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This thoughtful book provides a window to enable parents to understand what their child is feeling and to support their intellectual and psychological evolution, and helps parents to prepare their children to enter school.

Have you ever wondered... Why am I so eaily discouraged?Why do I procrasinate?Why do I stare at myself in the mirror?Why do I keep people waiting?Why do I eat when I am not hungry?Why do I secretly hope other people will fail?Why do I feel alone even when I'm around other people?Why am I constantly misplacing my keys and other things?Why do I enjoy hearing the secrets and confessions of others?Why will I do a favorite for someone I don't even ...

Dr. Green has drawn on his 20-year career as an educator to address the needs of younger students with a practical guide targeted to students, parents and teachers.

-How does divorce work-emotionally, practically, legally? -How can you make it as painless as possible for you, your children, and even your spouse? -How can you avoid a trial-and why should you? -How do you select a lawyer or mediator? -When is litigation the only answer? -How do you divide your property-including intangibles? -What are your rights if you were never legally married? -How can you best protect the children-now and in the...

Mastering these skills spells the difference between "A.B.D." and "Ph.D." -refuting the magnum opus myth-coping with the dissertation as obsession (magnificent or otherwise)-the fine art of selecting a topic-writing the dissertation with publication in mind-when to stand your ground and when to prudently retreat if the committee's conception of your thesis differs substantially from your own-dealing with obstructive committee members, and keep...

Everyone with an interest in the process of psychotherapy -- practitioners, patients, students, and avid readers of Freud, Jung, et al -- will find Inside Therapy an engrossing read. A varied mix of essays, book chapters, case histories, and fiction written by veterans of both sides of "the couch" and representing many schools of thought, the collection includes: Janet Malcolm's The Impossible Profession -- Mark Epstein's Thoughts Without a Th...

With a love of travel, Alison Wearing invites us to journey with her to Iran--a country that few Westerners have a chance to see. Traveling with a male friend, in the guise of a couple on their honeymoon, Wearing set out on her own at every available opportunity. She went looking for what lay beneath the media's representation of Iran and found a country made up of welcoming, curious, warmhearted, ambitious men and women. With humor and compas...

In a light, anecdotal, but highly informative style, seasoned cooking writers reveal the unexpected and always practical science of the kitchen. Covered are such subjects as the amazing alchemy of granules and powders, the astonishing egg, the effects on food of different cooking methods, the biology and psychology of flavor, the remarkable chemistry of doughs, spices, and much, much more. Amusing anecdotes, sidebars and illustrations en-liven...

Celia Gilchrist believes she has found the right man in Stephen, but when she moves in with him and his young daughter Jenny, things begin to go menacingly wrong. Money disappears, a sweater is ruined, and small, common-place lies escalate into awkward confrontations.

Pat McManus, the bestselling author of such hilarious books as A Fine and Pleasant Misery and Never Sniff a Gift Fish, now offers readers solid thoughts on the qualities that define leadership, beginning with the need to be tall, and much more, in this outrageous collection of short pieces that reveals his tortuous trip along the writer's path.

From a favorite African-American author comes a classic, beautifully repackaged for a new audience. Cooper is a true storyteller whose tales trace the energies of life itself.

The mystery of Ryhope Wood, Britain's last fragment of primeval forest, consumed George Huxley's entire long life. Now, after his death, his sons have taken up his work. But what they discover is numinous and perilous beyond all expectation.

Looking for a career in the film business? Look no further.Making it in Hollywood is possible. But only if you have a workable strategy. When author Frederick Levy launched his own fledgling career, he didnt' know a soul in the business. But that didn't stop him and it doesn't have to stop you. Hollywood 101 is a complete game plan for getting your foot in the door of the film industry. With fascinating inside stories and advice from key playe...

Alfred of St. Ruan's Abbey is a monk and a scholar, a religious man whose vocation is beyond question. But Alfred is also, without a doubt, one of the fair folk, for though he is more than seventy years old by the Abbey's records, he seems to be only a youth. But Alfred is drawn from the haven of his monastery into his dangerous currents of politics when an ambassador from the kingdom of Rhiyana to Richard Coeur de Leon is wounded and Alfred...

Why is a revolving door so sad? This brand-new collection of word searches, fill-in-the-blanks, crossword puzzles, and word scrambles picks up right where the last volume of Outrageous puzzles left off. This second volume is full of zany riddles and silly jokes, sure to tickle your funny bone. Will Shortz, the crossword editor of "The New York Times, " writes a great introduction letting everyone know why puzzles have always been fun. So what...

The third enchanting addition to Kenneth Grahame's classic "The Wind in the Willows"--with the delightful illustrations of Patrick Benson.

From the "taming of the West" to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the portrayal of the past has become a battleground at the heart of American politics. What kind of history Americans should read, see, or fund is no longer merely a matter of professional interest to teachers, historians, and museum curators. Everywhere now, history is increasingly being held hostage, but to what end and why? In "History Wars, " eight prominent his...

In "Hooking Up", Wolfe ranges from coast to coast, chronicling everything from the sexual manners and mores of teenagers to fundamental changes in the way human beings now regard themselves to the inner workings of television's magazine-show sting operations.

From the author of "Perfect Fit": three "sistahs" have been through it all, but life still has a thing or two to teach them.

In an epic season of sport, Jim Fergus and his trusty Lab, Sweetzer, trek the mountains, plains, prairies, forests, marshes, deltas, and deserts of America.