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Men just don't get it. All women know that there are numerous truths in life that their boyfriends, husbands, fathers, sons and brothers simply don't understand.

It's: a) 3:00 in the morning b) the night before you start a new job c) the day the absolutely best thing ever happened to you d) the day the absolutely worst thing ever happened to you e) all

"Together they stand on the hill, telling each other stories and feeling the warmth of the sun on their backs. And that, my friends, is how it is with love." — Edward Monkton Mr.

In the early 1900s, a Kansas schoolteacher named Nellie Howard delighted in receiving postcards from her many friends. She cherished each one, preserving her collection in a jewelry box.

The Happy Baby Book: 50 Things Every New Mother Should Know delightfully matches acclaimed photographer Rachael Hale's captivating baby images with words of advice and comfort for new mothers.

"For every parent who loses a child, when one life ends another life is forever changed." —from When the Bough Breaks When the Bough Breaks presents a breakthrough concept of mourning,

From the moment she grasps your finger in her tiny hands or he gazes at you with his big blue eyes, a baby steals your heart. You feel, in a word, blessed.

Who else but a father would persist, all afternoon, in trying to get a stubborn kite to achieve lift-off, even long after the kids have gone inside to watch T.V.?

"We bloom because we picked each other." On page after page of We Bloom: A Garden of Friendship, Dana Simson's philosophy rings charmingly true and appealing.

Few things are harder to capture in words than the feeling of true friendship. But that certainly hasn't deterred people from trying.

Princely Advice for a Happy Life is the perfect Father's Day and graduation gift book.

Author Pat Ross explores the bonds of mother, daughter relationships in Mother and Daughter Reflections.

In the emotional overload of bringing home a baby, it is easy for parents to be overwhelmed and anxious about their new roles and responsibilities.

As artist and writer Sandy Gingras so aptly points out in the introduction to her book Thank You, a life lived well is perhaps the highest form of thanks a person can give to teachers as a way of r

The necktie continues its stranglehold as the most popular gift for fathers. But just how many ties or "World's Greatest Dad" t-shirts does a father have to endure?