I know this sounds awful, but I really can't read those little paperbacks.  The print is too small for my eyes and the ink smudges a lot more, so they are tedious for me to read.  Soft cover (not the same as paperback) aren't usually problematic, and, of course, hard cover is great.

Parenting
Siblings Without Rivalry by Elaine Mazlish and Adele Faber
Hold on to Your Kids, why Parents Matter More than Peers by Gordon Neufeldt, PhD.
Parent Effectiveness Training by Thomas Gordon  
Pick Up Your Socks by Elizabeth Crary  
Without Spanking or Spoiling by Elizabeth Crary   
Between Parent And Child by Haim Ginott
Raising Self Reliant Children In a Self Indulgent World By Stephen Glenn
The Magic Years by Selma Fraiberg    

Homeschooling / Teaching
How Children Learn by John Holt
Teach Your Own by John Holt
Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn 

Knitting
Sweater Design in Plain English by Maggie Righetti
Knitter's Handbook by Montse Stanley
Knitting on the Edge by Nicky Epstein
Knitting over the Edge by Nicky Epstein
Simple Socks:  Plain and Fancy by Priscilla A Gibson-Roberts
Knitting Without Tears by Elizabeth Zimmerman
The Sweater Workshop by Jacquiline Fee
Knitted Embellishments by Nicky Epstein
Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles by Cat Bordi
The Joy of Knitting by Lisa R Myers

Other Non-Fiction
Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields
Simply In Season (World Community Cookbook) by Mary Beth Lind
Extending the Table (World Community Cookbook) by Joetta Handrich Schlabach
Breastfeeding:  Biocultural Perspectives by Katherine Dettwyler
Milk, Money, & Madness by Naomi Baumslg, MD
I'm Just Here for the Food Alton Brown
I'm Just Here for More Food (baking) Alton Brown
On Food and Cooking:  The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee
Cookwise:  The Hows and Whys of Successful Cooking Shirley O Curriher
Salt:  A World History by Mark Kurlansky

Fiction
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Sarah, Women of Genesis by Orson Scott Card
Rebekah, Women of Genesis by Orson Scott Card
Rachel and Leah, Women of Genesis by Orson Scott Card

Magazine Subscriptions
Mothering
Interweave
Vogue Knitting
Family Circle Knitting

Videos
Into the Woods
Les Miserables

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