books: keeping families

books: keeping families

books:

Keeping families

Family Wealth--Keeping It in the Family: How Family Members and Their Advisers Preserve Human, Intellectual, ...

James E. Hughes Jr.

Bloomberg Press, 2004

Clear, concise and THOROUGH
This is the BEST book I have found (after looking a long time) to instruct those who understand AND believe in themselves in how to perpetuate their ideals. While I may not fully share the author's bias (clearly described in an opening chapter), I emphatically ...

Screamfree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool

Hal Edward Runkel

Broadway, 2008

SINGLE MOM OF FOUR has her voice back!
I've only had this book for ONE week, and moms and dads out there this book is a great book for ANYONE who wants their children to obey, be respectful, and get along with their siblings and anyone else. This book isn't 1,000 pages, it's not centered on religious ...

How to Be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them (Dino Life Guides for Families)

Laurie Krasny Brown

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2001

A great teaching tool!
I read this book to my seven year old son and was amazed at the things he was telling me. We had a wonderful conversation on all the topics in this book. It is a great way to show children how to make friends and keep them. Complete with examples.

Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships

David Schnarch

Holt Paperbacks, 1998

Gutwrenching, lifechanging, gutwrenching
I went over the hell of pain reading this book. I made skyscraper of realizations, and so far made only couple of floors of improvements. I am still in 'five steps forward, four steps back' motion while working on myself. But this lifechanging book... I would recommend ...

Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)

Gavin De Becker

Dell, 2000

great safety tips on keeping children safe
I love Gavin de Becker's perspective on teaching safety to children. He has some ideas that buck what a lot of parents know to be the norm when teaching safety. For example - if a child is lost he likes to teach them, instead of finding a police officer, to find a ...

The Keeping Quilt (Aladdin Picture Books)

Aladdin, 2001

Why didn't I know about this book?
A friend showed me her copy of this book and I immediately ordered four copies. Every quilter should have a copy and I would love to see every child have one too. (It's a great gift!) What a beautiful family story! One thing I really like is that the illustrations ...

Keeping the Moon (reissue)

Sarah Dessen

Puffin, 2004

Keeping the Moon was over the moon!
Keeping The Moon by Sarah Dessen was a very interesting book. Colie Sparks is the main character and her famous mom, Kiki Sparks, is a weight loss trainer and inspiration for fat people. They used to be very fat and Colie was very unpopular, until her mom rear ended ...

Keeping The Love You Find: A Guide for Singles

Ph.D. Harville Hendrix

Atria, 1993

Powerful self help book
If you are really committed to personal growth and to not repeating the same old mistakes in your next relationship, then this is the book. it is not an easy read. I was recommended this book by my therapist and it's the most intense self help book I have ever worked ...

I Love You. Now What?: Falling in Love is a Mystery, Keeping It Isn't

Mabel Iam

Atria Books, 2008

I highly recommend this fabulous book
This book is full of eroticism, joy, tips about sex and love. This book is a manual comprising great knowledge for a wonderful relationship with your partner and, most fundamentally, with yourself. In the first part, the book offers solutions in the form of techniques, ...

How to Get a Date Worth Keeping

Henry Cloud

Zondervan, 2005

Dynamite Advice
When compared with other Christian dating books this author's perspective seems secular. He mentions the fundamental importance of a personal relationship with God, and then focuses on practical ways of learning healthy dating patterns. The book is not directed at ...

The Personal Companion : Meditations and Exercises for Keeping the Love you Find

Harville Hendrix, Helen Hunt

Atria, 1995

A book of learning and reflection
This book can be read without its companion. What makes this workbook special is that it is meant to be read one page a time for daily reflection. The book has exercies for you, and asks you to make journal entries. The workbook has the potential to be a guide to ...

The Good Wife Guide: 19 Rules for Keeping a Happy Husband

Ladies' Homemaker Monthly

Cider Mill Press, 2007

A riot!
This is a laugh out loud walk through the past -- the book is filled with retro photographs of couples from the 1950's. A great book to pull out in a party of married couples. Husbands will run for cover, while the women scream with delight. A great bridal shower gift.

The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On

Dawn Eden

Thomas Nelson, 2006

Men can get the thrill, too!
Dawn Eden's book is a breath of fresh air, for men and women alike. While she writes from a female perspective, guys have plenty to learn from this book as well. Dawn shows how chastity is a better path to happiness and sexual fulfillment for women, but guys who ...

Keeping the Baby Alive till Your Wife Gets Home

Walter Roark

Clearing Skies Press, 2001

The "Pop" Quizzes are worth the price
Now, my wife gave me Keeping the Baby Alive as a humorous shower gift, so I didn't actually pay for the book. But before long she knew just how funny it really is when she heard me cackling from two rooms away. The multiple choice tests on Feeding and Walking-Talking ...

Keeping You a Secret

Julie Anne Peters

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2005

Great and Very Realistic
I first read this book in the 10th grade when I was finally coming to terms with my sexuality. I loved it so much and am glad it was my first lesbian/gay book that I read. It was very realistic and a great read for someone who is just coming out whether or not you are ...