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Meghan Daum Selfish, Shallow and Self-Absorbed (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed : Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids
- Publication Name
- Selfish, Shallow and Self-Absorbed
- Title
- Selfish, Shallow and Self-Absorbed
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1250081645
- EAN
- 9781250081643
- ISBN
- 9781250081643
- Publisher
- Picador
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Health & Fitness, Social Science
- Topic
- Parenting / General, Infertility, Essays
- Release Year
- 2016
- Release Date
- 05/04/2016
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 8.3in
- Item Width
- 5.6in
- Item Weight
- 8.8 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Sixteen literary luminaries on the controversial subject of being childless by choice, in this critically acclaimed, bestselling anthology One of the most provocative and talked-about books of the year, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed is the stunning collection exploring one of society's most vexing taboos. One of the main topics of cultural conversation during the last decade was the supposed "fertility crisis," and whether modern women could figure out a way to have it all--a successful career and the required 2.3 children--before their biological clocks stopped ticking. Now, however, the conversation has turned to whether it's necessary to have it all (see Anne-Marie Slaughter) or, perhaps more controversial, whether children are really a requirement for a fulfilling life. In this exciting and controversial collection of essays, curated by writer Meghan Daum, thirteen acclaimed female writers explain why they have chosen to eschew motherhood. Contributors include Lionel Shriver, Sigrid Nunez, Kate Christensen, Elliott Holt, Geoff Dyer, and Tim Kreider, among others, who will give a unique perspective on the overwhelming cultural pressure of parenthood. This collection makes a smart and passionate case for why parenthood is not the only path to a happy, productive life, and takes our parent-centric, kid-fixated, baby-bump-patrolling culture to task in the process. In this book, that shadowy faction known as the childless-by-choice comes out into the light.
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Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
1250081645
ISBN-13
9781250081643
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211801694
Product Key Features
Book Title
Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed : Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Parenting / General, Infertility, Essays
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Family & Relationships, Health & Fitness, Social Science
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.3in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
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Hq755.8.S4428 2016
Reviews
[A] searing collection... The child-burdened should come away from this engaging collection with a rich sense of what they have missed.-Katie Roiphe The Washington Post "A round of applause to Meghan Daum for putting this book together... .Entertaining and heartfelt."- The Boston Globe, "[A] searing collection . . . The child-burdened should come away from this engaging collection with a rich sense of what they have missed."--Katie Roiphe, The Washington Post "A round of applause to Meghan Daum for putting this book together. . . . Entertaining and heartfelt."-- The Boston Globe "The sixteen essays . . . not only dismantle the assumption of selfishness, they shed light on a stigma that's remained stubbornly pervasive. . . . Hugely significant."-- The Atlantic "A triumph of honesty and sincerity. I imagine returning again and again to its many smart and caring voices." --Hannah Pittard, author of Reunion and The Fates Will Find Their Way
Table of Content
CONTENTS Introduction by Meghan Daum -- 1 Babes in the Woods by Courtney Hodell -- 11 Maternal Instincts by Laura Kipnis -- 31 A Thousand Other Things by Kate Christensen -- 47 The New Rhoda by Paul Lisicky -- 63 Be Here Now Means Be Gone Later by Lionel Shriver -- 77 The Most Important Thing by Sigrid Nunez -- 97 Mommy Fearest by Anna Holmes -- 119 Amateurs by Michelle Huneven -- 131 Save Yourself by Danielle Henderson -- 14 The Trouble with Having It All by Pam Houston -- 163 Beyond Beyond Motherhood by Jeanne Safer -- 185 Over and Out by Geoff Dyer -- 197 You'd Be Such a Good Mother, If Only You Weren't You by M. G. -- 209 Lord The Hardest Art by Rosemary Mahoney -- 227 Just an Aunt by Elliott Holt -- 245 The End of the Line by Tim Kreider -- 261 Acknowledgments -- 275 Contributors -- 277
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2015-017558
Dewey Decimal
306.874
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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