All About Mom
From Mark Twain to Maya Angelou--Insights, Thoughts, And Life Lessons on Motherhood
Published on 15. February 2006
192 pages
978-1-4405-1810-2 (ISBN)
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Nothing else in life compares to the one-of-a-kind bond mothers have with their children. Filled with more than 400 heartfelt reflections from such luminaries as Sylvia Plath, Booker T. Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Helen Keller, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Thomas Edison, Mark Twain, Jamaica Kincaid, Anne Tyler, and Amy Tan, All About Mom is a wise, witty, touching, and always honest look at what it really means to be mom. Whether reflecting on a mother's strength, unconditional love and wisdom or examining her influence on her grown children's lives, this book goes straight to the heart of this essential, enduring relationship.
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All About Mom
From Mark Twain to Maya Angelou, Insights, Thoughts and Life Lessons on Motherhood
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02/2006
Adams Media Corporation
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Part 1: Thoughts on Mothers
- Chapter 1: Maternal Musings
- Chapter 2: My Mother's Always There
- Chapter 3: A Source of Strength
- Chapter 4: Mom's Influence
- Chapter 5: Unconditional Love
- Part 2: The Meaning of Motherhood
- Chapter 6: The Truth about Having Children
- Chapter 7: Being a Mother
- Chapter 8: As the Years Fly By
- Chapter 9: The Toughest Job in the World
- Chapter 10: Modern Motherhood
- Works Cited
- About the Authors
- Copyright
