The Baby Decision: How to Make the Most Important Choice of Your Life
By: Merle Bombardieri
4.22
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
“A Warmly Empathic, Wide-Ranging Manual” – Kirkus Reviews"This valuable unbiased book skillfully sh…
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1. Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids
By: Meghan Daum , Kate Christensen , Tim Kreider , Paul Lisicky , M.G. Lord , Rosemary Mahoney , Sigrid Nunez , Jeanne Safer , Lionel Shriver , Geoff Dyer , Danielle Henderson , None , Anna Holmes , Elliott Holt , Pam Houston , Michelle Huneven , Laura Kipnis
3.74
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Sixteen Literary Luminaries On The Controversial Subject Of Being Childless By Choice, Collected In… read more
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"Reading time is precious. Don't waste it. Reading bad books, or books that are wrong for a certain time in your life, can dangerously put you off the activity altogether."-Meghan Daum, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids
"A number of children kept coming over to the tennis courts, rattling on the gate, and trying to get in. The watching middle-class mums did nothing to restrain them. Eventually my friend yelled, “Go A…"-Meghan Daum, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids
"As a woman who chooses to be childless, I generally have just one problem: other adults. Living in a culture where women are assumed to prioritize motherhood above all else and where a woman's person…"-Meghan Daum, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids
"I guess I don't believe you can have it all. I don't believe any of us can. In fact, I believe the very expression having it all is not only a myth but also a symptom of how sick we are in our contem…"-Meghan Daum, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids
2. What to Expect Before You're Expecting
By: Heidi Murkoff
3.53
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
Announcing the prequel. From Heidi Murkoff, author of America's bestselling pregnancy and parenting… read more
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3. And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives
By: John M. Gottman , Julie Schwartz Gottman
3.80
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Having a baby is a joyous experience, but even the best relationships are strained during the trans… read more
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4. All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
By: Jennifer Senior
3.89
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children. Award-winning journalist… read more
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"Children live life as a controlled experiment."-Jennifer Senior, All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
"What makes a mother? Looking at your child and identifying emotion"-Jennifer Senior, All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
"The phrase "having it all" has little to do with having what we want."-Jennifer Senior, All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
"Vocabulary for aggravation is large. Vocabulary for transcendence is elusive."-Jennifer Senior, All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
5. Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking)
By: Christian Rudder
4.48
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller An audacious, irreverent investigation of human behavior--and a first lo… read more
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- nonfiction
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6. Regretting Motherhood
By: Orna Donath
4.10
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in… read more
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7. One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One
By: Lauren Sandler
3.99
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
Debunking the myth that only children are selfish, maladjusted "little emperors," a prominent journ… read more
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8. Why Have Kids?: A New Mom Explores the Truth About Parenting and Happiness
By: Jessica Valenti
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
If parenting is making Americans unhappy, if it's impossible to "have it all," if people don't have… read more
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9. Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know
By: Emily Oster
4.15
Format: 130 pages,
What to Expect When You're Expectingmeets Freakonomics: an award-winning economist disproves standa… read more
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10. Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think
By: Bryan Caplan
3.91
Format: 434 pages, Hardcover
We've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. Parents invest more time and money in t… read more
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11. To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care
By: Cris Beam
2.83
Format: 288 pages, ebook
"Beam presents both a sharp critique of foster-care policies and a searching exploration of the mea… read more
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12. Motherhood
By: Sheila Heti
3.66
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the author of How Should a Person Be? (“one of the most talked-about books of the year”—Time M… read more
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"Maybe motherhood means honoring one's mother."-Sheila Heti, Motherhood
"Alone, one feels the whole universe, and none of one's personality."-Sheila Heti, Motherhood
"To fit oneself into the smallest spaces in the hopes of being loved -that is entirely womanly"-Sheila Heti, Motherhood
"The Jewish religion says it's not a child until it's two-thirds out of the woman's body--until the head has completely emerged."-Sheila Heti, Motherhood
13. 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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"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
14. Dear Future Mama: A TMI Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood from Your Bestie
By: Meghan Trainor
3.97
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The real talk you want about pregnancy, birth, body image, and the newborn days from Meghan Trainor… read more
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15. All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership
By: Darcy Lockman
4.16
Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition
Why do men do so little at home? Why do women do so much? Why don't our egalitarian values match ou… read more
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"It is a truism that motherhood makes many women feminist."-Darcy Lockman, All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership
"Men are not socialized to feel guilty for having freedom or for not being there for other people."-Darcy Lockman, All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership
"I became my own worst enemy, conflicted about my right to ask, self-conscious about my rising anger, and too often stuck with the choice between fighting or just taking care of it, whatever it was, o…"-Darcy Lockman, All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership
"Joan Williams at the Center for WorkLife Law said "My strongest advice to young women: Don't just try to find a man who's supportive of women. That's a threshold. But consider, what is his attitude t…"-Darcy Lockman, All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership
16. The Baby Decision: How to Make the Most Important Choice of Your Life
By: Merle Bombardieri
4.22
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
“A Warmly Empathic, Wide-Ranging Manual” – Kirkus Reviews"This valuable unbiased book skillfully sh… read more
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17. And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready
By: Meaghan O'Connell
3.92
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
And Now We Have Everything is O'Connell's exploration of transitioning into motherhood as a fledgli… read more
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"I don't want to be a mother. I want to be a writer. I want to be taken seriously. I want money. I want more time. I want to lose weight. I want to be beautiful. I want a day completely to myself, tho…"-Meaghan O'Connell, And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready
"I didn’t know before that when parents talked about 'checking on' their children, they meant checking to make sure they weren’t dead. And when they talked about their love for their children, maybe t…"-Meaghan O'Connell, And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready
"Who wanted to be a mother, anyway? Mom called to mind a relationship with someone, not an individual...There was no mother I wanted to be. I wanted to be myself, but better...To me, this was what a m…"-Meaghan O'Connell, And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready
18. Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence
By: Amy Blackstone
3.94
Format: 279 pages, Hardcover
From Dr. Amy Blackstone, childfree woman, co-creator of the blog we're {not} having a baby, and na… read more
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"Rather than pondering whether childfree women qualify as 'real women', perhaps the better question is why we are so hell-bent on forcing narrow and constricting rules on what makes a woman. Some wome…"-Amy Blackstone, Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence
19. Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers
By: Karen Kleiman
4.48
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Over 90 percent of new mothers will have scary, intrusive thoughts about their baby and themselves.… read more
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20. So When Are You Having Kids: The Definitive Guide for Those Who Aren’t Sure If, When, or How They Want to Become Parents
By: Jordan Davidson
4.05
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
As we expand our understanding of what “family” means, we need to change the way we think about hav… read more
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21. What About Us?: A New Parents Guide to Safeguarding Your Over-Anxious, Over-Extended, Sleep-Deprived Relationship
By: Karen Kleiman
4.33
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
The demands of a new baby can test a couple’s relationship like nothing else! When we factor in sle… read more
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