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Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (2019, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-10006008460X
ISBN-139780060084608
eBay Product ID (ePID)19038251953

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Book TitleCheaper by the Dozen
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWomen, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Topics), Personal Memoirs, General, Biography & Autobiography / General, Topic / Marriage & Family, Essays, Science & Technology
Publication Year2019
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, Science, Biography & Autobiography, Humor
AuthorFrank B. Gilbreth, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight5.9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-059138
Dewey Edition21
Reviews[Cheaper by the Dozen] is a touching family portrait that also happens to be very, very funny...its appeal is timeless.
Grade FromSeventh Grade
Dewey DecimalFIC
Grade ToUP
SynopsisOne of the best-loved American memoirs of an oversized family and the parents who held them together. What do you get when you put twelve lively kids together with a father--a famous efficiency expert--who believes families can run like factories, and a mother who is his partner in everything except discipline? You get a hilarious tale of growing up that has made generations of kids and adults alike laugh along with the Gilbreths in Cheaper by the Dozen . Translated into more than fifty-three languages and made into a classic film starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy, this memoir is a delightfully enduring story of family life at the turn of the 20th century., "A touching family portrait that also happens to be very, very funny. . . its appeal is timeless." --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post One of the best-loved American memoirs of an oversized family and the parents who held them together - now a Disney+ movie starring Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff. What do you get when you put twelve lively kids together with a father--a famous efficiency expert--who believes families can run like factories, and a mother who is his partner in everything except discipline? You get a hilarious tale of growing up that has made generations of kids and adults alike laugh along with the Gilbreths in Cheaper by the Dozen. Translated into more than fifty-three languages and made into numerous films over the years -- including a classic film starring Myrna Loy and a cult favorite with Steve Martin, Hilary Duff, and Alyson Stoner -- this memoir is a delightfully enduring story of family life at the turn of the twentieth century., "A touching family portrait that also happens to be very, very funny. . . its appeal is timeless." --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post One of the best-loved American memoirs of an oversized family and the parents who held them together. What do you get when you put twelve lively kids together with a father--a famous efficiency expert--who believes families can run like factories, and a mother who is his partner in everything except discipline? You get a hilarious tale of growing up that has made generations of kids and adults alike laugh along with the Gilbreths in Cheaper by the Dozen . Translated into more than fifty-three languages and made into a classic film starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy -- and a remake featuring Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, and Alyson Stoner -- this memoir is a delightfully enduring story of family life at the turn of the twentieth century.
LC Classification NumberT55.85.G64A3 2002

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