“ruth peters”

"If there ever was an owner's manual for your kids, "Laying Down the Law" is it. When I read Ruth Peters, it's like she's channeling my parents and grandparents with commonsense, logical advice for today's parent."--Al Roker, NBC's "Today "show "Dr. Peters really understands the challenges that toda... More

A respected child psychologist offers parents a behavior management system with clear and consistent rules that are connected to solid consequences and meaningful rewards.As a respected child psychologist and mom with more than twenty years' experience, Dr. Ruth Peters knows how quickly children-eve... More

A parenting specialist and child psychologist helps tackle a headache for parents and kids alike--homework--and gets underachievers back on track. Is your child constantly bored or frustrated at school? Has homework become more of a family crisis than a learning exercise every evening? As any parent... More

Drawn from the authors online community, this resource for women with breast cancer is full of advice, support, courage, and hope from hundreds of others whove been there."I Am Not My Breast Cancer" gathers the warm, loving, frank, and informed voices of more than eight hundred women--from every sta... More

Intellectual property rights such as patents can reduce access to knowledge in genetics, health, agriculture, education, and information technology, particularly for people in developing countries. "Global Intellectual Property Rights" shows how the new global rules of intellectual property have bee... More

This is one mans tale of thirty-eight years in the hotel business. At the Berlin Hilton, he quickly rises through the ranks to the front desk, meeting Marilyn Monroe, the Kennedys and others, but his aim is America. He chooses Canada as a stepping stone. A year later he is at the Waldorf-Astoria in ... More

Wow, talk about making a splash Oceans takes kids deep beneath the waves where they can explore ocean life in all of its glorious color. From giant squids that glow in the dark to the rainbow of colors cast by tropical reefs, readers will learn how color plays an important role for hunting, attract... More