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Ambitious Like a Mother
by Lara Bazelon • 2022
Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.
3.58
164
Ambitious Like a Mother Summary
Ambitious Like a Mother 90%
Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.
by Lara Bazelon 2022
3.58
164 ratings
Screaming on the Inside
by Jessica Grose • 2022
Centuries of impossible ideals set the trap. The pandemic sprang it, and the exit is ambivalence.
3.47
5k+
Screaming on the Inside Summary
Screaming on the Inside 90%
Centuries of impossible ideals set the trap. The pandemic sprang it, and the exit is ambivalence.
by Jessica Grose 2022
3.47
5k+ ratings
The Birth Of A Mother
by Daniel N. Stern • 1998
Motherhood rewires your mind, not just your body. It begins in pregnancy and never ends.
3.83
426
The Birth Of A Mother Summary
The Birth Of A Mother 90%
Motherhood rewires your mind, not just your body. It begins in pregnancy and never ends.
by Daniel N. Stern 1998
3.83
426 ratings
Mom Genes
by Abigail Tucker • 2021
Pregnancy physically rewires the brain, pushed by the father's genes. Biology of maternal instinct.
3.81
1k+
Mom Genes Summary
Mom Genes 90%
Pregnancy physically rewires the brain, pushed by the father's genes. Biology of maternal instinct.
by Abigail Tucker 2021
3.81
1k+ ratings
Touched Out
by Amanda Montei • 2023
From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.
4.18
425
Touched Out Summary
Touched Out 90%
From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.
by Amanda Montei 2023
4.18
425 ratings
Being There
by Erica Komisar • 2026
The critical window for emotional health is the first three years. Only a mother fills it.
3.87
46
Being There Summary
Being There 89%
The critical window for emotional health is the first three years. Only a mother fills it.
by Erica Komisar 2026
3.87
46 ratings
Good Enough Is the New Perfect
by Becky Beaupre Gillespie • 2011
Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.
3.40
191
Good Enough Is the New Perfect Summary
Good Enough Is the New Perfect 89%
Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.
by Becky Beaupre Gillespie 2011
3.40
191 ratings
Mother Brain
by Chelsea Conaboy • 2022
Maternal instinct is a fairytale. Parenthood reshapes the brain for everyone who cares for a baby.
3.59
1k+
Mother Brain Summary
Mother Brain 89%
Maternal instinct is a fairytale. Parenthood reshapes the brain for everyone who cares for a baby.
by Chelsea Conaboy 2022
3.59
1k+ ratings
Single Mothers by Choice
by Jane Mattes • 1994
Becoming a mother alone: donors, adoption, and the practical groundwork that makes it last.
3.68
184
Single Mothers by Choice Summary
Single Mothers by Choice 89%
Becoming a mother alone: donors, adoption, and the practical groundwork that makes it last.
by Jane Mattes 1994
3.68
184 ratings
Doing It All
by Ruby Russell • 2024
The nuclear family was built for capitalism, not kids. Single mothers are exposing a better way.
4.24
17
Doing It All Summary
Doing It All 89%
The nuclear family was built for capitalism, not kids. Single mothers are exposing a better way.
by Ruby Russell 2024
4.24
17 ratings
Grace, Not Perfection
by Emily Ley • 2016
Motherhood was never a performance. Systems and faith for the woman ready to stop striving.
4.00
7k+
Grace, Not Perfection Summary
Grace, Not Perfection 89%
Motherhood was never a performance. Systems and faith for the woman ready to stop striving.
by Emily Ley 2016
4.00
7k+ ratings
The Baby on the Fire Escape
by Julie Phillips • 2022
Great art demands solitude. Motherhood steals it. The creative women who found a third way.
4.27
690
The Baby on the Fire Escape Summary
The Baby on the Fire Escape 89%
Great art demands solitude. Motherhood steals it. The creative women who found a third way.
by Julie Phillips 2022
4.27
690 ratings
Essential Labor
by Angela Garbes • 2022
The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.
3.79
3k+
Essential Labor Summary
Essential Labor 89%
The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.
by Angela Garbes 2022
3.79
3k+ ratings
Holding It Together
by Jessica Calarco • 2024
America's safety net is women's unpaid labor. That's not an accident. It was designed.
4.13
1k+
Holding It Together Summary
Holding It Together 89%
America's safety net is women's unpaid labor. That's not an accident. It was designed.
by Jessica Calarco 2024
4.13
1k+ ratings
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden • 1993
Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.
3.44
16
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less Summary
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less 89%
Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden 1993
3.44
16 ratings
The Most Important Job In The World
by Gina Rushton • 2022
The hardest question about having children isn't whether you're ready. It's whether the world is.
4.08
988
The Most Important Job In The World Summary
The Most Important Job In The World 89%
The hardest question about having children isn't whether you're ready. It's whether the world is.
by Gina Rushton 2022
4.08
988 ratings
Poser
by Claire Dederer • 2010
Yoga undid her. Here is why a Seattle mother spent years trying to nail a backbend.
