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245 00 Selfish, shallow, and self-absorbed :|bsixteen writers on 
       the decision not to have kids /|cedited with an 
       introduction by Meghan Daum. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, N.Y. :|bPicador,|c2015. 
300    vi, 282 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
505 00 |tBabes in the woods /|rby Courtney Hodell --|tMaternal 
       instincts /|rby Laura Kipnis --|tA thousand other things /
       |rby Kate Christensen --|tThe new Rhoda /|rby Paul Lisicky
       --|tBe here now means be gone later /|rby Lionel Shriver -
       -|tThe most important thing /|rby Sigrid Nunez --|tMommy 
       fearest /|rby Anna Holmes --|tAmateurs /|rby Michelle 
       Huneven --|tSave yourself /|rby Danielle Henderson --|tThe
       trouble with having it all /|rby Pam Houston --|tBeyond 
       "Beyond motherhood" /|rby Jeanne Safer --|tOver and out /
       |rby Geoff Dyer --|tYou'd be such a good mother, if only 
       you weren't you /|rby M.G. Lord --|tThe hardest art /|rby 
       Rosemary Mahoney --|tJust an aunt /|rby Elliott Holt --
       |tThe end of the line /|rby Tim Kreider. 
520    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, demanding career and the required 2.3 
       children -- before their biological clock stopped ticking.
       Now, however, 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. The idea that some 
       women and men prefer not to have children is often met 
       with sharp criticism and incredulity by the public and 
       mainstream media. In this collection of essays, curated by
       writer Meghan Daum, thirteen 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 
       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. 
650  0 Childfree choice. 
650  0 Parenthood|xMoral and ethical aspects. 
650  0 Parenthood|xPsychological aspects. 
650  0 Childlessness|xPsychological aspects.  
650  0 Childlessness|xSocial aspects.  
700 1  Daum, Meghan,|d1970-|eeditor. 
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