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Making Sense of Fatherhood: Gender, Caring and Work
by Tina MillerAs family and work demands become more complex, who is left holding the baby? Tina Miller explores men's experiences of fatherhood and provides unique insights into paternal caring, changing masculinities and men's relations to paid work. She focuses on the narratives of a group of men as they first anticipate and then experience fatherhood for the first time. Her original, longitudinal research contributes to contemporary theories of gender against a backdrop of societal and policy change. The men's journeys into fatherhood are both similar and varied, and they illuminate just how deeply gender permeates individual lives, everyday practices and societal assumptions around caring for young children. This book acts as a companion to Making Sense of Motherhood (Cambridge University Press, 2005) and, together, these innovative studies reveal how gendered practices around caring become enacted.
Making Sense of Human Life: Murray Bowen’s Determined Effort Toward Family Systems Theory
by Catherine M. RakowDrawing from rich archival material, this book provides unprecedented access to the professional documents and historical context surrounding the life’s work of Dr. Murray Bowen (1913-1990), medical doctor, psychiatrist, and pioneering researcher of Family Systems Theory. To understand the origins and evolution of this theory, Catherine Rakow explores Bowen’s early years as a psychiatrist at the Menninger Foundation - at which time he became curious about the possibility of determining a factual basis for psychoanalytic theory - and explains how this research would foreground Bowen’s lifelong study of the family unit at the National Institute of Mental Health. From those seminal years of study and observation, Rakow explains how Bowen developed Family Systems Theory: A theory of human functioning that conceives of family as a naturally occurring, regenerating system. Rakow’s close engagement with Bowen’s practice and influences at this time allows for a fulsome account of the research process that Bowen undertook to develop this innovatory approach. In this book, Rakow demonstrates the value of Bowen’s work as a model and research methodology for those exploring the role of theory in improving family relationships, making it essential reading for marriage and family therapists, mental health professionals, students, those interested in the history of medicine, and curious individuals alike.
Making Sense of Human Life: Murray Bowen’s Determined Effort Toward Family Systems Theory
by Catherine M. Rakow• Covers an important period of Bowen’s life (leading to the development of his theory) which is currently largely unexplored. • Explains not only Bowen’s theory, but his research methodology, an approach to gathering observational data and integrating that data into a framework that will guide future practice and research. • Supports the development of a scientific community interested in extending our common understanding of human life. • A truly original book which draws from over twenty years of archival work into Bowen’s life and work.
Making Simple Robots
by Kathy CeceriMaking Simple Robots is based on one idea: Anybody can build a robot! That includes kids, English majors, school teachers, and grandparents. If you can knit, sew, or fold a flat piece of paper into a box, you can build a no-tech robotic part. If you can use a hot glue gun, you can learn to solder basic electronics into a low-tech robot that reacts to its environment. And if you can figure out how to use the apps on your smart phone, you can learn enough programming to communicate with a simple robot.Written in language that non-engineers can understand, Making Simple Robots helps beginners move beyond basic craft skills and materials to the latest products and tools being used by artists and inventors. Find out how to animate folded paper origami, design a versatile robot wheel-leg for 3D printing, or program a rag doll to blink its cyborg eye. Each project includes step-by-step directions as well as clear diagrams and photographs. And every chapter offers suggestions for modifying and expanding the projects, so that you can return to the projects again and again as your skill set grows.
Making Space
by Sarah TierneyWhy do we hold on to things we don&’t need? &“A beautifully assured debut that is part love story, part psychological slow-burner&” (Emma Jane Unsworth, international bestselling author of Animals). Miriam is twenty-nine; temping, living with a flatmate who is no longer a friend, and still trying to find her place in life. To move forward, she decides to dispose of the many possessions that anchor her in the past. When Erik, an artist and photographer in his mid-forties, hires Miriam to help clear out his book-filled, paper-packed home, she begins to feel drawn to him, despite his obsessive hoarding and the fact that he&’s still haunted by his previous marriage. But can there be a happy ending for the troubled pair? This powerful, moving novel explores the unlikely relationship between two very different people—and explores deep questions about fear, freedom, and attachment. &“Weaves its way through the cracks of our everyday perceptions to skilfully explore complex issues around illness, grief and longing. . . . Combining exquisite descriptions with scalpel-sharp human insights, this is a book to languish in, and emerge from deeply moved. It marks the arrival of an elegant and thrilling new voice in literary fiction.&” —Emma Jane Unsworth &“A simply riveting and unfailingly entertaining read.&” —Midwest Book Review &“A strong debut novel.&” —The Manchester Review
Making Space: How To Live Happier By Setting Boundaries That Work For You
by Jayne HardyLet healthy boundaries define the space where you can truly thrive. Boundaries may not sound like the key to freedom—but when our boundaries are fuzzy or missing, we often end up fenced in by others’ wants and needs. If you say yes when your energy is MIA and your to-do list is overflowing—if you jump when your email pings well after dinner or let your partner’s or kid’s schedule rule your day—now is the time to reclaim some space! Making Space will clear the way for what you need—and for what you want. With this relatable, compassionate guide, you’ll create strong boundaries around work, home, relationships, and more: Face the fear of rejection and let go of stress. Prioritize sleep and boost your overall health. Build self-esteem and get back in touch with you. Assert yourself with kindness and confidence! We’re all worthy of boundaries that keep us safe, happy, and healthy. You get to take up space, too!
