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The Book for My Brother
ISBN: 9780156032056 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This newest collection of poems from Toma alamun is exuberant, ambitious, and full of surprises. Here the devil is encountered and understood-
I see the devil's head, people, I see his whole body . . . he longs for innocence, as we do. Here the poet juggles many tones, languages, and countries. Desire is evoked as both frustrating and exhilarating- I'm watered by longing, knocking my head into the wall, on the ground, or I burn, burn, folded up on the couch. And memory comes back to remind us of the laws and experiences of... This newest collection of poems from Toma alamun is exuberant, ambitious, and full of surprises. Here the devil is encountered and understood-
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I Sleep at Red Lights: A True Story of Life After Triplets
ISBN: 9780312315290 / Angielski / Miękka / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bruce Stockler captures the chaos, joy and challenges of becoming the father of triplets in this hilarious, fast-paced, and refreshingly honest memoir. From the moment Stockler and his wife, Roni, learn they have hit the fertility jackpot, their lives are turned upside down. The day the babies are born--in an operating room bustling with 30 doctors, nurses and technicians--is the first jolt in a physical and emotional roller-coaster ride. And every day following continues to reveal one unpredictable twist after another. Just going to the supermarket and keeping the kids--and the... Bruce Stockler captures the chaos, joy and challenges of becoming the father of triplets in this hilarious, fast-paced, and refreshingly honest mem... |
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Sistering: Power and Change in Female Relationships
ISBN: 9780333800805 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sister stories are rare compared with images of celebrity sisters and 'sisterhood'. Based on 37 interviews, this fascinating book uncovers sisters' complex relationships. Readers will play 'mapping' games to guess where they figure in its patterns. Sisters talk passionately about how their closeness and distance affects the power-balance between them. Making parallels with friendship and caring, it explores formations of gender, identity and intimacy in family life. Sistering was nominated for the British Sociological Association's 2003 Philip Abrams Prize.
Sister stories are rare compared with images of celebrity sisters and 'sisterhood'. Based on 37 interviews, this fascinating book uncovers sisters' co...
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Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family
ISBN: 9780380711345 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Companion Volume to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
In this honest, illuminating book, internationally acclaimed parenting experts Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish bring to life the principles of famed child psychologist Dr. Haim Ginott, and show how his theories inspired the changes they made in their relationships with their own children. By sharing their experiences, as well as those of other parents, Faber and Mazlish provide moving and convincing testimony to their new approach and lay the foundation for the parenting workshops they... The Companion Volume to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
In this honest, illuminating book, internationally accla... |
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65,47 |
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Twins - From Fetus to Child
ISBN: 9780415262262 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Much has been written about twins. Very little, however, is about their everyday lives - not even postnatal let alone prenatal. In this study, Alessandra Piontelli follows the development and behaviour of 30 pairs of twins from their early life in the womb through to their third year as members of the human community.
Much has been written about twins. Very little, however, is about their everyday lives - not even postnatal let alone prenatal. In this study, Alessan...
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Twins - From Fetus to Child
ISBN: 9780415262279 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Though much has been written about twins, very little research has been done into their everyday lives, both postnatal and prenatal. In this fascinating new study Alessandra Piontelli follows the development and behaviour of thirty pairs of twins from their early life in the womb through to their third year of childhood. Drawing on detailed ultrasound observations and work with mothers and families in clinical and natural settings, the text traces the subtle ways in which various types of twins live, behave and interact with their unequally shared and unique pre- and postnatal... Though much has been written about twins, very little research has been done into their everyday lives, both postnatal and prenatal. In this fascin... |
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Growing Up In The House Of Doom
ISBN: 9780595437641 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Patt Gavin grew up as the third child in a family of nine, mostly boys. Along with his six brothers, they spent their childhood doing the things most boys do: catching animals, making messes and terrorizing their sisters. "Growing Up In The House Of Doom" is a collection of stories from a time gone by, when life was simpler, and children actually spent time outdoors playing with other children in a real-life setting. A time when children walked or rode their bikes to little league games, and knew it was time to come home when the street lamps came on. Enjoy these memories of a group of boys...
Patt Gavin grew up as the third child in a family of nine, mostly boys. Along with his six brothers, they spent their childhood doing the things most ...
