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From Dr. Amy Blackstone, childfree woman, co-creator of the blog we're {not} having a baby, and nationally recognized expert on the childfree choice, comes a definitive investigation into the history and current growing movement of adults choosing to forgo parenthood: what it means for our...

Two days before Shea and Larami Serrano were to be married, four months into her pregnancy with twin boys, she went into labor. Stuck in a hospital room, fearing the worst, and dismantling a year’s worth of preparations in a matter of hours - the couple decides that the show must go on. Told from Shea’s and Larami’s dual perspectives, this memoir shows the powerful bond that can arise from adversity, a sense of humor, and mutual trust. 

Beziehungen, Elternschaft & persönliche Entwicklung/Beziehungen Vom Autor des New York Times Bestsellers "Überflieger: Warum manche Menschen erfolgreich sind – und andere nicht" Malcolm Gladwell. "Das beste Buch 2019": The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune und Detroit Free Press...

Ett livsviktigt och personligt bonusmaterial för alla lyssnare som tagit Frida Boisens bok Berätta aldrig det här till sina hjärtan. Boken bjuder in lyssnarna på en svindlande resa i tre delar och inleds med att Frida Boisen berättar om bakgrunden till sin gripande historia och mottagandet...

Jamaica Kincaid's brother Devon Drew died of AIDS on January 19, 1996, at the age of thirty-three. Kincaid's incantatory, poetic, and often shockingly frank recounting of her brother's life and death is also a story of her family on the island of Antigua, a constellation centered on the powerful...

Timely and thought-provoking, Nancy Reddy unpacks and debunks the bad ideas that have for too long defined what it means to be a "good" mom. When Nancy Reddy had her first child, she found herself suddenly confronted with the ideal of a perfect mother—a woman who was constantly available...

What does the family reveal about the society that created it? In The American Family, Katherine Anthony takes a sharp, provocative look at one of America’s most enduring—and most debated—institutions. Examining family life during a period of dramatic social and economic change, Anthony...

Eine Schriftstellerin auf der Suche nach sich selbst. Und eine uralte Geschichte, die sie nicht loslässt: Die Geschichte von Viktorka. Tief im märchenhaften böhmischen Wald verschränken sich die Schicksale zweier Frauen. Als Elli Hajek sich zum Schreiben in ein abgelegenes Haus zurückzieht, erinnert sie sich an eine Figur, von der ihr einst ihre tschechische Großmutter erzählte: Viktorka, die junge Frau, die nach einem schwerwiegenden Ereignis für wahnsinnig erklärt wurde und fortan allein im böhmischen Wald lebte.

自由で、不安。でも、ちょっと誇らしい──"おひとりさま"は、これからのスタンダードだ。増え続ける単身世帯、進む未婚化・晩婚化、高まる生活コスト……"ひとり"を選択する人が増えている今、「本当の自分らしさ」とは？

From the acclaimed author of Awake, Not Woke comes this incisive exposé of the widespread, politically motivated no-contact movement that deconstructs the ideology behind this trend and equips readers to avert estrangement and repair broken relationships. “Refusing easy villains or easy...

'Makes the punchy case that fertility is being driven down by political decisions' Zoe Williams, The Guardian 'A compelling and humane case to lower the barriers to having kids for those who want them' The New Republic ________________________________ For generations, starting a family was an...

A renowned sociologist and researcher reveals how women can build the life they really want The term mental load has become more familiar in recent years, but the popular understanding of the concept often reduces it down to managing a list of household chores and logistics. Sociologist Leah...

A road map to free your kids from the harms of digital technology and to recover the beauty, wonder, and true purpose of childhood—by a leading tech policy expert It’s no secret that addictive digital technologies like smartphones and social media apps are harming a generation of kids...

In this propulsive memoir, an award-winning journalist blends history, science, and cultural criticism to uncover whether motherhood outside of society’s rigid rules and expectations is possible—and whether she fits the mold for what a mother should be. “This tender, generous book does the...

In 2015, the Irish government commissioned an investigation into the states network of Mother and Baby Homes after the discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of up to eight hundred children prompted international outrage. The homes, which operated from the 1920s to the 1990s, were...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. From the author of Irreversible Damage, an investigation into a mental health industry that is harming, not healing, American children In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z’s mental health is worse than that of previous generations. Youth suicide rates...

“Remarkable . . . The Way You Make Me Feel affirms that Black and Brown existence in America comes with no guarantee of collective solidarity, no innate promise of racial equality. The path to justice is uncertain, Sharma reminds us, and we must each work hard—and be bold enough to sacrifice...

“The work Ruby is doing is liberating.” —Glennon Doyle, New York Times bestselling author of Untamed “A startling, confronting, and liberating treatise.” —Holly Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of Quit Like a Woman What is “woman” if not “mother”? Anything she...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, NPR, AND THE ECONOMIST “Slaughter’s gift for illuminating large issues through everyday human stories is what makes this book so necessary for anyone who wants to be both a leader at work and a fully engaged parent at home...

In his extraordinary new audiobook, Terrence Real, distinguished therapist and bestselling author, presents a long overdue message that women need to hear: You aren’t crazy–you’re right! Women have changed in the last twenty-five years–they have become powerful, independent...