13 must-read parenting books like Why Birth Trauma Matters (Pinter & Martin Why it Matters Book 15) by Emma Svanberg

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Why Birth Trauma Matters (Pinter & Martin Why it Matters Book 15)

By: Emma Svanberg

4.25

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

When we think about trauma and PTSD we tend to think about war and conflict. But around a third of …

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1. 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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"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

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2. The Mist

By: Stephen King

3.94

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

It's a hot, lazy day, perfect for a cookout, until you see those strange dark clouds. Suddenly a vi… read more

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"¿Sabes qué es el talento? Es la maldición de ambicionar."

-Stephen King, The Mist

"Dreams, after all, are insubstantial things, like mist itself."

-Stephen King, The Mist

"Nothing in nature is that even; man is the inventor of straight edges."

-Stephen King, The Mist

"...then went back to showing me how I could help my family most efficiently by dying young."

-Stephen King, The Mist

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3. The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby

By: Lauren Smith Brody

3.57

Format: None pages, Audio CD

The Fifth Trimesteris your new best friend: a brilliant, tells-it-like-it-is guide that helps moms … read more

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4. 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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"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

5. Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health

By: Toni Weschler

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Celebrating 10 years of helping hundreds of thousands of women achieve pregnancy, avoid pregnancy n… read more

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6. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

By: None

4.27

Format: 127 pages, Hardcover

A pioneering researcher and one of the world's foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold n… read more

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7. The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook

By: Bruce D. Perry , Maia Szalavitz

4.80

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

What happens when a young brain is traumatized? How does terror, abuse, or disaster affect a child'… read more

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8. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race

By: Reni Eddo-Lodge

3.67

Format: 542 pages, Hardcover

'One of the most important books of 2017' Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant A powerful an… read more

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9. The Basic Needs of a Woman in Labour

By: Michel Odent , None

3.64

Format: None pages, Paperback

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10. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

By: Katherine May

3.86

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knoc… read more

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"The problem with “everything"

-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

"Much to my regret, I have yet to befriend a robin."

-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

"The only thing breaking me was pretending to be like everyone else."

-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

"You need to live a life that you can cope with, not the one that other people want."

-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

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11. 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

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12. Snow, Glass, Apples

By: Neil Gaiman

4.07

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A chilling fantasy retelling of the Snow White fairy tale by bestselling creators Neil Gaiman and C… read more

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"I will not scream. I will not give them that satisfaction. They will have my body, but my soul and my story are my own, and will die with me."

-Neil Gaiman, Snow, Glass, Apples

"Lies and half-truths fall like snow, covering the things that I remember, the things I saw. A landscape, unrecognizable after a snowfall; that is what she has made of my life."

-Neil Gaiman, Snow, Glass, Apples

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13. 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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"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

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14. The Promise

By: Damon Galgut

3.86

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

The Promise , winner of the 2021 Booker Prize, charts the crash and burn of a white South African f… read more

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"A smile quickly cut his face and then healed up."

-Damon Galgut, The Promise

"Give him a taboo and he feels the need to break it."

-Damon Galgut, The Promise

"Children still, on the verge of not being children any more."

-Damon Galgut, The Promise

"Her own voice sounds echoey, as if somebody else is speaking."

-Damon Galgut, The Promise

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15. The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read [and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did]

By: Philippa Perry

4.11

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

This book is about how we have relationships with our children, what gets in the way of a good conn… read more

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16. Lanny

By: Max Porter

4.06

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller and Booker Prize Longlisted novel Lanny by the author of Grief … read more

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"Which do you think is more patient, an idea or a hope?"

-Max Porter, Lanny

"False things, endings. Sutenance for fools and never what they claim to be."

-Max Porter, Lanny

"What or who is supposed to manage and regulate Lanny and his gifts," he asks. "Oh fuck, it's us. Who can have children and not go completely mad?"

-Max Porter, Lanny

"Dead Papa Toothwort wakes from his standing nap an acre wide and scrapes off dream dregs of bitumen glistening thick with liquid globs of litter."

