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The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind 29 reviews Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff, ...
Harper Paperbacks, 2001
Thoroughly enjoyable and informative
+ Worth reading + at least 6 stars
An extremely readable overview of infant developmental psychology, this book provides fascinating details of the last thirty years of research on infant minds. The basic organization around three classic problems in epistemology (Other Minds, External Objects, and Language) will particularly appeal ...
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NOVA - The Miracle of Life 43 reviews David Ogden Stiers, Bo Moller
WGBH Boston, 2000
A Must Have For Parents
+ MIRACLE OF LIFE + Great DVD - just as good as the VHS + If you are interested in this DVD, you may want to purchase the 2-DVD series!
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NOVA - Life's Greatest Miracle 7 reviews John Lithgow
PBS Home Video, 2002
Breathtaking!
+ Stunning visuals and extremely informative. + Nice DVD
I am an expecting father, and as such, in the company of my wife we've been reading and learning about babies and pregnancy. I confess I was in awe with the images from this PBS video. There is not another word to describe the whole process from conception to birth but a miracle! The video in a ...
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From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds 44 reviews Alexander Tsiaras
Doubleday, 2002
Wow! Impressive photos AND dialouge!
+ A Life Unfolds + Good + As incredible as being pregnant!
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Child Development: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Richard Griffin
Oxford University Press, USA, 2007
We are just beginning to understand how a child's mind develops and learns - and how this can shed fascinating new light on our understanding of psychology and the mind. Tying in a broad range of subjects from anthropology, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology, to linguistics and philosophy, this Very Short Introduction looks at questions such as how the human mind evolved, what new born ...
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A Child Is Born 124 reviews Lennart Nilsson
Delta, 2004
This is a must have !!
+ informative and incredible + Great pictures + Great pictures + Great Find!
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National Geographic - In the Womb 63 reviews Dilly Barlow
National Geographic Video, 2006
Great documentary
+ Conception to Birth: Baby's Incredible Journey + Review "In the Womb" + Excellent pregnancy video! + What about the birth...
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Making Babies: The Science of Pregnancy 4 reviews David Bainbridge
Harvard University Press, 2003
Understanding Pregnancy
+ Way Cool + A detailed, scientific look + An unusually detailed view of pregnancy
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What to Expect the First Year, Second Ed 393 reviews Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway, ...
Workman Publishing Company, 2003
Handy reference
+ great book & service + What to expect the first year + great information
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What's Going on in There? : How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life 130 reviews Lise Eliot
Bantam, 2000
Read it while pregnant
+ Fascinating account of neurological development + Fantastic information for parents
I read this book while I was pregnant with my daughter. I reread it later. It is a cogent work that helps us to understand the brain. I think my daughter has benefited tremendously! A must read for any expectant parent or anyone with young children.
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In the Womb: Witness the Journey from Conception to Birth through Astonishing 3D Images 7 reviews Peter Tallack
National Geographic, 2006
Great to view
+ Astonishing reality of life in the womb + From an Expecting Family + FASCINATING
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The Truth About Babies: From A-Z 2 reviews Ian Sansom
Granta Books, 2002
Great New Parent Reading
+ You think this is the book for you
I read this book during the first month after my daughter was born. It was massively comforting and the sections are wonderfully short. Just enough to read in the ten minutes between crying and sleeping. It is a reasurring and gently literate book that welcomed me into parenthood with the idea, to ...
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What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition 1076 reviews Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, ...
Workman Publishing Company, 2002
buy this book
+ Very Help to this First Time Mom & Dad
an absolute must for expecting moms. i read this book constantly and it answered almost all of my questions, as well as all the ones i forgot when at the doctor. BUY IT
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The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be, Second Edition 248 reviews Armin A. Brott
Abbeville Press, 2001
Great book for fathers-to-be
+ Most Practical + Worth the read + Excellent choice for men and women
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Life 25 reviews Lennart Nilsson, Hans Wigzell, ...
Harry N. Abrams, 2006
Inspiring!
+ More than just Life in the Womb + A visual walk through the unseen elements of human biology + really interesting
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My Boys Can Swim!: The Official Guy's Guide to Pregnancy 169 reviews Ian Davis
Three Rivers Press, 1999
Fantastic!
+ Great for men, but very basic
My husband blazed through this book in a day, laughing through most of it. Although there were a handful of topics I thought were missing, it was thorough enough for him. I plan to buy this book for every first-time dad I know in the future!
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The Female Brain 117 reviews Louann Md Brizendine
Broadway, 2006
Should read this a long time ago
+ Challenging the Standard Sociological Model
Best book in a long time. I give it to everybody now and they love it and agree, "Why didn't somebody give this to me when I was 20?" Can't go wrong, great buy, great read.
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Dr. Guttmacher's Pregnancy, Birth & Family Planning (Completely Revised: (Completely Revised and Updated) 5 reviews Ronnie Lichtman, Lynn Louise Simpson, ...
NAL Trade, 2003
Informed choices
+ An important book, updated by Ronnie Lichtman + a must have for expectant mothers + a must read for expectant mothers + An excellent book, its information now a little dated
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Countdown to a Miracle: The Making of Me (3rd edition) 25 reviews Julie B. Carr
Motherly Way Enterprises, Inc., 2006
Great !!! We love it !!!
+ What a fun calendar! + NEW VERSION AVAILABLE + entertaining view of an unseen world + Perfect Gift for the Expectant Mom
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Countdown to a Miracle: The Making of Me (3rd edition) 25 reviews Julie B. Carr
Motherly Way Enterprises, Inc., 2006
Great !!! We love it !!!
+ What a fun calendar! + NEW VERSION AVAILABLE + entertaining view of an unseen world + Perfect Gift for the Expectant Mom
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