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Subject(s): Parent and child | Parenting -- Psychological aspects | Developmental psychology Summary: "This thorough and multidisciplinary overview of childrearing illustrates and stands on two foundational principles: that the importance of parenting is immense, and that it is undervalued. The Critical Role of Parenting in Human Developmen

Subject(s): Short story | Liminality Summary: "This book is a study of the short story, one of the widest taught genres in English literature, from an innovative methodological perspective. Both liminality and the short story are well-researched phenomena, but the combination of both is not frequent. This book discusses the relevance of the

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