Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection
By: Kristen Howerton
4.15
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A smart, irreverent personal manifesto challenging the idea that there's a "right" way to raise kid…
Want to Read $ 14.99"If I had to sum up motherhood in one philosophical statement it would be this: They come out of the womb as narcissists, and you have eighteen years to try to change that. If, by the time they move out of your house, they are able to consider others with some level of empathy, attend to the feelings of others, and see the world outside themselves and the people who inhabit it as valid and important, you've done your job."-Kristen Howerton, Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection
"When you decide to have kids, you must kill the illusion that you have any control over outcomes. It is a dangerous fantasy that will break your heart. When your life is intrinsically tied to other human beings, you have two choices: (a) spend a lifetime worrying about every possible outcome for people who ultimately grow up to make their own decisions, or (b) surrender to the reality that life is full of beauty and hurt and we can't really control the incidence of either. I've spent a lot of time trying to move from a to b."-Kristen Howerton, Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection
"The truth is that contentment is an inside job. So is authenticity. Validation doesn't come from magazines, blogs, Facebook feeds, or even your best friends. It doesn't come from looking like you have it all together online. It's easy to spend our time trying to manufacture the visuals of contentment, or longing for the images of happiness that permeate social media. It's harder, but more rewarding, to dig into our own lives to do the work... ...That's what raging against the minivan has come to mean to me. It's the quiet rebellion against obsessing over the optics and outcomes of motherhood..."-Kristen Howerton, Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection
"Another unnerving aspect of the homestudy is the checklist you have to fill out to indicate what kind of child you are willing to accept. Will you take a child with a physical deformity? A medical condition? Cognitive delays? What race are you open to? Will you take siblings? What ages are you willing to accept? Filling out this checklist felt like a measure of my humanity. I felt like, if I was truly unselfish, I would check yes on every single box. What kind of person says no to a child with a disability? No to a cleft palate? What are you, a monster? These are questions most parents will never be asked. When you give birth to a child with a disability you deal with the hand you are dealt. When you get a checklist, you have to make some brutal decisions that make you feel like an asshole."-Kristen Howerton, Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection
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1. The Hope Chest
By: Viola Shipman
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the beloved author of Indie Next Pick The Charm Bracelet, a story about an heirloom hope chest… read more
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2. Whatever Happened to Janie? (Janie Johnson, #2)
By: Caroline B. Cooney
3.41
Format: 549 pages, Paperback
No one ever paid attention to the faces of missing children on milk cartons. But as Janie Johnson g… read more
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3. Sidetracked Home Executives: From Pigpen to Paradise
By: Pam Young , Peggy Jones
4.00
Format: 16 pages, Paperback
Two sisters share the system of organising household chores that they created to make managing a ho… read more
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4. Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
By: Francine Prose
3.17
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
In her entertaining and edifying New York Timesbestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites … read more
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5. Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old: A Step-by-Step Plan for Baby Sleep Success
By: Suzy Giordano , Lisa Abidin , Michael Abidin
3.69
Format: 400 pages,
There is no bigger issue for healthy infants than sleeping through the night. In this simple, strai… read more
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6. Organizing for the Rest of Us: 100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control
By: Dana K. White
4.08
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
So you want to keep your kitchen counter clean but you aren't ready to toss the toaster? You want t… read more
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7. Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad: The Perspective Shift That Could Completely Change the Way You Mother
By: Abbie Halberstadt
4.34
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER Bestselling author Abbie Halberstadt helps women see how God can us… read more
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8. It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs
By: Mary Louise Kelly
3.86
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Operating Instructions meets Glennon Doyle in this new book by famed NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly… read more
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"In his book "Being Mortal", the surgeon Atul Gawande accurately describes the joy that flows from being good at your work. 'You become a doctor for what you imagine to be the satisfaction of the work…"-Mary Louise Kelly, It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs
9. Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
By: Hunter Clarke-Fields
3.95
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
“A wise and fresh approach to mindful parenting.” —Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance A k… read more
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"The only way out of our difficult feelings is through."-Hunter Clarke-Fields, Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
10. M Is for Mama: A Rebellion Against Mediocre Motherhood
By: Abbie Halberstadt
4.53
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY BESTSELLER Mama of ten Abbie Halberstadt helps women humbly and gracefully ri… read more
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11. How to Keep House While Drowning
By: K.C. Davis
4.25
Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition
How to Keep House While Drowning will introduce you to six life-changing principles that will revol… read more
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"Shame has never helped anyone's mental health."-K.C. Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning
"No one ever shamed themselves into better mental health."-K.C. Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning
12. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in t… read more
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"Socially prescribed perfectionism is closely related to anxiety; people who suffer from anxiety are more prone to it. Being a perfectionist also increases your anxiety because you fear the shame of p…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
