Cheaper by the dozen
A time-and-motion expert and his engineer wife use scientific principles to raise their twelve children.
Main Author: | Gilbreth, Frank B. 1911-2001. |
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Other Authors: | Carey, Ernestine Gilbreth., Dwyer, Joan., Ivey, Dana. |
Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
Language: | English |
Published: |
United States :
Random House,
p1994.
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Summary: |
A time-and-motion expert and his engineer wife use scientific principles to raise their twelve children. |
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Physical Description: |
5 sound discs (6 hrs, 5 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN: |
9780307243249 0307243249 |
Author Notes: |
After college, Gilbreth worked as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, the Associated Press in Raleigh, NC and then New York and finally ended up at the Post and Courier in Charleston, SC. He wrote the column "Doing the Charleston" from the late '40's till 1993, as well as the added duties of assistant publisher of the Post and Courier and vice president of Evening Post Publishing Company. Glibreth also wrote the Dictionary of Charlsetonese, a pamphlet which made fun of the Charleston accent. While Gilbreth was known for Cheaper By the Dozen, he also wrote it's sequel Belles on Their Toes, both of which were made into feature films. He has also written eight other books and was named to the South Carolina Academy of Authors in 1998. His column in the Courier and Post was one of the longest running columns in the United States. Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. died on Sunday, February 18, 2001 at the age of 89. |