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|  | The Mother's Voice by Kathy Weingarten
After learning she had breast cancer, Kathy Weingarten - a family therapist and mother of two - became acutely aware of the crippling cultural messages about mothering that kept her from sharing herself intimately with her children. I wanted to understand why I was so willing to let my children express themselves , she writes, but so uncertain how to express myself with them . Drawing on the tools and case histories of her professional life, the example of her own loving (and beloved) but constrained mother, and the experience of conveying her post-diagnosis feelings to her children, Kathy Weingarten charts an invaluable and inspiring course in working toward a collaborative, non-hierarchical family life. She defies traditional attitudes about response to a child`s gender, the importance of fathers, the true nature of listening, and the meaning of separation. She questions the conventional wisdom about mothers that catches them between representing themselves accurately to their families and representing themselves acceptably. Although mindful of not burdening children with more information than they should bear, this stirring book carries the crucial message that children can`t be properly prepared for their own intense lives without knowing the ways their loved ones cope with theirs. And, no less important, that intimacy is achieved only through honesty of expression - the authentic, not the good , mother`s voice. To the silenced parent, Kathy Weingarten offers relief, clarity, and direction. AUTHOR: Kathy Weingarten
PUBLISHER: Guilford Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Advice 
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 | My Crazy Life by Kate Scowen
What does it feel like when the adult members of a family are too preoccupied or self-absorbed to act as parents? What is life like for kids who grow up in a family where alcoholism is a daily reality, where separation and divorce hang like a cloud over daily life? In these situations it is too often the teen who assumes much of the responsibility and has to grow up quickly amidst the struggle to maintain even a semblance of stability. MY CRAZY LIFE presents the voices of ten teens who have lived through these situations. Rather than despair, you will hear these young people talking about how they coped and survived. One girl found strength through friendships and her sibling relationships. Another girl, abused by her alcoholic father, tells how her commitment to art and a sympathetic teacher gave value to her life. The Afterword by the head of psychiatry at a metropolitan children?s hospital provides guidance to those seeking help. AUTHOR: Kate Scowen
PUBLISHER: Annick Press, Limited
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Advice
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 | The Roller-Coaster Years by Charlene C. Giannetti, Margaret Sagarese
Description not available.Offers advice for coping with the challeges of raising adolescents, including the effects of hormonal changes, defiance, peer pressure, and sibling rivalry AUTHOR: Charlene C. Giannetti, Margaret Sagarese
PUBLISHER: Broadway Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Advice
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 | The First Relationship by Barbara Lloyd, Daniel N. Stern, Jerome S. Bruner, Michael Cole
Description not available.The psychologist reveals his ground-breaking research into the mother-infant relationship, tracing the complex levels of conversation that bond newborn to mother in the first weeks and months of life. AUTHOR: Barbara Lloyd, Daniel N. Stern, Jerome S. Bruner, Michael Cole
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Advice
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 | Trophy Man by Joy McElroy
Description not available.Refuting the common myths surrounding romance and courtship, the author presents practical and effective techniques for making a successful match, drawing on interviews with African-American women of all ages married to top-notch men to reveal the personal characteristics, values, life attitudes, and dating decisions that helped them secure a trophy man. Original. 50,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Joy McElroy
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Advice
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 | International Directory of Haunted Places by Dennis William Hauck
Description not available.An international guide to paranormal phenomena describes more than 750 haunted locales around the world, including sites of ghostly visitations, UFO landings, sacred shrines, and mysterious creatures, accompanied by precise travel directions, telephone contact numbers, available internet addresses, and more. Original. AUTHOR: Dennis William Hauck
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Advice
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