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Evil Genius - Catherine Jinks - Cadel Piggott has a genius IQ and a fascination with systems of all kinds. At seven, he was illegally hacking into computers. Now he’s fourteen and studying for his World Domination degree, taking classes like embezzlement, misinformation, forgery, and infiltration at the institute founded by criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon. Although Cadel may be advanced beyond his years, at heart he’s a lonely kid. When he falls for the mysterious and brilliant Kay-Lee, he begins to question the moral implications of his studies for the first time. But is it too late to stop Dr. Darkkon from carrying out his evil plot? An engrossing thriller with darkness and humor, freaks and geeks, Evil Genius explores the fine line between good and evil in a strange world of manipulations and subterfuge where nothing is as it seems.

An Interview with Cris Beam - author of "Transparent: Love, Family and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers" Book - The book covers the lives and culture of transsexual kids living on and off the streets of Los Angeles, and is based on seven years of research. When Cris Beam first contacted the Eagles program, a school for gay and transgender teenagers in Los Angeles, she simply wanted to volunteer for a few hours. She didn’t know that most Eagles volunteers lasted just a few weeks or a few months; she stayed to teach journalism there for two and a half years. She also didn’t know that Eagles would lead her to become more than a teacher: She would also become a lifeline, an advocate, and eventually a foster parent. This is a book that may reinforce or dispel your notions about gender. It may cause you to rethink your definitions of family. It may open your eyes to the often misunderstood world of homeless teens. One thing is certain: It will spark meaningful conversation about the ways we as a society can ease despair and celebrate the power of individuality and the courage it takes to be one’s self.

JUST LIKE HIS FATHER? We all want our children to grow up to live productive and fulfilling lives. Sometimes however, a mother’s good intentions are simply not enough, since the genes for ADHD, addiction and antisocial behavior are found in many American families. As Liane J. Leedom, M.D. describes in Just Like His Father? some kids inherit genes that send them down a path of destruction. In Just Like His Father? the dance between nature and nurture that gives rise to ADHD, addiction and antisocial behavior is revealed so that mothers can take action now to protect their children. Dr. Leedom warns, “Your at-risk child’s needs may be different from those of other children.”  A commitment to educate other moms about the needs of at risk children, began when Dr. Leedom realized that her son is at risk.  For three years she poured through masses of scientific literature to gain the tools she needed to care for her own son. She says, “Although the government has spent millions uncovering the genetic and environmental factors involved in antisocial behavior, addiction and ADHD, the findings of this work are not available to the public.” She believes, “We all have a right to the information that will help us protect and enjoy our at-risk children.”

Daughters of the Revolution - By Dan Kindlon, PhD - Author of Alpha Girls: Understanding the New American Girl and How She Is Changing the World - There's a new type of teenage girl growing up in America today, and she is having a profound and beneficial influence on society. That's the conclusion of Dr. Dan Kindlon, the widely respected. Part of the first generation that is reaping the full benefits of the women's movement, today's American girl is maturing with a new sense of possibility and psychological emancipation. Dr. Kindlon provides us with an in-depth portrait of the alpha girls born leader who is ready to explode into adulthood and make her mark on the world and, by her example, serve as an inspiration for women everywhere. American girls today are the daughters of the revolution -- the first generation that is reaping the full benefits of the women's movement. Their mothers and grandmothers fought and won the battles that produced the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote.

Top 10 Baby Sleep Myths - By Cathryn Tobin, MD - Author of The Lull-a-Baby Sleep Plan - Dear Mom and Dad - What if I were to tell you that I’ve uncovered a secret that enables very young babies to sleep through the night—and that with the information I’m about to divulge in this book, you can begin to reap the benefits tonight? Even though research findings from the past 2 decades have provided us with a deeper understanding of the nature of infant sleep problems—including ineffective associations, inappropriate timing, and addictive nurse-to-sleep habits—these insights have not helped Mom and Dad get more sleep. That’s what Lull-a-Baby is all about. In the coming pages, I’ll describe good sleep habits in infants, tell you how to identify when your infant is ready for the Lull-a-Baby training, and explain what to do if you’ve missed the magic WOO. Most important, I’ll show you how to lull your tiny baby to sleep so neither he nor you feel any grief. You’ll soon see that the true beauty of the Lull-a-Baby Sleep Plan is that a small baby needs only a tiny nudge to become a good sleeper. Are you ready for more sleep? Then read on!