Making Toys for Infants and Toddlers: Using Ordinary Stuff for Extraordinary Play
by Linda G. Miller Mary Jo GibbsWhat do you get when you combine a large appliance box, a garbage bag, tape, a craft knife, and markers? A mini car wash for toddlers, of course! This series is a teacher's dream! You'll find more creative ways to use a tube sock, milk carton, and other inexpensive things found around the house than you ever imagined. Create unique, exciting toys and props to help children learn in appropriate ways. Don't recycle that cereal box?reuse it to make a simple puzzle! Each age-appropriate Making Toys book will make you look at the everyday items around you in a whole new way.
Making Toys for Preschool Children: Using Ordinary Stuff for Extraordinary Play
by Linda Miller Mary Jo GibbsWhat do you get when you combine a newspaper, paper bags, tape, & markers? A Lunch Bag City, of course! This series is a teacher's dream! You'll find more creative ways to use a tube sock, milk carton, and other inexpensive things found around the house than you ever imagined. Create unique, exciting toys and props to help children learn in appropriate ways. Don't recycle that cereal box, reuse it to make a simple puzzle! Each age-appropriate Making Toys book will make you look at the everyday items around you in a whole new way.
Making Toys for School Aged Children: Using Ordinary Stuff for Extraordinary Play
by Linda G. Miller Mary Jo GibbsWhat do you get when you combine jingle bells, ribbon, a glove, and some thread? A Garden Glove Windsock, of course! This series is a teacher's dream! You'll find more creative ways to use a tube sock, milk carton, and other inexpensive things found around the house than you ever imagined. Create unique, exciting toys and props to help children learn in appropriate ways. Don't recycle that cereal box...reuse it to make a simple puzzle! Each age-appropriate Making Toys book will make you look at the everyday items around you in a whole new way.
Making Waves
by Cassandra KingThe first novel by the author of acclaimed national bestseller The Sunday Wife, now reissued in paperback.In a small Alabama town in Zion County, life is finally looking up for 20-year-old Donnette Sullivan. Having just inherited her aunt's old house and beauty shop, she's taken over the business. Her husband, Tim, recently crippled in an accident, is beginning to cope not only with his disability but also with the loss of his dreams. Once a promising artist who gave up art for sports, Tim paints a sign for Donnette's new shop, Making Waves, that causes ripples throughout the small southern community. In a sequence of events--sometimes funny, sometimes tragic--the lives of Donnette, Tim, and others in their small circle of family and friends are unavoidably affected. Once the waves of change surge through Zion County, the lives of its people are forever altered.
Making Your Marriage a Fortress: Strengthening Your Marriage to Withstand Life's Storms
by Gary ThomasThe wisdom and insight every couple needs to keep your marriage together when the trials of life threaten to rip it apart and how you can fortify your marriage ahead of time. Every marriage will face disaster. Illness or cancer. Job loss or financial burdens. Addiction. Anxiety. Infidelity. Loss of faith. It's not a question of if your marriage will face trials. It's a question of when. Whether you've been married for five years or fifty, your marriage will either become part of the problem or part of the solution, and it's within your power to ensure your marriage is prepared for those seasons, is a place of refuge and safety throughout those seasons, and can recover well after those seasons. In Making Your Marriage a Fortress, Gary Thomas, bestselling author of Sacred Marriage, guides you and your spouse in building a marriage that can withstand any storm or difficult season. In these pages, you will . . .Discover helpful and practical principles to protect your marriage from any struggleLearn to detect the warning signs of trouble and how to act on themUnderstand how the state of your marriage is magnified during a crisis and how to improve itBe encouraged through stories from Gary's marriage, as well as others, that you and your spouse are not aloneGain spiritual insight about God's view of marriage and how to live it out in all circumstances--for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, till death do you part Every marriage will face setbacks and seasons of disappointment, but this book will help you keep your marriage strong before and after a setback happens.
