1999The lunch-box chronicles: notes from the parenting underground
Par Marion Winik. 1998
Two years after her husband's death from AIDS, writer and public radio commentator Winik tells of raising their two small…
sons on her own and discusses humorously her inability to be the perfect momCounting coup: a novel
Par G. D Gearino. 1997
Weary reporter Tad Beckman ignores the pleas of an abused woman who is later killed. Guilt-ridden, he retreats for a…
year before returning to journalism in Miami. Soon he is duped by his lover, Jocelyn, into writing a libelous story. Jocelyn disappears, and Tad discovers family secrets as he searches for her. Some strong languageSomething new: reflections on the beginnings of a marriage
Par Amanda Beesley. 2000
Expanded from a series of columns written for Self magazine, this book describes the author's first year of marriage. Both…
freelance writers, Beesley and her husband leave New York City for a year of country living. Meanwhile, Beesley struggles to accept her mother's worsening dementia from Alzheimer's disease. Some strong language. 2000