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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/876349631 Title: Selfish, shallow, and self-absorbed : sixteen writers on the decision not to have kids Author: Meghan Daum Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Picador, 2015. ISBN/ISSN: 9781250052933 1250052939 OCLC:876349631

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Selfish, shallow, and self-absorbed : sixteen writers on the decision not to have kids

Author:	Meghan Daum
Publisher:	New York, N.Y. : Picador, 2015.
Edition/Format:	Print book : English : First editionView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
Summary:	The idea that some women and men prefer not to have children is often met with sharp criticism and incredulity by the public and mainstream media. This book includes collection of essays through Read more...
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Subjects	Childfree choice. Parenthood -- Moral and ethical aspects. Parenthood -- Psychological aspects.
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Meghan Daum Find more information about:
ISBN:	9781250052933 1250052939
OCLC Number:	876349631
Description:	vi, 282 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:	Babes in the woods / by Courtney Hodell -- Maternal instincts / by Laura Kipnis -- A thousand other things / by Kate Christensen -- The new Rhoda / by Paul Lisicky -- Be here now means be gone later / by Lionel Shriver -- The most important thing / by Sigrid Nunez -- Mommy fearest / by Anna Holmes -- Amateurs / by Michelle Huneven -- Save yourself / by Danielle Henderson -- The trouble with having it all / by Pam Houston -- Beyond "Beyond motherhood" / by Jeanne Safer -- Over and out / by Geoff Dyer -- You'd be such a good mother, if only you weren't you / by M.G. Lord -- The hardest art / by Rosemary Mahoney -- Just an aunt / by Elliott Holt -- The end of the line / by Tim Kreider.
Responsibility:	edited with an introduction by Meghan Daum.

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A taboo will linger until someone writes lyrically enough to destroy it. Here, sixteen writers finally say what women are never supposed to but what we all know is true: pregnancy seems terrifying, Read more...

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