Making Your Mind Up
by Jill MansellJill Mansell's engaging and romantic bestseller MAKING YOUR MIND UP is perfect for readers of Jojo Moyes and Katie Fforde. Reviewers love Jill's books: 'Warm, witty and wise' Daily Mail Lottie Carlyle isn't looking for love when she meets her new boss, Tyler Klein. Living in a beautiful cottage with her two adorable - sometimes - kids in an idyllic village in the Cotswolds, on good terms with her ex-husband and with friends all around, she's happy enough with her lot. But Tyler's perfect for Lottie and quickly she falls for him - and he for her. Unfortunately, there's a problem. For reasons that are totally unfair, Lottie's children HATE Tyler. When a rival for Lottie's affections comes on the scene in the shape of charmer Seb, the children adore him, and he's certainly a distraction. But he's not Tyler - and he's not even at all what he seems. Lottie's got a problem - but thanks, in classic Jill Mansell style, to a tobogganing accident and a delicious series of mix-ups, all will be revealed and true love will find a way.Read for you by Julia Franklin, narrator of OPEN HOUSE and MIXED DOUBLES by Jill Mansell. (p) Isis Publishing Ltd, 2006
Making Your Mind Up: A heart-warming romantic bestseller - the perfect Christmas read
by Jill Mansell**COMING IN JANUARY 2025: JILL MANSELL'S GORGEOUS NEW NOVEL, AN ALMOST PERFECT SUMMER. AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW!**The deliciously romantic and twisty Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Wedding of the Year and Don't Want to Miss a ThingHow can you tell if a love affair is for life, and not just for Christmas?Lottie knows from the moment she meets Tyler that there's something special about him. He's smart, thoughtful and oh so attractive. There's only one problem: her children, Ruby and Nat, absolutely hate him . . .They much prefer the charming and charismatic Seb. And he certainly proves a distraction from Lottie's other worries: the romantic antics of ex-husband Mario, the terrible luck of best friend Cress, and - to top it all off - a devastating revelation from beloved boss Freddie.As Christmas approaches, Lottie knows she has to choose between Tyler and Seb. But after a tobogganing accident sends everything careering downhill, Lottie starts to doubt what's best for her and her family. Can true love reveal itself before the last of the snow melts?Readers adore Making Your Mind Up:'A heart-warming story that kept me engrossed, made me laugh, cry and in the end made me feel good' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Highly recommended as a book that has everything, including a sense of humour that keeps popping up unexpectedly and has you laughing out loud' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'By far my favourite Jill Mansell book. I just can't fault it' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Making Your Mind Up: A heart-warming romantic bestseller - the perfect Christmas read
by Jill Mansell**COMING IN JANUARY 2025: JILL MANSELL'S GORGEOUS NEW NOVEL, AN ALMOST PERFECT SUMMER. AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW!**The deliciously romantic and twisty Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Wedding of the Year and Don't Want to Miss a ThingHow can you tell if a love affair is for life, and not just for Christmas?Lottie knows from the moment she meets Tyler that there's something special about him. He's smart, thoughtful and oh so attractive. There's only one problem: her children, Ruby and Nat, absolutely hate him . . .They much prefer the charming and charismatic Seb. And he certainly proves a distraction from Lottie's other worries: the romantic antics of ex-husband Mario, the terrible luck of best friend Cress, and - to top it all off - a devastating revelation from beloved boss Freddie.As Christmas approaches, Lottie knows she has to choose between Tyler and Seb. But after a tobogganing accident sends everything careering downhill, Lottie starts to doubt what's best for her and her family. Can true love reveal itself before the last of the snow melts?Readers adore Making Your Mind Up:'A heart-warming story that kept me engrossed, made me laugh, cry and in the end made me feel good' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Highly recommended as a book that has everything, including a sense of humour that keeps popping up unexpectedly and has you laughing out loud' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'By far my favourite Jill Mansell book. I just can't fault it' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Making a Baby
by Debra Fulghum Bruce Samuel ThatcherYou may have waited a long time. You may have tried and tried. Now your chances of having a baby are better than ever! There have been remarkable advances in fertility technology and choices in the last few years, with pregnancy success rates skyrocketing. Now Making a Baby provides the information you need to become your most fertile--and increase your chances for having the baby you've always wanted. Up-to-date, comprehensive, written with compassion and clarity, this book reveals how to protect, increase, and extend your fertility, with essential information on: - The optimal frequency, timing, and sexual positions for getting pregnant - Surprising new findings on which foods and exercise programs boost fertility--and which ones actually decrease your chances - Advances in baby-boosting medications--and a complete assessment of risks, costs, and alternatives - Breakthrough medical techniques that help achieve pregnancy without the risk of multiples - Avoiding the common--and often hidden--threats to fertility at work, at home, and in public places - Choosing the A. R. T. (assisted reproductive technology) that's right for you - Special issues for midlife mothers - What every man should know about his long-term reproductive health - How to minimize emotional stress and keep your relationship strong - How to work with your HMO to get the right treatments--at the right cost This detailed, insightful, and meticulously researched book will help guide you to a wonderful new beginning as a parent!
