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Baldrige, Letitia Letitia Baldrige's More Than Manners!: Raising Today's Kids to Have Kind Manners & Good Hearts
Rawson Associates 1997 0684818752 / 9780684818757 Hard Cover Fine Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-new condition. Dustcover shows 1 small closed tear. NO price clippings. Remainder mark on bottom. 285 pages. Price inside dustcover: $23.00. Tight spine - Bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. After steering adults through today's rules of etiquette, manners maven Letitia Baldridge (The New Manners for the '90s) turns her eye on the younger set with Letitia Baldridge's More Than Manners: Raising Today's Kids to Have Kind Manners and Good Hearts. Baldridge arranges her advice in three parts, focusing on behaviors within the home and out in the world and devoting a separate section to handling the assorted family and social difficulties precipitated by death and divorce. As the title denotes, Baldridge extends this guide to behavior into the arena of values (which manners are meant to articulate), connecting actions to kindness, compassion and goodness at a time when such practices are often scanted by both children and adults. FROM THE PUBLISHER Explaining that kindness is the heart and core of civility and manners in any society, Letitia Baldrige has finally written the book that millions have been waiting for: a road map to raising and guiding kids who succeed in life through decency and honor. "It all starts in the home," says Baldrige, as she shows parents and other concerned adults how to teach kids to gain respect and become leaders - at home, at school, and in the larger world - without becoming wimps or bullies; defuse explosive situations with words and actions that turn hostility into harmony; use conciliation instead of confrontation with peers, authority figures, and others; be courteous and compassionate with family and friends and out in public while still standing up for themselves; learn behaviors that will make them liked and respected and will make the world around them a better place as they grow up; and much more.
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Bayer, William Peregrine
Congdon & Lattes 1981 0312926448 / 9780312926441 First Edition Hard Cover Near-Fine Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-fine copy of this 1981 hardback. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $13.95. 243 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. Pages show tanning. Black boards with blue spine/red lettering (clean and bright).
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Edgerton, Clyde The Floatplane Notebooks
Ballantine Books 1989 0345359844 / 9780345359841 Mass Market Paperback Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Very-good, clean copy. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers show light wear (NO tears). Tight spine, clean pages. Pages show light tanning. 276 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Synopsis The Copeland family of Listre, North Carolina, goes back a long way. Each family member has a story to tell, and stories to be told about one another. Albert Copeland, the head of the family, writes it all down in the notebooks he started once to track the progress of the floatplanes he built, though they never did fly. Everything about the Copelands is in these books. And every one of them has his say. Funny and poignant, a family album of talk and tales, The Floatplane Notebooks shares the best-kept secrets of love, loss, and learning to let go. Annotation: When Albert Copeland bought the notebook in 1956, he intended to log the glorious flights of his home-made floatplane. The plane never did fly--but Thatcher and bliss got married, Noralee had about a hundred hippy boyfriends, and The Floatplane Notebooks became the daily diary of Copeland schemes and Copeland dreams.
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Klein, David Saying Good-Bye: You & Your Aging Parents
San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Browntrout Pub 1997 1563139065 / 9781563139062 Hard Cover As New As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
As-New copy - NO writing or marks of any kind - Price inside dustcover: $17.95 - Dark blur-green boards with silver lettering - 181 pages - In Saying Goodbye, Dr. David Klein deals humanely and wisely with the often painful issues faced by adult children as their parents age. Drawing on 25 years of experience as a practicing family therapist as well as his experience watching his beloved mother decline into senility and death, Dr. Klein addresses the psychological, emotional, and practical dimensions of our parents' aging and the effects these have on us as adult children. Through moving and instructive case histories, Dr. Klein tells us how we must transform our conception of ourselves as children in order to play a fully adult role in relation to our aging parents. A "why to" as well as a "how to" book, Saying Goodbye is the first to come to terms with this difficult but pressing issue.
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Lamott, Anne Operating Instructions: A Journal Of My Son's First Year
Fawcett Books 1994 044990928X / 9780449909287 Trade Paperback Near-Fine 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Near-fine copy. NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages - NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 251 pages. - It seems no mother of a newborn has ever been more hilarious, more honest, or more touching than Lamott is within these pages. As a single parent she struggles to support her little family by her wits and writing, learning that blessings and losses come together. From the Publisher It's not like she's the only woman to ever have a baby. At thirty-five. On her own. But Anne Lamott makes it all fresh in her now-classic account of how she and her son and numerous friends and neighbors and some strangers survived and thrived in that all important first year. From finding out that her baby is a boy (and getting used to the idea) to finding out that her best friend and greatest supporter Pam will die of cancer (and not getting used to that idea), with a generous amount of wit and faith (but very little piousness), Lamott narrates the great and small events that make up a woman s life.
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Price, Reynolds The Promise of Rest
Scribner 1996 0684825104 / 9780684825106 Trade Paperback Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-new condition - NO writing, marks or tears inside book - Tight spine- Bright pages - 353 pages - In the spring of 1993, after nine years as an architect in New York City, Wade Mayfield returns to North Carolina. This is no ordinary move; for Wade, at the age of thirty-three, has come back to his father's house to die of AIDS. Against the backdrop of the ongoing AIDS pandemic, The Promise of Rest explores such timeless matters as love, family loyalty and suffering, race, freedom, and duty. Wade's parents, Hutch and Ann, have recently separated; but for the remaining months of their only child's life, they and their friends come together in steady care for Wade and in the knowledge and sustenance they gain from his patience and his undaunted determination to die as himself. When death comes, they are slowly amazed to learn of the ongoing mystery Wade has arranged to reveal after his departure - a mystery that not only initiates a possible reunion for his parents but also promises to continue the proud vitality of a complex, multiracial family that had seemed destined for extinction.