The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids - By Alexandra Robbins - In this engrossing anthropological study of the cult of overachieving that is prevalent in many middle-and upper-class schools, Robbins (Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities) follows the lives of students from a Bethesda, Md., high school as they navigate the SAT and college application process. These students are obsessed with success, contending with illness, physical deterioration (senior Julie is losing hair over the pressure to get into Stanford), cheating (students sell a physics project to one another), obsessed parents ( Frank's mother manages his time to the point of abuse) and emotional breakdowns. What matters to them is that all-important acceptance to the right name-brand school. "When teenagers inevitably look at themselves through the prism of our overachiever culture," Robbins writes, "they often come to the conclusion that no matter how much they achieve, it will never be enough." The portraits of the teens are compelling and make for an easy read. Robbins provides a series of critiques of the system, including college rankings, parental pressure, the meaninglessness of standardized testing and the push for A.P. classes. She ends with a call to action, giving suggestions on how to alleviate teens' stress and panic at how far behind they feel.

Bully Busting - By Marti Olsen Laney, Psy.D., Author of The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child - Bullies are, without a doubt, the bane of the social world of childhood. Alas, they're everywhere, and not always where you would expect. They may be the stereotypical big, mean kids with short tempers and quick fists, or they may be quiet loners. They can be fat or thin, female or male, smart or not-so-smart. Every one of us has been bullied at one time or another. In third grade, I was small for my age, and a girl named Audrey -- note that I remember her name -- used to rush up behind me, grab me around the waist, and lift me off the ground. In an attempt to humiliate me, she'd yell out to the kids on the playground, "Look how strong I am!" One time I kicked and screamed and flailed around until she put me down. She had expected me to be a pushover, but I resisted more than she had anticipated. That detracted from her show of strength. She never tried to make me into a human barbell again.

 Things to Remember About Bullies - By Dr. Daniel Gottlieb - Author of Letters to Sam - Dear Sam, Because of your autism and because you are very small, you are at high risk of being bullied. My guess is that you're going to meet up with bullies at school. You're also going to meet them later on. Learning to deal with them now will help you then. There are things I want to tell you about recognizing bullies. But the most important thing is that dealing with bullying at this stage is something you and your parents need to do together. So this letter is for your mom and dad as well as you.

 Book - BusyBodyBook - BusyBodyBook Personal & Family Organizer is the ideal tool for every busy Mom and her family. The Weekly GRID format with 5 individual and  spacious columns schedules up to 5 individual family members. BusyBodyBook easily tracks family routines, activities, and appointments. You’ll view overlapping schedules, avoid double booking and find perfect time slots for family time. Create other uses for columns too - work projects, babysitter instructions, meal planning, lesson plans, workout or diet routines and much more. The next edition BusyBodyBook due out in June 2006, will be a New 17 month, Aug ’06 – Dec. ’07, an even longer school year edition.

 Raising Confident Sons Who Have Respect For Others - By Peggy Drexler, Ph.D. - Author of Raising Boys Without Men. Not long ago, I was rushing up the street, carrying groceries and my briefcase, barely closed from all I had stuffed inside it, trying not to be late to pick up my daughter from basketball practice. One of her classmates, 11-year-old Damien, was walking from school toward me. I’d known Damien and his family for years, as part of a study I was conducting for my book, Raising Boys Without Men. “Can I help you with that?” he asked in a concerned voice.  Although the bag was tearing from the weight of its contents and the awkward way I was holding it, his question almost made me drop everything completely. People were meandering in both directions, and no one else noticed that I was struggling, but Damien saw in one glance that I needed help and immediately offered it. He took my grocery bag and walked back up to school with me. When I thanked him, he just smiled politely, said it wasn’t a problem, waved, and continued off down the street.

