by Laura | Feb 2, 2011
Former BBC journalist Nicki Defago has written a supportive book that will reassure those who have chosen a childfree life, and provide those who are contemplating it with a way of thinking through the pros and cons. In her conversations with other childfree adults,...
by Laura | Feb 2, 2011
Written when author Gloria Feldt was President of Planned Parenthood, this book is a stirring political call to arms for women to defend their eroding reproductive rights. Feldt incisively chronicles the tactics of anti-choice activists—such as their coining of terms...
by Laura | Feb 2, 2011
Parents who contemplate stopping at one child, or whose circumstances make that decision for them, face their future as a one-child household with a unique set of circumstances. Many worry they are depriving their child of the richness of a “real” family...
by Laura | Feb 2, 2011
Malcolm Gladwell is a rarity: a public intellectual who can convey big and challenging ideas in accessible fashion, drawing insight from a wide range of disciplines. The author of the surprise bestseller The Tipping Point, here Gladwell turns his nimble intelligence...
by Laura | Feb 2, 2011
“Women’s intimate lives,” author Michelle Goldberg writes, “have become inextricably tied to global forces.” Her book provides a much-needed global perspective on women’s struggle for self-determination, and on the complex ties...
