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Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Languishing in a jail cell, Harriet Sherwood has plenty of time to sift through the memories of the three generations of women who have preceded her. As each story emerges, the strength of her family--and their deep faith in God--brings Harriet to the discovery of her own goals.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The principles that ostensibly bind America together-mutual respect for the Constitution and its institutions, and reciprocal adherence to principles such as freedom, the rule of law, due process, and equality under the law-fall apart at our borders. As those values dissolve at our country's frontiers, they allow for otherwise impermissible cruelty towards those who are considered outsiders. My Boy Will Die of Sorrow follows several specific characters...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Father-of-three, motivational speaker and influencer Bodé Aboderin (AKA Papa B) is on a mission to show the world that Black fatherhood is not only compatible with ambition, but can inspire, nourish and amplify it too. Papa B is using his natural flair for motivational speech to share the joyful and transformative journey of starting a family, including the challenges involved and the opportunities to grow along the way. In this passionate parenting...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The purpose of this book is to explain addiction and to help families and friends to deal with it successfully. People who are struggling with addiction can also use this book to understand their situation and the resources that are available to help them. And people who are wondering if they might have an addiction can use it to get a better sense of the nature and depth of their potential problem. Part I explains the science behind addiction. Part...
10) Out of control
Author
Series
Kincaid brides volume 1
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Julia Gilliland has always been interested in the natural world around her. Rafe Kincaid has spent years keeping his family's cattle ranch going, all without help from his two younger brothers, who fled the ranch as soon as they were able. Rafe is more intrigued by Julia than any woman he's ever known, but when his developing relationship with Julia threatens his chance at reconciliation with his brothers, will he be forced to choose?
11) A Christmas snow
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Kathleen has carried around the unwanted memory of her father abandoning her and her mother on Christmas Eve. For the past 30 years, she has blamed her mother for that night and refuses to celebrate Christmas in any fashion. Although she has tried to forget her past, it has not forgotten her, and in the days leading up to Christmas she finds herself stuck in her own home with two strangers, because of an unforgiving blizzard. As the storm brings her...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
This indispensable guide aims to be a one-stop-shop for the huge percentage of the population who, now or later, find themselves in a caring role, whether that involves shopping for a housebound neighbour, or giving up work to care full-time for a disabled child or confused parent. This book will also help carers care for themselves. It looks at the difficult feelings that go hand in hand with caring, including how relationships are affected. There's...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive and revelatory book on one of today's most prevalent illnesses. In 2019, 5.8 million Americans had Alzheimer's, and more than half a million will die of Alzheimer's disease dementia. 16 million caregivers are responsible for paying as much as half of the $226 billion annual costs of their care. As more people live beyond their seventies and eighties, the number of patients will rise to an estimated 13.8 million by 2025. Part case studies,...
Pub. Date
[2012], c2001
Language
English
Description
Christian is four years old and hasn't learned to speak yet. He's so disengaged that his mother can't even describe his personality, acknowledging that "there's very little we know about him." But Christian receives excellent, one-on-one attention from teachers at Giant Steps, an Australian school set up by parents of autistic children and designed for aggressive, results-oriented treatment. This program follows several Giant Steps students and their...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Living with diabetes is complicated and challenging. In addition to a multitude of daily tasks and decisions, managing diabetes requires appropriate support from those surrounding the person with diabetes: partners, family members, friends, co-workers, and caregivers. Most aspects of diabetes care and treatment focus on the patient: There are dozens of books and online resources designed specifically for the person with diabetes, but very few that...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In the small city of Wharton, Connecticut, lives are beginning to unravel. A woman loses the love of her life. A son struggles with addiction. A widow misses her late spouse. A husband betrays his wife. At the heart of these interlinking stories is one couple: Freddie and Greg Tyler. Greg has just been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a brutal form of cancer. He has never been dependent or weak, and wants to overcome this the way he has succeeded...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"If you're one of the millions of adults struggling with the grief and complex considerations of living in an empty nest, author and motivational speaker Jim Burns's much-anticipated Finding Joy in the Empty Nest will remind you that--with some practical guidance--your second half could very well become your best half"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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Description
Explains how to parent teenagers not by punishing but by helping them understand real-world consequences for actions, focusing on preparing them for life on their own; provides practical guidance and sample conversations for specific situations.
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