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The Mama Sutra spans an 18-year journey through motherhood as a spiritual practice, chronicling Cushman’s first pregnancy, her daughter's tragic stillbirth, the joyful birth of her son, the “home retreat” of early motherhood, the challenges of parenthood, the diagnosis and gifts of her son’s developmental differences, the meltdown of her nuclear family and its reconfiguration into a new and joyful form, and more. This is a powerful story of the rawness and beauty of life.

In her second book, Mama, Zuzana delves into the intricate tapestry of the mother-daughter bond, grappling with the resentment and anger she harbored towards her own mother.

Mama Drama is a deeply personal and emotionally charged memoir by Sheri Smith that takes listeners on a journey through the highs and lows of her extraordinary life. From a childhood on Broadway at age seven, to starring in the iconic M&M commercial (“Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hand”), Smith’s story unfolds through pivotal moments such as building a thriving catering business, managing a castle-themed vacation rental in Hawaii, and ultimately losing everything in 2014.

A long-awaited, myth-busting, and deeply affecting memoir by the daughter of legendary rock star “Mama” Cass Elliot To the rest of the world, Cass Elliot was a rock star; A charismatic, wisecracking singer from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted band, The Mamas & The Papas; A legend of...

Mama Didn't Raise This Woman is the story of a girl finding her way throughout various stages of her life with an emotionally and physically absent mother. In a time when the absentee-father epidemic served as the blame for society’s woes, Naja constantly wondered why she felt rejected, considering she was not among the popular "statistic".

A powerful exploration of self-resilience, family, and community from activist and prison abolitionist Keeonna Harris. Keeonna and Jason met as young teens. Only fourteen, Keeonna had never had a boyfriend before, dreamed of attending Spelman to become an obstetrician, and thought she was...

Nach einer schicksalhaften Reise nach Westafrika trifft Katrin Rohde eine radikale Entscheidung: Sie verkauft all ihren Besitz in Deutschland und wandert nach Burkina Faso aus. In der Hauptstadt Ouagadougou beginnt sie, sich den Straßenkindern zu widmen – Jungen, die inmitten von Armut, Drogen und Gewalt ums Überleben kämpfen.

From marketing maven to angel of the garbage district—the inspiring authorized biography of Maggie Gobran, the “Mother Teresa of Egypt.” Since 1997, Maggie Gobran and her organization Stephen’s Children have been changing lives in Cairo’s notorious zabala, or garbage slums. Her...

I could do it all. I could be everything to everybody. I put every ounce of my being into mothering two beautiful boys, one of whom has a debilitating life-limiting condition. I was fine just the way I was. Just fine - until I wasn't. One day, the wheels fell off. This is the story of my journey and transformation.

A city-loving, single New York DJ braces for disaster when she reluctantly moves to the Bible Belt to care for her estranged, doll-obsessed, hoarder mother. What unfolds in this best-selling memoir is a hilarious, heartbreaking love story that sees eldercare and making peace with the past in a most unexpected way.

Sugar Mamas is a book of personal stories of women who have a condition called lipedema, which affects 11% of women in the world and results in often debilitating fat deposits in the legs, thighs, hips, arms and other areas. While lipedema is primarily a woman's disease, the research on the condition has only in the last five years really taken off, so the causes and treatments are still in early research stages.

Deutschlands bekannteste Blondine in einer völlig neuen Rolle: Mutter. Was ihr auf dem Weg dahin so alles passiert ist, beschreibt sie gewohnt trocken, geradlinig und ehrlich in diesem Hörbuch. "Die Katze" steht für Blondinenwitz und Trinkgeldausschnitt, für Kodderschnauze und viel Schalk im Nacken. Was passiert mit der personifizierten Tussi, wenn sich auf einmal Nachwuchs ankündigt?

Raising Light is a heartfelt memoir blending faith, parenting, and personal growth through the eyes of a former teacher, Realtor, and wildlife rehabilitator turned full-time mother. With one child home-schooled and the other thriving in traditional school, Lindsey offers a refreshingly honest glimpse into the beauty and complexity of raising children in a blended family.