Boy or girl (found 433 titles)

Guarantee the Sex of Your Baby: Choose a Girl or Boy Using Today's 99.9% Accurate Sex Selection Techniques

Author: Robin Elise Weiss
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Publication date: 2006-12-21
ISBN:
Pages: 144
Rating:
Price: $13.95

Customes reviews 12

Not for me. (2010-01-30)

I didn't read this book. But my sister did (who is a fertility specialist). She said it had some good information in it.

Don't buy it. (2008-11-19)

This book is a waste of money. It's only a high-level summary of various techniques and thoughts on the subject. You can get that for free on the internet.

Not What I Thought (2007-12-27)

We were looking for something a bit more detailed on the Shettles Method and got more of an overview of the various sex-selection methods, most of which were clinical. While I laugh at myself for thinking that we can determine our babies gender with diet, cycle tracking, and various other methods, I also think it can't hurt. At the same time, we weren't at all interested in clinical methods because of the cost, time, and because more than anything, we want a healthy baby... it would just be nice to have at least one girl in the house other than me! So! If you're looking for something to help you understand the available methods of sex-selection, this book is great. However, if you're looking for something that will help you increase your chances of one gender over another, I'd try a different book.

Amazing! (2007-10-12)

I thought it was a well written book. It started with the history of sex selection, making it interesting rather than boring, and jumped quickly into all the at home methods and finally ending with the high tech methods. But what I really liked was how she made it seem very personable by talking to families who had made a variety of decisions, so it wasn't just one person's account of science or personal history. It also wasn't all positive about one method or negative about another method. I think that the author really gave you the space to make a decision that worked for your family. I'm happy to say that the method we chose worked for us! I'll be using this book again in the future and recommending it to my friends.

Just what I needed! (2007-09-30)

When my wife brought up the subject of sex selection I was really confused. I found a lot of ocnflicting information on the internet. Then our doctor recommended this book to us. It started with a history of sex selection and then talked about a lot of the low tech methods and why they weren't as effective. It described in detail the process of the high tech mthods and what their success rates were, including some that were perfect! I really appreciated that the book took the time to talk about finances. As a man, I needed to know how it was going to effect my wallet. The good news is that from what we learned, we've been successful with the techniques inside and are quite thrilled with our new baby!

Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys

Publisher: Plume
Publication date: 2008-06-24
ISBN: 0452289610
Pages: 320
Rating:
Price: $16.00

A literary celebration of one of the most important relationships in a straight girl’s life—her gay best friend

This collection of original essays goes beyond the banter to get to the essence of an intimate relationship like no other. With a foreword by Tales of the City author Armistead Maupin, Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys brings together pieces by National Book Award winner Andrew Solomon (The Noonday Demon), novelist Gigi Levangie Grazer (The Starter Wife), Barneys New York creative director Simon Doonan (Nasty), and many others from all walks of life. In addition to stories of gays and gals bonding over brunch, these essays chronicle love and lust, infatuation and heartbreak, growing up and coming out, and family and children. With genuine warmth, this definitive anthology proves that more durable than diamonds, straight women and gay men are each other’s true best friends.

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Bonding (2007-05-23)

De la Cruz, Melissa and Tom Dolby, editors. "Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys: True Tales of Love, Lust, and Friendship Between Straight Women and Gay Men", Dutton, 2007.