Making a Baby
by Rachel GreenerThis inclusive guide to how every family begins is an honest, cheerful tool for conversations between parents and their young ones.To make a baby you need one egg, one sperm, and one womb. But every family starts in its own special way. This book answers the "Where did I come from?" question no matter who the reader is and how their life began. From all different kinds of conception through pregnancy to the birth itself, this candid and cozy guide is just right for the first conversations that parents will have with their children about how babies are made.
Making a Play (Field Party #5)
by Abbi GlinesThe fifth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Field Party series—a southern soap opera with football, cute boys, and pick-up trucks—from USA TODAY bestselling author Abbi Glines.Ryker Lee is finally enjoying his senior year—he has great friends, hangs out with hot girls, and is on track to get a football scholarship that will set him up for college. Despite this, a small part of him wonders if there’s more to life than parties and meaningless hookups—and if football even means as much to him as it does to his fellow teammates. And when he meets the new girl at school, his world totally changes… Aurora McClay is new to Lawton. She’s grateful that her twin brother, Hunter, is star of the football team and can help her adjust to her new school, but she’s not grateful at how overprotective he is over every person she meets. Just because she is deaf does not mean people have to treat her differently. When she meets Ryker Lee, the two of them spark an instant and intense chemistry, one that proves to be controversial not only because of Ryker’s reputation as a player, but also because of Aurora and Hunter’s father’s bigoted views about who Aurora can and can’t date. Aurora and Ryker know in their hearts that they are meant for each other. But can their relationship endure the turmoil of rumors and prejudice?
Making an Impact - Children and Domestic Violence: A Reader
by Hilary Abrahams Marianne Hester Nicola Harwin Chris PearsonThis fully updated Reader provides a comprehensive review of recent research and legislation relating to domestic violence and its consequences for children, and identifies the implications for practice. It is divided into three parts. Part One describes evidence for the links between domestic violence and the concomitant abuse of children and assesses the effects on children's future well-being. Part Two is a comprehensive and accessible guide to relevant current criminal and civil legislation. Highlighting the success of multi-agency approaches, the final part details practical issues for interventions with children and their carers, male perpetrators, and, new to this edition, women. Endorsed by children's charities including the NSPCC and Barnardo's, Making an Impact enables professionals working with children to develop informed, sophisticated and collaborative child care and protection responses for children who are experiencing domestic violence.
Making it Home: A Novel
by Alison DeLoryOne family from Canada and another from Syria search for a sense of home in a novel written &“with love and empathy towards the refugee experience&” (Ahmad Danny Ramadan, award-winning author of The Clothesline Swing). Shortlisted for the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Tinker Gordon doesn&’t want anything to change. He thinks that if he holds on tightly enough, his family, his tiny Cape Breton Island community, his very world will stay exactly the way it has always been. But explosions large and small—a world away, in the Middle East, in the land of opportunity in western Canada, and in his own home in Falkirk Cove—threaten to turn everything Tinker has ever known upside down. Set variously in the heart of rural Cape Breton, on the war-torn streets of Aleppo and in a Turkish refugee camp, in the new wild west frontier of the Alberta oil patch, and in a tiny apartment in downtown Toronto, Tinker&’s family, friends, and neighbors new and old must find a way to make it home. In her adult fiction debut, Alison DeLory ponders a question as relevant in Atlantic Canada as anywhere in the world: where and how do we belong, and what does it take to make it home?
