My Strange and Surprising Adventures in Modern Babyland
Sam Apple
Part memoir, part journalism, part history, part downright strange and hilarious, American Parent takes readers on a unique tour of the world of new mothers and fathers. As Sam Apple embarks on his...
What would you do if your eighty-year-old father dragged you into his hell-bent hunt for new love? Bob Morris, a seriously single son, tells you all about it in this warm, witty, and wacky chronicle...
A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace
Ayelet Waldman
In the tradition of recent hits like The Bitch in the House and Perfect Madness comes a hilarious and controversial book that every woman will have an opinion about, written by...
Tim Russert's Big Russ & Me - a huge national bestseller - casts a fond look back to the 1950s Buffalo neighborhood of Russert's youth and recalls the extraordinary example of his father - a WWII...
How Black Men and Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships
Hill Harper
In his first book for adults, New York Times bestselling author Hill Harper invites you to join the Conversation: an honest dialogue about the breakdown of African-American relationships. For...
Cursed by a Happy Childhood is a warm, funny, bighearted collection of one dad's reminiscences about the kinds of lessons we all learn--sometimes the hard way, often without even realizing...
It has become common knowledge that childhood obesity rates are increasing every year. But the rates continue to rise. And between busy work schedules and the inconvenient truth that kids simply...
Recipes and tips from the original domestic goddess
Mrs Beeton
Beautifully produced and encapsulating the cream of her Household Management Bible, Essential Beeton includes pearls of wisdom on housework (and the importance of elbow grease), home hairdressing,...
27 Writers Reveal the Hidden Pleasures and Perils of Being a Grandmother
Barbara Graham
In Eye of My Heart, twenty-seven smart, gutsy writers explode myths and stereotypes and tell the whole crazy, complicated truth about being a grandmother in today's world. Among the...
Raising Well-Adjusted Kids in an Age of Instant Everything
Dr. Michael Osit
For today's kids, technology such as computers, the Internet, cell phones, and satellites is an assumed presence. Between texting, e-mail, gaming, instant-messaging, and online commerce, their world is...