3.57
6k+
Poser Summary
Poser 89%
Yoga undid her. Here is why a Seattle mother spent years trying to nail a backbend.
by Claire Dederer 2010
3.57
6k+ ratings
Aftermath
by Rachel Cusk • 2012
A friend answers a late-night call, refuses to let her cry alone. A divorce memoir begins.
3.67
4k+
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 89%
A friend answers a late-night call, refuses to let her cry alone. A divorce memoir begins.
by Rachel Cusk 2012
3.67
4k+ ratings
What No One Tells You
by Alexandra Sacks • 2019
New motherhood is a second adolescence: your emotional chaos is a feature, not a flaw.
4.00
1k+
What No One Tells You Summary
What No One Tells You 88%
New motherhood is a second adolescence: your emotional chaos is a feature, not a flaw.
by Alexandra Sacks 2019
4.00
1k+ ratings
Rock-a-by Baby
by Verta Taylor • 1996
How postpartum depression support groups evolved into a feminist political movement.
3.67
9
Rock-a-by Baby Summary
Rock-a-by Baby 88%
How postpartum depression support groups evolved into a feminist political movement.
by Verta Taylor 1996
3.67
9 ratings
Releasing the Mother Load
by Erica Djossa • 2024
The mental load of motherhood is invisible and exhausting. How to share it and reclaim yourself.
3.92
312
Releasing the Mother Load Summary
Releasing the Mother Load 88%
The mental load of motherhood is invisible and exhausting. How to share it and reclaim yourself.
by Erica Djossa 2024
3.92
312 ratings
Air & Light & Time & Space
by Helen Sword • 2017
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
3.98
581
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space 88%
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
by Helen Sword 2017
3.98
581 ratings
For Her Own Good
by Barbara Ehrenreich • 1976
Male experts sold science and child-rearing advice; the price was women's autonomy.
3.96
3k+
For Her Own Good Summary
For Her Own Good 88%
Male experts sold science and child-rearing advice; the price was women's autonomy.
by Barbara Ehrenreich 1976
3.96
3k+ ratings
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
by Meg Meeker • 2014
Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.
3.91
3k+
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons Summary
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons 88%
Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.
by Meg Meeker 2014
3.91
3k+ ratings
The New Feminist Agenda
by Madeleine Kunin • 2012
Most rich nations mandate paid family leave. The US does not. A former governor on why.
3.76
119
The New Feminist Agenda Summary
The New Feminist Agenda 88%
Most rich nations mandate paid family leave. The US does not. A former governor on why.
by Madeleine Kunin 2012
3.76
119 ratings
The Power Pause
by Neha Ruch • 2025
A career break isn't a résumé gap; it's a power move. The plan to come back better.
4.16
2k+
The Power Pause Summary
The Power Pause 88%
A career break isn't a résumé gap; it's a power move. The plan to come back better.
by Neha Ruch 2025
4.16
2k+ ratings
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering
by Sarah J. Buckley • 2005
Why birth works best with fewer interventions: a physician explains the science and the strategy.
3.98
1k+
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering Summary
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering 88%
Why birth works best with fewer interventions: a physician explains the science and the strategy.
by Sarah J. Buckley 2005
3.98
1k+ ratings
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
by Kate L. Turabian • 1955
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
3.99
3k+
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations Summary
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 88%
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
by Kate L. Turabian 1955
3.99
3k+ ratings
Birth Without Fear
by January Harshe • 2019
Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.
3.57
2k+
Birth Without Fear Summary
Birth Without Fear 88%
Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.
by January Harshe 2019
3.57
2k+ ratings
Pay Up
by Reshma Saujani • 2022
The workplace broke mothers, and the pandemic proved it. Nine fixes employers refuse to make.
3.59
970
Pay Up Summary
Pay Up 88%
The workplace broke mothers, and the pandemic proved it. Nine fixes employers refuse to make.
by Reshma Saujani 2022
3.59
970 ratings
Unfinished Business
by Anne-Marie Slaughter • 2015
Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.
3.91
3k+
Unfinished Business Summary
Unfinished Business 88%
Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.
by Anne-Marie Slaughter 2015
3.91
3k+ ratings
It. Goes. So. Fast.
by Mary Louise Kelly • 2023
Her son's last year at home, her marriage's last year, and she's still flying to war zones.
3.85
12k+
It. Goes. So. Fast. Summary
It. Goes. So. Fast. 88%
Her son's last year at home, her marriage's last year, and she's still flying to war zones.
by Mary Louise Kelly 2023
3.85
12k+ ratings
The Lean PhD
by Julian Kirchherr • 2018
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
3.90
61
The Lean PhD Summary
The Lean PhD 88%
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
by Julian Kirchherr 2018
3.90
61 ratings
Strong As a Mother
by Kate Rope • 2018
Your baby has enough books. Here's the one about you, from pregnancy through postpartum.
