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"When Astrid Strick witnesses a school bus accident in the center of town, it jostles loose a repressed memory from her young parenting days, decades years earlier. Suddenly, Astrid realizes she was not quite the parent she thought she'd been to her three, now-grown children. But to what consequence? Astrid's youngest son is drifting and unfocused, making parenting mistakes of his own. Her daughter is intentionally pregnant yet struggling to give...
2) Egg
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Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Three little birds crack their way out of eggs and fly away, leaving one egg sitting all alone until the three chicks come back and discover a friendly baby alligator has finally hatched.
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2022.
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English
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Why abortion is a men's issue. By focusing on the role men play in unwanted pregnancy, Ejaculate Responsibly gets us out of the destructive loop centered on issues like when life begins and the injustice of legislating women's bodies and presents a powerfully fair and effective way out of the abortion impasse. Highly readable, funny, and unflinching, the book's 28 arguments walk readers through the basics of fertility (men are 50 times more fertile...
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Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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London, 2027. Humanity has become infertile and no child has been born for 18 years. Science is at loss to explain the reason. Immigration is a crime and regugees are caged like animals. African and East European societies have collapsed and their dwindling populations are migrating toward England and other wealthy nations. Torn apart by nuclear fallout, rampant terrorism and political rebellion. In this climate of nationalistic violence, a London...
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"The book outlines the key principles of astrology and pinpoints ways you can use it as a form of self-help. This ancient art can help you improve many different areas of your life--from your personal and professional relationships to your health, wealth, and well-being"--
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[2020]
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English
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Pete Riley answers the door one morning and lets in a parent's worst nightmare. On his doorstep is Miles Lambert, a stranger who breaks the devastating news that Pete's son, Theo, isn't actually his son; he is the Lamberts', switched at birth by an understaffed hospital, while their real son was sent home with Miles and his wife Lucy. For Pete and his family, life will never be the same again. The two families, reeling from the shock, take comfort...
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Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"An eye-opening book that reveals crucial information every woman taking hormonal birth control should know This groundbreaking book sheds light on how birth control affects women--and the world around them--in ways we are only just beginning to understand. By allowing women to control their fertility, the birth control pill has revolutionized women's lives. Women are going to college, graduating, and entering the workforce in greater numbers than...
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Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Astrology has been used for thousands of years to help predict upcoming events, interpret the meaning of life, and interact more effectively with other people. Whether you're new to the field, or have long been looking to the sky for answers, TGHE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ASTROLOGY is the perfect way to understand how your stars align. Start with the basic elements of astrology like the signs, modalities, and houses. Then, learn how these factor specifically...
10) Bannerless
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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2017.
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"A mysterious murder in a dystopian future leads a novice investigator to question what she's learned about the foundation of her population-controlled society. Decades after economic and environmental collapse destroys much of civilization in the United States, the Coast Road region isn't just surviving but thriving by some accounts, building something new on the ruins of what came before. A culture of population control has developed in which people,...
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Kepler
Pub. Date
2022.
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Español
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Aprenda a leer su carta natal de acuerdo con los signos, planetas, aspectos, casas y otros conceptos básicos astrológicos.
Learn how to read your birth chart according to the signs, planets, aspects, houses, and other astrological basics.
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Piatkus
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Reveals how one's birth order position, the spacing between siblings, and the sex of siblings impact one's childhood, adult life, and relationships. Helps readers understand themselves and their family, shedding light on the dynamics of their other relationships, explaining why they may repeat patterns within relationships, and suggesting helpful strategies for dealing with other people. Chapters cover birth order and what being the eldest, middle,...
15) Guía completa de astrología: conócete, comprende tus signos zodiacales y entiende tu carta astral
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Edaf
Pub. Date
2022.
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Español
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La astrología es una práctica que se utiliza desde hace miles de años para facilitar la predicción de acontecimientos futuros, interpretar el sentido de la vida e interactuar con otras personas de una manera más eficaz. Tanto si eres un recién llegado a este mundo como si llevas mucho tiempo observando el cielo en busca de respuestas, Guía Completa de Astrología es la mejor propuesta para entender cómo se alinean los astros. Comienza con...
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Momosa Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"The Mommy MD Guide to Twins, Triplets, and More is filled with more than 200 tips that 12 doctors who are also mothers of multiples use for their own families. It offers wit and wisdom on pregnancy and birth, feeding, diapering and dressing, sleeping, going to work and school, coping with health problems, traveling, and fostering multiples' unique personalities."-- cover page 4.
17) When you're expecting twins, triplets, or quads: proven guidelines for a healthy multiple pregnancy
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Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
18) Cesarean voices
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ICAN, International Cesarean Awareness Network
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Just in time to correlate with the sobering news of the ever-rising cesarean rate released by The Centers for Disease Control today, we offer this excerpt of a review from CfM Board member Carolyn Keefe of the book Cesarean Voices, published by the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN). This book answers the question, "what's so bad about having a cesarean." Birth advocates and professionals need to read Cesarean Voices as it will give them...
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Voracious/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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This funny, relatable, and empathetic book for expectant parents shows that everyone knows what to expect during pregnancy . . . or do they? Full of vibrant illustrations, annotated diagrams, and first-hand accounts, Be Pregnant is a fun and comforting companion for this exciting (and highly anticipatory!) time in a pregnant person's life. Eugenia Viti's charming mix of insider info and humor provide a much-needed laugh."--
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Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2000
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IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
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In Korea in 1473, eleven-year-old Young-sup overcomes his rivalry with his older brother Kee-sup, who as the first-born son receives special treatment from their father, and combines his kite-flying skill with Kee-sup's kite-making skill in an attempt to win the New Year kite-fighting competition.
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