Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic - Paperback
by Martha Beck
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:HarmonyISBN-13:9780307719645ISBN-10:307719642UPC:9780307719645Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Family & Relationships, Health & FitnessBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Children with Special Needs, Pregnancy & ChildbirthSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SC3BQRC92J
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A candid and moving memoir of how one woman's pregnancy forced her to confront her definition of how to live a successful life
"Slyly ironic, frequently hilarious, [Martha] Beck's memoir charts the journey from being smart to becoming wise."--Time This edition includes a new afterword about Adam. From the moment Martha and her husband, John, accidentally conceived their second child, all hell broke loose. They were a couple obsessed with success. After years of matching IQs and test scores with less driven peers, they had two Harvard degrees apiece and were gunning for more. They'd plotted out a future in the most vaunted ivory tower of academe. But when their unborn son, Adam, was diagnosed with Down syndrome, doctors, advisers, and friends in the Harvard community warned them that if they decided to keep the baby, they would lose all hope of achieving their carefully crafted goals. Fortunately, that's exactly what happened. By the time Adam was born, Martha and John were propelled into a world in which they were forced to redefine everything of value to them, put all their faith in miracles, and trust that they could fly without a net. And it worked. Expecting Adam captures the abject terror and exhilarating freedom of facing impending parenthood, being forced to question one's deepest beliefs, and rewriting life's rules.
"Slyly ironic, frequently hilarious, [Martha] Beck's memoir charts the journey from being smart to becoming wise."--Time This edition includes a new afterword about Adam. From the moment Martha and her husband, John, accidentally conceived their second child, all hell broke loose. They were a couple obsessed with success. After years of matching IQs and test scores with less driven peers, they had two Harvard degrees apiece and were gunning for more. They'd plotted out a future in the most vaunted ivory tower of academe. But when their unborn son, Adam, was diagnosed with Down syndrome, doctors, advisers, and friends in the Harvard community warned them that if they decided to keep the baby, they would lose all hope of achieving their carefully crafted goals. Fortunately, that's exactly what happened. By the time Adam was born, Martha and John were propelled into a world in which they were forced to redefine everything of value to them, put all their faith in miracles, and trust that they could fly without a net. And it worked. Expecting Adam captures the abject terror and exhilarating freedom of facing impending parenthood, being forced to question one's deepest beliefs, and rewriting life's rules.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:HarmonyISBN-13:9780307719645ISBN-10:307719642UPC:9780307719645Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Family & Relationships, Health & FitnessBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Children with Special Needs, Pregnancy & ChildbirthSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SC3BQRC92J
MARTHA BECK is a writer, life coach, and columnist for O, the Oprah Magazine. She has a B.A., an M.A., and a Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard. Beck's other books include the New York Times bestseller Finding Your Own North Star, Leaving the Saints, The Four Day Win, The Joy Diet, and Steering by Starlight. Dr. Beck lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her family.
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