How to Write: Advice and Reflections12 reviews
Richard Rhodes

Harper Paperbacks, 1996

Self-Referential in the Very Best Sense

+ Brilliant
+ I loved this book
+ Extraordinary Insight
+ If you're looking for "Writing 101" this isn't it..
  
  











  



  
According to Hoyle: Official Rules of More Than 200 Popular Games of Skill and Chance With Expert Advice on ...7 reviews
Richard L. Frey

Ballantine Books, 1996

Great book

+ I Got Game
+ Indispensible

A great read for anyone interested in cards. I managed to pretend to my friends that I knew nothing about cards before cleaning them out after reading this book...
  
  











  



  
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity449 reviews
David Allen

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

No More Clutter!

+ it's about real life
+ The Best Method Ever
+ Master David!
  
  











  



  
The Mother's Almanac31 reviews
Marguerite Kelly, Elia Parsons

Main Street Books, 1992

Great find, great service!

+ Classic, cheerful advice on the great adventure of parenthood
+ Practical Parenting

Wonderful service and great packaging. I have been looking for these for sometime and hesitated to buy online... wont be afraid again! Great experience!
  
  











  



  
Everyday Matters34 reviews
Danny Gregory

Hyperion, 2007

loved it!!

+ loved this book
+ Trauma and how to cope
+ great little gem of a book
  
  











  



  
Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls92 reviews
Rachel Simmons

Harvest Books, 2003

anyone being bullied needs to read this...regardless of age!

+ must read for youth workers and parents
+ A Must-Read Book 4 Adolescent Girls and Parents
+ EYE OPENER
  
  











  



  
The Life Organizer: A Woman's Guide to a Mindful Year19 reviews
Jennifer Louden

New World Library, 2007

A strategy for making the most of 2008

+ PERFECT for brides-to-be!
+ Stress haven
+ This Book Will Bring You Back to Yourself
+ Kinder, Gentler Organizing
  
  











  



  
Woman's Guide to a Simpler Life, A1 review
Andrea Van Steenhouse

Harmony, 1996

Lovely, insightful and inspiring--best of "simplicity" books

Beautiful writing and thoughtful ideas distinguish this simplicity title from others. Yes, this book contains many useful tips and real-life anecdotes, but it's most excellent for its perspective on all the dimensions of a woman's life -- whether, and how, to simplify our inner life, work, home ...
  
  











  



  
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers42 reviews
Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau

Ballantine Books, 2002

Toddle Whisperer

+ EXCELLENT BOOK!!!
+ excellent help
+ excellent book
+ Great Sequel
  
  











  



  
What to Expect the Toddler Years134 reviews
Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff, ...

Workman Publishing Company, 1994

Great for a step by step review

+ Very good reference book

I enjoyed the previous books in the series. And this does not disappoint. Great book, you don't feel like you have to read 20 chapters to get to where your kid is at in development.
  
  











  



  
Negotiation Generation: Take Back Your Parental Authority Without Punishment8 reviews
Lynne Reeves Griffin

Berkley Trade, 2007

Proactive Parenting at its Best

+ Tips for Proactive (Not Reactive or Wavering) Parenting
+ Stop the Wangling
+ Stepmother
  
  











  



  
Seven Times Smarter: 50 Activities, Games, and Projects to Develop the Seven Intelligences of Your Child3 reviews
Laurel Schmidt

Three Rivers Press, 2001

THIS IS THE BOOK WE WERE WAITING FOR

+ Every parent should read this book!
+ So practical! So insightful!

It sounds so easy when someone explains it to you. How to observes your child and determine his or her strengths so you can help him develop naturally. Or as they say in the Army ads, become all that he can be. In these days of hyper-parenting where we race around from activity to lesson and then ...
  
  











  



  
Emily Post's The Guide to Good Manners for Kids3 reviews
Cindy Post Senning, Peggy Post, ...

HarperCollins, 2004

I found it very valuable.

I think this is a good book. My 12 yr old read it and I recommended it to a friend. I am complimented constantly on my childrens behaviors. My daughter would stay up reading this. Maybe I am old fashioned and maybe the kids are but manners and etiquette go back many many yrs, theres even some ...
  
  











  



  
Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live105 reviews
Martha Beck

Three Rivers Press, 2002

Funny and helpful

+ Wonderful
+ Finding Your Own North Star
+ Martha Beck does not disappoint....
+ Fast
  
  











  



  
Because I Said So: 33 Mothers Write About Children, Sex, Men, Aging, Faith, Race, and Themselves6 reviews
Kate Moses, Camille Peri

HarperCollins, 2005

More to motherhood than carpools and sleepless nights

+ One of the best child raising books ever!
+ Simple and sweet
+ Wonderful essays
+ Motherhood thoughtfully written about
  
  











  



  
How to Get Your Child to Love Reading: For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike22 reviews
Esmé Raji Codell

Algonquin Books, 2003

great reference

+ Great Reading Resource
+ Full of ideas for Childrens Literature
+ great resource
  
  











  



  
The Big Picture... Scrapbook Your Life and a Whole Lot More41 reviews
Simple Scrapbooks

Primedia Scrapbooking, 2005

Too many pictures not in a scrapbook? Read this!

+ This Book Changed the Way I Scrapbook!
+ Stress Free Scrapbooking- The Best!
+ The Big Picture Scrapbook Ideas
  
  











  



  
First Meals: Fast, Healthy, and Fun Foods to Tempt Infants and Toddlers16 reviews
Annabel Karmel

Macmillan of Canada, 1999

Look for the 2004 edition...

Home cooking is an economical option and, as the recipes in this book show, it need not be time-consuming. There are many excellent purees that do not involve cooking and other recipes suitable for batch-cooking that allow a whole month's food supply to be prepared in a couple of hours and then ...
  
  











  



  
Coming Up for Air: How to Build A Balanced Life in A Workaholic World10 reviews
Beth Sawi

Hyperion, 2000

Enormously practical and helpful

+ Pretty good but a little out of touch
+ Coming Up for Air
+ Enormously practical and helpful
  
  











  



  
A Lithgow Palooza!4 reviews
John Lithgow

Fireside, 2004

a delightful surprise

+ Lithgow Mania
+ A world-wide wonder for children to learn and play from!
+ 5 stars is not enough!