Familius: 127 books
Why Can't We Just Play?
What I Did When I Realized My Kids Were Way Too Busy
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Facing summer with her two boys, ages ten and seven, Pam Lobley was sifting through signups for swim team, rec camp, night camp, scout camp, and enrichment classes. Overwhelmed at the choices, she asked her sons what they wanted to do during summer: “Soccer? Zoo School? Little Prodigy’s Art Club?”...
From Tweens to Teens
The Parents' Guide to Preparing Girls for Adolescence
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
All parents want their daughters to become confident, happy, self-sufficient women, but the turbulent years of early adolescence can be difficult to navigate. From Tweens to Teens invites parents to rethink how they prepare their daughters to face these difficult developmental years.
In this...
For Those with Empty Arms
A Compassionate Voice For Those Experiencing Infertility
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
After receiving the news that in vitro would be their only hope for biological children, award-winning poet Emily Adams had to learn to live in a new world of needles, embarrassing tests, long waiting periods, and expensive doctor’s appointments.
In this beautiful and touching book of poems...
The Family Guide to Aging Parents
Answers to Your Legal, Financial, and Healthcare Questions
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
There are more than 43 million adults caring for their aging parents and family members in the United States alone. While some are about to enjoy retirement and the freedoms that come with a life well lived, the responsibility of caring for their aging parents is a key issue they unexpectedly face. Imagine:
Lessons From My Parents
100 Shared Moments that Changed Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Have you ever experienced a moment in your life when you began to appreciate the stories and lessons your parents might have shared with you? Perhaps it was a moment quietly working when your father told you of his painful experience during WWII; or when your mother taught you about beauty while picking...
by Trish Madson
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
Wondering what to send in your child’s school lunch box? 52 School Lunches is the perfect solution for the busy mom who wants delicious, nutritious, quick, and fun recipes to keep her kids happy and healthy. Full color photography accompanies creative and easy to follow recipes. Laura Torres, a...
Herbal Beauty
All-Natural Skin, Body, and Hair Care
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Self-sufficiency expert Caleb Warnock teams up with certified master herbalist Kirsten Skirvin to write Herbal Beauty: All-Natural Skin, Body, and Hair Care, a 76-page booklet packed with tips and recipes. Advice and recipes for homemade beauty products include: All-natural shampoo Skin care Lotion Beauty products
Make Your Own Cheese
12 Recipes for Cheddar, Parmesan, Mozzarella, Self-Reliant Cheese, and More!
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
With simple cheesemaking techniques and expert advice, the Backyard Renaissance Collection brings you the healthier, more cost-effective alternative to store-bought, processed cheese. Author Caleb Warnock teaches readers how to make twelve varieties of cheese using techniques for both the beginning...
Simple Homemade Fruit Pectin
How to Make Natural, Filler-Free Fruit Pectin for Your Jams and Jellies
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
There's nothing better than homemade jam, but every home canner knows your jelly would just be syrup without pectin. Commercial pectins are filled with dextrose and require massive amounts of sugar to set, but you can make your own fruit pectin with this detailed guidebook. Self-sufficiency expert...
by Rick Walton
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
If you have any type of family you already know that best laid plans go awry. Whether we call them Murphy’s Laws or by some other name, we just don’t always get what we hope for. In A Made Bed is More Fun to Jump On and Other Family Laws, best-selling author Rick Walton cleverly explores the crazy...
Fail Brilliantly
Exploding the Myths of Failure and Success
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
We all spend much of our lives trying to cope with failure; sometimes we try to assign value to it, but failure looms as a debilitating concept in millions of lives, affecting children and adults alike. Fail Brilliantly proposes a radical shift: erase the word and concept of failure from the realms...
Finding Family
My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA is the highly suspenseful account of an adoptee trying to reclaim the biological family denied him by sealed birth records. This fascinating quest, including the author's landmark use of DNA testing, takes readers on an exhilarating roller-coaster...
Cooked Raw
How One Celebrity Chef Risked Everything to Change the Way We Eat
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2015
An expansive, entertaining memoir that tells the story of how Matthew Kenney transitioned from a mainstream celebrity chef in New York, to a pioneer of plant-based cuisine, and his mission to change the way the world eats and thinks about food. Cooked Raw highlights a journey of courage, persistence, risk, the reward of following one's passion, and the future of food for the 21st century.
Dude to Dad
The First 9 Months
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Dude to Dad: The First Nine Months contains absolutely no expert advice or medical guidance.You can read about mucus plugs and colostrum elsewhere. What you will find is a candid, quick and often irreverent roadmap for making the most of your own personal transition from Dude to Dad.
“I had...