Family Learning

This book is considered to be the best account of the Civil War ever written from the Confederate point of view. It is also the one most frequently cited by historians of the Western campaigns. Sam Watkins, a high private in the Army of Tennessee, brings a vividness and detail to his story unmatched in the genre.

Keeping children bodies, minds, and emotions on task just got easier with this new book from self-regulation expert Teresa Garland. Featuring more than 200 practical and proven interventions, strategies, and adaptations for helping children gain more control over their lives. Each chapter provides rich background and theoretical material to help the listener better understand the issues our children face.

In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug therapies, our understanding of the role of diet and exercise, even the way we define the disorder, all are changing radically. And doctors are realizing that millions of adults suffer from this condition, though the vast majority of them remain undiagnosed and untreated.

Texas. The Lone Star State. The second-largest state in the country. The 28th state of the union. Texas is a large and beautiful area with a rich history. Have you wondered what the state symbols of Texas are? Which animals call the Texas plains home? How long Texans have been...well, Texans? Find out the answers to all these questions and more inside this family-friendly book! Whether you are on a road trip, a camping trip, or just enjoying a family game night, this book will help you all learn some interesting facts and have fun as a family!

Add some kick to your characters with some quick and simple dialect training. Paul Meier has been training actors for over 25 years and now offers his experience to the casual pretender in these entertaining presentations.

If you're looking for a fun, engaging way to challenge your knowledge of outer space, then you need this fact-packed trivia book! Enjoy by yourself or test your memory against friends and family in a galactic trivia night. If a question stumps you, we follow up the answers with over 501 mind-bending facts! Inside are 177 trivia questions to challenge everybody, from students, the avidly curious novice and above. The unfolding universe is quickly expanding minds.

This recently rediscovered and critically acclaimed 1937 novel tells the story of Janie Crawford, a long-legged, articulate, and fiercely independent African-American woman of the 1930s. Janie's quest for identity includes three marriages and a return to her roots. Despite her struggles, Janie never defines herself by regret, fear, or unrealistic dreams, and refuses to be anything but her own person.

Tad Friend's family is nothing if not illustrious: his father was president of Swarthmore College, and at Smith his mother came in second in a poetry contest judged by W. H. Auden -- to Sylvia Plath. For centuries, Wasps like his ancestors dominated American life. But then, in the '60s, their fortunes began to fall. As a young man, Friend noticed that his family tree, for all its glories, was full of alcoholics, depressives, and reckless eccentrics.

The journals of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark remain the single most important document in the history of American exploration. This compact volume of their journals, compiled by American Book Award nominee Landon Y. Jones, includes all of the most riveting tales of their adventure, in their own words.

Welcome to the world of The Big Mess! This adventure-filled book from bestselling author Justin Whitmel Earley is packed with humor, chaos, and of course, a big mess! This heartwarming and relatable story about two siblings who must learn to get along reminds listeners that, no matter how messy, life is better when shared with the ones you love. Follow along as big brother Mouse tries to bake the perfect dessert, only to be interrupted by his energetic yet clumsy baby brother Moose.

For the estimated 20 million Americans with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder comes the third edition of All About ADHD by Dr. Thomas W. Phelan, an internationally renowned expert and lecturer on child discipline and ADHD. Completely updated with the latest research and treatment information, All About ADHD is a comprehensive guide to ADHD's symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in children and adults.

This audiobook plans to give you exactly what you need: the means to stay positive through constant affirmations designed to help improve oneself, change a bad behavior, or channel the universe to attract good things in your life. Packed with subliminal affirmations, the audiobook shows that in order to attract opportunities that will improve your health, love life, or even wealth, all you need are few minutes a day to shift your mind through positive affirmations.

Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys challenges the widely-held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling while providing concrete examples of pedagogy and instructional style that have been proven effective in a variety of school settings. This book offers more than 100 detailed examples of lessons that succeed with male students, grouped thematically. Such themes include: Gaming, Motor Activities, Open Inquiry, Competition, Interactive Technology, and Performance/Role Play.

Discover the essential skills to survive and thrive in a worst-case scenario event. Prepare yourself, provide for your family, and protect your home with this world-class audiobook on disaster preparedness.

Oscar Wilde's first play confronts the hypocrisy of public "morality" compared with genuine, private kindness. The reasons for its continued popularity are not difficult to identify: the play's witty dialogue contains many of Wilde's most quoted aphorisms, its stylish setting provides opportunities for elegant presentation, and its cast of memorable characters play out a story which is genuinely moving. This new audio production brings together a full cast worthy of Wilde's creative genius.

Holsteins, Jerseys, and Ayrshires, oh my! In this book, The Family Milk Cow, you will get introduced to the concept of a family milk cow and what it is like to care for one. Curious kids and families alike will learn about characteristics of different cattle breeds that are most often used for milk production in the United States. You will also meet our very own family milk cow, Nellie, and learn the milking routine we use on our farm. This book is the debut nonfiction children's book for the series Farm Bites for Kids.

Become a master of Spades and dominate every game! Have you always been enthralled by the game of Spades? Do you wish you could find a resource to explain it in detail? Are you sick and tired of losing and prepared to take over every game like the boss you know you can be? This clear and concise guide will take you by the hand and show you the A to Z of Spades. It will demystify every concept and show you how to walk away from most tables holding your head high because you’ve won a game for the umpteenth time. In this book, you will: Discover the fascinating origins of the game of Spades....

Scrap quilts, bridal gowns, and a hidden family heirloom. What more could you want in a Minnesota winter romance? Penny Anderson has a dream. She's going to be an exclusive bridal gown designer, and she won't be held back by her dyslexia, a rural location, or the doubts of others. Brian Michaels has waited seven years for Penny to see him as a man instead of just a childhood friend. Can he work up the courage to speak before the tall, dark and handsome business consultant sweeps her off her feet? Great-aunt Violet chronicles the family history in a series of patchwork quilts. When an ...

Just as William J. Bennett's The Book of Virtues has helped millions of Americans teach young people about character, The Educated Child delivers what you need to take control. With co-authors Chester Finn and John Cribb, former Secretary of Education Bennett provides the indispensable guide.

We have a tendency today to over-parent, micromanage, and underappreciate our adolescents. Dr. John Duffy's The Available Parent is a revolutionary approach to taking care of teens and tweens. The available parent of a teenager is open to discussion, offering advice and solutions but not insisting on them. He allows his child to make some mistakes, setting limits, primarily where health and safety are concerned. He never lectures - he is available but not controlling. He is neither cruel nor dismissive, ever....