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Price, Reynolds The Promise of Rest
Scribner 1996 0684825104 / 9780684825106 Trade Paperback Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-new condition - Appears unread - NO writing, marks or tears inside book - remainder mark on bottom - Tight spine- Bright pages - 353 pages - In the spring of 1993, after nine years as an architect in New York City, Wade Mayfield returns to North Carolina. This is no ordinary move; for Wade, at the age of thirty-three, has come back to his father's house to die of AIDS. Against the backdrop of the ongoing AIDS pandemic, The Promise of Rest explores such timeless matters as love, family loyalty and suffering, race, freedom, and duty. Wade's parents, Hutch and Ann, have recently separated; but for the remaining months of their only child's life, they and their friends come together in steady care for Wade and in the knowledge and sustenance they gain from his patience and his undaunted determination to die as himself. When death comes, they are slowly amazed to learn of the ongoing mystery Wade has arranged to reveal after his departure - a mystery that not only initiates a possible reunion for his parents but also promises to continue the proud vitality of a complex, multiracial family that had seemed destined for extinction.
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Price, Reynolds The Promise of Rest (A Great Circle Ser.)
New York, NY, U.S.A. Scribner 1995 0684801493 / 9780684801490 Hard Cover Fine Near-Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
In the spring of 1993, after nine years as an architect in New York City, Wade Mayfield returns to North Carolina. This is no ordinary move; for Wade, at the age of thirty-three, has come back to his father's house to die of AIDS. Against the backdrop of the ongoing AIDS pandemic, The Promise of Rest explores such timeless matters as love, family loyalty and suffering, race, freedom, and duty. Wade's parents, Hutch and Ann, have recently separated; but for the remaining months of their only child's life, they and their friends come together in steady care for Wade and in the knowledge and sustenance they gain from his patience and his undaunted determination to die as himself. When death comes, they are slowly amazed to learn of the ongoing mystery Wade has arranged to reveal after his departure - a mystery that not only initiates a possible reunion for his parents but also promises to continue the proud vitality of a complex, multiracial family that had seemed destined for extinction.
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Wells, Marian With This Ring: The Captivating Sequel To The Wedding Dress
Bethany House Publishers 1984 087123615X / 9780871236159 Trade Paperback Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. 191 pages. Pages show light tanning. Covers are clean (NO tears). NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Annotation With This Ring is the sequel to The Wedding Dress. Rebecca's bittersweet story continues as she searches for the truth through heartbreak and pain.
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Wolfe, Jerri Redbook's Nannies, Au Pairs & Babysitters: How to Find and Keep the Right In-Home Child Care for Your Family
New York, New York, U.S.A. Hearst Books 2001 1588160041 / 9781588160041 Trade Paperback As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
BRAND-NEW copy. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears. Illustrated. 128 pages. Synopsis For working parents, deciding whom to trust to look after a child in their home can be a decision fraught with anxiety, not to mention legal issues. From the #1 magazine for women with children, here is reassuring advice and information that explores all the issues of at-home childcare, including: How to find and interview prospective babysitters and define their responsibilities; The legal and financial implications of hiring "off the books;" How to determine an appropriate wage; How to handle raises and vacations; How to tell if your babysitter is doing a good- or a bad-job ; Resolving conflicts and differences. While helping parents decide what kind of at-home caregiver they need, this book emphasizes the importance of the relationships among family, child, and caregiver, and its pages reflect the voice and perspective of each party. A special bonus section called "Welcome to Our Family" allows readers to customize information about their families, such as emergency numbers, a child's meal and habits, and more. About the Author: Jerri Wolfe is a certified family life educator with an M.S. in education and a Ph.D. in family resource management. She is a child development specialist for Bellevue Community College Parent Education Program in Washington State, and has taught programs on family management and parenting issues. She recently lived in Boise, Idaho, but is in the process of relocating to Oregon. Redbook has a circulation of two and a half million readers. It is the #1 magazine for women with children, known for its friendly, practical advice on helping women enjoy and balance their lives.
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Wolfe, Jerri Redbook's Nannies, Au Pairs & Babysitters: How to Find and Keep the Right In-Home Child Care for Your Family
New York, New York, U.S.A. Hearst Books 2001 1588160041 / 9781588160041 Trade Paperback As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
BRAND-NEW copy. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears. Illustrated. 128 pages. Synopsis For working parents, deciding whom to trust to look after a child in their home can be a decision fraught with anxiety, not to mention legal issues. From the #1 magazine for women with children, here is reassuring advice and information that explores all the issues of at-home childcare, including: How to find and interview prospective babysitters and define their responsibilities; The legal and financial implications of hiring "off the books;" How to determine an appropriate wage; How to handle raises and vacations; How to tell if your babysitter is doing a good- or a bad-job ; Resolving conflicts and differences. While helping parents decide what kind of at-home caregiver they need, this book emphasizes the importance of the relationships among family, child, and caregiver, and its pages reflect the voice and perspective of each party. A special bonus section called "Welcome to Our Family" allows readers to customize information about their families, such as emergency numbers, a child's meal and habits, and more. About the Author: Jerri Wolfe is a certified family life educator with an M.S. in education and a Ph.D. in family resource management. She is a child development specialist for Bellevue Community College Parent Education Program in Washington State, and has taught programs on family management and parenting issues. She recently lived in Boise, Idaho, but is in the process of relocating to Oregon. Redbook has a circulation of two and a half million readers. It is the #1 magazine for women with children, known for its friendly, practical advice on helping women enjoy and balance their lives.
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