Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
By: Peggy O'Donnell Heffington
3.77
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A historian explores the complicated relationship between womanhood and motherhood in this “timely…
Want to Read $ 17.99"Even after becoming a mother, fulfilling the role society demands of you, you still can't win."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
"Parenthood is demanded of us, but we are asked to parent in isolated bubbles, supported--to put it crudely--by our bank accounts and little else."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
"COVID-19 exposed what women with children and without both already knew: that despite the expectation we all become mothers, we receive little support once we do."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
"In light of our failure to account for the pressures, anxieties, and dangers of modern life, it's possible to argue that the decision to opt out of parenthood is perfectly rational. The decision to have children might be the one more in need of explanation."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
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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. On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good
By: Elise Loehnen
3.80
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking exploration of the ancient rules women unwittingly follow in order to be considere… read more
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- self help
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"When you don't stop, you don't have to feel."-Elise Loehnen, On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good
3. Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
By: Suzanne Scanlon
4.22
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A raw and masterful memoir about becoming a woman and going mad—and doing both at once. When Su… read more
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"Only in retrospect might I say I loved it there. I didn't love it. It became familiar. I got used to it. I became dependent upon it. This is not love."-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
"I became a writer because I believe in that part of me who is not limited by age or gender or time or disability - yet still I am afraid to say it. Yes, I was ill."-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
"I myself have internalized the self-loathing that at times can make me feel ashamed to be writing this book. But I also believe that, as my heroes have shown me, this is where a writer must go."-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
"What if, instead of being diagnosed—being called mentally ill—what if I had been able to receive care for its own sake. To be in distress, to ask for care, to receive it. What if there were space in …"-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
4. This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
By: Lyz Lenz
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America… read more
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"So much of our culture depicts young girls dreaming about their weddings. But every middle-aged woman I know dreams about living alone in the woods, maybe with a dog."-Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
5. Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words
By: Jenni Nuttall
3.82
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language--and what we can l… read more
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6. Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
By: Peggy O'Donnell Heffington
3.77
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A historian explores the complicated relationship between womanhood and motherhood in this “timely… read more
Want to Read $ 17.99Similar categories in Peggy O'Donnell Heffington's Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother book and Peggy O'Donnell Heffington's Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
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"Even after becoming a mother, fulfilling the role society demands of you, you still can't win."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
"Parenthood is demanded of us, but we are asked to parent in isolated bubbles, supported--to put it crudely--by our bank accounts and little else."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
"COVID-19 exposed what women with children and without both already knew: that despite the expectation we all become mothers, we receive little support once we do."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
"In light of our failure to account for the pressures, anxieties, and dangers of modern life, it's possible to argue that the decision to opt out of parenthood is perfectly rational. The decision to h…"-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
7. Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts
By: Sarah Thornton
3.77
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An innovative investigation of the five strange worlds that worship women’s chests After years o… read more
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8. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
By: Amanda Montell
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more
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"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
9. The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center
By: Rhaina Cohen
3.95
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Why do we place romantic partnership on a pedestal? What do we lose when we expect one person to me… read more
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10. Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood
By: Ruby Warrington
3.86
Format: 225 pages, Hardcover
What is “woman” if not “mother”? Anything she wants to be. Foregoing motherhood has traditional… read more
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11. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
By: Sarah McCammon
4.21
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more
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12. I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris
By: Glynnis MacNicol
3.59
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
When you’re a woman smack in so-called “middle age” you are not promised anything at all other than… read more
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13. When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era
By: Donovan X. Ramsey
4.36
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A kaleidoscopic account of the crack cocaine era and a community’s ultimate resilience, told throug… read more
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14. Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
By: Kyle Chayka
3.68
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
A history and investigation of a world ruled by algorithms, which determine the shape of culture it… read more
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15. Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
By: Jane Marie
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to ex… read more
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16. To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories
By: Sarah Viren
3.52
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Part coming-of-age story, part psychological thriller, part philosophical investigation, this unfor… read more
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17. Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
By: Ross Perlin
4.31
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a captivating portrait of contemporary Ne… read more
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18. From Here
By: Luma Mufleh
4.51
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In her coming-of-age memoir, refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to recon… read more
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19. 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
20. Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power
By: Rose Hackman
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“ An urgent look at emotional labor ....Hackman’s words reveal the agency of women is still possibl… read more
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21. You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love
By: Marcia A. Zug
3.75
Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition
An illuminating and thought-provoking examination of the uniquely American institution of marriage,… read more
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"The social and cultural preference for marriage has obvious negative effects for single people, but it also harms the married. A desire to retain marriage's preferential status is on of the most cite…"-Marcia A. Zug, You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love
"As marriage became "proof" of black respectability, this induced many freedmen and women to marry, but it also encouraged the black community to exert pressure on those who resisted..."The colored pe…"-Marcia A. Zug, You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love
"Black men had fewer opportunities to become wealthy and were specifically encourages, often by the US government, to look to marriage, rather than wealth, as a source of social status. The government…"-Marcia A. Zug, You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love
