{"product_id":"the-secrets-of-happy-families-improve-your-mornings-rethink-family-dinner-fight-smarter-go-out-and-play-and-much-more-isbn-9780062295989","title":"The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Secrets of Happy Families\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Bruce Feiler has drawn up a blueprint for modern families — a new approach to family dynamics, inspired by cutting-edge techniques gathered from experts in the disciplines of science, business, sports, and the military.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom smartphones to social media, we live in an age of digital distractions, where we Google everything and parents even text their kids to come downstairs for dinner. 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