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The Book of Nurturing : Nine Natural Laws for Enriching Your Family Life
Linda Eyre , and Richard Eyre Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0071415068 |
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"Communicating with your children is at the very heart of parenting. Linda and Richard Eyre continue to reach out to parents with sage advice on nurturing the family's value system. Make a conscious decision to plug into your kid's world. You may not be the only influence in your child's life, but you have to be the biggest."--Dr. Phil McGraw, #1 New York Times best-selling author and host of the TV show Dr. Phil
"The Eyres have created a beautiful new language of natural, nurturing symbols that allow parents and children to communicate in a new and effective way. A truly remarkable book which 'strikes at the root.'"--Stephen R. Covey, Author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
"Nurturing is not just for parents. Aunts, uncles, grandparents, or anyone who loves a child needs to read this book."--Jane Clayson, ABC News Correspondent
"Mothers have traditionally been the key nurturers in their children's lives. The Eyres' 'natural' approach to principle-centered parenting opens exciting new ways for all of us to nurture family relationships."--Marcia Ford, President, American Mothers Association
The #1 bestselling authors of Teaching Your Children Values show parents how to develop a nurturing environment for their children
All parents want to teach their children good values. But beneath that desire lies a greater need--for a bond of love and trust that keeps children safe, and lets parents participate more fully in their children's lives.
Linda and Richard Eyre, hosts of a monthly segment on the "CBS Early Show," help parents accomplish this in The Book of Nurturing, presenting tools for developing family relationships and turning a house into a home.
They have crafted nine powerful lessons based on stories and parables that can preserve family values and give children a sense of worth and self-esteem, based on:
Parents will recognize the wisdom of the nine natural laws and will appreciate the workability of the ideas and application methods. Children will love the images of animals and nature and will feel included and responsive to their parents' initiatives. In a sense, this is a whole new genre of parenting book--written both for parents and for children, giving them a common language of symbols that they can share and use together to build their relationships and strengthen their family.
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If "I" like it.... Just get this book-.......2003-07-24
Worth Reading Every Year.......2003-06-23
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Social Support and Motherhood: The Natural History of a Research Project
Ann Oakley Manufacturer: Blackwell Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0631182748 |
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The Paradox of Natural Mothering
Chris Bobel Manufacturer: Temple University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1566399076 |
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Single or married, working mothers are, if not the norm, no longer exceptional. These days, women who stay at home to raise their children seem to be making a radical lifestyle choice. Indeed, the women at the center of The Paradox of Natural Mothering have renounced consumerism and careerism in order to reclaim home and family. These natural mothers favor parenting practices that set them apart from the mainstream: home birth, extended breast feeding, home schooling and natural health care. Regarding themselves as part of a movement, natural mothers believe they are changing society one child, one family at a time.Author Chris Bobel profiles some thirty natural mothers, probing into their choices and asking whether they are reforming or conforming to women's traditional role. Bobel's subjects say that they have chosen to follow their nature rather than social imperatives. Embracing such lifestyle alternatives as voluntary simplicity and attachment parenting, they place family above status and personal achievement. Bobel illuminates the paradoxes of natural mothering, the ways in which these women resist the trappings of upward mobility but acquiesce to a kind of biological determinism and conventional gender scripts.
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A fascinating book about a fascinating subject - though could use more "meat".......2006-07-27
Great book!.......2003-12-13
Where's the Real Paradox?.......2002-02-01
Natural Mothering: Subject for Men too!.......2002-01-29
Really good book.......2002-01-21
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Father Nature: Fathers as Guides to the Natural World (American Land & Life)
Paul S. Piper Manufacturer: University Of Iowa Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Accessories: ASIN: 0877458375 |
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How do you thank the person who gave you a vantage from which to see the world?This question is more than the opening statement of Father Nature: Fathers as Guides to the Natural Worldit is the resounding theme that runs through each of the essays in this tribute to fathers and fathering and to nature, the connection that ties them both together.
The nineteen personal essays in Father Nature explore the fierce love between fathers and their children and the ultimate need to express this love through nature. There are stories of fathers who take their children fishing, hiking, ice skating, and berry picking, as well as stories about the significance of birds and animals, tidepools, rivers, and tree houses. Beneath each story lies an even greater lesson: Like nature, fatherhood can be difficult, terrifying, and challenging in ways that may never be fully understood.
Editors Paul Piper and Stan Tag divide Father Nature into three distinct sections. Fathers contains essays by sons and daughters recounting the ways their fathers shaped their lives and perceptions of nature. The essays in Fathers and Fathering describe the transition from being a son to becoming a father. Finally, Fathering explores the challenges, dilemmas, and rewards of fathering itself. A closing essay connects all three sections with a daughter's consideration of the impact of her father's death on her own life and love of nature.
Both poignant and entertaining, Father Nature is an inspiring tribute to fathers who shared one gift that can be passed down for generationsa profound love and respect for the natural world. Contributors: Lorraine Anderson, John Bower, Brian Doyle. John Elder, Mark Harfenist, Bernd Heinrich. Ted Kooser, Gretchen Legler, Charles W. Luckmann, Stephen J. Lyons, Jessica Maxwell, James McKean, Mark Menlove, Paul S. Piper, John Rember, Scott Russell Sanders, David Sobel, Frank Stewart, Stan Tag
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varied voices of fathers, kids, and ties with nature.......2003-06-17
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Anthropology of Breast-Feeding: Natural Law or Social Construct (Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women)
Manufacturer: Berg Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
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How to become a single parent: A guide for single people considering adoption or natural parenthood alone
Josephine J Curto Manufacturer: Prentice-Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0133961842 |
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Mother\'s Pearls: The Revival of Parenthood
Chava Dagan Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1412039428 Release Date: 2006-07-06 |
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Mother\'s Pearls is a combination of what we know now and what they knew then, using the wisdom of our great grandmothers in today\'s world. It\'s returning to basics by trusting in ourselves as parents.