"Girls in virtual networks are subjected to hundreds of times more social comparison than girls had experienced for all of human evolution. They are exposed to more cruelty and bullying because social…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
13. Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
By: Michaeleen Doucleff
4.15
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
When Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff becomes a mother, she examines the studies behind modern parenting gui… read more
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14. Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood
By: Ashlee Gadd
4.52
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Motherhood and creativity can coexist. You have creative dreams swirling in your heart, but purs… read more
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"At the root, my desire to feel ready is actually a desire to control the outcome."-Ashlee Gadd, Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood
"You desperately want all the right tools because you want to mother “the right way."-Ashlee Gadd, Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood
"If you view creativity as a selfish act, you will always struggle to justify making time for it."-Ashlee Gadd, Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood
"The enemy hisses imposter and fraud, but I beg you to listen to the louder voice who calls you by a different name."-Ashlee Gadd, Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood
15. 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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16. Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship
By: Kayleen Schaefer
3.46
Format: 7 pages, Audiobook
From Girls to Parks and Recreation to Bridesmaids, the female friendship has taken an undeniable fr… read more
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17. This Must Be the Place: Following the Breadcrumbs of Your Past to Discover Your Purpose Today
By: Jami Nato
4.13
Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition
Feeling a Bit Lost These Days? Here's Your Map HomeYou want a life of purpose and meaning, but if t… read more
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18. Tired of Being Tired: Receive God's Realistic Rest for Your Soul-Deep Exhaustion
By: Jess Connolly
4.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
If you're a woman, chances are you know the You start the day already exhausted and end it defeate… read more
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19. The Story of You: An Enneagram Journey to Becoming Your True Self
By: Ian Morgan Cron
3.95
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
“Insightful, humorous, practical, this book will not only help you understand the story you’re tell… read more
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20. Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life
By: Matt Paxton
3.76
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
America's top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his … read more
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21. 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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22. Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe
By: Keith O'Brien
4.40
Format: 455 pages, Hardcover
The staggering story of an unlikely band of mothers in the 1970s who discovered Hooker Chemical's d… read more
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23. Raising Girls Who Like Themselves
By: Kasey Edwards
4.10
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
The seven qualities that enable girls to thrive in a world that tells them they are flawed. When… read more
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24. Adventuring Together: How to Create Connections and Make Lasting Memories with Your Kids
By: Greta Eskridge
4.09
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
A modern, practical, and inspiring guide to creating deep heart connections with kids by regularly … read more
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"When we embark on a hard adventure with our kids, we must make sure our kids know we believe in them. This not only helps them to believe in their own ability to conquer the challenge but also knits …"-Greta Eskridge, Adventuring Together: How to Create Connections and Make Lasting Memories with Your Kids
25. An Inconvenient Wife
By: Karen E. Olson
3.53
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This astonishing crime novel—inspired by the Tudor era—takes the reader into the world of Kate Park… read more
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26. 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
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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28. Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection
By: Kristen Howerton
4.15
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A smart, irreverent personal manifesto challenging the idea that there's a "right" way to raise kid… read more
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"If I had to sum up motherhood in one philosophical statement it would be this: They come out of the womb as narcissists, and you have eighteen years to try to change that. If, by the time they move o…"-Kristen Howerton, Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection
"When you decide to have kids, you must kill the illusion that you have any control over outcomes. It is a dangerous fantasy that will break your heart. When your life is intrinsically tied to other h…"-Kristen Howerton, Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection
"The truth is that contentment is an inside job. So is authenticity. Validation doesn't come from magazines, blogs, Facebook feeds, or even your best friends. It doesn't come from looking like you hav…"-Kristen Howerton, Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection
"Another unnerving aspect of the homestudy is the checklist you have to fill out to indicate what kind of child you are willing to accept. Will you take a child with a physical deformity? A medical co…"-Kristen Howerton, Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection
29. Mommy Burnout: How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process
By: Sheryl Ziegler
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The ultimate must-read handbook for the modern mother: a practical, and positive tool to help free … read more
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30. More Than a Mom: How Prioritizing Your Wellness Helps You (and Your Family) Thrive
By: Kari Kampakis
4.18
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
What if taking care of yourself was the first step to helping your family thrive? If you’ve pare… read more
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31. The Kids Are in Bed: Finding Time for Yourself in the Chaos of Parenting
By: Rachel Bertsche
3.54
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
"All new moms should shove a copy of The Kids Are in Bed in the diaper bag between the asswipes and… read more
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