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Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A vital source of solace and compassion for those whose loved one has dementia, rooted in the author's unflinching experience of caring for her mother."--Provided by publisher.
Dementia enters life through the back door, slipping in unnoticed. Once it's there, it can make you feel powerless, angry, and unsure how to move forward. When her mother developed dementia, Helmink wasn't prepared. As she learned firsthand, when your loved one is suffering,...
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A guidebook for Queer families on how to live into your true selves and strengthen your communities through radical love, acceptance, and mutual healing. With hands-on tools for learning and reflection in each chapter, this book will help you embrace Queerness, take ownership of your journey, and use your voice to bring light to your communities" -- Provided by publisher.
4) How to find a four-leaf clover: what autism can teach us about difference, connection, and belonging
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
A special-education teacher with thirty years of experience working with autistic people gives readers a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the neurodiverse community and looks at ways we can develop more meaningful connections with others.
Author
Publisher
PESI Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Hope and light are on the horizon to help clients overcome the challenges of healing and releasing the pain of relational trauma. The highly acclaimed Transcending Trauma explores a unique, compassionate, and evidence-based approach to resolving complex and dissociative trauma. In this transformative book Frank Anderson, MD, masterfully details an IFS path to therapy that allows clients to access their inherent capacity for healing - called Self-energy...
Author
Publisher
Tracy Whitmore
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Embark on a transformative journey in "It's About You Too", by Tracy Whitmore, to support your LGBTQ+ child while nurturing your own emotions. Many have said, "It's not about you! Put your feelings aside and be there for your child." However, Tracy understands it's not easy to simply set aside profound emotions and recognises the importance of being present for your child during this challenging time. She offers a remarkable approach, creating a safe...
Author
Series
Stepmother's märchen volume 2
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This is the story of a beleaguered young noblewoman raising her stepchildren on her own...until she dies and wakes up in the past with the chance to remake her life! The marchioness Shuri Von Neuschwanstein was just a teenager when her husband died, leaving her to manage his lands and raise his children--even though she was young enough to be their sibling. Despite her dedication to her duties, other nobles conspired against her, and her stepchildren...
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Mommy Wine Culture is a symptom of a larger issue: the mental load of motherhood and a systemic lack of support for moms. Mixing research, cultural references, interviews, and the author's sobriety story, this book reveals what's really plaguing mothers and offers tangible tips for evaluating your relationship to alcohol and lightening your load"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Stepmother's märchen volume 3
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The marchioness Shuri Von Neuschwanstein got the chance to redo the last seven years of her life, and managed to mend her broken relationship with her four stepchildren. Her devotion is tested, however, when the eldest stepchild, Jeremy, commits an act that could be considered treason, and receives a harsh punishment from the Empress. Shuri's only recourse to save Jeremy is to find a way to declare him the head of the household, effectively removing...
Author
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When university biologist Anne Marbot learns that the 19-year-old she raised as "Lucie" is a transgender man named Alex, she's overwhelmed by questions. How can this be? Who put these ideas in your head? What if you regret it? Am I overreacting? How will your grandparents react? Why didn't I see it coming? Why is this so easy for others? Am I a bigot? What does gender really mean, anyway? How can I be the parent my child needs? It soon becomes clear...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A candid portrait of the realities, challenges, and joys many contemporary immigrants confront while raising a new generation of Americans"--
Rumer paints a realistic and compassionate picture of what it's like for immigrant parents raising a child in America while honoring their cultural identities. She incorporates a diverse collection of voices and experiences, giving readers an intimate look at the lives of many different immigrant families...
12) Touching the art
Author
Publisher
Soft Skull
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Taking the form of a self-directed research project, Sycamore recounts the legacy of her fraught relationship with her late grandmother, an abstract artist from Baltimore who encouraged Mattilda as a young artist, then disparaged Mattilda's work as "vulgar" and a "waste of talent" once it became unapologetically queer. As she sorts through her grandmother Gladys's paintings and handmade paperworks, Sycamore examines the creative impulse itself. In...
Author
Publisher
Zibby Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"For Julie, an elementary school librarian and mother of two boys, there was no time for debilitating anxiety. Yet, the aftershocks of her first panic attack left her grappling with questions about the causes of her mental health crisis and where it would lead next. What follows is a hopeful, honest account of love, loss, a husband who isn't a mindreader, disastrous family outings, and finding a path (with help from loved ones and a few key new friends)...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In 2019, a Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent who reported in over 150 countries, many in violent upheaval, was diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor, which gave him the strength to face more personal conflicts, in this unforgettable final dispatch that reveals how facing the unknown can change our relationship to the world around us.
Author
Publisher
MZW Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Lynn Walker watched her dad, John, deteriorate from Miami undercover narcotics agent to drug smuggler, from protective father to monster-a very charming monster. By the time she was in high school, her dad was in prison for smuggling 12,000 pounds of drugs. There, John made a connection with a powerful Colombian drug lord. Within months of being paroled, John waltzed back into his kids' lives, dishing out pure, Colombian cocaine to Lynn and launching...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Espanol
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
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Description
En Busca de Emma es la historia, contada a una nina, de como sus dos padres vencieron obstaculos para traerla al mundo con la ayuda de una madre gestacional y una donante de ovulos. Son las tribulaciones inimaginables de un hombre que quiere crear una familia contra todas las barreras. Es la historia de como construir con amor una familia del siglo XXI.
The author tells about what he and his partner of 25 years went through to become parents, the...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The principles that ostensibly bind America together-mutual respect for the Constitution and its institutions, and reciprocal adherence to principles such as freedom, the rule of law, due process, and equality under the law-fall apart at our borders. As those values dissolve at our country's frontiers, they allow for otherwise impermissible cruelty towards those who are considered outsiders. My Boy Will Die of Sorrow follows several specific characters...
19) Disappearing act
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Moving and evocative, this YA memoir-in-verse follows author Jiordan Castle's coming-of-age as her family reckons with the aftershocks of her father's imprisonment"--
20) Cosas bonitas
Author
Publisher
B
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"A la edad de dos anos, Hunter Biden resulto gravemente herido en un accidente de coche que acabo con la vida de su madre y de su hermana pequena. En 2015, sufrio la devastadora perdida de Beau, su hermano mayor, fallecido de un cancer cerebral a los cuarenta y seis anos. Durante la administracion de Trump, Hunter fue objeto de incesantes ataques e insultos por parte del presidente y sus secuaces. Estas dificultades se agravaron a causa del final...
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