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Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies
ISBN: 9780609809808 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When T.J. Wray lost her 43-year-old brother, her grief was deep and enduring and, she soon discovered, not fully acknowledged. Despite the longevity of adult sibling relationships, surviving siblings are often made to feel as if their grief is somehow unwarranted. After all, when an adult sibling dies, he or she often leaves behind parents, a spouse, and even children--all of whom suffer a more socially recognized type of loss.
Based on the author's own experiences, as well as those of many others, Surviving the Death of a Sibling helps adults who have lost a brother or sister to... When T.J. Wray lost her 43-year-old brother, her grief was deep and enduring and, she soon discovered, not fully acknowledged. Despite the longevity o...
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The Empty Room: Understanding Sibling Loss
ISBN: 9780743201520 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ted is Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn's older brother, best friend, and the "ringmaster of her days." On a September morning when she is six, she wakes up and Ted is gone. Her parents explain that he went to the hospital for a while. "A while" turns out to be eight years in a plastic bubble, where he dies of a rare autoimmune disease at age seventeen.
The Empty Room is DeVita-Raeburn's unflinching, often haunting recollection of life with Ted, woven into a larger exploration of the enormous -- and often unacknowledged -- impact of a sister's or brother's death on remaining siblings.... Ted is Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn's older brother, best friend, and the "ringmaster of her days." On a September morning when she is six, she wakes up a...
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My Sister Life
ISBN: 9780767903158 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Maria Flook's fourteen-year-old sister Karen disappeared from their suburban home, the author was changed forever. My Sister Life maps the story of two castaways from American suburbia who, while apart from each other, live mysteriously parallel lives.
With unrelenting realism and beguiling wit, Flook gives us an intimate account of her sister's life as a child prostitute, and of their coming of age in the 1960s--that surreal and wrenching moment of baby-boomer disenfranchisement, when the sexual revolution collided with the domestic fallout from the Vietnam War. From the... When Maria Flook's fourteen-year-old sister Karen disappeared from their suburban home, the author was changed forever. My Sister Life maps the...
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The Big Book of 60,000 Baby Names
ISBN: 9781402209505 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 670 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Choose the perfect name for your baby!
Packed full of more than 60,000 of the world's BEST - and most unique - baby names, The Big Book of 60,000 Baby Names is the only resource you need to help you choose the perfect name for your newest family member. Dianne Stafford, the author of the number one book in Baby Names, gives you 60,000 great names complete with meanings, origins and all of the derivations. Plus 150 fun lists, such as: -Most popular names for boys and girls -Most popular twin names -Contemporary, classic, unique and fun names -it's got them all! The... Choose the perfect name for your baby!
Packed full of more than 60,000 of the world's BEST - and most unique - baby names, The Big Book of 60,000 ... |
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Raised in Captivity
ISBN: 9781559361132 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "By a mile, the best new play of the season>"--John Heilpern, New York Observer.
"By a mile, the best new play of the season>"--John Heilpern, New York Observer.
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Side by Side: On Having a Gay or Lesbian Sibling
ISBN: 9781560234647 / Angielski / Twarda / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How would you react if your brother or sister came out to you?
"I'm proud to have been the first to know." "My conservative upbringing contributed to the notion that John's behavior was sinful. The first thought I had about it was that my brother had somehow been misdirected, involving himself in the wrong crowd. How could he be gay? I was convinced we all had to help him overcome this problem. I equated being gay with having a mental disorder and thought maybe we should send him to a therapist." "I love Beth very much. I am proud of her, thankful for her, and can't imagine... How would you react if your brother or sister came out to you?
"I'm proud to have been the first to know." "My conservative upbringing co... |
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Side by Side: On Having a Gay or Lesbian Sibling
ISBN: 9781560234654 / Angielski / Miękka / 137 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How would you react if your brother or sister came out to you?
"I'm proud to have been the first to know." "My conservative upbringing contributed to the notion that John's behavior was sinful. The first thought I had about it was that my brother had somehow been misdirected, involving himself in the wrong crowd. How could he be gay? I was convinced we all had to help him overcome this problem. I equated being gay with having a mental disorder and thought maybe we should send him to a therapist." "I love Beth very much. I am proud of her, thankful for her, and can't imagine... How would you react if your brother or sister came out to you?
