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Making Babies: The Science of Pregnancy 4 reviews
David Bainbridge
Harvard University Press, 2003
Understanding Pregnancy
+ Way Cool
+ A detailed, scientific look
+ An unusually detailed view of pregnancy
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From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds44 reviews
Alexander Tsiaras
Doubleday, 2002
Wow! Impressive photos AND dialouge!
+ A Life Unfolds
+ Good
+ As incredible as being pregnant!
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NOVA - The Miracle of Life 43 reviews
David Ogden Stiers, Bo Moller
WGBH Boston, 2000
A Must Have For Parents
+ MIRACLE OF LIFE
+ Great DVD - just as good as the VHS
+ If you are interested in this DVD, you may want to purchase the 2-DVD series!
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What's Going on in There? : How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life126 reviews
Lise Eliot
Bantam, 2000
Fantastic information for parents
+ The most insight and information I use day to day to raise my baby
+ A Must-have Resource for Expecting Parents
I found this book really insightful and full of great practical infomation that helps me understand my baby girl.
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Dr. Guttmacher's Pregnancy, Birth & Family Planning (Completely Revised: (Completely Revised and Updated) 5 reviews
Ronnie Lichtman, Lynn Louise Simpson, ...
NAL Trade, 2003
Informed choices
+ An important book, updated by Ronnie Lichtman
+ a must have for expectant mothers
+ a must read for expectant mothers
+ An excellent book, its information now a little dated
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A Child Is Born121 reviews
Lennart Nilsson
Delta, 2004
Great pictures
+ Great Find!
+ A Child is Born
+ A classic
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The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind29 reviews
Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff, ...
Harper Paperbacks, 2001
Thoroughly enjoyable and informative
+ Worth reading
+ at least 6 stars
An extremely readable overview of infant developmental psychology, this book provides fascinating details of the last thirty years of research on infant minds. The basic organization around three classic problems in epistemology (Other Minds, External Objects, and Language) will particularly appeal ...
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Child Development: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Richard Griffin
Oxford University Press, USA, 2007
We are just beginning to understand how a child's mind develops and learns - and how this can shed fascinating new light on our understanding of psychology and the mind. Tying in a broad range of subjects from anthropology, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology, to linguistics and philosophy, this Very Short Introduction looks at questions such as how the human mind evolved, what new born ...
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National Geographic - In the Womb62 reviews
Dilly Barlow
National Geographic Video, 2006
Review "In the Womb"
+ Excellent pregnancy video!
+ What about the birth...
+ Highly recommended!
+ Excellent!
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My Boys Can Swim!: The Official Guy's Guide to Pregnancy164 reviews
Ian Davis
Three Rivers Press, 1999
Great Daddy Book
+ Entertaining...
+ Funny book - he'll definitely read it
+ Great read for first time fathers!
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The Female Brain111 reviews
Louann Md Brizendine
Broadway, 2006
Empowering
Let me ask all the women readers a question?
If you had access to Aladdin's lamp, what would your three wishes be. Eternal youth? Money? Power? Think again, I agree with Louann Brizedendine, Author of "The Female Brain", that all of us really want:
More joy in our lives
A fulfilling ...
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What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition 1076 reviews
Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, ...
Workman Publishing Company, 2002
Too much information
This is my first pregnancy at 36 years old. A friend of mine let me borrow this book after I'd already read a whole bunch of Your Pregnancy Week by Week. I like that one much better. I found it an easier read. What to Expect When You're Expecting, is good but the picture of the pregnant lady on ...
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The Truth About Babies: From A-Z2 reviews
Ian Sansom
Granta Books, 2002
Great New Parent Reading
+ You think this is the book for you
I read this book during the first month after my daughter was born. It was massively comforting and the sections are wonderfully short. Just enough to read in the ten minutes between crying and sleeping. It is a reasurring and gently literate book that welcomed me into parenthood with the idea, to ...
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Countdown to a Miracle: The Making of Me (3rd edition)25 reviews
Julie B. Carr
Motherly Way Enterprises, Inc., 2006
Great !!! We love it !!!
+ What a fun calendar!
+ NEW VERSION AVAILABLE
+ entertaining view of an unseen world
+ Perfect Gift for the Expectant Mom
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Life24 reviews
Lennart Nilsson, Hans Wigzell, ...
Harry N. Abrams, 2006
Inspiring!
+ A visual walk through the unseen elements of human biology
+ really interesting
+ Incredible Images
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In the Womb: Witness the Journey from Conception to Birth through Astonishing 3D Images7 reviews
Peter Tallack
National Geographic, 2006
FASCINATING
+ Astonishing reality of life in the womb
+ From an Expecting Family
+ Great to view
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What to Expect the First Year, Second Ed 388 reviews
Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway, ...
Workman Publishing Company, 2003
Excellent Resource For New Parents
+ What to expect the first year
+ A TERRIFIC reference at your fingertips!
+ Review for "what to expect the first year" book
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NOVA - Life's Greatest Miracle7 reviews
John Lithgow
PBS Home Video, 2002
Breathtaking!
+ Stunning visuals and extremely informative.
+ Nice DVD
I am an expecting father, and as such, in the company of my wife we've been reading and learning about babies and pregnancy. I confess I was in awe with the images from this PBS video. There is not another word to describe the whole process from conception to birth but a miracle! The video in a ...
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The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be, Second Edition245 reviews
Armin A. Brott
Abbeville Press, 2001
FIrst time dads
+ Excellent choice for men and women
This book is specifically designed for the first time father's without a clue. It discusses everything from the basics of morning sickness to really acknowledging the needs and support a woman requires during pregnancy. It also assist with opening discussions for what's happening and what's to ...
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What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition1076 reviews
Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, ...
Workman Publishing Company, 2002
Too much information
This is my first pregnancy at 36 years old. A friend of mine let me borrow this book after I'd already read a whole bunch of Your Pregnancy Week by Week. I like that one much better. I found it an easier read. What to Expect When You're Expecting, is good but the picture of the pregnant lady on ...
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