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May 2006 features
Mothers
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Feathers
Brush My Heart: True Stories of Mothers Touching Their Daughter's
Lives After Death
edited by Sinclair Brown
133.9 Fea
The mother-daughter bond is eternal. A cherished memory, a
prized possession, a favorite recipe - so many things are reminders
that a mother's love lives on, even after death. Seventy real
women write about how that link has remained unbroken in a most
extraordinary way. Why
Boys Don't Talk and Why We Care: a Mother's Guide to Connection
by Susan Morris Shaffer and Linda Perlman Gordon
155.432 Sha
Addresses the challenges of raising teenage boys and describes creative and realistic strategies for connecting with and staying close to boys. The
Woman Who Gave Birth to Her Mother
by Kim Cherin
155.633 Che
The author explores the stages of change through which women travel,
from idealizing of the past and revising it: blaming the mother and
forgiving her, letting go of her and, ultimately, giving birth to a
new self. The Courage to Be a Single Mother
by Sheila Ellison
306.856 Ell
A source of compassion and support for divorced mothers facing the
realities of raising children when their lives are at their most
vulnerable and their self-image at their most fragile. Filled
with practical, reassuring advice on single parenting in the modern
world, this book is a source of understanding, encouragement, and
strength that will help single women to nurture their children,
resurrect their spirits, and create the life they want. You
Don't Really Know Me: Why Mothers and Daughters Fight and How Both Can
Win
by Terry Apter
306.8743 Apt
This book takes a new look at why mothers and teenage daughters argue
and show how conflict can strengthen the relationship. When
We're in Public, Pretend You Don't Know Me: Surviving Your Daughter's
Adolescence So You Don't Look Like an Idiot and She Still Talks to You
by Susan Borowitz
306.8743 Bor
In this sanity saving book for mothers of moody, hormone-infused,
self-absorbed adolescent daughters, a humor writer and mother of a
teen provides practical wisdom and plenty of battle-tested advice from
women who've been there. Complete with tips and strategies from
a noted child psychologist. Do I Want to Be a Mom?: A
Woman's Guide to the Decision of a Lifetime
by Diana L. Dell and Suzan Erem
306.8743 Del
From new moms to those who have never heard even the slightest chime
from their biological clock, the reflective stories found in this book
provide a framework to help you examine your motivations and make your
own guilt-free decision. Mother of my Mother: the
Intricate Bond Between Generations
by Hope Edelman
306.8743 Ede
Drawing on her own experience and the recollections of over seventy
other granddaughters, the author explores the three-generation
triangle from which women develop their female identities: the
grandmother-mother-daughter relationship. Flex Time: a
Working Mother's Guide to Balancing Career and Family
by Jacqueline Foley
306.8743 Fol
Finding the right balance between career and motherhood is one of the
most stressful, heart-wrenching challenges facing women today.
Torn between the need to nurture and the need to work, many women
yearn for a way to have the best of both worlds. The author
offers a refreshing, forthright approach to getting the life you want
by changing the way your work. Friends for Life:
Enriching the Bond Between Mothers and Their Adult Daughters
by Susan Jonas and Marilyn Nissenson
306.8743 Jon
The book is about that crucial period when mothers are trying to find
a balance between encouraging their daughter' independence and
imparting the benefits of their own experience. More than one
hundred mothers reveal to the authors how they're coping with their
daughters preferences in partner, career, and other life-defining
issues. They reflect on their own mothers, and on their hopes
for growing intimacy with their daughters. Connections
and Reflections: Mothers and Daughters: In Their Own Light, in Their
Own Words
by Catherine Koemptgen
306.8743 Koe
Our best efforts to love and understand each other, one generation of
women to another, are at times, imperfect; such is the nature of
sacred work. This communal album of portraits, mementos, and
recollections, celebrates what is both ordinary and remarkable about
mothers and daughters. Mothers and Daughters
by Carol Saline and Sharon J. Wohlmuth
306.8743 Sal
The profoundly personal experiences of the women portrayed in these
original essays and photographs illuminate a relationship that is
awe-inspiring in its power and depth. The
Best Friend's Guide to Maternity Leave: Making the Most of Your
Precious Time at Home
by Betty Holcomb
331.44 Hol
For working mothers-to-be everywhere, this book is a wise and
empowering guide to making the most of your precious time at home. My
Mama's Waltz: a Book for Daughters of Alcoholic Mothers
by Eleanor Agnew and Sharon Robideau
362.292 Agn
Brings to light the painful legacy of daughters of alcoholic
mothers. The authors share their own personal accounts along
with the memories and experiences of hundreds of women, from all ages
and backgrounds, in an intimate and powerful narrative journey. A
Bite Off Mama's Plate: Mother's and Daughter's Connections Through
Food
by Miriam Meyers
394.12 Mey
The book celebrates the positive role that food plays in women's
lives, particularly in the relationship between mother and
daughter. To illuminate the connections mothers and daughters
enjoy in the kitchen and beyond, the author combines original
research, encompassing focus groups, interviews, and a national
survey, with personal memior and a wide range of other sources, how
food offers, more than just nourishment for the body, something for
the mind, heart, and soul. Double
Stitch: Black Women Write About Mothers and Daughters
edited by Patricia Bell-Scott et al.
810.8 Dou
With a notable foreword by Maya Angelou, 47 of America's leading black feminists explore the richness and complexity of black mother-daughter relationships in this monumental work of scholarship, which includes poems, stories, and essays by Alice Walker, bell hooks, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Sonia Sanchez, and others. Motherhood,
the Second Oldest Profession
by Erma Bombeck
817 Bom
In this book the author celebrates Motherhood, the second oldest
profession, and the biggest on-the-job training program ever.
She views with warmth, humor, insight, and compassion the variety if
roles mothers play, and rescues motherhood from the unreal realm of cliché,
myth, and make-believe.
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