Better Ways to Cope with Stress: Your Way Out of the Toxic Triangle - By Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Ph.D. Author of Eating, Drinking, Overthinking: The Toxic Triangle of Food, Alcohol, and Depression--and How Women Can Break Free - Depressive symptoms, unhealthy eating habits, and heavy drinking unite to create a space that is so poisonous for women that I have called it the toxic triangle. Eating, Drinking, Overthinking is not just for women who have clinical depression, diagnosed eating disorders, or alcoholism. It is for women who dance around the edges of the toxic triangle, with moderate symptoms of depression, unhealthy eating patterns, or heavy drinking.  Eating, Drinking, Overthinking teaches women how to transform their vulnerabilities into strengths, to help women develop the tools to change the way they cope with stressful circumstances.
Is Stress Getting You Down? - By David Edelberg, MD - Author of The Triple Whammy Cure: The Breakthrough Women’s Health Program for Feeling Good Again in 3 Weeks - Do you feel "beaten up" -- tired, achy, stressed out, anxious, depressed, forgetful, headachy, or lacking energy and focus? You may be experiencing the Triple Whammy, a three-pronged assault on your body and mind consisting of: non-stop stress, a shortage of the feel-good brain chemical serotonin, and your ever-shifting hormones.

Seven Simple Brain Promoting Nutritional Tips - By Daniel G. Amen, M.D., author of Making a Good Brain Great - You probably run, lift weights, or do yoga to keep your body in great shape; you put on sunscreen and lotions to protect your skin; but chances are you simply ignore your brain and trust it to do its job. People unknowingly endanger or injure their brains, stress them by working at a frenzied pace and not getting enough sleep, pollute them with caffeine, alcohol, and drugs, and deprive them of proper nutrients. Brain dysfunction is the number one reason people fail at school, work, and relationships. The brain is the organ of learning, working, and loving—the supercomputer that runs our lives. It’s very simple: when our brains work right, we work right—and when our brains have trouble, we have trouble in our lives. Here is the seven step plan to get your diet under control and to use food as brain medicine. This tips from Dr. Daniel G. Amen, M.D. will give you the tools you need to optimize your brain power and enrich your health and your life in the process. Increase water intake, calorie restriction, food fats & bad fats, balance protein, carbohydrates, and much more.

Dr. Daniel G. Amen, M.D., is a clinical neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and brain-imaging expert who heads up the world-renowned Amen Clinics. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has won numerous writing and research awards. He writes a monthly column in Men’s Health called “Head Check” and has published nineteen books, numerous professional and popular articles, and a number of audio and video programs. His books include Making a Good Brain Great (Harmony Books; October 2005;$24.00US/$34.00CAN; 1-4000-8208-0), Preventing Alzheimer’s, Healing Anxiety and Depression, Healing the Hardware of the Soul, Healing ADD, and the New York Times bestseller Change Your Brain, Change Your Life. He is an internationally renowned keynote speaker and a popular guest expert for the media, with appearances on CNN, the Today show, The View, and other venues. For more information please visit www.amenclinic.com.

 10 Easy Back-to-School Tips to Help Children (and Parents!) Eat Smarter This Fall - By Dr. Edward Abramson - Author of Body Intelligence: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, and Feel Great Without Dieting! - Childhood obesity is at an all-time high in America, while the overall nutritional value of school lunches continues to plummet. With only weeks left before children and teenagers go back to school, how can parents help to control their children's weight and diet? How can a family dinner be a learning environment to teach proper nutrition? Here are ten simple remedies and lifestyle changes for families. I suggest parents try to Lead By Example and Create A Healthy Eating Environment so kids will pick up better eating habits and make better choices on their own.
Me, and Mom and Our Journals - www.lambertangel.com - The first set consists of a version for young daughters, and a version for young sons both between the ages of 7 and 12. These books are designed to help prevent mom from feeling as though she has missed out on the details that surrounded her child’s day. The journal encourages children to keep mom informed -with a side benefit of enhancing their writing abilities- and mom is allowed to write comments for her children to read as well. 