Bonding

Amos Lassen and Literary Pride

The new book with the long title has just as much information as the title seems to have in words. "Girls Who Like Boys..." is a wonderful new collection that looks at the bonds between straight women and gay men. It is an anthology made up of personal essays about friendships and relationships.
Starting off with a great foreword by the author of the "Tales of the City" series, Armistead Maupin that explains the nature of the book, we are taken on a careful look at a kind of love that is not sexual in nature. Society has looked at straight women who befriend gays as covers-up, beards and what have you. What we learn here it is that neither gender nor sexuality that "dictates the tenants of our heart".
The editors, Melissa de la Cruz and Tom Dolby looked at themselves and their own relationship and this is what prompted them to book like this together. This is the first personal book ever done on the subject and it includes the writings of 28 authors who explore their special relationships in topics from parenthood to friendship.
Divided into five separate sections, each dealing with different aspects of relationships, the book is just that much more fun to read. Group dynamics are dealt with in the first section under the topic of "Guys and Gals". These group dynamics range from shopping sprees to be there for one another during periods of good times and of need.
"Close Confidants" deals with one-on-one relationships that have people together and the five essays here are moving and funny.
"A Fine Romance" contains stories of love as well as lust based on the either wrong comprehension or misinterpretation and well-meant advice as well as resignation.
As could be expected there is a section on "Growing Up, Coming Out" which is based on friendship during the years that identity is formed and if you remember those years like I do the essays are about the guys who don't fit as well as the girls.
Finally we come to "Fathers and Daughters, Mothers and Sons' which deals with the ties that bind. It is interesting here that there is even one essay about a mother who hopes that one of her sons will be gay so that he will have some of the qualities that she values in her gay friends.
Taken as a whole, we get a unique picture of a straight-gay relationships. Many people do not understand that these kinds of relationships exist, especially in rural Arkansas and it is s good to have a book that explains it and does so in such a beautiful way.

The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys

Author: Laura Lee Hope
Publisher: Public Domain Books
Publication date: 2005-02-01
ISBN:
Price: $0.00

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Boy or Girl: 50 Fun Ways to Find Out

Author: Shelly Lavigne
Publisher: Dell
Publication date: 1992-06-01
ISBN: 0440504597
Pages: 64
Rating:
Price: $7.99

Want to know the sex of your unborn child? Now 50 of the wisest old wives' tales are brought together in one adorable book for parents-to-be who are intrigued with predicting their baby's gender. Includes games to play at a baby shower, a gift plate that can be personalized by the giver, and the Chinese Conception Chart.

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Fun book (2010-02-11)

Short book, fun read. We really enjoyed this book while we were pregnant with our first child and decided not to find out the sex.

Fun little book! (2010-01-29)

I am actually online to buy my second copy. My husband and I enjoyed going through the book a couple of years ago before my son was born. It is filled with "old wivees' tales" to determine sex. For both of my pregnancies, we have decided not to find out the sex of the baby. This is a fun way to giggle and bond with your partner, and would make a great gift for someone who wants to be suprised. In the end of the book, you calculate all of your girl and boy answers, and for me it said it was a boy-- correct!

FUN READ (2007-09-29)

The best part of this book is the Chinese Conception Chart. It has correctly predicted the gender of ALL THREE of my kids! I always give this book to expecting mothers and tell them to check the chart!

FUN! (2007-03-29)

I BOUGHT THIS BOOK FOR THE FUN OF IT! IT'S EXCITING TO DO SOME OF THE TESTS TO SEE WHAT THE SEX OF YOUR BABY WILL BE WILE YOUR PREGNANT. SOME OF THE TEST YOU CANT DO BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE ALL OF THE STUFF YOU NEED THATS WHY I GOVE IT 3 STARS...BUT OVERALL IT'S GREAT & WOULD MAKE A GREAT GIFT TO YOUR FRIEND OR LOVED ONE WHO IS EXPECTING.

Great Fun for the Family! (2006-06-23)

I'm pregnant with my 3rd child and we just bought our 3rd one of these books. We chose not to find out the gender with the previous two, and we won't with this one either. Instead, we bought this book and had fun as a family trying to guess based on some silly folklore/wives tales. I wonder how some of these "tests" originated! They're a hoot! Anyway, each child has their book tucked away in their keepsakes... I don't even recall if the book was right or wrong. My advice: don't buy the book if you want to know the real answer. This book is meant to be fun and light-hearted!

Boy Or Girl?

Author: Elizabeth Whelan
Publisher: Pocket
Publication date: 1991-01-15
ISBN: 0671739018
Pages: 255
Rating:
Price: $5.99

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Worked for us (2008-09-07)

Easy to read guide to stacking the odds in favor of conceiving one sex over another.

