Raising Raffi: The First Five Years
By: Keith Gessen
3.91
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“A wise, mild and enviably lucid book about a chaotic scene.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times “…
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1. Your Five-Year-Old: Sunny and Serene
By: Louise Bates Ames , Frances L. Ilg
3.73
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
A five-year-old is a wonderful, fun-loving, exuberant child. But what’s going on inside that five-y… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
2. Waiting for Birdy: A Year of Frantic Tedium, Neurotic Angst, and the Wild Magic of Growing a Family
By: Catherine Newman
4.10
Format: None pages,
To fifty thousand readers, Catherine Newman is the beloved author of Bringing Up Ben & Birdy,a week… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- memoir
3. The Sweet Hereafter
By: Russell Banks
4.23
Format: 128 pages,
When fourteen children from the small town of Sam Dent are lost in a tragic accident, its citizens … read more
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4. Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
By: Anne Lamott
3.59
Format: 370 pages, Paperback
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- nonfiction
- biography
- parenting
- memoir
5. Good Bones
By: Maggie Smith
4.19
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
Poems written out of the experience of motherhood, inspired by the poet watching her own children t… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
6. Something Upstairs
By: Avi
3.03
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
The mystery deepens The room was shabby and dirty, heavy with heat. None of the things which Kenny … read more
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7. Splinters
By: Leslie Jamison
3.86
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveti… read more
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- biography
- parenting
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
8. Grief Is for People
By: Sloane Crosley
3.91
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Following the death of her closest friend, Sloane Crosley explores multiple kinds of loss in this d… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
"Grief is for people, not things."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"Suicide is a tax on human consciousness."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"How will he know you loved him," she asks, "unless you try to destroy yourself?"-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"Pictures should be of what you see, not of what the world sees when it sees you."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
9. More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
By: Molly Roden Winter
3.53
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An unputdownable memoir of love, desire, and personal growth that follows a happily married mother'… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
"There is something pathetic about crying within the first minute of therapy"-Molly Roden Winter, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
"I worry that things are going too well, that they're all going to come toppling down."-Molly Roden Winter, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
"Why do I keep doing this? Why can't I stop this stupid pleasing everyone bullshit? I'm so fucking sick of myself."-Molly Roden Winter, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
10. All Fours
By: Miranda July
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times–bestselling author of The First Bad Man returns with an irreverently sexy, tende… read more
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- audiobook
"But maybe the road split between: a life spent longing vs. a life that was continually surprising"-Miranda July, All Fours
"Maybe we shouldn't do that," Jordi said. "Flatten ourselves like that. Erratic doesn't have to mean crazy or irresponsible. Shouldn't we be normalizing change?"-Miranda July, All Fours
"I guess any calling, no mater what it is, is a kind of unresolved ache," I said, giving in to knowing more than him. "It's a problem that you can't fix, but there is some relief in knowing you will c…"-Miranda July, All Fours
"For me lying created just the right amount of problems and what you saw was just one of my four or five faces- each real, each with different needs. The only dangerous lie was one that asked me to co…"-Miranda July, All Fours
11. This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
By: Lyz Lenz
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
"So much of our culture depicts young girls dreaming about their weddings. But every middle-aged woman I know dreams about living alone in the woods, maybe with a dog."-Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
12. A Heart That Works
By: Rob Delaney
4.62
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
New York Times Bestseller * The New Yorker Best Books of 2022 * Entertainment Weekly Best Boo… read more
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- biography
- parenting
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"I felt like I was being asked to find an individual lentil in a warehouse that a tornado had just torn through"-Rob Delaney, A Heart That Works
"Why don't you just leave open the possibility that others love you, whether you like it or not, and that the people who'd like you to stick around aren't, to a man, wrong."-Rob Delaney, A Heart That Works
13. I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
By: Jessi Klein
3.90
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The eagerly anticipated second essay collection from Jessi Klein, author of the acclaimed New York … read more
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- biography
- parenting
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"A mother's heroic journey is not about how she leaves, but how she stays."-Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
"But becoming a mother alters every ince of your body, your routine, your soul, your heart."-Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
"Motherhood leaves you inevitably and profoundly changed; you can be similar to who you were - maybe? - but you'll never be the same."-Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
"Because now I know that everything bad can happen, and I am responsible for it not. Because sometimes I feel like keeping us from dying will kill me. Because I am on board, and I'm exhausted. Because…"-Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
14. The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
By: Mike Birbiglia
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
With laugh-out-loud funny parenting observations, the NYT bestselling author and award-winning come… read more
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- biography
- parenting
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Pizza is a Band Aid for so many problems."-Mike Birbiglia, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
"A joke without comedic timing is a statement of pure insanity."-Mike Birbiglia, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
