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From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird by Bird, Hallelujah Anyway, and Almost Everything “If there is a doyenne of the parenting memoir, it would be Anne Lamott.”—Time In Some Assembly Required, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter in her own life: grandmotherhood...

Want to know the secret to acing fatherhood? The fear of fatherhood isn’t a conversation many men like to have over a cold beer. But the truth is that nearly every father-to-be has concerns… So if you’re feeling a little anxious right now, rest assured that you’re not the only one. Dads have traditionally been sidelined when it comes to talking about pregnancy and parenthood, but there's good news for you – your baby is coming at the perfect time.

Have first-time dad jitters? Here’s how you can gain confidence and feel empowered to be the best partner and dad you can ever be.

After Tripoli declared war on the United States in 1801, Barbary pirates captured 300 U.S. sailors and marines. President Jefferson sent navy squadrons to the Mediterranean, but he also authorized a secret mission to overthrow the government of Tripoli. He chose an unlikely diplomat, William Eaton, to lead the mission, but before Eaton departed, Jefferson grew wary of the affair and withdrew his support.

On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, renowned psychologist Richard Wiseman reveals the powerful life lessons behind humanity's greatest achievement. The historic moon landings were achieved against remarkable odds and within the space of just a few years. How can we apply the...

Journey into the mind of a firefighter/paramedic that has been in public service for 18 years. Following his book Don't Lose Yourself, he has developed this playbook for all first responders and spouses to help maintain a healthy relationship while navigating the stressors that come with the job. This book serves as a guide to help ground each other and give a better light into what the other is feeling. First responders do not need to have a high divorce rate. We can do better.

The spirited child—often called ""difficult"" or ""strong-willed""—can easily overwhelm parents, leaving them feeling frustrated and inadequate.Spirited kids are, in fact, simply ""more""—by temperament, they are more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and uncomfortable with...

The parenthood chapter of life is one that many people feel unprepared for. In fact, according to a survey conducted by Boudreaux’s Butt Paste (a diaper rash company), only 12 percent of first-time parents feel prepared to welcome their newborn. First-time parents often face scrutiny, uncertainty, and challenges in sorting through conflicting information.

So, it’s your first pregnancy? You might feel a little anxious. Worried. Wound up? There’re a million things you don’t know, and even more things you would never think of. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone gave you the secrets to make life easier during pregnancy? If you could just listen to a book. Pick up the best tips, tricks, and advice to ease away the worries. Get all the best information in a single resource. Information like, what not to buy so you can save money on the essentials.

Prepare yourself for the sudden twists and turns of fatherhood with this personal account of a father-of-three who tells it like it is. The First-Time Father is filled with honest guidance from a father who’s been there (three times!), made every mistake possible, and survived to tell the story. Now you can step into fatherhood with as little stress as possible.

Inner healing is not intellectual, it’s emotional. Shadow work is not about chasing down all your past trauma. It’s about learning how to release all the unresolved emotions inside of you. It’s about building emotional muscle and confronting the uncomfortable feelings that come up in a healthy way that allows us to release them. In this book, I’ll show you how to bypass your brain and connect directly to your heart to release your past triggers and traumas so that you can start living without fear, guilt, shame, anxiety, and more....

From an internationally renowned pediatrician and an eminent child psychiatrist, a guidebook that helps parents through the challenging preschool and first-grade years. Through delightful profiles of four very different children, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton and Dr. Joshua D. Sparrow apply the...

Linda Deir knows all about how to Live a Guided Life. She "crawled her talk" long before she could "walk it". Her flagship best-selling book, Guided, details her true life story and how she made contact with intelligent beings from other realms starting as a baby. These benevolent and loving Spirit Guide Angels buffered her from unimaginable abuse as a child and guided her to uncanny success as a self-taught businesswoman in a man's world by age 19 and beyond.

AI is nothing without somewhere to run it. Now that mobile devices have become the primary computing device for most people, it's essential that mobile developers add AI to their toolbox. This insightful book is your guide to creating and running models on popular mobile platforms such as iOS and Android.

Welcome to fatherhood – an awe-inspiring, life-altering, but admittedly overwhelming journey. Whether you're just starting this beautiful trek or preparing for the arrival of your little one, "Baby Hacks for New Dads" has you covered. This comprehensive guidebook simplifies parenting, making it not just manageable, but also a delightful adventure.

You are about to become a father and you want to be prepared for what's to come. You also want to support your partner through everything. Raising a baby comes with a lot of surprises. The truth is, most parents just rush it. But expecting your first child is a well-researched terrain for which there are many successful tips and strategies.

Are you fed up with unsightly, and often painful, bitten nails and skin around your finger tips? If you really want to do something about it, listen to this gentle and relaxing self-help hypnotherapy recording for adults and teenagers. It helps you let go of tensions, negative feelings and also let go of that old unwanted habit.

A powerful, inspiring book about overcoming childhood trauma and finding light through the darkness. Written with love and grace, Glori Meldrum opens up about her childhood sexual abuse, her fight to survive, and how it shaped her to become the powerhouse she is today. Raw and beautifully written, she weaves in humor and honesty as she takes listeners on a journey of vulnerability, perseverance, and triumph in starting Little Warriors and building Be Brave Ranch, the world's first-class treatment center for childhood sexual abuse survivors.

¿Son normales las cosas que hace mi bebé? ¿Se encontrará sano? ¿Se estará alimentando bien? ¿La lactancia es correcta? ¿Cómo conservar la leche? Con esta guía aprenderéis a conocer cómo es vuestro bebé, qué circunstancias lo acompañan tras el parto, qué hacer en el hospital y durante el primer mes de vida, qué pruebas se le practican y por qué, qué significan sus resultados, cómo darle lactancia materna o artificial, cómo cuidarlo o asearlo, los síntomas de los trastornos más frecuentes, cuándo acudir al pediatra, etc.

For many in the Latinx community, “la Chancla”—what we learn to see as the warning sign for disciplinary violence—has become a cultural symbol that has spawned relatable memes that many of us laugh about and bond over. But what if it’s also a symbol of something more harmful? In...