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  Passionate Housewives Desperate for God

  by Stacy McDonald, Jennie Chancey

  Have you struggled to reconcile God's vision of virtuous womanhood with worldly myths that marginalize and mock the role of the homemaker? Do you wrestle with cultural messages that demean the homemaker s calling and exalt instead the emotionally androgynous power-woman---the wife whose worth is measured only by the degree of her self-ambition, the shape of her body, or her money-making skills? Delightfully... (more)
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  The Mission of Motherhood

  Touching Your Child's Heart for Eternity

  by Sally Clarkson

  There is no greater, nobler, or more fulfilling calling than that of motherhood. Every day, as they nurture their children, mothers influence eternal destiny as no one else can. Yet often women are drawn to seek fulfillment outside of God’s design, despite their inherent desire to embrace motherhood with their whole hearts. Today’s culture minimizes the vital importance of a mother’s role. By catching a vision... (more)
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  The Nursing Mother's Companion

  by Kathleen Huggins

  The best-selling The Nursing Mother's Companion , now in its fully-updated fifth edition, will help you get off to a good start and guide you through the early months, covering all the basics of breastfeeding and including easy-reference "survival guides" for quick problem-solving. Since its original publication in 1986, more than 1 million nursing moms have relied on this classic guide. Breastfeeding has major... (more)
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  Spiritual Midwifery

  by Ina May Gaskin

  Here is the 4th edition of the classic book on home birth that introduced a whole generation of women to the concept of natural childbirth. Back again are even more amazing birthing tales, including those from women who were babies in earlier editions and stories about Old Order Amish women attended by the Farm midwives. Also new is information about the safety of techniques routinely used in hospitals during... (more)
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  Mothers Who Think

  Tales Of Real-Life Parenthood

  by Kate Moses, Camille Peri

  From the editors of Salon.com's cutting edge Web site, "Mothers Who Think," comes "an anthology of smart and lovely essays" (Chicago Sun Times) -- provacative collection that challenges and changes our views of motherhood today. Anne Lamott, Jayne Anne Phillips, Sallie Tisdale, Susan Straight, Jane Lazarre, Nora Okja Keller, Beth Kephart, Ariel Gore, Alex Witchel, and many other contemporary writers elevate... (more)
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  Seasons of a Mother's Heart

  A mother's life is a whirlwind of seasons, changing from one to another without much warning, and then to another the next day. If your heart is prepared, you can adjust to whatever season comes upon you, weathering the changes with grace; if it is not, you will find yourself reeling and twisting in the winds of life, grasping for something or someone to hold onto. But that is the secret to weathering the seasons... (more)
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  Pushed

  The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care

  by Jennifer Block

  A provocative and incisive analysis of childbirth in the age of machines, malpractice, and managed care. In the United States, more than half the women who give birth are given drugs to induce or speed up labor; for nearly a third of mothers, childbirth is major surgery - the cesarean section. For women who want an alternative, choice is often unavailable: Midwives are sometimes inaccessible; in... (more)
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  The Creative Family

  How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections

  by Amanda Blake Soule

  When you learn to awaken your family’s creativity, wonderful things will happen: you’ll make meaningful connections with your children in large and small ways; your children will more often engage in their own creative discoveries; and your family will embrace new ways to relax, play, and grow together. With just the simple tools around you—your imagination, basic art supplies, household objects, and natural... (more)
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  Fruitful

  A Real Mother in the Modern World

  by Anne Roiphe

  A finely crafted and unique pro-feminist/pro-family position that calls for productive dialogue on quality childcare, Fruitful offers a personal and profound healing message for every woman torn between her own ambitions and her family's needs.
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  The Walking Dead: Book 12

  The Walking Dead Volume 12

  Life Among Them

  by Robert Kirkman

  At long last, the survivors of Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's acclaimed post-apocalyptic survival adventure find the hope they've longed look for. Can a town not yet ravaged by the horrors unleashed on Earth possibly be all it's hoped for? Is there a far more sinister secret behind their newfound safe haven? Even worse, can people forever changed by the worst in humanity ever hope to get back to their old... (more)
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  The Mommy Myth

  The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined All Women

  by Susan J. Douglas, Meredith W. Michaels

  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 contends that this "new momism" has been shaped by out-of-date mores, and that no matter how hard they try, women will... (more)
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  Five-Star Families: Moving Yours from Good to Great (Mothers of Preschoolers (Mops))

  by Carol Kuykendall

  What kinds of families do most moms want? Loving? Fun? Loyal? Growing? Faith-filled? How about all of the above? Five-Star Families takes a look at the five important qualities that matter most in a family and gives readers different ways to express and experience each. MOPS author Carol Kuykendall helps moms determine what kind of family they want by looking back at the family they had growing up, looking... (more)
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  Mother Reader: Essential Writings on Motherhood

  In memoirs, testimonials, diaries, essays, and fiction, 36 women contributors describe the changes brought to their lives by pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering. Because most of the contributors are writers - including Annie Ernaux, Adrienne Rich, and Alice Walker - the intersection of motherhood and creative life is an ongoing theme. Many of the writers articulate maternal anger and ambivalence, such as Jane... (more)
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  Home by Choice

  by Brenda Hunter PhD

  It's one of the toughest choices a mother will ever make: to "work" or be a full-time mother? It is also a long-running debate between moms who feel they contribute more to society at work than at home and those who feel mothering is not just a full-time job but a calling. In this newly repackaged, expanded, and updated edition of Home by Choice, national authority Dr. Brenda Hunter brings research to the... (more)
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  The Help

  by Kathryn Stockett

  Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy until Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would find solace with her beloved Constantine, the black maid who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone.Aibileen is a black maid, a... (more)
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  Waiting For Birdy

  by Catherine Newman

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  Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild!

  by Mem Fox, Marla Frazee

  Harriet doesn't mean to be pesky. Sometimes she just is. And her mother doesn't mean to lose her temper. Sometimes she just does. But Harriet and her mother know that even when they do things they wish they hadn't, they still love each other very much.
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  Let the Baby Drive

  Navigating the Road of New Motherhood

  by Lu Hanessian

  For more than a decade, Lu Hanessian had been living on the go, traveling the globe as a successful television host and journalist.  But nothing could have prepared her for her biggest assignment: motherhood.  Her baby redefined her world, turning her precious beliefs and perceptions on their head.  He threatened her defenses and whipped up her fears like a cyclone.  Like most new mothers, Lu wanted answers. Going... (more)
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  The Mother Trip: Hip Mama's Guide to Staying Sane in the Chaos of Motherhood

  by Ariel Gore

  In her last book, outspoken urban mom Ariel Gore offered help for real-world mothers. In The Mother Trip , she gives her inspiration, encouragement, and moral support to unconventional moms. In these essays, she bashes the stereotype of the "good mother" and encourages readers to follow their instincts and redefine motherhood in their own terms.
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  Everything I Know: Basic Life Rules From A Jewish Mother

  by Sharon Strassfeld

  What began as a mother's letter to her college-bound children is now a beautiful volume filled with life lessons that we all want our children to take on their lifelong journeys. In three sections labeled "Know Where You Come From," "Know Where You Are Going," and "And Know Before Whom You Will One Day Stand in Judgment," Sharon Strassfeld relays a colorful mix of anecdotes and advice: * Accept who you are.... (more)