"My brain is like a Snapple cap. It can hold one piece of information at a time."-Mike Birbiglia, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
"We joke about things we're most anxious about to diffuse the anxiety of the actual threat."-Mike Birbiglia, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
15. Stay True
By: Hua Hsu
4.03
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, a gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for se… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
"My parents are great, I said. Unbelievably non-stereotypical."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
"The first generation thinks about survival; the ones that follow tell the stories."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
"You were describing people we had not yet met, maybe people we ourselves would become."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
"It was a sign of personal growth, I thought to myself, that I could be friends with someone who liked Pearl Jam this much."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
16. Between Two Trailers
By: J. Dana Trent
3.65
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable memoir about a girl who escapes her childhood as a preschool drug dealer to earn a… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
17. To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma
By: Molly Millwood
4.29
Format: None pages, Audiobook
A clinical psychologist’s exploration of the modern dilemmas women face in the wake of new motherho… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- audiobook
"So many nights, exhausted or just impatient, I have been eager for my children’s bedtime. One kid’s chatter barely registers in my ear because it’s the same chatter I’ve been hearing all day. The oth…"-Molly Millwood, To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma
"Prøv lige at overveje den her formulering: So many nights, exhausted or just impatient, I have been eager for my children’s bedtime. One kid’s chatter barely registers in my ear because it’s the same…"-Molly Millwood, To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma
18. Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood
By: Jessica Grose
3.48
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
"If this book feels like it’s sounding the alarm on the state of American motherhood, well, that’s… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- memoir
- audiobook
19. Loved and Missed
By: Susie Boyt
4.30
Format: None pages, None
Ruth is a woman who believes in and despairs of the curative power of love. Her daughter, Eleanor, … read more
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- audiobook
"I wanted it to be true so much it was true. Sometimes in life you have to let your heart and bones off the hook of yourself."-Susie Boyt, Loved and Missed
"I thought of him as a long-lost relation. A sailor coming into port- agitated, sweat on his brow- who needed somewhere calm to lay his head. He was good company. And it was hard for me to feel I was …"-Susie Boyt, Loved and Missed
"You ever wish that you’d . . . ’ I waited for more, but her question politely disintegrated. But then, although no more words were forthcoming, she tilted her head slightly and suddenly what she’d as…"-Susie Boyt, Loved and Missed
"Jean’s capacity to bounce back in life always impressed me. The way she held herself in high regard. It was a form of personal, almost bodily optimism, you could say. Integrity that went deep and was…"-Susie Boyt, Loved and Missed
20. I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris
By: Glynnis MacNicol
3.59
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
When you’re a woman smack in so-called “middle age” you are not promised anything at all other than… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
21. The Unlikely Village of Eden
By: Emma Nadler
4.32
Format: None pages, Paperback
A profoundly thought-provoking, funny, and hopeful memoir about learning to adapt when life doesn’t… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- memoir
- audiobook
22. Private Equity: A Memoir
By: Carrie Sun
3.63
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A gripping memoir of one woman’s self-discovery inside a top Wall Street firm, and an urgent indict… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
"A gift weighed down by the imposition of gratitude becomes an expectation; over time, it becomes debt."-Carrie Sun, Private Equity: A Memoir
23. Exit Interview: The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career
By: Kristi Coulter
4.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A candid, intensely funny memoir of ambition, gender, and a grueling decade inside Amazon, from the… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
24. This Story Will Change: After the Happily Ever After
By: Elizabeth Crane
3.67
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Rachel Cusk meets Nora Ephron in this intimate and evolving portrait about the end of a marriage an… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
25. Raising Raffi: The First Five Years
By: Keith Gessen
3.91
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“A wise, mild and enviably lucid book about a chaotic scene.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times “… read more
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- biography
- parenting
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. Perfect Tunes
By: Emily Gould
3.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Have you ever wondered what your mother was like before she became your mother, and what she gave u… read more
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- audiobook
27. More: Life on the Edge of Adventure and Motherhood
By: Majka Burhardt
4.01
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
An intense and emotional epistolary memoir by one of the world's top ice climbers, born at the conf… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- parenting
- memoir
28. Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches
By: Hillary Frank
3.57
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Unconventional--yet effective--parenting strategies, carefully curated by the creator of the popula… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- audiobook
29. Banal Nightmare
By: Halle Butler
3.64
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A ferocious novel by one of the boldest voices in American fiction and the author of The New Me, th… read more
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- audiobook
30. Plays Well with Others
By: Sophie Brickman
3.21
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Annie Lewin is at the end of her rope. She’s a mother of three young children; her crypto-VC husban… read more
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- parenting
- audiobook
31. Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting
By: Jennifer Traig
3.94
Format: 352 pages, ebook
From a distinctive, inimitable voice, a wickedly funny and fascinating romp through the strange and… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- audiobook
