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Alan Kaufman, author of Drunken Angel, in coversation with Brenda Knight at Bird and Beckett
Help! My Toddler Came Without Instructions
Practical Tips for Parenting a Happy One, Two, Three and Four Year Old
Are you tired of having cereal thrown in your face every morning? Is your three-year-old's beloved blankie a ratty-looking embarrassment? Blythe Lipman comes to your rescue with excellent advice, hundreds of tips and sanity-saving solutions. Go from stressed out, overwhelmed and exhausted to meltdown free and mellow! When new "toddler troubles" arise, turn to Lipman's Help! My Toddler Came Without Instructions and you'll soon be back in control of your out-of-control child.
Crafting Calm
Projects and Practices for Creativity and Contemplation
In this wild and wired world, it is increasingly difficult to truly relax and find stillness within. Maggie Oman Shannon's Crafting Calm is a DIY guide to peace of mind, offering an abundance of ways you can achieve serenity and satisfaction by living the handmade life. From making a desktop shrine or mini-Zen garden, to stringing intention beads and painting personal prayer flags, Crafting Calm is an essential tool for making mindfulness.
Mom's the Word
The Wit, Wisdom and Wonder of Motherhood
Heartwarming and humorous, this tribute to moms of the world gathers the best things anyone ever said about motherhood. From beloved role models Dear Abby and Reba McEntire to movers and shakers such as Oprah Winfrey and Sonia Sotomayor, women (and a few men) crack wise on the subject at the center of everyone's life, mommy dearest!
Making the Most of Bed Rest
Tips, Tools and Resources for a Rewarding Recovery from Any Health Challenge
When your doctor prescribes long-term bed rest, it doesn't have to mean endless hours of staring at television or the walls. Author Barbara Edelston Peterson, a world-champion triathlete, offers the wisdom of experience in this practical and reassuring self-help guide, which spells out everything you need to adapt and thrive during your stay in bed.
One and Only
The Untold Story of On the Road
When Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady first met in New York City, they didn't like each other. How did they come to be best of friends, immortalized forever as Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty in On the Road? Lu Anne loved them both, and she taught them how to love each other. In effect, she made the Beat Generation possible, and gave Kerouac material for one of the seminal novels of the twentieth century, now a major motion picture. Illustrated with over 40 rare archival photographs, One and Only: The Untold Story of On the Road reveals the hidden side of Neal and Jack, the real men behind the legends.
Words of Love
Quotations from the Heart
Words of Love is filled with best things ever said on matters of the heart. A veritable book of love, this collection of over 500 bons mots features the wit, wisdom and insight of everyone from Sophocles ("One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love") to Cher ("If grass can grow through cement, love can find you at every time in your life").