-Max Porter, Lanny

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17. Five Little Indians

By: Michelle Good

4.48

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential sch… read more

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18. 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

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19. The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years (The ParentData Series)

By: Emily Oster

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The instant New York Times bestseller! “Emily Oster dives into the data on parenting issues, cuts … read more

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20. Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity

By: Claudia Goldin

4.23

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics A renowned economic historian traces women’s journey t… read more

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21. Hera

By: Jennifer Saint

3.75

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronos, helped her brother Zeus to overthr… read more

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"She has been alone for a very long time."

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

"All she knows is that he leaves a trail of broken women in his wake, and she is the most broken of them all."

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

"But as he looms over her, blocking out the sky, it seems that he is everything in the world, that he is bigger than that sky. He is too immense and too strong. There is nothing that Hera, the warrior…"

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

"She can be anyone. Vengeful Hera, wrathful Hera, the queen of the heavens, most long-suffering of wives and cruellest of punishers, will continue without her. She can slip away from the tethers of wh…"

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

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22. Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.95

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

"more forgetting time.more midnight dances with yourself."amanda lovelace, the bestselling & award-… read more

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"when you spend all your time imagining yourself in other people's shoes, your own story goes unwritten, & there is nothing more painful than that."

-Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

"here is nothing unfeminist about the girl who chooses the ball gown & the prince. there is everything unfeminist about those who try to shame her for her choices."

-Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

"inside the cramped fitting room, she slips into dress after dress as if she´s trying to slip into someone else´s life. - much to her dismay, her reflection stays the same."

-Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

"if he doesn’t think you’re absolutely stunning at your dirty sweats & grass-stained feet, then he sure as hell doesn’t deserve you at your fancy dress & uncomfortable heels."

-Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

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23. The Herd

By: Emily Edwards

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

You should never judge how someone chooses to raise their child. Elizabeth and Bryony are polar … read more

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24. Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: Weaving Ancient Wisdom With Modern Knowledge

By: Rachel Reed

4.56

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

It’s time for a childbirth revolution. The modern approach to maternity care fails women, families … read more

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25. Because I Said So: Why society is childist and how breaking the cycle of discrimination towards children can change the world

By: Sarah Ockwell-Smith

4.43

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

'A vital read, not just for parents but anyone who values the next generation' Psychologies'A provo… read more

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26. Because I'm Not Myself, You See: A Memoir of Motherhood, Madness and Coming Back From the Brink

By: Ariane Beeston

4.57

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

A frank, hopeful and darkly funny memoir of postpartum psychosis and recoveryAriane Beeston is a ch… read more

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27. Why Birth Trauma Matters (Pinter & Martin Why it Matters Book 15)

By: Emma Svanberg

4.25

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

When we think about trauma and PTSD we tend to think about war and conflict. But around a third of … read more

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28. Vaginal Birth After Caesarean: The VBAC Handbook

By: Helen Churchill

3.83

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

Women are over four times more likely to have a caesarean birth now than they were thirty years ago… read more

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29. The Compassionate Mind Approach To Postnatal Depression: Using Compassion Focused Therapy to Enhance Mood, Confidence and Bonding

By: Michelle Cree

3.97

Format: 486 pages, Kindle Edition

It is well-known that having a baby can be a time of joy but also one of anxiety and even depressio… read more

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30. Birth Shock: How to recover from birth trauma - why 'at least you've got a healthy baby' isn't enough

By: Mia Scotland

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Perhaps you had a difficult birth. Hopefully, you have a healthy baby. That, after all, is the most… read more

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13 best-selling audiobook books like To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma by Molly Millwood

Transform Your Habits

The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby

Lauren Smith Brody

3.57

Transform Your Habits

Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting

Abby Craden , Pamela Druckerman

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be

Becky Kennedy

4.55

Transform Your Habits

Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids

Hunter Clarke-Fields

3.95

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