I liked the explanations (just enough science and observation to make it convincing), because most prospective parents will have to explain this to skeptics at some point or other.

Main thing is, I read it and applied it and it worked both times.

It worked for us!! (2004-01-17)

After reading and thoroughly enjoying this book, we followed the instructions to the letter - and we got what we wanted! Just not in the order we had planned. But it was not the fault of the book's instructions, we got too anxious and tried one day too late for our boy, and got a girl. The 2nd time around, we really followed the rules more carefully, and got the boy we were planning, which is really much harder than getting a girl. I'm convinced the book works, if you follow the instructions. Enjoy! Happy baby-making!

It Worked For Us Twice!! (2003-06-25)

I was recommended this book by a nurse friend of mine who tried Dr. Shettles method three times without success. Dr. Whelan explains why her method is the one appropriate for couples who are trying to conceive naturally. Methods written about in other books (namely by Dr. Shettles) were created for couples that conceived by artificial methods.

Dr. Whelan goes on to explain that no method is 100% gauranteed, but gives the percentages of your chances to conceive a child of the sex that you desire.

Her method is not difficult to follow, if you are familiar with your body and monthly cycle. I never did buy a fertility thermometer or any other tool.

She also goes into the ethics surrounding this issue, and encourages the reader to consider why it is that they desire a child of one sex over the other.

I highly recommend this book be read by ANYONE considering using ANY METHOD of sex selection, just so that you know both sides of this scientific story. My husband and I followed Dr. Whelan's advice, and I am excited to have conceived a son, and then a daughter which is what we desired to do!

Good Luck, have fun regardless of what method you decide to try, and don't forget what a precious child you will receive at the end of the journey- even if it isn't the sex you were hoping for!

It works! (2001-03-22)

Although out of print, this book's theory really works. After 3 girls and tons of research I found the authors method to be the most logical, and scientifically based. Boy oh Boy! 9 months later our 9 pound boy. I recommended it to a friend who choose Dr. Shetles method instead and got the opposite of what she wanted. She should have listened to Dr. Whelan.

Boy or Girl? (2000-09-29)

I found this book to be very useful and informative. It was fun to read all the different theories on having a boy or girl. We did try one of the methods suggested for having a girl and it worked.

How To Make a Baby Girl or Baby Boy: Choose the Sex of Your Child In Plain and Simple Language

Authors: Mark Moore, Lisa Moore
Publisher: Washington Publishers
Publication date: 2004-10-15
ISBN: 0971572127
Pages: 32
Rating:
Price: $12.95

Choose the Sex of Your Child? Applying the natural methods detailed within, empowers couples to make it more likely to have either a baby girl or baby boy. This timeless topic stirs the curiosity of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. This book unlocks the secrets of how to make a baby girl or baby boy.

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Don't waste your time or money (2009-11-13)

This book is very simplistic. I would not recommend it to anyone! You should try the Choosing the Sex of your Baby by Shettles instead.

choose sex of your baby--simple version (2009-09-20)

This book is extremely basic and a five mintue read, literally. If you are just begining to research this subject, and are looking for the most basic information, this book is for you. But if you are looking for more specific information, or to build on a basic knowledge, I would not recommend it.

Just buy "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" instead (2007-06-25)

If you really want to learn about ovulation charting and shooting for a certain gender this book is too simplistic. Buy "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" and truly educate yourself on your cycles. I was so dissappointed in this book that this is the first review I have ever written.

Quick read To the Point (2006-12-11)

Very quick read! I read it all in ten mins Theres 31 pages and the text is big. We are going to try to use this method The Shettles Method. I have done other research on this Method. Which most you can find Googling Shettles Method. Overall i enjoyed this book It got right down to the point. But if your really serious about Choosing the gender I suggest you do some more research!

