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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 348 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A groundbreaking exploration of the parental brain that untangles insidious myths from complicated realities, MOTHER BRAIN explodes the concept of "maternal instinct" and tells a new story about what it means to become a parent. Chelsea Conaboy delves into the neuroscience to reveal unexpected upsides, generations of scientific neglect, and a powerful new narrative of parenthood"--
22) Breed
Author
Series
Breed novels (Chase Novak) volume 1
Publisher
Mulholland Books
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
310 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Description
A couple obsessed with their infertility travels to Slovenia to have an unusual and painful procedure that results in horrible consequences they manage to hide until their twins, Adam and Alice, turn ten years old and start asking questions.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiv, 386 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Accompanied by expert advice from both a pediatric dietitian and a lactation consultant, as well as more than 150 delicious and nutritious recipes, this cookbook for the sleep-deprived new parent offers real solutions for the real problems parents face in the kitchen.
24) Mixed blessings
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
369 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Mixed Blessings, her 30th novel, Danielle Steel weaves a powerful tale of three couples who face decisions about having children that will test, in unexpected ways, the ties that bind them as lovers, partners, and friends. Their lives, their goals, their feelings about families, are on the line, as the word "infertility" begins to unravel their dreams.
Author
Publisher
Atria Paperback
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Atria Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 276 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"From author and speaker Melanie Dale comes a laugh-out-loud hilarious parenting book that teaches you how to dial back the stress of raising children with the simple premise that we all just need to lighten up a little bit"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
341 pages ; cm.
Language
English
Description
Jennifer Margulis questions the information parents are given by the medical community and the consumer culture, addressing the relationship between the vast money-making business of pregnancy and the early childcare advice parents are given. She arms parents with the information they need to make informed decisions about their own health and the health of their infants.
Author
Publisher
Mantle
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Rose Woodrowe is getting married to Tyler Masson - a wonderful, sensitive man who is head-over-heels in love with her. The only problem? This isn't the first time for either of them, and their five grown-up children have strong opinions on the matter... Who to listen to? Who to please? Rose and Tyler are determined to get it right this time, but in trying to make everyone happy, can they ever be happy themselves?
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 242 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fueled by urgency and the emotional intensity of Brooks?s own story, Small Animals is a riveting examination of the ways our culture of competitive, anxious, and judgmental parenting has profoundly altered the experiences of parents and children. In her signature style?by turns funny, penetrating, and always illuminating?which has dazzled millions of fans and been called "striking" by New York Times Book Review and "beautiful" by the National Book...
Author
Publisher
Sellers Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In Preemie Parents, Tami C. Gaines addresses the emotional aspect of being a preemie parent and delivers a positive message of hope and action. She is truly an authority on this subject as she's lived the experience firsthand. Both her children were preemies (she gave birth to twins after only 25 weeks (her daughter spent 3-1/2 months in the neonatal intensive care unit, her son spent over 18 months). PREEMIE PARENTS is an inspiring, personal guide...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
185 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
If you have an adult child, you know that parenting doesn't stop when a child reaches the age of eighteen. In many ways, it gets more complicated. Both your heart and your head are as involved as ever, whether your child lives under your roof or rarely stays in contact. In Doing Life with Your Adult Children, parenting expert Jim Burns helps you navigate the toughest and the most rewarding parts of parenting your grown kids. Speaking from his own...
36) Motherhood
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
284 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In Motherhood, Sheila Heti asks what is gained and what is lost when a woman becomes a mother, treating the most consequential decision of early adulthood with the candor, originality, and humor that have won Heti international acclaim and made How Should A Person Be? required reading for a generation. In her late thirties, when her friends are asking when they will become mothers, the narrator of Heti's intimate and urgent novel considers whether...
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
[2020].
Physical Desc
xvi, 207 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every year, 400,000 families in the United States welcome premature babies... Ten percent of babies born in the U.S. are preemies. But that one word, 'preemie,' encompasses a range of medical and cultural experiences. There are textbooks, medical-ish guidebooks, and the occasional memoir to turn to...but no book that collects personal experiences from the many people who have parented, cared for, or been preemies themselves. Until now. In What We...
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