The teen-age edition extends my concept by helping to ensure that the lines of communication remain open, between parent and child, during the presumably difficult adolescence stage.  Mom is also allowed to write in this journal, however, the tone of the book encourages her to do so in a non-judgmental fashion.  The potential target market for these books is parents who experience strained relationships with their teens and are seeking new ways to communicate.  The market could also consist of those parents who want to prevent tension before it actually occurs.
100 Promises to My Baby - By Mallika Chopra - When I found out that I was pregnant several years ago, it was one of the happiest and most exciting moments of my life. I was awed by the fact that I had a living being growing inside of me. I spent hours visualizing what my baby would look like, talking and singing to her, caressing her, and beginning to plan for our new family with my husband, Sumant. However, as my love for my baby grew with each new day, so did my apprehension about whether or not I would be a good mother. Would I know how to take care of my baby? How would I contribute to her happiness or unhappiness? How could I make sure that she treated others well, that she felt secure, that she was on the right path? What was the right path? I became overwhelmed thinking about the responsibility of being a good parent.
Managing Your Energy After Childbirth - The Post-Pregnancy Handbook: The Only Book that Tells What the First Year After Childbirth is Really All About -- Physically, Emotionally, Sexually - by Sylvia Brown
While some mothers feel “back on their feet” after just a few days home from the hospital, medical studies show that fatigue generally reaches its peak two to four days after you return home. Many women also go through a slump between the eighth and tenth week after childbirth when the accumulated lack of sleep really begins to cause damage. Only 50 percent of women feel that they have regained their usual energy levels within six weeks postpartum. Twenty-five percent more feel that they are back to normal only after six months. This means that a quarter of new mothers are still suffering from fatigue and low energy more than six months after childbirth. But then, remember also that two-thirds of babies aged six to twelve months, and a third of toddlers have trouble sleeping through the night….
Finding Happiness in Your Child - by Stan Goldberg, Ph.D. - Once you associate happiness with goals, both you and your child are primed for a fall. The goals, many of which are unobtainable, become traps; if they can't be reached, neither can your happiness. And by focusing on the goal, the path is often ignored. I worked with a parent whose whole life was focused on getting her daughter into a prestigious university. Very rarely is something inherently good or evil, ugly or beautiful, depressing or joyful. It's our values and how we view them that attach meaning to events and things.
Learning to Understand - by Steven Marans, Ph.D.  professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine, where he is also the director of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence.
As parents and caregivers, we have perhaps no greater challenge than trying to understand what it is our kids need from us. Getting to know our children in each phase of their development involves observing and translating what we see and hear into our best approximations of their experiences. 


Rules of Thumb for Choosing a Baby Name - By Laura Wattenberg - From Aaliyah to Zvi, the range of name choices is dazzling. If you're a sleepless parent-to-be, it can look like a vast landscape with no roadmap. Here are some basic principles for understanding names -- and finding that one perfect name that speaks to your heart. Rule #1: Personal taste isn’t so personal
Not long ago, I heard an expectant mother beside herself with outrage. She had just learned that another woman in her small town had “stolen” her baby name! No, she admitted, she had never met the woman. But for years now she had been planning to name a baby Keaton, a name she had personally invented, and now there was another little Keaton right across town. Someone must have told that other mother her own secret, special name. Thief!

Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem - By Paul C. Holinger, M.D., M.P.H., author of What Babies Say Before They Can Talk - Professor of Psychiatry at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center and is Training and Supervising Analyst at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis.
When a baby finds that her signals are validated and responded to appropriately—that troubles are soothed and pleasure enhanced—she begins to sense that her feelings, expressions, of her very being, are of value and important. A baby learns that she counts for something. This is the foundation of the development of self-esteem—a combination of who you are, how you feel about yourself, and what you think about your future potential.

Endometriosis - Two New Options for Pain Relief - by Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, author of Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld's 2005 Breakthrough Health - More than 5.5 million American girls and women of reproductive age have endometriosis, a disorder in which tissue that normally lines the cavity of the uterus (the endometrium) appears in other locations, where it has no right to be. Some research indicates that the disorder affects more Asians than Caucasians or African Americans.

Are all Diets Unhealthy?  - By Cynthia M. Bulik, Ph.D., and Nadine Taylor, M.S., R.D. - Want the short answer? Yes. Now, you may be thinking, "If I don't stay on some kind of diet, I'll just blow up like a balloon. I need to be on a program just to keep control of myself." But consider that any kind of dieting involves a diet mentality, which ensures failure, encourages you to ignore hunger and satiety signals, and promotes a negative relationship with food, because you have to give up "forbidden" foods and, often, eat foods you don't really like.