The simple instructions and line drawings leave no room for confusion is this useful guide (2005-08-07)

Knowledge of medical obstetrics has advanced to the point where prospective parents can improve the odds of conceiving the desired gender of baby by following natural methods, as explained in How To Make A Baby Girl Or Baby Boy, the collaborative work of Doctor Mark More and his wife, pediatric nurse Lisa More. When followed properly, the methods are estimated to give 80/20 odds of the desired gender, rather than the usual 50/50. The key to the methods lies in the differences between X-sperm and Y-sperm; X-sperm live longer but Y-sperm are faster, so methods for female conception involved sexual congress a few days before ovulation (giving the Y-sperm time to die off) and making the woman's interior more hostile to sperm, while the methods for male conception are the opposite. The techniques in How To Make A Baby Girl Or Baby Boy do not cost money, or require a doctor's supervision beyond the expenses or necessary medical supervision of any pregnancy. A disclaimer warns that the methods are not guarantees, and further, not all the techniques are recommended for couples who are having a difficult time conceiving; some may even hinder fertility to a degree. The simple instructions and line drawings leave no room for confusion is this useful guide.

Boy Meets Girl: 40 Couples on How and Where They Met the One

Authors: Rachel Safier
Publisher: Adams Media
Publication date: 2008-12-17
ISBN: 1598695568
Pages: 208
Rating:
Price: $9.95

Everyone hopes to find their one true love. For the forty couples in this one-of-a-kind collection, that dream came true. Whether it was a twist of fate or soulmates reunited, these heartwarming stories will make any cynic believe in love again. Story categories include: Cupid Hit Me Upside the Head; We Were Only Kids!; I Couldn't Stand Him When We Met; Friends First; Love at First Sight; Finding Love Online, or YouandMe.com; Embarrassing Meets; Relationship Redux; Office Romance; Everyone Knew Except Us!; The Blind Date. Whether you are still searching for your match or celebrating a golden anniversary, everyone will fall in love with this collection of romantic encounters.

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I love Love Stories (2009-12-28)

This was given to me. I read it when I am blue, because the heartwarming stories are uplifting. I love Love Stories!

Love Boy Meets Girl (2008-12-09)

Love this book -- it's such a heartfelt book on the unexpected ways people have fallen in love! Just a feel-good book for anyone you know who has ever been in love. A fun read that will make you believe in the "there's someone out there for everyone" theory!

Phebe, the Blackberry Girl

Authors: Anonymous
Publisher:
Publication date: 2009-05-13
ISBN:
Price: $3.99

What have you in that basket, child?" "Blackberries, Miss, all pick'd to-day; They're very large and fully ripe; Do look at them, and taste them pray.

Boys and Girls Learn Differently!: A Guide for Teachers and Parents

Authors: Michael Gurian, Patricia Henley, Terry Trueman
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Publication date: 2001-02-27
ISBN: 0787953431
Pages: 368
Rating:
Price: $24.95

In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian synthesizes this current knowledge and clearly demonstrates how this distinction in hard-wiring and socialized gender differences affects how boys and girls learn. Gurian presents a new way to educate our children based on brain science, neurological development, and chemical and hormonal disparities.

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Great Starting Place (2009-09-25)

This book is a great overview of the nature-based, gender-based philosophy and the practical applications of that philosophy. I like it particularly because most of Michael Gurian's books deal with a subset of the material. This one is perhaps the best first book to read if you are interested in the subject. There are other books by Gurian and by Leonard Sax which work the brain science harder. There are several excellent books which Gurian has co-written which are designed to be classroom strategy and implementation books. There are quite a few by Gurian and others which highlight and analyze the difficult plight of boys in current society. There many books, more in the public eye, on the challenges before girls today. This is a fascinating and important area of study with much depth of material for those inclined to pursue it. But regardless of depth of interest, this book is a fine place to begin.

The most helpful book I have read since Don't Shoot the Dog (2009-06-12)

This book's title should win an award for obviousness. Of COURSE boys and girls learn differently, that is part of what makes them boys and girls. I think Gurian's book is addressing the educational fetish that all children are blobs of goo, entirely shaped by their upbringings. It is clearly not so... kids are hard-wired at birth and a one-size-fits-all education isn't going to work. It will frustrate the children, confound the teachers, and impart little actual learning.