4.03
1k+
Strong As a Mother Summary
Strong As a Mother 88%
Your baby has enough books. Here's the one about you, from pregnancy through postpartum.
by Kate Rope 2018
4.03
1k+ ratings
Qualitative Research in Practice
by Sharan B. Merriam • 2002
Qualitative research, taught through real human stories that reveal what methods chapters leave out.
3.87
61
Qualitative Research in Practice Summary
Qualitative Research in Practice 88%
Qualitative research, taught through real human stories that reveal what methods chapters leave out.
by Sharan B. Merriam 2002
3.87
61 ratings
Class
by Stephanie Land • 2023
To afford college, she scrubbed toilets. The welfare office told her to drop out instead.
3.61
15k+
Class Summary
Class 88%
To afford college, she scrubbed toilets. The welfare office told her to drop out instead.
by Stephanie Land 2023
3.61
15k+ ratings
Mother Mary Comes to Me
by Arundhati Roy • 2025
She fled her mother at eighteen with a knife. The woman who survived became the writer.
4.38
32k+
Mother Mary Comes to Me Summary
Mother Mary Comes to Me 88%
She fled her mother at eighteen with a knife. The woman who survived became the writer.
by Arundhati Roy 2025
4.38
32k+ ratings
Expecting Adam
by Martha N. Beck • 1999
A Harvard scholar, a Down syndrome diagnosis, and the spiritual visions that saved her pregnancy.
3.85
11k+
Expecting Adam Summary
Expecting Adam 88%
A Harvard scholar, a Down syndrome diagnosis, and the spiritual visions that saved her pregnancy.
by Martha N. Beck 1999
3.85
11k+ ratings
Cribsheet
by Emily Oster • 2019
An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.
4.13
45k+
Cribsheet Summary
Cribsheet 88%
An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.
by Emily Oster 2019
4.13
45k+ ratings
Mommy Burnout
by Sheryl Ziegler • 2018
A recovery plan for the exhaustion no one named: find your people before you fall apart.
3.81
1k+
Mommy Burnout Summary
Mommy Burnout 88%
A recovery plan for the exhaustion no one named: find your people before you fall apart.
by Sheryl Ziegler 2018
3.81
1k+ ratings
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About
by Michele Filgate • 2019
Fifteen writers give voice to what they could never tell the woman who raised them.
3.74
19k+
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About Summary
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About 88%
Fifteen writers give voice to what they could never tell the woman who raised them.
by Michele Filgate 2019
3.74
19k+ ratings
A Lab of One's Own
by Rita Colwell • 2020
Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.
4.24
719
A Lab of One's Own Summary
A Lab of One's Own 88%
Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.
by Rita Colwell 2020
4.24
719 ratings
The Parent Compass
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick • 2020
Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.
4.56
140
The Parent Compass Summary
The Parent Compass 88%
Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick 2020
4.56
140 ratings
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks
by Wendy Laura Belcher • 2008
Short daily sessions beat weekend binges: twelve weeks to turn your draft into a published article.
4.12
775
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks Summary
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks 88%
Short daily sessions beat weekend binges: twelve weeks to turn your draft into a published article.
by Wendy Laura Belcher 2008
4.12
775 ratings
Mom & Me & Mom
by Maya Angelou • 2013
After a decade of abandonment, Maya Angelou must learn to love the mother who left her.
4.22
27k+
Mom & Me & Mom Summary
Mom & Me & Mom 88%
After a decade of abandonment, Maya Angelou must learn to love the mother who left her.
by Maya Angelou 2013
4.22
27k+ ratings
The Craft of Research
by Wayne C. Booth • 1995
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
3.92
4k+
The Craft of Research Summary
The Craft of Research 88%
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
by Wayne C. Booth 1995
3.92
4k+ ratings
Letting Go, Sixth Edition
by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988
A stage-by-stage college guide for parents: what your student faces, and how your role shifts.
3.68
388
Letting Go, Sixth Edition Summary
Letting Go, Sixth Edition 88%
A stage-by-stage college guide for parents: what your student faces, and how your role shifts.
by Karen Levin Coburn 1988
3.68
388 ratings
Mastering Your PhD
by Patricia A. Gosling • 2006
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
3.62
101
Mastering Your PhD Summary
Mastering Your PhD 88%
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
by Patricia A. Gosling 2006
3.62
101 ratings
The Freelance Academic
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal • 2019
Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.
4.21
34
The Freelance Academic Summary
The Freelance Academic 88%
Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal 2019
4.21
34 ratings
The Business of Baby
by Jennifer Margulis • 2013
The birth industry profits when you lose control: what to question and when to say no.
3.66
317
The Business of Baby Summary
The Business of Baby 88%
The birth industry profits when you lose control: what to question and when to say no.
by Jennifer Margulis 2013
3.66
317 ratings
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