Motherhood | Family - Relationships
Dec.18.2012
The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother. For the first time, Angelou reveals the triumphs and...
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Apr.11.2012
The why and how of "Keeping Spirits Alive" through writing memoir. Who is she—your mother—deep down inside? How will she be remembered? Why does it matter? Join Lynn Cook Henriksen on a compelling journey, as she shows you how to discover your mother’s individuality and write to tell about it....
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Jan.18.2012
How one family fought the myth that you have to destroy
childhood in order to raise extraordinary adults.
What does a “successful” child look like?
If you imagined a straight-A-earning, classical-music-playing, rule-following, Ivy-bound prodigy, you’re not alone.
This is what I thought my kid...
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Dec.28.2011
Between the bizarre food cravings and the nausea, preparing balanced meals is often the last thing on your mind when you'¬?re pregnant. In EATING FOR TWO, childcare and women'¬?s-wellness expert Robin Lim presents more than 150 easy-to-prepare recipes, using wholesome and simple ingredients for...
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Dec.28.2011
The first few weeks and months after a baby's birth can be a wonderful and confusing time. While trying to discover the best ways to care for her child, new (and experienced) mothers often neglect their own health. It is essential, however, that mothers pay as much attention to their own...
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Oct.21.2011
In The Beauty Myth the fearless Naomi Wolf revolutionized the way we think about beauty. In Misconceptions, she demythologizes motherhood and reveals the dangers of common assumptions about childbirth. With uncompromising honesty she describes how hormones eroded her sense of independence,...
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Aug.29.2011
THERE’S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT—YOU’RE NOT LOSING A SON AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE GAINING A RIVAL. For a mother who’s accustomed to having been number one in her son’s life, the arrival of a girlfriend, fiancée, or wife can be a complicated, confusing, and emotionally challenging event....
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Aug.24.2011
As children, Kit and Kiki Smithers performed and the Sugar Babes, but those glory days are long gone. All that remains are the blues the sisters sing as they cope with withering marriages, cheating spouses, lost opportunities, and the demands of motherhood. Sugar Land is a verdant novel about the...
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Aug.18.2011
Bestselling author Susan Wiggs literally wrote the book on happily-ever-after love. But orchestrating her daughter Elizabeth's real-world wedding turned into a different story altogether, and one that takes two to tell—the mother and the bride.
Here is the all-too-true tale of a mother and daughter...
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May.28.2011
This is a short story about a only child having to come to terms with the fact that there is now a new family member in the house. All the attention gets focused on the baby, and, so the other child might feel a little neglected. This a a story that everyone can relate to in some way or another.
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