Unlike some of Dr. Spock's 16 previous books, this one does not offer specific advice about children for their parents. Instead, the venerable Spock (Baby and Child Care), now 91, writes in ...

In 1946, just as the baby boom begins, Dr. Spock writes Baby and Child Care, a common-sense book about childhood ailments. The pediatrician advises parents to reject harsh discipline, and be more ...

Although Dr. Spock has authored or co-authored four books since, it is this book which has made his world-wide reputation. Someone asked if his fame had drawbacks. "Oh definitely. It can be quite ...

But I don't anymore, and I will try to show you how reading The Trial of Dr. Spock helped to change my mind. JESSICA MITFORD has written a book about the trial of the Boston Five anti-war ...