University of Virginia sociologist&nbsp;Brad Wilcox explains how our&nbsp;ruling class publicly disparages marriage - the institution most likely to deliver prosperity and happiness to ordinary Americans -&nbsp;while privately embracing it. America is in crisis. Happiness is falling, loneliness and despair are rising, too many schools are riddled by fights and failure, crime is unacceptably high, and the American Dream is out of reach for millions. The problems are visible to us all, but virtually no one is talking about the solution that matters most: Marriage. New research by University of Virginia sociologist Brad Wilcox shows that Americans who get married and have children today are leading happier and more prosperous lives, on average, than men and women who are single and childless. In fact, nothing predicts happiness in life better than a good marriage--not even a hefty bank account or a great career. And kids and communities--not to mention our civilization as a whole--are much more likely to flourish when the state of our unions is strong, according to Wilcox, who directs the National Marriage Project at U.Va.&nbsp; But our country is in crisis because record numbers of Americans are not succeeding at getting or staying married. In this hard-hitting book, Wilcox reveals the anti-family messages and policies that have weakened marriage coming out of Hollywood, Washington, the media, academia, and corporate America.&nbsp; The good news, however, is that millions of Americans are succeeding at marriage. Dr. Wilcox spotlights four groups--Asian, conservative, religious, and college-educated Americans--who are building strong and stable marriages by defying the me-first messages of our elites in favor of a family-first way of life.&nbsp; This is a book for anyone who wants to understand why, even as fewer men and women tie the knot, America's most fundamental institution matters more than ever for our civilization. And for men and women looking to forge strong, stable, and happy unions for themselves and their children, Get Married reveals the road forward.

Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization

Self-Help

WILCOX, BRAD

Relationships

Broadside Books

Here is a comprehensive view of all of the elements that are essential to developing effective literacy and providing the necessary gradual release of responsibility for reading and writing from teachers to students. Developing Literacy by Morrison and Wilcox gives teachers the “big picture” and helps them consistently implement what they know about reading and writing. It shows the connections with the Common Core State Standards and the IRA Standards, includes unique “Try This for Teaching” and “Try This for Professional Development” boxes to help apply the concepts, and features samples of teacher and student work to further illuminate the concepts.

Developing Literacy: Reading and Writing To, With, and By Children

Education & Teaching

Morrison, Timothy

Schools & Teaching

Pearson

Doing Right by Kids: Leveraging Social Capital and Innovation to Increase Opportunity

Akers, Beth

MCSHANE, MICHAEL Q.

Finn, Jr., Chester E.

Lerman, Robert

Cooper, Preston

Crawford, Joshua

Lettieri, John W.

Rachidi, Angela

Weidinger, Matt

AEI Press

Out of touch with teens? Popular youth speakers Barbara Barrington Jones and Brad Wilcox put you back in touch by giving you straight talk, specific suggestions, and strategies to help teens feel good about themselves, deal with stress, and have stronger testimonies. Teenagers want to talk to you, but they often fear what you'll say. Hundreds of teens responded to the author's invitation to tell their parents how they really feel. Straight Talk For Parents features these responses, giving parents and youth leaders an inside view of what's on teenagers minds.

Straight Talk for Parents: What Teenagers Wish They Could Tell You

Politics & Social Sciences

Jones, Barbara Barrington

Social Sciences

Deseret Book Co.

No, this is not just another "success" book. It's not even a success book at all in the modern publishing idion. And what's all this about baruba? We'll get to that. It happens that the youthful author has some stimulating fiews on what makes the worth while life. It also happens that he doesn't rate success (and he has had his share of achievement) in terms of winning, of being first. Rather he sees success in life as working with the capacity you have or can develop (and everyone has some) and improving it by steady, goal oriented effort along a proper, self oriented effort along a proper, self extablished course. That puts success in life within everyone's grasp, as it was meant to be.

The super baruba success book for under-achievers, over-expecters, and other ordinary people

Bookcraft

Watts under your bushel?

Perry Enterprises

Now in paperback! Sometimes you can be your own best cheerleader . . .  Eight-year-old Annie McRae is irresistible―with her toothless grin, turquoise-blue cowboy boots, and her upbeat twist on life, she spends most days surrounded by cheers of “Hip, hip, hooray for Annie McRae!” from Mom, Dad, Mr. Garcia, and Grandma C.  But what happens when the grownups are too busy to cheer? Don’t you worry―Annie pulls herself up by the bootstraps and realizes that the best “hip, hip, hoorays” come from herself and caring for others.  •As an added bonus, readers can try to spy the “hidden” horseshoes in each illustration!  Brad Wilcox is a prolific author who has devoted his life to teaching both children and adults. He works as a professor at Brigham Young University and is a motivational speaker who has authored many books for young people, including Tips for Tackling Teenage Troubles and Growing Up. Hip, Hip Hooray for Annie McRae is his first children’s book. Julie Hansen Olson writes books as well as illustrates, and has worked on The Princess Twins series, Dear Cinderella, and Tickle, Tickle! Itch, Twitch!. She lives Orem, Utah.

Hip, Hip, Hooray! for Annie McRae, paperback

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Gibbs-Smith

You’ve hear the question over and over. Finally, here is an answer. Compiles in this book are creative, low-cost and faith-building ideas that can be adopted and adapted to fit your unique needs for: -activities-conferences-dances -food and favors-service-decorations -games with a purpose-quality family time

Big Ideas for Little Budgets

Bytheway, John

Cedar Fort

Discusses issues which may present problems for Mormon youths including low self-esteem, poor communication skills, inability to cope with pressure and stress, and weak spirituality.

Tips for Tackling Teenage Troubles

Religion & Spirituality

Growing Up-Gospel Answers about Maturation and Sex presents the "facts of life" as they should be presented-with respect and in the context of gospel standards and doctrine. Written especially for young people between the ages of ten and fifteen, this book will help open doors of communication between parents and children, facilitating their discussion of: Conception, prenatal development, and birth Physical growth and maturation Love, marriage, and sex The law of chastity Growing Up offers the right information at the right time to help young people make the right choices.

Growing Up: Gospel Answers About Maturation and Sex

Bookcraft Pubs

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