Frank B Gilbreth
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English
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A time-and-motion expert and his engineer wife use scientific principles to raise their twelve children. No growing pains have ever been more hilarious than those suffered loudly by the riotous Gilbreth clan. First there are a dozen red-haired, freckle-faced kids to contend with. Then there's Dad, a famous efficiency expert who believes a family can be run just like a factory. Finally there's Mother, his partner in everything except discipline. How...
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English
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In this warm, wonderful and heartwarming sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen, the pleasure continues as the Gilbreths return, a little older, a little wiser, but no less delightful! Father has passed away, but the antics of this resourceful clan continue unabated.
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English
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This seminal work essentially defined Modern landscape architecture. Eckbo saw landscape design as a vehicle for social change by breaking down the boundaries between indoor and outdoor living. Throughout Eckbo's career he maintained his vision of the interaction of art and science to create environments that were functional and livable, while maintaining the social, ecological and cultural approach to design.
8) He's my boy
Author
Publisher
Dodd, Mead
Pub. Date
1962.
Language
English
Description
Anecdotes about the author's four-year-old son Teddy - his first haircut, a plane trip from his home in Charleston to Nantucket, and a birthday party, all of which reflect the author's nostalgia for his own childhood.
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English
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Cheaper by the dozen: Tom and Kate Baker have made many sacrifices in their professional lives in order to raise their 12 children. When Tom is offered a job as a Division I college football coach, he moves the entire pack to a suburb in Chicago. This move shakes up the entire family, but when Kate's memoirs get published, she takes off on a book tour. The lack of parental guidance creates problems for all the Baker kids, and chaos ensues.
Cheaper...
Language
English
Description
Tom and Kate Baker have made many sacrifices in their professional lives in order to raise their 12 children. When Tom is offered a job as a Division I college football coach, he moves the entire pack to a suburb in Chicago. This move shakes up the entire family, but when Kate's memoirs get published, she takes off on a book tour. The lack of parental guidance creates problems for all the Baker kids and chaos ensues.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
In this sequel to Cheaper By The Dozen, Ann Gilbreth is forced to take over as the primary breadwinner after the death of her husband, but she soon discovers that not every company who hired her and her husband is eager to work with her on her own.