The first section of the book is a rehashing of the brain research associated with early childhood development. This was spelled out better in Gurian's book The Minds of Boys. I suspect it was included in this book assert the author's theories' credibility. The second section of the book, on designing classrooms to meet the needs of boys AND girls, is extremely valuable.

A 25-year veteran teacher and I were talking about it. She says school is designed by women, taught by women, and geared toward women. Sit down, sit still, raise your hand. As a result, boyishness is becoming a pathology. There is nothing wrong with most boys, other than being biologically unsuited for an environment of "sit down, sit still, and raise your hand."

I teach 3-year old Sunday School, and boys and girls DO learn differently. It might not be a bad idea to sex-segregate preschoolers in Sunday school, rather than divide them by age. Most three-year-old girls can turn out a prettily colored picture or cutting craft; most three year old boys simply do not. However, when it comes to acting out a Bible Story, the boys are as engaged as the girls. And when you can put the kids INTO the lesson, the learning sticks.

The entire second section of this book is devoted to how to build inclusive lesson plans that meet the needs of all kids, and how to incentivize learning for boys and girls. It has been extremely helpful to me; I think this is the most helpful book I have read about reaching and training children since Karen Pryor's book "Don't Shoot the Dog."

excellent reference (2009-04-18)

I am a high school teacher in the inner city of Los Angeles. This book was very helpful in allowing me to accomodate both boys and girls in my classes.

If your son's teacher wants you to drug him, read this book first. (2008-03-04)

Our education system always talks the talk of "celebrating diversity," but we are pummeled by political correctness any time we acknowledge any differences.

Michael Gurian does an exellent job presenting a lot of heavy medical and scientific research about brain differences between boys and girls. Different does not mean "inferior," and Gurian does well to present the facts about gender differences in a way that is both easy to understand and is scientific enough to combat the political correctness that is trying (unsuccessfully) to turn the US into a genderless society.

If your son's teacher cannot handle "boy energy" and wants to to drug him into submission, you really need to read this book first. Afterwards, you will probably want to give a copy to your boy's teacher.

Thank you! (2007-09-11)

We need to stop worrying about offending people with talk of the differences of the genders and embrace what we are seeing and (what studies are showing). If we wonder why kids are having so much trouble we need to look at what we are doing to them and embrace the reality rather than deny the fact that we are wired differently. This is filled with critical information and ways to help our kids. I want to do the best for my son and daughter and I thank Michael Gurian for this book.

Man & Woman, Boy & Girl: Gender Identity from Conception to Maturity (Master Work Series)

Authors: Anke A. Ehrhardt
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Publication date: 1996-01-01
ISBN: 1568218125
Pages: 311
Rating:
Price: $40.00

How do men become men and women become women? How does a child establish gender identity? By what processes is the human being directed toward reproductive maturity as either male or female? In Man and Woman, Boy and Girl, John Money and Anke Ehrhardt offer a comprehensive account of sexual differentiation using genetics, embryology, endocrinology and neuro-endocrinology, psychology, and anthropology. Their multidisciplinary approach to gender identity avoids the old arguments over nature versus nurture. Money and Ehrhardt focus instead on the interaction of hereditary endowment and environmental influence. Money and Ehrhardt's work will lead many readers to the conclusion that the differences between man and man, or woman and woman, can be as great as between man and woman. A new model of sexual differentiation emerges from this conclusion. It indicates that the social roles of men and women, rather than being fixed by membership in a sexual caste, should be related to individual biography, achievement, and incentives. Still the most thorough treatment of the subject, this latest printing contains a new preface by John Money.

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apparent fraud (2007-01-23)

The author made a bunch of money touting his claim that there's no genetic basis in gender identity. This book is part of that campaign. His telling case study later turned out to have been an elaborate charade.

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