There's No Manual: Honest and Gory Wisdom about Having a Baby
By: Beth Newell
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
The info-packed, truth-telling guide expectant and new mothers have been screaming into their pillo…
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1. 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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- nonfiction
- parenting
- health
2. Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment
By: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston , James D. Houston
3.70
Format: 223 pages, Paperback
Jeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was uprooted from their home and sent … read more
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- nonfiction
"Now she wanted for me the same thing I thought I wanted. Acceptance, in her eyes, was simply another means for survival."-Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment
"I instinctively decided that I would prove that I wasn't different, that it should not be odd to hear me speaking English. From that day forward I lived with this double impulse:the urge to disappear…"-Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment
"You cannot deport 110,000 people unless you have stopped seeing individuals. Of course, for such a thing to happen, there has to be a kind of acquiescence on the part of the victims, some submerged b…"-Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment
"From that day on, pay of me yearned to be invisible. In a way, nothing would have been nicer than for no one to see me. Although I could not have defined it at the Tom me, I felt if attention were dr…"-Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment
3. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
By: Ina May Gaskin
4.36
Format: 348 pages, Paperback
What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you. Drawing upon her thirty-plus year… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- health
"It is important to keep in mind that our bodies must work pretty well, or their wouldn't be so many humans on the planet."-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
"Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body."-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
"It would be a mistake, though, to consider care by family doctors or midwives inferior to that offered by obstetricians simply on the grounds that obstetricians need not refer care to a family physic…"-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
"Gardeners know that you must nourish the soil if you want healthy plants. You must water the plants adequately, especially when seeds are germinating and sprouting, and they should be planted in a nu…"-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
4. Get in Trouble
By: Kelly Link
3.68
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
She has been hailed by Michael Chabon as “the most darkly playful voice in American fiction” and by… read more
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"Sometimes a friendship is more like a war."-Kelly Link, Get in Trouble
"Her chest feels very tight, as if she's suddenly full of poison. You have to keep it all inside. Like throwing yourself on a bomb to save everyone else. Except you're the bomb."-Kelly Link, Get in Trouble
"The Wizard of Oz was a humbug. He's not great and powerful. He just pretends to be great and powerful. The Wicked Witch of the West is greater and powerfuller. She's got flying monkeys. She's like a …"-Kelly Link, Get in Trouble
"Picture the lobby of a hotel. [...] Now fill up the lobby with dentists and superheroes. Men and women, oral surgeons, eighth-dimensional entities, mutants, and freaks who want to save your teeth, sa…"-Kelly Link, Get in Trouble
5. The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
By: Harvey Karp
3.72
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
In perhaps the most important parenting book of the decade, Dr. Harvey Karp reveals an extraordinar… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- health
6. What to Expect When You're Expecting
By: Arlene Eisenberg , Heidi Murkoff , Sandee Hathaway
3.63
Format: 304 pages,
Incorporating everything that's new in pregnancy, childbirth, and the lifestyles of parents-to-be, … read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- health
7. The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother
By: Amely Greeven , Heng Ou , Marisa Belger
4.13
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
The first 40 days after the birth of a child offer an essential and fleeting period of rest and rec… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- health
8. The Magic of Motherhood: The Good Stuff, the Hard Stuff, and Everything In Between
By: Ashlee Gadd
4.11
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
The Magic of Motherhoodcelebrates your life as a mom--the good stuff, the hard stuff, and everythin… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
9. Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
By: Abby Craden , Pamela Druckerman
4.02
Format: 10 pages, Audiobook
The secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children. When American journalist Pamela Dr… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
"You don’t say, “I’m sorry,"-Abby Craden, Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
"Letting children “live their lives"-Abby Craden, Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
"...the main point of parental authority is to authorize children to do things, not to block them."-Abby Craden, Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
"One day I have a revelation. ‘I think we’re actually quite compatible,’ I tell him. ‘You’re irritable, and I’m irritating."-Abby Craden, Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
10. Moms On Call Basic Baby Care: 0-6 Months (Expanded and Revised 2012) (Moms On Call Parenting Books)
By: Laura Hunter , Jennifer Walker
3.66
Format: None pages,
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11. The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality
By: Kimberly Ann Johnson
4.33
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
A holistic, practical guide to help support women through post-partum healing on the physical, emot… read more
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12. 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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13. It Starts with the Egg: How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant Naturally, Prevent Miscarriage, and Improve Your Odds in IVF
By: Rebecca Fett
4.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
Whether you are trying to conceive naturally or through IVF, the quality of your eggs will have a p… read more
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14. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
By: La Leche League International , None
3.17
Format: None pages,
