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1	When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work more books like this by Lynne C Lancaster, David Stillman add to wishlist In today's workplace, the age span of employees can stretch from 18 to 65 - and that often leads to a breakdown in communication among coworkers. Now this informative volume answers three vital questions: what makes workers of different ages tick? Why do generational clashes arise? What's the best way to handle them? Updated with a new foreword, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.17! \| signed copies \| SVS
2	Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont more books like this by Elizabeth Taylor add to wishlist On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days. Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snippets of gossip. Together, upper lips stiffened, they fight off their twin enemies: boredom and the Grim ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $8.21! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Making Peace with Your Parents more books like this by Felder Bloomfield, Harold H Bloomfield, M.D., Leonard Felder, Ph.D. add to wishlist "No one book resolves a lifetime of hurts and misunderstandings, but it can remove the blinders from our eyes. Make an effort now." LOS ANGELES TIMES No matter how old you are and whether or not your parents are alive, you have to come to terms with them. This wise and practical book will show you how to deal with the most fundamental ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.98! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Hindi-Bindi Club more books like this by Monica Pradhan add to wishlist An elegant tapestry of East and West, peppered with food and ceremony, wisdomand sensuality, this luminous novel breathes new life into timeless themes offamily and place. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	One Church, Four Generations: Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church more books like this by Dr. Gary L McIntosh add to wishlist The challenge facing today's church is simultaneous and effective ministry to people of four widely divergent generations. More than at any time in history, pastors must plan programs that will appeal to a mosaic of groups and subgroups. This updated edition of Three Generations: Riding the Waves of Change in Your Church adds an entirely new ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $10.74! \| SVS
6	The Graduate more books like this by Charles Webb add to wishlist 'For twenty- one years I have been shuffling back and forth between classrooms and libraries. Now you tell me what the hell it's got me.' That's how Benjamin Braddock talked when he came down from university. Somehow it didn't seem to be what his father expected from a college education, and everyone was really appalled when Ben raped Mrs Robinson ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.65! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Don't Bite Your Tongue: How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with Your Adult Children more books like this by Ruth Nemzoff, Rosalind Chait Barnett (Preface by) add to wishlist Parents make enormous sacrifices helping children become healthy and autonomous adults. And when children are older, popular wisdom advises parents to let go, disconnect, and bite their tongues. But increasing life spans mean that parents and children can spend as many as five or six decades as adults together: letting go is not an option for ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $8.67! \| SVS
8	The Family Experience: A Reader in Cultural Diversity more books like this by Mark Hutter (Editor) add to wishlist This anthology reflects the cultural diversity of the American family by providing a range of relevant articles integrating race, class, gender, and ethnicity. The collection of 35 readings reveals both historical trends and unique variations that widen our understanding of the diversity, patterns, and dynamics of the American family. Topics new ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.20! \| SVS
9	Serendipity more books like this by Louise Shaffer add to wishlist A child of theatrical royalty, Carrie Manning is having a hard time getting her own act together. Having just buried a famous mother she never understood, she is desperate to uncover her family's mysterious past. At the heart of Carrie's discoveries lies a dark secret that has been buried for 30 years. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.67! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Sibling Society more books like this by Robert W Bly add to wishlist The author of Iron John expands his mythic perspective to examine American culture at large, and finds us to be a nation of squabbling children.. }In his phenomenal bestseller, Iron John, Robert Bly captivated the nation with the wisdom embedded in a thousand-year-old fairy tale, creating both a cultural movement and publishing history.Now, in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Trophy Kids Grow Up: How the Millennial Generation Is Shaking Up the Workplace more books like this by Ron Alsop add to wishlist The first wave of the Millennial Generation - born between 1980 and 2001 - is entering the work force, and employers are facing some of the biggest management challenges they've ever encountered. They are trying to integrate the most demanding and most coddled generation in history into a workplace shaped by the driven baby-boom generation. Like ... see all copies from $14.49! new only from $14.49! \| SVS
