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…
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1. Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
By: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
3.95
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
If you're looking for quotes from newspapers and magazines, NPR, book reviews, endorsements from th… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- memoir
"I think 90 percent of what/who we are is never really verbally communicated...."-Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
"It would be difficult to convince me that leaning has no effect whatsoever on the outcome of my bowling."-Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
"I always got the words pedestrian and Presbyterian confused. I didn't understand why Presbyterians always had the right of way."-Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
"Work must reflect the randomness of life, with its incessant, merciless, almost humorous bombardment of highly contrasting emotions and experiences."-Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
2. The Case for Only Child: Your Essential Guide
By: Susan Newman
3.46
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
What's really wrong with having one child? Is one enough for you? For your partner? What constitute… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
3. I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time
By: Laura Vanderkam
3.73
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Everyone has an opinion, anecdote, or horror story about women and work. Now the acclaimed author o… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
"Think of a typical full-time worker, who's in the office from nine to five daily, but takes thirty minutes for lunch, leaves an hour early on Friday, and comes in an hour late on Tuesday due to a den…"-Laura Vanderkam, I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time
4. Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right
By: Jamie Glowacki
3.90
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
From potty-training expert and social worker Jamie Glowacki, who’s already helped over half a milli… read more
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- nonfiction
- adult
- parenting
- family
5. 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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- parenting
- psychology
- nonfiction
- family
- adult
"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
6. 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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- social science
- parenting
- memoir
- psychology
- nonfiction
- family
- adult
7. The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- To Four-Year-Old
By: Harvey Karp , Paula Spencer
4.04
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Toddlers can drive you bonkers...so adorable and fun one minute...so stubborn and demanding the nex… read more
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8. Dear Mr. You
By: Mary-Louise Parker
4.04
Format: 156 pages, Hardcover
A wonderfully unconventional literary debut from the award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker. An e… read more
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9. The Snail and the Whale
By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler
4.40
Format: None pages, Paperback
A snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on a whale's tail. Together they go on an amazing… read more
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10. What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster
By: Jonathan V. Last
4.50
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
We've been told for decades that the world has too many people, that overpopulation is the great pe… read more
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11. Little Blue Truck's Christmas
By: Jill McElmurry , Alice Schertle
4.13
Format: None pages, Hardcover
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Little Blue Truck is spreading cheer by delivering Christ… read more
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12. How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
By: Adele Faber , Julie Adair King , Joanna Faber
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele F… read more
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13. Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
By: Becky Kennedy
4.55
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
"This book is for any parent who has ever struggled under the substantial weight of caregiving--whi… read more
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- parenting
- psychology
- nonfiction
- family
- adult
14. 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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- nonfiction
- parenting
- family
- psychology
"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
15. 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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- nonfiction
- parenting
- family
- psychology
16. 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
- adult
- parenting
- family
"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
17. How to be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute
By: K.J. Dell'Antonia
3.86
Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition
An encouraging guide to helping parents find more happiness in their day-to-day family life, from t… read more
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- parenting
- psychology
- nonfiction
- family
- adult
18. How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids
By: Jancee Dunn
4.08
Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition
"Get this for your pregnant friends, or yourself" (People): a hilariously candid account of one wom… read more
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- parenting
- memoir
- psychology
- nonfiction
- family
- adult
19. 24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
By: Philip Matyszak
4.04
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Walk a day in a Roman's sandals. What was it like to live in one of the ancient world's most po… read more
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- nonfiction
"Every time Titus comes to Rome, he feels his sinuses cringe in horror."-Philip Matyszak, 24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
20. Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
By: Peter Enns
4.36
Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition
“Peter Enns is brilliant at taking the big topics, those Christian ideas that usually scare us or i… read more
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- nonfiction
"Does the God of Abraham look lovingly upon ancient cave drawings and temples dedicated to the only gods ancient humans could have known?"-Peter Enns, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
"Like a frail plant that needs careful tending and constant protection from sun and wind, perhaps the real problem wasn’t me but the fragile, unsustainable version of Christianity I had been told was …"-Peter Enns, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
"Placeholder theology is the very nature of theology. By it we acknowledge the human need to say something about ultimate meaning concerning the Creator and the creation while also understanding that …"-Peter Enns, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
"A God who does not connect to the world around us is a God who cannot speak to us. Believing in a God who demands that we continue to adopt only biblically ancient ways of thinking of God, which are …"-Peter Enns, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
21. Love People, Use Things: Because the Opposite Never Works
By: Joshua Fields Millburn
3.77
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
How might your life be better with less? Imagine a life with less: less stuff, less clutter, les… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- memoir
- psychology
22. Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs
By: Beth Ann Fennelly
4.14
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
The 52 micro-memoirs in genre-defying Heating Cooling offer bright glimpses into a richly lived lif… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- memoir
23. Plague-Busters!: Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases
By: Lindsey Fitzharris
4.23
Format: 150 pages, Hardcover
Smallpox! Rabies! Black Death! Throughout history humankind has been plagued by . . . well, by plag… read more
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- nonfiction
24. The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth
By: Elizabeth Rush
4.12
Format: 424 pages, Hardcover
An astonishing, vital book about Antarctica, climate change, and motherhood from the author of Risi… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"It occurred to me... I ought to treat Antarctica not as a desolate outpost at the end of the earth but as a place where life begins."-Elizabeth Rush, The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth
25. Fitness for Every Body: Strong, Confident, and Empowered at Any Size
By: Meg Boggs
4.06
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
From body-positive Instagram influencer and content creator Meg Boggs, an inclusive and empowering … read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"The way your body looks and is shaped has never been the problem. You owe society nothing. You are allowed to focus on your health without any sort of aesthetic reasoning. Fitness has no size. We've …"-Meg Boggs, Fitness for Every Body: Strong, Confident, and Empowered at Any Size
26. Rethinking Sex: A Provocation
By: Christine Emba
3.64
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Part searing examination, part call to arms—a bold case against modern sexual ethics, from young Wa… read more
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- nonfiction
27. Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
By: Ada Calhoun
3.75
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Seven essays celebrating the beauty of the imperfect marriage. We hear plenty about whether or not … read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"Failure is part of being human, and it is definitely part of being married."-Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
"Forsaking all others means going deep with one person -- exhaustingly deep."-Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
"The boring parts don't last forever. In retrospect, they aren't even boring."-Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
"...even good marriages sometimes involve flinging a remote control at the wall."-Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
28. 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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- nonfiction
- parenting
"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
29. 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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- nonfiction
- parenting
- family
- psychology
30. Go to Sleep (I Miss You): Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood
By: Lucy Knisley
4.08
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
Following the completion of her pregnancy memoir Kid Gloves, and the birth of her baby, Lucy Knisle… read more
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- parenting
- memoir
- nonfiction
- family
- adult
31. One and Done: The Guide to Raising a Happy and Thriving Only Child
By: Rebecca Greene
3.32
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Only doesn’t mean lonely. Families come in all shapes and sizes, and even a family with one child i… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
