47 women explore the conflict between the need to nurture and the need to work, and reveal creative solutions for having the best of both worlds. Chosen by New York Times parenting columnist, Lisa Belkin, as the first selection of the “Motherlode” Book Club.  “A welcome addition to the…books about the work/life balance.”–The Los Angeles Times

How the smartphone and tablet are changing the way we market, creating “untethered” customers who exchange information with forward-thinking companies within the cloud. (Nicholas Brealey Publishing)

Filled with firsthand accounts from working mothers and drawn from the latest research, this book is a true roadmap for mothers who feel pulled in all directions at once. Publisher’s Weekly says: “Gillespie and Temple provide inspiring examples for contemporary mothers striving to find balance and happiness within work and family life.”

99 Delicious Creations from the City’s Greatest Restaurants and Chefs, featuring Mario Batali, Gramercy Tavern, Alexandra Guarnascelli, Eleven Madison Park, Carmine’s Anne Burrell, Daniel Boulud, Fatty Crab, and much more!  Who knew sandwiches could be so varied and so amazing?

The boom to bust story of Ireland by the author of Jaywalking with the Irish.  Monagan, an expat who relocated his family to Ireland, goes in search of the soul of modern Ireland in the aftermath of a decade of explosive growth followed by a precipitous economic decline.  Frank McCourt called Monagan, who is in turn lyrical and hilarious, one of the best writers about Ireland today.

A passionate advocate for the rights of adoptees, singer/songwriter Zara Phillips draws on her own experience as an adoptee, her search for her birth mother, and the healing she found when she became a mother in her own right in this powerful memoir. “Zara Phillips tells us what it’s like to be adopted as she rocks and howls from adopteehood to motherhood.” (Betty Jean Lifton, Ph.D., author of Lost and Found: The Adoption Experience.)

                                      A psychologist argues that many behavioral problems with children and teens result from an imbalance of family power.  She shows parents how to redress that imbalance by leading families lovingly but firmly.  Dr. Grosshans then applies her philosophy and practical parenting steps to a variety of situations from sleep problems to eating issues.

Now in paperback and available for the Nook!

                                    Now in paperback (Bloomsbury USA), Kindle edition and audio (Audible)!

“Here’s the good news: Being frugal is not synonymous with being cheap. Buy the good bike, the low-energy-use appliance; they’re better made and will last longer. Just don’t be reckless, with your life or your habitat. The New Frugality includes tips on college savings plans, shared home equity, home insurance, investing, borrowing and retirement.”—LA Times

“Fast-paced and dramatic, much like Alexander himself…a splendid introduction to one of the most dramatic…stories in history.” –Adrian Goldworthy, Author of  ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

NOT QUITE ADULTS, by Richard Settersten Jr. and Barbara E. Ray

A fascinating portrait of a generation.  Based on a landmark study of twenty-somethings by the MacArthur Research Network conducted over eight years , Settersten and Ray explore why young people are taking longer to grow up, what it means, and what it means for all of us.