This book is a delightful read on the joys of parenting from a senior male perspective. It effortlessly crosses between funny and serious, and is filled with humorous stories and tips. New Dads, Old Dads, and Dads to be will enjoy this one. A great Dad gift for Father's Day, Birthdays, Baby Showers, or just because. It covers all the bases and hits you in the funny bone with subtle humor.

This book is a delightful read on the joys of parenting from a senior male perspective. It effortlessly crosses between funny and serious, and is filled with humorous stories and tips. New Dads, Old Dads, and Dads to be will enjoy this one. A great Dad gift for Father's Day, Birthdays, Baby Showers, or just because. It covers all the bases and hits you in the funny bone with subtle humor.

There is little doubt that America is at a political crossroads. We are mirroring events from 100 years ago with a pandemic and political unrest. This book delves into the differing political personalities without trying to persuade the reader to switch their views. Frank has seen his own opinions evolve over time and fully believes they may change again. This is a great book to learn or confirm information about all the differences and how modern technology has influenced politics. "We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries that have sown resentment and hatred and violence in all the corners of the globe. We weaken it when we hide behind walls, rather than tear them down, when we doubt the powers of our ideals, rather than trust them to be the great force for change they have always been." - Senator John McCain Frank Romans has given us a great book on American political views, that really digs into our differences and the modern technological influences that shape us. Highly recommend this book!

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Paul Robbins had heard the vague rumors about his uncle, the mysterious disappearance after the war, but he lacked details. It was not something in which he was interested, other than a slight curiosity. His focus was on his own future in the army. His plans were firm, and he planned on leaving immediately following graduation. College was not in the cards for Paul. It was unaffordable anyway, and the thought of flipping burgers while trying to pay for school held little appeal. The recruiter promised adventure, excitement, and travel. Paul looked forward to this chapter with a determination to do well, and make his family proud. The shadowy past of his relatives and a mystical existence he could not have imagined surrounds him, and young Paul finds himself at a crossroads. You either fight active evil or you accept it. Doing nothing is acceptance. There is no in-between. Paul does not yet know it, but he has a destiny to fulfill. If he can save the girl, she may be the one to save the world.

"Most of the artwork and stories in this book are by Otto Messmer. Don Oriolo has identified [several] pages as being by Joe Oriolo"--Colophon.

A modern parenting classic—a guide to a new and gentle way of understanding the care and nurture of infants, by the internationally renowned childcare expert, podcaster, and author of No Bad Kids “An absolute go-to for all parents, therapists, anyone who works with, is, or knows parents of young children.”—Wendy Denham, PhD A Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, Janet Lansbury helps parents look at the world through the eyes of their infants and relate to them as whole people who have natural abilities to learn without being taught. Once we are able to view our children in this light, even the most common daily parenting experiences become stimulating opportunities to learn, discover, and connect with our child. A collection of the most-read articles from Janet’s popular and long-running blog, Elevating Child Care focuses on common infant issues, including: • Nourishing our babies’ healthy eating habits • Calming your clingy, fearful child • How to build your child’s focus and attention span • Developing routines that promote restful sleep Eschewing the quick-fix tips and tricks of popular parenting culture, Lansbury’s gentle, insightful guidance lays the foundation for a closer, more fulfilling parent-child relationship, and children who grow up to be authentic, confident, successful adults.

Winner of the Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award, American Sociological Association Co-Winner of the Ralph J. Bunche Award, American Political Science Association In a work of prodigious scholarship and enormous breadth, which draws on the tribal, ancient, premodern, and modern worlds, Orlando Patterson discusses the internal dynamics of slavery in sixty-six societies over time. These include Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, China, Korea, the Islamic kingdoms, Africa, the Caribbean islands, and the American South. Praise for the previous edition: “Densely packed, closely argued, and highly controversial in its dissent from much of the scholarly conventional wisdom about the function and structure of slavery worldwide.” —Boston Globe “There can be no doubt that this rich and learned book will reinvigorate debates that have tended to become too empirical and specialized. Patterson has helped to set out the direction for the next decades of interdisciplinary scholarship.” —David Brion Davis, New York Review of Books “This is clearly a major and important work, one which will be widely discussed, cited, and used. I anticipate that it will be considered among the landmarks in the study of slavery, and will be read by historians, sociologists, and anthropologists—as well as many other scholars and students.” —Stanley Engerman