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The Reverend's Apprentice
Arsenal Pulp Press 2008; US$ 17.95A tragicomic novel about power, culture, and identity politics in contemporary America. more...
Cutting Loose
Touchstone 1990; US$ 17.95A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader. more...
Not Quite Adults
Random House Publishing Group 2010; US$ 15.00Why are 20-somethings delaying adulthood? The media have flooded us with negative headlines about this generation, from their sense of entitlement to their immaturity. Drawing on almost a decade of cutting-edge research and nearly five hundred interviews with young people, Richard Settersten, Ph.D., and Barbara E. Ray shatter these stereotypes, revealing... more...
Emptying the Nest
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 15.99In today?s rapidly changing world and challenging economy, young adults increasingly find themselves at a crossroads between financial and emotional dependence and autonomy. Drawing on Dr. Sachs' extensive clinical experience and his illuminating discussion of the latest psychological research, Emptying the Nest will support parents in their... more...
Backtalk
Touchstone 2011; US$ 12.99"So what? All the other kids get to do it!" Few behavioral problems challenge and frustrate parents, caregivers, and teachers as does verbal rudeness in children of any age. Reinforced by the wise-cracking kids on TV and in the movies, backtalk has become all too common among today's youngsters. But there is nothing cute about this behavior. Remarks... more...
Conversations and Cosmopolitans
St. Martin's Press 2011; US$ 14.99Part Augusten Burroughs, part Robert Leleux, Conversations and Cosmopolitans is a hilarious and touching memoir written by a mother, Jane, and her son, Robert, as they navigate their new relationship together after Robert announces in a hand-written letter that he is gay. more...
On Their Own
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 13.99An indispensable guide to the special challenges faced by parents of learning-disabled children as they enter adulthood, by the author of Laughing Allegra, a leading activist and parent of an adult child with LD. In 2003 Anne Ford (great-granddaughter of Henry Ford) published Laughing Allegra , about the struggles of raising her learning-disabled... more...
Carrie and Me
Simon & Schuster 2013; Not AvailableIn this beautiful and poignant tribute to her late daughter, award-winning actress and New York Times bestselling author Carol Burnett presents a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life. Despite her busy schedule, Carol Burnett always made time for her three young children.... more...
Carrie and Me
Simon & Schuster 2013; Not AvailableIn this beautiful and poignant tribute to her late daughter, award-winning actress and New York Times bestselling author Carol Burnett presents a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life. Despite her busy schedule, Carol Burnett always made time for her three young children.... more...
The Adolescent Storm - A handbook for parents
Penguin Books Ltd 2012; Not AvailableI don't recognise my child. Yesterday he was a sweet, polite boy who smiled a lot. Today he mumbles in monosyllables, shouts at his sister, and never comes out of his room except to raid the fridge. Think of a storm. Think how it builds - brooding slowly, dark with ominous clouds and flashes of lightning and rumbles of rolling thunder that may erupt... more...









