The Milk Memos: How Real Moms Learned to Mix Business with Babies-and How You Can, Too
10 best books like The Milk Memos: How Real Moms Learned to Mix Business with Babies-and How You Can, Too (Cate Colburn-Smith): A God in Ruins, Mama Day, The Interestings, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Among the Ten Thousand Things, The Awakening and Selected Short Fiction, The Nursing Mother's Companion, Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds, Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth, Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy
| Author | Kate Atkinson |
| ISBN | 0316176532 |
In Life After Life Ursula Todd lived through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. In A God in Ruins, Atkinson turns her focus on Ursula’s beloved younger brother Teddy – would-be poet, RAF bomber pilot, husband and father – as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th...
| Author | Gloria Naylor |
| ISBN | 0679721819 |
Bow down, bitches. My favorite novel of the year has emerged. Initially, I didn't even think I would enjoy Mama Day that much; crazy to think that within a span of three days this wonderful novel has completely taken over my life and brought me so much joy and heartache. I'm definitely going to check out...
| Author | Meg Wolitzer |
| ISBN | 1594488398 |
The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and a life.
The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable....
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year—the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she's black—to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood. It...
Among the Ten Thousand Things
| Author | Julia Pierpont |
| ISBN | 0812995228 |
For fans of Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen, Lorrie Moore, and Curtis Sittenfeld, Among the Ten Thousand Things is a dazzling first novel, a portrait of an American family on the cusp of irrevocable change, and a startlingly original story of love and time lost.
Jack Shanley is a well-known...
| Author | Kate Chopin |
| ISBN | 1593080018 |
When it first appeared in 1899, Kate Chopin’s The Awakening was greeted with cries of outrage. The novel’s frank portrayal of a woman’s emotional, intellectual, and sexual awakening shocked the sensibilities of the time and destroyed the author’s reputation and career. Many years passed...
The Nursing Mother's Companion
Breastfeeding is natural, but it is not entirely instinctive for either mothers or babies. The Nursing Mother’s Companion has been among the best-selling books on breastfeeding for 25 years, and is respected and recommended by professionals and well loved by new parents for its encouraging and...
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...
Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth
| Author | Jenny McCarthy |
| ISBN | 0738210072 |
Oh, the joys of pregnancy! There's the gassiness, constipation, queasiness, and exhaustion, the forgetfulness, crankiness, and the constant worry. Of course, no woman is spared the discomforts and humiliations of pregnancy, but most are too polite to complain or too embarrassed to talk about them....
Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy
| Author | Roger Harms |
| ISBN | 0060746378 |
This new Mayo Clinic book on pregnancy provides you with practical information and reassurance on pregnancy and childbirth. Compiled by Mayo Clinic experts in obstetrics, it offers a clear, thorough and reliable reference for this exciting and sometimes unpredictable journey. This comprehensive...
Baby Bargains: Secrets to Saving 20% to 50% on baby furniture, gear, clothes, toys, maternity wear and much more! (Baby Bargains)
| Author | Denise Fields |
| ISBN | 1889392251 |
This book was the bane of our existence when I worked in baby retail. Customers strolled in asking for random X and Y brands they'd read in the book and scrolled through the list, "Oh, do you have N then? P?" Furniture's a revolving door industry, and many brands don't last, while newbie brands don't see...
Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers
| Author | Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett |
| ISBN | 1572244046 |
Breastfeeding is natural, but it's not always easy. It is the biological norm, but it is not the cultural norm. By learning the seven basic principles in this book, mothers can dramatically increase their likelihood of success and make breastfeeding the enjoyable experience it should be. The seven...
Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking
| Author | Fuchsia Dunlop |
| ISBN | 0393089045 |
Fuchsia Dunlop trained as a chef in China’s leading Sichuan cooking school and possesses the rare ability to write recipes for authentic Chinese food that you can make at home. Following her two seminal volumes on Sichuan and Hunan cooking, Every Grain of Rice is inspired by the vibrant everyday cooking...
Moon Patagonia: Including the Falkland Islands
| Author | Wayne Bernhardson |
| ISBN | 1612389120 |
Since its discovery, Patagonia has lured adventurers to the literal ends of the earth. Its staggering landscapes include igneous pinnacles, grinding rivers of glacial ice, and wildlands that are still
truly wild. In this book, expert traveler Wayne Bernhardson tells you everything you need...
The Best American Short Stories 2016
| Author | Junot Díaz |
| ISBN | 0544582896 |
Award-winning and best-selling author Junot Díaz guest edits this year’s The Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction.
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Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Persuasion
| Author | Jane Austen |
| ISBN | 0753705176 |
Jane Austen's sparkling and witty novels continue to entrance readers today--as proven by the rapturous reception given the many film and TV adaptations of her work. Pride and Prejudice, Austen's most well-loved story, tells of Lizzy Bennet and her five sisters as they search for true love-a love...
Changing Diapers: The Hip Mom's Guide to Modern Cloth Diapering
| Author | Kelly Wels |
| ISBN | 0983562210 |
Kelly Wels, a leading authority in the movement toward modern cloth diapering, has pulled the whole industry together to offer the best information on everything from what to buy, how to fit, and how to launder, to the health benefits for baby and the impact of diapers on the environment. Wels is a well-known...
Amy's Answering Machine: Messages from Mom
| Author | Amy Borkowsky |
| ISBN | 0743422287 |
Does your mother call you in a panic whenever there's a storm warning for your area? Does she act as though it's her duty to alert you to every health story on the news? Have you ever been briefly out of touch with your mother only to find she's phoned everyone short of the National Guard to track you down --...
