Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood
10 best books like Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood (Naomi Wolf): Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution, A Brief History of Misogyny: The World's Oldest Prejudice, The Mommy Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined All Women, Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, Malala's Magic Pencil, Ghosts, Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession, Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution
| Author | Adrienne Rich |
| ISBN | 0393312844 |
Motherhood as Experience and Institution.
"In order for all women to have real choices all along the line," Adrienne Rich writes, "we need fully to understand the power and powerlessness embodied in motherhood in patriarchal culture." Rich's investigation, in this influential and landmark...
A Brief History of Misogyny: The World's Oldest Prejudice
| Author | Jack Holland |
| ISBN | 0786718234 |
In this compelling, powerful book, the late Irish journalist and essayist Jack Holland set out to answer a daunting question: how do you explain the oppression and brutalization of half the world's population by the other half, throughout history? The result is an eye-opening journey through centuries,...
| Author | Susan J. Douglas |
| ISBN | 0743260465 |
Taking readers on a provocative tour through thirty years of media images about mothers -- the superficial achievements of celebrity moms, the sensational coverage of dangerous day care, the media-manufactured "mommy wars" between working mothers and stay-at-home moms, and more -- The Mommy Myth...
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
| Author | Mary Pipher |
| ISBN | 1594481881 |
#1 New York Times Bestseller
The groundbreaking work that poses one of the most provocative questions of a generation: what is happening to the selves of adolescent girls?
As a therapist, Mary Pipher was becoming frustrated with the growing problems among adolescent girls. Why...
Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust
| Author | Chris Brogan |
| ISBN | 0470743085 |
How to tap the power of social software and networks to build your business In Trust Agents, two social media veterans show you how to tap into the power of social networks to build your brand's influence, reputation, and, of course, profits. Today's online influencers are web natives who trade in trust,...
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
| Author | Ina May Gaskin |
| ISBN | 0553381156 |
What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you.
Drawing upon her thirty-plus years of experience, Ina May Gaskin, the nation’s leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys of natural childbirth by showing women how to trust in the ancient wisdom of their bodies for a healthy...
Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai's first picture book, inspired by her own childhood.
Malala's first picture book will inspire young readers everywhere to find the magic all around them.
As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for...
| Author | Henrik Ibsen |
| ISBN | 1420927957 |
Ghosts is the story of Helen Alving, a widow who is haunted by the many mistresses of her deceased husband and by her son who has inherited syphilis from his philandering father. Ghosts is a scathing indictment of Victorian society in which Ibsen refutes the notion that if one simply fulfills one's duty...
Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession
| Author | Rachel Monroe |
| ISBN | 1501188887 |
A provocative and original investigation of our cultural fascination with crime, linking four archetypes—Detective, Victim, Attorney, Killer—to four true stories about women driven by obsession.
In this illuminating exploration of women, violence, and obsession, Rachel Monroe...
Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
| Author | Angela Garbes |
| ISBN | 0062662961 |
What to read after What to Expect . . . . A badass, feminist, and personal deep-dive into the science and culture of pregnancy and early motherhood that debunks myths and dated assumptions, offering guidance and camaraderie to women navigating one of the biggest and most profound changes in their lives.
Like...
The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For and Believe
| Author | Richard Rohr |
| ISBN | 1524762091 |
Richard Rohr, one of the world's most influential spiritual thinkers, delivers his long-awaited book on Jesus. In this radical message of hope, Rohr shows how "Jesus" + "Christ" reveal the divine wholeness at the heart of things--and what that means for every one of us.
In his decades as a globally...
| Author | Sue Johnson |
| ISBN | 0415945682 |
Since its original publication in 1996, this volume has been a helpful guide to therapists in the practice of emotionally focused therapy. This second edition addresses the many changes in the field of couples therapy, including updated research results linked to clinical intervention and new information...
| Author | Rachel Naomi Remen |
| ISBN | 1573228567 |
In My Grandfather's Blessings, Rachel Naomi Remen, a cancer physician and master storyteller, uses her luminous stories to remind us of the power of our kindness and the joy of being alive.
Dr. Remen's grandfather, an orthodox rabbi and scholar of the Kabbalah, saw life as a web of connection...
| Author | Ann Crittenden |
| ISBN | 0805066195 |
Bold and galvanizing, full of innovative solutions, The Price of Motherhood reveals the glaring disparity between the value created by mothers' work and the reward women receive for carrying out society's most important job.
In this provocative book, award-winning economics journalist...
| Author | Robert Farrar Capon |
| ISBN | 0375760563 |
From a passionate and talented chef who also happens to be an Episcopalian priest comes this surprising and thought-provoking treatise on everything from prayer to poetry to puff pastry. In The Supper of the Lamb, Capon talks about festal and ferial cooking, emerging as an inspirational voice extolling...
| Author | Kevin Barry |
| ISBN | 1555976514 |
A new book from the winner of the 2012 Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Prize.
