FAMILIES & CHILDHOOD from Bookhome Sydney

Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles, 1987 . Paperback large trade, good condition, scuff mark front cover (sticker removal, few title letters removed, revealing black text), light foxing top edge, minor edgewear. 196 pp. Monica Dickens provides the true story of what she experienced at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The author writes with true sympathy and admiration… Read more about this item

Singapore: Armour Publishing, 2007. Reprint ed.. Paperback small trade, very good condition, top spine little bumped, bottom corner front cover creased, minor edgewear. 191 pp. In this helpful book, Alice Lee, a counsellor and family education consultant, shares her personal journey as a mother of two teenage children and offers useful advice and many practical tips. The book has… Read more about this item

London: Melville House, 2019. Reprint ed.. Paperback small trade, very good condition, thick card covers with flaps, minor edgewear. 261 pp. The author Ashton Applewhite traces his personal journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-ageing radical. In the process he debunks myth after myth about late life. The book is funny, lively and well-researched.

Sydney: Hale & Iremonger, 1999. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white photos, autograph (author's written name title page), small sticker front flyleaf. 200 pp. Tom Frame records his personal experience of being adopted. Tom is an Anglican rector and former naval officer. He is noted for his bestselling naval history books, including on the Voyager collision,… Read more about this item

London: Bluebird / Pan Macmillan, 2020. Reprint ed.. Paperback wide octavo, very good plus condition, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. 198 pp. This book shows you how to use simple materials like basic art supplies, household objects, and materials found in nature to encourage your children to use their imagination to create their own crafts, play, and projects… Read more about this item

Sydney: Random House, 1995. 1st Australian, reprint ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 336 pp. The respected American cognitive psychologist, the author of Learned Optimism, aims to teach parents how to instil in children a sense of optimism and personal mastery (positive emotions). He proposes that improved self-esteem comes from mastering challenges, overcoming frustration, and experiencing individual… Read more about this item

Sydney, Mona Vale: Ark House Press, 2017. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 201 pp. This is the story of Little Pearl who was found abandoned outside an internet cafe in central China in the spring of 2008. Pearl was admitted to an orphanage. Upon discovery she was infected with HIV, she was isolated and had no… Read more about this item

London: Vermilion, 2004. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, diagrams, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 166 pp. This book will help young adults tackle the problems that are unique to them. The book is clearly and simply written to help with reading, writing, spelling and memory, as well as giving tips on how to take notes, organise study,… Read more about this item

Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 1999. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 247 pp. At age 41, Neil Mitchell was one of Australia's most successful journalists and dominated Melbourne talkback radio. But he was secretly facing death, having been diagnosed with incurable cancer. He didn't die, but facing death brought new clarity to his life. His experience prompted the writing… Read more about this item

Sydney: Penguin Group Australia, 2015. 1st Australian ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear corners. 328 pp. About the struggle for equality between women and men, work and family. The author is the first female director of policy planning at the U.S. State department. There are personal stories, individual action plans, and a broad outline for change to… Read more about this item

Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP), 2013. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition. 295 pp. A fabulously provocative collection by women ready to destroy the joint. In 2012, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said a society needs the political participation of women to reach its full potential. Commentator Allan Jones reacted to his by saying: 'Women are destroying… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2015. New ed.. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition. 294 pp. Iconic journalist and TV presenter Geraldine Doogue discusses an issue central to our times. How are we, as women, represented at the top levels of power in Australia? In candid and personal conversations with 14 women leading the way in fields as wide-ranging as… Read more about this item

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2010. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition. 304 pp. A book about and by (and for) Australian grandmothers - and also by and for the people who love them. These 20 tales speak of unconditional affection, joy and laughter; of mistakes redeemed, of family secrets and patterns stamped on generations, shame and hardship, memory… Read more about this item

Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1992. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, good condition, tables, covers lightly creased & scratched, owner's name embossed cover, spine creased, corner tip front cover scuffed. 240 pp. This book focuses on contemporary issues associated with the conceptualization, measurement, and empirical investigation of identity development during adolescence.

Sydney: National Executive Committee, Scout Association of Australia / Horwitz Grahame (distributor), 1985. 1st ed.. Paperback small quarto, flexible cover, very good condition, colour drawings, minor edgewear. 174 pp. A detailed explanation of the meaning of the Cub Scout Badges.

Melbourne, Camberwell: ACER Press / Australian Council for Educational Research, 2006. 1st ed.. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, minimal edgewear. 154 pp. By research fellow, Australian Institute of Family Studies. This book clearly sets out the major issues involved in being a grandparent today. It examines: The role of the contemporary grandparent, child care, babysitting and time with… Read more about this item

New York: Routledge / Taylor & Francis, 2006. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 177 pp. Cheryl Kuba presents a new approach to the field of gerontology. She explores issues of housing, spirituality, personal care, and death. She draws on interviews with aging people and discusses common caregiver mistakes and misinterpretations, what to expect when an aging parent… Read more about this item

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2007. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear. 326 pp. This is the inspiring story by Sally Collings of a special little Australian girl. Sophie Delezio has survived two serious accidents. When a car crashed into her childcare centre, Sophie lost both legs, some fingers and an ear. Two years later she was… Read more about this item

Sydney: Shepherd Centre, 1995. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, minimal edgewear jacket (minimal foxing reverse side). 144 pp. The Shepherd Centre for teaching deaf children in Sydney (Australia) was set up by Dr Bruce Shepherd and his wife Annette after the difficult experience of raising their own two deaf… Read more about this item

New York: New York University Press, 1987. 1st U.S. ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), few small edge tears & creases jacket, minor edgewear. 184 pp. Daniel Cohen, the popular science writer and editor of 'Psychology News', explains the nature and development of play in children.