Simple Ideas, Lasting Love Between busy schedules and long days, expressing love can fall by the wayside. We forget to compliment, to give gifts "just because," to linger in our embrace. The things that say "I love you" seem to either not get said or not get through. This is a book about saying it-and hearing it-clearly. No gimmicks. No psychoanalyzing. Just learning to express love in your spouse's language. With over 10 million copies sold, The 5 Love Languages ? has transformed countless relationships. Its ideas are simple and conveyed with clarity and humor, making this book as practical as it is personable. You'll be inspired by real-life stories and Dr. Gary Chapman's commonsense yet perceptive insights on relationships. Reading this book feels like taking a walk with a wise friend. Applying it will change your relationship forever-starting today. ,"Marriage is hard enough for the everyday civilian. But imagine marriage when you're separated by thousands of miles. when one of you daily f

If you are looking for a book to give to a teenage reader,here's the reference you've been waiting for. Until now, there'sbeen no accepted guide to what's good, bad, or indifferent in theflood of books coming off the presses in the hot new category ofyoung-adult publishing. If it's true that you can't judge a book byits cover, it is especially true for teen books, as publishers takeaim at a new class of readers. The books land on shelves without ahistory, and so there is no standard by which to judge them. AnitaSilvey, one of the country's leading authorities on books for youngpeople, has interviewed teenage readers all over the country andimmersed herself in young-adult books, with an emphasis on bookspublished in the last five years. The result is this invaluable andvery readable guide for parents, teachers, librarians, booksellers,reading groups, and of course teens themselves. With its extendedessays describing 500 selections, parents will quickly see whattheir teenagers are actually reading -- and

The most complete, comprehensive birthday forecastavailable--synthesizing the secrets of astrology, numerology, andfixed stars! In this delightfully addictive, wholly accessible book, twoskilled astrologers guide you toward greater psychological insight,self-awareness, and a keen understanding of your unique position inthe universe. Packed with an extraordinary wealth of knowledge andclear, easy-to-interpret graphs and charts, The Power of Birthdays,Stars and Numbers provides: BIRTHDAY FORECASTS--366 profiles--one for each day of theyear--reveal your positive and negative personality traits, careerstrengths, tips on love and relationships, your secret self, yourbest days for romance and friendship, potential fatal attractions,famous people who share your birthday, and much more! INCLUDING! FIXED STARS--Though astrologers have used fixed stars forcenturies, now the general public can reap the rewards of thisclassic method for enlightenment. The stars that line the heavensradiate

Your infant is crying and you don’t know why. Your toddlerrefuses every kind of food–except one. Your preschooler wages warwith you each morning over what to wear. Every day, parentsstruggle unsuccessfully to understand why their children act theway they do. Now child development expert Priscilla J. Dunstanbreaks down those barriers to understanding with this revolutionaryand accessible guide that teaches a new way ofparenting–custom-designed for each child’s personality. The product of eight years of groundbreaking research, this bookwill help you understand how your child interacts with the world.Dunstan begins from the premise that every child has his or her owndominant sensory “interface” with the world. Some children arehighly sensitive to touch, others to sound or to sight. And someare unusually sensitive to all outside stimuli, especially tasteand smell. This sensitivity affects how your child behaves, learns,and communicates from the very first days of life. Uncovering yourchi

In the tradition of recent hits like The Bitch in theHouse and Perfect Madness comes a hilarious andcontroversial book that every woman will have an opinion about,written by America’s most outrageous writer. In our mothers’ day there were good mothers, neglectful mothers,and occasionally great mothers. Today we have only Bad Mothers. If you work, you’re neglectful; if you stay home, you’resmothering. If you discipline, you’re buying them a spot on theshrink’s couch; if you let them run wild, they will be into drugsby seventh grade. If you buy organic, you’re spending their collegefund; if you don’t, you’re risking all sorts of allergies andillnesses. Is it any wonder so many women refer to themselves at one time oranother as “a bad mother”? Ayelet Waldman says it’s time for womento get over it and get on with it, in a book that is sure to sparkthe same level of controversy as her now legendary “Modern Love”piece, in which she confessed to loving her husband more than