A kiss that just won't happen. A disco at the end of the world. A teenage goth on a terror mission. And OAP kiddie-snatchers, scouse real-ale enthusiasts, and occult weirdness in the backwoods.
Dark...
Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal
| Author | Rachel Naomi Remen |
| ISBN | 1573226106 |
Enthusiastically praised by everyone from Deepak Chopra to Daniel Goleman to Larry Dossey, Rachel Remen has a unique perspective on healing rooted in her background as a prominent physician, a professor of medicine, a therapist, and a long-term survivor of chronic illness. In the form of a deeply...
Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent
| Author | Harvey A. Silverglate |
| ISBN | 1594032556 |
The average professional in this country wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes home, eats dinner, and then goes to sleep, unaware that he or she has likely committed several federal crimes that day. Why? The answer lies in the very nature of modern federal criminal laws, which have exploded in number...
| Author | Lionel Tiger |
| ISBN | 1582380147 |
Worried about global warming? What about global sexual cooling (Tiger, 231)? If you're like Lionel Tiger, your tiger teeth (and, quite possibly, your tiger penis) may very well have receded back into your body, panicked by this global phenomenon in which "chemically pregnant females" (44) have rendered...
Neuromarketing: Understanding the Buy Buttons in Your Customer's Brain
| Author | Patrick Renvoise |
| ISBN | 1418570303 |
How can the latest brain research help increase your sales?
Because paople are inundated daily by an average of 10,000 sales messages, selling is now tougher than ever. That's why you need to learn what neuroscience has uncovered that will immediately increase your selling and influencing...
Outrageous Fortune: The Life and Times of the New American Play
OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE examines the lives and livelihoods of American playwrights today and the realities of new play production from the perspective of both playwrights and not-for-profit theatres. The study, drawing on six years of comprehensive research, reveals a collaboration in crisis between...
Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds
| Author | Cynthia Gabriel |
| ISBN | 1558327185 |
These days, many mothers-to-be find themselves torn between the desire for a natural childbirth with minimal medical intervention and the peace of mind offered by instant access to life-saving technology that only a hospital can provide. In Natural Hospital Birth, doula Cynthia Gabriel asserts...
Finding Time: The Economics of Work-Life Conflict
| Author | Heather Boushey |
| ISBN | 0674660161 |
Employers today are demanding more and more of employees' time. And from campaign barbecues to the blogosphere, workers across the United States are raising the same worried question: How can I get ahead at my job while making sure my family doesn't fall behind?
Heather Boushey argues that...
Jonathan Trestle is a paramedic who's spent the week a few steps behind the angel of death. When he responds to a call about a man sprawled on a downtown sidewalk, Trestle isn't about to lose another victim. CPR revives the man long enough for him to hand Trestle a crumpled piece of paper and say, "Give this...
Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood—and Trusting Yourself and Your Body (Pregnancy Books, Mom to Be Gifts, Newborn Books, Birthing Books)
| Author | Erica Chidi Cohen |
| ISBN | 1452152632 |
"What a gift to new and expecting moms. You have no idea the mountain and rollercoaster you're about to embark on, but Nurture somehow gives you a peek in and gives you essential information to help ground you." –Catherine McCord, founder of Weelicious and One Potato
A comprehensive and judgement-free...
Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town
| Author | Warren St. John |
| ISBN | 0385522037 |
The extraordinary story of a refugee football team and the transformation of a small American town.
Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement centre in the 1990s, becoming home to scores of families in flight from the world's war zones—from...
Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety
| Author | Judith Warner |
| ISBN | 1594481709 |
A lively and provocative look at the modern culture of motherhood and at the social, economic, and political forces that shaped current ideas about parenting
What is wrong with this picture? That's the question Judith Warner asks in this national bestseller after taking a good, hard look...
The Meaning of Wife: A Provocative Look at Women and Marriage in the Twenty-First Century
| Author | Anne Kingston |
| ISBN | 0312425007 |
Delving into the complex, troubling, and sometimes humorous contradictions, illusions, and realities of contemporary wifehood, this book takes the reader on a journey into the wedding industrial complex. Anne Kingston looks at "wife backlash," and the new wave of neo-traditionalism that urges...
Strong As a Mother: How to Stay Healthy, Happy, and (Most Importantly) Sane from Pregnancy to Parenthood: The Only Guide to Taking Care of YOU!
| Author | Kate Rope |
| ISBN | 1250105587 |
Expert, practical advice for complete mental and physical maternal health
Strong as a Mother is a practical and compassionate guide to preparing for a smooth start to motherhood. Everyone knows the secret to having “the Happiest Baby on the Block.” This is your guide to being the Sanest...
Désolée, je suis attendue
| Author | Agnès Martin-Lugand |
| ISBN | 2749923875 |
Yaël ne vit que pour son travail. Brillante interprète pour une agence de renom, elle enchaîne les réunions et les dîners d’affaires sans jamais se laisser le temps de respirer. Les vacances, très peu pour elle, l’adrénaline est son moteur. Juchée sur ses éternels escarpins, elle est...
