Product Description: 97740-5 The Business Objects guide you've been waiting for! Data modeling: A practical introduction. Interface design, reporting, data mining, administration & more. Great for IT pros using Business Objects with SAP, Baan or PeopleSoft! With Business Objects software, thousands of companies are transforming their databases into powerful end-user resources for competitive advantage...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: As used by Prince William himself, here's the basic training manual for fatherhood recruits!This easy-to-use reference is packed with practical, fieldtested instructions for caring for new troopers, from birth to age three. New dads will learn how to prepare the home for the latest addition to the corps; establish a sleep routine; deal with hostile uprisings; feed, burp, and bathe a baby trooper; and much, much more...read more

Product Description: Your first child will change your life. But what if you have three at the same time! Eleven years ago, Ian Mucklejohn had triplet sons as a single father and was outnumbered three to one from the very beginning. Ian had to do it all by himself: juggle, organise, cook, keep sane, stay calm, and handle every obstacle...read more

Product Description: Okay, so now it’s official—you’re a dad. Welcome to a club that’s unlike any other.Dad Rules was written with the intention of putting a smile on the face of any man who has navigated—or is about to navigate—the often curvy, pothole-filled road of fatherhood...read more

Product Description: All fathers have heard it before-having a baby really changes your life. And maybe they felt like David L. Hill, MD, FAAP, author of Dad to Dad: Parenting Like a Pro. Dr Hill is a dad himself and a pediatrician in practice. Inside this practical yet humorous book, dads and dads-to-be will find helpful information on topics such as-Infant and child development-Baby basics- crying, sleeping, pooping, and eating-Everyday illnesses and what to look for - fevers, ear infections, colds, stomach bugs, and sore throats-A guide to vaccines, when to get them, and just what they're for-Sound advice to cope with toddlerhood and beyondAfter reading Dad to Dad, fathers will feel more comfortable about fatherhood and have answers to day-to-day parenting issues at their fingertips...read more

Product Description: The text’s major premise is that the role of fathers is essential to promote healthy child development and appropriate role modeling. The book exhorts the role of fatherhood in the lives of children. Daddy’s Hugs offers striking commentary on the plight of fatherless children...read more

Product Description: Practical, hands-on information for fathers-to-be When it comes to pregnancy, dads' roles have changed so much in the past few decades that expectant fathers don't always know where to turn to for guidance and advice on this milestone event...read more

A survival guide for expectant fathers helps prepare men for their new role of fatherhood, discussing such topics as coping with the delivery, balancing home and work responsibilities, sex during pregnancy, and how to babyproof the house.

Product Description: This book examines successful programs and strategies for father involvement in young lives. It includes valuable updates on formative theoretical models and research as well as includes material on marginalized and minority ethnic fathers.

Warm and fuzzy, anchored in values, and filled with simple words of wisdom, this beloved, bestselling book for parents speak to the important business of raising daughters, and distill their timeless lessons into one nugget of wisdom per page—some lighthearted, some serious, some practical, and some intangible, and all supported by a strong moral backbone.Freshly updated, the book begins with the Five Keys of Parenting, a guide to navigating the extraordinary, even if sometimes exasperating, journey of parenthood. It’s filled with helpful reassurance: Tickle her, play with her, give her piggyback rides. She’s not breakable. And accepting bittersweet reality: Prepare for the day when you’re not the most important man in her life.

Product Description: Warm and fuzzy, anchored in values, and filled with simple words of wisdom, this beloved, bestselling book for parents speaks to the important business of raising sons, and distills their timeless lessons into one nugget of wisdom per page―some lighthearted, some serious, some practical, and some intangible, and all supported by a strong moral backbone...read more

Product Description: How do structural changes - in the welfare state, gender relations, and work - affect concepts and realities of fatherhood? Fatherhood in Late Modernity analyzes the cultural images and representations of fatherhood, including the varieties of fatherhood in relation to social backgrounds, the organizational influences, as well as the impact of political and legal interventions on configurations of fatherhood...read more

Product Description: In Fatherhood, beloved NBA player, poet, children’s advocate, and devoted dad Etan Thomas speaks from his heart on what matters most in his life: being there for his children. As a leading participant in President Obama’s Fatherhood Initiative, Etan has reached out to young men (often young fathers) in the juvenile detention system and in local communities...read more