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Natural Parenthood
Eda LeShan Manufacturer: Signet ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0451111923 |
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Natural Parenthood Raising Your Child Without a Script
Manufacturer: Signet ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000GRSK04 |
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SAS Training Manual
Chris McNab Manufacturer: Zenith Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0760313016 |
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One of the most demanding physical and mental challenges there is, the SAS selection process is designed to weed out unsuitable candidates and to push the successful applicants to the very limits. This book takes a soldiers view of the process, describing the build-up to the test, the grueling endurance march, and continuation training, during which the candidates surviving selection are taught all the basics they need to become good SAS soldiers.Customer Reviews:
fascinating!.......2002-04-20
Mistitled.......2002-04-17
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Endurance Techniques (SAS Training Manual)
Chris McNab Manufacturer: Bounty Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0753704080 |
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Endurance Techniques: Sas Training Manual
Chris McNab Manufacturer: Diane Pub Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 075678140X |
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How to Pass the Sas Selection Course (SAS Training Manual)
Chris McNab Manufacturer: Sidgwick & Jackson ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0283073438 |
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Good read, bad advice.......2003-11-14
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SAS Training Manual
Manufacturer: Brown Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1897884842 |
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A lively and informative account of the SAS selection process, from arriving at Regiment headquarters to being awarded the famous SAS beret, with first-hand accounts from experienced soldiers.
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THE SAS TRAINING MANUAL:Exhaustive and livley guide to the process of becoming one of the worlds best soldires
Manufacturer: Brown Book LTD ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000ICV6DA |
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Survival Techniques (SAS Training Manual)
Alexander Sitwell Manufacturer: Bounty Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Accessories: ASIN: 0753703068 |
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The SAS Training Manual 8 Recruitment * Weapons Skills * survival Skills * Combat Training * Fitness * Nutrition
Chris McNab Manufacturer: Brown Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000LF7YAI |
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Malaysia and the "Original People": A Case Study of the Impact of Development on Indigenous Peoples
Robert Knox Dentan , Kirk Endicott , Alberto G. Gomes , and M.B. Hooker Manufacturer: Allyn & Bacon ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0205198171 |
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Sharply focused on key issues affecting indigenous and ethnic groups worldwide, this book is part of a series of ethnographies, authored by leading figures in the field of anthropology and builds on introductoy material by going further in- depth and allowing readers to explore, virtually first hand, a particular issue and its impact on a culture. Concentrates on a well-researched, specific issue and its impact on a particular culture. Provides in-depth information on a particular culture, expanding the readerÕs grasp of the experiences and problems encountered by different cultures.Customer Reviews:
A book that was relevant 25 years ago!.......1999-01-25
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Malaysia and the "Original People": A Case Study of the Impact of Development on Indigenous Peoples
M.B.; Endicott, Kirk; Gomes, Alberto G.; Dentan, Robert Knox Hooker Manufacturer: Allyn & Bacon ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OP5PJM |
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Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering
Henry Petroski Manufacturer: Knopf ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0375400419 Release Date: 1997-12-29 |
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Engineers, Henry Petroski observes, are sometimes their own worst enemies, at least so far as communicating their work to the general public is concerned. Some engineers, of course, have been exceptions. One of the unlikely heroes of Petroski's Remaking the World, an entertaining foray into some of engineering's finest (and, on occasion, less exalted) moments, is Karl August Rudolf Steinmetz, who combined a great talent for design and engineering with a keenly practiced flair for self-promotion. Another is Washington Gale Ferris, the inventor of the Ferris wheel, who concocted several dangerous eyesores before arriving at the design familiar to amusement-park patrons.Successful at explaining themselves or not, engineers are largely responsible for the world as we know it, and Petroski examines their work to discuss how good design and technology combine to produce the desired results. That combination involves much trial and error, and, as Petroski writes, "artifacts from paper clips to steamships evolve by removing some real or perceived failure of their ancestors to achieve unqualified success." Drawing on examples from past and present, Petroski offers an up-close view of how engineers do their work, and his history is full of surprises and pleasures. --Gregory McNamee
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This collection of informative and pleasurable essays by Henry Petroski elucidates the role of engineers in shaping our environment in countless ways, big and small.Customer Reviews:
logistic and supportability issues.......2007-01-04
A Literary Disaster.......2006-11-27
For Petroski Fans Only.......2001-07-16
Not just for engineers.......1998-11-24
A must for engineering fans.......1998-09-18
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Remaking the World Adventures in Engineering
Manufacturer: Knopf ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0965617971 |
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Essays by the outstanding engineering writer, author of The Evolution of Useful Things.
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REMAKING THE WORLD : ADVENTURES IN ENGINEERING
HENRY PETROSKI Manufacturer: RANDOM HOUSE ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000KUMP1W |
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