Cumberland House Titles - Family

The ABCs of Literacy - Preparing Our Children for Lifelong Learning Cynthia Dollins, Ed.D. The ABCs of Literacy provides parents with in-depth information regarding research on the value of reading aloud, how to select great literature, and how to use this literature as a springboard to build phonemic awareness, phonics skills, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing skills. > MORE	American Prom Richard G. Calo, Ph.D. Written for teens and their parents and counselors, it focuses on the meaning of prom: what teens use it for, what parents believe about it, why it is so desperately important to teenagers, and the role it plays in moving into young adulthood. > MORE	The Belated Baby - Healing Yourself After the Long Journey of Infertility Jill S. Browning and Kelly James-Enger The Belated Baby guides readers through the transition from being an infertile patient to parenthood, and it reveals how infertility shapes them as a parent. It is a hopeful source for couples currently in the throes of infertility, offering encouragement that there is happiness and life after infertility. > MORE
Between Daughters and Fathers - Enriching and Rebuilding Your Adult Relationship Linda Nielsen, Ed.D. A no-nonsense, entertaining, and insightful book for dads and daughters who want more from their relationship—or who want to understand and rebuild it on an adult level. > MORE	Bringing Out the Winner in Your Child John Croyle and Ken Abraham This book is based on the author's real-life experiences of creating a home for more than 1,300 children. It gives parents solid principles to help children reach their potential. > MORE	Brothers and Sisters - 100 Reasons Our Relationship is Like No Other Gregory E. Lang Celebrating the unique relationship between siblings, Gregory E. Lang provides 100 poignant reasons why brothers and sisters of all ages and combinations treasure those unique bonds that last for a lifetime. > MORE
Don't Name Your Baby - What's Wrong with Every Name in the Book David Narter A tongue-in-cheek guide to avoiding the pitfalls in the baby name game by explaining to parents the bad news about almost every name they can think of. > MORE	The Empty Nest Cookbook - Recipes • Menus • Revelations Joy Smith This cookbook approaches the "empty nest" subject on three levels: cooking for two, managing family visits, and entertaining guests. Woven throughout are essays that offer positive insights for those surviving the woes of this transitional period and for redefining oneself. > MORE	The Entrepreneurial Mom - Managing for Success in Your Home and Your Business Mary E. Davis An informative and inspiring book for all women who want to start their own business and manage a family too. It teaches women how to find quality childcare, organize homes and offices, make sales calls and conduct negotiations, maximize family time, and much more. > MORE
The Fairy Tale Cookbook - Fun Recipes for Families to Create and Eat Together Sandré Moore A collection of clever, tasty recipes for families to enjoy together. Food and menus are based on characters and stories in fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and other children's literature. > MORE	Girl Truths Andrea Carey Girl Truths attempts to capture and articulate the essence of girlhood and what it means to be a "girl" in our time. Though aimed primarily at teenagers and preteens, this is a fun book for girls and women of all ages. It has no agenda to push; its purpose is to present simple, unadorned truths to girls about what they need to know about life. > MORE	How to Be the Perfect Grandma Bryna Nelson Paston A look at the "rules" a grandmother must follow to ensure her place as an important part of her grandchildren's lives. A humorous, anecdotal gift for grandmothers, grandmothers-to-be, grandmother wannabes, and of course, grandfathers. > MORE
It's Better to Build Boys Than Mend Men S. Truett Cathy The founder of the Chick-Fil-A restaurant chain lays out a simple model for adults desiring to reach out to youth and challenges them to change the life of a child. His book is filled with stories illustrating principles of disciplines, trust, reputation, generosity, common sense, peer pressure, and family stability. > MORE	Life Maps - Simple Directions for Finding Your Way Gregory E. Lang A timeless guidebook for living that touches on hundreds of little things. None are earth-shaking in and of themselves, but taken as a whole they add up to a fulfilling way to live from day to day. An excellent gift book for any age, it appeals to anyone looking to relish the best life has to offer. > MORE	Los Angeles by Stroller Shelley-Anne Wooderson Parents of young children now have a guidebook especially for them. Shelley-Anne Wooderson takes you to more than one hundred venues and gives you the nitty gritty on each one. In addition to hours and admission prices, she even rates the locations on their child-friendliness and gives helpful tips for each one. > MORE
