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Raising Cain by Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson Ph.D.

Raising Cain

Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys

by Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson Ph.D.
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  • First Published:
  • Apr 1, 1999, 298 pages
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  • Apr 2000, 255 pages
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