A wise guide to handling the end of a relationship. A breakup doesn’t mean everything has to fall apart. Laurie Helgoe uses her years of experience as a clinical psychologist to show those who are coping with a breakup to pick up the pieces and move on with their lives. This guide provides sage advice on how to handle every aspect of separating from a partner, from knowing when to stop communicating, dealing with the blues, and when to start dating again. • Edgy and humorous, yet full of practical advice • The first book to deal with being the dumper, as well as the dumpee • Tips that will get readers through lonely nights and days of “retail therapy”—without insulting their intelligence or getting involved in 12-step therapy speak

A positive look at parenting sons Here's a hands-on parenting guide that takes readers from the birth of their sons to the day they head off to college. In warm, wise words, the husband–and–wife team who are parents of two sons themselves, explore all that is different and the same, precious and at times irritating, about the boys in their lives. • Written by parents of a pair of teenage boys • Offers a unique positive perspective • Full of practical parenting tips • Topics covered include school, discipline, puberty, bullies, girls, and much more

Being the mother of the bride is a full-time job, often with little or no thanks. With the help of this guide, mothers-in-law-to-be can now tackle the seemingly endless details with calm. Inside, you will find what is to be expected of the mother of the bride (and all the role’s no-nos), ways to dissolve the stress around her and reduce her own tension, tips on being the best mother-in-law any groom has ever had, and how to help the bride avoid sticky family situations. Filled with words of wisdom from mothers of the bride who have lived to tell the tale, it’s a great gift idea for the bride to give to her mother.

You're no idiot, of course! You've heard the song "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" hundreds of times and know from the cliche that there are plenty of other fish in the sea. But when it comes to surviving life after your breakup, you feel eating a pound of chocolate is your only option. Don't run out to the candy store just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Handling a Breakup is here to teach you how to successfully initiate a breakup as well as how to survive the breakup when it comes as a total surprise. You'll learn how to go from victim to victor and move on to your next relationship with a confidence you've never had before. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

People love weird facts. And judging from the success of the original Pocket Idiot's Guide to Not So Useless Facts, readers love the collection of wacky and interesting facts and factoids. Now, back by popular demand is The Pocket Idiot's Guide to MORE Not So Useless Facts, with completely new entertaining and insightful facts. Gathered by an expert team of fact finders and pop culture specialists, this collection includes only facts that are interesting and could be useful to students, collectors, tourists, and enthusiasts alike.

As an easy, approachable companion to an oft-dreaded subject, this guide is intended for high school and college students who are required to take physics. Offering easy-to-understand instruction, it follows a standard non-calculus-based physics curriculum. -Clearer, more approachable, solved practice problems plus revised text and figures -Author and physics teacher Johnnie Dennis won the National Teacher of the Year award, the nation's oldest and most prestigious honor for high school teachers -In any given year, research shows that between 420,000 and 2.5 million college students have to take at least one physics course to earn their degree

Take the first step toward a better environment. Awareness of global climate change has reached critical mass around the world, and people are looking to see how the choices they make affect the environment. This highly practical and easy-to-use reference helps readers understand how to do their part to combat global warming in simple, but effective ways. • Clear explanations of the relationship between energy use and carbon emissions, and an individual’s carbon “footprint.” • The topic is gaining momentum on a worldwide basis. • Easy-to-use, with accessible information.

Everything you need to know about wine—to go. With separate chapters for the best whites and reds and special advice on bubbly wines, dessert wines, and more, Tara Q. Thomas provides a perfect quick reference book for pocket or purse. Most importantly, Thomas brings her fresh, approachable tone to this book, making beginners feel welcome with straight, unsnobbish talk about wine—including the basics of labels, how to taste, recommended wines, bargains, price ranges, and more for chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, Riesling, pinot grigio, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir, and Syrah.

This handy guide features up-to-date research on vitamins, minerals, and supplements. Quick and easy strategies show readers how to purchase and store vitamins properly and avoid false "cures" and other quackery.

This tip-filled alternative to sedatives provides simple methods of determining how much sleep is needed, self-quizzes to zero in on one's personal sleep enemies, strategies to break bad sleep habits, evaluations on the latest sleep aids, and more.