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This handy alphabetically organized reference is chock full of directions, advice, and support, on every aspect of a child's health from allergies to viruses.
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A reporter investigates Procter & Gamble, the thirteenth largest company in the U.S., revealing painful facts about a control-obsessed corporation not afraid to bend the rules for its own benefit
A hilarious collection of motherhood fallacies includes such misstatements as "You'll get used to throwing up" and "You can nap when your baby naps," and is accompanied by drawings by a cartoonist for
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Offers a Christian perspective on taking care of elderly parents, lists rights and responsibilities, and covers retirement, financial decisions, illness, and spiritual life
Tells how to motivate listeners, handle questions, make an authoritative impression, and reduce audience resistance, and looks at specific business situations
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