Love Signs - Hundreds of Ways to Show What's in Your Heart Gregory E. Lang Love Signs is about showing our loved ones those priceless moments we create the cause a person to think, "I know that I am loved." There are undoubtedly countless ways to show your love, and this book gets you started with five hundred of them. > MORE	The Modern Mom's Guide to Dads - Ten Secrets Your Husband Won't Tell You Hogan Hilling and Jesse Jayne Rutherford This "parenting relationship" book is based on the authors' experiences in leading more than 2,000 workshops with new and expectant dads to discuss parenting in a non-threatening environment. In it Hogan Hilling and Jesse Jayne Rutherford offer thoughtful insights into what makes dads behave the way they do. > MORE	The New Mother's Survival Guide - A Primer for the First Year of Motherhood Elizabeth Wright A practical, upbeat, humorous, yet realistic aid for new mothers who are searching for advice on how to survive the first year of motherhood. > MORE
Painless Childbirth - An Empowering Journey Through Pregnancy and Birth Giuditta Tornetta Painless Childbirth is a road map for a woman to achieve painless childbirth. Rather than offer advice or solutions for the many challenges that surface during pregnancy — which most books on pregnancy do — Giuditta Tornetta offers a nine-step process that leads women to discover their innate ability to give birth to their babies and build their self-confidence. > MORE	Porque Un Hijo Necesita Un Papa - 100 Razones Gregory E. Lang This Spanish-language version of Lang's bestseller, Why a Son Needs a Dad, features photos of sons and fathers of all ages along with all of the reasons why a son's relationship with his father defines the man a son will become. > MORE	Porque Un Hijo Necesita Una Mama - 100 Razones Gregory E. Lang This Spanish-language version of Lang's bestseller, Why a Son Needs a Mom, features photos of sons and mothers of all ages along with all of the reasons why a son's relationship with his mother defines the man a son will become. > MORE
Porque Una Hija Necesita Un Papa - 100 Razones Gregory E. Lang This Spanish-language version of Lang's bestseller, Why a Daughter Needs a Dad, features photos of daughters and fathers of all ages along with all of the reasons why a daughter's relationship with her father defines the woman a daughter will become. > MORE	Porque Una Hija Necesita Una Mama - 100 Razones Gregory E. Lang This Spanish-language version of Lang's bestseller, Why a Daughter Needs a Mom, features photos of daughters and mothers of all ages along with all of the reasons why a daughter's relationship with her mother defines the woman a daughter will become. > MORE	Seder Stories - Passover Thoughts on Food, Family, and Freedom Nancy Rips Seder Stories contains the memories of childhood Seders from 101 Jewish people. Some of them are famous, like Rabbi Harold Kushner and attorney Alan Dershowitz. Others are famous only within their circle of friends and family. Some of the stories are funny, some poignant, some thought provoking and worth reading. All of them are charming. > MORE
Simple Acts - Creating Happiness for Yourself & Those You Love Gregory E. Lang Not too profound, not too intellectual, not too esoteric, Simple Acts is a collection of thoughts and suggestions that will make readers laugh and smile again and again. And who knows, maybe they'll even be happy. > MORE	Sisters - 100 Ways They Bless Our Lives Gregory E. Lang and Janet Lankford-Moran Sisters: 100 Ways They Bless Our Lives was written and illustrated by creators of the New York Times best-selling Why a Daughter Needs a Dad in gratitude for the contributions sisters have made to their lives. > MORE	Taken Into Custody - The War Against Fatherhood, Marriage, and the Family Stephen Baskerville Why is the American family in crisis? Some point to cultural forces such as pornography, popular culture, or secularization, but Taken into Custody argues that the most direct cause is the divorce industry itself: a government-run system that tears apart families, separates children from fit and loving parents, confiscates the wealth of families, and turns law-abiding citizens into criminals in ways they are powerless to avoid. In more than half of divorces, one person forces it upon the other. > MORE
Ten Principles for a Successful Marriage - Practical Lessons from the Ten Commandments Mac McNair and Amy McNair A simple written, deeply personal look at marriage that draws its inspiration from the Ten Commandments. > MORE	Thank You, Dad - 100 Reasons Why I am Grateful for You Gregory E. Lang Thank You, Dad is a gift book for anyone who wants to thank the special man in their life and to tell him how important he will always be. In so many ways, all of us build our lives upon what we have learned from our fathers. > MORE	Thank You, Mom - 100 Reasons Why I am Grateful for You Gregory E. Lang Thank You, Mom is a gift book for anyone who wants to tell that one special woman that you love her, that you know what she did for you, and that you look to her as the model for what it means to be a parent. > MORE
Why a Daughter Needs a Dad - 100 Reasons Gregory E. Lang with photographs by Janet Lankford-Moran A warm, life-affirming book that inspires fathers to embrace the important role they play in their daughters' lives, providing them with the love, nurture, wisdom, and encouragement they need and deserve. > MORE	Why a Daughter Needs a Mom - 100 Reasons Gregory E. Lang With charming photographs of mothers and daughters of various backgrounds and ages, Why a Daughter Needs a Mom will inspire mothers everywhere to empower their daughters to reach their full potential in becoming strong, purposeful, independent women. > MORE	Why a Son Needs a Dad - 100 Reasons Gregory E. Lang A heart-warming book that displays the simplicity and complexity of a father-and-son relationship. Simple in that fathers pass what they learn on to their sons. Complex in that the relationship is filled with quiet hugs, laughter, discovery, and creation of history. > MORE
