One of America's top child psychologists provides reassuring advice for parents whose children are experiencing emotional or developmental problems. Here is the essential guide for every parent who is struggling to distinguish typical growing pains from more serious problems.

When Your Child Needs Help: A Parent's Guide to Therapy for Children

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Barbara Aria

Norma Doft Ph.D.

Mental Health

Harmony

The Supremes' foremost assistant and confidant gives a behind-the-scenes account of the group's spectacular career, from their first chart-topping success to the celebrated rivalries that led to their breakup

All That Glittered: My Life with the Supremes

Arts & Photography

Tony Turner

Music

Dutton

Innovative design ideas for children's rooms range from Victorian to Early American and contemporary styles, with advice for selecting furniture, paint, wallpaper, and fabric

Nursery Design: Creating a Perfect Enviroment for Your Child

Architecture

Bantam]

Reminding women that motherhood is an option, not a given (much less an instinct), New York psychotherapist Phyllis Ziman Tobin contends that choosing to be or not to be a mother is the defining rite of passage for today's woman. She draws on the composite struggles of real people to show how the dilemma is rooted in unexamined assumptions about normalcy, fear of change and loss of control, and the not always audible voices of our own mothers. Dr. Tobin challenges mental health professionals to recognize that coming to terms with the motherhood question is an act of maturation proper to every woman, an opportunity for self-creation. She herself recognizes that, for women who find themselves infertile or uncoupled or unconventionally situated, the question is compounded and painfully revisited as reproductive technology fails, adoption is considered, time passes. Whichever option a woman ultimately selects, she loses something, Dr. Tobin acknowledges - yet she gains by weighing the fear of now against the fear of never and being the agent instead of the victim of her regrets.

Motherhood Optional: A Psychological Journey

Phyllis O. Ziman Tobin

Jason Aronson, Inc.

From the fluid strokes in the characters denoting "grace," "enlightenment," and "tranquility" to the complex meanings inherent in the words for "honor," "love," and "wisdom," the richness and depth of the Chinese language come alive in this compact, elegant volume of 40 beautifully rendered ideograms. Every character is accompanied by a simple chart showing its physical composition, stroke by stroke, as well as an informative text describing the myriad linguistic components from which its meaning is derived. 
As a result, the reader can grasp each character's significance and connection to centuries of Chinese philosophy and, ultimately, gain an understanding of the language beyond a mere familiarity with linguistic symbols. Complete with two-color printed end-papers and a charming full-color bookmark, The Spirit of the Chinese Character makes a lovely gift or keepsake volume, sure to inspire a fascination with the complexity of an incomparably beautiful and evocative language.

The Spirit of the Chinese Character: Gifts from the Heart

Chronicle Books+

Misha: Mikhail Baryshnikov Story

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Robson Books Ltd.

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