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[2016].
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"A prominent and esteemed critic challenges widely held beliefs about children and parenting, revealing that underlying each myth is a deeply conservative ideology that is, ironically, often adopted by liberal parents. Somehow a set of deeply conservative assumptions about children--what they're like and how they should be raised--have congealed into the conventional wisdom in our society. Parents are accused of being both permissive and overprotective,...
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2017.
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Publisher's description: The right of same-sex couples to marry provoked decades of intense conflict before it was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015. Yet some of the most divisive contests shaping the quest for marriage equality occurred not on the culture-war front lines but within the ranks of LGBTQ advocates. Nathaniel Frank tells the dramatic story of how an idea that once seemed unfathomable--and for many gays and lesbians undesirable--became...
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2015.
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"Pillemer asked hundreds of extraordinary men and women to share their hard-earned wisdom about love and what it takes to build a lasting, happy marriage. It is not only the largest study of its kind ever conducted, but also the most diverse, deliberately including people from varying religions, ethnic backgrounds, and income levels, gay and lesbian couples, unmarried couples in long-term relationships, and even individuals whose marriages were unhappy...
6748) How not to calm a child on a plane: and other lessons in parenting from a highly questionable source
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℗♭2014.
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Johanna Stein, a comedian, writer, producer and actor offers a collection of humorous, connected essays on parenthood.
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2013
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The storm may have passed, but now the relationships and romance of Grey Sloan Memorial must survive in its wake. Bonds are tested, love is lost and the hospital bids farewell to Dr. Cristina Yang. Following a massive mudslide, the hospital becomes a madhouse, and the lives of two doctors hang in the balance.
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2003
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Starting from the perspective that sexual difficulty and other common problems are not a sign of weakness, but rather the hallmark of the crucial work of all emotionally committed relationships, a clinical psychologist shares his approach for keeping love and intimacy alive in committed relationships.
6752) His & her Christmas
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2011
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"His & her Christmas: Tom and Liz are journalists who work at rival papers in the same city. Tom's employer, the biggest paper in town, is trying to buy the small paper that Liz works for. In an effort to save her newspaper, Liz creates a Christmas column that is an instant hit. The bigger paper responds by assigning Tom to write a rival Christmas column. A chance meeting between the two journalists turns into a public disaster, but it also love at...
6753) Good-bye, I love you
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[1986]
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In a candid account of her life and marriage, Pearson recounts her struggle to cope with her husband's homosexuality and her decision, after their divorce, to nurse him as he died from AIDS.
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2012.
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"One of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified women of the last century. Historian Anne Sebba has written the first full biography by a woman of Wallis Simpson, Duches of Windsor, which sheds light on the fascinating and enigmatic American divorcee who nearly became Queen of England."--Provided by publisher.
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[2019]
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"What should a man do when the army sends him to help kill his wife's family? Bill Rowland married into the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in 1850, eventually becoming the primary interpreter in their negotiations with the U.S. government. On November 25,1876, five months to the day after Custer died at the Little Bighorn, Bill found himself riding into the tribe's main winter camp with over a thousand U.S. troops bent on destroying it. The Cheyenne Sweet...
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[2017].
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"Cuffs and Coffee is a 40 day devotional and journey for wives of law enforcement. Allison relays insight and wisdom that only a wife on duty can share! With a cup of coffee in hand along with this devotional, the reader is sure to be refreshed and challenged in the wife on duty life!" --
6757) Darth Vader and Son
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[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"What if Darth Vader took an active role in raising his son? What if 'Luke, I am your father' was just a stern admonishment from an annoyed dad? In this hilarious and sweet comic reimagining, Darth Vader is a dad like any other-- except with all the baggage of being the Dark Lord of the Sith. Celebrated artist Jeffrey Brown's delightful illustrations give classic Star Wars moments a fresh twist, presenting the trials and joys of parenting through...
6758) Three little secrets
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2006.
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Thirteen years after eloping with Merrick MacLachlan, who then abandoned her during their honeymoon, Lady Madeleine Bessett encounters Merrick again in London and attempts to hide a secret from him that could ruin her life.
6759) Widowish: a memoir
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[2021]
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"When Melissa Gould's husband, Joel, was unexpectedly hospitalized, she could not imagine how her life was about to change. Overwhelmed with uncertainty as Joel's condition tragically worsened, she offered him the only thing she could: her love and devotion. Her dedication didn't end with his death. Left to resume life without her beloved husband and raise their young daughter on her own, Melissa soon realized that her and Joel's love lived on. Melissa...
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2024.
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"What does a healthy relationship look like? Create a lasting and loving attachment with the help of the expert couple's therapist behind the popular Instagram account @TheSecureRelationship." -- Publisher annotation.
What does a healthy relationship look like? A good question, in theory, but expert couple's therapist Julie Menanno wants you to consider: what does a securely attached relationship feel like? The answer to this question is the ultimate...