Marriage & Family

'One of the non-fiction books of the year.' Andrew O' Hagan A powerful, evocative and deeply personal journey into the world of missing people When Francisco Garcia was just seven years old, his father,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781573247108Author M. J. RyanFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Conari Press,U.S.Publisher Conari Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 0g

Happily Ever After is not by chance - it's By Choice. John and Julie Gottman are cofounders of the Gottman Institute, bestselling authors, and award-winning researchers. Together, they have a deep understanding of what makes relationships work. Now,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904859727Author Jessica MillsFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint AK PressPublisher AK PressWeight(grams) 503g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375709227Author Thomas LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

An insight into new ways of becoming a parent by a world-leading expert. Families come in all shapes and sizes: from the nuclear two-parent two-child unit to gay families, trans families, single parents, and babies conceived using donor eggs, sperm, or...

Naomi Eisenstadt and Carey Oppenheim explore the radical changes in public attitudes and public policy concerning parents and parenting. Drawing on research and their extensive experience of working at senior levels of government, they argue convincingly...

What can psychology teach us about sex?How do different bodies and brains respond sexually?How can we prevent people being stigmatised for their sexuality?The Psychology of Sex takes you on a tour through the different ways that psychologists have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944934422Author Tamara PincusFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Thorntree Press, LLCPublisher Thorntree Press, LLCWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm)...

From the bestselling author of THE BINDING CHAIR, a searing memoir of a four-year affair between the author and her father. 'My father takes my face in his hands. He tips it up and kisses my closed eyes, my throat. I feel his fingers in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820455419Author Jim DenisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 215Imprint Peter Lang Publishing IncPublisher Peter Lang Publishing IncWeight(grams) 320g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143132424Author Peter LovenheimFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S.Publisher J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S.

In The Preparation of the Novel, a collection of lectures delivered at a defining moment in Roland Barthes's career (and completed just weeks before his death), the critic spoke of his struggle to discover a different way of writing and a new approach to...

Siblings and all the lateral relationships that follow from them are clearly important and their interaction is widely observed, particularly in creative literature. Yet in the social, psychological and political sciences, there is no theoretical...

'My favourite person on the politics of parenthood' Pandora Sykes'Exhilarating, infuriating, urgent and human' Daisy Buchanan'A blazing, brilliant read ... compassionate, convincing, funny!' Amy Liptrot'Honest, unflinching and necessary' Sara...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998729107Author Marcus KusiFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Our Peaceful FamilyPublisher Our Peaceful FamilyWeight(grams) 227g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683732570Author Tammy NelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Pesi, IncPublisher Pesi, IncWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 13mm

Unmarried heterosexual cohabitation is rapidly increasing in Britain and over a quarter of children are now born to unmarried cohabiting parents. This is not just an important change in the way we live in modern Britain; it is also a political and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553246988Author Alvin TofflerFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Bantam USAPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams)...

The fault lines that can fracture a marriage are all contained in these six words: FAMILIARITY, FIGHTING, FAMILY, FINANCES, FOOLING AROUND AND FINDING HELP. It's time to get to know your F words. Using the latest scientific research, personal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990772873Author Caroline Madden PhdFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Train of Thought PressPublisher Train of Thought PressWeight(grams) 172g

Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in EconomicsA renowned economic historian traces women's journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity between couples at homeA century ago, it was a given that a woman...

The first love in our lives is our mother. Recognizing her face, her voice, the meaning of her moods, and her facial expressions is crucial to survival. Dr. Christine Ann Lawson vividly describes how mothers who suffer from borderline personality...

Transform your relationship with yourself, those around you, and the world in 2020_________In this powerful and inspiring book, family therapist and executive coach Rosamund Stone Zander shows us that life is a story we tell ourselves, and so we have the...

*A Blackwell's Book of the Year* *A Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2022* *A Telegraph Best Book for Summer 2022* *As heard on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour* 'Excellent ... one of those rare pop-science books that make you look at the whole...

In the first days of spring, birds undergo a spectacular metamorphosis. After a long winter of migration and peaceful coexistence, they suddenly begin to sing with all their might, varying each series of notes as if it were an audiophonic novel. They...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681921716Author Mary HaseltineFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Our Sunday Visitor Inc.,U.S.Publisher Our Sunday Visitor Inc.,U.S.Weight(grams)...

'Laura Vanderkam is one of the world's leading experts in time management and productivity . . . her insights in Off the Clock can change your life' - Dorie Clark, author of Stand Out'Laura Vanderkam delivers a compelling and evidence-based argument that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646119523Author Maggie ReyesFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm...

In this fascinating and insightful book, feminist curator Rachael Lennon provides an intimate and accessible examination of the history of marriage, with a focus on the UK.Wedded Wife tells a remarkable story of how this institution has developed from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916453272Author Valerie NorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Cambria PublishingPublisher Cambria Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Tayshas Reading 2012.Book InformationISBN 9780307589675Author Nujood AliFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062683694Author Dr Sheryl G ZieglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Dey Street BooksPublisher Dey Street BooksWeight(grams) 227g

Family relations are undergoing dramatic changes globally and locally. At the same time, certain features of family life endure. This popular book, now in a fully updated second edition, presents a comprehensive assessment of recent research on 'family',...

The state is increasingly experienced as both intrusive and neglectful, particularly by those living in poverty, leading to loss of trust and widespread feelings of alienation and disconnection. Against this tense background, this innovative book argues...

Love is eternal-but our concepts of relationships and marriage evolve to fit the times. In an age when we live longer, communicate differently, and value gender equality, is it any wonder so many people are looking for new ways to support lasting, loving...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621381549Author Gabriele KubyFormat PaperbackPage Count 283Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico Press

The political and military history of the sixteenth century is well known, and much written about, but what of the thousands of women who have, for the most part, eluded the historian's pen? The Tudor Housewife aims to answer this question, providing a...

Featured in Stylist's 'Can't Miss' Books of 2023 Sometimes I think that carrying - other people, the continuity of history, generational identity, the emotional load of the everyday - is the main thing that women do. In Marina Benjamin's new set of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471021520Author Amity Pierce BuxtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...