NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 5, 2004
"Unconventional, challenging, sometimes even warm and funny."
NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2005
"Sure to be controversial, as well as encouraging to many, many women."
Moms may say they have no time to read--but they'll make time for this discussion of brainy motherhood.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2008
"A low-key, well-balanced tribute."
Former president Carter (
Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope, 2007, etc.) affectionately remembers his mother, the redoubtable Miss Lillian.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 3, 2008
"A page-turner by someone who stopped waiting for Mr. Perfect."
Bay Area film critic Pols chronicles her unexpected pregnancy and journey into not-quite-single motherhood.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 8, 2011
"A compassionate discussion of the joys of parenthood and the "gritty" nature of love, which calls upon parents to protect and guide their children while recognizing that ultimately it is they who must chart their own paths."
Pediatrician and mother Meeker (Boys Should Be Boys: 7 Secrets to Raising Healthy Sons, 2008, etc.) addresses the stress of modern motherhood.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2011
"Sweet and savory familial adoration."
In the third installment of the "God Trilogy," prolific novelist and nonfiction author Schaeffer (Patience with God: Faith for People Who Don't Like Religion (or Atheism), 2009, etc.) tells "the truth" about his mother's curious impartation of religion and sex.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 2, 2012
"A winning and witty take on a well-covered topic."
A dryly humorous memoir/guidebook about pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood by the Man Booker Prize–winning Irish novelist.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 3, 2012
"Sunny and inspiring."
A mother's optimistic account of the first year of life with her daughter, Nella, who was born with Down syndrome.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2012
"A sincere first effort that aims to chip away at stereotypes surrounding same-sex parents."
With the assistance of Littlefield (co-author:
The Truth Advantage: The 7 Keys to a Happy and Fulfilling Life, 2011, etc.), Wahls writes about growing up as the son of gay parents in the heartland.
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