May 13, 2012
Confessions of a Scary Mommy and 6 Unusual Reads About Motherhood
To all the mommies out there, I hope you're having a relaxing day of pampering. But if it's not exactly what you expected, take heart.
To all the mommies out there, I hope you're having a relaxing day of pampering. But if it's not exactly what you expected, take heart.
When author Pamela Druckerman relocated to Paris with her family, she noticed that French parents were relaxed, confident, and in charge, and French children, from the time they are babies, were calm, good sleepers, and even vegetable lovers. Intrigued, Druckerman set out to investigate what led to this society of chillaxed parents and well-behaved kids. The result? Her thoroughly enjoyable book.
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Free Will: A Concise Study in Fact vs Illustion
A Read for Realists: Jonathan Evison's The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving
Alice Munro
Barbara Kingsolver
George Saunders
Haruki Murakami