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Posts tagged with ‘Parenting’

COMING CLEAN, by Kimberly Rae Miller

August 6, 2013

LIFE WITH HOARDING PARENTS, and its impact on a writer’s psyche, told with compassion, frankness, and love.

Grade: SOLID B

COMING CLEAN: A MEMOIR
Houghton Mifflin/New Harvest
2013

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RAISING CUBBY, by John Elder Robison

May 12, 2013

FIERCE, FUNNY, LOVING memoir of father and son—both creative, adventurous, and living with Asperger’s.

Grade: B PLUS

RAISING CUBBY: A FATHER AND SON'S ADVENTURES WITH ASPERGER'S, TRAINS, TRACTORS, AND HIGH EXPLOSIVES
Crown
2013

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BAD ANIMALS, by Joel Yanofsky

March 9, 2013

A FATHER’S MEMOIR of his son’s experience of autism reflects their shared humor and bookish quirkiness.

Grade: SOLID B

BAD ANIMALS: A FATHER'S ACCIDENTAL EDUCATION IN AUTISM
Skyhorse Publishing
2012

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DOES THIS BABY MAKE ME LOOK STRAIGHT? by Dan Bucatinsky

October 26, 2012

ENGAGING, CANDID MEMOIR of parenting as a gay dad from comic actor/screenwriter Dan Bucatinsky; tons of charm!

Grade: SOLID B

DOES THIS BABY MAKE ME LOOK STRAIGHT? CONFESSIONS OF A GAY DAD
Touchstone/Simon and Schuster
2012

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THE JOURNAL OF BEST PRACTICES, by David Finch

September 21, 2012

FRANK, FUNNY MEMOIR by a man with Asperger’s Syndrome of his geeky quest to become a better husband and father.

Grade: SOLID B

THE JOURNAL OF BEST PRACTICES: A MEMOIR OF MARRIAGE, ASPERGER SYNDROME, AND ONE MAN'S QUEST TO BE A BETTER HUSBAND
Scribner
2012

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PERFECT CHAOS, by Linea Johnson and Cinda Johnson

September 11, 2012

A YOUNG WOMAN’S BATTLE with bipolar disorder, related in parallel with her mother’s caregiving story. Touching.

Grade: SOLID B

PERFECT CHAOS: A DAUGHTER'S JOURNEY TO SURVIVE BIPOLAR, A MOTHER'S STRUGGLE TO SAVE HER
St. Martin's Press
2012

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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED, by Anne Lamott with Sam Lamott

August 11, 2012

ANNE LAMOTT’S LOVING memoir of her grandson’s first year of life (written with his dad and mom) melts the heart.

Grade: B PLUS

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: A JOURNAL OF MY SON'S FIRST SON
Riverhead
2012

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HOW ESKIMOS KEEP THEIR BABIES WARM, by Mei-Ling Hopgood

April 21, 2012

ENTERTAINING AND ENLIGHTENING look at the many  different ways people raise children all around the world.

Grade: SOLID B

HOW ESKIMOS KEEP THEIR BABIES WARM: AND OTHER ADVENTURES IN PARENTING (FROM ARGENTINA TO TANZANIA AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN)
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
2012

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HALF BAKED, by Alexa Stevenson

March 20, 2011

THOUGHTFUL, WARM-HEARTED, and snarky memoir of high-risk parenting by the mother of an extremely premature baby.

Grade: SOLID B

HALF BAKED: THE STORY OF MY NERVES, MY NEWBORN, AND HOW WE BOTH LEARNED TO BREATHE
Running Press
2010

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BRAVE GIRL EATING, by Harriet Brown

January 29, 2011

SCIENCE WRITER’S MEMOIR of her daughter’s recovery from anorexia is a tough read, but a helpful resource.

Grade: SOLID B

BRAVE GIRL EATING: A FAMILY'S STRUGGLE WITH ANOREXIA
William Morrow & Company
2010

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