Motherhood category: 1477 books

“Laura Jean Baker has written a beautiful and brave memoir of motherhood and its discontents, which are indistinguishable from its joys. This is a warmly intimate yet intellectually provocative personal document of originality and considerable charm.” —Joyce Carol Oates With the birth...

A small, emotionally charged look at one families choice to have a family when the odds were stacked against them. When Sariah Fletcher and her husband discovered they would not be able to have biological children of their own, their dream of having a family of their own was shattered. What...

Translated into several languages and having sold over 2 million copies worldwide, *A Rose for Your Pocket is a beautiful prose poem on motherhood by Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He reminds us of the qualities embodied by our mother and will lead the reader to a new and deeper appreciation...

In Love and Money, Anne Manne looks at the religion of work – its high priests and sacrificial lambs. As family life and motherhood feel the pressure of the market, she asks whether the chief beneficiaries are self-interested employers and child-care corporations. This is an essay that ranges...

From the author of the bestselling The Modern Girl's Guide to Life comes a must-have book for the young mom, including best-kept secrets, practical advice, and multiple solutions for problems from birth to age four Just when you thought you could cook (hey, one meal counts), clean (if the...

Are you a new parent with a few worries and questions that could fit on a laundry list as long as I40? Or perhaps you just want to get to know a little more about these first steps you are taking or are about to take on your journey into parenthood? If so "First-Time Mom Handbook: All the Steps...

Compelling stories of motherhood from the producers of the popular public radio show This touching, thought-provoking book includes pieces on motherhood in its many manifestations written by more than sixty remarkable men and women from ordinary life, whose reflections and sentiments will resonate...

The 21st century sustains one significant commonality with the decades of the preceding century. The majority of individuals parenting on their own and heading one-parent families continue to be mothers. Even so, current trends in globalization (economic, political, cultural) along with technological...

From the editors of Parenting magazine and the popular parenting blogger Meagan Francis. The Happiest Mom shows us that motherhood is not an obstacle to joy. Drawing on recent happiness research, conversations with hundreds of other moms, and her own experience as a mother of five, Francis shares her...

In this new, expanded edition with more than fifty essays on the joys and heartaches of motherhoodfrom longing for a newborn to waiting for a teen to arrive home late at nightKathryn E. Livingston, who has written for national magazines on parenting topics and co-authored two parenting books, explores...

Follow the Feng Shui path to motherhood Feng Shui Pregnancy: Pregnancy and impending motherhood serve up a confusing cocktail of heroic strength and terrifying vulnerability. Our culture has seized on the “vulnerability” part of the pregnancy experience and tends to reinforce a pregnant woman’s...

I am amazed how much time and energy I put into my pregnancy. I had laser focus when it came to what I ate, if I exercised, and reading about the weekly growth milestones of my fetus. Sounds great, but none of this prepared me for what awaited me once I returned home with a newborn. This book is your...

Do I want a baby? The biggest life decision we face. Deciding whether or not to have children is no easy decision. And for today's savvy tech-smart generation, it is no longer a question of when, but, if. Making that choice to forever change your life is daunting, and when considering the unknowns, most...

YOU SEXY MOTHER redefines what it means to be a mother today ... one who is sexy, vibrant, healthy, happy and engaged in a life that has meaning and value. YOU SEXY MOTHER is a book of transformation. It invites you to look at your role as mother in new and empowering ways, and encourages you to gain...