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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
June 11, 2013
Pages
209
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781451626957
ISBN-10
1451626959
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Original list price
$24.99
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Debunking the myth that only children are selfish, maladjusted âlittle emperors,â a prominent journalist makes a funny, tough-minded, and honest case for being and having an only child.
A humorous, tough-minded, and honest case for being and having an only child .
Journalist Lauren Sandler is an only child and the mother of one. After investigating what only children are really like and whether stopping at one child is an answer to reconciling motherhood and modernity, she learned a lot about herselfâand a lot about our cultureâs assumptions. She brings a passion and a laser-sharp intelligence to the subject that cuts through the anxiety, doubt, misinformation, and judgment about what it means to be an only child and what it means to have one. In this heartfelt work, Sandler legitimizes a conversation about the larger societal costs of having more than one. If parents no longer felt they had to have second children to keep from royally screwing up their first, would the majority of them still do it? And if the literature tells us that a child isnât better off with a sibling than without one, and itâs not something parents truly want for themselves, then whom is this choice serving? One and Only examines these questions, exploring what the rise of the single-child family means for our economies, our environment, and our freedom. Through this journey, Sandler has quite possibly cracked the code of happiness, demonstrating that having just one may be the way to resolve our countless struggles with adulthood in the modern age.
A humorous, tough-minded, and honest case for being and having an only child .
Journalist Lauren Sandler is an only child and the mother of one. After investigating what only children are really like and whether stopping at one child is an answer to reconciling motherhood and modernity, she learned a lot about herselfâand a lot about our cultureâs assumptions. She brings a passion and a laser-sharp intelligence to the subject that cuts through the anxiety, doubt, misinformation, and judgment about what it means to be an only child and what it means to have one. In this heartfelt work, Sandler legitimizes a conversation about the larger societal costs of having more than one. If parents no longer felt they had to have second children to keep from royally screwing up their first, would the majority of them still do it? And if the literature tells us that a child isnât better off with a sibling than without one, and itâs not something parents truly want for themselves, then whom is this choice serving? One and Only examines these questions, exploring what the rise of the single-child family means for our economies, our environment, and our freedom. Through this journey, Sandler has quite possibly cracked the code of happiness, demonstrating that having just one may be the way to resolve our countless struggles with adulthood in the modern age.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Simon & Schuster (June 11, 2013)
9781451626957 | details & prices | 209 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $24.99
About: Debunking the myth that only children are selfish, maladjusted âlittle emperors,â a prominent journalist makes a funny, tough-minded, and honest case for being and having an only child.
About: Debunking the myth that only children are selfish, maladjusted âlittle emperors,â a prominent journalist makes a funny, tough-minded, and honest case for being and having an only child.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Simon & Schuster (June 17, 2014)
9781451626964 | details & prices | 209 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.44 lbs | List price $16.00
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