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Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
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Operating Instructions

By Anne Lamott ,

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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
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The Color of Water

By James McBride ,

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Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
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Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

By John Gottman , Joan Declaire ,

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The Blue Jay's Dance: A Memoir of Early Motherhood
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The Blue Jay's Dance

By Louise Erdrich ,

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And When Did You Last See Your Father?
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And When Did You Last See Your Father?

By Blake Morrison ,

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The Light in the Window
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The Light in the Window

By June Goulding ,

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Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection
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Mother Nature

By Sarah Blaffer Hrdy ,

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When You and Your Mother Can't Be Friends: Resolving the Most Complicated Relationship of Your Life
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When You and Your Mother Can't Be Friends

By Victoria Secunda ,

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Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes
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Punished By Rewards

By Alfie Kohn ,

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Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes
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Punished by Rewards

By Alfie Kohn ,

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Growing Up in Medieval London: The Experience of Childhood in History
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Growing Up in Medieval London

By Barbara A. Hanawalt ,

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The Magic Years: Understanding and Handling the Problems of Early Childhood
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The Magic Years

By Selma H. Fraiberg ,

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Mom's House, Dad's House
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Mom's House, Dad's House

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Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love
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Becoming Attached

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Childhood: A Multicultural View
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Childhood

By Melvin Konner ,

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Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence
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Ghosts from the Nursery

By Robin Karr-Morse , Meredith S Wiley ,

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The Oldest Vocation: Christian Motherhood in the Medieval West
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The Oldest Vocation

By Clarissa W. Atkinson ,

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Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
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Becoming the Parent You Want to Be

By Laura Davis ,

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Remembering Babylon
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Remembering Babylon

By David Malouf ,

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The New Dare to Discipline
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The New Dare to Discipline

By James C. Dobson ,

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Raising a Happy, Unspoiled Child: How Parents Can Help Their Baby Develop into a Secure and Well-adjusted Child
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Raising a Happy, Unspoiled Child

By Dr. Burton L. White ,

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Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting
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Everyday Blessings

By Myla Kabat-Zinn , Jon Kabat-Zinn ,

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Mothers Who Think: Tales of Real-life Parenthood
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Mothers Who Think

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Fruitful: A Real Mother in the Modern World
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Fruitful

By Anne Richardson Roiphe ,

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kids are worth it! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline
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kids are worth it! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline

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The Emotional Incest Syndrome: What to Do When a Parent's Love Rules Your Life
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The Emotional Incest Syndrome

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The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood
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The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood

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A Right to Childhood: The U.S. Children's Bureau and Child Welfare, 1912-46
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A Right to Childhood

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The Emotional Life of the Toddler
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The Emotional Life of the Toddler

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The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience
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The Optimistic Child

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Between Father and Son: Family Letters
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Between Father and Son

By V. S. Naipaul ,

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Son-Rise
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Son-Rise

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Special Children, Challenged Parents
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Special Children, Challenged Parents

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Listening Effectively to Children
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Listening Effectively to Children

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Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
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Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew

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