What You Can Do Now to Prevent Breast Cancer by Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D. nad Sheldon H. Cherry, M.D.
The following is an excerpt from the book The Answer to Cancer: Stop It Before It Starts - Arrest It In Its Earliest Stages - Keep It From Coming Back by Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D., and Sheldon H. Cherry, M.D., with Dianne Partie Lange. In light of October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Your Musical Child - by Jessica Baron Turner M.A. - Inspiring Kids to Play and Sing for Keeps $14.95

Since the baby boom years, the number of couples choosing to have only one child has risen sharply. But whether it's by fate or by choice, having just a single child presents unique considerations and opportunities. Debunking the myths of the misfit or spoiled only child, PARENTING AN ONLY CHILD; The Joys and Challenges of Raising Your One and Only by Susan Newman, Ph.D. provides fascinating findings and family histories. The mother of an only child herself, Susan Newman was a contributing editor for numerous national parenting magazines.

PARENTING AN ONLY CHILD
The Joys and Challenges of Raising Your One and Only
On Sale: August 14, 2001 ISBN # 07679-0629-2

For Further Information Please Contact:
Heather Flaherty
Broadway Books Publicity
1540 Broadway
NY, NY 10036
212-782-8441 phone|
212-782-8448 fax

FAMILIES WITH ONE CHILD OUTNUMBER THOSE WITH TWO CHILDREN

The traditional American family is changing. With more women working and couples marrying later, women are waiting longer to have children--and when they do, they are having fewer. Increasingly, having an only child is the practical and desirable choice. Now, with PARENTING AN ONLY CHILD (Broadway Books, August 14, 2001; $12.95), Susan Newman, Ph.D. has provided the essential handbook for this new generation of parents.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY notes: "She expertly discusses the finer points of raising an only child, with tips for encouraging sharing, making sure your child isn’t running the household and guarding against a "state-of-the-art child…"

In her groundbreaking work, Newman, a social psychologist, author of 11 books, and the mother of an only child, debunks myths of the lonely, spoiled only child and offers sound advice and insight on the critical issues facing single-child parents. Among them, Dr. Newman looks at:

-- The New Traditional Family. Long gone is the nuclear family notion of two children, mom at home while dad works. The new family is diversely defined and having one child is increasingly common.

-- Myths vs. Realities of Raising an Only Child. The idea that only children are spoiled, selfish, and incapable of interacting with others is finally put to rest.

-- Choosing the Right Family Size. For parents who can’t decide between wanting an only child and wanting to, or feeling compelled to, have more children. This includes understanding the pressures from family, friends, even spouses to have another.

-- The Unique Pressures and Advantages of Parenting an Only Child. Setting boundaries with your only child, having realistic expectations, and cultivating independence and creativity in your only.

-- Single Parenting the Only Child. Practical and encouraging advice for parents who rear their child alone.

With new surveys, fascinating findings, and family stories, Parenting An Only Child is for anyone raising an only child or considering the option.

For more information, please contact Heather Flaherty, Broadway/Doubleday Publicity, 212-782-8441 or at: hflaherty@randomhouse.com

Or visit Dr. Newman's website at: http://www.susannewmanphd.com

Childrens Books
Mama, I'll Give Your The World - by Roni Schotter - For one magical night, Luisa wants to make her single mother's worries customer's hair, transforming them into the images of their dreams. Mama works hard and hardly ever smiles, but when she does, she is the prettiest flower in all the World. At the end of each day, she puts her tip money in a special envelopes for Luisa—the envelope marked "college." She wants to give her daughter the world—but Luisa has plans of her own. It's Mama's birthday and, for one night, she wants to make Mama smile... the way she smiles in an old photograph of her dancing at a place called Roseland. So Luisa transforms Walter's World of Beauty into Roseland, by decorating it with roses and collages of Mama's customers, who are also in on Luisa's secret. And it isn't long before everyone is happily dancing, especially Mama, who is the happiest of all.

Other Love and Logic selections:
The Anything Is Possible Guide For Single Moms  - by Rita A. Knight - $5.00
Parenting With Love and Logic : Teaching Children Responsibility...  $14.70
Parenting Teens With Love & Logic: Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood...  $14.70
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years...  $17.47

Other great selections:
 The Single Parent Resource $13.95
The Single Mother's Book: A Practical... $10.47
Do I Have a Daddy?: A Story About a... $7.95
On Our Own: Unmarried Motherhood in... $19.95
 Single Mothers by Choice: A Guidebook... $10.50
 Positive Discipline for Single Parents :... $11.87

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