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To simply state it, Charlotte is the storyteller in the Bronte family, Emily is about passion and high drama, and Anne is the best writer of the bunch. Based loosely upon her own experiences, Anne writes about what life as a governess is like during the Victorian era. The one thing that I learned is that kids from rich families have a tendency toward poor behavior. I'm sure that that tendency still exists today.
Overall, an interesting read, and Anne should not be missed if one intends to get to know the Bronte sisters and their writing. ]]>
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A very large book with a bunch of information, most of which I found useful. However, the theme of this book is one of ultimate sacrifice by the parents toward the child. I shouldn't feel guilty because I won't give up my high paying job to take another job where I can work from home every day and hold my baby. Now maybe if I had married Dr. Sears... ]]>
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Overall, a useful book but there are some organizational problems with it. Nothing major, though. I'm likely to purchase the next book in this series, because it gives nice examples of interactive activities that you can do with your child to work on development. Plus, it has recipes for those of us who like to make our own baby food, and it has FAQ throughout that in some instances, provides very useful and detailed information.
I read the Sears book in conjunction with this one, and I found this one to be more open about different ways in which to rear a child. Sears seems to be stuck in one mode with little flexibility so I appreciated this book more to a certain extent, because it was less judgemental when it comes to parenting styles.
The bottom line is as a parent, no one knows your baby better than you so if you find something that works, stick with it, regardless of what the pundits say.
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said "yes" to attending the event: THE HISTORY BOOK CLUB - NEW SPOTLIGHTED BOOK DISCUSSION BEGINS.
date: February 21, 2010 08:00AM
location: The United States
description: The History Book Club currently has as its spotlighted book No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front to World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin. This event notification is, however, for the next Spotlighted book discussion beginning February 21, 2010 titled The First World War by Sir John Desmond Patrick Keegan OBE.
PW said that the book was a "riveting narrative that puts diaries, letters and action reports to good use, British military historian Keegan ...more
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