New Releases by Ernestine Gilbreth

The hilarious and heartwarming #1 New York Times bestseller and its beloved sequel about a larger-than-life family with twelve kids. Cheaper by the Dozen: Made into two classic movies—one starring Clifton Webb and the other starring Steve Martin—and translated into more than fifty languages, Cheaper by the Dozen is an amusing, endearing, and unforgettable memoir of the Gilbreth clan as told by siblings Frank Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth. Mother and Dad are world-renowned efficiency experts, helping factories fine-tune their assembly lines for maximum output at minimum cost. At home, the Gilbreths themselves have cranked out twelve kids, and Dad is out to prove that efficiency principles can apply to family as well as the workplace—with riotous results. “A touching family portrait that also happens to be very, very funny.” —Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Belles on Their Toes: With twelve kids, life at the Gilbreth house has always been a big project. But after their father passes away, there are more challenges than ever. As their resourceful mother works to keep the family business running, the kids tackle the adventures of raising themselves and running a household. With the irrepressible blend of humor and good cheer characteristic of one of the most beloved families in America, the Gilbreths rise to every occasion and find a way to keep it all together. Belles on Their Toes was also made into a movie with Myrna Loy and Jeanne Crain reprising their roles. “There is a sincere and heartwarming atmosphere in this second volume that makes it almost better reading, if possible, than the first.” —Library Journal

The #1 New York Times–bestselling classic: A hilarious memoir of two parents, twelve kids, and “a life of cheerfully controlled chaos” (The New York Times). Translated into more than fifty languages, Cheaper by the Dozen is the unforgettable story of the Gilbreth clan as told by two of its members. In this endearing, amusing memoir, siblings Frank Jr. and Ernestine capture the hilarity and heart of growing up in an oversized family. Mother and Dad are world-renowned efficiency experts, helping factories fine-tune their assembly lines for maximum output at minimum cost. At home, the Gilbreths themselves have cranked out twelve kids, and Dad is out to prove that efficiency principles can apply to family as well as the workplace. The heartwarming and comic stories of the jumbo-size Gilbreth clan have delighted generations of readers, and will keep you and yours laughing for years. This ebook features an illustrated biography including rare photos from the authors’ estates.

In this delightful memoir by the authors of Cheaper by the Dozen, the twelve Gilbreth children cope with the loss of their father as they grow up together. With twelve kids, life at the Gilbreth house has always been a big project. But after their father passes away, there are more challenges than ever. And yet, with the irrepressible blend of humor and good cheer characteristic of one of the most beloved families in America, the Gilbreths happily rise to every occasion and find a way to keep it all together. With the clan struggling to make ends meet, everyone has to pitch in. As their resourceful mother works to keep the family business running without Dad, the kids tackle the adventures of raising themselves and running a household. Their attempts to pinch pennies frequently result in chaos. From tragedy and the trials of the first year as a single-parent household to the daily crises of a family with a double-digit headcount, the episodes in Belles on Their Toes are poignant, inspiring, and hilarious. “From start to finish, it is a reading joy,” raved the Chicago Sunday Tribune. “There is a sincere and heartwarming atmosphere in this second volume,” wrote Library Journal, “that makes it almost better reading, if possible, than the first.” This ebook features an illustrated biography including rare photos from the authors’ estates.

A Literature Kit. A classic story of a family of twelve children and their adventures while growing up together. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were renowned efficiency experts, who often practiced their many different theories and experiments on their large family. Written with wit and humor, the book documents a multitude of humorous and touching vignettes some hilarious and others nostalgic and heart-warming. Family adventures include, the family car, a vintage Pierce-Arrow, which is used by the parents for Sunday drives and causes the children no end of embarrassment. As well as a trip out west to visit Mothers straight-laced family. It is a story in which most families will readily identify, and keep the reader turning the pages to the very end.

Mr et Mrs GILBRETH avaient décidé le jour de leur mariage d''avoir DOUZE enfants. Et ils les eurent, six garçons et six filles, tous roux, vifs d''esprit et turbulents, impossibles, mais délicieux. Tous deux ingénieurs industriels, Mr et Mrs Gilbreth consacraient leur vie à l''étude du rendement. Analysant les mouvements et supprimant ceux qui étaient inutiles, ils diminuaient la fatigue des ouvriers et augmentaient la production des usines. Ils avaient foi en leur méthode au point de l''appliquer à leurs douze petits coquins comment apprendre une langue étrangère en se brossant les dents ? soigner à la chaîne toute une famille atteinte de rougeole ? enlever les amygdales en série ? Mais les enfants n''en faisaient parfois qu''à leur tête, provoquant une suite ininterrompue d''aventures et de gags domestiques, tous désopilants. Devenus adultes, les deux cadets entreprirent alors de raconter les mille incidents quotidiens d''une famille peu banale, la leur. En Amérique, puis en France, le succès du livre fut foudroyant Best-seller depuis 1949, cette réédition accompagne l''irrésistible adaptation au cinéma TREIZE A LA DOUZAINE (Cheaper by the dozen), réalisé par Shawn Levy, déclenchant 13 éclats de rire à la douzaine !

Humorous reminiscences of the author''s married life.

Life and politics behind the scenes in a big department store.