I stared at the book jacket; and knew I was about to “get schooled,” as I had never heard of the word “matrescence.” A masterful work that blends personal narrative with the latest scientific insights, Lucy Jones offers an intimate portrait of “matrescence,” the process of becoming a mother. Jones guides the reader through the physical, psychological, and social changes a women experiences from pregnancy, to childbirth, to motherhood.
Jones bravely exposes the myths of mothering as natural, instinctual, and always happy with the reality that accompanying joy are sleep deprivation, loneliness, and isolation. You learn that adult caregiver brains change even without the experience of pregnancy, adapting in response to the demands of an infant.
Jones forces the reader to recognize society’s role and responsibility to mothers and their children. It touches the heart and gives you fresh eyes to see the world.
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION • From the acclaimed author of Losing Eden (“Powerful, beautifully written”—Anthony Doerr) an important, moving, passionate and passionately written inquiry—personal and scientific—into what happens—mentally, spiritually, physically, during the process of becoming a mother, from pregnancy and childbirth to early motherhood and what this profound process tells us about the way we live now.
“I read your book, or more accurately devoured it! Loved it . . . It will be the new classic text in Motherhood Studies.” -Andrea O’Reilly, founder, Motherhood Studies
“The best book I’ve ever read about motherhood. Matrescence is essential…
The science and technology for radically reshaping our lives exists, but the frameworks to handle its power does not. That is one of the main themes, and warnings of Jamie Metzl’s book Superconvergence.
Are you ready to eat a steak grown synthetically in a lab? How about having your genome sequenced to tailor medicines for your body? How about using spider silk, which is stronger than Kevlar, to manufacture bullet-proof vests?
I love this book because it chronicles the integration of science, technology, history, politics, international affairs, culture, and biology to reengineer our modern world. Every consumption, healthcare, dietary, social, and political decision we make has the potential to make our world a better or worse place. Metzl challenges nations, organizations, and people to work together to build the world we want.
A bold, inspiring, and multi-disciplinary exploration of cutting-edge human knowledge and capabilities-and how to harness their awesome, but terrifying potential
In Superconvergence, leading futurist and OneShared.World founder Jamie Metzl explores how genome sequencing, gene editing, artificial intelligence, and other technologies are not only changing our lives, but catalyzing each other in radical and accelerating ways. These technologies have the potential to improve our health, feed billions of people, supercharge our economies, and store essential information for millions of years, but can also-if we are not careful-do immeasurable harm.
The challenge we face is that while the ability to engineer the…
James McBride puts us in the center of a small, diverse Pennsylvania town with the Jewish-owned Heaven and Earth Grocery store as its center. McBride makes each character come to life with a rich backstory that stands both on its own and integrates with others to make a rich tapestry of love, death, kidnapping, and survival.
McBride artfully shares the experience of Jews and Blacks in early twentieth-century America, their barriers and the grit and determination needed to survive. I loved the love story of Moshe and Chona. The triumph of Dodo and Monkey Pants, and the humanity of a community willing to risk everything in the name of truth and justice.
“A murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel . . . Charming, smart, heart-blistering, and heart-healing.” —Danez Smith, The New York Times Book Review
“We all need—we all deserve—this vibrant, love-affirming novel that bounds over any difference that claims to separate us.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post
From James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for…
What are the differences between a rewarding career and job frustration? Why are some people able to climb the corporate ladder while others are stuck?
In Develop: 7 Practical Tools to Take Charge of Your Career, I answer these questions and provide readers with simple, relevant, and easy to apply guidance for finding the right job or growing in an existing job. It offers actionable tools and techniques that you can apply systematically to achieve your career goals. The book is based on more than two decades’ experience managing, advising, and researching career growth. I offer an insider’s view for navigating organizations where the path to advancement is complex and success strategies are often kept secret.
