Family & Relationships

The bestselling guide to dating–more than 156,000 copies sold–now revised with new and updated content There are 86 million adult singles in the U.S. In Dating For Dummies, America’s favorite radio psychologist demystifies the whole dating process, from getting a date, plotting the place, and having a great time to moving beyond a first date, dealing with bumps along life’s highway, and playing it safe. more...

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Delete Him is a collection of wise, humorous and sometimes downright foolish advice on heartbreak from a panel of experts (“the girls”). This intoxicating anthology will be your best friend and your bible to help you navigate your way through a break-up. Packed with surefire ways to heal and heal quickly, this guidebook will ensure that you are in the healthiest emotional, physical and spiritual state to receive a new love into your life if or when you so choose. more...

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A comprehensive introduction to sociological perspectives on the family. Wilson also considers the changing structure of the family and surveys the diversity of family types today. more...

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A New York Times bestseller, Finding Fish is the remarkable story of an African American boy abandoned in an abusive foster home in Cleveland who rises to liberation, manhood, and extraordinary success (in Hollywood). Born in prison to a single mother after his father was shot and killed, Antwone Fisher soon became a ward of Cleveland's foster care system. By the time he was five years old, he had been transferred to several different families. Eventually he came to live with the Picketts, an older couple with grown children of their own. During his stay with the Picketts, which lasted until he was 17 years old, Antwone suffered near–constant verbal and physical abuse at the hands of ̩zz Pickett, and sexual abuse from a neighbour. The damage to his self–esteem was tremendous, yet Antwone managed to resist the gang–like behaviour and drug use that so many of his friends were engaged in. Finally he fled and before long he was living on the streets, homeless. Again rescuing himself, he enlisted in the Navy, where he created a ॡ mily' for himself and with the help of a Navy psychologist worked through his past. After he left the Navy, while working as a security guard at Sony Pictures in Hollywood, he told his story to one of the executives there, who encouraged him to write his life as a screenplay. more...

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Combining clinical analysis with psychological profiles of famous narcissists, here is an indispensable guide to recognizing, coping with, and ultimately overcoming the destructive behavior of narcissists. Everybody needs some healthy narcissism. But in a society obsessed with appearance, wealth, and status, it's easy for problematic narcissists to thrive. Many people who seem to "have it all" are suffering from one of the most common-and overlooked-personality disorders today: high level narcissism. Typified by an obsession with perfection, a desperate need for admiration, and a willingness to use and exploit others for personal gain, high level narcissism can spell devastation for anyone who crosses the narcissist's path. In Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life, psychotherapist Linda Martinez-Lewi presents an in-depth and supportive plan for identifying, understanding, and dealing with high level narcissistic behavior in those close to you. Martinez-Lewi helps you to liberate yourself from draining personal relationships with narcissists, and shows how to regain a sense of peace, balance, and well-being. Drawing on detailed profiles of famous narcissists, including Pablo Picasso, Frank Lloyd Wright, Armand Hammer, and Ayn Rand, as well as expertly rendered case studies from her private practice as a psychotherapist, Martinez-Lewi shows how to:. - understand where narcissistic behavior comes from; u learn to spot narcissistic traits, even in the early stages of relationships;. - realize why attempting to change a narcissist is fruitless; and. - protect yourself from the narcissist's opportunism, manipulative behavior, and lack of empathy. more...

Price: $23.95