Making the Grade (Wicked Warrens #4)
by Marie HarteThe fourth stand-alone romance in the bestselling Wicked Warrens contemporary series from New York Times bestseller Marie Harte. There’s nothing better than a “Goode” man. Brian Goode is in a tough spot. With all his friends getting married, and his sister in a relationship with not one, but two men, the love bug is hovering around his heart, ready to bite. Trouble is, he’s tired of playing a field full of gold-digging women. Faith is finished dating wealthy men. No longer willing to let anyone make her feel inferior for her humble roots, she’s finally making good choices. Except this “Goode” choice turns out to be exactly the kind of man she’s sworn off. Though she’s content to keep their one-night stand to a single amazing, unforgettable mistake, Brian’s persistent wooing—and convincing groveling—begin to turn her head. Until Faith’s ugly past comes calling, redoubling Brian’s determination to show her she’s worthy of loving, and being loved…This book has been previously published.Warning: A Goode man who’s a bad boy, a woman named Faith who could use a little of her namesake, and meddling friends turn this relationship red hot. “Hot, steamy & sexy, this book was a great read…I am a fan of everything Marie writes but the Wicked Warren books are a particular favourite of mine!!!!.” 5 StarsTracy, Goodreads
Making the Jump
by Belea T. KeeneyBob Andolini heads down to Florida for Bike Week, but ends up ditching his biker buddies to see his daughter and ex-wife. Sandra says they need a new horse, one that can work with Megan's disability. But, for the first time in his life, Bob has some freedom. Freedom to ride his Harley on weekends, freedom from a wife and child, freedom from parenting. Then he sees Megan struggling in a local horse show and his feelings veer. Can he make the jump?
Making the Most of Bed Rest
by Barbara Edelston PetersonFor the more than one million people who face an extended period of bed rest every year, this practical and reassuring guide turns recuperation into a productive and rewarding experience. Forced to spend months in bed during her first pregnancy, author Barbara Edelston Peterson knows what it takes to triumph over a drawn-out confinement. Find out how to transform a bed into "Command Central" - beat loneliness by staying connected to the world via family, friends, and the Internet; plan weekly and daily schedules of tasks and events; start personal projects like reading, learning a craft, or volunteering; create special quality time in bed with your children; and maintain a warm relationship with your partner. With firsthand accounts of people who have successfully come through a long-term confinement, plus helpful appendices offering sources for more information and support, Making the Most of Bed Rest transforms confinement into productive and fulfilling contentment.
Making the System Work for Your Child with ADHD
by Peter S. JensenThere's lots of help out there for kids with ADHD, but getting it isn't always easy. Where can you turn when you've mastered the basics and "doing everything right" isn't enough--the insurer denies your claims, parent-teacher meetings get tense, or those motivating star charts no longer encourage good behavior? Dr. Peter Jensen has spent years generating ways to make the healthcare and education systems work--as the father of a son with ADHD and as a scientific expert and dedicated parent advocate. No one knows more about managing the complexities of the disorder and the daily hurdles it raises. Now Dr. Jensen pools his own experiences with those of over 80 other parents to help you troubleshoot the system without reinventing the wheel. From breaking through bureaucratic bottlenecks at school to advocating for your child's healthcare needs, this straightforward, compassionate guide is exactly the resource you've been looking for.
Making ‘Postmodern’ Mothers
by Meredith NashBased on interviews with pregnant women, this book provides a multi-disciplinary empirical account of pregnant embodiment and how it relates to wider sociological and feminist discourses about gender, bodies, 'fitness', 'fat', celebrity and motherhood.
Makoons (Birchbark House #5)
by Louise ErdrichIn the sequel to Chickadee, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich continues her award-winning Birchbark House series with the story of an Ojibwe family in nineteenth-century America.Named for the Ojibwe word for little bear, Makoons and his twin, Chickadee, have traveled with their family to the Great Plains of Dakota Territory. There they must learn to become buffalo hunters and once again help their people make a home in a new land. But Makoons has had a vision that foretells great challenges--challenges that his family may not be able to overcome.Based on Louise Erdrich's own family history, this fifth book in the series features black-and-white interior illustrations, a note from the author about her research, as well as a map and glossary of Ojibwe terms.