"I'm proud to have been the first to know." "My conservative upbringing co... |
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Sisters on Screen
ISBN: 9781566397469 / Angielski / Twarda / 221 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Perhaps the most vital, emotionally complex and lasting attachments between women occur between sisters. Whether as best friends or antagonists, sisters remain entangled in a common tapestry of mutual experience and remembrance, family and history, according to author Eva Rueschmann. Although many of the women-centred films in the last three decades depict the relationship between sisters as a pivotal aspect of a character's psychological development, the now substantial body of feminist film criticism has not taken up this theme in any sustained way.
Perhaps the most vital, emotionally complex and lasting attachments between women occur between sisters. Whether as best friends or antagonists, siste...
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Sisters on Screen: Siblings in Contemporary Cinema
ISBN: 9781566397476 / Angielski / Miękka / 221 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Perhaps the most vital, emotionally complex and lasting attachments between women occur between sisters. Whether as best friends or antagonists, sisters remain entangled in a common tapestry of mutual experience and remembrance, family and history, according to author Eva Rueschmann. Although many of the women-centred films in the last three decades depict the relationship between sisters as a pivotal aspect of a character's psychological development, the now substantial body of feminist film criticism has not taken up this theme in any sustained way.
Perhaps the most vital, emotionally complex and lasting attachments between women occur between sisters. Whether as best friends or antagonists, siste...
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137,09 |
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Raising Twins After the First Year: Everything You Need to Know about Bringing Up Twins--From Toddlers to Preteens
ISBN: 9781569243381 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every parent of twins knows that raising them can be full of unique challenges. Getting through the first twelve months may be especially difficult, but that is only the first hurdle. In Raising Twins After the First Year, author Karen Gottesman, a mother of boy-and-girl twins herself, guides parents through the many specific issues they will face as their twins grow from age one to ten. She covers ways to deal with "the terrible two's times two"potty training, the legitimacy of cryptophasia (twin language), sibling rivalry, managing double mood swings, how to start to give your twins...
Every parent of twins knows that raising them can be full of unique challenges. Getting through the first twelve months may be especially difficult, b...
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The Everything Twins, Triplets, and More Book: From Seeing the First Sonogram to Coordinating Nap Times and Feedings -- All You Need to Enjoy Your Multiples
ISBN: 9781593373269 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Still reeling from the shock that you're not having just one baby, you're having two, three, or more? Unsure about what to expect and what you need to do? There's no need to fear, because with The Everything Twins, Triplets, and More Book you have all the answers right at your fingertips. From what to anticipate throughout pregnancy and delivery to surviving those first few sleepless months and the necessary lifestyle changes you'll need to make, every scenario is covered Includes information on:
Still reeling from the shock that you're not having just one baby, you're having two, three, or more? Unsure about what to expect and what you need... |
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At Home in the Land of Oz: Autism, My Sister, and Me Second Edition
ISBN: 9781843108597 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anne's sister Becky was born in 1958, long before most people had even heard of autism. Diagnosed with "emotional disturbance," Becky was subjected for much of her childhood to well-meaning but futile efforts at "rehabilitation" or "cure," as well as prolonged spells in institutions away from her family. Painting a vivid picture of growing up in small-town America during the Sixties, Anne describes her sister's and her own painful childhood experiences with compassion and honesty. Struggling with the separation from her sister and the emotional and financial hardships the family experienced...
Anne's sister Becky was born in 1958, long before most people had even heard of autism. Diagnosed with "emotional disturbance," Becky was subjected fo...
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Surviving a Sibling: Discovering Life After Loss
ISBN: 9780970236906 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Surviving a Sibling leads bereaved siblings and those who love them along the path of sibling grief toward a life worth living. It is for everyone who has experienced or knows someone who has experienced the death of a sibling. Useful Personal Guidance: .Personal experiences with sibling grief .Real-life examples and conversations .Survey results from bereaved parents and bereaved siblings .Counseling and Sibling support groups .How to bridge the communication gap between parents and children .Deal with unanswered questions
Surviving a Sibling leads bereaved siblings and those who love them along the path of sibling grief toward a life worth living. It is for everyone who...
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