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15. Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
By: Emily Oster
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the author of EXPECTING BETTER, an economist's guide to the early years of parenting With E… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
"This idea—that what parents need or want will play a role in choices—can be hard to admit. In a sense, I think this is at the core of a lot of the “Mommy War"-Emily Oster, Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
16. What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood
By: Alexandra Sacks
4.01
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Your guide to the emotions of pregnancy and early motherhood, from two of America’s top reproductiv… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- health
17. Sh!t No One Tells You About Pregnancy (Sh!t No One Tells You, 4)
By: Dawn Dais
3.55
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
The fourth book in Dawn Dais' popular Sh!t No One Tells You series covers all the indignities a wom… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
18. The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding (The Parents' Guide to Montessori, 2)
By: Simone Davies
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
It’s time to change the way we see babies. Drawing on principles developed by the educator Dr Maria… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
19. Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood―and Trusting Yourself and Your Body
By: Erica Chidi
4.31
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
"What a gift to new and expecting moms. You have no idea the mountain and rollercoaster you're abou… read more
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- parenting
- health
20. Blood on the Tide (Crimson Sails, #2)
By: Katee Robert
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Set sail for adventure and love in the next spicy fantasy romance from Katee Robert, the New York T… read more
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21. Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
By: Angela Garbes
4.22
Format: 256 pages, ebook
What to read after What to Expect . . . . A badass, feminist, and personal deep-dive into the scie… read more
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- nonfiction
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"The origins of the placenta can be traced back to a virus."-Angela Garbes, Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
"Her enthusiasm for the organ is contagious. Enough to convince you that the alphabet posters in kindergarten classrooms should declare that "P" is for 'placenta'..."-Angela Garbes, Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
"The foundation of the female pelvis is composed of two hip bones, which come together to form a deep bowl that is filled by the uterus, ovaries, bladder, urethra, vagina, and colon."-Angela Garbes, Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
"Throughout pregnancy, I liked to lie in bed and imagine all the changes happening inside me: cells splitting, fingernails and eyelashes growing, veins spreading, brain and gray matter forming and fol…"-Angela Garbes, Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
22. 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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- nonfiction
- parenting
23. LACTIVATE!: A User's Guide To Breastfeeding
By: Jill Krause
4.24
Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition
Tackle breastfeeding challenges with clear info and confidence Breastfeeding moms will tell you mi… read more
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- parenting
24. Bumpin': The Modern Guide to Pregnancy: Navigating the Wild, Weird, and Wonderful Journey From Conception Through Birth and Beyond
By: Leslie Schrock
4.08
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
"A smart, approachable guide packed with practical advice for parents who want a science-backed, in… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- health
25. The Simplest Baby Book in the World: The Illustrated, Grab-and-Do Guide for a Healthy, Happy Baby
By: Stephen Gross
4.37
Format: 292 pages, Paperback
The Simplest Baby Book is a game changer for first time parents. The Simplest Baby Book in the W… read more
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"You Got This!"-Stephen Gross, The Simplest Baby Book in the World: The Illustrated, Grab-and-Do Guide for a Healthy, Happy Baby
"Parents inspire me everyday"-Stephen Gross, The Simplest Baby Book in the World: The Illustrated, Grab-and-Do Guide for a Healthy, Happy Baby
"If you are doing the best as a new parent, you're doing a great job!"-Stephen Gross, The Simplest Baby Book in the World: The Illustrated, Grab-and-Do Guide for a Healthy, Happy Baby
"No one is born a perfect parent, we learn to become the best we can be"-Stephen Gross, The Simplest Baby Book in the World: The Illustrated, Grab-and-Do Guide for a Healthy, Happy Baby
26. There's No Manual: Honest and Gory Wisdom about Having a Baby
By: Beth Newell
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
The info-packed, truth-telling guide expectant and new mothers have been screaming into their pillo… read more
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- parenting
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27. Why Did No One Tell Me This?: The Doulas' (Honest) Guide for Expectant Parents
By: Natalia Hailes
4.27
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Full of honest advice and inclusive options, Why Did No One Tell Me This? is the funny, personality… read more
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28. Enough About the Baby: A Brutally Honest Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood
By: Becky Vieira
3.90
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
An unapologetic guide to the first year of motherhood, Enough About the Baby is a newborn book for … read more
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29. 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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- parenting
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30. Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask about Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
By: Bailey Gaddis
3.85
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
All too often, pregnant women and the mothers of newborns have questions they are too embarrassed t… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
31. The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook: A Week-by-Week Guide from Conception through Baby's First 3 Months
By: Bryn Huntpalmer
4.16
Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition
The essential pregnancy guide for the modern woman The vast amount of information in encyclopedia-… read more
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