Why a Son Needs a Mom - 100 Reasons Gregory E. Lang One son's loving reflection on what his mother brought to his life as well as the aspirations she has been able to fulfill in part because of what he has brought to hers. The result is a book that will inspire mothers and remind sons of the importance their mothers have had in their lives. > MORE	Why Did I Marry You Anyway? - Overcoming the Myths That Hinder a Happy Marriage (Revised and Expanded) Barbara Bartlein, RN, LCSW A happy, successful marriage almost always is the result of hard work and commitment, but all too often, people don't know what to do to improve their marriages. This is where Why Did I Marry You Anyway? fills the gap. With "12.5 strategies" that cover all the common problems in relationships—like money, children, sex, and in-laws—and tells couples what to do and shows them how to do it. > MORE	Why I Chose You - 100 Reasons Why Adopting You Made Us a Family Gregory E. Lang Capturing the essence of the dynamic relationships among adoptive families, Why I Chose You depicts all of the reasons why each child is uniquely special to his or her adoptive parent(s). > MORE
Why I Love Grandma - 100 Reasons Gregory E. Lang Capturing the love and warmth of grandmothers in more than forty photographs, the authors convey that life without grandmother would, indeed, be less joyful. And that is just one of the many reasons to love her and honor her contribution to the family in this special tribute. > MORE	Why I Love Grandpa - 100 Reasons Gregory E. Lang It seems that grandfathers know more than anyone else. His position in the family is honored and almost sacred. With touching photographs of grandfathers and grandchildren of various races and ages, Why I Love Grandpa gives 100 reasons why grandfathers are truly special. > MORE	Why I Love You - 100 Reasons (New Edition) Gregory E. Lang With warm and vivid photographs of loving couples of various ages and ethnic backgrounds, Why I Love You captures 100 reasons that we love someone. > MORE
Why I Need You - 100 Reasons Gregory E. Lang Uniquely written from the perspective of the baby, Why I Need You is a gift for parents at any stage of parenthood. For new parents, it is an inspirational book that encourages them to press on, even when the day's requirements include changing another gooey diaper and wiping spit-up off their best outfit. > MORE	Why I Still Love You - 100 Reasons Gregory E. Lang In Why I Still Love You, bestselling author Gregory E. Lang gives a hundred reasons for why romantic love flourishes as he honors couples who have created a lasting love. > MORE	Why We are a Family - 100 Reasons Gregory E. Lang Why We are a Family celebrates all families with the traditions, togetherness, and lasting fellowship that strengthens everyone in them. With photographs of families of varying sizes and backgrounds, Lang affirms all that is good about one of the basic building blocks of our lives and of the world around us. > MORE
Why We are Friends - 100 Reasons Gregory E. Lang Bestselling author Gregory E. Lang celebrates the joys and blessings of friendship. Featuring 100 reasons and dozens of photos of friends of all ages and backgrounds, it is a gift book that one friend can give to another to say, "I value you, and I am thankful you're in my life. I hope I have been as good a friend to you as you have been to me." > MORE	The Wonder of Babies - The World Through the Eyes of a Child Karen Henrich As a photographer of children and families, Karen Henrich lives her life moment by moment, capturing timeless images of babies and small children in all their innocence and wonder. The Wonder of Babies consists of a few of those moments, accompanied by thought-provoking quotations from many who have passed this way before us. > MORE	The Wonder of Boys - The World Through a Boys' Eyes Karen Henrich In the exuberant, expressive faces of boys she sees into their souls and glimpses their sense of unending, insatiable wonderment and their beautiful, tender hearts. Her photographs share all of that and remind us that life goes by all too fast, not only for boys, but for all of us. "As you see a glimpse of a boy's soul through his expression, it is my wish that you will take a moment to share in their wonderment and their world." Through the images in The Wonder of Boys, we can experience our world anew. > MORE
The Wonder of Girls - The World Through a Girl's Eyes Karen Henrich These images invite us to revisit the world of a child, a world we once knew so well. Through the eyes of these girls, one may discover a renewed sense of appreciation for the little moments we often miss that engage us in the beauty of our world and the wonder of girls. > MORE	The Worst Baby Name Book Ever David Narter This comprehensive guide to what not to name your baby offers parents a little comic relief from the baby name dilemma. If you try hard enough, you can find something wrong with every name you can think of, and that's what David Narter has done with The Worst Baby Name Book Ever. > MORE

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