Family category: 58238 books
by Colleen Faulkner
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Nestled in the Chesapeake Bay, Brodie Island is charming, remote, and slow to change. For three hundred years, Abby Brodie’s farming family has prospered there. Now, years after leaving to make her way on her own terms, Abby is coming home to see her ailing grandmother, with her teenage daughter...
The Day That Went Missing
A Family's Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
"Spellbinding, terrifying, deeply moving"-- an unflinching portrait of a family's silent grief, and the tragic death of a brother not spoken about for forty years (Joanna Rakoff).
On a family summer holiday in Cornwall in 1978, Richard and his younger brother Nicholas are jumping...
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family
101 Incredible Stories about Our Funny, Quirky, Lovable & "Dysfunctional" Families
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2011
Readers will be amused, comforted, and encouraged, by stories about “dysfunctional” families just like their own, and will realize we are all alike and we all have the same family issues. A great quirky and fun holiday book.
Almost everyone thinks their own family is “dysfunctional “or...
Domestic Affairs: Enduring the Pleasures of Motherhood and Family Life
Enduring the Pleasures of Motherhood and Family Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
An unforgettable collection of essays on the everyday thrills and challenges of marriage and motherhood, from one of America’s best-loved memoirists
Witty and insightful, Domestic Affairs is an extension of Joyce Maynard’s celebrated, widely syndicated newspaper column of the same name...
by Ginger Carlisle, Kevin Carlisle
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
In Search of a Family: A Story of an International Adoption takes the reader inside a personal journey through the unknowns of an international adoption. This true story takes place in the ex-Soviet bloc country of Ukraine. As they travel through this young, independent republic, Kevin and Ginger...
by Francine Rivers
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
**Nearly half a million copies sold worldwide.
A New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller.
In the dramatic conclusion to the Marta’s Legacy series, the beloved author of Redeeming Love and The Masterpiece delivers a rich and deeply moving story about the silent sorrows...
The Sacred Thread
A True Story of Becoming a Mother and Finding a Family--Half a World Away
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
A touching and surprising memoir about one woman's journey to motherhood and family that illustrates the power of love and triumph of the human spirit.
After three heartbreaking losses, Adrienne Arieff thought her dreams of becoming a mother might never come true. She and her husband soon discovered,...
Not My Family, Never My Child
What to do if someone you love is a drug user
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
A practical handbook for anyone who suspects (or knows) someone they care about is a drug user.
Drawing on the tragic loss of his own son to a heroin overdose and over 20 years working as a counsellor, Tony Trimingham cuts through the media hype and politicking to address the real issues facing...
by Marlize Schmidt
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
When someone in a family is diagnosed with a life threatening disease, like Kidney Failure, it will have an impact on everyone in the family. This is my personal experience when my partner was diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure. Nobody can prepare you for the changes it brings. A kidney transplant...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2007
Examining specific areas of family law from a feminist perspective, this book assesses the impact that feminism has had upon family law. It is deliberately broad in scope, as it takes the view that family law cannot be defined in a traditional way. In addition to issues of long-standing concern for...
Your Divorce Advisor
A Lawyer and a Psychologist Guide You Through the Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2001
A lawyer and a psychologist offer a groundbreaking divorce strategy that protects both your finances and your family.
From your first thought of divorce through the final paperwork, Your Divorce Advisor takes you step by step toward a divorce that dissolves the marriage but not your dignity,...
by Pam Laricchia
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
Humans are born to learn. So why are we so determined to get in our children's way?
Leaving the traditional education system behind is definitely unconventional and sometimes scary, but it enables us to preserve our children's curiosity, creativity, and enthusiasm for learning. And that means...
Your Family
A Donor Kid's Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2018
How do you tell your child that they were conceived with the help of a donor, and then address curiosity about half siblings and/or the donor?
Wendy Kramer, Co-Founder and Director of the Donor Sibling Registry, makes it easy and fun! A first-of-its-kind book for kids involving half sibling and...
Family
How to Love Yours (and Help Them Like You Back)
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Parents know the drama of living with a teenage girl. Teen girls struggle to honor their closest relationships while finding their unique identity during adolescence, especially in today’s families which can be messy, complex, and even painful. But family—however messy—can also provide the perfect...