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Cheaper by the Dozen (Perennial Classics)

by Frank Gilbreth

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ISBN13: 9780060084608
ISBN10: 006008460x
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A dozen freckle-faced kids under one roof. Imagine the hijinks. Well, in the Gilbreth house, day-to-day life is hilarious. Dad is an efficiency expert who believes a family can be run just like a factory, and thinks that any endeavor he undertakes will be a success. Mother is there, too, as Dad's partner in everything but discipline. Along the way, they survive such escapades as leaving Frank Jr. in a restaurant, Dad's mistakenly spanking a neighbor's kid, thinking he was one of his own, and a first date with Dad in the backseat. Millions of readers have laughed along with the Gilbreth family, and this new edition should introduce the family to a new generation of readers.

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?Gay and lighthearted...One of the most amusing books.?(The Chicago Sun-Times )

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?Always entertaining, occasionally hilarious, occasionally touching....Sound Americana.?(Saturday Review of Literature )

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"Instructive, funny, and very readable."(School Library Journal )

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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, Cheaper by the Dozen is a delightfully enduring story of family life at the turn of the 20th century.

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About the Author

Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. was born in 1911 in Plainfield, New Jersey, and graduated from the University of Michigan. He became a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II and received a Bronze Star and Air Medal. In 1947, he joined the staff of what is now the Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina. A columnist and reporter, he authored and coauthored several books, including Belles on Their Toes (with Ernestine Gilbreth Carey), How to Be a Father, and Time Out for Happiness. In 1950, he was corecipient (with his sister) of the French International Humor Award for Cheaper by the Dozen. He died in 2001.

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ved.manerikar, August 17, 2008 (view all comments by ved.manerikar)
Cheaper by the Dozen is easily among the Top 5 books I have ever read. I received it as a gift when I was 12-13 years old, and have read it countless times since. Each time I have split my sides laughing, and each time this book has left me with a feeling of deep contentment. I recommend it to everyone who loves a good story.
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ISBN:
9780060084608
Author:
Gilbreth, Frank B., Jr.
Author:
Carey, Ernestine Gilbreth
Author:
Gilbreth, Frank B., Jr.
Author:
by Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Family
Subject:
United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Brothers and sisters
Subject:
Topic - Family
Subject:
Childhood Memoir
Subject:
Industrial engineers.
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
General Biography
Edition Description:
1st Perennial Classics ed.
Series:
Perennial Classics
Series Volume:
no. 1
Publication Date:
June 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.14x5.30x.52 in. .37 lbs.
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