Familius: 127 books
The Happiness Paradox The Happiness Paradigm
The Very Things We Thought Would Bring Us Joy Actually Steal It Away.
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
New York Times #1 bestselling author Richard Eyre contends that the three things today's society desires most—control, ownership, and independence—are, paradoxically, what bring the most discouragement and unhappiness in our lives.
Providing a mind-changing exploration of the inherent problems...
The Turning
Why the State of the Family Matters, and What the World Can Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
It is easy to find alarming statistics on escalating violence, addiction and economic inequality in developed countries and stubborn poverty in the third world. The fascinating question has to do with cause. New York Times #1 bestselling authors Richard and Linda Eyre’s new book The Turning: Why...
Global Mom
Eight Countries, Sixteen Addresses, Five Languages, One Family
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
After more than twenty years living internationally—sixteen addresses, eight countries, and five different languages—writer Melissa Bradford shares a fantastic journey of motherhood that will inspire any family.
Follow this family of six on their passage—extraordinary, hilarious and heartbreakingly...
Mothers of the Village
Why All Moms Need the Support of a Motherhood Community and How to Find It For Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
So many mothers feel like something is out of joint, something is missing—and maybe the truth is that we’re all just missing each other. C. J. Schneider found herself in the middle of a perfect storm after giving birth to her third child and moving to a new neighborhood. Conditions...
Tiny Garden, Huge Harvest
How to Harvest Huge Crops From Mini Plots and Container Gardens
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
When you plant the right varieties of heirloom vegetables, you can harvest huge volumes of fresh food from small garden plots and container gardens. Self-sufficiency expert Caleb Warnock provides step-by-step directions for designing, planting, and harvesting a tiny garden for big harvests that can really feed your family.
Your Wife Has Cancer, Now What?
What to Expect When the Unexpected Happens
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
When your wife is diagnosed with cancer, there is a lot of information to read and review. You get overwhelmed with pamphlets, books, and binders that discuss her type of cancer. There are support groups, hotlines and other organizations to assist her. But what about you? Written from the experienced...
Where There's Smoke, There's Dinner
Stories of a Seared Childhood
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Family: comfort food or a recipe for disaster? Award-winning storyteller and performer Regi Carpenter brings her humor and honesty to print in Where There’s Smoke, There’s Dinner. Regi is the youngest daughter in a family that pulsates with contradictions: religious and raucous, tender...
Here Be Dragons
A Parent’s Guide to Rediscovering Purpose, Adventure, and the Unfathomable Joy of the Journey
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
*Before our three kids, we had been decent people. Interesting even. One of us had taught Shakespeare to gang members while the other flew reconnaissance missions off North Korea. But our own children had proven our biggest challenge. We were passionate and service-driven folks, except we were not...
Unplug and Play
50 Original Group Games That Don't Need Charging
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
Unplug and Play! 50 Original Group Games That Don't Need Charging brings people together for hours of hilarious, interactive, technology-free fun that requires virtually nothing more than pens and paper. This compact, travel-friendly book guarantees hours of engaging entertainment with fifty original,...
Mary & Me
A Lasting Link Through Ink
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Mary & Me: A Lasting Link Through Ink explores a thirty-year friendship between two women: one who had never learned to cultivate female friendships, and the other who had managed to gather and maintain a large group of friends throughout her adult life. The fact that thousands of handwritten letters...
Oh Baby! A Mom's Self-Care Survival Guide for the First Year
Because Moms Need a Little TLC, Too!
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
You read all the birthing books, took the Lamaze classes, and made it through labor (mostly) unscathed, but now the baby is home—and it’s a whole new ballgame!
There are plenty of books and resources about how to properly care for your new baby, but what about caring for yourself?...
Feed the Baby Hummus
Pediatrician-Backed Secrets from Cultures Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Parenting practices vary widely between countries and cultures. For example, in countries such as the Philippines, breastfeeding after age one year is common, and parents can make their own decision about what is right for their family. In Korea, babies eat a variety of spices and flavors, helping...
by Dene Low
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Grandparenting is hard enough, but when you add in the blended family element, whether step or adopted, the challenge is even greater. How do you succeed when these children are not your own? How do you make them your own? Can you get them to love you? to like you? to trust you? How do successful...
Deployed
The Survival Guide for Families at War
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
Wondering what you are in for as you move to your first military base, or as you try to recover from numerous deployments? Deployed is the perfect solution for every member of a military family who wants a healthy family. From the time you finish boot camp to the time you return from your last deployment,...