Cheaper by the Dozen
 

Cheaper by the Dozen

by Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

No growing pains have ever been more hilarious than those suffered loudly by the riotous Gilbreth clan. First there are a dozen red-haired, freckle-faced kids to contend with. Then there's Dad, a famous efficiency expert who believes a family can be run just like a factory. Finally there's Mother, his partner in everything except discipline. How they all survive such escapades as... (read more)

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Dr. J. G.
  • Rated 5 stars

One of the greatest finds was this book bought on a footpath in Mumbai from booksellers that those days stocked old and second hand books for extremely affordable prices. It is always a joy to read it and I have gone over it I don't know how often. This is the real version though, and the recent film has little to do with the real life story that one finds here, penned by two of the dozen siblings.
It is as much about love as about time management, the area of expertise of the parents of...

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  • Rated 4.106838 stars
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  • Rated 4.546667 stars
 

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  • vishalb628

    vishalb628 said:

    Awesome book. It's a great story about a family. I haven't read the sequel yet, though

    posted Friday, October 5 2007
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