12 view cover	Grandparents as Parents: A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family more books like this by Sylvie de Toledo, Deborah Edler Brown add to wishlist An enlightening resource for all professionals who encounter this phenomenon and a perfect reading recommendation for grandparents and family members, this book offers compassion, encouragement, and fact-filled advice. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.03! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Motivating the What's in It for Me? Workforce: Manage Across the Generational Divide and Increase Profits more books like this by Cam Marston add to wishlist Advance praise for "Motivating the 'What's In It For Me?' Workforce": 'The information on leading and managing generations found in this book is invaluable to all executives today. The war for talent has become increasingly fierce. Attracting and retaining this talent is critical to a successful global company. This book is a masterful tool for ... see all copies from $11.52! new only from $13.45! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Peppered Moth more books like this by Margaret Drabble add to wishlist It is 1905, and Bessie is a small child living in a South Yorkshire mining town. Unusually gifted, she sits quietly and studies hard, waiting for the day when she can sit the Cambridge entrance exam and escape the way of life her ancestors have never even thought to question. At the other end of the century her granddaughter, Faro, is listening to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Love Marriage more books like this by V V Ganeshananthan add to wishlist In war-torn Sri Lanka, there are two kinds of marriage: the Arranged Marriage and the Love Marriage. An American-born daughter of Sri Lankan immigrants is caught between the tradition of her ancestors and the modern world in which she lives, in this stunning first novel by an accomplished young writer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The New Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship more books like this by Paula J Caplan, Ph.D. add to wishlist In 1990, Paula Caplan, a nationally recognized expert on the psychology of women, wrote the groundbreaking Don't Blame Mother . Now, almost ten years later, she finds that we are still blaming mothers. Fully revised updated with a new introduction, this second edition prposes new ways of mending the mother-daughter relationship. The New Don't ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.29! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Riley more books like this by Catherine Cookson add to wishlist There were many who said of Riley that in his early life he appeared to be older than his years. He left school with little knowledge but is appointed assistant stage manager at The Little Palace Theatre. Here he forms a close friendship with the thirty-something leading lady. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.01! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Bridging the Generation Gap: How to Get Radio Babies, Boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers to Work Together and Achieve More more books like this by Linda Gravett, PH.D., Robin Throckmorton add to wishlist Because currently, there are five generations in the workplace: Radio Babies (born during 1930-1945); Baby Boomers (1946-1964); Generation X (1965-1976); Generation Y (1977-1991); even some Millennials (1991 and later). Each of them has a different perspective, based on their upbringing and daily lives. The key to making encounters between the ... see all copies from $9.03! new only from $11.30! \| SVS
19 view cover	White Ghetto: How Middle Class America Reflects Inner City Decay more books like this by Star Parker add to wishlist In this provocative book, the author proves that urban plight simply reveals a decay that is gnawing its way throughout American society as a whole and that wealth and infrastructure have only cushioned the collapse in the 'burbs. see all copies from $9.99! new only from $25.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Going Down South more books like this by Bonnie Glover add to wishlist From the author of "The Middle Sister" comes the heartwarming story of three generations of spirited, proud women learning to live and love together in 1960s New York City and Alabama. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.10! \| SVS
21 view cover	Retiring the Generation Gap: How Employees Young and Old Can Find Common Ground more books like this by Jennifer Deal add to wishlist Written in a highly accessible (and often witty) style, this groundbreaking book addresses a number of generational issues. Deal provides a description of each issue, a summary of the relevant research results, a principle that can be applied to resolve (or at least mitigate) the issue, and practical advice for applying the principle in the ... see all copies from $14.51! new only from $16.19! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Discounting and Intergenerational Equity more books like this by Paul R Portney (Editor), John P Wayant (Editor), John P Weyant (Editor) add to wishlist In policymaking, economists may use discount rates to compare present with future costs and benefits. In this landmark book, a number of the world's foremost economists reconsider the appropriate use of discounting for the future. This work should go a long way toward refining the economic dimensions of public policy, particularly in environmental ... see all copies from $18.95! new only from $53.23! \| SVS
23 view cover	Fairness and Futurity more books like this by Andrew P Dobson (Editor) add to wishlist Fairness and Futurity: Essays on Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice brings together leading international figures in political theory and sociology, as well as representatives from the political community, to consider the normative issues at stake in the relationship between environmental sustainability and social justice. It raises ... see all copies from $24.99! new only from $49.99! \| SVS
24 view cover	Step Wars: Overcoming the Perils and Making Peace in Adult Stepfamilies more books like this by Grace Gabe, M.D., Jean Lipman-Blumen, Ph.D. add to wishlist More and more people over age sixty-five are remarrying each year, and few families are prepared for the avalanche of feelings that comes when adult children learn that a parent is getting remarried. Psychiatrist Grace Gabe and award winning author Jean Lipman-Blumen provide a practical guide with advice and understanding for every family facing ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $14.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Family Stories and the Life Course: Across Time and Generations more books like this by Michael W Pratt (Editor), Prof. Barbara H Fiese (Editor) add to wishlist Pratt (Wilfred Laurier University) and Fiese (Syracuse University) survey recent psychological research and theory on family stories, which are first-person accounts of personal experiences that have meaning to individuals and the family as a whole. Contributors focus on the act of telling family st see all copies from $44.50! new only from $74.50!

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